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Nijinsky S. (Can-IIT)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $277,110
  • Date: July 26, 2009
  • Class: Can-IIT
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: One And One Fourth Miles
  • Post Time: 3:57 PM ET
1 Rahy's Attorney Margin: BRIS: 104TrueNicks: A++ $191,206

2004 | Bay Gelding | Crown Attorney - Rahy's Hope, Rahy

  • Breeder:Ellie-Boje Farm
  • Owner: Ellie Boje Farm, Peters, Read, Jean and Jim MacLellan
  • Trainer: Ian Black
  • Jockey: Slade Callaghan

Sire: Crown Attorney, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 5 years. 49 starts, 8 wins, $993,959. Lifetime: 34 yearlings sold, median $3,231. In 2009: .83 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.

2 Marchfield Margin: BRIS: 102TrueNicks: A++ $63,735

2004 | Bay Horse | A.P. Indy - Pico Teneriffe, Red Ransom

  • Breeder:Eugene Melnyk
  • Owner: Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
  • Trainer: Mark E. Casse
  • Jockey: Patrick Husbands

Sire: A.P. Indy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 374 yearlings sold, median $360,000.

Broodmare Sire: Red Ransom, Bay, 1987.

3 Champs Elysees (GB) Margin: ¾ BRIS: 96TrueNicks: A++ $30,482

2003 | Bay Horse | Danehill - Hasili (IRE), Kahyasi (IRE)

  • Breeder:Juddmonte Farms Inc
  • Owner: Juddmonte Farms
  • Trainer: Robert J. Frankel
  • Jockey: Alan Garcia

Sire: Danehill, Bay, 1986. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $321,064. Lifetime: 529 yearlings sold, median $144,174.

Broodmare Sire: Kahyasi (IRE), Bay, 1985.

Time: 2:08.42   Track: Soft

Others: Catch the Luck, $19,121; Spice Route (GB), $8,313; French Beret, $369.

Scratched: Marlang.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Rahy's AttorneySlade CallaghanIan Black
2MarchfieldPatrick HusbandsMark E. Casse
3Champs Elysees (GB)Alan GarciaRobert J. Frankel
4Catch the LuckEurico Rosa Da SilvaMark R. Frostad
5Spice Route (GB)James McAleneyRoger L. Attfield
6French BeretTodd KabelMark R. Frostad

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Rahy's AttorneySlade Callaghan$5.60$3.20$2.40
MarchfieldPatrick Husbands$4.10$3.10
Champs Elysees (GB)Alan Garcia$2.90
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-1)$22.60
$2.00 Trifecta (4-1-2)$63.20

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