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ALSO IN THIS ISSUEArrogate's Official Pegasus Time a Track Record 6

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Derby Trail Next for Battalion Runner 11

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Horses competing at distances of one mile or longer collected 46% of the purse money in

North America in 2016, a percentage that is up slightly compared to five years ago.

With many of North American racing's biggest purses paid in longer races, led last year by the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at 1 1/4 miles, perhaps it's not too surprising that races of one mile or longer awarded 46% of the purses in the United States and Canada in 2016 even though they only accounted for 35% of races run.

The number of flat races conducted in the U.S. and Canada has declined each year from 2011, but that decline has been a little less steep in longer races. In 2011 there were 49,629 flat races offered in the U.S. and Canada, but five years later, in 2016, that number was down 17%, to 41,376.

In looking at the decline, the reductions have not been quite as severe in route races. Even with reduced racing schedules, tracks have not cut their races of one mile or longer as significantly as they have cut sprints. Route races are down 13%; sprints are down 18.5%. As a percentage, the races of one mile or longer were up 2% in 2016 to 35% compared with five years ago.

The percentage of purses awarded in route races also has grown compared with 2011. The 46% of purses earned at the longer distances in 2016—some $523.7 million—is up from the 44% of purse money earned in longer races five years ago.

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Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park on the numbers.Tom Robbins, vice president of racing and

industry relations for Del Mar, said the track tries to commit to running longer races even though there sometimes can be a push from horsemen to shorten up.

"We try to do our best to not fall into that trap of going shorter and shorter," Robbins said. "We try to maintain our route races as best we can. We encourage people to try to stretch out; we don't want to turn the sport into only sprints."

That said, Robbins said racing secretaries have to work with horsemen, and, in crafting condition books, need to adjust to the equine population available on their backstretch. Robbins noted that all things being equal, longer races generate more handle and fan interest.

"There is a lot of noise in the numbers a lot of times when you try to compare these types of things, but overall, you generally see a little bit higher handle in route races," Robbins said. "They tend to be more competitive, intriguing, and interesting. So, yeah, we're not just committing to these races as a matter of doing what's important for the game; there's a business aspect to it, too."

In 2016 the largest percentage of flat races for any specific distance in the U.S. and Canada was conducted at six furlongs. Those 10,022 races accounted for 24.2% of all races. Six-furlong races also awarded the highest percentage of purse money by distance at about $241.6

million, accounting for 21.3% of the purse money awarded.

Races at one mile ranked second in percentage total at 18% followed by races between five and six furlongs, which accounted for 13.7% of all races.

In terms of purse distribution by percentage, races at one mile returned the second-highest amount, about $199 million, or 17.5% of total purses paid while the third-ranked distance by purses paid was 1 1/16 miles, which returned about $153.8 million, or 13.5% of total purses.

The highest average purse payouts came at longer distances, influenced heavily by the lucrative stakes offered at those distances, which are otherwise relatively uncommon. Races at 1 1/4 miles ranked first in average purses at about $309,821 per race, as about $29.7 million was paid out in 96 races offered at this distance.

In breaking out races for juveniles, six furlongs was the most common distance at 23.7% of races conducted. As one might expect for 2-year-olds easing into racing, races shorter than one mile accounted for about 80% of juvenile races.

But even in this division, with lucrative stakes available for young horses that can stretch out, purses awarded in races of one mile or longer accounted for 30.9% of total purses. And, the most lucrative distances by average were the $184,480 at 1 1⁄8 miles (only five events) and $111,920 at 1 1/16 miles (157 races).

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Daily Racing Form also adjusted the Beyer Speed Figure for the race to 116 from 119.

All of this led to Trakus reviewing the official time, landing on 1:46.83. The track record lowers the mark set by Lea, 1:46.86, in the 2014 Donn Handicap (G1).

The official timer for Gulfstream Park is Trakus, which said that during the Pegasus World Cup a minor anomaly in the underlying tracking data was experienced for Arrogate in the measurement cycle reporting as the horse approached the finish line. In a release, Trakus said, "On major race days, extreme environmental conditions are not unusual, and may impact reliable tracking performance."

Trakus spokesman Michael Ciacciarelli said "environmental conditions" refers to the number of vendors and broadcasters in attendance that bring in their own wireless systems. Ciacciarelli said before a big race card extensive efforts are made to make sure that those wireless systems don't interfere with Trakus, but sometimes the message isn't followed and interference occurs.

ARROGATE'S OFFICIAL PEGASUS TIME A TRACK RECORDBy BloodHorse Staff

The official time of the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) has been lowered to

1:46.83, giving Arrogate the 1 1/8-mile dirt track record at Gulfstream Park.

The initially reported final time of 1:47.61 attracted scrutiny after the inaugural running of the world's richest race Jan. 28. Clocker Bruno DeJulio said after watching Juddmonte Farm's son of Unbridled's Song beat a field of five other grade/group 1 winners by 4 3/4 lengths, the final time seemed slow.

DeJulio clocked the race off of replays and got times between 1:46.87 and 1:46.90. He took his concerns to Craig Milkowski, who oversees TimeFormUS speed figures. Milkowski then conducted his own review of the race and landed on the time of 1:46.87, which matches one of DeJulio's three times and is close to the others. After additional review, Milkowski landed on 1:46.53 as the final time for the Pegasus.

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Trakus said such conditions existed during the record-setting Pegasus World Cup, which resulted in the live race final time being measured with an error of a fraction of a second (initially reported as 1:47.61). Although the chart was initially delayed and reviewed by Trakus' standard quality assurance protocols, the results were subsequently posted for all runners containing the incorrect winning finish time. A frame-by-frame video replay analysis showed the correct winning time to be 1:46.83.

Upon subsequent detailed review of the race performance data, Trakus determined Arrogate finished the race in 1:46.83. Updated charts are available on Gulfstream Park's website and through Equibase.

Gulfstream employs Trakus for its tracking and timing services. The Trakus system works by using a small radio transceiver outfitted on each horse, and a network of antennas and computing equipment located around the racecourse. In reviewing the race, Trakus recently completed a comprehensive review, working with Gulfstream Park management and industry partner Equibase.

"Trakus regrets the incorrect reporting of the finish time and apologizes for any inconvenience caused to our partner, Gulfstream Park, their fans and horsemen, and all industry stakeholders," Trakus said. "The company is continuously investing in its technology development efforts, training procedures, and racing operations support staff in order to provide the most accurate and reliable information possible to its racetrack partners and racing fans." BH

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CHAMPAGNE ROOM LIKELY NOT LAS VIRGENES FAVORITEBy Jeremy Balant @BH_JBalan

Champagne Room will be in a unique position Feb. 5 at Santa Anita Park, where she'll make her 3-year-

old debut in the $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G2).The champion 2-year-old filly of 2016 and the 14

Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner likely won't be favored. The horse of the moment, Unique Bella, off back-to-back freakish performances, should assume that mantle.

"We'll probably be (the underdog) and we embrace that challenge," said Champagne Room's trainer, Peter Eurton. "I think we're up to the task. She's been training as good as she ever has and it's going to be a great day for racing."

The Broken Vow filly's Breeders' Cup victory, although it was at 33-1, wasn't a flash in the pan. Champagne Room touted herself to her connections early in the summer at Del Mar and she won the Sorrento Stakes (G2) at the seaside racetrack in August.

As far as her development from 2 to 3 is concerned, Eurton says the filly has largely remained the same. The most successful strategy, Eurton says, has been to stay out of her way.

"She's always been big in stature, but her mind is

also in a good place," the trainer said. "But it was in a good place for the Breeders' Cup, too. When the gates open, she's comfortable with going fast, but if someone wants to go in front of her, that's fine. But we're not going to fight her."

Champagne Room may have a fuller résumé, but Unique Bella, a Tapit filly trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and owned by Don Alberto Stable, boasts one of the flashiest performances of the young year.

Following a 10 1/4-length, maiden-breaking win in November, Unique Bella romped again in her first stakes start, the Jan. 8 Santa Ynez Stakes (G2), this time by 7 1/2 lengths.

What Unique Bella hasn't done, however, is try a two-turn race, and that will change Sunday in the mile Las Virgenes.

Two turns were no problem for fellow Las Virgenes runners Miss Southern Miss and Mopotism, who both won at the distance in their last starts.

Miss Southern Miss' two-turn score came back in October and on a different surface, but was impressive in stakes competition. The More Than Ready filly trained by Keith Desormeaux went last to first to win the Surfer Girl Stakes on the Del Mar grass Oct. 10 and has put in a pair of bullet six-furlong works leading into the Las Virgenes, including a 1:12 4/5 drill from the gate Jan. 25. She is not inexperienced on dirt, however, and ran second to

Champagne Room in the Sorrento.Reddam Racing's Mopotism,

who earned a grade 1 placing with a third in the Starlet Stakes (G1) as a maiden Dec. 10, came back 20 days later to win a mile maiden special weight race by a half-length over next-out winner Spooky Woods.

The final entrant in the five-filly field is Mistressofthenight, a daughter of Midnight Lute who closed from seventh to win a 6 1/2 furlong maiden special weight race last time out Jan. 14 but has finished off the board in three two-turn tries. BH

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CLASSIC EMPIRE PROVES PIONEEROF THE NILE'S DEPTHBy Eric Mitchellt @BH_EMitchell

Producing champions unquestion-ably raises a stallion's profile. But

to stallion owners, how much is a champion worth in attracting breed-ers versus other statistics, such as the number and percentage of black-type stakes winners or graded stakes winners?

In the case of WinStar Farm's Pioneerof the Nile, getting a second juvenile champion in Classic Empire out of four crops to race helped erase a perception lingering throughout 2015 that the son of Empire Maker was a one-hit wonder.

Multiple grade 1 winner Pioneerof the Nile started out well as a sire, finishing second on the 2013 freshman sire list by earnings and had grade 2 winner Cairo Prince. Then came along American Pharoah, who was one of five graded stakes winners representing Pioneerof the Nile in 2014, but who attracted all the attention as his sole grade 1 winner. American Pharoah landed easy wins in the Del Mar Futurity and the FrontRunner Stakes (both G1) by a combined eight lengths, but missed the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) due to a bruised foot. He had done enough, though, to be named the champion 2-year-old colt for 2014.

