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Jimmy Creed’s Kanthaka Rallies to Upset San Vicente

KANTHAKA (c, 3, Jimmy Creed–Sliced Bread, by Noonmark) sat back and allowed heavily favored Ax Man (Misremembered) and others involved in a swift early pace to falter and rallied to win comfortably in Santa Anita’s GII San Vicente S. Saturday. Rated well off the pace as Ax Man and Mr. Jagermeister (Atta Boy Roy) dueled through a half-mile in :44.25, he began to pick up steam on the turn, angled out for the drive and mowed them down in the lane to win going away. The final time for seven furlongs was 1:22.62. Kanthaka finished fifth on debut sprinting six furlongs at Del Mar Nov. 11 and improved to win at second asking over this same track and trip Dec. 26. Sales History: $38,000 RNA FTKJUL yrl ’16; $140,000 BARMAR 2yo ’17. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $153,440.

O-West Point Thoroughbreds. B-Spendthrift Farm (KY). T-Jerry Hollendorfer.

 

SAN VICENTE S.-GII, $200,345, SA, 2-10, 3yo, 7f, 1:22.62, ft.
1–KANTHAKA, 120, c, 3, by Jimmy Creed
1st Dam: Sliced Bread, by Noonmark
2nd Dam: Raise a Carter, by Dr. Carter
3rd Dam: Raise an Heiress, by Raise a Native
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($38,000
RNA Ylg ’16 FTKJUL; $140,000 2yo ’17 BARMAR). O-West Point
Thoroughbreds; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Jerry
Hollendorfer; J-Flavien Prat. $120,000. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-0, $153,440. Click eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Werk Nick Rating: A.
2–Nero, 120, c, 3, Pioneerof the Nile–Ocean Goddess, by
Stormy Atlantic. ($950,000 Ylg ’16 FTSAUG). O-M. Tabor, M.
Magnier, D. Smith & Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Thor-Bred
Stables, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $40,000.
3–All Out Blitz, 120, c, 3, Concord Point–Smart and Single, by
Smart Strike. O/B-Kaleem Shah, Inc. (KY); T-Simon Callaghan.
$24,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, 12, 3/4. Odds: 11.10, 9.10, 9.00.
Also Ran: Ax Man, Kris’ Rocket Kat, Mr. Jagermeister. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.



Insights on the American Racing Scene: Feb. 10, 2018

3rd-AQU, $60,000, Msw, 6f, 3yo, post time: 1:54 p.m. ET
Lady Sheila Stable’s first-time starter BROADWAY BANDIT (Midnight Lute) threw a shoe while blitzing a furlong in :9 4/5 before topping the OBS June sale when selling to trainer Linda Rice for $320,000 last summer. TJCIS PPs

5th-GP, $50,000, Msw, 5fT, 3yo, post time: 2:00 p.m. ET
ALL SYSTEMS GO (Orb) makes his first trip to the post for trainer Todd Pletcher. A $450,000 KEESEP yearling, the dark bay is the first foal out of graded winner Just Louise (Five Star Day). Just Louise is a half-sister to MGSW Sara Louise (Malibu Moon), whose 3-year-old daughter Sara Street (Street Sense) graduated at Belmont last Sunday. TJCIS PPs

7th-GP, $50,000, Msw, 1 1/16m, 3yo, post time: 3:04 p.m. ET
Karl and Cathi Glassman’s APOSTLE (Medaglia d’Oro), a $900,000 OBS March graduate, faded to fifth in his seven-furlong debut at this track Jan. 6. Out of Apt (A.P. Indy), the bay colt is a half to GSW Carve (First Samurai) and GISP Apropos (First Samurai). Second that day was the reopposing Orbed (Orb), a $525,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile purchase. TJCIS PPs

10th-SA, $54,000, Msw, 3yo, 6 1/2fT, post time: 7:30 p.m. ET
PHOENIX FIRE (Tapit), purchased by Stonestreet Stables and M V Magnier for $1.25 million at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale, debuts for trainer Bob Baffert. Out of Rote (Tiznow), the gray colt is a full-brother to GSP Royal Obsession, who sold for $1.8 million at the 2017 Keeneland November sale. TJCIS PPs



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NHC, Meet the TAA…

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance has always operated on the premise that horse welfare is a team sport, and the organization is making its presence felt at the NHC for the first time in Las Vegas this year.

