On the Breeders' Cup worktab

Last updated: 10/19/08 8:10 PM

Fabulous Strike was off for eight months after taking last year’s Vosburgh
(Debra Kral/Horsephotos.com)

Grade 1 winner FABULOUS STRIKE (Smart Strike), most recently second in
his attempt to repeat in the Vosburgh S. (G1), drilled five furlongs in :59
1/5 over Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride main track on Sunday in preparation for the
Sprint (G1).

Kentucky Cup Sprint (G3) winner FATAL BULLET (Red Bullet) was timed in
1:01 2/5 in advance of the Sprint.

Multiple Grade 1 winner PRECIOUS KITTEN (Catienus), second in the
First Lady S. (G1) most recently, was clocked in 1:01 for the Filly & Mare Turf
(G1).

Norfolk S. (G1) victor STREET HERO (Street Cry [Ire]), prepping for
the Juvenile (G1), finished in 1:02 3/5.

Del Mar Futurity (G1) winner MIDSHIPMAN (Unbridled’s Song), runner-up
in the Norfolk S. (G1) last time, completed six furlongs in 1:12 1/5 for the
Juvenile.

Multiple Grade 2 winner OUT OF CONTROL (Brz) (Vettori), runner-up by a
head in the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (G1) last month, covered five
furlongs in 1:01 in preparation for the Turf (G1).

Grade 2 winner GET FUNKY (Straight Man), runner-up in the Morvich H.
(G3) last time, sped six furlongs in 1:12 1/5 in preparation for the Turf
Sprint.

Juvenile candidate MUNNINGS (Speightstown), runner-up in the Champagne
S. (G1) last time, completed five panels in :59 3/5.

Frizette S. (G1) and Matron S. (G2) runner-up PERSISTENTLY (Smoke
Glacken) worked toward the Juvenile Fillies (G1) with a four-furlong move in :50
3/5.

Fairbanks has captured his last two in
impressive fashion
(Joseph DiOrio/Horsephotos.com)

SKIPADATE (Skip Away), second in the Summer S. (Can-G3) and With
Anticipation S. in his last two, worked five-eighths in 1:01 1/5 in advance of
the Juvenile Turf.

Hawthorne Gold Cup (G2) winner FAIRBANKS (Giant’s Causeway) was timed
in 1:00 in preparation for the Classic (G1) or Marathon.

Sapling S. (G3) winner SILENT VALOR (Lion Heart), fifth in the Norfolk
in his latest, sped the same distance in :59 3/5 in advance of the Juvenile.

Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) winner MAST TRACK (Mizzen Mast), eighth in the
Goodwood S. (G1) last time, worked toward the Classic in 1:00.

Forego S. (G1) winner FIRST DEFENCE (Unbridled’s Song), aiming for the
Sprint despite an unplaced effort in the Vosburgh, smoked five-eighths in :57
4/5, swiftest of 69 works at the distance.

GALLANT SON (Malabar Gold), a three-time stakes winner at Emerald
Downs this year including the Gottstein Futurity last time, sped six furlongs in
a bullet 1:12. He is an also-eligible for the Juvenile and Juvenile Turf.

Dynaforce earned her first U.S. win in the
Flower Bowl
(Melissa Wirth/Horsephotos.com)

Pine Tree Lane S. winner TIZZY’S TUNE (Tiznow), a longshot for the
Filly & Mare Sprint, went five furlongs in 1:00 4/5.

Flower Bowl Invitational S. (G1) queen DYNAFORCE (Dynaformer), a close
runner-up in the Diana S. (G1) in late July, breezed four furlongs in :49 2/5
over Belmont Park’s fast main dirt. The Bill Mott-trained five-year-old, who has
finished off-the-board only twice from her 11 career starts, is preparing for
the Filly & Mare Turf.

RED ROCKS (Ire) (Galileo [Ire]), hero of the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Turf
and this season’s Man o’ War S. (G1), covered seven furlongs on Belmont’s firm
turf in 1:27 2/5 in advance of another shot at the Turf.

Multiple Grade 1 winner INTANGAROO (Orientate), last-out victress of the
Ballerina S. (G1), drilled four furlongs in :46 4/5 over Hollywood Park’s
Cushion Track in advance of Friday’s Filly & Mare Sprint.

Over Santa Anita’s firm turf, Grade 1 winner DANCING FOREVER (Rahy)
went five furlongs in 1:00 1/5 in advance of the Turf. The Phipps Stable
homebred was a distant seventh in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (G1)
last time.

Multiple Grade 3 winner DESERT CODE (E Dubai), who should draw into
the Turf Sprint field from the also-eligible list, completed seven furlongs in
1:12 3/5, the fastest of seven works at the distance. He was most recently
seventh in the Morvich.

BOURBON BAY (Sligo Bay [Ire]), runner-up in the Cradle S. most
recently, was timed in 1:16 in preparation for the Juvenile Turf, for which he
is an also-eligible.

Bittel Road will attempt to extend his win
streak to four in the Juvenile Turf
(Photo by Z/Keeneland Association)

Undefeated BITTEL ROAD (Stormy Atlantic), victor of the Bourbon S.
(G3) and With Anticipation S. in his last two, breezed four furlongs in :49 over
Keeneland’s Polytrack. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the dark bay is preparing for
the Juvenile Turf.

Multiple stakes victor WAR MONGER (War Chant), runner-up in the
Bernard Baruch H. (G2) and third in the Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) in his past two,
traveled five furlongs in 1:01 4/5. The Mott-trained four-year-old is gearing up
for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).

Breeders’ Futurity (G1) third-placer PIONEEROF THE NILE (Empire Maker)
posted a time of 1:00 2/5 for breezing five furlongs in company for Mott in advance of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

“They did what we wanted, and hopefully what we needed,” the conditioner
said. “They were useful works; both horses have recent races. It was a good
solid effort and hopefully it was just enough and not too much.”

Last-out maiden winner ORTHODOX (Pulpit) logged five-eighths in :59
3/5. The John Glenney charge is currently sixth in line on the also-eligible
list to draw into the Juvenile Turf.

Grade 2 winner DELIGHTFUL KISS (Kissin Kris), winner of the Turfway
Park Fall Championship (G3) and All American S. (G3) in his last two, prepped
for the Marathon with a bullet six furlongs in 1:12 over the Tapeta surface at
Golden Gate Fields.