Stable Notes: Artiste Royal Fires Bullet for Whittingham

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Trainer Marcelo Polanco said he scratched Plug Me In from, a stake at Golden Gate Fields Saturday for the Whittinghairt "He went a nice mile the other day," said Polanco in reference to a wire-to-wire victory in 1:34.09 here May 2. "He likes that track."

Million Dollar Run, an upset winner as a maiden making her second start in the Railbird, worked five furlongs at Santa Anita under jockey [Joel Rosario]. "I got her in 59 and four," said trainer Marcelo Polanco of the Everest Stables homebred. "She did nice and easy and galloped out nicely." She showed so much class winning the Railbird that I don't think two turns will be a problem."

"We've been on some top fillies and mares like Precious Kitten and Ginger Punch, but this is the best handicap horse [Rafael Bejarano] has ridden by far," said [Joe Ferrer] of the 25-year-old Peruvian rider, in his first full meet here. "I haven't seen one like this in a while."

Artiste Royal, an Irish-bred son of Danehill, won the Grade I Clement Hirsch Stakes at Santa Anita last October and finished a closing third in his last start in die Grade I Turf Classic at Churchill Downs on May 3 at 1 1/8 miles on a course listed "good" "The course was too soft for him at Churchill," said Drysdale.

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Stable Notes: Artiste Royal Fires Bullet for Whittingham

Artiste Royal worked seven furlongs on turf in a bullet 1:28.60 Sunday in his final drill for the $300,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap, a Grade I test at In miles on grass Saturday at Hollywood Park.

The 7-year-old ridgling, with exercise rider Derek Oldham, woiked in company with Green Lyons, a 4-yearold filly drilling for the Redondo Beach Stakes on the undercard with jockey David Flores, who will ride both Saturday.

Artiste Royal, an Irish-bred son of Danehill, won the Gra...

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