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Highlander S. (Can-IIIT)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $176,200
  • Date: June 21, 2009
  • Class: Can-IIIT
  • TV:
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 4
  • Distance: 6 furlongs
  • Post Time:
1 Smart Enough Margin: 2 BRIS: 95TrueNicks: A+ $105,720

2003 | Chestnut Gelding | Horse Chestnut (SAF) - Quick 'n Smart, Polish Numbers

  • Breeder:F. E. Dixon Jr.
  • Owner: Edith R. Dixon
  • Trainer: John R. S. Fisher
  • Jockey: Jeremy Rose

Sire: Horse Chestnut (SAF), Chestnut, 1995. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 9 wins, $474,036. Lifetime: 196 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Polish Numbers, Bay, 1987.

2 Field Commission Margin: neck BRIS: 92TrueNicks: C $40,526

2005 | Chestnut Horse | Service Stripe - Tearfull Moment, Schossberg

  • Breeder:Minshall Farms
  • Owner: E. Seltzer and D. Vella
  • Trainer: Daniel J. Vella
  • Jockey: Tyler Pizarro

Sire: Service Stripe, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 4 years. 22 starts, 10 wins, $130,043. Lifetime: 73 yearlings sold, median $6,500.

Broodmare Sire: Schossberg, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. In 2009: 1.60 AEI.

3 Heros Reward Margin: ¾ BRIS: 92TrueNicks: A $19,382

2002 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Partner's Hero - Lifes Passage, Caveat

  • Breeder:Gretchen B. Mobberley
  • Owner: Rob Ry Farm and Jayne Marie Slysz
  • Trainer: Dale Capuano
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Partner's Hero, Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 3 years. 33 starts, 8 wins, $554,731. Lifetime: 103 yearlings sold, median $11,000.

Broodmare Sire: Caveat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980.

Time: 1:08.26   Track: Good

Others: Legal Move, $12,158; Yankee Injunuity, $5,286; Mr. Nightlinger, $352; True Vindication, $352; True to Tradition, $352; Shadowless, $352; Stuck in Traffic, $352.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Smart EnoughJeremy RoseJohn R. S. Fisher
2Field CommissionTyler PizarroDaniel J. Vella
3Heros RewardJavier CastellanoDale Capuano
4Legal MoveChantal SutherlandMark Fournier
5Yankee InjunuityEmile RamsammyJames R. McMullen
6Mr. NightlingerPatrick HusbandsW. Bret Calhoun
7True VindicationMike E. SmithMalcolm Pierce
8True to TraditionKendrick CarmoucheScott A. Lake
9ShadowlessJustin SteinDavid R. Bell
10Stuck in TrafficEurico Rosa Da SilvaNicholas Gonzalez

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Smart EnoughJeremy Rose$16.40$9.60$4.70
Field CommissionTyler Pizarro$12.50$6.30
Heros RewardJavier Castellano$3.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-9)$264.50
$2.00 Trifecta (5-9-8)$935.30
$2.00 Superfecta (5-9-8-7)$13688.00

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