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Exfactor Works Good Half-Mile at Fair Grounds

Exfactor Works Good Half-Mile at Fair Grounds

Grade III winner Exfactor, a son of Exchange Rate, records his first workout at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots since a disappointing 11th-place finish in the Jan. 21 Lecomte Stakes.

 Thursday, February 02, 2012
Exfactor Pulls Away in Bashford Manor

Exfactor Pulls Away in Bashford Manor

Exfactor circled the field on the turn, took over at the top of the stretch, and ran away to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $111,500 Bashford Manor (gr. III), the first graded race for 2-year-olds males this season July 2.

 Saturday, July 02, 2011
Papa Clem Gets First Mare in Foal

Papa Clem Gets First Mare in Foal

Grade II and millionaire Papa Clem has gotten his first mare in foal.

 Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Papa Clem to Legacy Ranch in California

Papa Clem to Legacy Ranch in California

Pete Parrella has reached an agreement in principle with Bo Hirsch to stand Hirsch's homebred Papa Clem at Parrella's Legacy Ranch near Clements, Calif.

 Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Grade II Winner Papa Clem Retired

Grade II Winner Papa Clem Retired

Grade II winner Papa Clem has been retired from racing due to an ankle injury and will stand at stud in 2010, according to owner/breeder Bo Hirsch and trainer Gary Stute.

 Saturday, January 23, 2010
Papa Clem Proves Class in San Fernando

Papa Clem Proves Class in San Fernando

Favored Papa Clem seized the lead from pacesetter Smart Bid in the stretch and held off his rival through the lane to score a hard-fought half-length win in the $150,000 San Fernando Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 16.

 Saturday, January 16, 2010
Stute: Papa Clem Likely For Haskell

Stute: Papa Clem Likely For Haskell

Trainer Gary Stute said July 23 that he's "95 percent sure" Bo Hirsch's Papa Clem will make his next start in the $1 million Haskell Invitational (gr. I) at Monmouth Park on Aug. 2.

 Thursday, July 23, 2009
Oh Papa! Papa Clem in :34 Blowout

Oh Papa! Papa Clem in :34 Blowout

In an "old school" move, trainer Gary Stute sent out his Papa Clem for a three-furlong blowout at Churchill Downs two days before the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). Under jockey Rafael Bejarano, the son of Smart Strike threw down a :34 clocking.

 Thursday, April 30, 2009
Human Stories Dominate Derby

Human Stories Dominate Derby

The Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) isn't just about the horse. This edition boasts an unusually fertile crop of human-interest stories in the connections behind the horses.

 Thursday, April 30, 2009
Papa Clem Gets Useful 7f Drill

Papa Clem Gets Useful 7f Drill

Trainer Gary Stute went "old school" April 25 at Churchill Downs, working his Arkansas Derby (gr. II) winner Papa Clem seven furlongs in 1:29 1/5. The trainer, the son and nephew of the legendary training brothers of Mel and Warren Stute (respectively), may give his colt a quarter-mile blowout a day or two before the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Saturday, April 25, 2009
Papa Clem Carries On Family Name

Papa Clem Carries On Family Name

The Hirsch family is one of California's most prominent in the Thoroughbred business, and Papa Clem, named after the late Clement Hirsch, will carry on that rich tradition in the May 2 Run for the Roses.

 Friday, April 24, 2009
Papa Clem Breezes Easy Five Furlongs

Papa Clem Breezes Easy Five Furlongs

Bo Hirsch's homebred Papa Clem, winner of the Arkansas Derby (gr. II), breezed an easy five furlongs in the rain April 19 in his first serious training move over the track at Churchill Downs.

 Sunday, April 19, 2009
Papa Clem Arrives at Churchill Downs

Papa Clem Arrives at Churchill Downs

Bo Hirsch's homebred Papa Clem, winner of the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. II) at Oaklawn Park April 11, arrived at Churchill Downs April 14 to continue his preparation for the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Papa Clem Up in Time in Arkansas Derby

Papa Clem Up in Time in Arkansas Derby

Southern California shipper Papa Clem outfought even-money choice Old Fashioned in a thrilling stretch duel at Oaklawn Park to win the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. II) by a half-length April 11.

 Saturday, April 11, 2009

Del Mar Race Report: All in the Family

Miss Houdini carries on Clement Hirsch's legacy with a score in the Del Mar Debutante .

 Saturday, August 31, 2002