2007 Cup Championship Results!

The Cup's main weekend of Championship racing kicked off on Friday evening November 2. At 6:00pm, there was a Welcome Reception sponsored by EARA in the Newcastle Room. The Arabian Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) ran on Saturday, November 3, and the Arabian Cup Juvenile (G1) and Arabian Cup Classic (G1) were on closing day, Sunday, November 4. Saturday evening, also starting at 6pm, was the Championship dinner, sponsored by the Arabian Racing Cup and EARA.

Congratulations to the winners!

October 13 Arabian Cup Distaff Sprint (G2) - CATH

October 14 Arabian Cup Championship Sprint (G2) - AIM SOUTH

November 3 Arabian Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) - STARS THE LIMIT

November 4 Arabian Cup Juvenile (G1) - OUR MACHINE

November 4 Arabian Cup Classic (G1) - AIM SOUTH

See stories below. Photos to come!

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Arabian Cup Championship Juvenile S. - Grade: 1 - OUR MACHINE

10th race - Delaware Park - November 04, 2007 Off at: 4:28 Race Type: Stakes Age Restriction: Three Year Old Value of Race: $30,200 Distance: One Mile Surface Type: Dirt Track Condition: Fast Winning Time: 1:54.31 Pgm Horse Jockey 2 OUR MACHINE Gabriel Saez 6 STOICC Esteban E. Unsihuay 1 INTRYGE William J. Hollick Also ran: 1A - FRYSK ME NOW , 3 - CASE DISMISSED , 4 - FARAAC , 5 - ROBOTIC Winning Breeder: ALAN KIRSHNER OR DEBORAH MIHALOFF Winning Owner: Bill Waldron Winning Trainer: Bill Waldron

Arabian Cup Championship Classic S. - Grade: 1 - AIM SOUTH

11th race - Delaware Park - November 04, 2007 Off at: 4:53 Race Type: Stakes Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward Value of Race: $50,200 Distance: One And One Fourth Miles Surface Type: Dirt Track Condition: Fast Winning Time: 2:21.83 Pgm Horse Jockey 2 AIM SOUTH Gabriel Saez 1 THOROUGHBRED William J. Hollick 2B CATH Joseph Rocco, Jr. Also ran: 5 - SEY SPOTTSPROOF , 3 - GERONIMO HF , 6 - ANNSWER TO PRAYER , 1A - CROMWELL Scratched horses: CRUZ ALONG Winning Breeder: BILL WALDRON Winning Owner: Bill Waldron Winning Trainer: Bill Waldron

Arabian Cup Championship Juvenile Filles S. - Grade: 1 - STARS THE LIMIT

11th race - Delaware Park - November 03, 2007 Off at: 5:16 Race Type: Stakes Age Restriction: Three Year Old Sex Restriction: Fillies Value of Race: $30,300 Distance: One Mile Surface Type: Dirt Track Condition: Fast Winning Time: 1:53.78 Pgm Horse Jockey 6 STARS THE LIMIT Ricardo Chiappe 1 DIXIE DANCE Gabriel Saez 8 TOPPOFTHECLASS Eric S. Valles Also ran: 2 - TRI SPRING PROOF , 1A - SHALL WE DANCE BW , 5 - FALL COLOURS , 3 - STORM SURGE , 7 - OTYLIA Scratched horses: DC WILLFUL SPIRIT Winning Breeder: TOWN AND COUNTRY FARMS CORP Winning Owner: Coast To Coast Racing Lessee Winning Trainer: Loren Nichols

Dixie Dance has been the dominant 3-year-old filly at Delaware Park, and she looked to top off her season with a win in the Arabian Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on November 3, 2007. However, there were seven other fillies that took a shot at her in the one mile race.

Dixie Dance broke on top, but was pressed early by Storm Surge, Stars The Limit and Toppoftheclass. Apparently asserting her authority, Dixie Dance opened up a wide lead through the turn and into the stretch. Storm Surge tired from her early efforts, but Coast To Coast Racing’s Stars The Limit was trying to close the gap. Coming down the stretch, Dixie Dance still looked like the winner, but Stars The Limit, coming up the rail, would not give up. As Dixie Dance drifted out, she could not hold off Ricardo Chiappe and Stars The Limit who determinedly drove past Dixie Dance to get clear by 2 lengths. Dixie Dance was well in front of the third place finisher Toppoftheclass, owned by Sandra Mihaloff. They were followed across the line by Tri Spring Proof, Shall We Dance BW, Fall Colours, Storm Surge and Otylia. The final time was 1:53.78.

