The rich $750,000 CashCall Futurity is this
weekend. Over 13 are possible to
enter the gate. A new intriguing
contender is Dorsomais who was flown from France and has a 1 1/4 mile maiden
race already under his belt. However, the spotlight will mostly focus on Drill,
Majestic City, So Brilliant, Basmati, and Cozzetti// Owner Ron Winchell says
Delta Jackpot winner Sabercat and highly touted but unraced Hardtap will winter
at Santa Anita// Union Rags is slowly gearing up for a 3-year-old campaign in
Florida// JC’s Pride, a quick promising Juvenile who broke a Saratoga track
record and posted a triple-digit Beyer speed figure, was euthanized due to an
infection// Currency Swap continues his rehabilitation// Recent maiden winners
are garnering attention due to the approaching new year and proximity to
serious major Kentucky Derby trail contests…
Upcoming
Graded Stakes:
CashCall Futurity (G1): Race
Page can be found here
Notable
Performers:
Hakama
12/10/11 Aqueduct Maiden Special Weight
Jockey: Ramon Dominguez
Trainer: Michael Trombetta
Chart: Equibase
chart
Video: Bloodhorse
Replay
Beyer/BRIS: 81/97
Notes and Thoughts
-Whether it was the stretch out in distance
or experience factor, Hakama responded well in his third try by setting the
pace and finishing clear of the competition
-Hakama’s sire, First Samurai was a
precocious 2-year-old who captured the Hopeful and Champagne, and then went on
to win the Fountain of Youth his sophomore season before retiring due to injury
before the Kentucky Derby.
-Purchased for $150,000 at the Keeneland
Sept Yearling sale, catalog page here
Margano
12/10/11 Gulfstream Park Maiden Special
Weight
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Chart: Equibase chart
Video: Bloodhorse Replay
Video: Bloodhorse Replay
Beyer/BRIS: 80/92
-Main reason he’s an NP is due to the fact
he’s a full brother to 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro
-Like his brother, broke maiden on turf
-Trainer Tagg kept all options open
including a switch to dirt in near future
Hammers
Terror
12/8/11 Fair Grounds Allowance Optional
Claiming
Jockey: James Graham
Trainer: Michael Stidham
Chart: Equibase chart
Video: Bloodhorse
Replay
Beyer/BRIS: 73/92
Notes and Thoughts:
-First try on dirt looked easy as Graham
relented on whip in final 16th
-Lecomte (G3) at FG is next target
-Sire was best at a mile and turf, but
pedigree suggests he could stretch out.
-Dam is a half sister to multiple graded
stakes winner Kingdom Found
-$40,000 purchase at Keeneland Sept
Yearling sale. Catalog page here
Notable
Performers recent results:
Canigotoo- 12/9/11-RP- AOC-1st- chart
Seeker- 12/10/11- Springboard Mile S.- 9th-
chart
Twelve Hundred- 12/10/11 Jim Edgar Illinois
Futurity- 3rd- chart
Non-Graded
Stakes
12/9/11 Kudzu S.- FG- Winner: Crimson
Pride- chart
12/10/11 Inaugural S.- TAM- Winner:
Angelofdistinction- chart
12/10/11 Pennsylvania Nursery S.- PRX-
Winner: Pollard’s Boy- chart
12/10/11 Gold Rush S.- GG- Winner: Russian
Greek- chart
12/10/11 LA Champions Day Juvenile S.- FG-
Winner: Beanwah’smachine- chart
12/10/11 Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity- HAW-
