Rocket Twentyone, A. U. Miner breeze under the Twin Spires
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Grade 3 Arlington-Washington Lassie winner Rocket Twentyone breezed four furlongs from the gate on a fast Churchill Downs track Friday morning in :50 1/5, which was the 21st fastest of 36 at the distance.
Rocket Twentyone, under regular rider Eddie Razo Jr., recorded splits of :26 and :38 2/5 before galloping out five furlongs in 1:04 2/5.
"She left the gate running, was on the bit the whole way and then galloped out nicely," Razo Jr. said. "I'm very happy with the work and excited for the race."
Pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, the daughter of Indian Charlie will be entered in the Juvenile Fillies on Monday according to trainer Tom Howard.
Also working beneath the Twin Spires on Friday was A. U. Miner, who breezed three furlongs in :36 2/5 in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Marathon on Saturday. The Mineshaft colt clocked the fastest move of 11 at the distance.
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A. U. Miner recorded splits of :12 and :24 1/5 while galloping out
four furlongs in :49 1/50 and five furlongs in 1:02 3/5.
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Undefeated Somali Lemonade, who earned a spot in the starting gate for the Juvenile Fillies Turf when taking the Grade 3 Jessamine Stakes, motored a half-mile in :47 with exercise rider Lauren Robson aboard on the Polytrack at Keeneland Friday. Clockers caught the Lemon Drop Kid filly galloping out in :59 3/5 and 1:13 3/5. "It's exactly what we wanted," said Joss Sabille, assistant to trainer Michael Matz. "She's not missed a day (since the Jessamine). She's been training good." Undefeated in two starts, Somali Lemonade "is very professional and easy to manage," Sabille said. "She just gets on with it." Somali Lemonade was scheduled to ship to Churchill on Friday.
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In other Breeders' Cup news:
The first arrival into Barn 17 for the Breeders' Cup World Championships was
Grade 3 winner Tamarind Hall, who pulled into the Churchill Downs backstretch
Thursday night after a 9 1/2-hour van ride from Finger Lakes in upstate New
York.
"If someone had told me at the start of the year that I would have a horse in
the Breeders' Cup, I wouldn't have believed it," said Pennsylvania-born and
upstate New York-raised trainer Jeremiah Englehart. "Kentucky is one of my
favorite places. I have been to Lexington for the sales and to one (Kentucky)
Derby, Big Brown's (2008)."
Tamarind Hall, pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, enters
the World Championships off a second-place finish in the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom
at Belmont Park on September 24.
Tamarind Hall worked a half-mile at Finger Lakes in :49 2/5 over a sloppy
track on Wednesday and had her first exercise at Churchill Downs Friday morning.
Englehart said that David Cohen, who has been aboard the filly in her past three
starts, would have the mount in the Breeders' Cup.
Garrett Gomez is scheduled to work Grade 3 Hollywood Juvenile Championship
winner Majestic City for trainer Peter Miller on Santa Anita's turf course
Saturday in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Agent Tony Matos
has Gomez booked in 12 of the 15 Breeders' Cup races, but the 2007 Eclipse Award
winner as the nation's outstanding jockey will return to Santa Anita on closing
day, November 6, to ride City to City for Jerry Hollendorfer in the Grade 2 Las
Palmas Stakes.
Bill Spawr plans to give Amazombie his final local workout at five furlongs
on Santa Anita's main track Saturday before shipping Tuesday for the Breeders'
Cup Sprint. The trainer said the winner of the Grade 1 Ancient Title Stakes
would be ridden by exercise rider Nacho Vasquez.
Simon Callaghan will work Grade 1 Yellow Ribbon Stakes winner Dubawi Heights
four furlongs on the Santa Anita main track Saturday morning.
"It will just be an easy half," the trainer said. "She'll ship on Monday (for
the Filly & Mare Turf).".
Bob Baffert, with 10 prospects for Breeders' Cup races, confirmed Thursday
that Rafael Bejarano will ride the speedy Euroears in the Sprint. Bejarano rode
the seven-year-old Langfuhr horse to victory in the Grade 1 Bing Crosby at Del
Mar on July 31.
Agent Tom Knust has lined up the following Breeders' Cup mounts for Patrick
Valenzuela -- California Flag (Turf Sprint), Courageous Cat (Mile) and Blacky
the Bull (Turf Sprint). Valenzuela will leave California next Wednesday to ride
at Churchill Downs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday before returning to ride at
Santa Anita Sunday.
The Breeders' Cup announced Friday that it will give away a $10,000 college
scholarship during Breeders' Cup Friday's races at Churchill Downs.
The "Free Ride" sweepstakes is open to all college students in attendance of
the World Championships on November 4. To enter, full time college students must
fill out and submit an entry form at the booth located near the Paddock at
Churchill Downs. Entries will be taken from 12:01 p.m. to 6 p.m. (EDT). One
winner will be selected in a random drawing after the registration period has
closed and will be announced. The winner must be present to win.
In addition to the "Free Ride" sweepstakes, the Breeders' Cup will also be
hosting the "Fascinators and Fedoras" contest and "Fan Pay Day Sweepstakes" at
Churchill Down during Championship Friday. For more information on the "Free
Ride" sweepstakes and other Friday events, please click
here.
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