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Graded Winner Ground Storm to Pegasus

Graded stakes winner Ground Storm will enter stud at Thomas Dushas' Pegasus Farm near Dover Plains, N.Y., for a fee of $3,000.

 Friday, December 02, 2005

Ground Storm Stymies Foes Once Again

Centennial Farm's 8-year-old Ground Storm overtook front-running Classic Endeavor on the home turn, and then held off a resolute Big Sid's Party by 1 1/4 length to win the $81,625 Stymie Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at nine furlongs at Aqueduct Park.

 Saturday, March 06, 2004

Patience Pays for Snake Mountain in Stymie

It took a L-O-N-G time for spring weather to finally get to Aqueduct Racetrack, and it took Snake Mountain a long time to catch Classic Endeavor. But he got the job done in Sunday's $80,975 Stymie Handicap, his fifth straight win.

 Sunday, March 16, 2003

Snake Mountain Wins 4th Straight in Aqueduct

Snake Mountain caught front-running stablemate Voodoo at the quarter pole and went on to a 7 ½-length victory over Ground Storm in the 84th running of the $107,400 Aqueduct Handicap (gr. III) at 1 1/16 mile Saturday.

 Saturday, January 18, 2003

Snake Mountain, Voodoo Favored in Aqueduct

Snake Mountain and Voodoo, two horses trained by Jimmy Jerkens, figure to be the favored betting interest in Saturday's $100, Aqueduct Handicap (gr. III), a 1 1/16-mile race of importance on the national racing scene.

 Friday, January 17, 2003

Lido Palace Wins in Typical Style

Woodward Stakes (gr. I) winner Lido Palace, whose connections passed on paying a supplementary nomination of fee of $800,000 to compete in the Breeders' Cup Classic, won a classified allowance at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Sunday, October 20, 2002

Seven Other Stakes on Preakness Day Card

The Preakness (gr. I) may be the highlight Saturday of Maryland's biggest annual day of racing, but there are seven other races on the card including four graded stakes.

 Thursday, May 16, 2002

John Little Upsets Excelsior Field

John Little edged Windsor Castle by a neck Saturday in the 90th running of the $200,000 Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, April 06, 2002

Evening Attire and Ground Storm Headline Excelsior

Evening Attire and Ground Storm, the one-two finishers in the Aqueduct Handicap (gr. III), face off again Saturday in the Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. III).

 Thursday, April 04, 2002

Trainer, Veterinarian Suspended by Aqueduct Stewards

Trainer Michael Daggett and veterinarian William Isomoto were suspended for by Aqueduct's stewards Sunday.

 Sunday, February 03, 2002

Evening Attire Continues Winning Ways

Despite his pair of grade III stakes wins at Aqueduct to close out his 2001 season, Evening Attire was permitted to off at better than 3-1 odds to win Saturday's grade III, $109,200 Aqueduct Handicap.

 Saturday, January 19, 2002

Cat's At Home Edges Top Official in Excelsior

Edward Evans' homebred Cat's At Home earned his second consecutive graded stakes victory at Aqueduct Saturday, edging pacesetting longshot Top Official in the stretch to earn a half-length win in the $190,000 Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. III). Boston Party came home third, 5 1/4 lengths behind Top Official.

 Saturday, April 28, 2001

Deep List of Contenders For Excelsior Breeders' Cup

In what will be the biggest handicap race in New York so far this year, eight runners will race once around Aqueduct's 1 1/8 mile track in Saturday's grade III $200,000 Excelsior Breeders' Cup.

 Thursday, April 26, 2001

Jadada Upsets Ground Storm in Fayette Stakes

Despite a troubled trip, Jadada rallied from just off the pace to win the $214,800 Fayette Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday at Keeneland. Sterling Stud's 5-year-old son of Jade Hunter completed the 1 3/16 miles in 1:54.92 under Shane Sellers to complete his first graded stakes win.

 Saturday, October 07, 2000