I Can See Eyes $500,000 Matriarch Closing Day of Turf Festival

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FINISH LINES - Argentine-bred Carrilero worked five furlongs on turf in 1:02.40 under Jose Valdivia, Jr., for the $150,000 Hollywood Turf Express on Nov. 29. "The last quarter in 24 flat," said trainer Mike Puype in satisfaction...Trainer Richard Mandella said 2007 CashCall Futurity winner Into Mischief would skip the [Vernon O. Underwood] and train up to the Malibu Stakes on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita. He also confirmed Grade I stakes winner Dixie Chatter would work Monday at Santa Anita in preparation for the $500,000 Hollywood Derby on Nov. 30, a race also expected to attract Muny, Madeo, Court Vision, Gio Ponti, Sailor's Cap, Cowboy Cal and Winchester...Trainer Brian Koriner is considering supplementing Atticus Jack to the $750,000 CashCall Futurity on Dec. 20 after the 2-yearold gelding won a starter allowance in 1:22.39 for seven furlongs Saturday. "The division looks pretty light right now," said Koriner. "I'll see how he trains.".. .Trainer Jeff Bonde said from Northern California that Frumious, winner of three in a row, is also a CashCall supplementary consideration... [Clinton Potts], winner of a $50,000 stake at Turf Paradise Saturday on Briecat, hopes to continue his stakes success here next weekend with Arashi Cat in the Hollywood Prévue and Talkin to Mom Roo in the Underwood...Trainer Melody Conlon said that Pretty Katherine, a recent maiden winner on Cushion Track, would probably return in the $100,000-added Miesque Stakes for 2year-old fillies on turf Nov. 28. "She really wants to go long and should like the grass," said Conlon...Trainer Bob Baffert said Eternally Flawless is also probable for the Miesque...Trainer David Hofrnans said Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Desert Code remains under consideration for the Hollywood Turf Express...[Brad Pegram], agent for jockey [Mike Smith], marveled at the Hall of Famer's versatility after setting a slow pace on the lead with You Lift Me Up and just holding on in a six-way blanket finish to capture the $81,800 Audrey Skirball-Kenis Stakes Saturday. "I just saw him win two Breeders' Cup races from last to first, so I guess he can do it both ways," quipped Pegram.

In other Matriarch news, Henry Spiller, assistant to trainer Saeed bin Suroor, said Godolphin Racing's Cocoa Beach would work on the turf for the first time here Thursday after a bullet four-furlong work in: 45.60 Monday on Cushion Track. Cocoa Beach, a major stakes winner on three continents, finished second to unbeaten Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic in her last start at Santa Anita on Oct. 24.

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I Can See Eyes $500,000 Matriarch Closing Day of Turf Festival

I Can See, a 5-year-old mare who has overcome the handicap of blindness in one eye to earn more than $400,000, worked five furlongs on turf in 1:01.60 Sunday at Hollywood Park for the $500,000 Matriarch on Nov. 30. The Grade I Matriarch, co-featured with the $500,000 Hollywood Derby on closing day of the three-day Turf Festival, is for fillies and mares at one mile on grass....

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