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Indyanne romps in Azalea
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The Azaleas were in bloom for Indyanne
(Jim Lisa Photos) |
David and Jill Heerensperger's INDYANNE (Indian Charlie) passed her first
test outside of California with flying colors in posting an impressive 9
1/2-length romp in the $250,000
Azalea S. (G3)
at Calder on Saturday. Trained by
Greg Gilchrist and piloted by Russell Baze, the unbeaten speedster broke well and dueled
on the lead while wide early, asserted herself approaching the final turn and
drew away when asked, reaching the wire in 1:10 4/5 for six furlongs. The 3-5
favorite paid $3.20, $2.40 and $2.10 while spearheading the $24.60 exacta,
$88.20 trifecta and $254.80 superfecta.
"This was the logical spot for her to step up and I think she needed it,"
Gilchrist said. "Now, if all goes well, we'll look at the Test (S. [G1] at
Saratoga on August 2), and she'll have to take another step up there."
Dubai Majesty (Essence of Dubai) stayed off the pace early and rallied to
secure the black-type placing, finishing 1 1/4 lengths clear of her nearest
pursuer. The runner-up, who was sent off at 12-1, paid $8 and $4.40. Dancing
Allstar (Millennium Allstar) saved ground along the rail while in midpack and
rallied mildly to gain third at nearly 6-1, paying $2.80 in the process. Grand
Obsession (Shore Breeze) completed the superfecta at 5-1 and was followed by
Dite Moi (Forest Wildcat), Orinoquia (Whywhywhy) and Freedom Alert (Northern
Afleet).
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Indyanne defeated maiden foes by 10 lengths at Bay Meadows in August of his
juvenile year, and followed with a six-length dusting in the Bay Meadows
Debutante. In her sophomore debut, the Kentucky-bred successfully handled a
synthetic oval for the first time, rolling home by seven lengths in an allowance
tune-up for this engagement. The miss boasts $226,850 in earnings from her
four-race career.
The winner was bred by Offshoot Farm and was most recently purchased for
$375,000 at the 2007 Fasig-Tipton February sale as a two-year-old. She is the
second winner out of Merchant (Silver Ghost) and has an unraced two-year-old
half-brother named Recruit (Stormy Atlantic), as well as an unnamed yearling
half-brother by Cactus Ridge.
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