Y15 December Week One

[Cavallo]

Fujino Derby - 8F - G3
WIN Noadiance
PLACE Nocturnal Runaway
SHOW Barely A Sound

[Ripley]

Circean Stakes - 11F - G4
Win. Whispering Melody
Place. Dragonheart
Show. Ridgecrest

[Cavallo]

Great White Way Stakes - 10F - 2yo - Colts - G5+
WIN Altercation
PLACE A True Hero
SHOW First Class

[Cavallo]

Magus Stakes - 8F - G1
WIN Stalking The Stars (nose)
PLACE Arlequinn (whisker)
SHOW Daddy's Overdraft

[Isabelle]

Santana Street Derby - 11F - G4
FIRST Black Magic
SECOND Natural Selection

Xiphoid Stakes - 8F - G3
FIRST Spitterfly
SECOND Girl Talk

[Cruisey]

Lookout Stakes
WIN Crooked Intentions [nose]
PLACE Cyclonaria
SHOW Swing Dancer
fourth Dudley's Girl

Crooked Intentions finally got her much needed revenge over SOPS's Cyclonaria today. Swing Dancer fought valiantly but just slipped away too soon. Personally I think she is better fitted for the sprinter type distances rather than the mile. Dudley's Girl found it hard to rally against horses who just have more consistency than her.

[Cruisey]

Mammon Prospect
WIN Eternally Smoldering
PLACE Final Judgement
show Eulogy Rise

[Sammy]

BEVERLY D. HANDICAP* - 12F - OPEN - 3yo+ F/M

WIN: Night Goddess (Two Lengths)
PLACE: Dare to Impress
SHOW: Wish Upon a Star
4th: Beautiful Liar

All these horses are wonderful but I think Night Goddess grew tired of coming behind others. She simply had enough and bolted at the end of the home stretch she didn't get it easy however Dare to Impress pushed the mare to an advantage. Wish Upon a Star kept the pace and held off Dare to Impress. Beautiful Liar is an incredible mare and it was hard for me to place her where she was but I did not see her topping the top two.

[creativecause]

Legacy Link Prospect
Win: Fading Embers
Place: Pardon My French
Show: Phoenix Inferno

[creativecause]

EDDIE READ STAKES* - 12F - OPEN - 3YO+ C/S/G
Win: Samhain
Place: Lookin' Back Lucky (whisker)
Show: Causualty of War
4th: Devil's Flair

Causualty Of War and Devil's Flair got into quite the speed duel today which allowed for the other two to pick up the pieces. All nice horses here, and a nice race for everyone to prep on going into the Breeders' Cup.

[Kenren]

Jean Lafitte Stakes
WIN All That Jazz
PLACE Hellfire
SHOW Enrapture
fourth Excalibur's Stone
fifth Admiral's Lady

All That Jazz pulled a stunner over favorite Hellfire and second-choice Enrapture, showing a beautiful kick to push to the lead in the final furlongs. The top three should all make beautiful showings in the BC. I do love Excalibur's Stone and Admiral's Lady in particular, but they just couldn't stand next to these early-maturing fillies who have done so strongly up until now. I look forward to them maturing and shaking things up next year!

[Kenren]

DAMASCUS STAKES*
WIN Aquatic Addiction
PLACE Optimus Unstoppable
SHOW Battle Wings
fourth Allouette Divine

Kill me, this field was awful. However, someone had to come in last, so after much debate with myself, this is how it came up. Don't think in any way that this was a big defeat to Divie - she was right there with the others until the wire. I definitely think she and Battle Wings will be great in the F/M division of the BC!

[Kenren]

FALL HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP*
WIN Call Me Crooked
PLACE In The Spotlight
SHOW Divided Notion

[Cavallo]

CARACORTADO STAKES* - 8F - G2+
WIN Mourning Passion (nose)
PLACE Flashpoint (neck)
SHOW Silent Snap (whisker)
4th Akumabuelle