Turbo Compressor romps in Carl G. Rose Classic on Florida Million Day

by Jennifer Caldwell

While Mad Flatter was the 7-5 favorite in Saturday's $150,000

Carl G. Rose Classic at Calder, Turbo Compressor ruled the featured

race on the Florida Million program when dominating by 10 1/2 lengths on

the wire.

Jockey Luis Saez earned his second stakes win on the card after

guiding Turbo Compressor home in a final time of 1:51 4/5 for nine

furlongs on the fast main track. This is the first time that the two had

paired up, and Turbo Compressor showed his approval of both the jockey

switch and equipment change to blinkers off while recording just his

second stakes win.

"He broke perfectly and I put him out to the lead easy. He was very

impressive," Saez said. "When I asked him, he responded good and drew

off."

"He obviously didn't like the blinkers last time, so we took them off," said

Ginny DiPasquale, assistant to Todd Pletcher. "This race was a natural for him

with the distance and the fact that he's a Florida-bred. He's won races before

going wire-to-wire like he did today. We're into Palm Meadows for the winter and

something at Gulfstream would probably be next."

My Pal Chrisy gave trainer Padarath Lutchman just the second stakes win of

his career when taking the $150,000

Elmer Heubeck Distaff by 3 1/4 lengths under Luca Panici. Sporting the silks

of Tony's Investments LLC, the nom de course for Lutchman's racing stable, the

Alex's Pal sophomore ran near the rear early, rallied in the stretch to grab the

lead and pulled off to finish 8 1/2 furlongs in 1:45 3/5.

My Pal Chrisy was capturing her second stakes here, taking the Stage Door

Betty Handicap by a half-length in late September while stretching out past a

mile for only the second time in her career. Earlier in the season, the bay

filly placed in the Grade 3 Azalea and Gasparilla Stakes while sprinting.

"I was confident she would run good again today. The plan was to stay back

early and then come running. I wasn't surprised that she won again today. We'll

see how she comes out of it and consider the Sunshine Millions (Distaff at

Gulfstream) and other options."

My Pal Chrisy, who was sent off the 9-1 second longest shot on the board,

improved her career record to 20-6-2-3, $227,168, with this one.

Robert Leibner's Bad Debt turned into a good bet at 3-1 when taking his

second stakes try in the $125,000

Bonnie Heath Turf Cup under Kendrick Carmouche. The Michael Trombetta charge

was caught in traffic on the far turn, but rallied to take over once finding

room. The Grand Reward gelding held by three parts of a length on the wire while

stopping the clock in 1:49 3/5 for 1 1/8 miles on the firm turf.

Bad Debt has now captured six of his last seven starts on turf and owns an

8-4-2 mark from 16 total races on the green. The bay four-year-old has

accumulated $336,105 during his career and shows a 25-9-6-3 line.

"All the credit for what this horse has accomplished goes to Michael (Trombetta),"

Liebner said. "I claimed him for $35,000 on June 18 of 2010 at Monmouth Park on

his recommendation. He said this horse belongs on turf to do his best. He really

started to get good at Gulfstream last winter. He's now had six wins and four

seconds in his last 10 starts.

Sundance Thoroughbreds' Gibson left no doubt as to who was best in the

$125,000

Jack Dudley Sprint despite being the 34-1 longest shot in the eight-horse

field. The three-year-old bay flew home to a 6 1/2-length victory under Daniel

Centeno, who enthused after the race, "He really ran big! We knew after his last

work, he would run good but he showed much more than we expected. He went to the

lead and never looked back."

Gibson stepped six furlongs on the main track in 1:10 2/5 for trainer Gerald

Bennett, adding a first stakes win to his now 12-4-2-1 account. The Gibson

County gelding entered the Jack Dudley Sprint off a second in a $40,000 claimer

and boosted his career earnings to $129,105.

Prior to Saturday, Maestre Racing Stable's For Oby saw his best finish

against stakes rivals be a third in the Dr. Fager division of the Florida

Stallion Stakes (FSS) series. Following a stretch duel in the $125,000

Jack

Price Juvenile the bay son of With Distinction can now add a win in that

seven-furlong contest to his resume.

For Oby tracked pacesetter Bennyfax through the opening half-mile before

easing up to take a slim lead leaving the turn. While the early leader faded,

For Oby found a new opponent in Rev It Up. The pair hooked up in the lane, with

For Oby and jockey Julio Garcia just getting the half-length win in a final time

of 1:24 4/5.

For Oby is trained by breeder Pedro Maestre and entered this one off a fifth

in the Affirmed division of the FSS on August 27. The layoff proved no obstacle

for the juvenile colt, whose record reads 5-2-0-1, $114,712.

Yara clocked a final time of 1:24 4/5 in taking her first stakes win, which

followed a fourth-place effort in the Cassidy Stakes. The juvenile miss filled

that same spot in her career debut in late August before breaking her maiden by

5 3/4 lengths next out. Her line now stands at 4-2-0-0, $103,920.

Turf juveniles took to the track next out in the $100,000

Arthur I. Appleton Juvenile Turf, with Italo breaking through with his first

U.S. victory. Campaigned by Ice Wine Stable and trainer Wesley Ward, the gelded

son of With Distinction stalked the early pace before angling out to run down

the leaders in the stretch. Jeffrey Sanchez guided the dark bay two-year-old to

a three-quarter length win.

Now boasting a 5-2-0-0 record, Italo has earned $86,151 lifetime.

A few races later, the fillies got their turn on the grass in the $100,000

John Franks Juvenile Fillies Turf, and it was a debuter on that surface who

wound up with the win. Tracy Pinchin's homebred Sinister Brew was bumped at the

start, but didn't let that stop her from pulling out a three-quarter length

score. Elvis Trujillo was aboard the Jose Pinchin trainee, who ran 8 1/2

furlongs on the green in 1:44.

Sinister Brew, a dark bay daughter of Milwaukee Brew, immediately stepped up

to face stakes company after taking her debut against maiden claimers by 5 1/2

lengths. She ran sixth in her initial try in the Desert Vixen division of the

FSS, then proceeded to place in the Lindsay Frolic and Brave Raj Stakes. A fifth

in the My Dear Girl division of the FSS came next, and the two-year-old lass

entered Saturday's race following a third in an off-the-turf allowance.