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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Gary West Column: TODAY AT LONE STAR PARK

Posted on: Thursday, 22 June 2006, 06:00 CDT

By Gary West, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas

Jun. 22--Post time: 6:35 P.M.

Star-Telegram horse racing writer Gary West highlights his picks for today's races. Odds are provided by Lone Star Park with program number, post position (where different), weight and jockey. West can be reached at gwest@star-telegram.com.

3rd Some fillies that have been training sharply in the mornings and showing considerable promise make their debuts today -- in the same race, of course. This space generally discusses the day's featured race, not a maiden affair such as this. But a year from now, in retrospect, today's third might look as though it should have been the featured race, because by then some of these, such as Round Lake and Waterloo Slew, could have accomplished much. Round Lake worked a sharp five furlongs (1 minute, 0.22 seconds) June 14, with a final quarter-mile in 24.83 seconds, and galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.03 seconds. But Waterloo Slew could be quicker. On June 15, Waterloo Slew zipped three furlongs in company (with Ragin Gagin) out of the starting gate in 35.88 seconds, galloping out an additional furlong in 48.94 seconds. It couldn't have been any easier for her. Both Round Lake and Waterloo Slew could have a bright future; others in here, too, have flashed potential. But the immediate future's the concern, and in that regard, Waterloo Slew has the advantage. She's an attractive key for multi-horse investments, with Round Lake, Lunarlady, Kat Goddess and Chatte Noir.

8th OK, this is the day's featured race, and it's a good one, with several capable older horses competing over a mile. About 28 months ago, Breakaway was considered a strong Triple Crown possibility; that didn't work out, but he's tough at this level. Hammer Back, a Californian, makes his local debut; Double Again and Tap Tap like to win races. But Hiwayfourfortysix is the one to beat. In his last, he couldn't catch a very sharp front-runner who got a clear advantage, but he should have a better trip here.

1st In her debut, De Lovely finished last, 10th of 10. No problem: Today she could prove that some horses just don't excel at first impressions. De Lovely is much better than her debut might suggest. That was on turf last month at Churchill Downs. Since then, she has moved to the stable of trainer Mike Stidham, and today she'll wear blinkers. And now, as the radio man says, the rest of the story: She worked in company, and on even terms, with James Ready Magic, who's a two-time winner. She could be a key to the Daily Double, with, in the second Loushe On The Lead, Graceful Rain, Eagles Nest, Native Penny and Alette Lascalla.

ENTRIES

1st 6:35 p.m. $10,500, Maiden Claiming $20,000, 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds, fillies and mares, 6 furlongs No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 Duchess City R Helton 122 12-1 2 Belle's Experience J Collier 116 30-1 3 Green Light Baby R Eramia 122 30-1 4 Courting Norman J Cruz 116 30-1 5 Enchanted Landing L Taylor 116 6-1 6 Govenor's Lilly J Guzman 117 30-1 7 Highly Unlikely O Rodriguez 116 30-1 8 Sunshine Surprise C Lambert 122 20-1 9 De Lovely T Gondron 116 4-1 10 Formal Education J Theriot 116 7-2 11 Pepper Meant to Be B Morales 117 30-1 12 Pet's Viva A Cruz 116 30-1 13 Shine On Elizabeth T Stanton 116 30-1 14 Seneca Royality J Shepherd 116 9-5

2nd 7:03 p.m. $8,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 1 1/16 miles No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 Graceful Rain G Murphy 122 4-1 2 Eagles Nest R Eramia 122 3-1 3 Jodys Girl J Cruz 122 20-1 4 Come On Expresso J Shepherd 122 20-1 5 Loushe On the Lead F Rodriguez 116 8-5 6 Misty Account A Cruz 122 20-1 7 Cryptofire A Juarez, Jr. 122 20-1 8 Native Penny J Guzman 111 10-1 9 Alette Lascalla T Stanton 116 6-1

