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Barn Notes: Thursday, September 09, 2010
In Today’s Notes:
· Stidham Hoping
· Lassie’s Crepe Myrtle, Summer Savory Peaking at Right Time
· Dade Babe Kisses Victory in
· Reminder: Friday Post Time 2 p.m.
STIDHAM HOPING
Jack Smith Thoroughbreds’ Rough Sailing encountered nothing but rough sailing when he broke his maiden over
“I would say he had a whole lot of trouble in that last race,” said trainer Mike Stidham Thursday morning while previewing Rough Sailing’s chances on Arlington’s centerpiece event for 2-year-old colts and geldings to be contested at one-mile over Arlington’s Polytrack course. “He got held up, got stopped again turning for home, but was still able to get going again and prevail at the wire.”
A son on the noted turf sire Mizzen Mast, Rough Sailing will be making his first start over
“We’re hoping he can transfer his turf form to the Poly on Saturday,” said Stidham. “He’s always worked well over the Poly for us.”
LASSIE’S CREPE MYRTLE, SUMMER SAVORY PEAKING AT RIGHT TIME
In South Carolina, the plant crepe myrtle blossoms in the spring but holds its bloom throughout the summer, and since the 2-year-old filly Crepe Myrtle is out of a mare named Myrtle Beach, the separate universes of botany and biology – at least in this instance – might indeed be parallel.
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Both Crepe Myrtle and Summer Savory are trained by Mike Stidham, whose presence in the winner’s circle following
John H. Adger, Oakcrest Farm LLC, Three Kings Stable and Hilary Pridham’s Crepe Myrtle was unimpressive in her career debut July 8 when going five furlongs but rebounded to win by a nose when breaking her maiden in her second start Aug. 5 when going a mile and a sixteenth.
“Crepe Myrtle is owned by a whole bunch of people (including Stidham’s assistant trainer Pridham),” said Stidham Thursday, “and all of them are hoping for a real big effort out of her on Saturday.
“Summer Savory (owned by the Stone Farm of Arthur Hancock III in partnership with Stidham) missed by a half-length in her only start,” said Stidham, “but we felt she ran better than it looked like she did. Her numbers were pretty good in that race, and we feel the added distance on Saturday will be to her advantage.”
DADE BABE KISSES VICTORY IN
“Whee, that was fun, wasn’t it?” said Patti Miller, wife and assistant to trainer Danny Miller as she approached the winner’s circle following Dade Babe’s fast front-running victory Monday’s Grade III Pucker Up Stakes at Arlington.
Dade Babe, owned by Lawrence Peifer, had just completed a facile 3 1/2-length score in the nine-furlong Pucker Up after leading by 10 entering the lane.
“She came out of the race real good,” said Danny Miller Thursday morning. “We’re hoping that race of hers Monday should be enough to get her invited to Keeneland’s (Grade I Queen Elizabeth II (Challenge Cup Oct. 16). If not, there’s another race for 3-year-old fillies down there for her (Grade III Pin Oak Valley View Oct. 22.) It should be one of those two races for her next start.
“She’s finally learning how to race,” concluded Miller. “She’s finally started to come into herself. I was very pleased with the way she ran the other day. I would think that was a good race for her, even though the timer was not working.”
REMINDER: FRIDAY POST TIME 2 P.M.
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