Because American Pharoah was so dominant throughout 2015—sweeping the Triple Crown and

taking the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)—and because Pioneerof the Nile had only one other North American graded stakes winner that year (grade 2 winner Midnight Storm), the breeding community began doubting whether the talent flowed deep enough among Pioneerof the Nile's progeny.

"Before Classic Empire came along, we were running an ad telling the story about Pioneerof the Nile because there was this misconception that he was a one-horse wonder," said Elliott Walden, president of WinStar. "Out of his first two crops, he had a horse entered in five out of the first six Triple Crown races for which his progeny (were) eligible.

"He had Social Inclusion, who had beaten Honor Code by 10 lengths and went on to finish third in the Preakness (Stakes, G1). He

had Vinceremos in the (Kentucky) Derby, who had won the Sam F. Davis (Stakes, G3) to become eligible. He didn't run well, but he got there. And we are not even talking about a horse who didn't make the Triple Crown races, Cairo Prince."

Early in 2014 Cairo Prince was a star in the making. After he won the Holy Bull Stakes (G2) by 5 3/4 lengths and earned a 4 Ragozin speed rating, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said he had extraordinarily high hopes heading toward the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1).

"He had a couple of wide trips, some unlucky trips," McLaughlin said. "He got hung wide and finished fourth in the (Besilu) Florida Derby (G1), but he was sitting on a big race heading into the Kentucky Derby. He was a very talented horse."

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Cairo Prince missed the Kentucky Derby due to an injured left front fetlock that forced him into early retirement. He now stands at Airdrie Stud, and his first foals are yearlings of 2017.

As WinStar worked to convince breeders that Pioneerof the Nile could produce a high-caliber racehorse, along came John Oxley's Classic Empire. Out of the Cat Thief daughter and multiple stakes producer Sambuca Classica, Classic Empire won at first asking at Churchill Downs and followed up with his first graded stakes win in the Bashford Manor Stakes (G3) in his second start. He went on to win the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (both

G1). The only blemish on his record came in the Hopeful Stakes (G1) when he wheeled at the start and dumped his rider.

Classic Empire was the unanimous choice for juvenile champion male. He will make his sophomore debut in the Feb. 4 Lambholm South Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park.

"With Pioneerof the Nile, getting that second juvenile champion was really important," Walden said. "He has been able to back up what we had been saying with another champion in the first opportunity after American Pharoah.

"Pioneerof the Nile is able to get the caliber of horse everyone is looking for, and the chance to have a Derby horse. We bred 18 mares to Pioneerof the Nile last year because we believe in him. Now the market believes in him." BH

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DERBY TRAIL NEXT FOR BATTALION RUNNERBy BloodHorse Staff

St. Elias Stable's Battalion Runner won impressively for the second consecutive time during the Gulf-

stream Park championship meet, capturing the featured eighth race Feb. 3.

The 3-year-old son of Unbridled's Song turned heads Dec. 31, winning a maiden race by 8 3/4 lengths. Trainer Todd Pletcher said the colt will start next in a stakes race on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) trail.

"I think everything is in play," he said. "Part of the reason we ran here was because it was more of a methodical step and made sense, and by running this weekend it kind of left everything in play."

Battalion Runner, ridden by John Velazquez, edged away from pacesetter Beasley in the stretch to post a 1 1/4-length victory in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race. Beasley finished 7 3/4 lengths clear of the third-place finisher, Painter's Rags.

The final time was 1:43.37 on a fast track."I thought it was a good effort—first time around two

turns and second start off of a long layoff," Pletcher said. "I think we got what we wanted. The time seems solid. They kind of got into a steady rhythm all the way around there. It looked like the first two were pretty well clear of the field."

Kentucky-bred Battalion Runner, acquired for $700,000 at the 2015 Keeneland September yearling sale, was the 1-5 favorite in the seven-horse field. BH

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BIG DRAMA TO STONEWALL'S PRESTIGE STALLIONSBy BloodHorse Staff

Harold Queen's homebred Big Drama, the champi-on male sprinter of 2010, has returned to the farm

where his stallion career began and will stand the 2017 season at Stonewall's Prestige Stallions near Ocala, Fla.

The son of pensioned leading Florida stallion Montbrook previously stood at what had been Hallmarc Stallions at Stonewall Farm beginning in 2012 before shifting to Bridlewood Farm near Ocala for 2015-16.

Big Drama is half brother to grade 1 winner Sheer Drama and has three stakes winners from his first three crops of racing age, including his top earner R Kinsley Doll, and a grade 2 winning-colt in Trinidad and Tobago named Whisper Light. His progeny have earned more than $2.5 million.

For an introductory period, Big Drama will be offered to breeders for $7,500 live foal.

Out of the Notebook mare Riveting Drama, Big Drama captured the 2010 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1),

besting a field that included eventual two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan. During that championship campaign he also won the Smile Sprint Handicap (G2) and was runner up in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap and the Forego Stakes (both G1). He retired with 11 wins from 19 starts and earnings of $2,746,060. BH

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ARLINGTON MAKES CUTS TO BOOST OVERNIGHTSBy Bob Kieckhefer

Arlington International Racecourse announced Feb. 3 a 2017 stakes schedule that drops two races and

cuts purses for five more as part of an industry effort to improve overnight purses.

Stakes run in 2016 but omitted from this year's schedule are the Arlington Matron Stakes (G3), won last year by Flipcup, and the seven-furlong Chicago Handicap (G3), won last year by Sarah Sis.

Three races included in the Aug. 12 Arlington International Festival of Racing will have their purses reduced. The American St. Leger Stakes (G3T) drops from $300,000 to $200,000, the Secretariat Stakes (G1T) for 3-year-olds goes from $450,000 to $400,000, and the Beverly D. Stakes (G1T) for fillies and mares is reduced from $700,000 to $600,000.

The American Derby (G3T), run on Million Preview Day July 8, is trimmed from $125,000 to $100,000 and the listed Arlington-Washington Futurity on Sept. 9 will run for $75,000, down from last year's $100,000.

To download a PDF of Arlington's stakes schedule, click here.

"It's the initiative that the state racing board started to put more money into overnight purses," said Tony Petrillo, Arlington's general manager. "We took some of the stakes money and will use it to invest in overnight purse increases and more races."

The Illinois Racing Board earlier announced plans to donate $500,000 in "surplus" operating funds to purse accounts at the state's tracks—a move that remains undefined pending legislative action providing clear authority for the transfer. Petrillo said Arlington's actions would provide roughly a similar amount to boost overnight purses.

Petrillo did not, however, offer an estimate of average daily purses for the 2017 season, which opens on Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) day, May 5.

"Average daily isn't meaningful," he said. "Some days you have eight races, some days you have 10. What's meaningful is that with this change, horsemen will be running for bigger purses and we will be carding more races."

Overnight purses last season averaged just more than $130,000 per day.

The 2017 schedule totals 20 stakes worth $3.4 million, including six $50,000 stakes for Illinois-registered horses.

Efforts to divert funding to overnight purses are the latest stopgap measure put in place to keep the industry afloat while state government continues debating a gaming bill that would authorize slot machines and/or full casino operations at tracks.

The current version of that legislation is under consideration in the state senate but faces an uncertain future because of a complex political gridlock in the capitol. BH

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RECORD SALES FOR TATTERSALLS FEBRUARYBy BloodHorse Staff

The Tattersalls February sale, held over two days for the first time, saw records across the board as it con-

cluded Feb. 3.The robust trade continued from where it left off Feb. 2,

with a 94% clearance rate sending turnover past 2 million guineas (US$2.65 million) for the second consecutive day.

The turnover for the sale of 5,710,200 guineas ($7,570,540) was more than double the previous February sale record set last year, while the average and median of 16,944 guineas ($22,464) and 8,000 guineas ($10,606) were both records for the sale, up 56% and 60% on last year's corresponding auction.

Leading the way on the second day was the Oasis Dream filly Dream Waltz, consigned from John Gosden's Clarehaven Stables, who was knocked down to Laurent Benoit's Broadhurst Agency for 105,000 guineas ($139,208). The filly was purchased on behalf of Australian owner Peter Maher who raced her classic-winning dam Valentine Waltz.

Maher secured the filly despite the efforts of agent Barry Lynch and Arrowfield Stud's Paul Messara and indicated that she would be shipped to Australia and covered.

Valentine Waltz was bought as a yearling at Tattersalls in 1997 for 75,000 guineas by Kern/Lillingston. She was campaigned by the Kirby Maher Syndicate and won the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas) and finished third in the English One Thousand Guineas and in the Coronation Stakes (all G1).

It was another resident of Clarehaven Stables who was the second highest price for the day. Von Blucher knocked down to Salcey Forest Stud's Daniel Creighton on behalf of John Dance for 95,000 guineas ($125,950).

"He is for John Dance," Creighton said. "He is going into training with Rebecca Menzies as a dual-purpose prospect. She has done well and deserves a good horse."

Earlier in the day owner Andy Cosias secured the Dandy Man filly Dandyman Port for 75,000 guineas ($99,434). Trained in France by Eoghan O'Neill, for whom she won and was placed at Chantilly and Maison-Laffitte, the 3-year-old filly will be heading to the stables of Ireland-based Des Donovan.

"We wanted to buy a filly," Cosias said. "She should suit the soft ground in Ireland. We're very

pleased to have bought her.""The Tattersalls February sale has achieved

phenomenal growth in recent years and the 2017 renewal has taken it to a new level," said Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony. "As recently as 2010, the turnover at the February sale was less than a million guineas and the average price below 7,000 guineas. This year we extended the sale to two days for the first time and the turnover has soared to nearly 6 million guineas, more than double last year's record level, the average has reached a new record of 16,944 guineas, and even last year's impressive clearance rate of 82% has jumped to 90%.

"The obvious highlight of the sale was the 500,000 guineas ($662,897) paid for the outstanding race filly Easton Angel, another new record for this fixture, but the real feature of the sale has been the extraordinary depth to the trade in all sectors of the market and, as ever, the contribution made by overseas buyers from throughout Europe, the Gulf region, America, and as far afield as Australia.

