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Dance Smartly S. (Can-IIT)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $257,610
  • Date: July 11, 2009
  • Class: Can-IIT
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:25 PM ET
1 Points of Grace Margin: BRIS: 101TrueNicks: D $154,566

2005 | Chestnut Mare | Point Given   - Fateful, Topsider

  • Breeder:Gary Falter, Cindy Falter & Thoroughbred Corp
  • Owner: Live Oak Plantation
  • Trainer: Malcolm Pierce
  • Jockey: Luis Contreras

Sire: Point Given  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,968,500. Lifetime: 214 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Topsider, Bay, 1974.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $170,000.

2 Ginger Brew Margin: BRIS: 98TrueNicks: C+ $60,109

2005 | Chestnut Filly | Milwaukee Brew   - Coral Necklace, Conquistador Cielo

  • Breeder:Adena Springs
  • Owner: Stronach Stables
  • Trainer: Robert J. Frankel
  • Jockey: Todd Kabel

Sire: Milwaukee Brew  , Bay, 1997. Raced 4 years. 24 starts, 8 wins, $2,879,612. Lifetime: 162 yearlings sold, median $10,000. In 2009: .74 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Conquistador Cielo, Bay, 1979.

Sale History: Adena Springs 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($65,000).

3 Mushka Margin: head BRIS: 97TrueNicks: C $28,337

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Empire Maker - Sluice, Seeking the Gold

  • Breeder:Diane Snowden
  • Owner: Brushwood Stable
  • Trainer: William I. Mott
  • Jockey: Patrick Husbands

Sire: Empire Maker, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $1,985,800. Lifetime: 212 yearlings sold, median $165,000. In 2009: 2.45 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,400,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $1,600,000.

Time: 1:45.51   Track: Good

Others: Callwood Dancer (IRE), $15,457; Dance to My Tune, $9,016; Lemon Twirl, $343; Colina Verde (BRZ), $343; Arden Belle, $343.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Points of GraceLuis ContrerasMalcolm Pierce
2Ginger BrewTodd KabelRobert J. Frankel
3MushkaPatrick HusbandsWilliam I. Mott
4Callwood Dancer (IRE)Eurico Rosa Da SilvaRoger L. Attfield
5Dance to My TuneChantal SutherlandMark E. Casse
6Lemon TwirlSlade CallaghanJohn Mattine
7Colina Verde (BRZ)Richard MiglioreKiaran P. McLaughlin
8Arden BelleEmma-Jayne WilsonRobert Gerl

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Points of GraceLuis Contreras$28.10$12.50$5.70
Ginger BrewTodd Kabel$4.90$3.40
MushkaPatrick Husbands$2.90
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-1)$150.50
$2.00 Trifecta (5-1-6)$787.50
$2.00 Superfecta (5-1-6-3)$1,256.20

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