At the races 11/11/2009 11:26 PM By BEN BAUGH Staff writer
Spring Hill Farm's Malibu Prayer overcame a rough trip to win the one-mile Grade 2 Chilukki Stakes by 1 length Saturday at Churchill Downs. The 3-year-old filly is conditioned by Todd Pletcher and was broken and trained in Aiken by Legacy Stable's Ron Stevens.
* South Carolina did have a Breeders' Cup winner, Tapitsfly, a gray filly by Grade 1 winner Tapit, won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Nov. 6. The Frank Jones Jr. homebred is conditioned by Dale Romans and was broken and trained at the Elloree Training Center by Franklin Smith.
* Spring Hill Farm's Quality Road, who had an untoward experience during the loading process and was scratched at the gate prior to the start of the Breeders' Cup Classic last weekend, sustained several minor injuries which will heal, according to the Blood-Horse. The son of Elusive Quality was to fly back to New York on Monday but did not load on the plane as he froze up prior to loading. He will be vanned back to New York, laying over for 48 hours at Churchill Downs, and should arrive at Belmont Park on Nov. 16. The Grade 1 winner and multiple track record-setter will work on remediating his gate issues, in working toward his return to the races.
* Gustav Schickendanz's homebred First Circle earned a trip to the Winner's Circle with a 11âÑ8-mile allowance race victory on the turf Nov. 1 at Woodbine. The 3-year-old bay filly by Sovereign Award winning Sprinter Langfuhr held on to win by a nose. She is conditioned by Mike Keogh, who broke and trained First Circle in Aiken.
* Aiken Trials Alumnus Stiletto Ridge broke her maiden Nov. 1 at Charles Town Races and Slots in a 4 ¬½ furlong race by less than a length. The chestnut daughter of Grade 1 winner Snow Ridge is owned and conditioned by Larry O'Brien, who broke and trained the filly in Aiken.
* Dogwood Stable's Trippo collared the leaders in the stretch to break his maiden Nov. 6 at Aqueduct in a 11âÑ16-mile race on the turf by 2 ¬º lengths. The Frank Alexander charge was bred in Florida by Butch Silva and was sired by former Dogwood runner Trippi. The juvenile colt was broken and trained by Stevens.
* The Perfect Offer had the perfect trip, breaking her maiden by three lengths in a 7-furlong race at Charles Town Races and Slots on Oct. 28. The Michael Furr homebred filly was broken and trained in Aiken by Danny Furr, who conditions the 3-year-old daughter of Perfect Soul (IRE) at the racetrack.
* Fox Ridge Farm's Upper Gulch seized command in the deep stretch to break her maiden by three lengths in a 11âÑ16-miles race on the turf at Aqueduct on Nov. 4. The 4-year-old daughter of 1988 Eclipse Award winning Sprinter Gulch is conditioned by Pat Kelly and was broken and trained in Aiken by Sally Cluff.
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* Spring Hill Farm's Mambo Fever ran second in the 1-mile Grade 3 Tempted Stakes at Aqueduct on Nov. 7. The juvenile daughter of Stormin Fever Is conditioned by Anthony Dutrow and was broken and trained in Aiken by Ron Stevens.
* Multiple stakes winner Way With Words finished third in the Grade 3 Turnback The Alarm Stakes at Aqueduct on Oct. 31. The 5-year-old New Jersey-bred mare is campaigned by George Schwartz, is conditioned by Mary Eppler and trained at Iris and W.C. Freeman's Chime Bell Farm.
* Hermen Greenberg's Researcher finished second in the 1-mile Mountaineer Mile Handicap at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort Nov. 7. The 5-year-old bay gelding conditioned by Jeff Runco won the 2008 edition of the race. Ron Stevens broke and trained Researcher in Aiken.
* Rutledge Farm's Rutledge Lion placed second in the Tri-State Futurity Nov. 7 at Charles Town Races and Slots. Rutledge Lion was broken and trained in Aiken by Ron Stevens.
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