Impressive looking South American import set to make US debut in Clement Hirsch

[Calzone Lord]

Amani is entered in the Clement Hirsch on Saturday at Del Mar.





She's only faced females once beyond a mile -- and when she did, she took a 10 runner Grade 1 race by offically 28.5 lengths -- though it shows just a 25 length win for that race in the DRF.

Oddly, she's not an early speed horse -- like most horses who fracture races and win by large margins tend to be.

She's a deep closer. Here is the video of her 28.5 length Grade 1 win. She closed from 9th position and was about as many as 12 to 15 lengths off of the early pace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IKhD...eature=related


Amani goes for Sumaya Us Stables. They also owned Wild Spirit ("The filly from Chile") Wild Spirt was also a champion 3yo filly in Chile. She was 6-for-10 lifetime in Chile before coming to Frankel's barn and racing in America.

Without lasix, she made her US Debut a winning one in the Shuvee with an easy win over You and Smokn' Frolic and ran a 106 Beyer.

In Wild Spirit's 2nd start in this country, she ran first-time-lasix and won the $750,000 Delaware Handicap by 6 lengths over Take Charge Lady, getting a 110 Beyer. Wild Spirit easily took the Grade 1 Ruffian Handicap with a 109 Beyer two races later.

Oddly, Neil Drysdale is not going to run her on lasix Saturday. CJ, what is the stat of imports on Lasix versus imports who run here without lasix?