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Trippi's Storm - NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile

Trippi's Storm - NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile

A son of Trippi, out of the Storm Bird mare Pocket Beauty, Trippi's Storm captured the Kelso Handicap (gr. IIT) Sept. 29 at Belmont, paving his way to the $2-million NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).

 Friday, October 05, 2007

Stakes Winner Pretty Wild to Northern Tier in Pennsylvania

Pretty Wild, a multiple stakes winner and half-brother to Jerome Handicap (gr. II) winner Discreet Cat, will stand his first season in 2007 at Peter Alafoginis's Northern Tier Farm near Lawrenceville, Pa.

 Friday, October 06, 2006

Unforgettable Max Taken Down in Frisk Me Now

Unforgettable Max, heavily favored at odds of 9-10, ran to a 2 1/2-length victory in Sunday's $70,000 Frisk Me Now Stakes at Monmouth Park, but disappointed his backers anyway when disqualified for causing interference on the first turn, moving Pretty Wild into the winner's circle.

 Sunday, May 30, 2004

Baffert's Trust Pay Off in During's Jerome Win

Trainer Bob Baffert trusted the instincts of his long-time friend, Tonja Terranova, and the result was a three-quarter-length victory for During in Saturday's $150,000 Jerome Handicap (gr. III) for 3-year-olds.

 Saturday, September 13, 2003

Pretty Wild Suffers Knee Chip; Scratched From Nashua

Einar Robsham's Pretty Wild, who would have been one of the favorites in Saturday's Nashua Stakes at Aqueduct, was scratched from the grade III event because of a bone chip in his right knee that will require surgery, according to trainer Stanley Hough.

 Saturday, November 02, 2002

Pretty Wild Out to Make Amends in Nashua

Without the presence of Sky Mesa or Whywhywhy, Einar Robsham's Pretty Wild figured to be tough in the Oct. 5 Champagne (gr. I). Pretty Wild, a son of longshot Alabama (gr. I) winner Pretty Discreet, went to the post the 6-5 favorite in the Champagne and ran awful, finishing a distant fourth.

 Thursday, October 31, 2002

Toccet Surges Late to Win Champagne Stakes

Finding room along the rail, Toccet shot past Icecoldbeeratreds in the final sixteenth of a mile for a 1 1/2-length win in the $500,000 Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday.

 Saturday, October 05, 2002

Pretty Wild Ready to Stretch Out in Champagne

Einar Robsham's Pretty Wild, bound for the $500,000 Champagne (gr. I) Oct. 5, breezed four furlongs Wednesday in :48 3/5 with regular jockey Shaun Bridgmohan aboard.

 Thursday, September 26, 2002

Whywhywhy Asked Tough Question in Futurity

Whywhywhy will be asked the question Sunday in the $200,000 Futurity (gr. I) at Belmont Park.

 Friday, September 13, 2002

<b>Saratoga Notebook: </b>Ward Compares Sky Mesa to Fusaichi Pegasus; Biding His Time With Booklet; Take Charge Lady Breezes for Gazelle; Frankel Brings Out His Top Guns

More reserved than than usual after the race, trainer John Ward compared Hopeful winner Sky Mesa to a couple of other nice horses he's been around: champion Beautiful Pleasure and Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus.

 Sunday, September 01, 2002

Saratoga Race Report: Coming of Age

Sky Mesa grows up in a hurry and runs off with the Hopeful Stakes.

 Saturday, August 31, 2002