Beaumont – June 17, 2006 (Thoroughbreds) Steward: Heather Tripp - rockyislandpark@gmail.com Entrants: Laura Bacon (LBA), P.A. Gerschler (PAG), Daralyn Wallace (DWA), Thérèse Wolmer (TWO) Weather: Breezy and sunny, highs in the low 80s. Track: fast "*" denotes favorite Weight - 2yo - 116# 3yo - 119# 4/u - 124# Purses: 1st – 60% 2nd – 20% 3rd – 10% 4th – 6% 5th – 4% $20,000 - $12,000 -- $4,000 -- $2,000 -- $1,200 -- $800 $30,000 - $18,000 -- $6,000 -- $3,000 -- $1,800 -- $1200 $250,000 - $150,000 - $50,000 - $25,000 - $15,000 -- $10,000 1. Mdn 2yo 6f $20,000 Winner: Skip To The Mambo (KWR) 2004 bay filly (Skip Trial ® x Queenmambo, Mr. Prospector ®) Br: The Royal Stud/ Time: 1:10.02 1st [½] Skip To The Mambo 04 b f/Unplcd/KWR (Skip Trial ® x Queenmambo, Mr. Prospector ®) The Royal Stud/Kyla Wright pp6 Dueled three wide coming out of the turn, managed to find a bit more under heavy urging. 2nd [ns] Covenant (DGW) 04 bay F / plcd (D’Avenant X It’s Amore, Lancelot [FR]) Br: Starhold Farm, TX pp2 Came from off the pace at the turn to battle top pair for lead, managed to keep second in photo. 3rd [ns ]Hermes, 04 br c/plcd/PAG (Artax -r x Chilukki -r, Cherokee Run) Bred by Stonerside Farm, KY pp5* Set the pace, caught in a three way duel at the turn, tried told hold on. 4th [ns] Peachy Keen (LBA) 04TbF/FTS (River Keen IRE-® x Dream Team-®, Coxs Ridge) Br: REAL pp4 Digging in late for a strong close, just too late for better. 5th [1-¾] Forest Ranger (DGW) 04 bay C / unpl (Forestry-r X Second Copy-r, Exceller-r) Br: Real pp3 Raced midpack today. 6th [--] Artica (dha) 04Tf/pld (Airdrie Apache-r x Majestic Time-r, Time To Explode-r)Br: REAL pp1 Slow start really cost her today, making up ground but late. 2. Mdn 2yo 1mT $20,000 Winner: Ancient Rites (dha) -2004 Bay TB Filly. (Palindrome x Ancient Ways, Aix-La-Chapelle) Br: Magnificent Valor Time: 1:43.12 1st [hd] Ancient Rites (dha) 04Tf/pld (Palindrome x Ancient Ways, Aix-La-Chapelle)Br: Magnificent Valor,? Pp2* Took it wire to wire in style today. 2nd [ns] Devil’s Cat (DGW) 04bayC/ plcd (Devil’s Bag X Simple Cat, Storm Cat-r) Br: Starhold Farm, TX pp4 Shadowed Brilliant from the gate, made a bold move on the inside in the final strides to take it by a nose! 3rd [¼] Brilliant {GB}, 04 b c/unplcd/PAG (Rainbow Quest -r x Dancing Genius, Beau Genius -r) Bred by North Star Stud, ENG pp6 Looked to have 2nd in the bag, surprised late. 4th [½] Samurai Dancer 04f/unpl (TWO) (SAMURAI STEELE x Lion Dancer, LION OF IRELAND) Br: Starhold Farm, TX pp1 Good solid close late from way back. 5th [ns] Far and Away 04TbF/PLCD (Distant View -r x Countess Of Ireland -m, Lion Of Ireland) Bred by Starhold Farm (TX) pp5 Stumbled almost to her knees out of the gate, recovered quick to stay in the money. 6th [¾] Secret Prospect 04 ch f/Unplcd/KWR (Secret King, Mrs. Prospector, Raise A Native ®) The Royal Stud/Kyla Wright pp7 Content to stay midpack most of the race, faded late. 7th [--]Bold Charm (DGW) 04 bay F / plcd (Bold Lancer X Samurai Charm, Samurai Steele) Br: Starhold Farm, TX pp3 Seemed off today. 3. Alw 3/u NO Stakes winners 6fT $30,000 Winner: Zatoshi Dare (TWO) 2004 bay colt (Fusaichi Pegasus -r x Don't She Dare by Alydar -r) Br: Décor Stud, TX Time: 1:13.02 1st [ns] Zatoshi Dare (TWO) 02TBc/alw plc (Fusaichi Pegasus -r x Don't She Dare by Alydar -r) Br: Décor Stud, TX pp2 Pressed the pace until BYA started to tire, managed to get past on a head bob. 2nd [½] Beat Ya Again (dha) 03Tc/mw (Private Terms-r x Feel the Beat-r, Shimatoree)Br: REAL pp1 Set the pace, fought hard when challenged by ZD, just lost by nostril. 3rd [3-¼] Distant Irish (DGW) 03c / mdn wnr (Distant View-r X Countess of Ireland, Lion of Ireland) Br: Starhold Farm, TX pp3 Raced alone on the rail for the first half, jockey got him in gear with a furlong to go. 4th [--] Risque Business (LBA) 03TbF/UNPLCD (Gone West-r x Risque, Pleasant Colony -r) Bred by Starhold Farm, TX pp4 Lost a shoe coming out of the gate, never pushed. 