I was out of town and got a little behind on the workouts, so today is catch up day. Hopefully, we'll get some entries in the next day or two. I have been putting the workouts by date and then by sire (alphabetically) and then by horse name, keeping separate those previously mentioned and those new to the blog. If you think it would make better sense to separate the works by stallion, let me know.

2-Year Old Works
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May 9

Royal Treaty (colt; Saarland - Itama by Tabasco Cat) - Hunter Farm Training Center, 3 furlongs, :38.36

May 10 

Ambraw (colt; Congaree - Fabulous Flight by Flying Continental) - Silverton Hill Farm, 5 furlongs (gate), 1:03.23.

Becky's Express (colt; Congaree - Becky Virtue by Strodes Creek) - Arlington Park, 3 furlongs, :36.20.

Fiesta d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro - Ionian Bride by Icecapade) - Goldmark, 3 furlongs, :38.80.

Gold Aly (colt; Medaglia d'Oro - Bangled by Alysheba) - Hollywood Park, 4 furlongs, :50.60.

Halo Beauty (filly; Peace Rules - Halo Tyra by Sunny's Halo) - Evangeline Training Center, 3 furlongs, :38.76. 

Red Bird Rules (filly; Peace Rules - Twirling Angel by Saint Ballado) - Calder, 3 furlongs, :36.40.

Valid Rule (colt; Peace Rules - Valid Bonnet by Valid Appeal) - Keeneland, 4 furlongs, :49.40.

Keefer (colt; Smarty Jones - Shootforthestars by Seattle Slew) - Keeneland, 4 furlongs, :49.60.

May 11

Birdseye (filly; Birdstone - Trail Guide by Our Native) - Lone Star, 3 furlongs, :36.00.

Heir to the Stone (colt; Birdstone - Mi Mariposa by Two Punch) - Aqueduct, 3 furlongs, :37.61.

River Treck  (colt; Congaree - Gem Treck by Java Gold) - Churchill Downs, 4 furlongs, :49.40.

Rachel Alexandra (filly, Medaglia d'Oro - Lotta Kim by Roar) - Churchill Downs, 4 furlongs (gate), :50.20.

Cradle of Peace (colt; Peace Rules - Cat's Cradle by Flying Paster) - Arlington, 5 furlongs, 1:03.00.

Mostly Peace (filly; Peace Rules - Ms. Mostly by Copelan) - Arlington, 5 furlongs, 1:03.00. (Hmmm... did Cradle of Peace and Mostly Peace work together? Seems likely as both are owned by Vinery)

Tiger Rules (colt; Peace Rules - Danzig Tiger by Danzig Connection) - Arlington, 5 furlongs, 1:04.00.

Rapid Redux (colt; Pleasantly Perfect – Thiscatsforcaryl by Storm Cat) - Monmouth Park, 5 furlongs, 1:03.00.

Saarlanddisourland (filly; Saarland - Crypto Kate by Tabasco Cat) - Belmont, 3 furlongs, :37.86.

Gatwick (colt; Speightstown - Beauty Halo (ARG) by Southern Halo) - Hastings, 3 furlongs, :37.80.

May 12

Shoe Strap (colt; Birdstone - Boot Strap by Storm Boot) - Churchill Downs, 4 furlongs, :49.60.

Oconee (colt; Congaree - Chenoa by Wild Again) -  Churchill Downs, 5 furlongs, 1:01.00.

Bri N Savannah (filly; Congaree - Walkerton by Copelan) - Woodbine, 2 furlongs, :23.40.

Mother Ruth (filly; Speightstown - Seven Four Seven by Colonial Affair) - Belmont, 3 furlongs, :37.41. 

In Speight of It (colt; Speightstown - Honest Deceiver by Is It True) - Belmont, 3 furlongs, :38.12.

Speight the Halo (colt; Speightstown - Ballado's Halo by Saint Ballado) - Santa Anita, 4 furlongs, :48.60.

Exile (colt; Speightstown - Ruff by Clever Trick) - Santa Anita, 3 furlongs, :38.20.

May 13

Jazzandthemagician (colt; Birdstone - Pat Hand by Cape Town) - Keeneland, 4 furlongs, :49.00.

Gabby's Golden Gal (filly; Medaglia d’Oro – Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) - Hollywood, 4 furlongs, :50.80.

Noble Rule (filly; Peace Rules - Vienna Knickers by Noble Saint) - Calder, 3 furlongs (gate), :37.60.

Danceyoursocksoff (filly; Pleasantly Perfect - Come Dancing by Two Punch) - Churchill Downs, 3 furlongs, :36.20.

