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WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Musketier (GER) | Margin: neck | $91,062 |
2002 | Gray or Roan Horse | Acatenango (GER) - Myth and Reality (GB), Linamix (FR)
Sire: Acatenango (GER), Chestnut, 1982. Raced 4 years. 24 starts, 16 wins, $164,296. Lifetime: 88 yearlings sold, median $51,867.
Broodmare Sire: Linamix (FR), Gray or Roan, 1987.
Sale History:
Agence Francaise de Vente du Pur-Sang, Deaville August, 2003 Yearling Sale, $56,633.
| 2 | Grassy | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,354 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Horse | El Prado (IRE) - High Savannah (GB), Rousillon
Sire: El Prado (IRE), Gray, 1989. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $236,987. Lifetime: 393 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rousillon, Dark Bay or Brown, 1981.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $220,000.
| 3 | Windward Islands | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $16,695 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Cozzene - Cruisie, Assert (IRE)
Sire: Cozzene, Gray, 1980. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $978,152. Lifetime: 403 yearlings sold, median $45,000.
Broodmare Sire: Assert (IRE), Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, ($70,000).
Others: Simmard, $7,589; Rahy's Attorney, $3,642; Solitaire, $1,821; Miami Deco, $1,821.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musketier (GER) | John R. Velazquez | Roger L. Attfield |
| 2 | Grassy | Garrett K. Gomez | Christophe Clement |
| 3 | Windward Islands | Chantal Sutherland | Mark R. Frostad |
| 4 | Simmard | Patrick Husbands | Roger L. Attfield |
| 5 | Rahy's Attorney | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Ian Black |
| 6 | Solitaire | Luis Contreras | H. James Bond |
| 7 | Miami Deco | Richard Anthony Dos Ramos | Brian A. Lynch |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Musketier (GER) | John R. Velazquez | $7.20 | $3.80 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 6 | Grassy | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.20 | $3.70 | |||||||
| 4 | Windward Islands | Chantal Sutherland | $4.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-6) | $29.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-6-4) | $113.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-6-4-3) | $133.90 | ||||||||||
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.
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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
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
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, 2012
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
Hailstone, a half brother to TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) winner Court Vision, was purchased by agent Steve Young for $235,000 to top the Nov. 15 session of the Keeneland November sale.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011Boisterous wrapped up his 4-year-old campaign on a high note Nov. 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack, coming from off the pace for a two-length victory over Bold Hawk in the $150,000 Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIT).
Saturday, November 05, 2011
After notching his first graded stakes victory with a powerful late charge one year ago, Grassy is back to defend his title in the $150,000 Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Aqueduct turf Nov. 5.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Cape Blanco shipped across the pond from Ireland for third time to collect a grade I victory, barely outlasting a determined Dean's Kitten by a nose in the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (gr. IT) Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Cape Blanco and Teaks North, both two-time grade I winners on turf this year, headline a star-studded six-horse field for the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (gr. IT).
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
British invader Wigmore Hall, guided patiently by jockey Jamie Spencer through an opening along the inside, went on to win the Northern Dancer Turf Presented by Vtech (Can-IT) on the Woodbine turf Sept. 18.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Grassy took over from Center Divider in mid-stretch and notched his first win of the year in the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) on opening day of the Belmont Park fall meet Sept. 10.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
For the second consecutive year Greta Kuntzweiler was aboard the decisive winner of the $150,000 Kentucky Cup Turf (gr. IIIT), this time guiding odds-on favorite Rahystrada to a 3 3/4-length victory Sept. 10 at Kentucky Downs
Saturday, September 10, 2011
German-bred Sanagas, the 2-1 morning-line favorite, goes for his first graded stakes win when facing six other turf males in the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) on opening-day of the Belmont Park fall meet Sept. 10.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Front-running Kara's Orientation teamed with jockey Emile Ramsammy to execute a perfect theft of the $252,674 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-IIT) on a damp Woodbine turf course Aug. 21.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Fifty Proof, a tough-luck loser in his last two starts on the Woodbine turf course, will try to make amends in the $250,000 Sky Classic (Can-IIT) Aug. 21 in Toronto.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Rahy's Attorney, best known for his upset win in the 2008 Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), has been retired from racing with a career record of 14-10-4 from 41 starts.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Winchester delivered the fourth grade I victory of his career Aug. 13 when he rallied from last to take the Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Teaks North will try to jump to the top of the standings when he takes on seven rivals in the $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) Aug. 13 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Windward Islands collared odds-on choice Fifty Proof just past mid-stretch and edged away in the closing strides to successfully defend his title in the $329,793 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) on a yielding Woodbine turf course.
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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]
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