KENTUCKY DERBY PREP RACES - SET 1 NOTE: Results for both races were tabulated using http://www.randomizer.org. All results were randomized ONCE and ONCE only. All results are fair and final! SANTA ANITA DERBY PURSE: $15,500 POST POSISTIONS 1. Zeus 2. The Ring-Bearer 3. CRS Ice Box 4. CRS Starlight Wonder 5. Jeepers Creepers 6. LH Vagabond 7. KF Dangerous Prospect 8. CM Crystalline 9. CRS Kestrel 10. Mint Chocolate Sky 11. CRS Clue in the Stars Its a beautiful day here for the Santa Anita. We had some rain last night but the track is listed as Wet/Fast. Her come the horses for the post parade. Our first is Zeus, looking excited, followed by The Ring-Bearer who is fighting the pony a bit. Next up is CRS Ice Box who looks quiet and calm, followed closely by the CRS Starlight Wonder who reacts to the cheers of the crowd. Then its Jeepers Creepers and LH Vagabond following quietly. KF Dangerous Prospect breaks away from the handler moving into a warmup, CM Crystalline is next in line and then CRS Kestrel. Mint Chocolate Sky is followed closely by CRS Clue in the Stars. The horses a loading easily, CRS Starlight Wonder is resisting and Jeepers Creepers is fighting in the gate. Wonder is now in the gate, Jeepers Creepers is settled, and the horses are ready. There's the bell! AND THEY'RE OFF!! Mint Chocolate Sky and CRS Kestrel break poorly together and the rest of the line rushed the field. The Ring-Bearer and Jeepers Creepers pull in front, but CRS Ice Box passes Jeepers Creepers to lock in battle and leave the field behind. Jeepers Creepers stays just off the pace with CRS Clue in the Stars and CRS Starlight Wonder on the heels. Zeus and CRS Kestrel jsut behind them, then is KF Dangerous prospect as they sweep into the turn. CM Crystalline is last as Mint chocolate sky stretches out to make up lost space. The horses are fly ing down the backstretch, The Ring-Bearer and CRS Ice Box are still pulling away from the field, but not CRS ice box is tiring! The Ring-Bearer is pulling away and Jeepers Creepers is over taking CRS Ice Box! CRS Starlight Wonder isn't far behind. The field is spreading out quickly as CRS Ice box is passed again and again! Mint Chocolate Sky has picked up LH Vagabond as they climb the ranks, just a few lengths behind CRS Starlight Wonder. We sweep into the far turn and Mint Chocolate sky is coming on strong! Jeepers Creepers passes The Ring-Bearer as Mint Chocolate sky comes up behind to lock in battle! They pull the field into the stretch! DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME!!! CRs Starlight Wonder drops back LH Vagabond sits just behind the dueling pair ahead, reaching to catch them but the lead pair are pulling away. CM Crystalline and Crs Kestrel are half a bodylength apart, with Zeus passing KF Danerous Prospect. CRS Starlight Wonder has found a bit more and is hold postition at 8th, then its CRS Clue in the Stars. The Ring-bearer is holding in 10th and CRS Ice box is dead last, that speed duel taking its toll. Back to the front were coming to the wire, Mint Chocolate sky and Jeepers Creepers are fighting hard. But look! Mint Chocolate Sky is finding another gear! Look at that, pulling away! In front by a length and under the wire still pullign away!! Here's the official standings... WIN: Mint Chocolate Sky ($9300) PLACE: Jeepers Creepers ($3100) SHOW: LH Vagabond ($1860) 4TH: CM Crystalline ($930) 5TH: CRS Kestrel ($310) 6TH: Zeus 7TH: KF Dangerous Prospect 8TH: CRS Starlight Wonder 9TH: CRS Clue in the Stars 10TH: The Ring-Bearer 11TH: CRS Ice Box ---------------------------------------------------------------- SANTA CATALINA STAKES PURSE: $14,000 POST POSISTIONS 1. *Jelly Belly 2. CRS Royally Stylish 3. KF Divine Light 4. CHF Perfect Tune 5. Snitzle Me 6. Joan of Arc 7. CRS Starstruck Lady 8. Ale's Goodbye Girl Welcome to the Santa Cataline Stakes. Out track is listed as Wet/Fast, we had quite a bif of rain last night and all throughout the past month, but today is beautiful and sunny. The track has several races on it already today and is proving to be the track of choice for closers, speed is just wearing itself down before the first turn. A small field here today, the rest of the top 3 years olds seem to be over at the Santa Anita today. Here's the post parade.... First out is *Jelly Belly followed closely by CRS Royally Stylish who is more interested in the lead pony then the crowds. KF Divine Light gets a small cheer and reacts with a hopping step away from the crowd. CHF Perfect Tune Is sidestepping next to the lead pony, ready to go. Snitzle Me is fighting but is take out of line to warmup. Joan of Arc is alread on the field, hovering behind the starting gate with only her jockey aboard. As the gateguys are loading she's keeping well back, nobody wants to anger this vicious little girl. CRS Starstruck Lady emerges to a small cheer as well. A quiet loader this one, she in as Ale's Goodbye Girl, the longshot, fights the long way down to the gate. Joan of the Arc is the last one in the gate, and the bell isn't giving her a chance to fight back. There's the bell... AND THEY'RE OFF!! The gatebreak is smooth but Ale's Goodbye Girl and CRS Starstruck Lady crowd each other. The Field starts to even out a little, Snitzle Me in the lead wit *Jelly Belly close behind. CRS Royall Stylish are close behind them. Half a length back is the late closers; CHF Perfect Tune and KF Devine Light are head to head with Joan of Arc settled in behind them on the rail.Moving up quickly on the out side is Ale's Goodbye Girl, leaving CRS Starstruck Lady at the the back of the field. We sweep into the turn with Ale's Goodbye Girl flying up on the outside. The backstretch brings about KF Divine Light's move. Ale's Goodbye Girl is slowing as she approaches the front. Snitzle and *Jelly Belly's 3 length lead over the field is being eaten away as they tire. Into the final turn they go, and the late closers are making their move, except Joan of Arc, the jockey's sitting quietly. Snitzle and *Jelly Belly are falling back with Ale's Goodbye Girl. AND DOWN THE STRECTH THEY COME! CHF Perfect Tune and KF Divine light are moving, stretching out their long strides. But Joan of Arc sweeps into the turn and is making her move! Under a hand ride she's quickly making up the ground as the rest of the field sweeps onto the stretch! Joan of Arc is gaining, She's simply FLYING! The wire is close folks, can she do it? CHF Perfect Tune and KF Divine Light are battling head to head, no one's paying attention the the little filly on the inside! She's caught them, and passing! They see her but its too late! They are all battled out as she gains an length and is under the wire!!! CHF Perfect Tune makes a last effort and pulls a nose ahead of KF Divine Light. Then its CRS Royally Stylish followed by Snitzle Me and *Jelly Belly. Ale's Goodbye Girl is close behind them and then CRS Starstuck Lady tails just behind Ale's Goodbye Girl Here's the official standings... WIN: Joan of Arc ($8400) PLACE: CHF Perfect Tune ($2800) SHOW: KF Divine Light ($1680) 4TH: CRS Royally Stylish ($840) 5TH: Snitzle Me ($280) 6TH: *Jelly Belly 7TH: Ale's Goodbye Girl 8TH: CRS Starstruck Lady