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Breeders' Cup contenders work at Lone Star

Last updated: 10/25/04 2:39 PM

Breeders' Cup contenders work at Lone

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Breeders' Cup contenders are arriving in Grand Prairie, Texas,

to prepare for Saturday's Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred

Championships and six were out Saturday morning for workouts.

Trainer Dale Romans sent his two charges, KITTEN'S JOY (El

Prado [Ire]) and ROSES IN MAY (Devil His Due),

to the track for their final serious preparations.

Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (G1) hero Kitten's Joy, who could

go favored in the $2 million Turf (G1), breezed five furlongs

around the dogs on the soft turf in 1:06 3/5.

"He got everything he needed," Romans said. "He

got to stretch his legs, he finished good, got a feel for the

racetrack. I was very pleased. When you're going around the dogs

like that, the time isn't the most important thing. It's how how

much horse he has and how he feels."

Roses in May, who is undefeated this year from five starts and

will enter the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) off victories in the

Kentucky Cup Classic (G2) and Whitney H. (G1), breezed five

furlongs in 1:01 1/5 over the fast main track.

"Perfect. I don't think he could've worked any better,"

Romans said. "He did enough and still had a lot of energy

afterward. He hasn't missed a beat since the Kentucky Cup races.

He's gotten better with every race and trains better into the

next race every step of the way."

DYNEVER (Dynaformer), who will make his

second straight Classic appearance after finishing third last

year, breezed a half-mile on the main track in :48 3/5 for

conditioner Christophe Clement. Winner of last year's Lone Star

Derby (G3), the four-year-old colt will enter the Classic off a runner-up

finish in the Meadowlands Breeders' Cup S. (G2).

Man o' War S. (G1) victor MAGISTRETTI (Diesis

[GB]), who will attempt to turn the tables on Kitten's Joy

following his runner-up performance in the Joe Hirsch, breezed

six grassy furlongs in 1:20.

"I think it was his normal work," trainer Patrick

Biancone commented. "He seems to be doing very well and I'm

very pleased."

Biancone was also happy with the Texas turf.

"The track is lovely," Biancone said. "He

worked beautiful on it and it's what we were looking for."

Multiple Grade 1 queen WONDER AGAIN (Silver

Again), prepping for the Filly & Mare Turf (G1), turned five

soft furlongs in 1:04 4/5.

Unbeaten CULINARY (El Amante), who will head

into the Juvenile Fillies (G1) off a two-length victory in the

Arlington-Washington Lassie S. (G3), breezed five-eighths on the

main track in 1:01 2/5.

In California:

Defending Breeders' Cup Classic hero PLEASANTLY

PERFECT (Pleasant Colony) worked seven-eighths in 1:23 4/5

over a good Santa Anita dirt track for conditioner Richard

Mandella on Saturday. The bay six-year-old will enter the Classic

off a 69-day layoff after taking the Pacific Classic (G1) last

out by a length. Winner of the Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1),

Pleasantly Perfect's only loss this season came as a close runner-up

finish in the San Diego H. (G2) off more than a four-month hiatus.

He's earned more than $7 million and will be ridden for the first

time by Jerry Bailey in the Breeders' Cup.

In Kentucky:

Another Classic (G1) contender, PERFECT DRIFT

(Dynaformer), stretched his legs at Trackside Louisville Saturday

morning when he traveled five furlongs in 1:01 1/5.

The Murray Johnson charge, last year's Stephen Foster H. (G1)

victor, is still looking for his first win this season. From

seven starts, the five-year-old bay has finished second five

times, including the Pacific Classic and the Whitney H. (G1).

Hawthorne Gold Cup H. (G2) winner FREEFOURINTERNET (Tabasco

Cat) got five-eighths in 1:01 over the fast track at Churchill

Downs for conditioner Mike Maker in preparation for the Classic.

Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) entry SHACONAGE

(El Prado [Ire]) worked five furlongs in 1:01 1/5.

Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) contender CHAMPALI

(Glitterman), winner of the Phoenix Breeders' Cup (G3) last out,

worked five panels for Greg Foley, recording a time of 1:00 4/5.

Dallas Stewart-trained CLOCKSTOPPER (Gilded

Time), another Sprint hopeful, covered the same distance in :59 4/5.

Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) hopeful TAMWEEL (Gulch),

second in the Spinster S. (G1) to Azeri (Jade Hunter) most

recently, worked three-quarters in 1:13 3/5 over Keeneland's fast

track under conditioner Wayne Catalano.

"She was tough this morning," Catalano said. "I

was gonna work her five-eighths but I changed my mind going to

the pole. She went really well, I'm very pleased."

In Maryland:

At Pimlico, MR. O'BRIEN (Ire) (Mukaddamah)

breezed five-eighths in 1:03 3/5 on the fast track for trainer

Robin Graham. The five-year-old chestnut, hero of the Kelso

Breeders' Cup H. (G2) in his last start, is prepping for the

Breeders' Cup Mile (G1).

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