ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington, IL
| 1 | Informed Decision | Margin: 4¾ | BRIS: 106 | TrueNicks: A++ | $89,400 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Mare | Monarchos - Palangana, His Majesty
Sire: Monarchos , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 4 wins, $1,720,830. Lifetime: 207 yearlings sold, median $20,000. In 2009: 1.21 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: His Majesty, Bay, 1968.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds Sale 2007, $320,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 2 | Unforgotten | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 99 | TrueNicks: A++ | $19,800 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Northern Afleet - Forgotten Secret, Secret Slew
Sire: Northern Afleet , Bay, 1993. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $626,671. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Secret Slew, Bay, 1986.
| 3 | Authenicat | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 98 | TrueNicks: B | $16,390 |
2005 | Chestnut Mare | D'wildcat - Authenic Deed, Alydeed
Sire: D'wildcat , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 5 wins, $570,444. Lifetime: 146 yearlings sold, median $17,585. In 2009: 1.77 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Alydeed, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. In 2009: 1.09 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2010 Horses of All Ages Sale, $300,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $150,000.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, $67,000.
Others: Crown of Diamonds, $8,940; Choragus, $4,470; Tiz to Dream, $1,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informed Decision | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 2 | Unforgotten | Fernando Jara | Dallas Stewart |
| 3 | Authenicat | Robert C. Landry | Josie Carroll |
| 4 | Crown of Diamonds | Junior Alvarado | Eoin G. Harty |
| 5 | Choragus | Eduardo E. Perez | Chris M. Block |
| 6 | Tiz to Dream | Jesse M. Campbell | Ian R. Wilkes |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informed Decision | Julien R. Leparoux | $2.40 | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Unforgotten | Fernando Jara | $5.80 | $4.00 | ||||||||
| Authenicat | Robert C. Landry | $3.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-5) | $17.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-5-4) | $63.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-5-4-1) | $247.40 | ||||||||||
Trainer Jonathan Sheppard reached the 3,000 win milestone Sept. 17 when he saddled Fugitive Angel to a neck victory in the seventh race at Delaware Park.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Kitty in a Tizzy invaded Arlington Park to capture the $150,000 Chicago Handicap (gr. III) June 30, shipping in from the New York barn of trainer H. James Bond and earning her first graded victory.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Maple Lane Farm's Ariana D, third in each of her last two trips postward, has accepted high impost of 121 pounds for her engagement in the $150,000 Chicago Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Informed Decision, a 2009 Eclipse champion, delivered her first foal, a colt by Street Cry, at Arthur B. Hancock III's Stone Farm in Paris, Ky., on March 11.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Devil by Design, making her season debut for trainer Bill Mott, overcame early trouble to take control in the final furlong, winning the $100,000 Chicago Handicap (gr. III) July 3 at Arlington Park.
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Grade I winners Dr. Zic and Hooh Why head a field of eight older fillies and mares in the $100,000 Chicago Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park July 3.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Monarchos has made a successful recovery from colic surgery April 19 and has resumed stud duties at Nuckols Farm near Midway, Ky.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monarchos, the 2001 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, is recovering from colic surgery performed Tuesday, April 19, at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Hilda's Passion, who is a neck away from being unbeaten in her last four stakes tries, looms as the one to beat in the $150,000 Inside Information (gr. II) March 19 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Ron discusses Blame, Goldikova, Informed Decision and Zenyatta. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
Julien talks about Fly Down, Informed Decision, Silver Timber and Warriors Reward. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
It was another busy day for clockers at Churchill Downs as many contenders of the Nov. 5-6 Breeders' Cup World Championships completed their workouts Nov. 1.
Monday, November 01, 2010
The Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries are out. Evan looks at the Filly and Mare Sprint, Filly and Mare Turf, Dirt Mile and Classic.
Breeders' Cup contenders and weekend races. Including Brass Hat and Paddy O'Prado.
Augustin Stable's Informed Decision and Forever Together breezed at Keeneland Oct. 25 as the two gray champions trained by Jonathan Sheppard continued to prepare for the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Dubai Majesty, who narrowly lost to Informed Decision last out, turned the tables on the champion Oct. 9 at Keeneland, notching the biggest win of her career in the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II).
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Augustin Stable's Informed Decision will seek to become only the second horse to win the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II) in consecutive years when she faces eight rivals in the six-furlong sprint.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Two champions -- Gio Ponti and Informed Decision -- are among the horses scheduled to run at Keeneland this weekend as part of the Lexington track's "FallStars Weekend."
Monday, October 04, 2010
Champion Informed Decision wins her second Presque Isle Masters in a tight finish with Dubai Majesty after racing last and then wide.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com preview the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. III) and the Presque Isle Downs Mile Stakes.
Champion female sprinter Informed Decision will try to bounce back from an uncharacteristically subpar effort when she faces a full field in the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (gr. I), a race she dominated a year ago.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Rightly So found grade I success for the first time when she led all the way in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes over a speed-favoring Saratoga main track Aug. 28.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
First Dude is the tentative selection in a very difficult Travers...
Grade I winner Malibu Prayer will give six pounds to five fillies and mares when she goes to post as the favorite in the $300,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 29 at Monmouth Park.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Informed Decision, the reigning champion female sprinter, will look for her third straight win in the Ballerina Handicap (gr. I), a race that also has grade I winner Jessica Is Back in its field.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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]