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Persistence Pays Off Perfectly

Persistence Pays Off Perfectly

On Nov. 4, Charles Fipke's persistence paid off as his homebred 4-year-old filly Perfect Shirl gave the Canadian prospector a paydirt of a different kind: a win in the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

 Thursday, November 10, 2011
27-1 Perfect Shirl Stuns Filly & Mare Turf

27-1 Perfect Shirl Stuns Filly & Mare Turf

Daughter of Perfect Soul holds of European challengers to win her first race of the year.

 Friday, November 04, 2011
Perfect Shirl Sweeps to Lake George Win

Perfect Shirl Sweeps to Lake George Win

Charles Fipke's homebred Perfect Shirl, a maiden when the summer began, notched her third consecutive win and made a successful stakes debut when taking the Lake George (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies July 28 at Saratoga.

 Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Shakespeare - NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile

Shakespeare - NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile

Any starter who makes it to the 2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Monmouth Park is an extraordinary story. But with all due respect to the rest of the starters, none makes a better fairy tale than Shakespeare, who has returned from a near career-ending injury to become one of favorites for the $2 million NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) Oct. 27.

 Thursday, October 11, 2007