Stars The Limit was bred in Florida by Town and Country Farms. She is the only starter from her sire No Limite’s first crop of two foals. Originally imported from France, No Limite raced for several years in California winning 5 races from 13 starts. The dam of Stars The Limit, RW Norwegian Star, is an unraced Wiking daughter who has also produced stakes-placed winner Nordik Star, earner over $127,000 and minor stakes winner Starmachie. Stars The Limit only had a maiden win from her 5 starts, and her share of the $30,000 purse brings her career earnings to $26,814.

Arabian Cup Championship Sprint S. - Grade: 2 - AIM SOUTH

8th race - Delaware Park - October 14, 2007 Off at: 3:54 Race Type: Stakes Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward Value of Race: $40,300 Distance: Six Furlongs Surface Type: Dirt Track Condition: Fast Winning Time: 1:17.86 Pgm Horse Jockey 6 AIM SOUTH Gabriel Saez 8 THOROUGHBRED William J. Hollick 7 FRYNGE BENEFIT Esteban E. Unsihuay Also ran: 3 - SEY SPOTTSPROOF , 2 - GERONIMO HF , 4 - DOCTOR D , 5 - THE LAST DANSE , 1 - BUSH HOG Winning Breeder: BILL WALDRON Winning Owner: Bill Waldron Winning Trainer: Bill Waldron

With one Sprint under his belt, owner/trainer Bill Waldron looked to add the Arabian Cup Sprint (G2) with the 6-year-old Aim South. Seven others, including Leah Killingsworth Bate’s Frynge Benefit and Guy Neivens’s Thoroughbred, looked to keep him out of the winner’s circle.

While Aim South got off to a quick lead, Thoroughbred broke awkwardly which landed him back in sixth. In the early going, Doctor D and The Last Danse both chased Aim South on the front end. After a half mile, Aim South already had 6 lengths on Frynge Benefit, who had made forward progress. Doctor D still held third, but The Last Danse was tiring. Through the stretch, it was not a matter of whom but by how much. Gabriel Saez rode out Aim South to win by almost 12 lengths over Thoroughbred, who made a good run in the stretch to be second. Frynge Benefit held on to third. Sey Spottsproof, Geronimo HF, Doctor D, The Last Danse and Bush Hog completed the field. Aim South’s time for the 6 furlongs was 1:17.86, only slightly slower than his stablemate ran the previous day.

Like Cath (who won the Cup Distaff the day before), Aim South is also by Burning Sand out of SS Doctor Sam, by Sam Tiki. He was also bred in Florida by the Waldrons.

Arabian Cup Distaff Sprint (Grade 2) - CATH

8th race - Delaware Park - October 13, 2007 Off at: 3:53 Race Type: Stakes Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward Sex Restriction: Fillies and Mares Value of Race: $40,200 Distance: Six Furlongs Surface Type: Dirt Track Condition: Fast Winning Time: 1:17.17 Pgm Horse Jockey 1 CATH Gabriel Saez 6 KITTILINA Ricardo Chiappe 4 WHOS YOUR DADDY Alvaro J. Torres Also ran: 3 - CAVIYAR , 1A - DIXIES DELIGHT , 2 - LULU GAMBOO , 5 - KINZI KONG Winning Breeder: BILL WALDRON Winning Owner: Bill Waldron Winning Trainer: Bill Waldron

Bill Waldron’s talented mare Cath, has developed into a strong, grey powerhouse and she looked every bit of it in the paddock prior to the $40,000 6 furlong Sprint. She went postward with her stablemate Dixies Delight, who has not been able to maintain her championship form this year.

Cath broke on top of the 7 horse field and cleared Whos Your Daddy by 1 ½ lengths, with Kittilina and Lulu Gamboo close back in third and fourth respectively. After an opening quarter in: 24.75 and opening half in: 50.21, Cath widened her lead coming into the stretch. Terry Andreasen’s Kittilina moved into second over Southern Arabian Racing’s Whos Your Daddy. In deep stretch, jockey Gabriel Saez asked Cath to accelerate again, and she responded to widen her lead to 14 ¼ lengths at the wire. Kittilina was easily second best by 5 lengths over Whos Your Daddy. Following them across the line were Caviyar, Dixies Delight, Lulu Gamboo and Kinzi Kong. The final time of 1:17.17 effectively equaled the track record of 1:17 set by Cath’s sire Burning Sand and Unchainedd Melody.

Cath was bred in Florida by her owners and is out of the ZT Ali Baba mare Halianna, a female family full of outstanding runners.