Dreaming of Anna Colt Takes Dirt Bow at Keeneland

4th-Keeneland, $73,000, Alw (NW2X), Opt. Clm ($100,000), 10-8, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43.18, ft, 1 1/4 lengths.
BIG DREAMING (c, 3, Declaration of War–Dreaming of Anna {Ch. 2yo Filly, GISW-US, GSW-Can, $2,024,550}, by Rahy), a first-out second over the Tampa turf for Mike Stidham, was turned over to the trainer who conditioned this dam to a victory in the 2006 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and graduated at Churchill June 20. A popular Arlington allowance winner Aug. 1, the homebred made the running in the Dueling Grounds Derby when last seen Sept. 10 and held on grimly to finish second by a half-length. Trying the dirt for the first time here as the 19-10 second pick, the half to Fast Anna (Medaglia d'Oro), GISP, $296,731; and Dreamologist (Tapit), GSW, $203,710, stalked the pace outside of Ragtime Blues (Union Rags), took over from that one with a quarter mile to race and easily accounted last-out GII Pat Day Mile S. runner-up Sonneman (Curlin) by 1 1/4 lengths. Big Dreaming is the last live foal from his dam, a half-sister to MGSW Lewis Michael (Rahy) and MSW/GISP Justenuffhumor (Distorted Humor). Big Dreaming's third dam is none other than Kitten's First (Lear Fan), responsible for the likes of leading sire Kitten's Joy (El Prado {Ire}) and MGISW Precious Kitten (Catienus), herself the dam of Midlantic-based GSW/MGISP stallion Divining Rod (Tapit) and GSW Jehozacat (Tapit). Lifetime Record: SP, 5-3-2-0, $248,864. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Frank Carl Calabrese (KY); T-Wayne M Catalano.