4. Alw 3/u NO Stakes winners 1-1/8m $30,000 Winner: Jedi- (PAG) 2002 dark bay colt. (Skywalker -r x Flawlessly -r, Affirmed) Created by North Star Stud, CA Time: 1:52.02 1st [¾] Jedi, 02 b c/wnr/PAG (Skywalker -r x Flawlessly -r, Affirmed) Created by North Star Stud, CA pp5* Was in total control of his destiny today as he set the pace, rated back and then came back in the final strides to take the win. 2nd [¾] Dyna’s Reality 03 b f/Wnr/KWR (Dynaformer ® x Foolish Reality ®, Smile ®) The Royal Stud/Kyla Wright pp6 Stalked the pace, managed to take the lead on the turn and traded places with NS before losing it to a rested Jedi. 3rd [½] Native Steele (DGW) 03 grey C / wnr (REMINGTON STEELE X Prospector’s Bay, MR PROSPECTOR -r) Br: Starhold Farm, TX pp2 Stalked the top pair, moved with Dyna and as she started to tire, pulled past for a brief shot at the lead. Couldn’t hold off the late reclaims. 4th [½] Mackessy (dha) 03c/mw (Hennessy-r x Onceinalifetime, Two Punch-r)Br:Silver Oak Stud, FL pp1 Ran close to the pace throughout, getting tired late. 5th[½] Peachy (dha) 02f/mw (Impeachment-r x Wild For Me, Wild Again-r)Br: North Star Stud, CA pp3 Settled behind the leaders, blocked when she tried to make her move forward. 6th [--] Aegean Wind (LBA) 01TbC/MW (High Sheriff x Ajideh, Ahonoora) Moon Shadow Farm, PA pp4 Stumbled out of the gate and wasn’t pushed thereafter. 5. The Acorn Stakes (G1) - 3yo fillies - 1 mile Time: 1:12.15 $250,000 - $150,000 - $50,000 - $25,000 - $12,500 -- $7,500 The Call: And their off! A.P. Mambo and Mariah’s Song make a head to head right off the gate! Behind them, Banshee Wail, Silk Pajamas and Cha Cha play bumper cars as they all try for the same spot! They’ve straightened out and it’s Banshee breaking free first to secure the 3rd slot. On the lead, A.P. Mambo has put some distance between herself and Mariah’s Song but MS isn’t done yet! Around the turn and coming for home, Cha Cha has turned up the heat and is closing hard on Banshee Wail who seems to be fading! Mariah’s Song is still just a length and a half from A.P. Mambo! This is going to be a close one!! 1st [1] A.P. Mambo 03 b f/G1SW/G2MSW/KWR (A.P. Indy ® x Queenmambo, Mr. Prospector ®) The Royal Stud/Kyla Wright pp5* Out of the gate like a shot, furious that MS was at her shoulder and dug in right away. Held it wtw, but was getting tired late. 2nd [1-¼] Mariah's Song, 03 gr f/G1MSW/PAG (Unbridled's Song -r x Mariah's Storm -r, Rahy)Created by North Star Stud, CA pp4 Dogged APM’s heels from start to finish and really closed well at the mile, just running out of track a bit too soon today. 3rd [½] Cha Cha (LBA) 03TbF/MSPW (Kingmambo-r x Chalybeate, Alcatraz FR) Starwood Stables, IA pp3 Bumped at the start, broke free of the mess and stalked BW, took over at the turn and set her eyes on MS, just not enough track to pull it off today. 4th [nk] Silk Pajamas (DGW) 03 bay F / G1SpW [COZZENE -r X DAMASCUS SILK, LANCELOT (FR)] Br: Starhold Farm, TX pp2 Swerved at the start and played bumper cars with CC and BW, got it together late but no rally thereafter. 5th [--] Banshee Wail, 03 b-br f/SW/PAG (All Gone -r x Banshee Winds -r, Known Fact)Created by North Star Stud, CA pp1 Bumped at the start, pulled free of that to run midpack, didn’t have anything left when the challenges came from behind. **Post race notes. I tell you, post position # 5 was the good luck post today, though A.P. and Mariah were glaring at one another for pulling gate numbers beside one another! This was really a close race and the dice were definitely not forgiving! Congratulations to the big winners this year and we’ll see you all next year for the 2007 running of the Triple Tiara Stakes!