August 17, 2007
Top Ten List Back to Defend Title

FORT ERIE, August 17…Top Ten List, winner of the 2006 Rainbow Connection Stakes, is back to defend her title in Sunday’s renewal of the $125,000 grass test at Fort Erie.

However, when she breaks for the gate Sunday afternoon she will not be carrying the familiar yellow and blue colours of Frank Di Giulio Jr. and Bob Tiller. Following the 2006 campaign Top Ten List was entered into the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale where she attracted a winning bid of $170,000. Her new owners are Margaret Addis and John Crane Jr. of Maryland.

“She was put into the sale as a broodmare/racehorse,” said trainer Michael Trombetta. “My clients purchased her for breeding purposes, but because she’s a young horse and we figured we could get another year of racing before she retires.”

The five-year-old daughter of Bold Executive will be seeking her first win since the fall sale. She has made four starts for her new connections and she just missed in her last two.

“She was one jump short in a Stake at Delaware and came back to run a big one at Monmouth,” said Trombetta. “If she’s on her game Sunday they’ll know she’s there.”

Seven other fillies and mares have been entered in the five furlong dash including last year’s runner-up Shot Gun Ela and third place finisher Bosskiri.

The Rainbow Connection Stakes will be the 7th race on the 8 race program and is scheduled to go to post at 3:49pm.

The field:

Post/Horse/Jockey

1/Timely Matter/Brian.Bochinski
2/Shot Gun Ela/E. Rosa Da Silva
3/TopTen List/Robbie.King Jr.
4/Silver Foxtrail/Chris Griffith
5/Impressaria/Anthony Stephen
6/Bosskiri/David Clark
7/Flashy Pink/Kris Robinson
8/Siwa/Jono Jones

First race at 1:05pm.

Daryl Wells
Media and Communications
1-800-295-3770 ext. 3204
e-mail: dwells@forterieracetrack.ca