WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Banner Bill | Margin: 5¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $91,872 |
2009 | Bay Gelding | Rockport Harbor - Temporada, Summer Squall
Sire: Rockport Harbor , Gray or Roan, 2002. Lifetime: 213 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Summer Squall, Bay, 1987.
| 2 | Safraction | Margin: 4 | TrueNicks: C+ | $36,749 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Saffir - Attraction Fatale, Dauphin Fabuleux
Sire: Saffir, Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 13 yearlings sold, median $6,472.
Broodmare Sire: Dauphin Fabuleux, Chestnut, 1982.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2010 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, $16,417.
| 3 | Firefall | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $16,843 |
2009 | Bay Gelding | Bring the Heat - Highdollargirl, Helmsman
Sire: Bring the Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 3 wins, $121,260. Lifetime: 2 yearlings sold, median $19,000. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Helmsman, Bay, 1992. In 2009: 1.09 AEI.
Others: Threeanddonedan, $7,656; Gin Joint, $3,062; Stark Ravin Mad, $1,531; Distinctly Donovan, $1,531.
Scratched: Bolivar.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banner Bill | David Clark | Ralph J. Biamonte |
| 2 | Safraction | Justin Stein | Gregory de Gannes |
| 3 | Firefall | Jeffrey Sanchez | Wesley A. Ward |
| 4 | Threeanddonedan | Luis Contreras | John E. Salzman, Jr. |
| 5 | Gin Joint | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Michael J. Doyle |
| 6 | Stark Ravin Mad | E. T. Baird | Larry Rivelli |
| 7 | Distinctly Donovan | Patrick Husbands | John E. Salzman, Jr. |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Banner Bill | David Clark | $13.30 | $6.00 | $3.40 | ||||||
| 6 | Safraction | Justin Stein | $3.80 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 5 | Firefall | Jeffrey Sanchez | $3.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-6) | $48.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-6-5) | $179.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-6-5-3) | $492.30 | ||||||||||
Multiple grade I winner Giant Oak has been named the Illinois Horse of the Year and champion older handicap male for 2011
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Trainer Todd Pletcher has become well-known for his "Todd-lers" at Saratoga, winning such 2-year-old stakes as the Hopeful, Spinaway, Sanford, and Schuylerville at the Spa.
Friday, August 12, 2011The Futurity and Matron (both gr. II), previously held during the fall, both make their reappearance July 3 at Belmont Park after a one-year hiatus. The Futurity drew a field of six, while the Matron attracted seven.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Banner Bill remained unbeaten in two starts for trainer Ralph Biamonte when he took command in upper stretch and romped to a 5 3/4-length victory in the $159,244 Victoria Stakes for 2-year-olds at Woodbine June 18.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Favorite Madman Diaries overcame a skirmish for the early lead and romped to a 9 1/4-length victory in the $147,257 Victoria Stakes, Canada's first important 2-year-old test of the year at Woodbine June 19.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Olredlgetcha, winner of the June 14 Victoria Stakes on at Woodbine, was euthanized June 23 after suffering a staph infection in his right hock from a slight puncture wound received in the race.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Olredlgetcha, a 2-year-old son of Limehouse, was anything but green in his career bow, blowing away his rivals in the $136,098 Victoria Stakes at Woodbine June 14.
Sunday, June 14, 2009Southern Exchange made it back-to-back wins to begin his career when he romped to a 4 3/4-length win in Woodbine's $146,614 Victoria Stakes over four 2-year-olds rivals competing on the Polytrack surface June 15.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Trainer Josie Carroll will send out the likely favorite in Woodbine's $150,000 Victoria Park Stakes when Matt's Broken Vow takes on five other 3-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles June 8.
Friday, June 06, 2008Kodiak Kowboy earned a third career win when he took Saturday's $150,000 Bashford Manor (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, July 07, 2007Trainer Steve Asmussen will send out five 2-year-olds in two stakes races as Churchill Downs wraps up the spring meet in Louisville this weekend.
Friday, July 06, 2007Jockey Emile Ramsammy, thrown when his horse Stormthebarricade fell after clipping heels with Gemini Dream in Saturday's Victoria Stakes at Woodbine, suffered a fractured cheekbone.
Sunday, June 15, 2003
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]