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Energy shines in Gamely The Lanni Family Trust and Schiappa's SHINING ENERGY (Rahy) was last entering the far turn in Monday's $349,500 Gamely Breeders' Cup S. (G1), but with an explosive circling move beneath Victor Espinoza, the Julio Canani filly catapulted into contention at the top of the stretch and powered to a 1 3/4-length victory. The four-year-old chestnut finished the nine-furlong affair over Hollywood Park's firm turf course in 1:46 4/5. As expected, Dancing Edie (Moscow Ballet) carved out the early splits of :24 3/5, :48 3/5 and 1:11 4/5, intently tracked first by Sharp Lisa (Dixieland Band) and then by 6-5 favorite Argentina (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), while Shining Energy loped along comfortably in the rear. On the far turn, Argentina threw down the gauntlet and challenged the longtime leader, getting her head in front through a mile in 1:35 1/5, but the drama between the top pair was short-lived as the winner was making eye-catching progress on the outside and quickly swept past the duelists. Dancing Edie refused to be denied runner-up honors, outgaming Argentina by a head. Hollywood Story (Wild Rush) crossed the wire another half-length back in fourth. Shining Energy was sent off as the tepid fourth choice in the wagering at 6-1, returning $14.80, $7 and $4.40 while spearheading $1 exotics worth $60.70 (exacta), $263.20 (trifecta) and $1,394.60 (2-7-5-4 superfecta). Dancing Edie, dismissed as the longest shot on the board at nearly 11-1, rewarded her backers with payouts of $10.80 and $5. Argentina was worth $2.60 to show. Eternal Melody (NZ) (Shinko King) was fifth, followed by Sharp Lisa and Ticker Tape (GB) (Royal Applause [GB]). Dalicia (Ger) (Acatenango) was scratched. Bred by Norman Cheng and Tony Feng in Kentucky, Shining Energy is out of the multiple stakes winner Miss Universal (Ire) (Lycius), whose most notable victory came in the 1998 Yerba Buena H. (G3). She has since produced an unnamed yearling colt by Silver Charm and a 2006 colt by Rahy, a full brother to the winner. This is the family of champions Glint of Gold (Mill Reef), Diamond Shoal (GB) (Mill Reef) and Catella (Ger) (Generous) as well as 1989 Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) winner Ensconse (Lyphard) and 2001 Oaks d'Italia (Ity-G1) winner Zanzibar (In the Wings [GB]). With this victory, Shining Energy boosted her bankroll to $504,837 from a scoreline of 15-5-3-1. This was her fourth career stakes success, following wins last year in the San Clemente H. (G2) and La Habra S. and, in her prior start in 2006, the American Beauty H.
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