NEWS
Grade 1 aim for Unrivaled Belle in Ruffian Invitational
Posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:28 PM
UNRIVALED BELLE
Coglianese Photos
by Frank Angst
Unrivaled Belle, one of the top female horses in training without a Grade 1 victory, will try to take care of that detail on Sunday in the $250,000 Ruffian Invitational Handicap (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
In her previous two starts, Unrivaled Belle has faced two of racing’s top females, securing a head victory over Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra on April 30 in the La Troienne Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs before finishing second to Life At Ten in the Ogden Phipps Handicap (G1) on June 12 at Belmont Park.
Since those respective races, Rachel Alexandra has posted back-to-back stakes victories while Life At Ten secured a thee-length victory in the $750,350 Delaware Handicap (G1).
Unrivaled Belle has placed in two Grade 1 races. Besides her runner-up finish in the Ogden Phipps, she finished second to Flashing in the Gazelle Stakes (G1) at Aqueduct to cap her 2009 season.
Also Sunday, the $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G2) has attracted a rather evenly matched field of ten horses three years old or older for the 1 1/16-mile turf race.
Trainer Patrick Biancone will send out a pair of starters in Grade 2 winner Nownownow and Violon Sacre, who enters off a victory in the Battlefield Stakes on July 10 on the Monmouth Park turf.
Nownownow will try to snap a five-race skid dating back to last year’s San Fernando Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita. The five-year-old Whywhywhy horse will be making his first start since a third-place finish to fellow Fourstardave entrant Wesley in a February 25 optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park.
Peter Karahalios’s Public Speaker enters off a runner-up finish to Tizdejavu in the Firecracker Handicap (G2) on July 4 at Churchill Downs and Grade 2 winner Whatsthescript (Ire) will make his second start of the season after finishing third to Violon Sacre in the Battlefield.
Frank Angst is senior writer for Thoroughbred Times
August 01, $150,000, 3yo & up, 1 1/16M, Saratoga Race Course, 4:21 PM ET
| Post |
Horse |
Sire |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1 |
Get Stormy 4, c. |
Stormy Atlantic |
117 |
Javier Castellano |
Thomas Bush |
| 2 |
Whatsthescript (IRE) 6, h. |
Royal Applause (GB) |
116 |
Garrett Gomez |
Gary Contessa |
| 3 |
Zifzaf 4, c. |
War Chant |
113 |
Channing Hill |
James Toner |
| 4 |
Cherokee Artist 5, h. |
Cherokee Run |
115 |
Jeremy Rose |
H. Motion |
| 5 |
Nownownow 5, h. |
Whywhywhy |
116 |
Julien Leparoux |
Patrick Biancone |
| 6 |
Wesley 5, h. |
El Prado (IRE) |
116 |
Eibar Coa |
Mark Hennig |
| 7 |
Violon Sacre 5, h. |
Stravinsky |
116 |
Julien Leparoux |
Patrick Biancone |
| 8 |
Radical Sabbatical 5, g. |
Harlan's Holiday |
114 |
John Velazquez |
Barclay Tagg |
| 9 |
Public Speaker 5, h. |
Distorted Humor |
116 |
Robby Albarado |
Kenneth McPeek |
| 10 |
Pinckney Hill 4, r. |
A.P. Indy |
115 |
Cornelio Velasquez |
Angel Penna, Jr. |
| 11 |
Brother Nick 5, h. |
Malibu Moon |
118 |
|
James Jerkens |
| 12 |
Convocation 4, c. |
Pulpit |
118 |
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James Jerkens |
August 01, $75,000, 3yo, 1 1/8M, Saratoga Race Course, 4:55 PM ET
| Post |
Horse |
Sire |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1 |
Winslow Homer 3, c. |
Unbridled's Song |
120 |
Robby Albarado |
Anthony Dutrow |
| 2 |
Quiet All American 3, c. |
Forest Camp |
120 |
Miguel Mena |
Dale Romans |
| 3 |
Miner's Reserve 3, c. |
Mineshaft |
120 |
Alex Solis |
Nicholas Zito |
| 4 |
Regal Warrior 3, g. |
Louis Quatorze |
118 |
Javier Castellano |
Michael Trombetta |
| 5 |
Westshore 3, c. |
Saint Liam |
120 |
Julien Leparoux |
James Baker |
| 6 |
Winaholic 3, c. |
Tiznow |
118 |
John Velazquez |
Todd Pletcher |
| 7 |
So Elite 3, c. |
Pleasantly Perfect |
122 |
Kent Desormeaux |
Mark Casse |
| 8 |
Citrus Kid 3, c. |
Lemon Drop Kid |
118 |
Channing Hill |
John Terranova, II |
August 01, $250,000, 3yo & up, f&m, 1 1/8M, Saratoga Race Course, 5:30 PM ET
| Post |
Horse |
Sire |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1 |
Malibu Prayer 4, f. |
Malibu Moon |
116 |
John Velazquez |
Todd Pletcher |
| 2 |
Unrivaled Belle 4, f. |
Unbridled's Song |
119 |
Kent Desormeaux |
William Mott |
| 3 |
Starship Angel 4, f. |
Running Stag |
113 |
Garrett Gomez |
Kiaran McLaughlin |
| 4 |
Classofsixtythree 4, f. |
Include |
113 |
Javier Castellano |
Gary Contessa |
| 5 |
Tasty Temptation 4, f. |
Medaglia d'Oro |
115 |
Julien Leparoux |
Mark Casse |
| 6 |
Zaphyra 4, f. |
Victory Gallop |
113 |
Edgar Prado |
John Terranova, II |
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Posted by: Chris, Lawrence , MA on August 01, 2010 at 01:29 PM
What a gorgeous filly!
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Posted by: Mimi, San Antonio, TX on July 29, 2010 at 10:40 PM
You go Unrivaled Belle! Let's hope you secure your first G1 race!
Good luck to you, Unrivaled Belle!
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