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May 9

Summer Bird (colt; Birdstone - Hong Kong Squall by Summer Squall) worked at Hunter Farm Training Center, recording a time of :39.40 for 3 furlongs. Hong Kong Squall has produced 4 winners from 4 to race, 2 of these won as 2-year olds.  She is also from the same family as champion sprinter Rubiano.   

May 10

At Calder, Ameribelle (filly; Medaglia d'Oro - Miz United States by Valid Appeal) worked 3 furlongs in :38.20. Ameribelle is out of the stakes winning dam, Miz United States, who earned $298,904.  She was a debut winner, and also won the Florida Stallion My Dear Girl Stakes as a 2-year old. Miz United States has produced 4 winners, 3 of which won during their 2-year old season.

I'm the Law (colt; Peace Rules - Stormin' Down by Storm Creek) worked 3 furlongs in :37.60 at Evangeline Downs. I'm the Law is out of a mare who earned $126,715 (including $38,040 during a winning 2-year old season). I'm the Law is her first foal.

Another Peace Rules worker was Pacificator (colt; Peace Rules - Penthouse Doll by Pentelicus) who went 3 furlongs at Churchill Downs Training in :37.60. Pacificator's dam was a 2-year old winner and she has produced 2 winners, 1 of which won as a 2-year old.

May 11

For the dancer in all of us, we have; For All Who Conga (colt; Congaree - For All Who Dream by Eltish) who worked 3 furlongs in :37.40 at Calder. For All Who Conga is the first foal out of a mare who broke her maiden in her debut and won the J J'sdream Stakes as a 2-year old.

Rule of Motion (colt; Peace Rules - Poetic Motion by Green Dancer) worked at Philadelphia Park, recording a time of :37.42 for 3 furlongs. Rule of Motion is a half-brother to 2 winners. His dam was a winner in her 2nd start at 2.

May 13

Audible (colt; Congaree - Miss Marcia by Mr. Greeley) worked 3 furlongs at Belmont in :37.31. Miss Marcia was grade II placed and earned $95,925. She has produced 1 winner.

At Churchill Downs, the Medaglia d'Oro colt, Warrior's Reward, went 3 furlongs in :38.80. Warrior's Reward is out of the Seeking the Gold mare, For All You Do who has produced 1 winner.

Two Pleasantly Perfect offspring worked 3 furlongs on this date. The filly, Light Green, worked at Saratoga in a time of :36.94. Light Green is out of the stakes winning Sheikh Albadou (GB) mare, Green Light, who has produced 2 winners including the stakes winner, Run the Light. Run the Light has earned $221,099 through 2008. Perfectionism (colt; Pleasantly Perfect - Soldera by Polish Numbers) worked at Santa Anita in :39.20. Perfectionism's dam, Soldera, was a stakes winner who won her 2-year old debut. Perfectionism is her first foal.

On track at Saratoga was Smart Woman, recording a time of :39.26 for 3 furlongs. Smart Woman is a Smarty Jones' filly out of the winning Storm Cat mare, Storming Beauty who has produced one winner.  Storming Beauty is a daughter of champion Sky Beauty who earned $1,336,000 and won or placed in 17 graded stakes, including victories in the Matron (gr. I) and Adirondack (gr. II) as a 2-year old. Storming Beauty is also a full-sister to Hurricane Cat, who was a group III winner in England.

April 16, 2008
Keeneland Race 5
Maiden Special Weight
4.5 furlongs
2 Year Old Fillies
Post Time: 3:10 PM; TVG 

Mostly Peace (filly; Peace Rules - Ms. Mostly by Copelan) becomes our 2nd starter for our 1st-time sires and the first starter for Peace Rules. She sold for $80,000 as a yearling. Mostly Peace's dam earned $276,525 and won or placed in 8 stakes including a victory in the Pucker Up (gr. II). She also ran 9 times as a 2-year old registering two wins and 5 thirds. Ms. Mostly has produced 2 winners, including Fire Wood who earned $210,660.  Although Fire Wood did not win as a 2-year old, he did start twice and recorded two 2nd place finishes.

Three other first-year sires are represented in this race including Chapel Royal who won the Flash (gr. III) and the Sanford (gr. II) as a 2-year old. Chapel Royal is the sire of Iberian Gate (Chapel Royal - White Cliffs by Dover Ridge).  Iberian Gate sold for $340,000 in February at the OBS 2-year olds in training sale. White Cliffs was a stakes winner who earned $245,542 including a victory in the Kattegat's Pride Stakes as a 2-year old. Overall, her 2-year old record was 6 starts, 4 wins, 1 second, and 1 third.  And, she broke her maiden first time out going 4.5 furlongs. 4 out of 5 of her offspring who have made the races have won, 3 of these won in the 2-year old season (2 were victorious in their debuts).

