TDN RISING STARS

October 12, 2008 - Belmont Park, Race 2, Msw, USD $52,000, 5 1/2f

Elusive Heat, F, 2008, by Elusive Quality

1st Dam: Xtra Heat (Ch. 3yo Filly, GISW-US & G1SP-UAE, $2,174,635), by Dixieland Heat
2nd Dam: Begin, by Hatchet Man
3rd Dam: Crimson Charla, by Crimson Satan

Owner: Martin S Schwartz
Breeder: West Hills Farms, LLC (KY)
Trainer: Kiaran P McLaughlin

Elusive Heat, who prepped for her debut with a bullet four-furlong drill in :47 4/5 over the Belmont training track Oct. 5, sped from the gate and set fractions of :22.19 and :44.96. The 4-5 favorite lengthened her advantage on the turn and completed the five furlongs in :56.81 before sailing under the wire geared down by 5 1/2 lengths. Sheikh's Seranade (Unbridled's Song) was second, 4 1/4 lengths to the good of Southern Charmer (Dixie Union). Elusive Heat, a $425,000 KEESEP yearling and a $750,000 FTFFEB juvenile, is a three-quarter sister to Southwestern Heat (Gone West, SW & GSP, $155,340). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $31,200.