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Play the King S. (gr. 2)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $183,160
  • Date: August 29, 2009
  • Class: Grade 2
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: Seven Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:25 pm
1 Jungle Wave Margin: ¾ BRIS: 102TrueNicks: A+ $109,896

2005 | Bay Gelding | Hold That Tiger - Darien Blue Wave, Cure the Blues

  • Breeder:Katalpa Farm & Dr. Rodney Orr
  • Owner: Tucci Stables
  • Trainer: Sid C. Attard
  • Jockey: Todd Kabel

Sire: Hold That Tiger, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 3 wins, $644,235. Lifetime: 265 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Cure the Blues, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 1.96 AEI.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited May 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $50,000.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, $140,000.

2 Field Commission Margin: BRIS: 101TrueNicks: C $42,127

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 Rebellion (GB) Margin: nose BRIS: 95TrueNicks: A $20,148

2003 | Bay Horse | Mozart (IRE) - Last Resort (GB), Lahib

  • Breeder:Darley
  • Owner: Hickory Tree Stables
  • Trainer: H. Graham Motion
  • Jockey: Patrick Husbands

Sire: Mozart (IRE), Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $819,900. Lifetime: 43 yearlings sold, median $71,464.

Broodmare Sire: Lahib, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988.

Time: 1:23.06   Track: Yielding

Others: Fifteen Love, $10,990; Wise River, $5,495; Jimmy Simms, $366; Cross Every Bridge, $366; Just Rushing, $366.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Jungle WaveTodd KabelSid C. Attard
2Field CommissionTyler PizarroDaniel J. Vella
3Rebellion (GB)Patrick HusbandsH. Graham Motion
4Fifteen LoveLuis ContrerasRobert J. Frankel
5Wise RiverCorey J. LanerieClark Hanna
6Jimmy SimmsJono C. JonesRoger L. Attfield
7Cross Every BridgeRobert C. LandryMark R. Frostad
8Just RushingEmma-Jayne WilsonSid C. Attard

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Jungle WaveTodd Kabel$5.70$3.60$2.60
Field CommissionTyler Pizarro$6.30$2.80
Rebellion (GB)Patrick Husbands$3.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (7-3)$35.50
$2.00 Trifecta (7-3-2)$154.80
$2.00 Superfecta (7-3-2-6)$1,009.70

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