"More six-figure lots than ever before demonstrates the enduring global appeal of quality bloodstock, but it is equally important that sales of this nature attract buyers at all levels of the market, and the sustained demand from start to finish has been just as gratifying as the individual highlights and the record returns." BH

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LOOKING FORWARD TO A SECOND PEGASUSBy Frank Angstt @BH_FAngst

If imitation is the sincerest flattery, the launch of the AU$10 million Everest Stakes for sprinters

racing this fall at Royal Randwick has to please The Stronach Group.

The Stronach Group wrapped up the world's richest race, the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park. That record purse was fueled by 12 stakeholders paying $1 million each to ensure a race slot. The Everest will pattern itself the same way, with stakeholders paying AU$600,000 each.

The first Pegasus can only be considered a rousing success. It brought together the world's top two rated horses of 2016 in record-setting winner Arrogate and two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome. The day generated $40 million in handle, twice the amount wagered on last year's Donn Handicap (G1) card. And energetic fans were willing to pay $100 (a general admission ticket) and fill the Gulfstream facility.

That said, the event's future likely is in the hands of the 12 stakeholders who each paid $1 million to fund the lucrative purse. Will those 12 stakeholders, or others taking their spots, be willing to step forward after the majority of initial stakeholders—based on listed funding sources—lost more than half their money this year?

Many stakeholders are also owners who already commit money to the sport purchasing and breeding horses. Are they willing to continue to invest with the thought that numbers could improve for everyone?

The Stronach Group founder Frank Stronach said the first edition will be reviewed, and there likely will be changes, He is committed to keeping the race going.

"We want to continue to do the Pegasus World Cup. We're going to try to make this an annual affair. I think we learned from this race," Stronach said. "We've started with a great feeling."

As noted last week, The Stronach Group is hoping that television rights will help generate more revenues for stakeholders in the future. The initial overnight rating of 1.23, about one million viewers, was encouraging but would have to grow in order to have networks lining up to bid on the event. The 2016 Derby broadcast averaged 15.5 million viewers with 17.9 million tuning in for the race.

If 12 stakeholders readily step up, the format figures to be similar to 2017. Perhaps the shot at a $7 million windfall to the winner, not to mention purse payouts of $1.75 million and $1 million respectively to second and third; before the added revenue from the day is attractive enough to bring in 12 players.

If more push is needed, perhaps stakeholders could push for money from ticket sales and the track's share of pari-mutuel revenues from the entire card as opposed to the share of the $15.7 million wagered on the race (counting horizontal wagers ending with the Pegasus). BH

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STAKES RESULTS

Astra II S.Santa Anita Park, 2/2, $75,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 12f (turf), 2:28.07, course firm.

1–Goodyearforroses (IRE), 122, b m, 5 $46,800 Azamour (IRE)–Guilia (GB), by Galileo (IRE) O–Abbondanza Racing, LLC, B–THE HORNETS (IRE), T–Richard Baltas, J–Corey S. NakataniSale History: 2016 FTKNOV, $200,000.

2–Estrechada (ARG), 120, dk b/br m, 6 $15,600 Offlee Wild–Escayola (ARG), by Roy O–Rivica Inc., B–La Esperanza (ARG), T–Mike Puype, J–Stewart Elliott

3–Ryans Charm, 124, b m, 7 ................. $9,360 Heatseeker (IRE)–Lemon Fresh Tide, by Lemon Drop Kid O–TAKAYA SHIMAKAWA, B–Ann Marie Farm (KY), T–Patrick Gallagher, J–Rafael BejaranoSale History: 2011 KEESEP, $6,000.

Margins: 1¼, 2¼, 1. Others: Queen Blossom (IRE) ($4,680), Frenzified (GB) ($1,560), Dressed to a T ($345), Dreamarcher ($345), Ginga (ARG) ($345), Backintheacademy ($345), Into The Mystic (IRE) ($345). View Equibase Chart

ALLOWANCE RESULTS

Aqueduct, Race 8, AOC2/3, $59,000, 4yo/up, 8.32f (dirt), 1:41.96, track fast.1–Cards of Stone, 118, dk b/br g, 4, Bustin Stones–Shuf-

fle the Deck, by High Yield, $35,400, O–Highclere America, McConnell Racing Stable, Wachtel Stable, and Bilinski, D., B–Roddy Valente & Thomas Lemme (NY), T–Todd A. Pletch-er, J–Kendrick Carmouche

Margin: 1¼, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Charles Town, Race 7, ALW2/2, $24,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 4.5f (dirt), :53.20, track fast.1–Victorious Heart, 120, dk b/br m, 5, Lion Hearted–Silver

Cub, by City Zip, $14,400, O–Nancy L. Terhune, B–Nancy L Terhune & Ernest Frohboese (WV), T–Javier Contreras, J–Gerald Almodovar

Margin: head, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Delta Downs, Race 8, ALW2/2, $38,000, 4yo/up, 5f (dirt), :59.04, track fast.1–Wonder Run, 118, b g, 4, Run Production–Gal Wonder,

by Three Wonders, $22,800, O–Whispering Oaks Farm LLC, B–Carrol J. Castille (LA), T–Steven B. Flint, J–Steve J. Bourque

Margin: 1¼, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Fair Grounds, Race 6, AOC2/3, $45,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f (dirt), 1:11.64, track fast.

1–Fairwell Tax Break, 121, b f, 4, Custom for Carlos–Fair-well Madrid, by Sefapiano, $27,000, O–Jackson, Eddie and B. Carlene, B–Eddie Jackson & B. Carlene Jackson (LA), T–Howard Alonzo, J–Miguel Mena

Margin: 4¾, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Fair Grounds, Race 8, AOC2/3, $43,000, 3yo, 6f (dirt), 1:11.96, track fast.1–Imindycatbirdseat, 119, gr/ro g, 3, Redding Colliery–

Stage Five Clinger, by Johannesburg, $25,800, O–Phyllis J. Hodges, B–Phyllis J. Hodges (LA), T–James E. Hodges, J–James Graham

Margin: 2¼, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Gulfstream Park, Race 8, AOC2/3, $48,000, 3yo, 8.5f (dirt), 1:43.37, track fast.1–Battalion Runner, 118, gr/ro c, 3, Unbridled's Song–

Tamboz, by Tapit, $24,000, O–St. Elias Stable, B–Dell Ridge Farm, LLC (KY), T–Todd A. Pletcher, J–John R. Velazquez

Sale History: 2015 KEESEP, $700,000.Margin: 1¼, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Laurel Park, Race 8, AOC2/3, $45,000, 4yo/up, 7f (dirt), 1:24.00, track fast.1–Stolen Love, 116, ch g, 7, Not For Love–Thief in Style,

by Cat Thief, $33,345, O–Two Rivers Racing Stable LLC and MCA Racing Stable LLC, B–Classic Thoroughbred XII (MD), T–Claudio A. Gonzalez, J–Victor R. Carrasco

Sale History: 2011 FTMSEP, $5,000.Margin: 3, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Oaklawn Park, Race 4, ALW2/3, $75,000, 4yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:11.86, track fast.1–Comic Bird, 122, b h, 5, Summer Bird–Comica Bandi-

da, by Time Bandit, $45,000, O–Jayaraman, K. K. and Ja-yaraman, V. Devi, B–Dr. K. K. Jayaraman & Dr. V. Devi Ja-yaraman (AR), T–K. K. Jayaraman, J–Geovanni Franco

Margin: 1¼, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Oaklawn Park, Race 8, AOC2/3, $74,000, 4yo/up, 5.5f (dirt), 1:05.31, track fast.1–Knights Key, 116, b c, 4, Giant's Causeway–Lemon

Kiss, by Lemon Drop Kid, $44,400, O–Lieblong, Alex and JoAnn, B–MARK GITTINS (KY), T–Ron Moquett, J–Ricardo Santana, Jr.

Sale History: 2014 FTSAUG, $300,000.Margin: 3½, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Oaklawn Park, Race 9, AOC2/3, $75,000, 4yo/up, 8.5f (dirt), 1:45.48, track fast.1–Way Striking, 118, ch g, 4, Smart Strike–Indian Way, by

Indian Charlie, $45,000, O–Mercedes Stables LLC, B–Mer-

cedes Stables LLC (KY), T–Robertino Diodoro, J–Ramon A. Vazquez

Margin: ½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Penn National, Race 3, AOC2/2, $30,400, 4yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:11.28, track fast.1–Five Cents, 119, b g, 6, Mineshaft–Lac Du Printemps,

by Meadowlake, $18,240, O–James C. Wolf, B–David W Bowman (KY), T–Timothy C. Kreiser, J–Francisco Garcia

Sale History: 2012 KEESEP, $270,000.Margin: 2¾, 3 starters. View Equibase Chart

Santa Anita Park, Race 5, AOC2/3, $56,000, 4yo/up, 5.5f (dirt), 1:03.92, track fast.1–K Thirty Eight, 124, dk b/br g, 6, Surf Cat–Butterfly Kiss,

by Corwyn Bay (IRE), $33,600, O–The Ellwood Johnston Trust and Matson Racing, B–Old English Rancho & Headley (CA), T–Karen Headley, J–Tiago Josue Pereira

Margin: 1¾, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Santa Anita Park, Race 7, AOC2/2, $56,000, 3yo, 8f (dirt), 1:39.69, track fast.1–Sorry Erik, 120, b c, 3, Wilburn–Tiz the Day, by Tiznow,

$33,600, O–Big Chief Racing, LLC, B–Erv Woolsey & Ralph Kinder (KY), T–J. Keith Desormeaux, J–Flavien Prat

Sale History: 2016 OBSAPR, $75,000, 2015 OBSAUG, $20,000.

Margin: ¾, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart

Tampa Bay Downs, Race 6, AOC2/3, $23,500, 4yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:10.32, track fast.1–Captain Genius, 118, dk b/br g, 8, Simon Pure–Shiny

Happy Groovy, by Groovy, $14,350, O–Gary Barber, B–Gail Rice (FL), T–Mark E. Casse, J–Gary Boulanger

Sale History: 2010 FTKOCT, $12,000, 2009 OBSOCT, $15,000.

Margin: 1¾, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Turfway Park, Race 7, ALW2/2, $20,400, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f (all-weather), 1:10.92, track

fast.1–Secretariat Humor, 121, ch m, 5, Distorted Humor–

Secretariat's Soul (IRE), by Sadler's Wells, $12,458, O–Charles E. Fipke, B–Charles Fipke (KY), T–Jeffrey L. Green-hill, J–Alonso Quinonez

Sale History: 2014 GOFLON, $812,400, 2013 KEESEP, ($130,000 RNA).

