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Macadamia Turns the Tables on Quattroelle in Wilshire

Run down late last out in Santa Anita's Mar. 4 GII Buena Vista, Macadamia got the jump on her fellow closers coming into the lane and turned the tables on familiar face Quattroelle to take the GIII Wilshire S. Sunday at Santa Anita and pick up her first graded victory in the United States.

Away smoothly from her rail post, Macadamia was pulling hard while a joint third turning up the backside. About three lengths off pacesetting Canoodling (Pioneerof the Nile) midway on the far turn, Macadamia angled three deep turning for home, collared the pacesetter a furlong out and was never threatened by Quatroelle, who finished a troubled second.

“My filly was really strong today and maybe she's knows I'm Portuguese,” said winning rider Tiago Pereira. “She's Brazilian, so that's a good combination.”

A two-time Group 1 winner in Brazil, Macadamia earned her first U.S. victory in a nine-furlong optional claimer over the Santa Anita lawn Feb. 3 before finishing a half-length adrift of Quattroelle in the Buena Vista last time out.

“These South American fillies, horses in general, they seem to be really hearty horses and I'm lucky to have her,” said winning trainer Phil D'Amato. “We will enjoy the moment, there's a Grade I here in a month, so we will see what our options are and figure out a game plan.”'

Sunday, Santa Anita
WILSHIRE S.-GIII, $100,500, Santa Anita, 4-30, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:33.66, fm.
1–MACADAMIA (BRZ), 124, m, 5, by Hat Trick (Jpn)
1st Dam: Une Autre Etoile (Brz) (SP-Brz), by Northern Afleet
                2nd Dam: Ken de Saron, by Kenmare (Fr)
                3rd Dam: Lyre de Saron (Fr), by Luthier (Fr)
O-R Unicorn Stable; B-Haras Springfield (BRZ); T-Philip
D'Amato; J-Tiago Josue Pereira. $60,000. Lifetime Record:
12-4-3-2, $204,413. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks
   report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com
   catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Quattroelle (Ire), 124, m, 5, Mehmas (Ire)–Heavenly River
(Fr), by Stormy River (Fr). (€10,000 RNA Ylg '19 TIRSEP). O-Red
Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC; B-Rossenarra
Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Jeff Mullins. $20,000.
3–Very Scary, 120, f, 4, Connect–Summer Reading, by Hard
Spun. ($40,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $80,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR).
O-Walter Luedtke, Robert Oracheff, and Robert Scott Oracheff;
B-Windways Farm (KY); T-Ian Kruljac. $12,000.
Margins: 1, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 3.10, 2.00, 9.20.
Also Ran: Closing Remarks, Canoodling, Thunder Run. Scratched: Rhea Moon (Ire).Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Franco, Rice, Klaravich Close Out Aqueduct Spring Meet on Top

The 19-day Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet, which ran from Mar. 30 to Apr. 30, closed out with jockey Manny Franco and trainer Linda Rice repeat as the leaders in their respective divisions after taking the titles at this year's Aqueduct winter meet. Franco secured his second Big A spring meet riding title with 37 wins while Rice won her fourth Aqueduct spring meet training title with 17 wins.

Franco, a 28-year-old native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, earned the eighth riding title of his career.

“I'm very grateful for the help of every owner and every trainer,” said Franco. “I'm just happy to keep with the momentum. It means a lot and I try to take advantage of every opportunity I have. It's been paying off.”

Jose Ortiz finished second with a record of 65-16-17-10 while Kendrick Carmouche secured third with a record of 82-14-10-15.

Rice enjoyed a record of 66-17-13-7 with $1,055,253 in total earnings, giving her a strike rate of 25.76% and in-the-money percentage of 56.06%. It was the 10th overall training title for Rice.

“It's been a very good winter and spring,” she said. “New York is a tough place, so I'm very excited about it. Once we got through the winter meet I thought, 'well that will be it for a while,' but things fell into place and went well at the spring meet.”

Rob Atras finished second with a record of 37-9-5-4 while Chad Brown finished third with a 37-8-7-9 record.

Klaravich Stables ended the meet with a record of 18-4-4-3 and earnings of $270,622. It was a five-way tie for second between Peter Brant, Beast Mode Racing, Ten Strike Racing, Madaket Stables and Roger Cimbora, Jr., who each posted three wins at the meet.

