ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington, IL
| 1 | Giant Oak | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $86,400 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Giant's Causeway - Crafty Oak, Crafty Prospector
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 731 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Crafty Prospector, Chestnut, 1979.
| 2 | No Inflation | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: D | $28,800 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Repriced - Free to Soar, Unbridled
Sire: Repriced, Chestnut, 1988. Raced 3 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $288,412. Lifetime: 61 yearlings sold, median $3,500.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled, Bay, 1987.
| 3 | El Crespo | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $15,840 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | A.P. Indy - Commodities, Private Account
Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 365 yearlings sold, median $360,000.
Broodmare Sire: Private Account, Bay, 1976.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($300,000).
Others: Golden Mexico (IRE), $8,640; Southern Anthem, $4,320; Flashmans Papers (GB), $1,500; Proceed Bee, $1,500; Orthodox, $1,500; Poltergeist, $1,500.
Scratched: Turfiste.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giant Oak | Eusebio Razo, Jr. | Chris M. Block |
| 2 | No Inflation | Kent J. Desormeaux | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 3 | El Crespo | James Graham | George R. Arnold, II |
| 4 | Golden Mexico (IRE) | Rene R. Douglas | Christophe Clement |
| 5 | Southern Anthem | John R. Velazquez | Jeffrey D. Thornbury |
| 6 | Flashmans Papers (GB) | Brice Blanc | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 7 | Proceed Bee | Christopher A. Emigh | Scott Becker |
| 8 | Orthodox | Jon Kenton Court | John Glenney |
| 9 | Poltergeist | Quincy Hamilton | Donnie K. Von Hemel |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Oak | Eusebio Razo, Jr. | $7.40 | $4.20 | $3.00 | |||||||
| No Inflation | Kent J. Desormeaux | $14.00 | $6.80 | ||||||||
| El Crespo | James Graham | $3.60 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-1) | $137.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-1-9) | $818.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-1-9-4) | $2,802.60 | ||||||||||
Multiple grade I winner Giant Oak has been named the Illinois Horse of the Year and champion older handicap male for 2011
11 hours agoThe first foal by Orthodox, a bay filly out of the Menifee mare Flippin' Temper, arrived Feb. 3 at Lora Pitre's Peach Lane Farm in Louisiana.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Making his stakes debut in the $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup, favored Papaw Bodie surged to the lead in upper stretch to post a convincing win at Sam Houston Race Park on the night of Jan. 28.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Proceed Bee is the obvious choice in the Jan. 28 John B. Connally Turf Cup Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Sam Houston Race Park. But he will face some still competition from the likes of several other promising horses.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Multiple grade I winner is Giant Causeway's leading runner on dirt.
Monday, January 02, 2012
Sent off at 41-1, Afleet Again ran down Birdrun and Giant Oak in deep stretch to pull a shocker in the opening race on Day 2 of the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, November 05, 2011A. U. Miner, third in last year's Breeders' Cup Marathon, draws post 11 for this year's renewal. The opener to the Nov. 5 program to be run at 1 3/4 miles.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Third at mid-stretch, former claimer Headache closed steadily to edge Where's Sterling by a half-length in the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II) in Illinois Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Grade I winner Giant Oak faces stiff competition from nine challengers in Hawthorne Racecourse's marquee fall event.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Will Havre de Grace beat the boys? If not, then who's the winner?
Havre de Grace will face males for the first time in the $750,000 Woodward (gr.l) Sept. 3 at Saratoga, where she will meet seven rivals.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tizway picked up his second consecutive grade I victory Aug. 6 at Saratoga when he took over approaching the quarter-pole and breezed to an easy score in the $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap (gr. I).
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Jason, Tom, and Ed DeRosa of TwinSpires.com, handicap the Whitney Invitational Handicap and West Virginia Derby.
Will a Rail Trip make a Mission Impazible for Friend Or Foe running Flat Out?
The handicap division has taken its lumps this year for not being especially deep, but its competitive nature has led to one of the more intriguing recent editions of the $750,000 Whitney Handicap (gr. I), which drew 11.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Alex Lieblong's Duke of Mischief topped the list of horses working at Saratoga on the morning of July 31 for the $750,000 Whitney Invitational (gr. I), turning in a bullet half-mile breeze over the main track in :46.88.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Free Fighter ended a drought of 14 months when he ground out a two-length victory in the off-the-turf Stars and Stripes Stakes at Arlington Park July 23.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Multiple grade I stakes winner Winchester heads a field of seven grass runners entered for the $100,000 Stars and Stripes Stakes (gr. IIIT), a 1 1/2-mile turf event July 23.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
William S. Farish Jr.'s Pool Play, making his first start on dirt in his 28th career start, pulled a 36-1 shocker in the $561,300 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) June 18 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Jason, Tom and Steve from TwinSpires.com handicap the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Eleven are scheduled to compete in the grade I Stephen Foster. Can you predict the order of finish?
Nearly six months into the season, the handicap division is still looking for a clear-cut leader. With a breakout performance in the Stephen Foster Handicap June 18, there is an opportunity for someone to assume that role.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011An injury suffered during a June 13 workout has taken Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Bind out of consideration for the Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs and could sideline him for the rest of the year.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Before May 28, Willcox Inn was best known as a horse whose lone win came against Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom. But in scoring the Arlington Classic, the son of Harlan's Holiday is beginning to write his own legacy.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Upperline returns to Chicago for the first time since winning the Arlington Oaks (gr. III) last summer when she faces nine opponents in the $100,000 Arlington Matron Stakes (gr. III) May 28.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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