Mar
6
Sunday Wrap
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First, I need to eat crow regarding STORMELLO and his effort in the Fountain of Youth. I wrote earlier that I would be VERY surprised if he ran well, shipping cross country to run against NOBIZ LIKE SHOWBIZ. Well, despite a 14-hour journey (described by trainer Bill Currin as “a trip from hell”), he ran super, getting nailed right on the wire by SCAT DADDY in a brutal beat. Currin may be quirky and unorthodox, but you’ve got to give him credit for being sporting. In an era when most everyone wants to run against the softest competition for the most money while shipping the shortest distance, Currin took the exact opposite approach and nearly pulled it off.
LA CHOLA freaked in the 2nd race with a fast, front-running romp. Ironically, she was the only one of the five starters who did not get claimed out of the race…excellent ride by Danny Sorenson aboard TUMBAGA in the 3rd. He saved ground into the stretch, split horses at the 1/16-pole, then proved best late along the inside…CURIOUSLY SWEET was crying to stretch out and rallied from off the pace to take the 4th despite racing wide on both turns. She is moving forward for John Sadler…MISS NORMAN finished well coming down the hill in the 6th while making her first start for Patrick Biancone. Coming off an eight-month layoff, this was an excellent prep race.
The Doug O’Neill expess train continues to roll. After winning four on Saturday, including the Big Cap and Robert B. Lewis, he took Sunday’s La Habra with SUPER FREAKY. She seems to have found a home on turf…Brice Blanc got DQ’d from second-place in another stakes, this time aboard MACADAMIA. After coming out in mid-stretch and causing a chain reaction, the longshot was moved back to sixth. Look for Blanc to get days again like he did for his foul aboard ONE OFF in the San Luis Rey last weekend…the race was marred by the breakdown of VOULEZ VOUS (cost $775,000 as a 2-year-old in training last year), who had to be put down on the track. The Biancone-trained filly had broken through the gate before start (reminiscent of Barbaro in the Preakness), then showed huge speed to open a big lead, hit the brakes at top of stretch, then appeared to break down after being eased up. If I’m correct about this, her injury occurred while moving at a very slow rate of speed.
AIR COMMANDER looked more professional in winning the 9th for Bob Baffert…Barry Abrams celebrated a birthday by taking the finale with Cal-bred BALLISTIC HEAT, who beat open company to break his maiden in the 10th.
I continued red hot on my Premium Plays, hitting the 4th race trifecta for $148 on a $54 investment. I’ve now hit at least one trifecta (only three Best Play races given out each day) for six consecutive days.
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