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ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington, IL
| 1 | Workin for Hops | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $57,600 |
2007 | Chestnut Gelding | City Zip - Citi Pearl, Citidancer
Sire: City Zip , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $818,225. Lifetime: 228 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Citidancer, Chestnut, 1987. In 2009: 1.80 AEI.
| 2 | Pacific Ocean | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: C+ | $19,200 |
2007 | Chestnut Gelding | Ghostzapper - Miss Salsa, Unbridled
Sire: Ghostzapper , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 147 yearlings sold, median $45,000.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $300,000.
| 3 | Havelock | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $10,560 |
2007 | Bay Gelding | Great Notion - Piconeach (NZ), Spectacular Love
Sire: Great Notion , Bay, 2000. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 3 wins, $194,608. Lifetime: 12 yearlings sold, median $2,850.
Broodmare Sire: Spectacular Love, Chestnut, 1982.
Others: Country Flavor, $5,760; Pointing North (SAF), $2,880; Cool Bullet, $1,000; Pulsion, $1,000; Akhmatova (GB), $1,000; Quite a Handful, $1,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Workin for Hops | James Graham | Michael Stidham |
| 2 | Pacific Ocean | Junior Alvarado | Wayne M. Catalano |
| 3 | Havelock | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | Darrin Miller |
| 4 | Country Flavor | Jozbin Z. Santana | Greg Geier |
| 5 | Pointing North (SAF) | Eusebio Razo, Jr. | James E. Baker |
| 6 | Cool Bullet | E. T. Baird | Steve Margolis |
| 7 | Pulsion | Florent Geroux | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 8 | Akhmatova (GB) | Eduardo E. Perez | Gerard A. Butler |
| 9 | Quite a Handful | Tanner Riggs | Andrew M. Hansen |
With a well-timed ride by jockey Florent Geroux, Silverton Hills' Havelock got up in the final strides to overtake favored Lonesome Street to win the $150,000 Hanshin Cup (gr. III) by a neck.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
An experienced field of older runners face off at Arlington in the grade III Hanshin Cup May 19 with a slew of recent winners set to go in a very competitive heat.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Perfect Officer needed the every inch of the short Keeneland stretch to run down pacesetter Great Mills, as the 6-year-old son of Officer won by a nose in an exciting finish of the $100,000 Shakertown (gr. IIIT) on April 14.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
About the only thing left for Chamberlain Bridge to do in his career is win the $100,000 Shakertown (gr. IIIT), a race he's been in three times but has yet to conquer.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Pacific Ocean, bursting to the lead from his rail post, overpowered his rivals for the first graded stakes tally of his career in the Vernon O. Underwood (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Nov. 26.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert entered a trio led by Euroears in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes Nov. 26, a race that has also attracted grade I winner Comma to the Top, returning from an extended layoff.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
Beyond the Blinkers goes behind the scenes at the Breeders' Cup.
Exercise rider Chase Miller has a lot of high hopes in Havelock, who is 9-2 on the morning line for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT).
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Wise Dan came away with the lead coming off the turn and ran away to a four-length victory in the $150,000 Fayette Stakes (gr. II) on closing day of Keeneland Oct.29.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Silverton Hill's homebred Havelock took advantage of blazing opening fractions, coming from off the pace to tally his third stakes win of the season in the $150,000 Woodford (gr. IIIT) Oct. 8 at Keeneland.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
A field of 12, plus two also-eligibles, was drawn for the Oct. 8 Woodford Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland. David Ross' Perfect Officer headlines the prep for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT).
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
A field of eight was drawn for the $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (gr. II), which was revived this year after a one-year hiatus.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Two-time grade I winner General Quarters tops the list of probable starters for the $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (gr. II) at Turfway Park Sept. 24.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Lothenbach Stable's Mister Mardi rallied from far back to get his first graded stakes win, taking the $100,000 Washington Park Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Workin for Hops, winner of the Hanshin Cup Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park this spring, returns to his favorite track for the $100,000 Washington Park Handicap (gr. III) on Polytrack Sept. 3.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Havelock, shipping in from Kentucky for trainer Darrin Miller, closed with a rush along the rail to register an 18-1 upset by a head in the Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf Aug. 28.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Jungle Wave, who won the 2009 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine and finished second in last year's running, returns for another go around in the seven-furlong sprint Sunday, Aug. 28.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
A field of 10, including 2010 winner Chinchon, will assemble at Monmouth Park July 2 for the $750,000 United Nations Stakes (gr. IT).
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Grand Adventure, who captured the most lucrative win of his career in last year's King Edward Stakes (Can-IIT), is back to defend his title in the one-mile turf event worth $250,000 at Woodbine June 25.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Slight choice Workin for Hops shook free from the leaders in upper stretch and drew away to a three-length victory in the $100,000 Hanshin Cup Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park May 21.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
A field of nine older runners will face off in the May 21 Hanshin Cup (gr. III) at Arlington Park, including defending champion Country Flavor.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Aikenite rallied from off the pace, collared Cool Bullet at the sixteenth-pole, and drew away for a decisive victory in the $175,000 Commonwealth Stakes (gr. II) on April 16.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Get Stormy broke on top and never looked back, kicking away in the stretch to post a decisive victory in the $300,000 Maker's Mark Mile (gr. IT) April 15 at Keeneland.
Friday, April 15, 2011
A short field of five, three of which are graded stakes winners, will go postward in the April 16 Commonwealth Stakes (gr. II).
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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