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Multiple Grade 1 winner Dubawi Heights (Dubawi), the top West
Coast-based contender for the Filly & Mare Turf, completed four furlongs in :50
3/5 over the fast track at Santa Anita on Saturday. A good second to likely
favorite Stacelita (Monsun) in the Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes two back, Dubawi
Heights exits a victory in the Grade 1 Yellow Ribbon on October 1. The four-year-old filly has won four of
her five starts this year.
"It was an easy move," trainer Simon Callaghan said. "She runs in six days
and she's got to ship (Sunday), so we were conscious to do it on the easy side.
It was just what she needed. It's just a matter of keeping her going. We didn't
need to get anything out of her today fitness-wise so I was very happy with her.
It was just what she needed."
Callaghan, who was at Churchill Downs, said Dubawi Heights will jog and gallop into
the race.
Jeranimo (Congaree), who will head to the Mile off a victory in the
Grade 2 Oak Tree Mile, logged a half-mile in :50.
Stakes runner-up My Gi Gi (E Dubai), fourth when trying dirt for new
trainer Brian Koriner in the Grade 1 Oak Leaf, worked in :47 4/5. The Happy
Ticket Stakes runner-up will revert back to grass racing in the Juvenile Fillies
Turf.
Grade 1 Ancient Title hero Amazombie (Northern Afleet), prepping for
the Sprint, worked five furlongs in the dark at 5:30
a.m. as is trainer Bill Spawr's wont. Santa Anita's clockers timed him 1:00 2/5.
"He went in a minute and two fifths, the last quarter in :23 and 3/5 and the
last eighth in :11 1/5," Spawr said of the five-year-old gelding, a four-time
stakes winner this season. "He galloped out (six furlongs) in (one) 13 and
three. He'll ship Tuesday."
Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante runner-up Self Preservation (Lion Heart),
fifth when trying dirt in the Oak Leaf, worked in 1:00. She has first preference
in the Juvenile Fillies.
Grade 3 victor Majestic City (City Zip), a narrow second in the Grade
1 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland, breezed five furlongs in 1:03 2/5 on Santa
Anita's firm turf with jockey Garrett Gomez. The Juvenile Turf is his first preference.
Stakes winner Mr. Commons (Artie Schiller), who has recorded seconds
in the Grade 2 Oak Tree Mile and Grade 2 Del Mar Mile in his last two starts,
worked five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 over Hollywood Park's Cushion Track. The
three-year-old is readying for the Mile.
Multiple Grade 2 winner Tres Borrachos, who exits a fifth in the Grade
1 Goodwood, clocked his move in 1:02 in advance of the Dirt Mile.
Grade 1 victor Brilliant Speed (Dynaformer), runner-up in the Grade 1
Jamaica Handicap most recently, geared up for his first run against elders in
the Turf when breezing five furlongs in 1:03 on Belmont Park's good
training track.
Grade 1 hero Jersey Town (Speightstown), a well-beaten third in the
Grade 2 Kelso Handicap on October 1, sped in 1:00 3/5. The Barclay Tagg five-year-old is headed to the Dirt Mile.
Grade 2 Nashua Stakes star Vexor (Wildcat Heir) readied for the
Juvenile Sprint with a four-furlong move in :50 4/5.
Maiden winner Liquidity Trap (El Prado), fifth on the also-eligible
list for the Juvenile Turf, posted :49 3/5.
Maiden scorer Two Months Rent (Purim), unplaced in the Grade 2 With
Anticipation two back, traveled a half in :50 2/5. The James Toner runner is
sixth and last on the Juvenile Turf also-eligible list.
Speightscity (Speightstown), a romping 11 1/2-length maiden winner at
Saratoga in his last start, clocked three-quarters in 1:14. Trained by Gary
Contessa, the chestnut is second on the also-eligible list for the Juvenile.
Sky Beauty Stakes victress and Grade 1 Flower Bowl Invitational second
Distorted Legacy (Distorted Humor) covered a half-mile on Belmont's good
inner turf in :48 3/5 for the Filly & Mare Turf.
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At Monmouth Park, stakes hero and Grade 1 Vosburgh Invitational second Force Freeze (Forest Camp) motored a bullet, best-of-23, half-mile on the sloppy dirt in :46 4/5. The Peter Walder six-year-old will try his luck in the Sprint. Dual Grade 1 star Teaks North (Northern Afleet), fourth in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational, logged four panels in :50 in preparation for the Turf. Grade 2 winner Eldaafer (A.P. Indy) readied for a title defense run in the Marathon with a four-furlong bullet drill in :46 4/5 on the fast track. Fellow Marathon contender and multiple Grade 1 victor Giant Oak (Giant's Causeway) breezed five-eighths in 1:00 1/5 on Hawthorne's fast dirt. The Chris Block pupil ran fifth in the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes and Grade 2 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap in his past two.
Multiple Grade 2 veteran Tar Heel Mom (Flatter) sizzled a bullet half-mile in :47 2/5 on Churchill Downs' fast main track after the renovation break with jockey Joe Johnson in the saddle. Fractions for the move, which was the best of 62 at the distance, were :11 4/5, :23 4/5 and :35 1/5. The six-year-old Filly & Mare Sprint contender galloped out five furlongs in 1:00 4/5.
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Recent Grade 1 Nearctic Stakes victor Regally Ready (More Than
Ready), five-for-eight on the year, worked a half in :50 4/5. The
chestnut gelding is headed to the Turf Sprint.
Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes third Putthebabiesdown (Closing Argument)
breezed five furlongs in 1:02 1/5 with a final quarter-mile in :25 1/5 while
working in company with Yes He's Trouble (Yes It's True) after the break. The
Kenny McPeek charge is headed to the Juvenile Fillies.
Stakes-winning Juvenile Sprint candidate Jake Mo (Giacomo) traveled
five-eighths before the break in 1:01 2/5 while posting fractions of :12 2/5,
:25 1/5, :37 and :49 2/5. Third in the Kip Deville Stakes last out, the dark bay
galloped out six furlongs in 1:16.
Working after the break was debut victor and Juvenile Sprint hopeful
Holdin Bullets (Ghostzapper), who covered four furlongs in :48, third
fastest of 62.
Working together for trainer Wayne Catalano around the "dogs" on Churchill's
firm turf were Stephanie's Kitten (Kitten's Joy) with Mark Guidry up and
Tequila Factor (Pure Prize) with Kelsey Danner up. The duo was given a
half-mile time of :54 3/5 beginning at the three-eighths pole. Stephanie's
Kitten is headed to the Juvenile Fillies Turf off a win in the Alcibiades, while dual stakes scorer Tequila Factor is fourth on the
also-eligible list for the Juvenile Turf.
Grade 2 winner Dynaslew (Dynaformer), third in the Flower Bowl
last out, sauntered five grassy furlongs in 1:05 2/5 under Carlos
David, assistant to trainer Seth Benzel. The dark bay mare is second on the
also-eligible list for the Filly & Mare Turf.
Grade 3 vixen Rapport (Songandaprayer), who logged a half-mile in :49
3/5 under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. on the green. The four-year-old filly, who
will take on the boys in the Turf Sprint off just a fourth in the Grade 2
Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes for the year, was caught in fractions of :12
2/5, :25 2/5 and :37 1/5 on the firm course while galloping out five furlongs in
1:04 1/5.
At Keeneland, Grade 3 queen Pachattack (Pulpit) readied for the
Ladies' Classic with a bullet three-furlong blowout in :35 3/5 on the Polytrack.
The five-year-old chestnut has run second a pair of Grade 1s in her past two --
the Spinster Stakes and Personal Ensign Invitational.
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