ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington, IL
| 1 | Stacelita (FR) | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $427,500 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Monsun (GER) - Soignee (GER), Dashing Blade (GB)
Sire: Monsun (GER), Brown, 1990. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $1,177,853. Lifetime: 121 yearlings sold, median $102,711.
Broodmare Sire: Dashing Blade (GB), Bay, 1987.
| 2 | Dubawi Heights (GB) | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $142,500 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Dubawi (IRE) - Rosie's Posy (IRE), Suave Dancer
Sire: Dubawi (IRE), Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 263 yearlings sold, median $66,144.
Broodmare Sire: Suave Dancer, Bay, 1988. In 2009: 1.28 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $1,600,000.
Tattersall's December 2009 Foal Sale, $130,875.
Tattersall's October 2008 Yearling Sale, $132,035.
Tattersall's December, 2007 Foal Sale, $133,846.
| 3 | River Jetez (SAF) | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $71,250 |
2003 | Bay Mare | Jet Master (SAF) - Stormsvlei (SAF), Prince Florimund (SAF)
Sire: Jet Master (SAF), Bay, 1994. Lifetime: 196 yearlings sold, median $47,758.
Broodmare Sire: Prince Florimund (SAF), Bay, 1978.
Others: Fantasia (GB), $35,625; Upperline, $21,375; Eclair de Lune (GER), $14,250; Never Retreat, $7,500; Pachattack, $7,500; Cheetah (GB), $7,500; Check the Label, $7,500; Romin Robin, $7,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacelita (FR) | Ramon A. Dominguez | Chad C. Brown |
| 2 | Dubawi Heights (GB) | Joel Rosario | Simon Callaghan |
| 3 | River Jetez (SAF) | Christophe Soumillon | Michael F. de Kock |
| 4 | Fantasia (GB) | Rajiv Maragh | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 5 | Upperline | James Graham | Michael Stidham |
| 6 | Eclair de Lune (GER) | Junior Alvarado | Ronald L. McAnally |
| 7 | Never Retreat | Shaun Bridgmohan | Chris M. Block |
| 8 | Pachattack | Florent Geroux | Gerard A. Butler |
| 9 | Cheetah (GB) | Garrett K. Gomez | Christophe Clement |
| 10 | Check the Label | Julien R. Leparoux | H. Graham Motion |
| 11 | Romin Robin | Jozbin Z. Santana | David C. Kassen |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacelita (FR) | Ramon A. Dominguez | $5.60 | $3.80 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 5 | Dubawi Heights (GB) | Joel Rosario | $6.80 | $5.20 | |||||||
| 6 | River Jetez (SAF) | Christophe Soumillon | $3.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-5) | $57.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-5-6) | $206.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-5-6-3) | $903.80 | ||||||||||
Favored Upperline collared pacesetter Hooh Why in the final furlong to post a sharp four-length victory in the $150,000 Arlington Matron (gr. III) at Arlington Park May 26.
5 days ago
A competitive filed of older fillies and mares, including previous Arlington Park graded stakes winner Upperline, comprise the lineup for the May 26 Arlington Matron Stakes (gr. III) at Arlington Park.
Thursday, May 24, 2012Monsun, a four-time leading sire in his native Germany, came through with his 100th and 101st stakes winners May 6.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Winter Memories will attempt to win her fourth graded stakes at Belmont Park when she makes her 2012 debut in the $150,000 Beaugay (gr. IIIT) on May 5.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Upperline, runner-up in her last two stakes tries, found another gear in the late stages to win the $150,000 Grey Goose Bewitch (gr. IIIT) by 1 1/2 lengths April 26 at Keeneland.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Senada and Upperline, the respective winner and runner-up in the Rood & Riddle Dowager last fall over the Keeneland turf course, will meet again in the $150,000 Grey Goose Bewitch Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 26.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
On a day that belonged the Julien Leparoux, it was Rajiv Maragh that was able to narrowly outduel his fellow rider in the Keeneland feature, as Pachattack defeated Kathmanblu by a neck in the $100,000 Doubledogdare.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Team Block's Never Retreat narrowly beat out a pair of 3-year old champions in Inglorious and Pender Harbour to be named Canada's Horse of the Year for 2011 at the 37th Sovereign Awards.
Friday, April 06, 2012
Images from the 41st annual Eclipse Awards.
Stacelita didn't win a Breeders' Cup World Championship event in 2011, but her two grade I triumphs were enough for her to be voted champion female turf runner.
Monday, January 16, 2012
In the Horse of the Year category, fans made the multiple grade I winner Havre de Grace their top pick with 4,249 votes.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Grade I winner Stacelita, an Eclipse Award finalist for 2011 champion female turf runner, has been retired from racing and booked to Smart Strike.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Team Block's Never Retreat, who had been scheduled to make her final start in the Jan. 7 Marshua's River Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park, has been retired from racing.
Monday, January 02, 2012
After 11 months off, the 5-year-old mare was back at Calder Casino & Race Course for the same race, and this time she wired the field in the 1 1/2-mile turf race.
Friday, December 02, 2011
Senada and Cheetah, the respective first- and third-place finishers in the Rood and Riddle Dowager Stakes at Keeneland Oct. 23, will again square off in the $100,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT).
Monday, November 28, 2011
Star Billing, advancing along the inside for Victor Espinoza, edged away from front-running Summer Soiree for her first grade I victory in the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park Nov. 25.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Trainer Graham Motion, fresh off a grade I win in the Hollywood Turf Cup, guns for another at Hollywood Park when he sends out three entrants in the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes on the turf Nov. 25.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Fasig-Tipton November select mixed sale enjoyed a tidal wave-like surge in business. The gross revenue rose 17% from a year ago even though the number of lots sold declined 11.2%. The average price increased 31.8%.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Grade I winner Funny Moon, who is foal to Indian Charlie and carrying her first offspring, shot into the price lead at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale around 7 p.m. (EST) Nov. 6, bringing $2.3 million.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Pachattack, who finished third in the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, commanded $1.2 million early in the first session of the Fasig-Tipton November select mixed sale in Lexington.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Favorite Royal Delta takes the Ladies' Classic in deep stretch, claiming her second grade I for the year and giving trainer Bill Mott consecutive victories in the race.
Friday, November 04, 2011
Daughter of Perfect Soul holds of European challengers to win her first race of the year.
Friday, November 04, 2011
Dubawi Heights, a two-time grade I winner this year for 28-year-old trainer Simon Callaghan, has impressed horsemen in her morning exercise leading up to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT).
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Lenny Shulman talks with Chad Brown, who trains Filly and Mare Turf favorite Stacelita, Fantastic Song, and Dayatthespa. Sponsored by Taylor Made Stallions
Lenny Shulman presents the news of the day, including Europeans on the track, led by Goldikova. Plus, Stacelita, Turbulent Descent, Union Rags, and State of Play. Sponsored by Taylor Made Stallions.
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]