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Market Steady During New Sire Showcase

Opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale holds steady under new sire showcase, despite questionable economic times.

 Monday, July 14, 2008
High Buy-Backs and $330k Colt Open FTK

High Buy-Backs and $330k Colt Open FTK

A colt from the first crop of Unforgettable Max sold for $330,000, and the buy-back rate rose to 44.1% during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction July 14. The average price rose 5.4% and the median stayed steady at $75,000. The sale continues Tuesday.

 Monday, July 14, 2008

Frisco Star, Unforgettable Max to Sequel in Florida

Audrey Haisfield's Stonewall Farm announced that stakes winners Frisco Star and Unforgettable Max will stand in 2007 at Becky Thomas' Sequel Stallions near Ocala, Fla.

 Thursday, November 16, 2006

Unforgettable Max, Full Brother to Afleet Alex, to Stonewall Farm

Stakes winner Unforgettable Max, a full brother to dual classic winner Afleet Alex, will retire to Stonewall Farm in Versailles, Ky. He will stand for $7,500 live foal.

 Thursday, November 03, 2005

Tap Day Motors Home in Meadowlands BC

Edward P. Evans's Virginia homebred Tap Day rallied through the lane before drawing off to a three-length score in the $500,000 Meadowlands Breeders' Cup (gr. II) on Friday night.

 Saturday, October 08, 2005

Honorable Man Rallies to Win Charles Hadry

Eric and Albert Wirth's Honorable Man stormed past the field to win the $83,500 Charles H. Hadry Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park.

 Saturday, September 10, 2005

Full Brother to 'Alex' Also Wins on Belmont Day

On the same day Afleet Alex won the $1-million Belmont Stakes (gr. I), his full brother, Unforgettable Max, won a $47,000 allowance/optional claiming test across the Hudson River and down the Garden State Parkway at Monmouth Park.

 Monday, June 13, 2005

Belmont Opens With Contentious Westchester

Wednesday's $100,000-added Westchester Handicap (gr. III), the opening day feature on Belmont Park's 100th birthday and spring/summer meeting, presents a curious field of eight older horses.

 Sunday, May 01, 2005

Don Six the One to Catch in General George

Speedy Don Six, a 5-year-old that trainer Scott Lake feels is good enough to win the 2005 Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), takes an important step in Monday's $200,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) at seven furlongs at Laurel Park.

 Friday, February 18, 2005

Pico Central, Kela Battle in Cigar Mile

Pico Central and Kela, the two best sprinters based in California, have traveled across the country to meet at Aqueduct in New York's final grade I race of 2004, Saturday's $350,000 Cigar Mile. The Cigar Mile will be the featured event on a 10-race card that includes a pair of grade II juvenile stakes, the Remsen and Demoiselle.

 Thursday, November 25, 2004

Balto Star Headlines Meadowlands Cup

Multimillionaire Balto Star is set to head postward in Friday night's $500,000 Meadowlands Cup (gr. II), and trainer Todd Pletcher is hoping to use the 1 1/8-mile dirt race to springboard the 6-year-old gelding by Glitterman to Lone Star Park and the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships on Oct. 30.

 Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Presidential Landslide in Salvator Mile

Presidentialaffair took control out of the gate and never looked back, winning the $100,000 Salvator Mile (gr. III) by a length at Monmouth Park on Sunday.

 Sunday, July 25, 2004

Salvator Mile Could be Quite an 'Affair'

Presidentialaffair, a horse for the course on the Monmouth Park main track, returns to graded stakes opposition in Sunday's $100,000 Salvator Mile Handicap (gr. III).

 Saturday, July 24, 2004

Ghostzapper Blasts Tom Fool Foes

Stronach Stable's Ghostzapper, out of action for more than nine months, showed no signs of rustiness with an emphatic triumph over three rivals in the $142,500 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Sunday, July 04, 2004

Ghostzapper Rematerializes in Tom Fool

Stronach Stable's Ghostzapper, absent for nine months since earning recognition as one of the nation's leading sprinters last year, returns to action Sunday in the $150,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park.

 Friday, July 02, 2004

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

The Lady's Groom Wins Jim McKay Duel

The Lady's Groom battled odds-on favorite Unforgettable Max every step of the way to win the $150,000 Jim McKay Breeders' Cup Handicap, the co-feature Saturday at Pimlico.

 Saturday, April 17, 2004

Unforgettable Max Heads Jim McKay Line-Up

New York invader Unforgettable Max heads a field of eight in Saturday's $150,000 Jim McKay Breeders' Cup Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 mile at Pimlico.

 Friday, April 16, 2004

New York Shipper Fancies Laurel Park, Wins General George

New York shipper Well Fancied led every step of the way and held off some late challengers as he went on to win the $200,000 grade II General George Handicap at Laurel Park on Monday.

 Monday, February 16, 2004

Thunder Blitz Overpowering in Queens County

Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. benefited from the spirit of the season when Stronach Stables' Thunder Blitz, conditioned by Bobby Frankel but stabled at Aqueduct for the inner track season, pulled a mild upset in the $108,300 Queens County Handicap (gr. III) Saturday.

 Saturday, December 13, 2003

Evening Attire Favored in Rescheduled Queens County

Mrs. Joseph Grant's Evening Attire will be the favorite in Saturday's grade III Queens County Handicap, which was rescheduled from last weekend when racing in New York was cancelled due to inclement weather.

 Thursday, December 11, 2003

Unforgettable Max Gets Top Billing in Queens County

Unforgettable Max is looking to shed the unforgettable part of his name and add a grade stakes win to his resume in the Dec. 13 $100,000 Queen's County Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, December 04, 2003

During Finds Mud to Liking in Discovery Win

James McIngvale's During avenged a disappointing Aqueduct finish earlier this year by holding off Unforgettable Max to notch a hard-fought nose victory in Wednesday's $111,800 Discovery Handicap (gr. III), the nine-furlong feature on opening day of Aqueduct's fall meet.

 Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Bowman's Band Beats Drum at Meadowlands

Martin S. Schwartz's Bowman's Band, making his first start for Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens, kicked clear in the upper stretch and went on to post a 12-1 upset in Friday night's $400,000 Meadowlands Breeders' Cup (gr. II).

 Saturday, October 04, 2003