WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Sarah Lynx (IRE) | Margin: 4 | TrueNicks: B | $891,090 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Montjeu (IRE) - Steel Princess (IRE), Danehill
Sire: Montjeu (IRE), Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 11 wins, $3,178,177. Lifetime: 566 yearlings sold, median $117,496.
Broodmare Sire: Danehill, Bay, 1986.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2008 Yearling Sale, $110,137.
| 2 | Joshua Tree (IRE) | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A++ | $297,030 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Montjeu (IRE) - Madeira Mist (IRE), Grand Lodge
Sire: Montjeu (IRE), Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 11 wins, $3,178,177. Lifetime: 566 yearlings sold, median $117,496.
Broodmare Sire: Grand Lodge, Chestnut, 1991.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2008 Yearling Sale, $660,177.
| 3 | Treasure Beach (GB) | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $148,515 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Galileo (IRE) - Honorine (IRE), Mark of Esteem (IRE)
Sire: Galileo (IRE), Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $2,245,373. Lifetime: 690 yearlings sold, median $147,765.
Broodmare Sire: Mark of Esteem (IRE), Bay, 1993.
Sale History:
Tattersall's December 2008 Foal Sale, $289,869.
Others: Arctic Cosmos, $74,258; Quest For Peace (IRE), $29,703; Musketier (GER), $14,852; Redwood (GB), $14,852; Mores Wells (GB), $14,852; Laureate Conductor, $396; Celtic Conviction, $396; Kara's Orientation, $396; Rahystrada, $396; Simmard, $396; Mikhail Glinka (IRE), $396; Miami Deco, $396; Bronze Cannon, $396.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Lynx (IRE) | Christophe Soumillon | John E. Hammond |
| 2 | Joshua Tree (IRE) | Adam Kirby | Marco Botti |
| 3 | Treasure Beach (GB) | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 4 | Arctic Cosmos | William T. Buick | John H. M. Gosden |
| 5 | Quest For Peace (IRE) | Kieren Fallon | Luca M. Cumani |
| 6 | Musketier (GER) | John R. Velazquez | Roger L. Attfield |
| 7 | Redwood (GB) | Michael Patrick Hills | Charles Hills |
| 8 | Mores Wells (GB) | Sebastien Maillot | Mikel Delzangles |
| 9 | Laureate Conductor | Luis Contreras | Michael P. De Paulo |
| 10 | Celtic Conviction | Emile Ramsammy | Michael J. Doyle |
| 11 | Kara's Orientation | Joel Rosario | Steven Chircop |
| 12 | Rahystrada | Julien R. Leparoux | Byron G. Hughes |
| 13 | Simmard | Patrick Husbands | Roger L. Attfield |
| 14 | Mikhail Glinka (IRE) | Bernard Fayd'Herbe | Herman J. Brown |
| 15 | Miami Deco | Corey S. Nakatani | Brian A. Lynch |
| 16 | Bronze Cannon | Thomas P. Queally | Herman J. Brown |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Lynx (IRE) | Christophe Soumillon | $46.90 | $21.40 | $13.80 | ||||||
| 7 | Joshua Tree (IRE) | Adam Kirby | $12.30 | $8.40 | |||||||
| 13 | Treasure Beach (GB) | Colm O'Donoghue | $4.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-7) | $659.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-7-13) | $3,699.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-7-13-2) | $32,619.90 | ||||||||||
Canadian-based Simmard took the lead at the head of the stretch and held off Joinem to win the $115,200 Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) in stakes record time at Churchill Downs May 26.
5 days ago
Stormy Lord, a no-sweat three-length winner in last year's Connaught Cup Stakes (Can-IIT), returns to defend his crown against 10 opponents at Woodbine May 27.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Simmard was assigned high weight in the Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs at 1 1/2 miles May 26, and it's easy to see why.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Phipps Stable's homebred Point of Entry shook clear at the top of the stretch and glided to a 1 1/2-length victory under John Velazquez in the $150,000 Elkhorn (gr. IIT) on closing day at Keeneland April 27.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Musketier, a 10-year-old veteran with 45 starts in his remarkable career, will bid for his third consecutive win in the $150,000 Elkhorn Stakes (gr. III) April 27 on closing day at Keeneland.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Marathon is marred by fatal breakdown and two other injuries in rescheduled race.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Treasure Beach and St Nicholas Abbey are just two of the seven grade/group I winners that will go to the post in the $5,000,000 Dubai Sheema Classic Presented by Longines (UAE-IT) at Meydan Racecourse March 31.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Extra distance was the key for James Karp's homebred Newsdad to exact revenge on Simmard, as the son of Arch came from off the pace to win the $150,000 Pan American (gr. IIT) against a short field March 24 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Simmard and Newsdad, separated by only a nose in the recent Mac Diarmida (gr. IIT), will battle it out once again in the $150,000 Pan American (gr. IIT) March 24 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Mikhail Glinka, dismissed at 35-1, led from the start to win the $250,000 Dubai City of Gold Sponsored by Skywards (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 10.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
A field of 16 runners, led by five grade/group I winners, will enter the starting gate for the $250,000 Dubai City of Gold Sponsored by Skywards (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 10.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
One of the strongest international racing teams ever assembled is poised to leave Coolmore's Ballydoyle training center in Ireland this month for a raid on the rich prizes offered by the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) program.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Fresh after a three-month layoff, Simmard won a terrific stretch duel with favored Newsdad by a nose in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Gulfstream Park turf Feb. 26.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
A six-time group/graded stakes winner and a veteran of 44 career starts, 10-year-old Musketier returns for yet another season when he opens up his 2012 campaign in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 26.
Thursday, February 23, 2012Dick Powell gives his selections for the Feb. 9 program at the Dubai Carnival, which includes three key prep races for the Dubai World Cup: the UAE 2000 Guineas, the Firebreak, and the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Cirrus des Aigles is a rather commonly bred 5-year-old gelding and, after finishing seventh in last year's Hong Kong Cup (HK-I), few would have given him a chance for international stardom.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
The Dec. 11 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races have enough subplots to keep any racing fan guessing.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms may have taken the worst of things in the Dec. 7 barrier draw for the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Nine-year-old veteran Musketier sat a perfect trip under Luis Saez and held off a late run from a pair of rivals to notch the sixth group/graded stakes score of his career in the $150,000 W. L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT).
Saturday, November 26, 2011
While lightly raced this year, four-time grade I winner Winchester has by far the most decorated career heading into the Nov. 26 W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Fillies are beating colts regularly all over the world.
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
A trip to the U.S. was just what Galileo's Irish-bred daughter Together needed to break a 12-race losing streak -- which she did in the grade I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland.
Keeneland, Calder, and Woodbine highlight this week in photos.
Sarah Lynx, the lone filly in the field of 16 for the Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT), snuck through at the rail and turned the $1.49 million event into a romp at 22-1 odds Oct. 16 over a yielding course at Woodbine.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Redwood has been pegged as the slight 4-1 morning line favorite for the $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT) at Woodbine Oct. 15 as a record 16 horses were entered.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]