Winner: Real Power- chart
12/10/11 Remington Springboard Mile S.- RP-
Ted’s Folly- chart
Works:
12/7/11 Exfactor FG- 4F- 48:80
B- 2/30 (Good)
12/7/11 Majestic City HOL-
4F- 46:80- H- 1/22
12/7/11 Longview Drive GG-
6F- 1.17:60- H- 3/5
12/8/11 Reveron CRC- 1
Mile- 1.48:20- B- 1/1
12/8/11 Consortium PMM-
4F- 47:55- B- 1/18
12/8/11 State of Play PMM-
5F- 59:55- B- 7/19 (Turf)
12/9/11 Jake Mo FG- 4F-
49:60- B- 12/51
12/10/11 Worthington- SUNLAND PARK- 4F- 51:60- B- 43/46
12/10/11 Seven Lively Sins
FG- 4F- 53:00- B- 55/57
12/10/11 Jack's in the Deck LRL- 4F- 50:00- B- 41/69
12/10/11 Alpha PMM- 4F-
48:40- B- 12/66
12/10/11 Algorithms PMM-
4F- 50:55- B- 57/66
12/10/11 Thursby PMM- 4F-
49:83- B- 47/66
12/11/11 Drill SA- 5F-
1.00:00- H- 11/97
12/11/11 Brother Francis SA-
5F- 1.02:20- H- 67/97
12/11/11 Night Tide SA-
3F- 37:60- H- 22/32
12/11/11 Empire Way HOL-
5F- 1.01:00- H- 15/42
12/11/11 Hierro SA- 5F-
1.02:40- H- 72/97
12/11/11 How Do I Win BEL- 4F- 51:11- B- 50/62
12/11/11 Speightscity BEL-
3F- 36:25- B- 2/25
12/11/11 Rousing Sermon HOL-
6F- 1.12:20- H- 2/20
12/11/11 Optimizer OP-
4F- 50:00- B- 20/23
12/11/11 Prospective PMM-
5F- 1.00:72- B- 3/33
12/11/11 Burning Time CRC-
5F- 1.01:40- H- 1/19
12/11/11 El Padrino PMM-
4F- 48:45- B- 5/22
12/12/11 Majestic City HOL-
5F- 58:80- H- 1/13
12/12/11State of Play PMM-
5F- 1.03:00- B- 11/13 (Turf)
12/12/11Gold Megillah PMM-
5F- 1.00:78- B- 3/8
12/12/11 Finale PMM- 4F-
48:77- B- 10/28
12/12/11 Class President FG-
4F- 52:00- B- 38/42
12/13/11 Exfactor FG- 5F-
1.01:00- B- 1/13
12/13/11 Stoney Fleece SA-
5F- 1.00:80- H- 2/6
Articles:
Deromais,
Cozzetti join CashCall Futurity chase (Hollywood Park)
Hollendorfer
seeks Starlet-Futurity sweep (Hollywood Park)
Union
Rags back in light training (Bloodhorse)
Plan
B is just fine [Sabercat & Hardtap] (Bloodhorse)
12/13:
2-year-olds to watch (In The Money Blog)
Hammers
Terror wins at Fairgrounds, is headed to Lecomte (The Times-Picayune)
Promising
two-year-old JC’s Pride euthanized due to illness (Thoroughbred Times)
An
early look at Derby 138 (The Voice-Tribune)
The
wonderment of Kentucky Derby winter books (Zipse At The Track Blog)
The
future is now (Bloodhorse Blog)
Rising
Stars: Discreet Dancer dazzles in debut (The Saratogian)
Poolside
with Currency Swap (Daily Gazette)
Breeder’s
Cup Juvenile Turf runner-up Excaper likely for Dania Beach (Gulfstream Park News)
Futures:
Speed Figures:
2yo winning Beyers last
week: Hakama-81; D' Wildcat Road/Out of Bounds-77; Hammers Terror-73;
Beanwah'smachine/Pollard's Boy-92; Margano-80
Top 2yo winning BRIS
figs last week: Hakama-97; D' Wildcat Road/Out of Bounds-93; Hammers
Terror/Beanwah'smachine/Margano/Pollard's Boy-92
Notes and bits from
Twitter:
-Repole/Pletchers’
Overdriven is resting and will point for the Hutcheson (G2) Feb 11 or Swale
March 10th.
-Nice
works from two soon to be three year olds at Palm Meadows this morning, State
of Play and Gold Megillah. Hopefully both have a future.- Graham Motion via Twitter
-Pathfork, last year's champion 2yo in
Ireland now with John Sadler, could make U.S. debut in Sir Beaufort at Santa
Anita- Trifectabox via Twitter
(J.J. Hysell)
