2/27/2010 The Very One S.(G3) Changing Skies

GULFSTREAM PARK, Saturday February 27, 2010 - Race 9

The Very One S. - Grade: 3

Purse: $100,000

Distance/Restrictions: 1 3/8M, Turf, B, 4 Year Olds and Up, STAKES

Winning Time:2:16.27

Pgm	Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
11	Changing Skies	Kent J. Desormeaux	10.00	6.00	4.00
13	Nehantic Kat	Joe Bravo		12.60	6.60
5	Cable	Alan Garcia			3.40

Times in 100ths: :24.53 :49.12 1:14.92 1:39.59 2:04.24 2:16.27 Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. Also ran: Proud Lisa, Long Approach, Closeout, Morena, Belle Allure, Celtic Princess, Mystic Miracle, Zaskar, Rcuandry and In My Glory Scratched: Jessica Is Back , Lady Shakespeare and Kiawah Cat Winning Breeder: Swettenham Stud Winning Trainer: William I. Mott Winning Owner: Swettenham Stud Wager Type Winning Numbers Payoff $2 Daily Double 1-11 $55.20 $2 Exacta 11-13 $140.00 $1 Superfecta 11-13-5-1 $6,274.10 $1 Trifecta 11-13-5 $422.10 $1 Pick 3 5-1-11 $375.70

Race Comments: CHANGING SKIES (IRE) reserved for a mile, raced four wide around the far turn, then rallied under pressure outside NEHANTIC KAT to be up late. NEHANTIC KAT rated off the pace, rallied four wide to gain the lead leaving the far turn, made the pace to deep stretch and yielded. CABLE outrun into the final turn, swung out for the stretch run and rallied to gain the show. PROUD LISA unhurried for more than a mile, angled out for the stretch run and passed tired rivals. LONG APPROACH stalked the pace into the stretch and weakened. CLOSEOUT stalked the pace three wide, made a run to reach even terms for command with NEHANTIC KAT leaving the final turn, stayed with that rival to inside the eighth pole, then gave way. MORENA (PER) failed to menace. BELLE ALLURE (IRE) stalked the pace along the rail to nearing the stretch, then tired. CELTIC PRINCESS (BRZ) checked in the early going and was not a factor. MYSTIC MIRACLE well placed while saving ground into the stretch the final time, faltered. ZASKAR (GB) prompted the pace outside IN MY GLORY to midway of the final turn, then faded. RCUANDRY was not a factor. IN MY GLORY set the pace along the rail to past midway of the final turn, then had nothing left.

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CHANGING SKIES 암 2005 IRE 갈색 전적:12(3/3/3)  G3	Sadlers Wells 새들러즈웰즈 갈 1981 USA *{CS} LS 11전(6,4,0) 713,690 USD 1944 f, 279sw 3.60	Northern Dancer 노던댄서 갈 1961 CAN *+{BC} LSB 635 f, 147sw 5.10	Nearctic 흑 1954 CAN {Q} G2
			Natalma 갈 1957 USA {*DC} SP
		Fairy Bridge 페어리브리지 갈 1975 USA  SW 9 f, 6 w, 4 sw	Bold Reason 갈 1968 USA + LB
			Special 갈 1969 USA {*} unpl
	Magnificient Style 갈 1993 USA  G3 11전(2,0,0) 73,883 USD 4 f, 4 w, 4 sw	Silver Hawk 실버허크 갈 1979 USA [S 1500] G3 799 f, 69sw 2.24	Roberto 갈 1969 USA +{C} LB
			Gris Vitesse 회 1966 USA  G1
		Mia Karina 흑 1983 USA  w 7 f, 6 w, 2 sw	Icecapade 회 1969 USA {BC} DP
			Basin 갈 1972 USA  unpl

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The Very One: Changing Skies Thunders Home
By Jack Shinar
Updated: Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:14 PM
Posted: Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:27 PM
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/55611/the-very-one-changing-skies-thunders-home?source=rss

Changing Skies, under patient handling by Kent Desormeaux, picked up her first U.S. stakes win for trainer Bill Mott when she closed with a rush to sweep past upset-minded Nehantic Kat in the $100,000 The Very One Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the turf at rainy Gulfstream Park Feb. 27 (VIDEO).

Swettenham Stud's 5-year-old Irish homebred was making her 2010 debut in the 1 3/8-mile test for older fillies and mares, a distance the daughter of Sadler's Wells--Magnificent Style (by Silver Hawk)  figured to handle based on her record in France and Great Britain. Her last start resulted in a runner-up finish as the heavy favorite in a nine-furlong allowance race on yielding ground at Keeneland Oct. 24.

Racing off the rail near the rear of a well-packed 13-horse field, Desormeaux allowed Changing Skies to move up on the outside on the final turn. She moved into contention in the stretch as Nehantic Kat, at odds of 14-1 for Joe Bravo, took the lead from Closeout. Third at the eighth pole, Changing Skies continued to close the gap, overtaking the leader in deep stretch to get up for a three-quarters of a length win. Nehantic Kat was 1 1/4 lengths in front of 7-2 favorite Cable, who ran on to get third with Alan Garcia aboard. The final time was 2:16.27 on a course rated "good."

“She gave me a great ride," Desormeaux said. "She was always in the bridle and distributing the confidence to me through the reins. And she was happy with the going. She’s a light filly, and they tend to stay on top of the ground, so she had no problem with the softer surface.”

In My Glory set a solid early pace before giving way, getting the opening half-mile in :49.12, six furlongs in 1:14.92, and the mile in 1:39.59. The field was four across on the final turn before Closeout emerged with the lead, pursued by Nehantic Kat.

Lady Shakespeare, who might have been favored, and Kiawah Cat were scratched. Jessica is Back was entered for the main track only.

Trained in the United Kingdom by Brian Meehan, Changing Skies was second in a group III race at Deauville as a 3-year-old in 2008 but missed much of the 2009 season. After beginning the year with a fourth-place finish in the Middleton Stakes (Eng-III) at York in May, she was transferred to Mott. She won her American debut on a yielding course at Belmont Park in September, defeating a first-level allowance field at nine furlongs as the solid favorite. She now has two wins and a second in her three U.S. races.

“They (Swettenham Stud and owner Ben Sangster) have sent me a number of nice fillies and we’ve been fortunate to win good races for them, including some grade Is," Mott said. "There are more opportunities over here once they get older. I was worried she might get a little rank early breaking from the outside post, but she settled nicely. We’ll definitely consider the Orchid here for her next start (Mar. 28).”

Overall, Changing Skies is 3-3-3 in 12 starts with earnings of $167,549.

Racing under 117 pounds, Changing Skies paid $10, $6, and $4 as the second choice. Nehantic Kat, who has shown a preference for an off-going in her career for Barclay Tagg, returned $12.60 and $6.60 while completing a $140 exacta. Cable was $3.40 to show.

Completing the order: Proud Lisa, Long Approach, Closeout, Morena, Belle Allure, Celtic Princess, Mystic Miracle, Zaskar, Rcuandry, and In My Glory.