Margin: nose, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart

Turfway Park, Race 8, AOC2/2, $20,400, 4yo/up, f/m, 6.5f (all-weather), 1:17.60,

track fast.1–Sudden Fame, 121, dk b/br f, 4, Congrats–D' Wildcat

Speed, by Forest Wildcat, $12,240, O–Ramona S. Bass, B–Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY), T–Thomas Drury, Jr., J–John McKee

Sale History: 2014 FTSAUG, $275,000.Margin: 7, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

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MAIDEN RESULTS

Charles Town, Race 1, MSW2/2, $23,000, 3yo, 4.5f (dirt), :53.29, track fast.1–Sterling General, 124, dk b/br g, 3, Gandhi–Reece

Land, by Deputy Commander, $13,620, O–Sterling Farm WV LLC, B–Sterling Farm WV LLC (MD), T–Laura Carson, J–Wesley Ho

Margin: neck, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Charles Town, Race 3, MSW2/2, $23,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 4.5f (dirt), :53.55, track fast.1–Clown Question, 124, b f, 4, Afleet Alex–Carnival

Chrome, by Carnivalay, $13,680, O–Michael J. Miller, B–Michael J. Miller (WV), T–David Walters, J–Oscar Flores

Margin: 2¼, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Golden Gate Fields, Race 4, MSW2/3, $26,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 8f (all-weather), 1:41.20, track

fast.1–Anythingcanhappen, 124, b f, 4, Gio Ponti–Miss Alphie,

by Candi's Gold, $15,600, O–Johnson, Ellen and Peter O., B–Peter O. Johnson (KY), T–William Delia, J–William Anton-

georgi IIIMargin: 1¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Gulfstream Park, Race 2, MSW2/3, $46,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 8f (dirt), 1:38.97, track fast.1–Mizz Tutu, 123, gr/ro f, 4, Mizzen Mast–Queen of Arts,

by El Corredor, $22,800, O–Trade Winds Farm, B–Lucky One LLC (KY), T–Dale L. Romans, J–Corey J. Lanerie

Sale History: 2014 KEESEP, $32,000.Margin: ¾, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Gulfstream Park, Race 6, MSW2/3, $46,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 9.5f (turf), 1:53.36, course firm.1–Charlote's Star, 123, gr/ro f, 4, Tapit–Sweet Mariage, by

Forestry, $22,800, O–Exotique Racing, B–Aaron & Marie Jones (KY), T–Christophe Clement, J–Javier Castellano

Sale History: 2014 KEESEP, $700,000.Margin: 1, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Oaklawn Park, Race 7, MSW2/3, $72,000, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:11.75, track fast.1–Five O One, 118, ch g, 3, Drosselmeyer–Boot Um Ber-

tie, by Storm Boot, $43,200, O–Flurry Racing Stables LLC, B–Bill McDowell & Dr. K. K. Jayaraman (AR), T–Brad H. Cox,

J–Ricardo Santana, Jr.Sale History: 2016 OBSAPR, $72,000, 2015 KEESEP,

($67,000 RNA), 2015 KEEJAN, $38,000.Margin: ½, 12 starters. View Equibase Chart

Santa Anita Park, Race 3, MSW2/3, $54,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 8f (dirt), 1:40.85, track fast.1–Special Gal, 123, b f, 4, Pioneerof the Nile–Guaranteed

Victory, by Smart Strike, $32,400, O–A Venneri Racing, Inc., B–Alex Venneri & Marjorie Dye (KY), T–Philip D'Amato, J–Rafael Bejarano

Sale History: 2014 KEESEP, ($65,000 RNA).Margin: ¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Santa Anita Park, Race 4, MSW2/3, $54,000, 4yo/up, f/m, a6.5f (turf), 1:13.66, course

firm.1–Winemenow, 123, ch f, 4, Unusual Heat–Violets Rule,

by Tribal Rule, $32,400, O–Michael J. Ryan, B–Mike Ryan (CA), T–Mike Puype, J–Luis Contreras

Margin: head, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart

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LAMBHOLM SOUTH HOLY BULL S. (G2)Gulfstream Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 128.5f (dirt), $350,000, 3yo, 5:35 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Gunnevera Dialed In 3/c Javier Castellano 122 9/2 Peacock Racing Stables, LLC 2 2 Perro Rojo Birdstone 3/c Nik Juarez 116 30/1 Calumet Farm 3 3 Classic Empire Pioneerof the Nile 3/c Julien R. Leparoux 122 3/5 John C. Oxley 4 4 Talk Logistics High Cotton 3/c Paco Lopez 116 12/1 Hardway Stables 5 5 Irish War Cry Curlin 3/c Joel Rosario 120 15/1 Isabelle de Tomaso 6 6 Fact Finding The Factor 3/c John R. Velazquez 120 6/1 Stonestreet Stables LLC, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael

Tabor and Derrick Smith 7 7 Shamsaan Bernardini 3/c Luis Saez 116 20/1 Shadwell Stable 8 8 Cavil Elusive Quality 3/g Jose Lezcano 116 15/1 Godolphin Racing LLC 9 9 Fire for Effect Smart Strike 3/c Corey J. Lanerie 116 20/1 West Point ThoroughbredsBreeders: 1–Brandywine Farm & Stephen Upchurch; 2–Mueller Farms Inc.; 3–Steven Nicholson & Brandi Nicholson; 4–Ocala Stud & Edward Wiest; 5–Isabelle deTomaso; 6–Nursery Place & Partners; 7–Shadwell Farm, LLC; 8–Darley; 9–Jellystone Holdings LLC.Trainers: 1–Antonio Sano; 2–Nicholas P. Zito; 3–Mark E. Casse; 4–Edward Plesa, Jr.; 5–H. Graham Motion; 6–Todd A. Pletcher; 7–Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 8–Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 9–Dale L. Romans.

SAN ANTONIO S. (G2)Santa Anita Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 88.5f (dirt), $300,000, 4yo/up, 4:02 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Hoppertunity Any Given Saturday 6/h Flavien Prat 125 2/1 Pegram, Watson or Weitman 2 2 Avanti Bello Include 5/h Mario Gutierrez 120 12/1 Suarez or Keh or Richardson, Et Al 4 3 El Huerfano Tannersmyman 5/g Victor Espinoza 120 12/1 Barber or Wachtel Stable 5 4 Mor Spirit Eskendereya 4/r Mike E. Smith 122 3/1 Michael Lund Petersen 6 5 Dalmore Colonel John 4/c Kent J. Desormeaux 122 8/1 Big Chief Rcg, Head of Plains Ptnrs, Rocker O Ranch,

Et Al 7 6 Accelerate Lookin At Lucky 4/c Tyler Baze 125 5/2 Hronis Racing, LLC 8 7 Hard Aces Hard Spun 7/h Santiago Gonzalez 122 6/1 Hronis Racing, LLCBreeders: 1–Betz/D.J. Stable/Kidder/J. Betz/Robenalt; 2–Lou Neve; 4–M.A. Douzos; 5–Elkstone Group, LLC; 6–Sally J. Andersen; 7–Mike Abraham; 8–Dreamchaser Thorobreds.Trainers: 1–Bob Baffert; 2–Doug F. O'Neill; 4–Peter Miller; 5–Bob Baffert; 6–J. Keith Desormeaux; 7–John W. Sadler; 8–John W. Sadler.

SWALE S. (G2)Gulfstream Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 57f (dirt), $200,000, 3yo, 2:00 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Derek's Smile Brother Derek 3/c Emisael Jaramillo 116 15/1 George E. Hall 2 2 Sonic Mule Distorted Humor 3/c John R. Velazquez 120 7/2 Calumet Farm 3 3 Three Rules Gone Astray 3/c Cornelio H. Velasquez 120 7/5 ShadeTree Thoroughbreds, Inc., Tom Fitzgerald, and

Geoff Roy 4 4 Favorable Outcome Flatter 3/c Javier Castellano 116 8/5 Klaravich Stables, Inc. and William H. Lawrence 5 5 Vanish Algorithms 3/c Joel Rosario 120 12/1 Gary Barber 6 6 Impressive Edge Harlan's Holiday 3/c Luis Saez 116 15/1 N & K RacingBreeders: 1–K & G Stables; 2–WinStar Farm, LLC; 3–Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc, Geoff Roy & Tom Fitzgerald; 4–Charles T. Matses; 5–Hope Stock Farm; 6–Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding.Trainers: 1–Kelly J. Breen; 2–Todd A. Pletcher; 3–Jose Pinchin; 4–Chad C. Brown; 5–Mark E. Casse; 6–Dale L. Romans.

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FORWARD GAL S. (G2)Gulfstream Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 67f (dirt), $200,000, 3yo f, 2:30 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 My Lerler A. P. Warrior 3/f Jose Lezcano 116 30/1 Just For Fun Stable, Inc. 2 2 Tequilita Union Rags 3/f Luis Saez 120 12/1 Dorothy Alexander Matz 3 3 Bode's Dream Bodemeister 3/f John R. Velazquez 120 4/1 St. Elias Stable 4 4 Pretty City Dancer Tapit 3/f Julien R. Leparoux 122 7/5 John C. Oxley 5 5 Brahms Cat Wildcat Heir 3/f Luca Panici 116 30/1 Bluestone Thoroughbreds LLC 6 6 Ms Locust Point Dialed In 3/f Joel Rosario 120 5/1 Jim Reichenberg and Bruno De Julio and Cash Is

King 7 7 Wildcat Kate Kantharos 3/f Eduardo O. Nunez 120 6/1 San Basilio, LLC 8 8 Summer Luck Lookin At Lucky 3/f Javier Castellano 116 6/1 Gary Barber 9 9 Lirica Kantharos 3/f Edgard J. Zayas 120 20/1 Magic Stables, LLCBreeders: 1–Just For Fun Stable, Inc.; 2–Dorothy A. Matz; 3–SF Bloodstock LLC; 4–Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd.; 5–Louie Rogers Thoroughbreds LLC; 6–Lesley Campi-on; 7–El Batey Farm LLC; 8–Imperious Stable & Lookin at Lucky Syndicate; 9–Cherie M Abner & Michael A Bossio.Trainers: 1–Antonio Cioffi; 2–Michael R. Matz; 3–Todd A. Pletcher; 4–Mark E. Casse; 5–Larry Bates; 6–John C. Servis; 7–Kathleen O'Connell; 8–Mark E. Casse; 9–Antonio Sano.

