I'm Already Sexy gets back to work; Vancouverite out of Million

I'm Already Sexy gets back to work; Vancouverite out of

Million

Hit the Board Stable's I'm Already Sexy worked Thursday morning in her first

major move since improving to four-for-four at Arlington International

Racecourse in the Grade 3, $200,000 Modesty Handicap on July 12. The daughter of

Ready's Image had been taking it easy, as expected since her fine tally, but

enjoyed getting back to work, according to her connections. 

I'm Already Sexy breezed a half-mile in :48 over the Polytrack with exercise

rider Fabian Hernandez aboard. 

"She worked pretty nice and was happy," reported assistant trainer Fernando

Canteria, who oversaw the work while trainer Wayne Catalano is in the hospital.

"She went nice and easy -- a half-mile maintenance work and galloped out (five

furlongs) in 1:02." 

Her trainer, Wayne Catalano, the 11-time Arlington champion conditioner, is

currently hospitalized with acute pneumonia at Saint Alexius Medical Center in

Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The former jockey and winner of 995 Arlington races

was admitted Tuesday.

Canteria mentioned that a couple of options are on the table for I'm Already

Sexy, the Grade 1, $750,000 Beverly D. at Arlington on August 16 and the Grade

2, $250,000 John Mabee at Del Mar on August 10.

"We have her nominated to the Beverly D. here and the John Mabee out in

California," Canteria noted. "We do not know for sure at the moment where we're

going, but we will figure that out soon after we talk to Anna (Seitz, principal

of Hit the Board Stable)."

I'm Already Sexy earned an automatic berth into the Beverly  D. with her

course and distance win in the Modesty on Million Preview Day. Her three other

local victories comprise a division of the $75,000 Hatoof Stakes on Million Day

2013, an allowance event last summer and the Pucker Up in September.

In Arlington Million news, Godolphin's Vancouverite -- once considered

probable to make the 32nd running of the summertime centerpiece of Chicago

racing on August 16 -- has now changed course and will no longer make the trip.

The middle-distance specializing son of Dansili won the Guillaume d'Ornano at

Deauville last summer and was second earlier this year in the Jebel Hatta at

Meydan.

Juddmonte Farm's Noble Mission, who has been mentioned as a possible

contender for the Million, is skipping Saturday's King George VI and Queen

Elizabeth Stakes over 1 1/2 miles at Ascot. The son of Galileo -- and full

brother to the great Frankel -- will instead run in Sunday's Group 1 Grosser

Dallmayr-Preis at Munich. 

The 1 1/4-mile Dallmayr-Preis is a Festival Free Pass race, guaranteeing

entry to the Million for the winner.  A victory Sunday would be the second

in a qualifying event for the Khalid Abdullah homebred, following his score in

the Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh in May over Breeders' Cup Turf winner

Magician. 

Noble Mission is trained by Lady Cecil, widow of the legendary Sir Henry

Cecil. He holds an early entry in another major event next month, the August 20

Juddmonte International at York, sponsored by his owner/breeder.

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