The Meadowlands – This
Saturday’s Breakfast With The Babies began at 10 a.m. on a nice morning with
little wind, some cloud cover and moderate temperatures. Jason Settlemoir
called the action.
Broodmare Solveig never
misses. She’s had seven foals of racing age including five stakes winners
that have earned nearly $6 million combined, led by the great Shake It Cerry.
This morning her 2 year old daughter Swing It Cathy became a record performer
as a 1:57.2 winner for Jimmy Takter. Bred and owned by Solveig Breeders, she is
by Donato Hanover making her a full sister to Cerry and International winner
Uncle Lasse. Fuel Her Flame (Yannick Gingras) and Beholder (DR Ackerman)
followed her in.
Diamond Creek’s homebred
Chapter Seven filly Repentance (Tim Tetrick) was a 1:57.4 winner today. Tetrick
rated her mid pack until fanning wide off cover into the stretch and she went
by willingly for the “W”. Linda Toscano is the trainer. Basquiat (Takter) gave
way grudgingly to be second and Michando (Marcus Miller) trotted up for third.
Chanel Me continued the
parade of homebred winners for Takter. Jimmy sat patiently in the pocket behind
Girl Talk’s (Troy Beyer) rapid fractions then fed his filly racetrack for the
easy 1:57.1 win. Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld and Sam Goldband retained the Cantab
Hall daughter of their champion mare To Dream On to train. Girl Talk haled up
for second and Meadowbranch Patsy (Ake Svanstedt) was third.
Final Dream ($45,000 LEX
SEL) won in 1:58.3 / 28 for Svanstedt, cutting the mile and widening late. Ake
owns the Cantab Hall colt with Joe Sbrocco and Lars Berg. Helpisontheway
(Tetrick) trotted home well for second and Lins Lil Justin was an even third.
Svanstedt came right
back with his own On The Ropes ($40,000 GOSHEN), a Chapter Seven gelding to win
in 1:56.2. He clipped along at an honest rate through the 1:27.1 three quarters
and had to be asked to maintain his margin over American Steele (M. Miller) to
the wire. I Am Summer (Scott Zeron) came third.
After the break the
homebred Art Major filly Blue Grotto (Tetrick) took a 1:54.4 mark for Brittany
Farms. She came from just off the pace to rip by leader Someangelsomewhere
(Zeron) through the 27.2 final quarter. Linda Toscano trains the winner.
Reign On Me (Brian
Sears) was a handy 1:57 winner for owner Jennifer Dalton, stalking Red Snapper
(Dave Miller) all the way then out hustling that one for the win. Nifty Norman
trains the $22,000 Standardbred Horse Sale graduate for Ms. Dalton’s interests.
Seen At Rio Deo was third.
Key Advisor ($200,000
LEX SEL) was a 1:54.4 / 27.4 winner out of the pocket for Yannick Gingras. He
drafted behind Alagna stablemate Odds On Lauderdale (Zeron), hooked that on
mid-stretch and edged by that gritty rival right on the wire. I’m A Big Deal
(D. Miller) was a closing third in his first start. Brittany Farms and Key
Advisor Racing own the winner.
QUALIFIERS
What The Hill looked
sharp this morning for Dave Miller as he prepares for next week’s Stanley Dancer
Memorial, cutting it out in 1:52.4 easily handling Enterprise who drafted along
in second but could not menace the winner.
Caprice Hill (Sears) won
in 1:54.1 after following the returning Pinkman through leisurely fractions
trotting home strong in 27.1. Emoticon Hanover (Dan Dube) was a closing third
with both mares likely for next week’s Miss Versatility. Pinkman tired a bit to
fourth in his first start since last fall.
