AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Rodman | Margin: 5¾ | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: A | $64,500 |
2005 | Chestnut Horse | Malibu Moon - Crystal Gem, Affirmed
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 493 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Affirmed, Chestnut, 1975. In 2009: 2.43 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $150,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2005 Mixed Sale, $87,000.
| 2 | Researcher | Margin: head | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A | $21,500 |
2004 | Bay Gelding | Two Smart - Wild Magnolia, Apalachee
Sire: Two Smart, Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 1 years. 7 starts, 6 wins, $178,050. Lifetime: 5 yearlings sold, median $3,000. In 2009: .84 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Apalachee, Bay, 1971. In 2009: 1.52 AEI.
| 3 | More Than a Reason | Margin: 5¾ | BRIS: 96 | TrueNicks: D | $10,750 |
2005 | Bay Horse | More Than Ready - Sab's Reason, Sabona
Sire: More Than Ready , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 1016 yearlings sold, median $80,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sabona, Bay, 1982. In 2009: 1.04 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, ($9,500).
Others: Storm Play, $5,375; Naughty New Yorker, $3,225; Stud Muffin, $1,075; Honour Devil (ARG), $1,075.
Scratched: Lord Kipling.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodman | Javier Castellano | Michael E. Hushion |
| 2 | Researcher | John R. Velazquez | Jeff C. Runco |
| 3 | More Than a Reason | A. R. Napravnik | Randi Persaud |
| 4 | Storm Play | Jose Lezcano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Naughty New Yorker | Jean-Luc Samyn | Patrick J. Kelly |
| 6 | Stud Muffin | Cornelio H. Velasquez | David P. Duggan |
| 7 | Honour Devil (ARG) | Alan Garcia | Arthur Magnuson |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Rodman | Javier Castellano | $8.00 | $3.70 | $3.30 | ||||||
| 2 | Researcher | John R. Velazquez | $3.20 | $2.50 | |||||||
| 5 | More Than a Reason | A. R. Napravnik | $5.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-2) | $28.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-2-5) | $230.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-2-5-8) | $807.00 | ||||||||||
The first reported foal by graded stakes winner Naughty New Yorker is a colt born March 6 at Ascot Stud near Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, where the stallion stands.
Thursday, March 14, 2013During three seasons of racing, Rodman won two stakes races including the Queen's County Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct.
Friday, October 26, 2012The first mare in foal to graded stakes winner Rodman is the winning Unbridled's Song mare Tranquil Song.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Grade I-placed son of Malibu Moon will stand in Florida.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Rodman, a graded stakes winner for owner Barry K. Schwartz, has been retired from racing.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher, all set for next weekend's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) with standouts Stay Thirsty and Uncle Mo, have another dynamic duo entered in the $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III).
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Runner-up to a pair of the country's top horses in his last two starts, Flat Out was not to be denied this time, as he returned to his favorite track and won the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Belmont
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Is the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) simply a 2 horse race between Flat Out and Stay Thirsty? Or, will the others have their say?
Preston Stables' Flat Out and Mike Repole's Stay Thirsty are the two standouts in the 1 1/4-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), which offers the winner an automatic berth in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Naughty New Yorker, a 9-year-old stakes-winning son of Quiet American -- Naughty Natisha, by Known Fact has been retired from racing, trainer Pat Kelly said Aug. 17 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Will a Rail Trip make a Mission Impazible for Friend Or Foe running Flat Out?
Backyard the preferred spot for many horse players
Alex Lieblong's Duke of Mischief topped the list of horses working at Saratoga on the morning of July 31 for the $750,000 Whitney Invitational (gr. I), turning in a bullet half-mile breeze over the main track in :46.88.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
The longest shot on the board in a field of six, Flat Out swept by everyone at the eighth-pole and rolled through the stretch to score the $300,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. II) by 6 1/2 lengths July 2 at Belmont.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Colizeo looks to be lone speed in the $300,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. I) and the son of Distorted Humor will try to take advantage to pick up his first graded stakes of the season when he meets five others July 2 at Belmont.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
William Clifton Jr.'s Tizway took over approaching the quarter pole and opened up in the stretch to post a decisive victory in the Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) on Memorial Day at Belmont Park.
Monday, May 30, 2011
This year's Met Mile features a deep field of 11. Can you predict the order of finish from first to last?
A large and evenly-matched field of 11 was drawn for the Met Mile, which headlines Belmont Park's Memorial Day lineup that also includes the Sands Point (gr. IIT).
Friday, May 27, 2011Jeff Runco became the 24th trainer in North American history to notch 3,000 wins in a career when Sweet Halucination won the fifth race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on April 23 by 8 1/2 lengths.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Wertheimer and Frere's Kentucky homebred Exhi had no problem returning from his six-month layoff, as he took a short field wire-to-wire in the $150,000 Ben Ali (gr. III) April 23 for his second graded stakes win at Keeneland.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Despite making his season debut, multiple stakes winner Exhi figures to be well-backed in a short field entered for the $150,000 Ben Ali (gr. III) April 23 at Keeneland.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Rutledge Farm was back in the winner's circle Charles Town Classic night for the third straight year, but not with its homebred Researcher.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
New York-bred Inherit the Gold was pegged as the 9-5 morning line favorite for the $100,000 Excelsior (gr. III) April 2 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Kinross Corp.'s Researcher, winner of the first two editions of the Charles Town Classic, will make his return to flat racing March 26 in a $35,000 open allowance race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
After a failed attempt as a jump horse, Researcher has returned to training for his new owners and will be aimed toward a title defense in the $1 million Charles Town Classic (gr. III) April 16.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
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]