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| 1 | St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: A++ | £170,130 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Montjeu (IRE) - Leaping Water (GB), Sure Blade
Sire: Montjeu (IRE), Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 11 wins, $3,178,177. Lifetime: 581 yearlings sold, median $120,140.
Broodmare Sire: Sure Blade, Bay, 1983. In 2009: 1.04 AEI.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2008 Yearling Sale, $366,765.
| 2 | Red Cadeaux (GB) | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: A | £64,500 |
2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Cadeaux Genereux (GB) - Artisia (IRE), Peintre Celebre
Sire: Cadeaux Genereux (GB), Chestnut, 1985. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 7 wins, $564,636. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $66,371.
Broodmare Sire: Peintre Celebre, Chestnut, 1994.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2007 Yearling Sale, $117,331.
Tattersall's December, 2006 Sale of Foals, ($81,123).
| 3 | Masked Marvel (GB) | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A+ | £32,280 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Montjeu (IRE) - Waldmark (GER), Mark of Esteem (IRE)
Sire: Montjeu (IRE), Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 11 wins, $3,178,177. Lifetime: 581 yearlings sold, median $120,140.
Broodmare Sire: Mark of Esteem (IRE), Bay, 1993.
Sale History:
Agence Francaise De Vente Du Pur-Sang, Deauville August, 2009 Yearling Sale, $371,410.
Others: QUEST FOR PEACE (IRE); BEATEN UP; ROBIN HOOD (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) | O'BRIEN JOSEPH | O'BRIEN AIDAN |
| 2 | Red Cadeaux (GB) | MOORE RYAN | DUNLOP ED |
| 3 | Masked Marvel (GB) | BUICK W WILLIAM | GOSDEN JOHN |
| 4 | QUEST FOR PEACE (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 5 | BEATEN UP | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 6 | ROBIN HOOD (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
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]