PALOS VERDES S. (G2)Santa Anita Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 36f (dirt), $200,000, 4yo/up, 1:29 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Ike Walker Bellamy Road 5/g Flavien Prat 120 8/1 C T R Stables LLC, Hollendorfer or Dr. Michael

Sigband 2 2 Distinctive B With Distinction 6/g Tyler Baze 120 7/2 Rockingham Ranch 3 3 St. Joe Bay Saint Anddan 5/g Kent J. Desormeaux 122 8/5 Altamira Racing Stable or Bernsen 4 4 Ocho Ocho Ocho Street Sense 5/h Santiago Gonzalez 120 7/2 DP Racing 5 5 Moe Candy Candy Ride (ARG) 5/h Victor Espinoza 120 2/1 Hronis Racing, LLCBreeders: 1–Buck Pond Farm, Inc.; 2–Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, Charlie Dobbs & Frank Berris; 3–Bonnie Heath Farm, LLC; 4–Siena Farms LLC; 5–Craig Stables.Trainers: 1–Jerry Hollendorfer; 2–Peter Miller; 3–Peter Miller; 4–James M. Cassidy; 5–John W. Sadler.

SAN MARCOS S. (G2T)Santa Anita Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 910f (turf), $200,000, 4yo/up, 4:35 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 A Red Tie Day Indygo Shiner 7/g Corey S. Nakatani 119 15/1 Bloom Racing Stable, LLC 2 2 Flamboyant (FR) Peer Gynt (JPN) 6/g Brice Blanc 121 4/1 Bienstock or Winner 3 3 Itsinthepost (FR) American Post (GB) 5/g Tyler Baze 119 12/1 Red Baron's Barn, LLC 4 4 Blue Tone Birdstone 8/g Martin Garcia 121 12/1 Engelberg or Schroeder Farms LLC or Steeper 5 5 Texas Ryano Curlin 6/h Joseph Talamo 124 3/1 Warren B. Williamson 6 6 Power Ped Powerscourt (GB) 7/g Stewart Elliott 119 20/1 Stepaside Farms, LLC 8 7 Perfectly Majestic Majesticperfection 5/g Kent J. Desormeaux 119 10/1 Griffin Thoroughbred Stables or Schroeder Farms,

LLC 11 8 Isotherm Lonhro (AUS) 4/c Flavien Prat 119 6/1 Matthew Schera 12 9 Hi Happy (ARG) Pure Prize 5/h Altair Domingos 119 10/1 La Providencia LLC 13 10 Twentytwentyvision Pollard's Vision 6/g Mike E. Smith 119 6/1 Ellen & Peter O. Johnson 14 11 Frank Conversation Quality Road 4/c Mario Gutierrez 124 6/1 Reddam Racing, LLCBreeders: 1–Dapple Bloodstock & Gryphon Investments LLC; 2–SNC REGNIER & SAN GABRIEL INV. INC.; 3–Julien Leaunes; 4–Far View Stables; 5–Williamson Racing, LLC; 6–Schow Family Trust; 8–Brereton C. Jones; 11–H. Allen Poindexter; 12–La Providencia; 13–Peter O. Johnson; 14–Mr. Marc Keller.Trainers: 1–Richard Baltas; 2–Patrick Gallagher; 3–Jeff Mullins; 4–Robert B. Hess, Jr.; 5–Carla Gaines; 6–Neil D. Drysdale; 8–Robert B. Hess, Jr.; 11–George Weaver; 12–Felipe N Souza; 13–Richard E. Mandella; 14–Doug F. O'Neill.

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WITHERS S. (G3)Aqueduct, Saturday, February 4, Race 88.5f (dirt), $250,000, 3yo, 4:20 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 True Timber Mineshaft 3/c Kendrick Carmouche 116 8/1 Calumet Farm 2 2 Apartfromthecrowd Gio Ponti 3/c Irad Ortiz, Jr. 116 5/1 Klaravich Stables, Inc. and Lawrence, William H. 3 3 Jaime's Angel Mission Impazible 3/c Alan Garcia 116 50/1 Youngs Racing Stable 4 4 El Areeb Exchange Rate 3/c Trevor McCarthy 122 6/5 M M G Stables, LLC 5 5 Bonus Points Majestic Warrior 3/c Manuel Franco 116 12/1 Three Diamonds Farm 6 6 Fillet of Sole Union Rags 3/c Rajiv Maragh 116 10/1 St Elias, Teresa Viola Racing Stables, Brooklyn Boys,

MEB Stables 7 7 Always a Suspect Exchange Rate 3/c Antonio A. Gallardo 116 20/1 Victory Racing Partners 8 8 Small Bear Macho Uno 3/g Dylan Davis 118 30/1 August Dawn Farm 9 9 Square Shooter Trappe Shot 3/c Frankie Pennington 118 12/1 Gold Square LLC 10 10 J Boys Echo Mineshaft 3/c Robby Albarado 116 4/1 Albaugh Family StableBreeders: 1–Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Ferrell; 2–Maxxam Alliance, LLC; 3–Twin Creeks Farm; 4–Dixiana Farms LLC; 5–Country Life Farm; 6–Betz/Kidder/Blackburn/Lamantia/J. Betz/Graves/Davidson; 7–Exchange Rate Syndicate & M. J. Hogan Enterprises Inc.; 8–Martin Lake & Serendipity Farm; 9–Stone Farm & Joseph W. Sutton; 10–Betz/Black-burn/J. Betz/Ramsby/CNHHNK.Trainers: 1–Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 2–Chad C. Brown; 3–Richard Metivier; 4–Cathal A. Lynch; 5–Todd A. Pletcher; 6–Todd A. Pletcher; 7–Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 8–Gary Sciacca; 9–Michael Lerman; 10–Dale L. Romans.

ROBERT B. LEWIS S. (G3)Santa Anita Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 28.5f (dirt), $150,000, 3yo, 12:59 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Royal Mo Uncle Mo 3/c Victor Espinoza 120 5/2 Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Moss 2 2 Irap Tiznow 3/c Mario Gutierrez 120 3/1 Reddam Racing, LLC 3 3 Dangerfield Into Mischief 3/c Kent J. Desormeaux 122 7/2 W. C. Racing or Zayat Stables, LLC 4 4 Term of Art Tiznow 3/c Tyler Baze 124 9/2 Calumet Farm 5 5 Sheer Flattery Flatter 3/c Mike E. Smith 120 2/1 Barrow, Robertson or HollendorferBreeders: 1–Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson); 2–Aaron & Marie Jones; 3–Joe B Murphy; 4–Whisper Hill Farm, LLC; 5–Amy Boulton.Trainers: 1–John A. Shirreffs; 2–Doug F. O'Neill; 3–Doug F. O'Neill; 4–Doug F. O'Neill; 5–Jerry Hollendorfer.

SWEETEST CHANT S. (G3T)Gulfstream Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 118f (turf), $100,000, 3yo f, 5:05 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Okinawa The Factor 3/f Javier Castellano 114 6/1 Ramona S. Bass 2 2 Tamit (IRE) Fastnet Rock (AUS) 3/f Julien R. Leparoux 114 5/1 Robert E. Masterson 3 3 Compelled War Front 3/f Jose Lezcano 118 5/2 Glen Hill Farm 4 4 Mo Justice Lemon Drop Kid 3/f Tyler Gaffalione 114 10/1 Bill Justice 5 5 A Great Time Street Magician 3/f Emisael Jaramillo 114 20/1 R. Larry Johnson 6 6 Just Sassy Dunkirk 3/f Jorge Ruiz 114 50/1 Christine Wasilewski 7 7 Rymska (FR) Le Havre (IRE) 3/f Joel Rosario 118 9/5 Sheep Pond Partners, Alain Jathiere, Tom Coleman

and Norton Herrick 8 8 Bahama Halo More Than Ready 3/f Luis Saez 114 12/1 Let's Go Stable 9 9 Fifty Five Get Stormy 3/f Nik Juarez 114 10/1 Empire Equines LLCBreeders: 1–Labhras Draper & Catherina McDonnell; 2–Roman Empress Syndicate; 3–Glen Hill Farm; 4–Bill Justice; 5–Larry Johnson; 6–J. R. Cavanaugh; 7–Eric Feurtet; 8–Dell Ridge Farm, LLC; 9–Empire Equines, LLC.Trainers: 1–Chad C. Brown; 2–Mark E. Casse; 3–Thomas F. Proctor; 4–Christophe Clement; 5–Michael J. Trombetta; 6–David R. Brownlee; 7–Chad C. Brown; 8–Todd A. Pletcher; 9–Thomas M. Bush.

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KING COTTON S.Oaklawn Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 86f (dirt), $125,000, 4yo/up, 4:38 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Helooksthepart Songandaprayer 7/g Joseph Rocco, Jr. 115 20/1 C. O. D. Racing LLC (Ronald Ortyl) 2 2 Ivan Fallunovalot Valid Expectations 7/g Calvin H. Borel 122 6/5 Lewis E. Mathews, Jr. 3 3 Mr. Z Malibu Moon 5/h Marlon St. Julien 115 20/1 Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley) 4 4 Apprehender Posse 8/g Alex Birzer 115 10/1 Dream Farm LLC (John & Christine Robson) 5 5 Storm Advisory Weigelia 5/h Geovanni Franco 115 10/1 River Ridge Ranch LLC (Sandra K. Rasmussen) 6 6 Conquest Twister Twirling Candy 4/c Ricardo Santana, Jr. 122 12/1 Rialto Racing Stables and Southern Springs Stables 7 7 Recount Limehouse 5/g Chris Landeros 122 6/1 Doubledown Stables Inc. (Richard Templer) 8 8 Rockport Kat Rockport Harbor 5/g Ramon A. Vazquez 122 5/2 M & M Racing (Michael Sisk) 9 9 Crewman Candy Ride (ARG) 6/g Didiel A. Osorio 117 20/1 Dundalk 5 LLC (Tim Kindlon)Breeders: 1–Ann Marie Farm; 2–Eileen H. Hartis; 3–Richard D. Maynard; 4–Jayeff B Stables; 5–Epona Equine, LLC , Otto Draper & Wyn Oaks Farm; 6–Tall Oaks Farm; 7–Barney Gallagher & Anne Gallagher; 8–H. Allen Poindexter; 9–Emory A. Hamilton.Trainers: 1–Daniel C. Peitz; 2–W. T. Howard; 3–D. Wayne Lukas; 4–Gene Jacquot; 5–Robertino Diodoro; 6–Ron Moquett; 7–James P. DiVito; 8–Robertino Diodoro; 9–Dee Poulos.

