2/27/2010 Sabin S.(G3) Aurora Lights

GULFSTREAM PARK, Saturday February 27, 2010 - Race 7

Sabin S. - Grade: 3

Purse: $100,000

Distance/Restrictions: 1M, Dirt, B, 4 Year Olds and Up, STAKES

Winning Time:1:37.79

Pgm	Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
5	Aurora Lights	Cornelio H. Velasquez	23.00	8.00	5.00
2	Matchless Orinda	John R. Velazquez		3.60	3.40
3	Amazing	Corey S. Nakatani			4.40

Times in 100ths: :24.63 :48.21 1:12.69 1:37.79 Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. Also ran: Justwhistledixie, Champagne Eyes and Slides Choice Scratched: Miss Match and Jessica Is Back Winning Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams Winning Trainer: Eric Coatrieux Winning Owner: Chiefswood Stable Wager Type Winning Numbers Payoff $2 Daily Double 1-5 $62.00 $2 Exacta 5-2 $76.60 $1 Superfecta 5-2-3-1 $271.50 $1 Trifecta 5-2-3 $113.40 $1 Pick 3 8-1-5 $168.10 $1 Consolation Pick 3 8-3-5 $37.30

Race Comments: AURORA LIGHTS rated off the pace, eased outside the leaders leaving the turn, rallied to catch MATCHLESS ORINDA at the sixteenth pole and drew clear. MATCHLESS ORINDA set the pace under pressure along the inside, edged away approaching the eighth pole but couldn't match strides with the winner late while saving the place. AMAZING pressed the pace outside MATCHLESS ORINDA, was outmoved by that rival in early stretch, then was gaining on that one again at the finish while being outfinished by the winner. JUSTWHISTLEDIXIE tracked the pace along the inside into the stretch and weakened. CHAMPAGNE EYES tracked the pace three wide around the turn and tired. SLIDES CHOICE tracked the pace four wide around the turn, then faltered.

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AURORA LIGHTS 암 2006 USA 흑갈색 전적:10(3/2/1)  G3	Pulpit 풀피트 갈 1994 USA  G1 6전(4,1,0) 728,200 USD 456 f, 33sw 2.72	A. P. Indy 에이피인디 흑 1989 USA *[S] LS 954 f, 115sw	Seattle Slew 흑 1974 USA *+{BC} LSB
			Weekend Surprise 갈 1980 USA {*} G3
		Preach 프리치 갈 1989 USA  G1 7 f, 5 w, 1 sw	Mr. Prospector 갈 1970 USA *+{BC} LSB
			Narrate 흑 1980 USA {*} G3
	Lady Lochinvar 밤 1993 USA  Unr 미전(0,0,0) 0 7 f, 5 w, 1 sw	Lord At War 로드엣워 밤 1980 ARG [S] G1 391 f, 43sw 2.60	General 흑 1974 FR  G3
			Luna De Miel 밤 1974 ARG  unpl
		Lady Winborne 갈 1976 USA  w 15 f, 13 w, 5 sw	Secretariat 밤 1970 USA +{IC} LB
			Priceless Gem 흑 1963 USA  G1

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Aurora Lights Shines in Sabin
By Jason Shandler
Updated: Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:13 PM
Posted: Saturday, February 27, 2010 4:53 PM
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/55609/aurora-lights-shines-in-sabin?source=rss

Making just her second start on dirt in her 4-year-old debut, Chiefswood Stable’s Aurora Lights sprung a 10-1 upset in the $100,000 Sabin Stakes (gr. III) (VIDEO) Feb. 27 at Gulfstream Park.

Racing under Cornelio Velasquez for trainer Eric Coatrieux, Aurora Lights raced close to the pace in the one-mile Sabin, as 13-10 favorite Matchless Orinda led the way through splits of :24.63, :48.21, and 1:12.69. Amazing pressed the leader in second, while the other four entrants—Justwhistledixie, Champagne Eyes, Slides Choice, and Aurora Lights—were nearly side-by-side in a closely-bunched field of fillies and mares.

Matchless Orinda continued to show the way as they turned for home and held a one-length advantage over Amazing at the eighth pole, but Aurora Lights continued to gain ground on her two rivals from a three-wide path and finally struck the front in mid-stretch. She drew away while hitting the wire 2 3/4 lengths in front of Matchless Orinda and John Velazquez, who held on gamely for second. Amazing was another neck back in third.

The final time on a fast main track was 1:37.79.

“I thought there was more speed in the race, but it went slow and there was no pace so I stayed right there as best I could," Velasquez said. "And she finished the last quarter very fast. I rode this filly last time and she was in trouble the first half of the race but finished good, so I knew what I could expect from her today.”

A daughter of Pulpit  , Aurora Lights notched her second graded stakes victory. As a 3-year-old, the dark bay/brown filly won the Selene Stakes (Can-III) on the Woodbine Polytrack in her stakes debut and also ran third in her most recent effort, the Stage Door Betty Handicap (gr. III) at Calder Dec. 26. Her other win came in the summer of 2009 when she broke her maiden, also at Woodbine.

Aurora Lights, who was bred in Kentucky by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams and is out of the Lord At War mare Lady Lochinvar, improved to 3-2-1 from 10 starts. She has earned $272,576.

Aurora Lights was an $800,000 Keeneland September 2007 yearling sale purchase.

“I think she can run on dirt as well as the synthetic," Coatrieux said. "She got caught down inside in her last race and had some trouble. We’ll look at the one more race for her here (grade II Rampart Stakes March 20) and then the two-turn race at Churchill during Derby week (grade II La Troienne April 30). We’ll try to stay away from the two big girls for now (Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta).”

The second longest shot on the board, Aurora Lights paid $23, $8, and $5. The exacta (5-2) returned $76.70 and the $1 trifecta (5-2-3) was $113.40.

Justwhistledixie finished fourth as the second choice, followed by Champagne Eyes and Slides Choice. Jessica Is Back and Miss Match were scratched.