AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Pumpkin Shell | Margin: 1 | $43,212 |
2006 | Chestnut Filly | Lion Heart - Changing Ways, Time for a Change
Sire: Lion Heart, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Time for a Change, Chestnut, 1981.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $150,000.
| 2 | Chocolate Pop | Margin: ½ | $14,404 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Filly | Cuvee - White Chocolate, With Approval
Sire: Cuvee, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $402,044. Lifetime: 192 yearlings sold, median $12,250.
Broodmare Sire: With Approval, Gray or Roan, 1986.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, ($35,000).
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $25,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $60,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $32,000.
Keeneland Association January 2007 Horses of All Ages Sale, $29,000.
| 3 | Don't Forget Gil | Margin: neck | $7,202 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Kafwain - Livermore Leslie, Mt. Livermore
Sire: Kafwain , Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $715,848. Lifetime: 248 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Mt. Livermore, Chestnut, 1981.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $360,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $200,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2007 Pref Yearling Sale, $43,000.
Others: Fitz Just Right, $3,601; Missunitednations, $2,161; Our Khrysty, $360; Southern Charmer, $360; Flashing, $360; Miss Dartmouth, $360.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pumpkin Shell | Charles C. Lopez | David G. Donk |
| 2 | Chocolate Pop | Rajiv Maragh | Gary C. Contessa |
| 3 | Don't Forget Gil | Pablo Fragoso | Mark A. Hennig |
| 4 | Fitz Just Right | Michael J. Luzzi | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 5 | Missunitednations | A. R. Napravnik | Robert E. Reid, Jr. |
| 6 | Our Khrysty | Thomas Clifton | Lester J. Stickler, Jr. |
| 7 | Southern Charmer | Ariel Smith | Seth Benzel |
| 8 | Flashing | Ramon A. Dominguez | Thomas Albertrani |
| 9 | Miss Dartmouth | Richard Migliore | Richard A. Violette, Jr. |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Shell | Charles C. Lopez | $26.80 | $10.80 | $6.10 | |||||||
| Chocolate Pop | Rajiv Maragh | $4.80 | $3.50 | ||||||||
| Don't Forget Gil | Pablo Fragoso | $6.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-4) | $127.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-4-5) | $1,318.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-4-5-7) | $6,827.00 | ||||||||||
Vyjack surged past longshot Siete de Oros to win the $200,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct Jan. 5, a race after 3-year-old filly Princess of Sylmar put on a 7 1/2-length show in the $100,000 Busanda.
Saturday, January 05, 2013
Godolphin Racing's highly-regarded Alpha rebounded from a disappointing effort in the Breeders' Cup by comfortably winning the $150,000 Count Fleet Stakes Jan. 7 at Aqueduct in his 3-year-old debut.
Saturday, January 07, 2012
Ramon Dominguez, the leading jockey on the New York Racing Association circuit the past two years, padded his early advantage in the 2011 standings by winning five races Jan. 8 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
The step up in class was no problem for Mercedes Stables' homebred Spacy Tracy, as she took down grade I winner Funny Moon and defending titleholder Sara Louise in the $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 26 at Aqueduct
Friday, November 26, 2010
The third start of 2010 could be the charm for Godolphin's Sara Louise, who will attempt to win Aqueduct's $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 26 for the second straight year.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Our Khrysty wore down favored Funny Moon in the final yards to score the $100,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap (gr. III) by a nose Oct. 30 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 30, 2010Don't Forget Gil, a graded stakes winner, has been retired from racing and has been entered in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall mixed sale.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Unrivaled Belle, who defeated 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in her last race, bids for her first grade I victory when she faces just four rivals in the $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park June 12.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Grade I winner Seattle Smooth, idle since last June, returns to action in the $150,000 Shuvee Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park May 15, a race she won last year as the odds-on favorite.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Venezuelan star Bambera, who is expected to take on undefeated Zenyatta in the Apple Blossom Invitational next month, adds intrigue to the field of eight selected for the $150,000 Rampart Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Maktoum family stable owner of seven U.S. grade I winners in 2009 including Flashing, Gayego, Music Note, Pyro, Seventh Street, and Vale of York
Monday, January 18, 2010
Flashing, thought to be making the final start of her career, popped the gate in front and never looked back, drawing away from Unrivaled Belle through the stretch drive to easily win the $300,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. I) by 4 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct Nov. 28.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
The flashy gray 3-year-old daughter of Tapit returns to action in the $300,000 Gazelle (gr. I) for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Satans Quick Chick slid through the inside under Leandro Goncalves and caught Slides Choice and Don'ttalktome in the final strides to pull a 23-1 upset in the $300,000 Lexus Raven Run (gr. II) for 3-year-old fillies Oct. 24 at Keeneland.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Godolphin Racing's Flashing, a winner of four of six starts this season including the grade I Test Stakes, has a clear edge over a full field of 3-year-old fillies in the $300,000 Lexus Raven Run (gr. II) Oct. 24 at Keeneland.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009Ronchalon Stable's Irish-bred Belle Allure looks for her first U.S. stakes win in the $100,000 Athenia (gr. IIIT) Oct. 21 going 1 1/16 miles over the Belmont Park turf course. Originally carded for Oct. 17, the race was moved when inclement weather forced racing off the grass in New York this weekend.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Odds-on choice Informed Decision improved to five-for-five on synthetic tracks and cemented her position as a leading candidate for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint when she sailed to a 2 1/2-length victory in the $398,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (gr. III) in Erie, Pa., on the evening of Sept. 12.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland from twinspires preview the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. III), which features 4 grade I winners.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Gozzip Girl, freshened since her smashing win in the American Oaks (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park more than two months ago, returns to Belmont Park Sept. 12 as the filly to beat in the $300,000 Garden City Stakes (gr. IT).
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Four grade I winners -- Diamondrella, Flashing, Game Face, and Informed Decision -- are part of an overflow field entered for the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (gr. III) on tap Sept. 12 in Erie, Pa.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Jason, Evan, and James Scully of twinspires.com preview the Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT). Plus picks for the Alabama (gr. I).
Thursday, August 20, 2009
There are two ways to look at the field for the $600,000 Alabama (gr. I): It could be a disappointment that the nation's top 3-year-old filly, Rachel Alexandra, is not included in the field. Or, a more optimistic view would be that many of the talented fillies entered for the prestigious race are only there because Rachel Alexandra is not in the field.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The fast-closing Flashing collared pacesetter Heart Ashley with a sixteenth of a mile to run and went on to a 1 1/2-length win in the $300,000 Test Stakes (gr. IT) at Saratoga Aug. 8.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Undefeated Cat Moves, who became a grade I winner in just her third start when she landed the Prioress at Belmont Park last month, is the one to beat in the $300,000 Test Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 8.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Funny Moon came charging down the lane under Alan Garcia and outran a host of rivals in deep stretch to win the $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I) at Belmont Park July 25. It was the first graded stakes victory for the 3-year-old daughter of Malibu Moon.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
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]