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Santa Barbara Finds More Success On American Turf In Beverly D At Arlington

Her second trip over an American turf course was her second winning one as Santa Barbara won the Grade1 Beverly D at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill. on Arlington Million Day. After a less-than-ideal trip in the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks, where she was boxed in early, jockey Ryan Moore was able to find more running room in the Beverly D, sitting behind leader Mean Mary throughout before moving to the outside on the final turn and sprinting to the lead in the stretch to win by four lengths.

With Bramble Queen and Oh So Terrible both scratched, the field for the Grade 1 turf stakes was down to five, with Mean Mary breaking from the inside and Santa Barbara from the middle of the pack. The field got away cleanly after Mean Mary broke through the gate prematurely and was then reloaded with no trouble. Luis Saez moved Mean Mary out to the lead in the first quarter with Naval Laughter a half length behind her on the outside. Moore kept Santa Barbara running easily on the rail in third, as Mean Mary logged a first quarter in :24.57 and a half-mile in :49.31.

Naval Laughter challenged Mean Mary's lead briefly going into the final turn of the 1 3/16 mile Beverly D, pulling even with Mean Mary as Moore moved Santa Barbara away from the rail. On the final turn, Santa Barbara was two wide, making her move on the outside of Mean Mary and Naval Laughter. Into the stretch, Santa Barbara easily took over the lead, drawing away from the field under a hand ride from Moore as Lemista sprinted through the stretch, almost catching Mean Mary at the wire. Joy Epifora and Naval Laughter rounded out the short field.

The final time for the G1 Beverly D was 1:54.55. Find this race's chart here.

Santa Barbara paid $4.00, $2.20. and $2.10. Mean Mary paid $2.40 and $2.10. Lemista paid $2.20.

“She was always a filly I had a high opinion of,” winning rider Moore said to Arlington Park's Vince Greco after the race. “She was very comfortable through the race. Very straightforward today.”

Bred in Ireland by Whisperview Trading Ltd., Santa Barbara is by British sire Camelot out of the Danehill mare Senta's Dream (GB). Owned by Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Westerburg, the 3-year-old filly is trained by Aidan O'Brien. With her win in the G1 Beverly D, Santa Barbara has three wins in six lifetime starts for career winnings of $731,612.

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Brown Find Arlington Winner’s Circle Again With Shantisara In Pucker Up

The graded turf stakes on the Arlington Million day card kicked off with a win by a familiar name, trainer Chad Brown taking the Grade 3 Pucker Up Stakes. At Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill., Shantisara with Flavien Prat waited for an opening on the final turn and moved his three-year-old filly into the clear with ease to win by three and a half lengths.

Breaking from the third post, Prat put Shantisara in the middle of the field, content to hang back in fifth as Spritz sprinted out to a one-length lead over Oyster Bay. James Graham and Spritz set a measured pace, running the first quarter in :24.83 and the first half in :49.52 while Luis Saez kept Oyster Bay close to the leader throughout the 1 1/8-mile race. The field stayed fairly close together until the final turn, when Saez put Oyster Bay to a drive as they entered the stretch.

With Spritz tiring on the rail and Oyster Bay vying for the lead, Prat took Shantisara three-wide on the turn, finding a clear path toward the middle of the track. Shantisara took advantage of the daylight and sprinted for the lead, easily passing Oyster Bay as they approached the wire. Oyster Bay and Flown rounding out the top three, followed by Time for Glory, Double Blessed, Spritz, and Shesa Mystery.

The final time for the 1 1/8 miles was 1:51.91. Find this race's chart here.

Shantisara paid $5.60, $3.40, and $2.40. Oyster Bay paid $3.40 and $2.40. Flown paid $2.40.

Bred in Ireland by Oliver Donlon, Shantisara is by Coulsty out of the Dalakhani mare Kharana. Owned by Michael Dubb, Robert La Penta, and Madaket Stables, she was consigned by Aguiar Bloodstock at the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale and sold to Federico Barberini, agent, for $13,171. Her win in the G3 Pucker Up is her first win in two starts in the United States, after winning twice in France in 2020. With a record of three wins in seven lifetime starts, Shantisara has career earnings of $113,108.

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McGrath: From The Ashes Of Arlington Comes A Lesson For Racing, If The Sport Is Willing To Learn

Over what may possibly be the final Arlington Million weekend ever, those who have spent many a day at the storied racetrack in Arlington Heights, Ill., have reflected upon the people and the memories that have sustained Arlington Race Course through its most dire of moments, including the 1985 fire that consumed the grandstand, only to see it face an uncertain future at the hands of a corporate entity that seems divorced from its origins. Columnist Chris McGrath reflected on the impending loss this week in the Thoroughbred Daily News.

“'Quit? Hell, no!' Anyone who has seen the framed photograph in the grandstand concourse will always remember the caption; nor, in continuing through one of the most sumptuous public facilities in all sport, will they forget the bricks-and-mortar incarnation of that invincible spirit,” wrote McGrath.

Yet here the track stands, on the precipice of destruction once again, this time from the flames of capitalism, according to McGrath. McGrath looks back on the story of former owner Richard L. Duchossois' grit in the face of adversity during his service in World War II, and Duchossois' long-held belief that placing the customer first was the best strategy in business.

“Must we quit, really? Can we really let a wrecking ball pulverize the phoenix that rose from the flames?” McGrath concludes. “One thing is for sure. If we do, then the pain must animate and invigorate the defense of our heritage against further corrosion.”

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Sisterson Can Add to Grade I Grab in Bruce D.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL–Since going out on his own in 2018, trainer Jack Sisterson has sent out the winners of eight graded races. Remarkably, fully 50% of those have come in Grade I company and he can up that tally should Tango Tango Tango (Tourist) get the job done in Saturday's GI Bruce D. S. (formerly Secretariat S.) at Arlington.

Third from a pair of tries on the dirt to begin his career, the $35,000 Keeneland September graduate finished runner-up trying the grass for the first time at Ellis Park July 27, a race that went on to produce no fewer than four next-out winners. That number includes Tango Tango Tango, who settled just off the early pace in this track's American Derby July 17 and finished best of all to score by two lengths. The bay, whose sire was second in the 2014 Secretariat S. over a mile and a quarter, should be prominent from his low draw beneath Declan Cannon.

Point Me By (Point of Entry) overcame a high draw and wide trip to break his maiden at first asking going 5 1/2 furlongs at Churchill June 20 and enters the Bruce D. off an allowance fourth at Saratoga July 15 in which he rallied strongly from last in the final furlong to round out the superfecta.

Like A Saltshaker (Peace and Justice) was second to recent NY Stallion S. hero Step Dancer (War Dancer) in the 2020 Awad S. while under the care of trainer Adam Rice. He has finished second in his two starts for Larry Rivelli, but gets back on the grass and stretches back out to a route of ground with some longshot appeal.

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