Sea Chanter wins her fourth race

Aiken Trials alumnus Darley's Sea Chanter won the 11âÑ16-mile Sabin Stakes on the turf Nov. 12 at Aqueduct by half of a length.

The daughter of the 2000 Breeders' Cup Mile winner War Chant won her fourth stakes race, her second of 2009, as she had captured the Pearl Necklace Stakes on July 12 at Belmont Park.

Bred by Stonerside Stable, Sea Chanter is out of the Easy Goer broodmare Smooth Charmer. The bay filly is conditioned by four-time Eclipse Award winning trainer Todd Pletcher and was broken and trained in Aiken by Tim Jones.

Sea Chanter has now won six races, finished second four times and third twice, increasing her bankroll to $506,188.

* Darley's Kettle River seized command entering the stretch to break his maiden by 1¬º lengths in a 11âÑ16-mile race on the turf at Hollywood Park on Sunday. The juvenile son of the 2002 Horse of the Year Congaree is conditioned by Eoin Harty and was broken and trained in Aiken by Jones.

* The South Carolina Thoroughbred Owners' and Breeders' Association Residency Races were run Sunday at Philadelphia Park. Fountain Springs Stable's Beijin won the 6¬½-furlong Donna Freyer Stakes by two lengths. The 2-year-old daughter of Repent was broken and trained at McCutchen Training Center. Missbauer, who was broken and trained by Randy Rentz, was second, and Miz Maggie Mae, broken and trained at Glenview Farm, was third.

* The Elkstone Group's Self Dealin' Man won the 6¬½-furlong Christopher Elser Memorial Stakes by 1¬º lengths. The Anthony Dutrow charge was broken and trained by Custom Care Equine. The 2-year-old colt is by Grade 1 winner Medaglia d'Oro.

First Nite placed second through disqualification, and Toccet's Charm was third.

SCTOBA was represented at the races by Lee Christian, Mr. and Mrs. George Elser, Donna Freyer, Linda Furlong and Doris Rabon.

* Spring Hill Farm's Quality Road arrived by van Tuesday morning at Belmont Park, after being driven across the country because he wouldn't load on a plane. The horse made news at the Breeders' Cup when he wouldn't load into the starting gate and had to be scratched.

* Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel died of leukemia Monday morning at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He trained the 2007 Aiken Trained Horse of the Year, Country Star.

Contact Ben Baugh at bbaugh@aikenstandard.com.

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