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Perfect Drift, Take Charge Lady Tops in Kentucky

Stonecrest Farm's Perfect Drift and Select Stable's Take Charge Lady have been chosen as the Kentucky-based "Horses of the Year" by members of Kentucky Thoroughbred Media, with the latter selected for her honor for an unprecedented third consecutive year.

 Friday, September 17, 2004

Millionaire Take Charge Lady Retired/Going to Seeking the Gold

Millionaire Take Charge Lady, raced by Jerry and Faye Bach in the name of Select Stable, has been retired and will reside at Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Take Charge Lady Preps for Falls City, Awesome Humor Expected to Compete

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady breezed a strong five furlongs over a "sloppy" Churchill Downs track on Wednesday in preparation for the $300,000-added Falls City Handicap (gr. II) on Thanksgiving Day.

 Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Take Charge Lady Controls You in Spinster

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady overcame a wide trip and had just enough stamina to hold off a never-say-die You in winning Sunday's $500,000 Overbrook Spinster (gr. I) at Keeneland for the second straight year.

 Monday, October 06, 2003

Spinster, Azeri Rematch on Tap for 'Lady

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady came out of her impressive 10 ½ -length tally in Monday's Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) well and will leave Arlington Park Wednesday evening on her return trip to Churchill Downs, trainer Ken McPeek said.

 Wednesday, September 03, 2003

Arlington Matron Belongs to Take Charge Lady

A sloppy track added a little intrigue to Monday's $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III), but prohibitive favorite Take Charge Lady put an end to any issues on the turn for home, striding out in the home stretch for jockey Shane Sellers to win as she pleased.

 Monday, September 01, 2003

'Lady Clear Standout in Arlington Matron

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady, a multiple grade I stakes winner with career earnings in excess of $2 million, has been installed as the prohibitive 3-5 for Monday's 67th running of the $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III).

 Saturday, August 30, 2003

Take Charge Lady a Go for the Arlington Matron

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady, one of the headline attractions in this year's older filly and mare division, is coming to Arlington Park as the starring individual in Monday's grade III Arlington Matron Handicap

 Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Take Charge Lady Nominated to Fleur De Lis

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady, a narrow loser to reigning "Horse of the Year" Azeri in her only start of 2003, and a trio of major stakes winners from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel head the list of 28 fillies and mares nominated to the $300,000-added Fleur De Lis (gr. II) at Churchill Downs.

 Wednesday, June 04, 2003

Take Charge Lady Recovering from Foot Bruise

Trainer Ken McPeek said the odds on Select Stable's Take Charge Lady's participation in the $300,000-added Fleur de Lis (gr. II) on June 14 are improving as she recovers from a bruised foot and a resulting abscess.

 Monday, May 26, 2003

Repent to Stand at Cloverleaf Farm

Multiple stakes-winning millionaire Repent, who was retired earlier this year because of an injured tendon, has been sold by Jerry and Feye Bach's Select Stable to Cloverleaf Farm in Ocala, Fla.

 Thursday, May 08, 2003

Millionaire Repent Retired

Select Stable's Repent, who won four graded stakes, has been retired from racing because of problems associated with an injured tendon.

 Friday, February 28, 2003

McPeek Confident in Take Charge Lady

With only one-week rest, Take Charge Lady is ready to anchor Team Kentucky in the inaugural Great State Challenge on Dec. 7 at Sam Houston Race Park.

 Tuesday, December 03, 2002

Take Charge Lady Works Strongly at Churchill

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady took aim on an expected start in the $250,000-added Falls City Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 28 with a sharp five-furlong work on Friday over her home track at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, November 08, 2002

Take Charge Lady, Touch Tone Work

Select Stable's Overbrook Spinster (gr. I) winner Take Charge Lady breezed a half-mile at Churchill Downs Saturday, preparing for her next scheduled start in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr.i).

 Sunday, October 20, 2002

Keeneland Race Report: All Charged Up

Take Charge Lady, Xtra Heat lead Bluegrass parade of Breeders' Cup contenders.

 Sunday, October 06, 2002

Repent, Harlan's Holiday Work at Belmont

Repent, runner-up in last month's Travers Stakes (gr. I), worked five furlongs in 1:00.65 Sunday at Belmont in preparation for the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) Sept. 28.

 Sunday, September 15, 2002

Take Charge Lady Gets Time Off

Take Charge Lady was pointed toward the June 29 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I), but instead, trainer Ken McPeek has decided to give the 3-year-old filly about a month off. McPeek said the filly hasn't been eating well, and some blood work indicated she's "a touch dehydrated," said the trainer.

 Wednesday, June 19, 2002

Take Charge Lady Eyes Dogwood at Churchill

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady, who finished second in the Kentucky Oaks and won the grade I Ashland Stakes, is expected to compete at Churchill Downs May 25 in the grade III Dogwood Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles.

 Tuesday, May 21, 2002

Keeneland Race Report: All Charged Up

With two Triple Crown nominees in action on April 6, Jerry and Feye Bach of Select Stable faced a dilemma that most Thoroughbred owners would envy. They could head south from their home near Cincinnati and watch Take Charge Lady in the Ashland Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland. Or they could go north and cheer on Repent in the Illinois Derby (gr. II) at Sportsman's Park.

 Saturday, April 06, 2002

Fair Grounds Race Report: Re-Energized

Repent gets up to win the grade II Louisiana Derby by a nose over Easyfromthegitgo.

 Sunday, March 10, 2002

Fair Grounds Race Report: McPeeking in New Orleans

It was the same old song but with a different beat. In 1995, trainer Kenny McPeek brought Tejano Run to Fair Grounds for his sophomore debut in the Risen Star Stakes. Tejano Run staggered home in fifth as the 1-2 favorite that year but went on to finish a fast-closing second to Thunder Gulch in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).

 Sunday, February 17, 2002

Take Charge Lady In Charge at Fair Grounds

Take Charge Lady took control at the start of the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes at the Fair Grounds on Saturday and never looked back, equaling the course record while romping to victory in the grade III race for 3-year-old fillies.

 Saturday, February 16, 2002

Repent Gives Louis Quatorze First Stakes Winner

Select Stable's Repent returned from a nose-length maiden win Sept. 7 at Turfway Park to win the track's $100,000 Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes (gr. III) Saturday, giving Preakness (gr. I) winner Louis Quatorze his first stakes winner as a sire.

 Saturday, September 22, 2001