KITTEN'S JOY S.Gulfstream Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 48f (turf), $100,000, 3yo, 1:30 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Minister's Strike English Channel 3/c Julien R. Leparoux 114 15/1 Debby M. Oxley 2 2 Sonic Boom More Than Ready 3/c Corey J. Lanerie 114 6/1 Lothenbach Stables, Inc. 3 3 Sir Sebastian Discreet Cat 3/c Paco Lopez 114 20/1 Establo G and G 4 4 Made You Look More Than Ready 3/c Javier Castellano 120 1/1 Three Chimneys Farm and Let's Go Stable 5 5 Clyde's Image Get Stormy 3/g Joel Rosario 114 8/1 Sullimar Stable 6 6 Lemonist Lemon Drop Kid 3/c John R. Velazquez 114 8/1 Wertheimer and Frere 7 7 Kitten's Cat Kitten's Joy 3/c Luis Saez 118 5/1 Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey 8 8 Holiday Stone Harlan's Holiday 3/c Jose Lezcano 114 10/1 Susan and Jim HillBreeders: 1–Debby Oxley; 2–Athens Woods, LLC & More Than Ready Syndicate; 3–Gary & Mary West Stables, Inc.; 4–The Robert and Beverly Lewis Trust; 5–Barr Inman; 6–Wertheimer Et Frere; 7–Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey; 8–Nesco II Limited.Trainers: 1–Mark E. Casse; 2–Ian R. Wilkes; 3–Alejandro Maymo; 4–Todd A. Pletcher; 5–Thomas M. Bush; 6–Todd A. Pletcher; 7–Joe Sharp; 8–George Weaver.

RED HEDEMAN MILE S.Sunland Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 88f (dirt), $85,000, 3yo, 3:44 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Go for a Stroll Attila's Storm 3/g Tracy J. Hebert 122 5/2 R. D. Hubbard 2 2 Red Duke Run Roman Emperor 3/g Ry Eikleberry 122 10/1 Gallegos Del Norte Racing (Miguel Gallegos et al) 3 3 Dom Strait Dominique's Cat 3/g Miguel A. Perez 122 5/1 Judge Lanier Racing (Tom McKenna et. al.) 4 4 Hute Western Gambler 3/g Ken S. Tohill 122 5/1 Michael C. Stinson 5 5 Reining Pesos Attila's Storm 3/g Elvin Gonzalez 122 6/1 Stephen Fidel and Kenneth Corazza 6 6 Storming Back Attila's Storm 3/g Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr. 122 6/1 Dale F. Taylor 7 7 He's Another Who Quinton's Gold 3/g Justin Shepherd 122 2/1 Champion Racing Stable (Rickey C. Cundiff et al)Breeders: 1–R. D. Hubbard; 2–Gallegos Del Norte Racing; 3–McKenna Thoroughbreds LLC; 4–Michael C Stinson; 5–Steve Fidel & Kenneth L. Corazza; 6–Dale Taylor; 7–Sam E Stevens & Sammy L Stevems.Trainers: 1–Todd W. Fincher; 2–Bart G. Hone; 3–Miguel L. Hernandez; 4–Joel H. Marr; 5–Jose R. Gonzalez, Jr.; 6–Todd W. Fincher; 7–Casey T. Lambert.

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MT. CRISTO REY H.Sunland Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 94.5f (dirt), $85,000, 3yo/up, 4:10 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Infinite Bull King Bull 6/g Jorge Carreno 123 3/1 Tucumcari Thoroughbreds (Gary Balzano et al) 2 2 D E Lover So Long Birdie 6/g Frank Reyes 120 5/1 Tony E. Sedillo and Leroy Martinez 3 3 Weappear Devon Lane 5/g Duane Lee Sterling 123 9/2 Nancy Summers 4 4 Long Stormy Trip Weather Warning 5/g Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr. 114 12/1 Leslie Arnold 5 5 Wyatt Pro Prado 8/g Ry Eikleberry 119 6/1 A and A Equine, Inc. and Gino Roncelli 6 6 Get Er Done Precocity 4/g Miguel A. Perez 115 8/1 Dwain R. Yarbar and Greg Green 7 7 El Tule Touchdown Ky 3/c Jose L. Torres 113 10/1 Jose Luis Chavez 8 8 Hot News Southwestern Heat 5/g Elvin Gonzalez 111 20/1 Tracy D. Lopez 9 9 Not My Note Fusaichi Zenon (JPN) 5/g Tracy J. Hebert 124 4/1 Michael G. Weatherly 10 10 Hehasspirit Son of the West 6/g Jose Luis Enriquez 112 20/1 Alvaro Hinojos 11 11 Cawboybandido Next Bandit 3/c Alejandro Medellin 110 20/1 Hubaldo SolisBreeders: 1–Tucumcari Thoroughbreds; 2–Double Eagle Ranch; 3–Tony Pickard DVM; 4–Leslie Arnold; 5–C. P. Hourigan; 6–Dr. Truman Smith; 7–Michael Fuhs & Jeanne Fuhs; 8–Bauer Farm LLC; 9–Michael Weatherly; 10–Dale F. Taylor & Debbie Taylor; 11–Hubaldo Solis.Trainers: 1–Greg Green; 2–Tony E. Sedillo; 3–Nancy Summers; 4–Dan H. Dennison; 5–Justin R. Evans; 6–Greg Green; 7–Phillip R. Sanchez; 8–Ramon D. Gallegos; 9–Simon J. Buechler; 10–Alvaro Hinojos; 11–Miguel M. Castillo.

KEITH GEE MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT S.Fair Grounds, Saturday, February 4, Race 5a8f (turf), $50,000, 3yo, 3:13 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Girvin Tale of Ekati 3/c Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 116 9/2 Brad Grady 2 2 Warrior's Kid Lemon Drop Kid 3/c Mitchell Murrill 116 20/1 Russell Welch 3 3 Red Corvette Warrior's Reward 3/c Miguel Mena 116 10/1 Carolyn Friedberg & Jeff T. Larson 4 4 Cool Arrow Into Mischief 3/c Luis Saez 122 3/1 Brad Grady 5 5 Zinger The Factor 3/c Gabriel Saez 116 10/1 Fletcher & Carolyn Gray 6 6 Art Imitates Life Artie Schiller 3/c David Romero Flores 116 8/1 Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. (Richard & Karen

Papiese) 7 7 Hot Dad Sidney's Candy 3/c James Graham 118 5/1 Warner Thoroughbreds, Setzer, Jim, Setzer, Brett and

Triple R Racing, Inc. 8 8 Holly Field Mizzen Mast 3/c Shaun Bridgmohan 116 6/1 Lothenbach Stables, Inc. (Robert J. Lothenbach) 9 9 Cowboy Culture Quality Road 3/c Florent Geroux 118 4/1 Cheyenne Stable, LLC (Everett Dobson)Breeders: 1–Bob Austin & John Witte; 2–Russell Welch; 3–Hunter Valley Farm & Bourque Goldstein Thoroughbreds, LLC; 4–H. Allen Poindexter; 5–Fletcher Gray & Carolyn Gray; 6–Crown Thoroughbred Partnerships; 7–SF Racing; 8–Hinkle Farms; 9–Rhineshire Farm LLC.Trainers: 1–Joe Sharp; 2–Eric L. Heitzmann; 3–Richard R. Scherer; 4–Joe Sharp; 5–J. Larry Jones; 6–Thomas M. Amoss; 7–Michael J. Maker; 8–Neil L. Pessin; 9–Brad H. Cox.

CINCINNATI TROPHY S.Turfway Park, Saturday, February 4, Race 66.5f (all-weather), $50,000, 3yo f, 8:40 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Beloved Betty Warrior's Reward 3/f Orlando Mojica 118 20/1 Hurricane Hills Farm (Doug Branham) 2 2 Hansen's Girl Hansen 3/f Albin Jimenez 118 15/1 Kendall E. Hansen 3 3 Promises Broken Algorithms 3/f Jack Gilligan 118 2/1 Nelson McMakin 4 4 On Probation Into Mischief 3/f Alonso Quinonez 118 15/1 Suzanne M. Mundy 5 5 Creative Element Creative Cause 3/f Megan Fadlovich 118 20/1 Blue Checker Thoroughbreds, LLC (David Purcell, et

al.) 6 6 Spanish Arch Dialed In 3/f Abel Lezcano 118 9/2 Oak Lodge Farm, LLC (Alan Fitzsimons) 7 7 Follow the Petals Majestic Warrior 3/f Julie Burke 118 30/1 Jeremiah O'Dwyer 8 8 Delphinia The Factor 3/f Julio A. Garcia 118 5/2 Stonestreet Stables, LLC (Barbara Banke) and Fog

City Stables (David Shimmon) 9 9 Jenna J Archarcharch 3/f Rodney A. Prescott 118 15/1 Greg James 10 10 Sister Nation Into Mischief 3/f Gary Boulanger 118 4/1 Mark DodsonBreeders: 1–Doug Branham & Felicia Branham; 2–Kendall E. Hansen, M.D. Racing, LLC; 3–Nelson McMakin; 4–Canamer Farm; 5–Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robin-son); 6–Janeen Oliver; 7–Gentry Farms; 8–Morris B. Floyd & Gary Layman; 9–William Snowden; 10–Marvin Little Jr. & William Lynn.Trainers: 1–Brett T. Santangelo; 2–Michael J. Maker; 3–Philip A. Sims; 4–Mark Hubley; 5–John A. Hancock; 6–Michael J. Maker; 7–Jeremiah O'Dwyer; 8–Wesley A. Ward; 9–Jason G. Cook; 10–Michael P. De Paulo.

