ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington, IL
| 1 | Tuscan Evening (IRE) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $89,100 |
2005 | Bay Mare | Oasis Dream (GB) - The Faraway Tree (GB), Suave Dancer
Sire: Oasis Dream (GB), Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 303 yearlings sold, median $133,200.
Broodmare Sire: Suave Dancer, Bay, 1988. In 2009: 1.28 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2009 Mixed Sale, $650,000.
Tattersall's October 2006 Yearling Sale, $8,823.
| 2 | Eclair de Lune (GER) | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: C | $29,700 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Marchand de Sable - Elegante (GER), Acatenango (GER)
Sire: Marchand de Sable, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 3 wins, $355,817. Lifetime: 122 yearlings sold, median $30,291.
Broodmare Sire: Acatenango (GER), Chestnut, 1982.
| 3 | Hot Cha Cha | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: D | $16,335 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Cactus Ridge - Reduced Sentence, Broad Brush
Sire: Cactus Ridge, Bay, 2001. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 4 wins, $187,850. Lifetime: 90 yearlings sold, median $10,500.
Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $1,000,000.
Others: Rainbow View, $8,910; Askbut I Won'ttell, $4,455; Single Solution, $1,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuscan Evening (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 2 | Eclair de Lune (GER) | Junior Alvarado | Ronald L. McAnally |
| 3 | Hot Cha Cha | James Graham | Philip A. Sims |
| 4 | Rainbow View | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 5 | Askbut I Won'ttell | Eduardo E. Perez | Chris M. Block |
| 6 | Single Solution | Michael C. Baze | Chris M. Block |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tuscan Evening (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | $3.60 | $2.60 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 5 | Eclair de Lune (GER) | Junior Alvarado | $7.60 | $4.20 | |||||||
| 3 | Hot Cha Cha | James Graham | $2.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-5) | $31.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-5-3) | $108.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-5-3-6) | $196.00 | ||||||||||
Trainer Chris Block was represented by his 1,000th winner Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park, when 5-year-old All for Thee rallied through the stretch to score a hard-fought neck victory at odds of 12-1 in the second race of the day.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Frank Calabrese's Romacaca gamely held off Snow Top Mountain by a neck in the Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT)at Arlington Park. The 6-year-old Running Stag mare covered the 1 3/16 miles in 1:56.67.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Two-time 2012 stakes winner Upperline carries top weight of 121 pounds July 14 in the 1 3/16-mile Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT). The Modesty is one of four stakes on Arlington's 'Million Preview Day.'
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Unbeaten 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather and 2011 Eclipse champion female sprinter Musical Romance are among the most accomplished of 48 Florida breds entered in the $1.3 million Florida Sunshine Millions Jan. 28.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith's Together, who rallied to finish second in the Oct. 8 First Lady (gr. IT), will remain at Keeneland this week for a run in the Oct. 15 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
German-bred Daveron, C.S. Silk, and Never Retreat, all graded stakes winners in 2011, headline an overflow field of 12 fillies and mares, plus two also-eligibles for the Oct. 8 First Lady Stakes (gr. IT) at Keeneland.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Third in her American debut in the United Nations Stakes (gr. IT) last month, French-bred Stacelita heads a strong field of 11 older fillies and mares in the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) at Arlington Park Aug. 13.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Shadwell Stable's Tajaaweed broke a seven-race losing streak and earned his first stakes win in the United States July 9 when taking over in upper stretch and scoring the $150,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT).
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Juniper Pass, winner of consecutive grade II races in California, tops a field of 10 in the $150,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 9 at Arlington Park.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Eclair de Lune is ready for a comeback. The German-bred daughter of Marchand de Sable boosted her resume considerably when she captured the 2010 Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park, but has been unable to score a win since.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Eclair de Lune, looking to regain the form that made her a grade I winner last summer, finds a more suitable distance in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) at nine furlongs on the Santa Anita lawn March 19.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Barbara Hunter's Keertana, unbeaten in both starts this season, will be among the favorites in a competitive field of nine drawn for the $150,000 Hillsborough Stakes (gr. IIIT) March 12 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Trip for A.J., second to Askbut I Won'ttell in the My Charmer Handicap (gr. IIIT) last month, turned the tables in capturing $300,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf at Gulfstream Park Jan. 29.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Askbut I Won'ttell figures to make things tough in the Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf when she takes on 13 rivals in the 1 1/8-mile race at Gulfstream Park Saturday, Jan. 29.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
It Tiz, trying the Santa Anita turf for the first time, took advantage of a fast pace to record a late-running upset victory in the inaugural running of the $79,150 Megahertz Stakes Jan. 23.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
When Santa Anita officials were scouting about for a stakes event to name after the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, they could hardly have found a better fit than the San Gorgonio Handicap.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Shaun Bridgmohan and Chris Block took their winning act to Florida in the $100,000 My Charmer Handicap (gr. IIIT), as Askbut I Won'ttell ran down pacesetter Trip for A. J. in the final yards Dec. 4 at Calder Casino.
Saturday, December 04, 2010
Overflow fields of 12 and four also-eligibles were each drawn for the Tropical Turf and My Charmer Handicaps, both $100,000 grade III turf events Dec. 4 at Calder Casino and Race Course.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010Askbut I Won'ttell switched off the hedge in upper stretch and ran down favored Kiss Mine and My Baby Baby to register her first graded stakes win in the $113,900 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 7 at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Lenny Shulman talks with Hall of Fame Trainer Ron McAnally about Eclair de Lune, his entrant in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. I).
Kiss Mine, whose four-race winning streak was ended in an unplaced finish in the Abu Dhabi First Lady Stakes (gr. IT) one month ago, looks to get back in the win column in the $100,000 Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Hall of Fame conditioner Ron McAnally is taking a page out of the John Henry training manual in preparing Eclair de Lune for the Emirates Airlines Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT).
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Midday, the shortest-priced morning-line favorite for the six Breeders' Cup races at Churchill Downs Friday, Nov. 5, stretched her legs at the Louisville track Nov. 3 preparing for the Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT).
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint contenders Silver Timber and Bridgetown turn in solid works at Keeneland Oct. 30. Silver Timber worked on the main track, while Bridgetown worked on the turf.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Juddmonte Farms' homebred Proviso, expected to make her next start in the $2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), worked Oct. 23 for the first time since she won the First Lady for her fourth consecutive grade I win.
Saturday, October 23, 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]