“We’ve been here in spirit, in the sense that we’ve had information here, but we’ve never been here in person,” said Stacie Clark, operations consultant for the TAA. “We’ve got some exciting projects going on, and this is the heart of the whole game–this is where we all get our purse money and where we get our fans–and we felt it was time to better know the players and do some networking.”

One of the most exciting TAA developments is a project developed in concert with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), AmTote and The Stronach Group. Announced last summer while still in development, the project gives the opportunity for horse players cashing winning tickets at AmTote machines the option of making a donation to the TAA.

“The idea was to find a way for the player to give back at the betting window,” Clark explained. “So when you put your winning voucher in, you have the option to make a donation. Depending on how much you’ve won, it could be $1, $5, $10, etc. If you don’t want to, that’s fine, there’s a “No thank you” button. If you do, it gives you a receipt.”

The project was begun two years ago. It was tested at the Pegasus World Cup in 2016, again at Laurel in the fall and finally to the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar in November.

“We went through the whole Breeders’ Cup without a hitch,” said Clark.

In the last month, Santa Anita and Gulfstream have both embraced the program, joining Laurel and Del Mar as the four tracks where players have that option. The program could soon be nationwide.

“It can be available at all the tracks that carry AmTote machines, we just have to go to those tracks and talk to them about what we do, and ask them to turn the service on. The NYRA tracks, for instance, have already inquired about it, so we’ll go spend some time with Martin Panza and Chris Kay up there.”

Clark said the project was a reason the TAA is making its inaugural visit to the NHC.

“When we’re asking for money at the AmTote machines, players should know who the TAA is and what we do,” she said. “Plus the NTRA has always been great to the TAA, and we’ve been the charity for the Eclipse Awards and, in kind, for this handicapping contest.”

Clark said many players had already made cash donations at the TAA table at the NHC, and several others had made pledges should the win a cash prize at the NHC.

“We’ve had a lot of people make promises, so let’s hope one of them wins!” Clark laughed.

 



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Baffert Discusses Plans for 3YO Stars

Ax Man (Misremembered) is a hot prospect and will be favored in Saturday’s seven-furlong GII San Vicente S. at Santa Anita, but he has a way to go to reach the top of the pecking order in the Bob Baffert stable. As is so often the case, the Hall of Fame trainer is loaded with 3-year-old male talent and is beginning to devise the schedule for his team as he prepares to get them to Churchill Downs. Baffert has at least seven colts at this point that he considers prospects for the GI Kentucky Derby.

Ax Man is the “now” horse in the Baffert stable. He made his debut in a Jan. 1 maiden race at Santa Anita and won by 9 1/2 lengths. Because the race was restricted to homebreds or yearlings that cost $100,000 or less, there was some speculation that Ax Man didn’t beat the best of fields. But Lombo (Graydar), who was third, beaten 10 1/2 lengths in that race, has since come back to win the GIII Robert B. Lewis.

When asked if he thought he had enough time to get the lightly raced Ax Man ready for the Derby, Baffert replied: “I think if he’s good enough he can do it. The San Vicente will be a big step for him, especially out of the one hole. He’s fast and he’s quick. He’s a light-framed horse and I haven’t seen any distance limitations with him. But you don’t know that until they’re put under the gun.”

Baffert will also start Nero (Pioneerof the Nile) in the San Vicente. He broke his maiden Jan. 13 in his second career start.

“He has a lot of talent, but was a little bit quirky at first,” the trainer said. “He’s starting to figure things out and he worked really well for this race. He likes to have a target and he’ll definitely have a target in this race. I think he should run well also.”

Baffert said he likes to nominate his top 3-year-olds to “just about everything,” which allows him to leave his options open.

“Whichever one is doing great that week gets on the plane and runs that week,” he said.

The top two in the Baffert lineup at this point are ‘TDN Rising Star’ McKinzie (Street Sense) and Solomini (Curlin). Solomini crossed the wire first in the Dec. 9 GI Los Alamitos Futurity, but was disqualified, resulting in McKinzie being placed first. Solomini has not run since, while McKinzie has since won the GIII Sham S.

Baffert said one of the two will go next in the GII San Felipe Mar. 10 at Santa Anita, while the other will go in the Mar. 17 GII Rebel at Oaklawn.

