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Steve Andersen, Daily Racing Form   10/04/2009

Jump to Race Entries/Results ARCADIA, Calif.- After her winning performance in Sunday's $300,000 Oak Leaf Stakes at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting, it is hard to believe that Blind Luck started out in a maiden claimer at Calder back in June.

"That happens sometimes, but not very often," trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said.

Blind Luck ($9) made an impressive transition from sprinter to router in the Grade 1 Oak Leaf over 1 1/16 miles, the leading prep for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies here on Nov. 6.

Blind Luck was given a confident ride by jockey Tyler Baze. He kept the filly on the rail until the end of the backstretch, and rallied three-wide on the turn to reach contention in early stretch. With a sharp closing kick, Blind Luck pulled away late to win by 2 1/2 lengths, finishing in 1:43.19.

"She really closed nicely," Hollendorfer said.

Always a Princess, the winner of a maiden race over 5 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar on Sept. 5, set a moderate pace of 23.04 and 47.59 seconds and held on for second. "She looked like she was going to give it up, but she kept going," trainer Bob Baffert said.

Always a Princess broke from the rail and jockey Garrett Gomez said he had little choice but to send her to the front.

"We knew the pace wouldn't be 44," Gomez said. "She did what she was supposed to do."

The New Jersey invader Bickersons, third in the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga on Sept. 6, finished third in the field of 11 after stalking the pace throughout. The first three finishers are bound for the BC Juvenile Fillies.

Blind Luck is co-owned by Hollendorfer, Mark DeDomenico, and John Carver. By Pollard's Vision, Blind Luck has won 3 of 4 starts and $267,900. In her debut, she won a $40,000 claimer for maidens over 4 1/2 furlongs by 13 1/4 lengths at Calder on June 21.

Blind Luck's only loss was a second to Mi Sueno in the Grade 1 Darley Debutante over seven furlongs at Del Mar on Sept. 5, her stakes debut.


RACE RESULTS
OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Sunday October 04, 2009 - Race 6
Oak Leaf S. - Grade: 1
Purse: $300,000 | Distance/Restrictions: 1 1/16M, Dirt, F, 2 Year Olds, STAKES | Winning Time: 1:43.19
PgmHorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
5Blind LuckTyler Baze9.004.603.60
1Always a PrincessGarrett K. Gomez4.604.00
6BickersonsJoe Bravo11.40

Times in 100ths::23.04 :47.59 1:12.12 1:36.93 1:43.19

Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran:It Tiz, Softly Singing, Pure Class, Fairway Road, Kaloula, Forbidden Paradise, Maralago and Repo

Scratched: La Nez and Whispering Hush

Winning Breeder:Fairlawn Farm
Winning Trainer:Fairlawn Farm
Winning Owner:Mark DeDomenico LLC, Carver, John and Hollendorfer

Wager TypeWinning NumbersPayoff
$2 Daily Double3-5$15.80
$1 Exacta5-1$21.50
$1 Superfecta5-1-6-11$2,030.60
$1 Trifecta5-1-6$274.60
$1 Pick 37-3-5$131.40

Race Comments: BLIND LUCK chased inside, came out on the second turn and three deep into the stretch, rallied to the front outside foes nearing the sixteenth pole and pulled clear under some urging and steady handling. ALWAYS A PRINCESS had good early speed and set a pressured pace inside, inched away leaving the second turn and into the stretch, fought back in deep stretch, could not match the winner but held second. BICKERSONS stalked outside a rival or off the rail, bid three deep on the second turn, angled in some entering the stretch, was between horses a sixteenth out and was edged for the place. IT TIZ pulled early, angled in and settled a bit off the rail then inside, came out on the second turn and four wide into the stretch and bested the others. SOFTLY SINGING chased between horses then outside, continued three deep on the backstretch and second turn and four wide into the stretch and could not summon the necessary late kick. PURE CLASS chased between rivals then inside on the second turn and into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. FAIRWAY ROAD allowed to settle off the rail then outside a rival, came out some in the stretch and did not rally. KALOULA four wide into the first turn, went between horses on the backstretch then outside a rival on the second turn, came out five wide into the stretch and lacked the necessary response. FORBIDDEN PARADISE (IRE) close up stalking the pace inside, dropped back on the second turn and weakened. MARALAGO four wide into the first turn, chased three deep, fell back off the rail on the second turn and had little left for the stretch. REPO prompted the pace outside a rival then between horses midway on the second turn, dropped back between foes leaving the that turn and gave way.

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