ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington, IL
| 1 | Euphony | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 100 | TrueNicks: A | $86,400 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Forest Wildcat - Strike It Up, Smart Strike
Sire: Forest Wildcat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $478,862. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $65,000. In 2009: 1.55 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
| 2 | Kiss With a Twist | Margin: 2½ | BRIS: 99 | TrueNicks: A | $28,800 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Lemon Drop Kid - Gimmeakissee, Doc's Leader
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 444 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Doc's Leader, Chestnut, 1986. In 2009: 1.20 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $9,000.
| 3 | Indescribable | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 96 | TrueNicks: A | $15,840 |
2004 | Chestnut Mare | Pleasant Tap - Catnip, Flying Paster
Sire: Pleasant Tap, Bay, 1987. Raced 4 years. 32 starts, 9 wins, $2,721,169. Lifetime: 362 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Flying Paster, Bay, 1976.
Others: Home's the Best, $8,640; Serenading, $4,320; Boudoir, $1,500; Gloria Goodbody, $1,500; Sky Mom, $1,500; Born to Be, $1,500.
Scratched: Venetian Causeway; Laguna Plateada (CHI).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euphony | M. Clifton Berry | Donnie K. Von Hemel |
| 2 | Kiss With a Twist | Miguel Mena | Jose Fernandez |
| 3 | Indescribable | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 4 | Home's the Best | Lyndie Wade | Brian Williamson |
| 5 | Serenading | John R. Velazquez | Josie Carroll |
| 6 | Boudoir | Eduardo E. Perez | James M. Gulick |
| 7 | Gloria Goodbody | Jon Kenton Court | John Glenney |
| 8 | Sky Mom | Jamie Theriot | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 9 | Born to Be | Rene R. Douglas | Eric Coatrieux |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euphony | M. Clifton Berry | $17.80 | $8.20 | $3.60 | |||||||
| Kiss With a Twist | Miguel Mena | $5.20 | $3.00 | ||||||||
| Indescribable | Kent J. Desormeaux | $2.10 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-2) | $99.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-2-9) | $232.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-2-9-10) | $2,197.40 | ||||||||||
A Street Cry colt was the first seven-figure transaction at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale when he brought a final bid of $1.2 million from Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock agent John Ferguson.
Monday, August 06, 2012
Pachattack roared to the lead rounding the final turn and romped to her first graded stakes win in the $100,000 Arlington Matron (gr. III) May 28 at Arlington Park.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Fasig-Tipton has not received payment for grade I winner Crisp and the broodmares Little Bonnet and Sky Mom, who were sold for more than $1.9 million combined during the 2010 Kentucky November select mixed sale.
Monday, March 07, 2011
Daijin, herself a multiple stakes winner and the producer of stakes winners Handpainted and Serenading, was euthanized after complications from foaling.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
La Rocca, ridden by James McAleney, dictated an easy pace and then repelled odds-on choice Simply Splendid to win the $144,780 Ontario Matron Stakes by a half-length at Woodbine July 25.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Front-running favorite Tizaqueena, craftily ridden by E.T. Baird, drew away in the stretch and held sway for a two-length victory in the $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) May 29 at Arlington Park.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Defending champ Euphony and last year's Arlington Oaks (gr. III) winner Peach Brew, both trained by Donnie K. Von Hemel, are among 12 entered in the $150,000 Arlington Matron Stakes (gr. III) May 29.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010Former jockey Rene Douglas, who was paralyzed in an accident at Arlington Park on May 23, 2009, has sued the racetrack and other parties in connection with the incident.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
In a race likely to produce a couple of contestants for the much-anticipated Apple Blossom Invitational (gr. I) April 9, front-running Freedom Star dominated the $149,750 Azeri Stakes (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park March 6.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Juddmonte Farms' homebred Champs Elysees is the first U.S.-based runner to win the Sovereign Award's Horse of the Year title since 1995.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Serenading, who won the Nov. 26 Falls City Handicap (gr. II) at Churchill Downs, has been retired from racing.
Monday, November 30, 2009
John and Glen Sikura's Serenading drew away from Morena in midstretch to win the the $160,950 Falls City Handicap (gr. II) by three lengths on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Mark Stanley's Swift Temper, who upset Seventh Street last month in the Ruffian Handicap (gr. I), will make her first start on a synthetic surface in more than three years as she preps for the Breeders' Cup in the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I) Oct. 11 at Keeneland.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
With champion jockey Garrett Gomez aboard, Indescribable moved into contention approaching the final turn, put the challenge to pacesetter Whirlie Bertie, and drew off in mid-stretch to win the Kentucky Cup Distaff (gr. III) by 3-1/2 lengths.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Bear Now goes for back-to-back Kentucky Cup Distaff (gr. III) titles Sept. 26 at Turfway Park when she takes on nine rivals in the $100,000 Polytrack event for fillies and mares.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Fields are beginning to jell for the three graded stakes races that form the centerpiece of the Sept. 26 Kentucky Cup Day card at Turfway Park.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Luna Vega overcame Spritely in the homestretch to post a mild surprise in the $223,000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 30 for her second win in as many starts on the Monmouth Park main track.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Led by Edward P. Evans' Spritely, Pin Oak Stable's Euphony, and Glencrest Farm's Devil House, seven capable fillies and mares were entered for the $300,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 30 at Monmouth Park.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Stakes winner and graded stakes-placed Kiss With a Twist has been retired to Alfred Nuckols' Hurstland Farm near Midway, Ky.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Glen Hill Farm's homebred Closeout coasted to a three-length victory over Gloria Goodbody to win the 28th running of the $114,900 Locust Grove Handicap (gr. III) to close out the 45-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
The steady veteran Jonesboro angled off the rail for the drive, wore down pacesetting Shadowbdancing in deep stretch to win the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. II) June 27 in Iowa.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Jockey Rene Douglas, seriously injured in a May 23 racing accident at Arlington Park, suffered a setback in his recovery process June 21 when he was transferred from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago back to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Miss Isella, upset winner of the Louisville Distaff (gr. II) last out, looks to build upon that score when taking on eight rivals in the $200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) June 13 at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Jamie Theriot has appealed the 30-day suspension levied on him by the Illinois Racing Board for his involvement in the May 23 racing accident that caused severe injury to Rene Douglas, Theriot's agent, Fred Aime, said May 27.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Illinois Racing Board has handed jockey Jamie Theriot a 30-day suspension for his involvement in a May 23 racing accident that caused a severe injury to Rene Douglas, the six-time leading rider at Arlington Park who may be permanently paralyzed and is currently recovering at a Chicago hospital.
Monday, May 25, 2009
You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]