Lookbeforeyouleap (The Cliff's Edge - Be My Lover by Belong to Me) is from the first-crop of Toyota Blue Grass winner (gr. I) The Cliff's Edge. Be My Lover has produced 1 winner from 1 to race. This winner, Run Lover Run, ran 8 times as a 2-year old winning once, finishing 2nd twice, and third once.

From the first-crop of grade III winner Omega Code is Cheyenne Code (Omega Code - Zeebler by Tomorrows Cat). Cheyenne Code is the first foal out of an unraced mare to make it to the races.  Her dam is a half-sister to four winners. However, none won as a 2-year old.

Among the entries not by first-year stallions of interest is Dorothy's Essense (Essence of Dubai - Leedle Dee by Distinctive Pro) who sold for $35,000 as a yearling.  Her dam earned $157,224 including a victory in the East View Stakes as a 2-year old. Dorothy's Essense is her first foal.

Also of note is Terrifany (Fusaichi Pegasus - Pesci by Stormy Atlantic) who is the first foal out of the grade I-placed mare, Pesci who earned $152,001.

2-Year Old Works

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Two Medaglia d'Oro fillies were on track at Goldmark on 4/12 both working 4 furlongs.  Fiesta d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro - Ionian Bride by Icecapade) recorded a time of :50.40 while Double Espresso's (Medaglia d'Oro - Second Strike by Fast Play) time was :50.60.

Also on 4/12 at Silverton Hill Farm, Ambraw (colt; Congaree - Fabulous Flight by Flying Continental) worked 4 furlongs in :51.85.

At Calder on 4/15, Precious Beans (colt; Medaglia d'Oro - Precious Feather by Gone West) went 5 furlongs, recording a time of 1:05.00.

Working 3 furlongs on 4/15 were Gabby's Golden Gal (filly; Medaglia d’Oro – Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) who recorded a time of :34.40 at Hollywood Park and Tiger Rules (colt; Peace Rules - Danzig Tiger by Danzig Connection) whose time was :38.00 at Keeneland. Tiger Rules has been entered in a Maiden Special Weight race Friday at Keeneland.

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Two Congaree colts make their workout debut on this blog both working 3 furlongs at El Primero Training Center on 4/15. Conga Rock (Congaree - Spectacular Lisa by Formal Gold) recorded a time of :39.60.  Spectacular Lisa was a stakes winner who earned $209,600.  She did not run as a 2-year old.  Conga Rock is her first foal. Congo Creek (Congaree - Lost Expectations by Valid Expectations) worked in :39.80. Lost Expectations earned $80,294 in a career that included a third place in the Schuylerville Stakes (gr. II) as a 2-year old. She has had one offspring to race, a filly who finished 4th in her only start last year as a 2-year old.

Result: April 6, 2008 

Keeneland Race 4

Sly Storm looked ready for action in the paddock before the race.

Well, Sly Storm had the sales numbers and the pedigree and now she's a debut winner.  She was much the best in this one, drawing off to win by four. Sheltered ran a nice race to get third and will probably run better at a longer distance. Splendid Solution was a bit of a disappointment, as she looked amazing in the paddock, but was never really involved in the race.

Equibase Chart

2-Year Old Works

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Gabby's Golden Gal (filly; Medaglia d’Oro – Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) worked 3 furlongs at Hollywood Park on 4/8 recording a time of :35.60.  

At Keeneland, Tiger Rules (colt; Peace Rules - Danzig Tiger by Danzig Connection) worked 3 furlongs at Keeneland in :37.00 on 4/8. 

Also at Keeneland on 4/8, Mostly Peace (filly; Peace Rules - Ms. Mostly by Copelan) went 4 furlongs in :50.20.

At Santa Anita, One Perfect Karat (filly; Pleasantly Perfect - Golden Fanfare by Seeking the Gold) worked 3 furlongs in :37.60 on 4/8.

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Recording a time of :38.07 for 3 furlongs on 4/7 at Belmont was Medaglia, a dark bay/brown filly by Medaglia d'Oro out of the Devil's Bag mare, Lampasas.  Lampasas was unraced, but she has produced 3 winners and is a half-sister to 7 winners including Golden Braids who earned $111,700 and finished 3rd in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) and the Reeve Schley, Jr. (gr. II).

Smart Sugar, a chestnut Smarty Jones filly out of the Deputy Minister mare, Ashraaf, worked 2 furlongs at Hollywood Park recording a time of :26.20. Ashraaf earned $137,480 and won as a 2-year old.  She has had one previous foal, Just Regal, who finished 11th in her first and only start on February 23, 2008 at Gulfstream.

