Titletown Five, a highly-regarded three-year-old colt that won a maiden race at Churchill Downs last October by nine lengths, will make his first start since then on Saturday in the $60,000 Gazebo Stakes at Oaklawn Park.
Trained by D. Wayne Lukas, Titletown Five has competed against some very good horses during his brief four-race career, including CashCall Futurity (gr. I) winner Violence and Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) winner Orb. A son of Tiznow out of the Forest Wildcat mare D' Wildcat Speed, Titletown Five suffered an ankle chip shortly after his maiden victory and had to take some time off, but the colt has been training sharply since the beginning of February, and breezed a half-mile in a bullet :48 flat on February 26th.
Lined up to face Titletown Five are six other lightly-raced colts, led by the unbeaten three-time stakes winner Get Happy Mister, Big Drama Stakes winner King Henny, promising allowance winner Malibu High, and Smarty Jones Stakes fourth-place finisher Stormy Holiday.
Post Positions:
1 Get Happy Mister
2 Stormy Holiday
3 Vannistelrooy Star
4 Malibu High
5 King Henny
6 Titletown Five
7 Our Double Play
-Keelerman
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Will Take Charge hangs on in Smarty Jones Stakes
12-1 shot Will Take Charge gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his second win in a Kentucky Derby prep race this weekend when he out-fought Texas Bling and held off Always in a Tiz to win the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes by a neck.
Ridden to victory by Jon Court, Will Take Charge got off to a decent start at the beginning of the one-mile race, but was caught six-wide entering the first turn and was still four-wide by the time the field entered the backstretch. Despite this difficult trip, Will Take Charge was able to recover well enough to settle into fourth-place as Avare and Texas Bling led the way through fractions of :23.11 and :46.65 seconds. King Henny, Always in a Tiz, Brown Almighty, and Officer Alex were are within a few lengths of the lead, while Best of Birdstone and Stormy Holiday were the trailers.
Moving around the final turn, Will Take Charge began to advance on the far outside, drawing to within a head of Texas Bling following three-quarters of a mile in 1:11.89. He appeared capable of going right on by, but Texas Bling dug in tenaciously, and the two young colts put on a thrilling show from the top of the stretch all the way to the wire. It was unfortunate that one had to lose, but eventually, Texas Bling yielded just a bit, and Will Take Charge won by a neck in 1:38.64 seconds.
Always in a Tiz rallied fast in the final strides to finish third, and surely would have won had the race been just a few strides longer. Stormy Holiday finished fourth, 4 3/4 lengths behind the top trio. Brown Almighty, Officer Alex, Avare, Best of Birdstone, and King Henny completed the order of finish.
The winner, a son of Unbridled's Song out of Dehere mare Take Charge Lady, is owned by Willis D. Horton.
-Keelerman
Ridden to victory by Jon Court, Will Take Charge got off to a decent start at the beginning of the one-mile race, but was caught six-wide entering the first turn and was still four-wide by the time the field entered the backstretch. Despite this difficult trip, Will Take Charge was able to recover well enough to settle into fourth-place as Avare and Texas Bling led the way through fractions of :23.11 and :46.65 seconds. King Henny, Always in a Tiz, Brown Almighty, and Officer Alex were are within a few lengths of the lead, while Best of Birdstone and Stormy Holiday were the trailers.
Moving around the final turn, Will Take Charge began to advance on the far outside, drawing to within a head of Texas Bling following three-quarters of a mile in 1:11.89. He appeared capable of going right on by, but Texas Bling dug in tenaciously, and the two young colts put on a thrilling show from the top of the stretch all the way to the wire. It was unfortunate that one had to lose, but eventually, Texas Bling yielded just a bit, and Will Take Charge won by a neck in 1:38.64 seconds.
Always in a Tiz rallied fast in the final strides to finish third, and surely would have won had the race been just a few strides longer. Stormy Holiday finished fourth, 4 3/4 lengths behind the top trio. Brown Almighty, Officer Alex, Avare, Best of Birdstone, and King Henny completed the order of finish.
The winner, a son of Unbridled's Song out of Dehere mare Take Charge Lady, is owned by Willis D. Horton.
-Keelerman
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Smarty Jones Stakes Entries: Avare ships in for O'Neill
California-shipper Avare, winner of the Eddie Logan Stakes for trainer Doug O'Neill, will attempt to add another stakes victory to his record when he heads to post as the likely favorite in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes on Monday at Oaklawn Park.
Lined up to face Avare in this deep race include Brown Almighty, winner of the Sunny's Halo Stakes and runner-up in two other stakes events; Always in a Tiz, runner-up to Jerome Stakes (gr. II) winner Vyjack in the Traskwood Stakes; Officer Alex, winner of the Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes; King Henny, a two-time stakes winner coming off a win in the Big Drama Stakes on January 5th; Texas Bling and Will Take Charge, the 1-2 finishers in the $300,000 Springboard Mile Stakes last month; Best of Birdstone, winner of the Razorback Futurity; and Stormy Holiday, a two-time winner that was most recently fourth in the Bellamy Road Stakes. All told, six of the nine entrants have won stakes races, a very impressive statistic indeed!
The Smarty Jones Stakes is one-mile in distance and is the first of Oaklawn's official Kentucky Derby prep races. The Smarty Jones will award ten Kentucky Derby qualification points to the winner, as well as four points to the runner-up, two to the third-place finisher, and one to the fourth horse across the wire.
Post Positions
1 Stormy Holiday
2 Always in a Tiz
3 Avare
4 Texas Bling
5 Best of Birdstone
6 Officer Alex
7 King Henny
8 Brown Almighty
9 Will Take Charge
-Keelerman
Lined up to face Avare in this deep race include Brown Almighty, winner of the Sunny's Halo Stakes and runner-up in two other stakes events; Always in a Tiz, runner-up to Jerome Stakes (gr. II) winner Vyjack in the Traskwood Stakes; Officer Alex, winner of the Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes; King Henny, a two-time stakes winner coming off a win in the Big Drama Stakes on January 5th; Texas Bling and Will Take Charge, the 1-2 finishers in the $300,000 Springboard Mile Stakes last month; Best of Birdstone, winner of the Razorback Futurity; and Stormy Holiday, a two-time winner that was most recently fourth in the Bellamy Road Stakes. All told, six of the nine entrants have won stakes races, a very impressive statistic indeed!
The Smarty Jones Stakes is one-mile in distance and is the first of Oaklawn's official Kentucky Derby prep races. The Smarty Jones will award ten Kentucky Derby qualification points to the winner, as well as four points to the runner-up, two to the third-place finisher, and one to the fourth horse across the wire.
Post Positions
1 Stormy Holiday
2 Always in a Tiz
3 Avare
4 Texas Bling
5 Best of Birdstone
6 Officer Alex
7 King Henny
8 Brown Almighty
9 Will Take Charge
-Keelerman
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