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New York Thunder Brings The Rain At Woodbine

New York Thunder (Nyquist) declared victory in his first stakes attempt for AMO Racing at Woodbine on Saturday. Perfect in his only two career starts towards the end of his juvenile year, the bay colt was a debut winner Nov. 27 at Gulfstream by 6 1/2 lengths sprinting over the Tapeta. He then switched to turf against optional claimers in Hallandale and drove clear by 1 3/4 length.

After working out in Kentucky for nearly two months, the Jorge Delgado trainee shipped to Canada and was well-regarded at the windows as the heavy 1-5 favorite. Utilizing his early speed, New York Thunder tore through the fractions with a half-mile at :45.18, and into the stretch extended his lead to win going away by 7 lengths over Ninetyfour Expos (Outwork).

The winner is his unraced dam's first to the starting gate and only recorded offspring. He is part of an extended female family that includes third dam Surf Club (Ocean Crest)'s half-sister GISW Awesome Humor (Distorted Humor). His third dam produced GISW Emcee (Unbridled's Song) and SP Baffled (Distorted Humor), who is responsible for MGISW Constitution (Tapit).

WOODSTOCK S., C$133,500, Woodbine, 4-30, 3yo, 6f (AWT),
1:08.45, ft.
1–NEW YORK THUNDER, 120, c, 3, by Nyquist
          1st Dam: Start Over, by Midshipman
          2nd Dam: Wipe Out, by Hard Spun
          3rd Dam: Surf Club, by Ocean Crest
($130,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-AMO Racing USA; B-Gatewood Bell & Forgotten Land (KY); T-Jorge Delgado; J-Ricardo Santana, Jr.. C$75,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $122,323.
2–Ninetyfour Expos, 118, g, 3, Outwork–Simply Good, by Sky Classic. ($42,000 Ylg '21 KEEJAN; $80,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-D. J. Stable LLC; B-Robert Marzilli (ON); T-Mark E. Casse. C$30,000.
3–Stayhonor Goodside, 118, g, 3, Honor Code–Nicki Knew, by Tethra. ($85,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-D. J. Stable LLC; B-Stan Dodson (ON); T-Mark E. Casse. C$16,500.
Margins: 7HF, 1 3/4, 2HF. Odds: 0.35, 14.10, 9.65.
Also Ran: Ship the Goods, Opposites Attract, Gran Spirited.
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Rocket Can Drills for Derby

Frank Fletcher's Rocket Can (Into Mischief) turned in his final work ahead of Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby going five furlongs in :59.80 (4/35) at Churchill Downs Sunday. With regular exercise rider Guelser Cardona aboard and working inside of stablemate Mr. McGregor (Into Mischief), the colt worked in splits of :12.80, :24.40, :36. He galloped out six furlongs in 1:13.

“I thought it went very well,” trainer Bill Mott said of the work. “That's racehorse time for this track. He had a workmate out there, both riders did a good job, and it worked out like we had hoped it would. I thought Rocket Can finished well, and galloped out well. It was a very nice work.”

Rocket Can worked in blinkers Sunday and he'll be wearing them again Saturday.

“Visually, for me, they appear to be helping,” Mott said. “We had worked him before in blinkers and we had thought that they didn't make an extreme amount of difference. But if they help just a little bit, that's what you need.”

Rocket Can, who is out of a Tapit mare, won the Feb. 4 GIII Holy Bull S. and was second behind champion Forte (Violence) in the Mar. 4 GII Fountain of Youth S. He was a closing fourth behind Angel of Empire (Classic Empire) after a wide trip in the nine-furlong GI Arkansas Derby last time out Apr. 1.

“The one thing we all have to prove is if we can get 10 furlongs,” Mott said. “That's always the question in the Derby, there's not that many prep races at that mile-and-a-quarter distance. When they turn for home in the Derby, that really sorts them out. We hope this horse has the stamina to get the 10 furlongs. We think he has it, he has a pedigree that indicates he should get the distance. You never know if they can do it, until they do it.”

The field for both the Kentucky Derby and Friday's GI Kentucky Oaks will be held Monday from 2-3 p.m. in the Aristides Lounge at Churchill Downs.

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