WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Joshua Tree (IRE) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $918,630 |
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: 581 yearlings sold, median $120,140.
Broodmare Sire: Grand Lodge, Chestnut, 1991.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2008 Yearling Sale, $660,177.
| 2 | Dandino (GB) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $306,210 |
2007 | Brown Horse | Dansili (GB) - Generous Diana (GB), Generous (IRE)
Sire: Dansili (GB), Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 5 wins, $570,686. Lifetime: 319 yearlings sold, median $73,878.
Broodmare Sire: Generous (IRE), Chestnut, 1988.
| 3 | Forte Dei Marmi (GB) | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A | $153,105 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Selkirk - Frangy (GB), Sadler's Wells
Sire: Selkirk, Chestnut, 1988. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $843,661. Lifetime: 321 yearlings sold, median $64,985.
Broodmare Sire: Sadler's Wells, Bay, 1981.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2007 Yearling Sale, ($81,065).
Others: Wigmore Hall (IRE), $76,553; Air Support, $30,621; Imperial Monarch (IRE), $15,311; Scalo (GB), $15,311; Reliable Man (GB), $15,311; Prince Will I Am, $408; Lay Time (GB), $408.
Scratched: Al Khali.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree (IRE) | Lanfranco Dettori | Marco Botti |
| 2 | Dandino (GB) | Jim Crowley | J. R. Fanshawe |
| 3 | Forte Dei Marmi (GB) | John R. Velazquez | Roger L. Attfield |
| 4 | Wigmore Hall (IRE) | Jamie P. Spencer | Michael L. W. Bell |
| 5 | Air Support | Javier Castellano | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 6 | Imperial Monarch (IRE) | Ryan L. Moore | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 7 | Scalo (GB) | Andrasch Starke | Andreas Wohler |
| 8 | Reliable Man (GB) | Olivier Peslier | Alain De Royer-Dupre |
| 9 | Prince Will I Am | Ramon A. Dominguez | Michelle Nihei |
| 10 | Lay Time (GB) | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Joshua Tree (IRE) | Lanfranco Dettori | $10.70 | $6.10 | $4.40 | ||||||
| 2 | Dandino (GB) | Jim Crowley | $20.80 | $11.30 | |||||||
| 3 | Forte Dei Marmi (GB) | John R. Velazquez | $5.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-2) | $120.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-2-3) | $1,536.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-2-3-6) | $4,142.80 | ||||||||||
Coolmore and partners' St Nicholas Abbey notched a record third consecutive Investec Coronation Cup (Eng-I) victory in convincing style on Derby day June 1 at Epsom.
Saturday, June 01, 2013With his incomparable half sister Black Caviar recently retired, All Too Hard ascended to the status of Australia's top horse in training April 27 after a dazzling performance in the All Aged Stakes (Aus-I) at Randwick.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
On the final Sunday morning of the 2013 Keeneland spring meet, there was still plenty of activity on the Keeneland backstretch.
Howe Great, the 2012 Palm Beach Stakes (gr. IIIT) victor whose last win came in the July 21 Jersey Derby at Monmouth, took a strong Keeneland allowance race April 6 in which 2011 Woodbine Mile winner Turallure ran sixth.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Trainer Charlie LoPresti has the somewhat enviable if daunting task of bringing several top-level horses back off the bench this spring at Keeneland, including 2011 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (gr. IT) winner Turallure.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Trainer Michael Bell talks about Wigmore Hall, who runs in the Dubai Duty Free on March 30.
Japan's brilliant filly Gentildonna begins her international campaign March 30 in the $5 million Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-I) on the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) undercard at Meydan.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Horses prepping for the Hong Kong Cup Day races including Carlton House, Alcopop, Siyouma, Joshua Tree, Red Cadeux, Dancing Rain, Sea Siren, and Super Easy.
Trainer Marco Botti, who sends out Joshua Tree in the Hong Kong Vase.
The Dec. 6 barrier draw provided a little added intrigue for the Longines Hong Kong International races, particularly in the $2.8 million Longines Hong Kong Cup (HK-I), where top-rated Cirrus des Aigles drew well.
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Coming off a splendid three-race campaign at Woodbine, Forte Dei Marmi looks to wrap up the year on a winning note in the $150,000 W. L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 24.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
With a perfect front-running ride from Frankie Dettori, Joshua Tree repelled his challengers to win the $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT) for the second time in three years at Woodbine Oct. 14.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
The Aiden O'Brein-trained 3-year-old Imperial Monarch drew position 10 of 11 and was installed as the 3-1 favorite on the morning line for the Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine Oct. 14.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wigmore Hall, winless since last year's Northern Dancer Stakes Presented by Vtech (Can-IT), successfully defended his crown when he outfought favored Al Khali in the homestretch over Woodbine's turf course Sept. 16.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Defending victor Wigmore Hall, recent grade II winner Forte Dei Marmi, and Woodbine Oaks heroine Irish Mission top a field of eight for the $500,000 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes Presented by Vtech at Woodbine Sept. 16.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Stuart S. Janney III's homebred Air Support found his best stride late in the Bowling Green Stakes Sept. 8 at Belmont Park, winning his first race of 2012 by a head and perhaps punching his ticket to the Breeders' Cup Turf.
Saturday, September 08, 2012
Stuart S. Janney III's Air Support will be the 118-pound highweight in a compact field of five for the $200,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) Sept. 8, as stakes action returns to Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Of nine graded stakes trainer Shug McGaughey has won in 2012, eight have been on turf. On Sept. 1 at Saratoga Race Course, the Hall of Famer looks to add to that total when sending Data Link postward in the Bernard Baruch.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012Forte Dei Marmi unleashed a devastating turn of foot in the homestretch to register an upset in the $266,930 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-IIT) for his first North American added-money victory Aug. 19 at Woodbine.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Point of Entry stamped himself as one of America's best turf competitors with a four-length triumph in the $600,000 Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes (gr. IT) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 18.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Join Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk to talk Arlington Million and the rest of racing for the weekend of August 18.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Trainer Roger Attfield is hoping a stretch-out to 1 1/4 miles in the $250,000 Sky Classic (Can-IIT) will enable Forte Dei Marmi to land his first North American stakes victory Aug. 19 at Woodbine.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
British-bred Afsare, originally scheduled for turf work on the morning of Aug. 16 in preparation for the Arlington Million (gr. IT), instead drilled a half-mile over the Arlington Park main track due to a steady rain.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Turbo Compressor goes after the biggest score of his career Aug. 18 when he heads a field of nine in the 38th running of the $600,000 Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) at Saratoga Race Course.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The Arlington Million annually draws a star-studded cast of accomplished runners from all over the globe and this year's edition should be no different, as 11 runners were pre-entered.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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]