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Top Flight H. (gr. 2)

AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: November 28, 2008
  • Class: Grade II
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: 1 mile
  • Post Time: 3:48 PM ET
1 Leah's Secret Margin: ¾ BRIS: 102 $90,000

2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Tiger Ridge - Lady Cruella, Capote

  • Breeder:Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds
  • Owner: WinStar Farm
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Eibar Coa

Sire: Tiger Ridge, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 1 years. 5 starts, $11,950. Lifetime: 263 yearlings sold, median $24,000. In 2009: 1.43 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Capote, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2007 Mixed Sale, $525,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2004 Selected Sale of Yearlings, $50,000.

2 Slewfoundmoney Margin: BRIS: 101 $30,000

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Seeking the Gold - Borodislew, Seattle Slew

  • Breeder:Live Oak Stud
  • Owner: Live Oak Plantation
  • Trainer: Martin D. Wolfson
  • Jockey: Eddie Castro

Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $2,307,000. Lifetime: 299 yearlings sold, median $220,000.

Broodmare Sire: Seattle Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974. In 2009: 3.66 AEI.

3 Boca Grande Margin: ¾ BRIS: 99 $15,000

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | A.P. Indy - Country Hideaway, Seeking the Gold

  • Breeder:Phipps Stable
  • Owner: Phipps Stable
  • Trainer: Claude R. McGaughey III
  • Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

Sire: A.P. Indy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 374 yearlings sold, median $360,000.

Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.

Time: 1:36.40   Track: FT

Others: So Glitzy, $7,500; Altesse, $4,500; Any Limit, $1,000; Shining Image, $1,000; Rite Moment, $1,000.

Scratched: Weathered.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Leah's SecretEibar CoaTodd A. Pletcher
2SlewfoundmoneyEddie CastroMartin D. Wolfson
3Boca GrandeRajiv MaraghClaude R. McGaughey III
4So GlitzyJeffrey SanchezH. Allen Jerkens
5AltesseRamon A. DominguezClaude R. McGaughey III
6Any LimitCornelio H. VelasquezH. Allen Jerkens
7Shining ImageEdgar S. PradoJohn P. Terranova, II
8Rite MomentPablo MoralesGary C. Contessa

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Leah's SecretEibar Coa$7.60$3.70$2.70
SlewfoundmoneyEddie Castro$4.00$3.00
Boca GrandeRajiv Maragh$4.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (1-4)$33.40
$2.00 Trifecta (1-4-7)$170.50
$2.00 Superfecta (1-4-7-8)$1,556.00

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