By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
LEXINGTON, KY— International Stallion Stakes
(ISS) action continues and will conclude with The Red Mile’s Saturday, October
8 program with four divisions of the $260,000 ISS for two-year-old pacing
fillies and four divisions of the $262,000 ISS for two-year-old pacing colts
and geldings
Bluegrass-division winner Loreenas Ruffian
starts from post one in the first division. Trained by Charlie Norris, the
filly by Mcardle, out of the Ruffstuff Baker mare She’s A Ruff One, went wire
to wire in 1:52 over a good track in her $73,000 Bluegrass division. Winning
four of nine starts this season, she has earned $92,967 for owners Leonard
Buckner, Rebecca Ewing, and Charlie Norris.
Favored in her Bluegrass split last week,
Everyones Watching also races in the first division. By Artiscape from the
Rocknroll Hanover mare Burnett Blue Chip, the winner of one in seven starts
finished sixth as the even-money choice behind World Apart. Owned by Riverview
Racing, Deo Volente Farms, Crawford Farms Racing and Steven Wienick and trained
by Tony Alagna, she has earned $79,941 this season.
Someomensomewhere, who was second to Loreenas
Ruffian in the Bluegrass, will race from post four in the second division. The
winner of one race in eight starts has earned $70,521 for owners Nick Surick
Stable LLC and Kdm Stables Corp. Erv Miller trains the daughter of
Somebeachsomewhere, out of the Western Hanover mare Omen Hanover.
Defeated as the 1-9 favorite by Roaring To Go in
1:50.4, Idyllic Beach returns to race from post three in the third ISS
division. The Jimmy Takter-trained daughter of Somebeachsomewhere from
the American Ideal mare Idyllic has six wins to her credit in nine starts,
including the $328,790 She’s A Great Lady and $246,000 Kentuckiana Stakes. She
has earned $467,382 for owners Christina Takter, John Fielding, Brixton Medical
Ab and Marvin Katz.
Against Idyllic Beach is neighbor World Apart,
the Linda Toscano-trained daughter of Art Major from the Rocknroll Hanover mare
Polar Opposition. She draws in after a 1:53.4 off-the-pace win at 3-1. A winner
of four races in nine starts, she has earned $100,272 for owners South Mountain
Stables, Bay’s Stable, Little E LLC and Radio Racing Stable. She’ll start from
post two.
Roaring To Go competes in the final filly
division from post five. Trained by Kevin Lare, she won after sitting a pocket
trip to Idyllic Beach, pacing home in :26.4 to win at 6-1. She has won five
races of 11 this season, amassing $209,886 in earnings for owner Frank Chick.
Awash, winning a division of Bluegrass in 1:53.3
from off the pace, starts from post six. By Somebeachsomewhere, out of the
Jereme’s Jet mare Apogee Hanover, she has won two races in nine, earning
$128,503 for owner Bradley Grant and trainer Tony Alagna.
Nancy Johansson sends Jk Jazzitup also in the
final division, making his career debut off of three qualifiers. Recently
pacing in 1:53.2 with a :27.3 final quarter at Lexington, the filly by American
Ideal, out of the Art Major mare Jk Allthatjazz, draws post seven. She’s owned
by 3 Brothers Stables.
Division one of the ISS for two-year-old pacing
colts and geldings features Odds On Delray, the son of Somebeachsomewhere from
the Dragon Again mare My Little Dragon. Beaten as the 6-5 favorite in a $66,000
Bluegrass split in 1:51.2, the Tony Alagna trainee will start from post three.
Winning three races in nine starts, he has earned $78,595 for owner Odds On
Racing.
Group two attracts Blood Line off a 1:52.1
victory in a $66,000 Bluegrass division. Sent off the 6-5 favorite, the Jimmy
Takter trained son of Somebeachsomewhere, out of the Western Ideal mare Blood
Diamond, went wire to wire and won by five lengths over Normandy Beach, who
will start from post five. Winning two of eight starts this year, Blood Line
has earned $102,687 for owner Diamond Creek Racing. He’ll race from post two.
Rock The Boat, off an 18-1 win in 1:53.3 in his
Bluegrass division, competes against fellow Bluegrass winners, R J P and
Huntsville, in the third division. By Rock N Roll Heaven out of the Badlands
Hanover mare Tug River Princess, Rock The Boat has won two races in five starts
this year, earning $70,551 for owners Let It Ride Stables Inc. and Mr Dana
Parham. Trainer Ross Croghan will send him from post two.
R J P, by Somebeachsomewhere from the Dragon’s
Lair mare Vysoke Tatry, tries for his third win in a row when trainer Erv
Miller sends him from post seven. His recent wins in the Pennsylvania Sires
Stakes Consolation in 1:52 and his Bluegrass division in 1:51.2 are his only
wins this season in nine starts. He has earned $91,280 for owners David and
John Prushnok, David J. Miller, and Lawrence Means.
Huntsville, the Ray Schnittker-trained son of
Somebeachsomewhere from the Western Hanover mare Wild West Show, will race from
post six for his fourth win in a row. He won his Bluegrass division in 1:53 as
the 4-5 favorite, pacing home in :26.3. Winning four of seven starts, he has
earned $260,484 for owners Ray Schnittker, Ted Gewertz, Charles Iannazzo and
Steven Arnold.
Downbytheseaside races in the final division.
The Brian Brown trainee enters off 1 :52 wire-to-wire win as the 2-5 favorite
in his Bluegrass division. By Somebeachsomewhere out of the Allamerican Native
mare Sprig Hanover, he has won five of nine starts, earning $206,956 for owners
Country Club Acres Inc., Joe Sbrocco, and Richard Lombardo. He’ll race from
post seven.
Post time for the penultimate card of the Grand
Circuit meeting at The Red Mile is slated for 1:00pm.
