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Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile H. (gr. 1)

AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY

  • Purse: $300,000
  • Date: November 29, 2008
  • Class: Grade I
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: 1 mile
  • Post Time: 3:48 PM ET
1 Tale of Ekati Margin: ¾ BRIS: 107 $180,000

2005 | Bay Colt | Tale of the Cat   - Silence Beauty (JPN), Sunday Silence

  • Breeder:Charles Fipke
  • Owner: Fipke, Charles, E.
  • Trainer: Barclay Tagg
  • Jockey: Edgar S. Prado

Sire: Tale of the Cat  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $360,900. Lifetime: 1075 yearlings sold, median $63,018.

Broodmare Sire: Sunday Silence, Dark Bay or Brown, 1986.

2 Harlem Rocker Margin: nose BRIS: 107 $60,000

2005 | Gray or Roan Horse | Macho Uno   - Freedom Come, Lit de Justice

  • Breeder:Adena Springs
  • Owner: Stronach Stables
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Eibar Coa

Sire: Macho Uno  , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,851,803. Lifetime: 237 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Lit de Justice, Gray or Roan, 1990.

3 Bribon (FR) Margin: head BRIS: 106 $30,000

2003 | Chestnut Gelding | Mark of Esteem (IRE) - Rowat Arazi (GB), Arazi

  • Breeder:Darpat SL
  • Owner: Keller, Marc
  • Trainer: Robert Ribaudo
  • Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

Sire: Mark of Esteem (IRE), Bay, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $564,007. Lifetime: 276 yearlings sold, median $32,245.

Broodmare Sire: Arazi, Chestnut, 1989.

Sale History: Goff's Turf Club October, 2004 Yearling Sale (Ireland), $22,385.

Time: 1:35.01   Track: FT

Others: Arson Squad, $15,000; Kodiak Kowboy, $9,000; Storm Play, $2,000; Monterey Jazz, $2,000; Visionaire, $2,000; Wanderin Boy.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Tale of EkatiEdgar S. PradoBarclay Tagg
2Harlem RockerEibar CoaTodd A. Pletcher
3Bribon (FR)Rajiv MaraghRobert Ribaudo
4Arson SquadGarrett K. GomezRichard E. Dutrow, Jr.
5Kodiak KowboyRamon A. DominguezJ. Larry Jones
6Storm PlayCornelio H. VelasquezJames A. Jerkens
7Monterey JazzDavid Romero FloresCraig Dollase
8VisionaireAlan GarciaMichael R. Matz
9Wanderin BoyJohn R. VelazquezNicholas P. Zito

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Tale of EkatiEdgar S. Prado$19.80$9.40$5.90
Harlem RockerEibar Coa$9.70$6.30
Bribon (FR)Rajiv Maragh$7.10
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-3)$142.50
$2.00 Trifecta (5-3-4)$1,213.00
$2.00 Superfecta (5-3-4-2)$8,866.00

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