HASTINGS RACECOURSE, Vancouver, BC , CAN
| 1 | Orchid's Silver | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A | $57,150 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Mare | Orchid's Devil - Simply Silver, Simply Majestic
Sire: Orchid's Devil, Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Lifetime: 17 yearlings sold, median $5,500. In 2009: .90 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Simply Majestic, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984. In 2009: .81 AEI.
| 2 | Class Included | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A | $19,050 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Include - A Classic Life, Sky Classic
Sire: Include , Bay, 1997. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 10 wins, $1,659,560. Lifetime: 248 yearlings sold, median $28,000. In 2009: 1.69 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Sky Classic , Chestnut, 1987.
| 3 | Dashing Daisy | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $10,478 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Mass Market - Just Like Celia, Free At Last
Sire: Mass Market, Chestnut, 1997. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $452,320. Lifetime: 68 yearlings sold, median $5,081. In 2009: .65 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Free At Last, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. In 2009: .63 AEI.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (British Columbia Division) 2007 Summer Mixed Sale, $1,425.
Others: Summer Song, $5,715; Wando Woman, $2,858; Hard Way Ten; Daymaker; Overvalued; Castinette Dancer; Dearest Princess.
Scratched: Jezebelle; Classic Alley Kat.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orchid's Silver | Isaias Cardenas | Lenore Dubois |
| 2 | Class Included | Russell A. Baze | Jim Penney |
| 3 | Dashing Daisy | Mario Gutierrez | Troy Taylor |
| 4 | Summer Song | Richard Harvey Hamel | Troy Taylor |
| 5 | Wando Woman | Francisco Perez Fuentes | Cindy Krasner |
| 6 | Hard Way Ten | Gallyn Vick Mitchell | Doris Harwood |
| 7 | Daymaker | Chad Hoverson | Dino K. Condilenios |
| 8 | Overvalued | David Wilson | L. Tracy McCarthy |
| 9 | Castinette Dancer | Fernando Hernandez Perez | Troy Taylor |
| 10 | Dearest Princess | Marlo Dunn | Mel Snow |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Orchid's Silver | Isaias Cardenas | $55.90 | $12.30 | $5.50 | ||||||
| 7 | Class Included | Russell A. Baze | $3.70 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 1Y | Dashing Daisy | Mario Gutierrez | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-7) | $165.70 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-7-1) | $585.50 | ||||||||||
Noosa Beach was honored as the 2011 Washington Horse of the Year and a champion in two other divisions at the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association awards banquet
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Trainer Jeremiah Englehart, based at Finger Lakes Casino & Racetrack in upstate New York, will have his first Breeders' Cup starter in Tamarind Hall in the Nov. 4 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.
Friday, October 28, 2011Orchid's Silver, sent off at 26-1 odds, came from off the pace to nip favored Class Included in the $100,000 Ballerina Stakes (Can-III) on the closing day of the Hastings Racecourse season Oct. 2 in Vancouver, B.C.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
The final day of the 2011 Hastings Racecourse season Oct. 2 features full fields for two of the biggest events of the meet: the $100,000 Ballerina Stakes (Can-III) and the $100,000 British Columbia Premiers Handicap.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Todd Pletcher said Stay Thirsty and Uncle Mo were doing fine the day after their strong runs in the Travers Stakes and King's Bishop Stakes, respectively, but that Ballerina winner Hilda's Passion sustained a minor injury.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Front-running Hilda's Passion became a grade I winner with a romping triumph in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 27.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Already a dual grade I winner this year, Sassy Image can keep it going for brothers Jerry and Dale Romans in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 27.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Rightly So found grade I success for the first time when she led all the way in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes over a speed-favoring Saratoga main track Aug. 28.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Informed Decision, the reigning champion female sprinter, will look for her third straight win in the Ballerina Handicap (gr. I), a race that also has grade I winner Jessica Is Back in its field.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
This time last year, Indian Blessing was the front-runner in the female sprint division and on her way to a year-end Eclipse Award. Now, the Indian Charlie filly will have to take the division's leadership role from Informed Decision, who has won five straight stakes and enters the $300,000 Ballerina (gr. I) as the one to beat.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009Surging Against the Sky opened up a two-length lead in the stretch and held off favored Lady Raj in the final stages to win her sixth straight race in the $115,036 Ballerina Breeders' Cup Stakes (Can-III) at Hastings Park in British Columbia Oct. 11.
Saturday, October 11, 2008Lecturing Lynn, winner of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Handicap in her most recent start, is the 9-5 morning line choice in the $125,000 British Columbia Breeders' Cup Oaks (Can-III) at Hastings Park in Vancouver, Canada Sept. 20.
Friday, September 19, 2008Harmony Lodge will attempt to become just the second female in history to win consecutive runnings of the Grade $250,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) when she faces off against seven rivals Sunday at Saratoga
Friday, August 27, 2004Kinsman Stable's Dream Supreme, an nine-time winner in 14 starts, looms the odds-on favorite in Sunday's $250,000 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga. A field of five was entered in the grade I test at seven furlongs.
Friday, August 24, 2001
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]