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Play the King S. (gr. 2)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $190,060
  • Date: August 29, 2010
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: Seven Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:35 PM
1 Smokey Fire Margin: neck TrueNicks: A++ $136,843

2005 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Smoke Glacken   - Destroy, Housebuster

  • Breeder:Mel P. Lawson
  • Owner: Jim Dandy Stable
  • Trainer: Sid C. Attard
  • Jockey: Jono C. Jones

Sire: Smoke Glacken  , Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 10 wins, $759,560. Lifetime: 406 yearlings sold, median $32,000.

Broodmare Sire: Housebuster, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.

2 Jungle Wave Margin: neck TrueNicks: A++ $38,012

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: Patrick Husbands

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.

3 Fatal Bullet Margin: 7 TrueNicks: A++ $20,907

2005 | Bay Gelding | Red Bullet - Sararegal, Regal Classic

  • Breeder:Adena Springs
  • Owner: Bear Stables, Ltd.
  • Trainer: Reade Baker
  • Jockey: Eurico Rosa Da Silva

Sire: Red Bullet, Chestnut, 1997. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,161,920. Lifetime: 91 yearlings sold, median $16,000. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Regal Classic, Chestnut, 1985.

Sale History: Adena Springs 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $27,000.

Time: 1:20.83   Track: Firm

Others: Porter's Gate, $11,404; Signature Red, $5,702; Southdale, $380; Field Commission, $380.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Smokey FireJono C. JonesSid C. Attard
2Jungle WavePatrick HusbandsSid C. Attard
3Fatal BulletEurico Rosa Da SilvaReade Baker
4Porter's GateSlade CallaghanMalcolm Pierce
5Signature RedChantal SutherlandSid C. Attard
6SouthdaleJames McAleneyIan Black
7Field CommissionEmile RamsammyDaniel J. Vella

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 Smokey FireJono C. Jones$8.50$5.10$3.30
3 Jungle WavePatrick Husbands$4.90$3.60
2 Fatal BulletEurico Rosa Da Silva$6.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-3)$50.00
$2.00 Trifecta (4-3-2)$326.00
$2.00 Superfecta (4-3-2-5)$1,346.30

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