“I just go by the way I feel the horse is doing,” he said. “I know McKinzie and Solomoni have already proven themselves. I’m just trying to keep them healthy and give them a positive prep going in.”

Baffert has penciled in the Feb. 19 GIII Southwest S. at Oaklawn for Mourinho (Super Saver), who won earlier at the meet in the Smarty Jones S. Baffert expects the race to be split into two divisions and is looking at also running ‘TDN Rising Star’ Zulfikhar (Bodemeister). That colt has not raced since winning a July 17 maiden at Los Alamitos, but Baffert is high on him.

He has another lightly raced but talented horse in Restoring Hope (Giant’s Causeway). He broke his maiden Feb. 2 in his third lifetime start and Baffert is shopping for a Derby prep for him as well. Baffert normally relies on the Santa Anita and Oaklawn routes to get to the Derby, but says with so many candidates this year, you may see him in races he rarely runs in.

“I think you’ll see us in the [GII] Blue Grass or maybe we could go to Gulfstream and run one there,” he said. “We have a few here we’re getting ready.”

When asked if he thought this could be one of his best groups of 3-year-olds, Baffert was hesitant to go that far.

“The year I had American Pharoah and Dortmund, that was a really good year, and so was the year I had Real Quiet and Indian Charlie,” he said. “I’ve had some strong hands. It’s still early. Over the next month, that is when the serious stuff starts happening.”



Ax Man Gets Stakes Test in San Vicente

Patti and Hal Earnhardt’s Ax Man (Misremembered), a half-brother to champion female sprinter Indian Blessing (Indian Charlie), will look to get on the Derby trail while making just his second career start in the GII San Vicente S. at Santa Anita Saturday. The Bob Baffert trainee will break from the rail in the six-horse field. He aired by 9 1/2 lengths in his six-furlong debut on New Year’s Day at Santa Anita and, finishing third that day, was Lombo (Graydar), who returned to win last weekend’s GIII Bob Lewis S.

Kaleem Shah’s homebred All Out Blitz (Concord Point) set the pace before finishing second behind McKinzie (Street Sense) in his two-turn debut in the Jan. 6 GIII Sham S. in his most recent trip to the post. The bay colt was a maiden winner going six furlongs in his third career start at Los Alamitos Dec. 17. He will break from post four.

“He’s doing well, he’s competitive and it’s a small field,” said trainer Simon Callaghan. “I like the post position for sure, being on the outside [of Ax Man]. Obviously, Ax Man was very impressive first time. But I think it will be a good race. All Out Blitz is training very good.”

Baffert will also saddle Nero (Pioneerof the Nile), who breaks from post three. The Coolmore/Stonestreet runner was a $950,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling. He missed by just a nose when second in his 5 1/2-furlong debut at Del Mar Aug. 27 and came back to graduate by that same margin at the same distance at Santa Anita Jan. 13. The bay colt is a half-brother to Stonestreet’s 2015 GIII Sam F. Davis S. winner Ocean Knight (Curlin).



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European Champion Aljabr Dies

Aljabr (Storm Cat–Sierra Madre {Fr}, by Baillamont), the Cartier Award-winning juvenile of 1998, died of a heart attack Feb. 6 at Shadwell Farm, where he had been a pensioner since 2013. He was 22 years old.

Bred, foaled and raised at Shadwell, Aljabr ran the table in three starts at two, winning the G3 Vintage S. at second asking before securing a championship with a victory in the G1 Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp. His two wins from six subsequent appearances at three and four came in two of Europe’s premier mile events, the G1 Sussex S. in 1999 and the G1 Lockinge S. the following spring. He retired to stud with five wins from nine starts and earnings of $593,796.

“Aljabr will be remembered for his championship juvenile season, but he was a Group 1 winner at three and four as well,” said Shadwell Vice President Rick Nichols. “His victory in the Sussex was historic, he set a course record in top company in a 160-year-old stakes race.”

Aljabr retired to stud at Shadwell in 2001 and relocated to Ascot Stud in Ontario Canada in 2008. From 11 crops, he sired 202 foals and 91 winners. Included among his 10 stakes winners, 17 stakes horses, was 2008 Canadian Classic-winning filly Northern Kraze.

Aljabr will be buried at Shadwell.

 



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