Turallure up in time in frenetic Woodbine Mile

Donna C. Arnold's homebred TURALLURE (Wando) produced an explosive burst of

speed in the final yards of Sunday's $1,025,981

Woodbine Mile (Can-G1), denying even-money favorite Courageous Cat (Storm

Cat) and Right One (Fr) (Anabaa) in a terrific finish. In so doing, the Charles

Lopresti trainee continued his meteoric ascent in the turf ranks, and stamped

himself as a prime contender for the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1).

Now three-for-three with Julien Leparoux in the saddle, Turallure was

following up on his convincing win in the August 26 Bernard Baruch H. (G2) at

Saratoga. The 6-1 second choice relaxed near the back of the pack early, saving

ground while skimming the rail for the length of the backstretch.

As expected, Kara's Orientation (Orientate) hustled to the early lead and

dictated splits of :23 4/5 and :47. Woodbourne (Danzig) and Courageous Cat raced

virtually in tandem in his slipstream, until the favorite commenced his bid

nearing the far turn.

Courageous Cat was traveling sweetly as he took over, clocking 1:11 for six

furlongs, and he inched clear down the lane. But he never quite gave his rivals

the slip, and a phalanx of pursuers was hot on his trail. Riding the River

(Wiseman's Ferry), Grand Adventure (Grand Slam) and British raider Side Glance

(GB) (Passing Glance) were all bearing down without managing to overtake the

leader. Fellow shipper Dance and Dance (Ire) (Royal Applause [GB]) was

desperately seeking room behind them and failing to find it.

Then Right One erupted along the fence, the same route that Wigmore Hall

(Ire) (High Chaparral [Ire]) took successfully in the Northern Dancer Turf S.

(Can-G1) just an hour earlier. Lightning briefly appeared to strike twice, but

the real action was already unfolding on the outside.

By that point, Leparoux had swung Turallure out around the wall of horses.

The up-and-coming four-year-old took off and mowed them down just in time,

finishing the firm-turf mile in 1:34 4/5 and rewarding his backers with $14.90,

$5.90 and $4.10.

Turallure crossed the wire a neck ahead of a gallant Courageous Cat, who

fought back to nip Right One for runner-up honors. Another length adrift came

Side Glance in fourth, edging Riding the River and the unlucky Dance and Dance.

Defending champion Court Vision (Gulch) had a clear shot in the stretch, but

wound up seventh, trailed by Hollinger (Black Minnaloushe), Grand Adventure,

Forte Dei Marmi (GB) (Selkirk), Kara's Orientation and Woodbourne.

With the $613,380 winner's check, Turallure more than tripled his earnings to

$907,465 from his 15-6-2-3 line. The gray colt has come a long way in the past

13 months. A maiden winner at Ellis Park last August in his sixth career start,

but only his second on the turf, Turallure made a successful jump to stakes

company by taking the Cliff Guilliams H. at Ellis by a length right after his

graduation. Winner of a Keeneland allowance in his next start, he concluded his

sophomore campaign with a third in the Commonwealth Turf S. (G3) at Churchill

Downs.

Eighth to Get Stormy (Stormy Atlantic) in the April 15 Maker's Mark Mile (G1)

in his seasonal bow, Turallure finished second in an allowance at Churchill next

out, then took the Opening Verse overnight stakes over the same course by a

length under Leparoux. That rider was absent when Turallure futilely chased

Sidney's Candy (Candy Ride [Arg]) in the Fourstardave H. (G2) two starts ago,

where his chances were scuppered by a slow pace and he checked in fifth.

Bred in Kentucky by Arnold's 4-D Stables, Turallure was produced by the

winning Personal Allure (Wekiva Springs), a half-sister to the Grade 3-placed

Mr. Krisley (Mr. Greeley). She is also the dam of a two-year-old colt named

Birdie on One (Birdstone) and an unnamed yearling colt by Borrego.

Turallure's third dam is Parioli (Bold Bidder), a multiple Group 3 winner in

France and ancestress of Brazilian Group 1 winner Forever Bond (Choctaw Ridge)

and Italian highweight Golden Honor (Hero's Honor). The female line traces to

Flambino (*Wrack), the dam of 1935 Triple Crown winner Omaha (Gallant Fox) and

Flares (Gallant Fox), hero of the Champion S. and Ascot Gold Cup.