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Feb 21, 2016

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Thievery pulled a minor upset in the $75,000 Two Altazano Stakes and Bravura was much the best in the$75,000 Jim’s Orbit Stakes.

Last month Victoria Ashford’s homebred Bravura was a convincing winner in the   $50,000 Groovy Stakes. He was heavily favored for tonight’s $75,000 Jim’s Orbit and did not disappoint.  Jockey C. J. McMahon, guided the chestnut colt from his far outside post to the lead and won the six-furlong stakes in 1:10.59, one of the quickest times of the 2016 Sam Houston Race Park meet.

“We expected a great race and he delivered,” said Calhoun. “I was glad to see him get away so quickly. This colt’s very sharp and. C. J. fits him very well.”

“He walked into the gate and stood perfectly,” said McMahon. “He left there on his “A” game. When the other horse ran to us, I squeezed and he ran on. He never ceases to amaze me.”

Ashford was extremely proud of her Early Flyer colt.

“I’ve bred horses for 25 years and this was my first Texas Stallion Stakes,” said Ashford. “It means...

Feb 21, 2016

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Paulina’s Love

Consistent Paulina’s Love registered her first stakes win in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes at Santa Anita as she held off the late charge of  Stormy Lucy to prevail by a neck under Gary Stevens while covering a flat mile on turf in 1:36.06.

A comfortable second to longshot Moanin going to the far turn, Paulina’s Love, with Theatre Star to her outside, took command five sixteenths from home and was all-out to hold off the late charge of Stormy Lucy, a Grade I winner.

Trained by Richard Baltas, Paulina’s Love, a Louisiana-bred daughter of Mizzen Mast, was the third choice in a field of 11 older fillies and mares at 7-2 and paid $9.60, $4.80 and $3.80.

“I’ve fallen in love with her,” said Stevens, who is now three for five with “Pauline” in the afternoon.  “These (owners) have been so patient with her and have allowed Richard to do what he wants with her.  She just keeps developing and getting better and better.  She exploded at the eighth pole just like the last time…

“I rode her with a lot of confidence, like she was the favorite.  She minds, she lets me do what I want, whatever the pace scenario is.  When she’s done, I’d like to take her home and put her in my...

IdaBet.com is happy to offer our valued IdaBet players Turfway Park’s selections by Bret Battaglia for Sunday, February 21, 2016.  This 7 card race has been picked apart by Bret Battaglia and he has been pretty hot lately.

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Turfway Park Bret Battaglia Picks Feb 21st

Race 1

QUEEN OF SPRING has been off since New Year’s Day when she won on the move back down to this bottom level, give her a slight edge against a wide-open field. MISS OMEARA is inconsistent, but won against tougher two starts back and looks dangerous here on the drop in class. DUCHESS WHITNEY has won two in a row coming into this one and would be no surprise here.

Race 2

AS YOU KNOW drops in class after a dull effort last time out and looks like he’s in a good spot to pick up the win today. GOOD NIGHT BID comes in off a maiden win here at Turfway and is a contender. DEVADUTT also comes in off a maiden win over the track and has a chance.

Race 3

CALHOUN has been running well since moving to Turfway with two wins and a second from his last three starts. He has the speed to be in contention throughout, give him the edge against a well-matched field. FAVORITE COACH shows two solid efforts in his last two starts over the track and looks like the one to beat. TOSTON just missed last time out and definitely looks capable of running well again today.

Race 4

DO I DO ran third back in December in his only start since September. He has two wins over the track in the past and is the choice for the win here. GRAND COULEE shows two solid efforts at this same level in his last two starts. NIMBLE TIGER has been third in each of his last two starts and has to be considered.

Race 5

PRINCESS PRINCESS come if off a nice second place finish on the grass at Tampa and looked very sharp breaking her maiden at long odds at Keeneland before...

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Stakes winning Path of David and talented upstarts Tiz a Billy, True Brilliance, Hot Ore, He’s a Tiger and Iron Rob all loom prominently as a half dozen 3-year-olds go    6 ½ furlongs down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course in Sunday’s $75,000 Baffle Stakes.

Trained by Kristin Mulhall, Path of David rallied from off the pace to win the one mile turf Eddie Logan Stakes here on Dec. 31 and was subsequently well beaten by top Derby hopeful Mor Spirit in the Grade III, 1 1/16 miles Robert B. Lewis Stakes on Feb. 6.

The return to turf and massive drop in class should benefit Path of David, a Kentucky-bred gelding by the Gone West stallion, Istan.  Owned by Ike and Dawn Thrash and Janet Alley, Path of David broke his maiden three starts back going one mile on turf at Del Mar Nov. 28, and will hope to be flying the final eighth of a mile in his first try down Santa Anita’s unique hillside layout.  With both of his lifetime wins coming on turf, he’s made seven overall starts and has earnings of $90,900.

Tiz a Billy, who is trained by Brian Koriner, comes off a scintillating 6 ½ length maiden special weight win over the course at 1-2, and need only run back to that race to have a huge chance in the Baffle.  Blessed with an abundance of speed, Tiz a Billy rated well in third position after a half mile and finished up like a horse with a future in his maiden tally.

Owned by James Cahill, Neil Haymes and Janet Lyons, the Kentucky-bred colt by Tizway was...