Silver Timber repeats in Woodford

Off as the 4-1 third choice among 11 rivals, Silver Timber paid $10.60, $5.60

and $4.60. Central City, who was nearly 10-1, returned $10.20 and $7.20 after

gamely holding the late-running Due Date (El Prado [Ire) by a head. Due Date

added to spice to the exotics at 44-1 and yielded for $14.20 for the show.

Chamberlain Bridge (War Chant) rallied belatedly for fourth and was followed

under the wire by Ravalo (Mutakddim), Great Attack (Greatness), Yankee Injunity

(Yankee Victor), Atta Boy Roy (Tribunal), In My Corner (Wekiva Springs),

Fiddlers Patriot (Proud Citizen) and 6-5 favorite California Flag (Avenue of

Flags) came next under the wire.

The exotics totaled $110.20 (exacta), $3,023.80 (trifecta) and $9,256.60

(9-3-10-6 superfecta).

Silver Timber captured the Jaipur S. (G3) last year, and he opened 2010 with

consecutive victories in the Shakertown S. (G3), Churchill Downs Turf Sprint

(G3) and Wolf Hill S. He's also placed in five stakes. The veteran rebounded from a subpar fifth-place

showing as the 3-5 favorite in the August 18 Troy S. and will likely contend for

favoritism in the five-furlong Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs.

"He has the (five-furlong course) record over there (that) he set this

spring," Brown said of Silver Timber's next start. "And we'll be at equal

weight. I think he's going to be double-tough."

He's now earned $677,619 from a 36-13-4-5 line.

Bred in New York by Sez Who Thoroughbreds, the gray is out of the winning

Alwuhush mare River Princess and was purchased for $110,000 as an OBS April

juvenile. Silver Timber counts as half-siblings the stakes-placed

Inrightclassitime (Straight Man) and an unnamed yearling colt by Bandini. River

Princess is herself a daughter of multiple stakes winner Spanish Play (Great

Gladiator), who also produced Grade 3-placed multiple stakes victor Spanish

Decree (War Deputy) as well as the dam of multiple stakes queen Anne's Purse

(Porto Foricos). Canadian Grade 2 winner River Boat (Regal Classic) is also in

this family.