Curly Works

At Oaklawn Park on April 6, Curly worked 6 furlongs in 1.15:60.

April 2, 2008
Oaklawn Race 6
Maiden Special Weight
6 furlongs
3-Year Olds
Post Time: 4:50 PM; HRTV

Three first-time starters in this one, Heroic Cat (Tale of the Cat - Best Mate by Woodman), Four Rivers (Two Punch - Lustily by Kris S.), and Down the Hatch (Down the Aisle - Palahatchie by Hatchet Man). 

Heroic Cat sold for $50,000 as a yearling. His dam, Best Mate, won $51,822 and was stakes-placed.  Best Mate is also a half-sister to Best Pal, grade I winner of $5,668,245, and two other graded stakes performers (American Day and Prosperous Bid). In her broodmare career, Best Mate has produced one winner, True Competitor, who has earned $79,797.

The dam of Four Rivers has produced 2 winners including Lusty American who earned $32,226.

Palahatchie, the dam of Down the Hatch, has produced 1 winner.

The overall sales leader of this group is Lieutenant Rocket (E Dubai - Private Applause by Private Account) who sold for $300,000 as a 2-year old in training (after bringing $60,000 as a yearling).  His dam earned $37,140 in a stakes-placed career. Lieutenant Rocket is a half-brother to three winners including Proper Performer who earned $196,006 and was stakes-placed, and War Bounty who has earned $108,647 through 2008.

Another with good sales credentials is Southern Guy (Unbridled's Song - Dixie Pearl by Dixieland Band) who brought a final price of $275,000 as a yearling.  Dixie Pearl, his dam, was a stakes winner who won or placed in 9 stakes including 3rd in the Yellow Ribbon (gr. I), 2nd in the La Canada (gr. II), and 3rd in the Monrovia (gr. III).  Her total earnings were $408,021. She has produced one winner, a full-brother to Southern Guy named Ukiah, who earned $46,690.

Also selling for 6 figures was Holy Roman Empire (Malibu Moon - Shoofha (IRE) by Bluebird) who brought $250,000 as a yearling. The dam of Holy Roman Empire has produced one winner, Magic American, who won the Prix Miesque (FR-III) and placed or won 3 other stakes.  Magic American earned $222,269 in her career.

Jubilee Star (Proud Citizen - Evil by Hennessy) possesses impressive family connections as he is a half-brother to Tiz Wonderful who won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) and the Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) in 2006 and has earned $254,672. 

2-Year Old Works

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One Perfect Karat (filly; Pleasantly Perfect - Golden Fanfare by Seeking the Gold) worked 1 furlong in :12.20 at Santa Anita on 3/29.

Gabby's Golden Gal (filly; Medaglia d'Oro - Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) worked 2 furlongs from the gate at Hollywood in :23.80 on 3/31.

Causin' Havoc (colt: Medaglia d'Oro - Degenerate Gal by Degerate Jon) recorded a time of :34.60 for 3 furlongs on 04/01 at Keeneland.

First Magnitude (colt; Saarland - Fapindy by A. P. Indy) went 3 furlongs at Mercury Equine Center on 04/01 with a time of :37.00.

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Peaceful Creek, a filly by Peace Rules out of the Pentelicus mare Sisters Creek, worked 3 furlongs at Calder recording a time of :37.00.  Peaceful Creek's dam earned $45,945 and finished 2nd in the Melaleuca Stakes as a 2-year old.  She has produced 5 winners, 3 of which won stakes including Magic Mecke who won $380,690 and Yesbyjimminy who won or placed in 4 stakes as a 2-year old and who earned $292,100 in his career ($170,600 as a 2-year old).

Working 3 furlongs in :37.60 at Palm Meadows on 3/29 was the bay colt Dueling Alex (Medaglia d'Oro - Rosie Dooley by Trempolino).  Dueling Alex brought a final bid of $145,000 as a weanling. His dam, Rosie Dooley, earned $182,920 including a 3rd in the Honey Bee (gr. III) and a victory in the Summit Stakes.  She has produced 3 winners, 1 of which won as a 2-year old.

Mostly Peace, a chestnut Peace Rules filly out of the Copelan mare Ms. Mostly, recorded a time of :50.40 for 4 furlongs on 4/1 at Keeneland. Mostly Peace's dam earned $276,525 and won or placed in 8 stakes including victory in the Pucker Up Stakes (gr. II). She has produced 2 winners. Mostly Peace sold for $80,000 as a yearling.

Also working on 4/1 at Keeneland was Tiger Rules (Peace Rules - Danzig Tiger by Danzig Connection), a bay colt who worked 4 furlongs in :49.40.  Tiger Rules sold for $40,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to 3 winners including If Nine Was Six who earned $159,275.