2003 Cal-bred News

Gold Rush IV
Saturday April 26, 2003

Full Field for Melair Stakes

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Apr. 23, 2003) -- A full field of 12, led by stakes winners Long Term Wish and Amber Hills, is entered in Saturday's $200,000 Melair Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles.

Long Term Wish, winner of the Boo La Boo, was outrun in the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks, but she has three wins in seven starts and $151,654 in earnings. She is by Souvenir Copy, out of the Nashwan mare Warmest Wishes, and was bred by Mr. and Mrs. John Mabee.

Amber Hills is coming off a win in the Mar. 15 California Oaks, having won the Black Swan Stakes at Fairplex Park last year. She is by Bold Badgett, out of the Lord Avie mare Princess of Honey, and was bred by SLU Inc. She has $132,730, with three wins in nine starts.

Aclevershadeofjade is by Clever Trick, out of the Jade Hunter mare Ashadeofjade, and was bred by Bacardi Bloodstock. She broke her maiden Mar. 16 in her second start.

Bartok's Blithe is by Bartok, out of the Roanoke mare Merry Krisoke, and was bred by Morry Cohen. She broke her maiden in her fifth start and was second in a Mar. 30 allowance.

Ela Ela, a graduate of the Del Mar Yearling Sale, is coming off a second in the $250,000 WinStar Oaks. She is by Falstaff, out of the Plugged Nickle mare Key Mist, and was bred by Chris Ray. She sold at Del Mar for $165,000.

Fatal Caper is by Town Caper, out of the Ahmad mare Ah Fatal, and was bred by Haras El Palenque & Earl McNeil. She has two wins in seven starts and was seventh in the WinStar Oaks.

Just by Chance is by Geri, out of the Blushing John mare Okura, and was bred by Vessels Stallion Farm. She has won her last two races.

Oneexcessivenite is by In Excess, out of the Son of Briartic mare Favored One, and was bred by Michael Pegram. She has two wins and is coming off a fifth in the Mar. 13 Some Sensation Stakes.

Princess V. is by Memo, out of the Fort Silver mare Fort Calgary, and was bred by Ken Porter. She has won her only two starts and is a full sister to Vito Corleone, who is entered in the Tiznow Stakes.

Run Rebecca Run is by Swiss Yodeler, out of the Strawberry Road mare Strawberry's Best, and was bred by Patricia Youngman. She is coming off a 7 1/2 length maiden win in her second start.

Tricky Surf is by Urgent Request, out of the Dimaggio mare Windy Pass, and was bred by Harold Phenix. She broke her maiden in her third start Mar. 26.

Valentine Dancer is by In Excess, out of the Mr. Prospector mare Gilded Dancer, and was bred by Al and Sandee Kirkwood. She has one win in six starts, two of them stakes.