Zenyetta, Blame drill for Breeders' Cup

Blame drilled a solid half-mile on Sunday over the Keeneland track in a snappy :47.60 in preparation for the November 6 Breeders' Cup Classic under his normal exercise rider Casey Chavez. His connections were happy with the drill and stated he was right on target for his next start.

Zenyatta was also seen at Hollywood Park earlier in the week and also drilled for her upcoming appearance in either the Breeders' Cup Classic or Ladies Classic. Her connections were happy with the way she looks and is preparing for her next start. Zenyatta will be looking to keep her perfect streak in tact which now stands at 19.

As reported last week, the new dirt track is progressing nicely at Santa Anita and projections have the new course being completed by December 6th which will allow several weeks of "settling" and allowing horses to train before any adjustments need to be made for opening day on December 26th.

The 2010 Grade II $150,000 Oak Tree Mile on Saturday went to the outsider, Fantastic Pick for jockey Corey Nakatani and trainer James Lloyd. Owned by Ford, Maycock and Smole the 3-year-old gelding was winning for the fifth time in 15 lifetime efforts and paid a hefty $46.20 to his backers while he edged out the promising local debut try of Blue Panis who was coming here from France. The invader did everything but win after cutting out the pace under Joe Talamo.

Sunday's feature the Grade III $100,000 Harold C. Ramser Handicap was taken by the upsetter Go Forth North under David Flores for trainer A.A. Avila and owners Lo-Bo Racing, Pyle and Summer of Fun Stable. The 3-year-old filly now has won a Graded race and is black type.

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Santa Anita begins on new dirt track

Construction was to have begun on Santa Anita's new dirt track on Monday, October 11 according to the tracks website. The beginning of the removal of the synthetic course has begun and the target date to have the new dirt down is December 6, 2010 in time for horses to begin training and for track officials to work out any bugs or kinks before the meeting opens. This is indeed good news for serious horse players and horsemen alike. For those who would like to follow the progress of the removal of the synthetic course you can click here.

Sidney's Candy was scratched from Saturday's Grade II $150,000 Oak Tree Mile due to a pending sale of the 3-year-old colt by Candy Ride. Trainer John Sadler confirmed the sale and said the transaction should be concluded this week.

Wednesday's card at Hollywood Park was canceled due to a heavy rain that fell onto the track and caused flooding which washed sand and debris onto parts of the backstretch. Riders and track management were concerned for the safety of both horses and riders so the card was canceled about 1:40 P.M.

Liberian Freighter ran perhaps the best race of his career when winning the Grade II $150,000 Oak Tree Mile Saturday, October 9 under Martin Garcia for trainer Neil Drysdale at $46.40. The 5-year-old gelding was winning for the eighth time in 22 lifetime starts for owners Dougan Estate of Nahem and Winner.

The Grade I $250,000 Ancient Title run on Saturday, October 9 was taken down by Smiling Tiger under Russell Baze for trainer Jeff Bonde. The lone 3-year-old in the field vs. older rewarded his backers with a $9.20 payoff.

Monday's Holiday Grade III $100,000 Morvich Handicap was taken by Quick Enough under Patrick Valenzuela for trainer Doug O'Neill . While a recent claim by his current connections, the son of High Brite has paid quick dividends for his new owners and should be seen again real soon.

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