3rd 7:31 p.m. $24,000, Maiden special weight, 2-year-olds, 5 1/2 furlongs No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 Aroseandapromise F Rodriguez 118 30-1 2 Kat Goddess B Walker, Jr. 118 10-1 3 Hart's Sunset T Stanton 118 15-1 4 Waterloo Slew Q Hamilton 118 5-2 5 Lunarlady G Murphy 118 4-1 6 Round Lake M Berry 118 3-1 7 A Beautiful Dream R Eramia 118 12-1 8 Chatte Noir C Lambert 118 6-1 9 Ms. Elsyou L Taylor 118 15-1 10 Champagne Lass A Juarez, Jr. 118 20-1

4th 7:59 p.m. $10,500, Maiden Claiming $20,000, 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds, 1 mile No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 Jackpot Willie L Taylor 116 30-1 2 Tupperwine J Shepherd 116 20-1 3 Coyote Run F Rodriguez 116 20-1 4 Crook's Adventure T Stanton 116 20-1 5 Leaderman B Landeros 122 30-1 6 Native Relic O Rodriguez 122 6-1 7 Hezekiah R Helton 122 8-1 8 Seattle Getback R Chapa 116 7-2 9 Antcaughtafly A Cruz 116 4-1 10 Groovy Explosion G Murphy 116 5-2 11 Triclever J Theriot 116 15-1 12 Dallas Maverick J Guzman 117 30-1

5th 8:27 p.m. $22,000, Claiming $25,000, 4-year-olds and up, 1 mile, turf No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 Jaramillo R Eramia 119 12-1 2 Sleuce Robber B Landeros 116 12-1 3 Explosive Green J Shepherd 116 5-2 4 Waco Fun R Chapa 119 6-1 5 Barometer Rising G Murphy 116 4-1 6 April's Lucky Boy M Berry 116 8-5 7 Jaha (FR) F Rodriguez 116 20-1

6th 8:55 p.m. $8,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 West Cat J Guzman 117 20-1 2 Chief Chubby J Theriot 116 9-2 3 Quiet Patriot J Shepherd 116 5-1 4 Hero Takes It All F Rodriguez 122 20-1 5 Sunny Experience J Collier 122 12-1 6 Signed Edition M Berry 116 5-2 7 Seek the Win B Landeros 122 30-1 8 Beth's Choice T Stanton 122 20-1 9 Keystone Cat C Lambert 116 3-1 10 French Inhaler G Murphy 116 20-1 11 Noon Star R Eramia 122 30-1 12 Bold Noodle Soup L Taylor 116 15-1

7th 9:23 p.m. $25,000, Allowance, 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/16 miles No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 Eye Man Who J Shepherd 116 20-1 2 Alpha Male M Berry 116 8-1 3 Aledo Splash R Chapa 116 8-1 4 Total View C Lambert 116 20-1 5 C Jake T Stanton 116 20-1 6 Super Itron F Rodriguez 122 4-1 7 Sandestin Q Hamilton 122 5-2 8 Alleged Hug A Juarez, Jr. 122 3-1 9 Leeway B Walker, Jr. 116 12-1 10 Shinnied Up R Eramia 122 15-1 11 Beau Noni G Murphy 116 20-1

8th 9:51 p.m. $25,000, AOC $20,000, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 Breakaway B Walker, Jr. 122 12-1 2 Tap Tap D Pettinger 122 20-1 3 Private Fight J Shepherd 116 3-1 4 Joe Henry R Chapa 122 15-1 5 Hammer Back Q Hamilton 122 9-2 6 Hiwayfourfortysix J Theriot 122 5-2 7 Double Again G Murphy 122 7-2 8 Swift Prince M Berry 122 10-1

9th 10:19 p.m. $9,000, Claiming $10,000, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile No. Horse Jockey Wt. Odds 1 Red Sox Nation A Cruz 122 20-1 2 Chief Conquistador R Eramia 122 12-1 3 I'm a Slew Too M Berry 116 8-1 4 Finn Maccunaill (IRE) L Taylor 122 12-1 5 Comma Comma Q Hamilton 122 5-1 6 Goldfingerstouch J Theriot 122 9-2 7 Speedmeister O Rodriguez 122 15-1 8 Saxton's Prince T Stanton 116 15-1 9 Kiri Camp F Rodriguez 122 4-1 10 Posey Joe J Shepherd 122 3-1

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