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Queen's Plate S.

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $1,000,000
  • Date: June 21, 2009
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  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: 1 1/4 miles
  • Post Time: 5:36 PM ET
 Five-Cross
1 Eye of the Leopard Margin: neck TrueNick: A+ $528,600

2006, Bay Colt
A.P. Indy   - Eye of the Sphynx, Smart Strike  

  • Breeder:Sam-Son Farm
  • Owner: Sam-Son Farms
  • Trainer: Mark R. Frostad
  • Jockey: Eurico Rosa Da Silva

Sire: A.P. Indy  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $375,000.

Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike  , Bay, 1992.

2 Mr. Foricos Two U Margin: head TrueNick: B+ $176,200

2006, Chestnut Gelding
Porto Foricos   - Song Spring, Dauphin Fabuleux

  • Breeder:Rocco D'Alimonte
  • Owner: Annecchini&D'Alimonte Hldgs, Inc.
  • Trainer: Catherine Day Phillips
  • Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Porto Foricos  , Bay, 1995. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 2 wins, $128,834. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $5,448. In 2009: 1.76 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Dauphin Fabuleux, Chestnut, 1982.

3 Milwaukee Appeal Margin: TrueNick: B $96,910

2006, Bay Filly
Milwaukee Brew   - Appealing Forum, Open Forum

  • Breeder:C.E.C. Farms
  • Owner: C. E. C. Farms
  • Trainer: Scott H. Fairlie
  • Jockey: Stewart Elliott

Sire: Milwaukee Brew  , Bay, 1997. Raced 4 years. 24 starts, 8 wins, $2,879,612. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $11,000. In 2009: .74 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Open Forum, Gray or Roan, 1994.

Time: 2:03.84   Track: Fast

Others: Tasty Temptation, $52,860; Flip for the Coin, $26,430; Keino West, $352; Shut It Down, $352; Rapid Release, $352; Stardust Ziggy, $352; Bucephalus, $352; Reservoir, $352; Active Duty, $352; El Brujo, $352.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Eye of the LeopardEurico Rosa Da SilvaMark R. Frostad
2Mr. Foricos Two UMike E. SmithCatherine Day Phillips
3Milwaukee AppealStewart ElliottScott H. Fairlie
4Tasty TemptationPatrick HusbandsMark E. Casse
5Flip for the CoinEmile RamsammyVito Armata
6Keino WestGerry OlguinSteve Attard
7Shut It DownRussell A. BazeLorne Richards
8Rapid ReleaseJono C. JonesRoger L. Attfield
9Stardust ZiggyJerry BairdLorna M. Perkins
10BucephalusTyler PizarroKevin Attard
11ReservoirJames McAleneyJulia Carey
12Active DutyCorey FraserMark E. Casse
13El BrujoEmma-Jayne WilsonMalcolm Pierce

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Eye of the LeopardEurico Rosa Da Silva$6.70$4.10$2.90
Mr. Foricos Two UMike E. Smith$7.20$4.60
Milwaukee AppealStewart Elliott$3.70
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (7-5)$56.10
$2.00 Trifecta (7-5-4)$183.00
$2.00 Superfecta (7-5-4-11)$688.40

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