2/20/2010 El Camino Real Derby(G3) Connemara

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS, Saturday February 20, 2010 - Race 7

El Camino Real Derby - Grade: 3

Purse: $150,000

Distance/Restrictions: 1 1/8M, Dirt, 3 Year Olds, STAKES

Winning Time:1:51.26

Pgm	Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
8	Connemara	Russell A. Baze	4.60	3.20	2.80
1	Haimish Hy	Michael Martinez		18.40	9.20
3	Posse Power	Leslie Mawing			5.40

Times in 100ths: :24.43 :49.56 1:13.10 1:38.68 1:51.26 Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. Also ran: Fog Alert, Ranger Heartley, Thomas Baines, Very Fair, Bert' N the Group and Our Minesweeper Scratched: Jairzihno Winning Breeder: Commonwealth Winning Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher Winning Owner: Tabor, Michael, Magnier, Mrs. John and Smith, Derr Wager Type Winning Numbers Payoff $2 Daily Double 6-8 $14.00 $1 Exacta 8-1 $44.50 $2 Quinella 1-8 $74.20 $1 Superfecta 8-1-3-5 $2,083.70 $1 Trifecta 8-1-3 $320.30 $1 Pick 3 7-6-8 $38.50

Race Comments: CONNEMARA was permitted to trail to the half mile pole, commenced a bid after easing widest, closed ground four wide to the stretch then drew even in mid stretch and pushed clear in the final sixteenth. HAIMISH HY was under a snug hold early, was outrun by rivals into the second turn, came three wide to the stretch, angled out in mid stretch for room and closed willingly in the late stages. POSSE POWER settled off the pace to the half mile pole, bid two wide on the second turn, was blocked leaving the bend into the stretch and waited, eased out then was blocked again leaving the furlong grounds, checked and shifted out then finished well once clear. FOG ALERT chased the pace to the second turn, rallied three wide to join the leaders to the stretch, had a short lead to mid stretch but could not hold on and was outfinished. RANGER HEARTLEY set the pace for six furlongs, responded to pressure to mid stretch then tired in the late stages. THOMAS BAINES was rank and hard to place under a rating hold on the first turn, pressed the pace to the second turn, saved ground to the stretch then was caught behind rivals and forced to steady at mid stretch and could not regain the needed momentum. VERY FAIR prompted the pace to the half, responded to urging on the second turn but weakened in the final furlong. BERT' N THE GROUP had no speed, was three or four wide throughout then gave way through the stretch. OUR MINESWEEPER settled mid pack then had nothing to offer when roused and stopped.

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CONNEMARA 암 2007 USA 밤색 전적:4(3/1/0)  G3	Giant's Causeway 자이언츠코즈웨이 밤 1997 USA {2000} G1 13전(9,4,0) 3,078,989 USD 1137 f, 78sw 2.48	Storm Cat 스톰캣 흑 1983 USA *[I] LS 1185 f, 158sw 3.62	Storm Bird 갈 1978 CAN [I 1400] G1
			Terlingua 밤 1976 USA {DC} G2
		Mariah's Storm 마리아즈스톰 갈 1991 USA  G2 7 f, 5 w, 2 sw	Rahy 밤 1985 USA *+[I] LSB
			Immense 갈 1979 USA  SW
	Satin Sunrise 갈 1990 USA  SW 78전(23,12,17) 263,413 USD 3 f, 2 w, 2 sw	Mr. Leader 미스터리더 갈 1966 USA *[S] LS 954 f, 83sw 1.90	Hail To Reason 흑 1958 USA *{C} LS
			Jolie Deja 갈 1954 USA {*} w
		Logic 밤 1979 USA  SW 1 f, 0 w, 0 sw	Naskra 갈 1967 USA [S] SW
			Bactu Reason 갈 1974 USA  Unr

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Connemara Completes Pletcher's Triple Play
By Jack Shinar
Updated: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:11 AM
Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:19 PM
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/55501/connemara-completes-pletchers-triple-play?source=rss

Trainer Todd Pletcher completed a 3-year-old graded stakes triple Feb. 20 when favored Connemara, ridden by Russell Baze, captured the $150,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields.

Earlier, Pletcher won major 3-year-old stakes in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (gr. II) with Eskendereya at Gulfstream Park and the Risen Star (gr. II) with front-running Discreetly Mine.

Pletcher, who has never won the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) while often loaded with contenders during the past several seasons, appears to have plenty of options for another big try in 2010.

"The pressure was on today," assistant trainer Michael McCarthy told HRTV afterward. "We did good in Florida, Louisiana was not too shabby and we did fine here."

Baze, the all-time leading rider in terms of victories, won his fifth El Camino Real Derby in the past six years and his seventh overall aboard Connemara, a son of Giant's Causeway  --Satin Sunrise (by Mr. Leader). Connemara won both of his starts as a 2-year-old last fall and ran a closing second in the California Derby in his 2010 debut Jan. 16 at Golden Gate.

Sent off at odds of 13-10 in the El Camino Real, Connemara rallied from last in the nine-horse field after a half-mile to register his first stakes score by 1 1/4 lengths over Haimish Hy in a time of 1:51.26 in the 1 1/8-mile test.

Connemara broke from post 8 and enjoyed clear sailing from start to finish.

"When I saw the [post position] draw I knew he'd be tough," said Baze. "There was no way he was going to get stuck inside like he was last time. He felt good the whole way. He was on the bit but not charging. He was just waiting for me to ask him."

Ranger Heartley went gate-to-wire to win the 1 1/16-mile Cal Derby and tried to employ the same tactics here, showing the way through quarter-mile fractions of :24.43, :49.56 and 1:13.60. But he was surrounded by rivals approaching mid-stretch this time and could not hold on, fading to fifth.

Connemara launched his bid on the far outside on the final turn and closed ground quickly while four wide when roused in the stretch, drawing even with the leaders at the eighth pole. He pushed clear under good handling by Baze in the final sixteenth to win with something left.

"He finished strong," said Baze. "He's still a little green. He hung a little bit when he got to the leaders but when I hit him left-handed he responded. He's progressing mentally. His mind was much better today than last time. He's improving with every race and extra distance won't hurt this colt at all."

Haimish Hy also charged from the rear at odds of 25-1 for Michael Martinez to gain the place spot by one length over Posse Power and Leslie Mawing. Fog Alert, Ranger Heartley, Thomas Baines, Very Fair, Bert' N the Group and Our Minesweeper followed.

Owned by Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith, the lightly-raced Connemara, now with three victories in four starts, figures to be headed for a more difficult test on the Triple Crown trail. He grabbed $90,000 in graded stakes earnings with the win, boosting his overall total to $147,800.

McCarthy mentioned the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) as a probable destination for Connemara. The $750,000 event at 1 1/8 miles is the West Coast's final Kentucky Derby prep. It will be run April 3.

Commonwealth bred the winning chestnut in Kentucky.

Connemara paid $4.60, $3.20 and $2.80. The lightly regarded Haimish Hy, fourth in the one-mie Gold Rush at Golden Gate Dec. 12 for trainer Steve Sherman, returned $18.40 and $9.20 and completed an $89 exacta. Posse Power, making his stakes debut following back-to-back wins locally for Frank Lucarelli, was $5.40 to show.

Jairzihno scratched.

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