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JUST ONE MORE S.Gulfstream Park, Wednesday, February 8, Race 48f (dirt), $60,000, 3yo, 2:02 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Woodrow Old Fashioned 3/c Tyler Gaffalione 118 - Sterling Racing LLC 2 Third Day Bernardini 3/c John R. Velazquez 118 - Spendthrift Farm LLC and Town and Country Racing,

LLC 3 Barry Karafin Bets First Defence 3/c Luis Saez 118 - Steven Dwoskin 4 Wait Distorted Humor 3/c Javier Castellano 118 - Arindel 5 Quinientos Sky Mesa 3/g Marcos Meneses 118 - Rontos Racing Stable Corp. 6 Basha Uncle Mo 3/c Emisael Jaramillo 120 - Gelfenstein Farm, LLCBreeders: 1–Hope Hill Farm & Thomas McGreevy; 2–Janet Lyons & James Atwell; 3–Terry L. Propps & Charles E. Smith; 4–Arindel Farm; 5–Oxley, TCF Stallions et al, Barry Simpson & Shelly Simpson; 6–Normandy Farm LLC.Trainers: 1–Harry Benson; 2–Todd A. Pletcher; 3–Steven Dwoskin; 4–Stanley I. Gold; 5–Enrique A. Sanchez; 6–Gilberto Zerpa.

LA BRED PREMIER NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP S.Delta Downs, Saturday, February 11, Race 108.5f (dirt), $150,000, 4yo/up, 9:54 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Chocopologie Candy Ride (ARG) 5/h Colby J. Hernandez 123 - Preston Stables, LLC (Arthur Preston) 2 Southern Argument Closing Argument 4/g Roberto Morales 116 - Virginia Lazenby Racing Stable LLC (Virginia Lazen-

by) 3 Mobile Bay Lone Star Special 5/h Diego Saenz 123 - Tigertail Ranch (Irwin Olian) 4 Sir Genghis Tale of the Cat 6/g Kerwin D. Clark 116 - Gillian and Kirk L. Harris 5 Grande Basin Good and Tough 5/g Miguel Mena 116 - William J. Deckwa, Jr. and John Carbo 6 The Pickett Factor Gold Tribute 5/g Luis S. Quinonez 116 - Melissa Cantacuzene 7 One King's Man K One King 7/g Richard E. Eramia 116 - David Korkames 8 Mageez Musket Man 4/c Ashley Broussard 118 - Double Dam Farm LLC (Delmar R. Caldwell) 9 Watch My Smoke Leestown 9/g Gerard Melancon 116 - Maggi Moss 10 Fort Pulaski Any Given Saturday 4/c Steve J. Bourque 116 - Tigertail Ranch (Irwin Olian)Breeders: 1–Coteau Grove Farms, LLC; 2–DocAtty Stables, LLC; 3–Tigertail Ranch; 4–Randel Stutes; 5–Coteau Grove Farms; 6–E. O. Pickett; 7–Steve Crowe; 8–James A. Mcgehee Jr.; 9–Jay Adcock; 10–Tigertail Ranch.Trainers: 1–Patrick Devereux, Jr.; 2–Oscar Modica; 3–Victor Arceneaux; 4–Kirk Harris; 5–Edward J. Johnston; 6–Ralph R. Irwin; 7–F. Dewaine Loy; 8–Delmar R. Caldwell; 9–Thomas M. Amoss; 10–Danny Pish.

LA BRED PREMIER NIGHT PRINCE S.Delta Downs, Saturday, February 11, Race 58f (dirt), $100,000, 3yo, 7:30 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Saint's Fan Tale of Ekati 3/c Colby J. Hernandez 122 - Dallas Stewart 2 Kool Yankee Yankee Gentleman 3/c Gerardo Mora 117 - Henry Ray Dunn 3 Magic Vow Private Vow 3/g Kerwin D. Clark 122 - Brittlyn Stable Inc. (Evelyn Benoit) 4 Freakonthelead Run Production 3/g Timothy Thornton 122 - Whispering Oaks Farm, LLC (Carrol Castille) 5 Tip Tap Tapizar Tapizar 3/c Gerard Melancon 122 - Whispering Oaks Farm, LLC (Carrol Castille) 6 Philly Star Guitar 3/g Miguel Mena 119 - Wells Watson, William Foster and Phyllis Foster 7 Big Maurice My Pal Charlie 3/g Richard E. Eramia 119 - Maury and Leslie Harrington 8 Jack Snipe's Half Ours 3/g Donnie J. Meche 122 - Jeff Drown and Gary M. Scherer 9 Underpressure Birdstone 3/c Diego Saenz 119 - Mallory Greiner 10 Walking in Faith Saint Afleet 3/g Junior Inirio 119 - BW and HTS Stables, LLC 11 Ida's Warrior Warrior's Reward 3/c Sophie Doyle 117 - Kennesaw Mountain RacingBreeders: 1–Dallas Stewart; 2–Gulf Haven Farms; 3–J. Adcock; 4–Carrol J. Castille; 5–Summer Hill Farm LLC; 6–Cynthia G. Eyre & Wendell A. Templet; 7–Curtis A Dela-houssaye & Michelle Rodriguez; 8–Clear Creek Stud Llc; 9–James McIngvale; 10–Daniel R. Chicola; 11–Hill Stable, LLC.Trainers: 1–Dallas Stewart; 2–Henry Ray Dunn; 3–Allen Landry; 4–Steven B. Flint; 5–Steven M. Asmussen; 6–Albert M. Stall, Jr.; 7–Joseph M. Foster; 8–Gary M. Scherer; 9–Chris Richard; 10–Jason G. Grudzien; 11–Mark E. Casse.

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LA BRED PREMIER NIGHT STARLET S.Delta Downs, Saturday, February 11, Race 68f (dirt), $100,000, 3yo f, 7:58 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Princess Samurai First Samurai 3/f Miguel Mena 117 - Darlene Peterson and Mike Peterson 2 Our Millie Half Ours 3/f Alexander Castillo 119 - Marble Farms LLC (Margaret Stanton and William

May) 3 Quarter Carat Tiz Wonderful 3/f Kerwin D. Clark 117 - Stacey Moak 4 Chases Dixie Belle My Pal Charlie 3/f Timothy Thornton 122 - Robert J.(Bobby) Salome 5 Naughty Little Nun Songandaprayer 3/f Diego Saenz 117 - Ed Wright Cattle Company 6 My Gal Layla My Pal Charlie 3/f Roberto Morales 119 - Susan K. Love 7 Just Kylie Greeley's Galaxy 3/f Ashley Broussard 119 - Fontenot, K., Fontenot, P., Judice Farms, Inc. and

Plaisance, K. 8 Mr. Al's Gal Salute the Sarge 3/f Richard E. Eramia 122 - Brittlyn Stable Inc. (Evelyn Benoit) 9 Sashimi Blaster Quality Road 3/f Gerard Melancon 122 - Whispering Oaks Farm LLC and Relentless Racing

LLC 10 Moonlightnmidnight Wilburn 3/f Colby J. Hernandez 117 - West Point Thoroughbreds LLC (Terrence Finley) 11 E Z's All Attitude E Z's Gentleman 3/f Jose Andres Guerrero 117 - Jeffery A. Reeves 12 Liba Shackleford 3/f Timothy Thornton 115 - Wayne Sanders & Larry HirschBreeders: 1–Orange Grove Thoroughbreds, Inc.; 2–Barbara V. Rowell; 3–Stacey Moak; 4–Michael Villar & Cynthia Villar; 5–Rene LaVergne DVM; 6–Elliott Necaise; 7–Ger-ald L. Averett; 8–J. Adcock & Neal McFadden; 9–Relentless Racing LLC; 10–Allen Guillotte Jr.; 11–Paul Pruett & Simon Winston; 12–Randel Stutes.Trainers: 1–W. Bret Calhoun; 2–Joseph M. Foster; 3–Albert M. Stall, Jr.; 4–Charles P. Hukill; 5–Bernard S. Flint; 6–Eduardo Ramirez; 7–Shane Wilson; 8–Justin Jeansonne; 9–Steven B. Flint; 10–Dallas Stewart; 11–Jeffery A. Reeves, Jr.; 12–Joe Sharp.

LA BRED PREMIER NIGHT MATRON S.Delta Downs, Saturday, February 11, Race 75f (dirt), $100,000, 4yo/up f/m, 8:26 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Social Doll Half Ours 4/f Kevin J. Smith 116 - Cyril F. Hicks 2 Diamond Cutter Salute the Sarge 5/m Gerardo Mora 116 - World War IV Racing (Warren McFatter & John Christ-

mann) 3 Time Share Half Ours 4/f Roberto Morales 118 - William T. Reed 4 Hey Hey Miss Sue Due Date 4/f Timothy Thornton 116 - Charles G. Breaux 5 Smittys Cougar Half Ours 4/f Gerard Melancon 116 - Roger G. Smith 6 Can't Touch Me Musket Man 4/f Luis S. Quinonez 118 - Clay Loetscher 7 Fiji D Lydgate 7/m Jose Andres Guerrero 116 - Earnest G. Stovall 8 Sarge's Daughter Salute the Sarge 5/m Eddie Martin, Jr. 118 - Freking, Brian and Wolfe, Anthony J. 9 Sunny Oak Giant Oak 4/f Manuel Mena 118 - Keith Plaisance 10 Nadia Anne Forefathers 5/m Ashley Broussard 118 - Terry Dean Brooks and Steve FlintBreeders: 1–Stanley Seelig; 2–World War IV Racing; 3–William T. Reed; 4–Charles G. Breaux; 5–Roger Guy Smith; 6–Paul Sita; 7–Time Will Tell; 8–Southern Equine Sta-bles, LLC & Darrell C. Comeaux; 9–Jeff Wahman & Darlene Wahman; 10–Rowell Farms, LLC.Trainers: 1–Cyril F. Hicks; 2–Pamela P. Simpson; 3–W. Bret Calhoun; 4–Jonah Fuselier; 5–Ron Faucheux; 6–Clay Loetscher; 7–Ronnie P. Ward; 8–William B. Sandmann III; 9–Edward J. Johnston; 10–Steven B. Flint.

LA BRED PREMIER NIGHT DISTAFF S.Delta Downs, Saturday, February 11, Race 88f (dirt), $100,000, 4yo/up f/m, 8:54 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Shadenlight Hooks Crossing 6/m Emanuel Nieves 116 - Kim Hooks McMahon 2 Forest Lake Forestry 5/m Hector M. Santiago 116 - Set-Hut, LLC (Jake Delhomme) 3 Big World Custom for Carlos 4/f Gerard Melancon 125 - Maggi Moss 4 Believeinsomething Etbauer 5/m Timothy Thornton 116 - Brian Schweda 5 Bourbon N Boots Prospector's Gift 5/m Carlos L. Marquez 116 - Gillian and Kirk L. Harris 6 Tough Jeans Good and Tough 7/m Diego Saenz 116 - Dale White, Sr. 7 Pacific Pink Private Vow 5/m Miguel Mena 116 - Keith Plaisance 8 Illussion Artist Drosselmeyer 4/f Colby J. Hernandez 118 - Steve Landers Racing LLCBreeders: 1–Estate of Lorraine G. Hooks; 2–Jake Delhomme & Set-Hut, LLC; 3–Curt Leake & Elm Tree Farm , LLC; 4–Margie K. Averett; 5–Johnny Spears & Patricia Spears; 6–Michele Rodriguez; 7–Brandon Adcock; 8–4 M Ranch.Trainers: 1–Benard Chatters; 2–Jerry Delhomme; 3–Thomas M. Amoss; 4–Brian Schweda; 5–Kirk Harris; 6–Eduardo Ramirez; 7–Edward J. Johnston; 8–Brad H. Cox.

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LA BRED PREMIER NIGHT SPRINT S.Delta Downs, Saturday, February 11, Race 95f (dirt), $100,000, 4yo/up, 9:24 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Just Kissing Buck Limehouse 5/g Diego Saenz 116 - Suzette Necaise 2 Sir Genghis Tale of the Cat 6/g Kerwin D. Clark 116 - Gillian and Kirk L. Harris 3 Hitheredarling Yankee Gentleman 5/g Gerard Melancon 116 - Eduardo Ramirez 4 C U Tiger Indian Territory 6/g Alex Cortez 116 - Bill Langford and Roland Bruno 5 Icy Gentleman Yankee Gentleman 4/g Jorge Guzman 116 - Ironwater Farms Joint Venture (Jerry E. Chiles) 6 So Sorry Ruston Interactif 4/g Donnie J. Meche 118 - Terrell Jarrett Jr. and Lara Racing Stables, LLC (Jorge

H Lara) 7 Masster Chief Ron Mass Media 5/h Alexander Castillo 116 - Troy Gifford 8 Brutus Hughes Puck 5/g Colby J. Hernandez 120 - Heidi Lamarche Hughes 9 Greeley's Wish Greeley's Galaxy 4/g Timothy Thornton 118 - Brian Schweda 10 Smoothmoney Smooth Air 4/g Roberto Morales 116 - Ray Whitley 11 Jobay Art Museum 7/g Ashley Broussard 116 - Marie Daigle 12 Kenai Star Run Production 5/h Larry Taylor 116 - Jose A. LopezBreeders: 1–Forrest Lanning, Kelly Turner & Tresa Snow; 2–Randel Stutes; 3–Randel Stutes; 4–Bill Langford; 5–Ironwater Farms Joint Venture; 6–Neal McFadden; 7–Douglas Brunk & Tami Brunk; 8–Heidi Lamarche; 9–Margie K. Averett; 10–Ray Whitley & Sharon Barker; 11–Darrell Comeaux & Jo Ann Comeaux; 12–Royce Roberts.Trainers: 1–Eduardo Ramirez; 2–Kirk Harris; 3–Eduardo Ramirez; 4–Roland L. Bruno; 5–Henry B. Johnson, Jr.; 6–Jorge Lara; 7–Ronald J. Matthieu; 8–Samuel Breaux; 9–Brian Schweda; 10–Alfonso Balderas; 11–Samuel Breaux; 12–Cecil Decker, Jr..

JOSEPH E. SPANKY BROUSSARD MEMORIAL OVERNIGHT S.Fair Grounds, Saturday, February 11, Race 2a8f (turf), $50,000, 3yo f, 1:52 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Clever Girl Biondetti 3/f Shaun Bridgmohan 118 - Tracy Farmer 2 Stallion Heiress Exchange Rate 3/f Mitchell Murrill 116 - Stallionaire Enterprises (Rick Kanter) 3 Superduper Sky Sky Mesa 3/f David Romero Flores 116 - Debby M. Oxley 4 Picaresque Lemon Drop Kid 3/f Denny Velazquez 116 - Carolyn Friedberg & Jeff T. Larson 5 Rum Go Mizzen Mast 3/f Sophie Doyle 116 - Elisabeth H. Alexander, Michael Dubb & Madaket

Stables, LLC (Sol Kumin) 6 Hotshot Anna Trappe Shot 3/f Marcelino Pedroza 120 - Hugh H. Robertson 7 Legallini Hard Spun 3/f Miguel Mena 116 - Wayne R. Sanders & Larry Hirsch 8 Summertime Sky Sky Mesa 3/f Gabriel Saez 116 - John C. OxleyBreeders: 1–Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC.; 2–Sean Fitzhenry; 3–Debby Oxley; 4–Fred W. Hertrich III; 5–Elisabeth Alexander; 6–Paul Tackett; 7–Three Chimneys Farm LLC; 8–John C. Oxley.Trainers: 1–Brad H. Cox; 2–Michael Stidham; 3–Mark E. Casse; 4–Richard R. Scherer; 5–Thomas F. Proctor; 6–Hugh H. Robertson; 7–Joe Sharp; 8–Mark E. Casse.

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Listed below are the top 10 leading sires by 2017 Northern Hemisphere earnings through February 2, 2017. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2013 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2017 Northern Hemisphere only.

2017 LEADING SIRES

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’17 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’17 Earnings 1 Unbridled's Song Unbridled, ’93 Died N/A Arrogate ($7,000,000) $7,332,661 2 Ghostzapper Awesome Again, ’00 $75,000 Adena Springs Kentucky, KY Shaman Ghost ($1,750,000) $2,015,105 3 Harlan's Holiday Harlan, ’99 Died N/A Neolithic ($1,000,000) $1,457,776 4 Malibu Moon A.P. Indy, ’97 $75,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY Farrell ($90,000) $838,597 5 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $150,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY Keen Ice ($250,000) $728,000 6 Jump Start A.P. Indy, ’99 $10,000 Northview PA, PA Prayer for Relief ($250,000) $702,763 7 Distorted Humor Forty Niner, ’93 $80,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY Semper Fortis ($250,000) $700,703 8 Kitten's Joy El Prado, ’01 $100,000 Ramsey Farm, Inc., KY Cymric ($81,167) $691,798 9 Bernardini A.P. Indy, ’03 $100,000 Darley, KY Imperative ($238,080) $687,017 10 Hard Spun Danzig, ’04 $45,000 Darley, KY Promising Run ($120,248) $676,989

Listed below are the top 10 leading second-crop sires by 2017 Northern Hemisphere earnings through February 2, 2017. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America, and have runners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2017 Northern Hemisphere only.

2017 SECOND-CROP SIRES

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’17 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’17 Earnings 1 Maclean's Music Distorted Humor, ’08 $8,500 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY Rockshaw ($44,400) $185,638 2 Stay Thirsty Bernardini, ’08 $10,000 Ashford Stud, KY Luna Rising ($28,800) $172,132 3 Shackleford Forestry, ’08 $15,000 Darby Dan Farm, KY Malagacy ($22,800) $162,146 4 Gemologist Tiznow, ’09 $25,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY Aquamarine ($32,400) $141,798 5 Hansen Tapit, ’09 N/A N/A Ellie's Honor ($22,800) $133,625 6 Caleb's Posse Posse, ’08 $5,000 Three Chimneys Farm, KY Dupree ($43,200) $131,932 7 Dominus Smart Strike, ’08 $7,500 Spendthrift Farm, KY Chanel's Legacy ($75,000) $131,703 8 Creative Cause Giant's Causeway, ’09 $15,000 Airdrie Stud, KY Twisted Tom ($34,200) $123,747 9 Dialed In Mineshaft, ’08 $15,000 Darby Dan Farm, KY Delitefull Lady ($32,400) $112,135 10 Overdriven Tale of the Cat, ’09 $2,500 Ocala Stud, FL Earth Mystery ($19,808) $112,082

SWrs Cum. Rank Stallion Sire, YOB Dams Rnrs (% Rnrs) SWrs Chief Earner (Earnings) ’17 Earnings 1 Distorted Humor Forty Niner, ’93 116 145 2 (1.4%) 52 Arrogate ($7,000,000) $7,742,403 2 Sunday Silence Halo, ’86 369 533 4 (.8%) 160 Air Spinel ($161,146) $2,253,730 3 Gilded Time Timeless Moment, ’90 42 54 0 (.0%) 53 Shaman Ghost ($1,750,000) $1,945,495 4 Unbridled's Song Unbridled, ’93 174 215 5 (2.3%) 103 Semper Fortis ($250,000) $1,614,461 5 Victory Gallop Cryptoclearance, ’95 49 61 0 (.0%) 22 Neolithic ($1,000,000) $1,181,916 6 A.P. Indy Seattle Slew, ’89 156 192 2 (1.0%) 145 El Areeb ($90,000) $1,165,277 7 Storm Cat Storm Bird, ’83 167 201 2 (1.0%) 235 Lord Vent d'Or ($71,594) $1,036,564 8 Giant's Causeway Storm Cat, ’97 139 155 1 (.6%) 49 Tsukuba Azuma O ($160,523) $996,150 9 Grand Slam Gone West, ’95 120 147 3 (2.0%) 39 Cool Cowboy ($127,763) $888,423 10 Seeking the Gold Mr. Prospector, ’85 136 168 1 (.6%) 140 Elhaame ($105,217) $874,318

2017 BROODMARE SIRESListed below are the top 10 leading broodmare sires by 2017 Northern Hemisphere earnings through February 2, 2017. All stallions whose daughters are represented by at least one Northern Hemisphere runner in 2017 are included. Cumulative stakes winners includes lifetime worldwide statistics; all other statistics are 2017 Northern Hemisphere only.