AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | I Want Revenge | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 109 | TrueNicks: C+ | $450,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Stephen Got Even - Meguial (ARG), Roy
Sire: Stephen Got Even , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $1,019,200. Lifetime: 297 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Roy, Bay, 1983.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2008 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($95,000).
| 2 | West Side Bernie | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 107 | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Bernstein - Time Honored, Gilded Time
Sire: Bernstein, Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $173,120. Lifetime: 373 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $50,000.
Keeneland Association January 2007 Horses of All Ages Sale, $62,000.
| 3 | Just a Coincidence | Margin: 2 | BRIS: 105 | TrueNicks: D | $75,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Forestry - Scads, Forty Niner
Sire: Forestry , Bay, 1996. Raced 1 years. 11 starts, 7 wins, $591,225. Lifetime: 408 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Forty Niner, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, ($500,000).
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $200,000.
Others: Atomic Rain, $37,500; Imperial Council, $22,500; Cellar Dweller, $5,000; Lord Justice, $5,000; Lime Rickey, $5,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Want Revenge | Joseph Talamo | Jeff Mullins |
| 2 | West Side Bernie | Stewart Elliott | Kelly J. Breen |
| 3 | Just a Coincidence | John R. Velazquez | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 4 | Atomic Rain | Joe Bravo | Kelly J. Breen |
| 5 | Imperial Council | Edgar S. Prado | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 6 | Cellar Dweller | A. R. Napravnik | John P. Campo, Jr. |
| 7 | Lord Justice | Charles C. Lopez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Lime Rickey | Javier Castellano | Frank A. Alexander |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Want Revenge | Joseph Talamo | $3.00 | $2.70 | $2.10 | |||||||
| West Side Bernie | Stewart Elliott | $5.80 | $3.50 | ||||||||
| Just a Coincidence | John R. Velazquez | $5.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-1) | $15.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-1-6) | $77.50 | ||||||||||
Evan Hammonds recaps the effort of Freedom Child in the Peter Pan Stakes and digs up some Triple Crown history from Freedom Child's 2012 racing career.
Wood Memorial (gr. I) runner-up Normandy Invasion has been getting 'sharper and smoother every day he's been here,' trainer Chad Brown said at Churchill April 27, after the Tapit colt breezed five furlongs in :59 flat.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Sky Kingdom showed his staying ability with an easy win in the Tokyo City Cup last month, so now's the time to find out if he can transfer that same success to the turf in the $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap April 21.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Jockey Javier Castellano has committed to ride Fox Hill Farms' Wood Memorial (gr. I) runner-up Normandy Invasion in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Just as a reminder to those who have now dismissed Verrazano as a potential Kentucky Derby winner, take note of past Derbys.
David Nunn and Formal Gold rekindle memories.
Vyjack, whose four-race winning streak at Aqueduct ended with his third-place finish in the Wood Memorial (gr. I) April 6, returned from his efforts with some mucous detected in a post-race examination, his trainer said.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez sustained a slight fracture of his first rib on the right side and a small bone chip near his right wrist as the result of a spill in the seventh race at Aqueduct Racetrack April 7.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Undefeated Wood Memorial winner (gr. I) Verrazano and runner-up Normandy Invasion are headed for a rematch in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Verrazano turned back the challenge of Vyjack and held off a late-closing Normandy Invasion in a formful edition of the $1 million Wood Memorial (gr. I) April 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who will saddle heavy favorite Verrazano in the April 6 Wood Memorial (gr. I), gently debunked the "Derby Jinx" about a horse winning the Kentucky Derby without racing at 2.
Friday, April 05, 2013
If you missed the Live Blog, you can read the transcript.
Jon & Joel recap last weekend's Florida Derby, Louisiana Derby, and UAE Derby, but did any performances affect the TCI Top 10? They also breakdown this Saturday's Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) and Wood Memorial (gr. I). Watch It
Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner Verrazano was assigned post 8 as the 4-5 favorite on the morning line for the $1 million Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I) to be run April 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Joel Rosario returned to Gulfstream Park to ride the April 3 program, but the 28-year-old jockey hadn't really come back to earth after riding Animal Kingdom to victory in the Dubai World Cup March 30 at Meydan.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Verrazano and Normandy Invasion, leading contenders for the upcoming $1 million Wood Memorial (gr. I), both posted bullet moves March 31 at Palm Meadows Training Center.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Pick Six Racing's Vyjack was declared ready for $1 million Wood Memorial (gr. I) to be run April 6 after breezing March 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Other key contenders also were on the tab in New York and Florida.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Calvin Borel will be aboard Always in a Tiz in the $1 million Wood Memorial (gr. I) at Aqueduct Racetrack, trainer Dominick Schettino confirmed March 28.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Remsen runner-up needs to finish first or second to qualify for the Kentucky Derby.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Undefeated Vyjack remains on track for the $1 million Wood Memorial (gr. I) following his terrific victory in the Gotham Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack March 2.
Sunday, March 03, 2013It's hard to believe that we're already so far down the Kentucky Derby Trail that the final prep for the Grade I Wood Memorial is on Saturday.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
$150,000 Donald LeVine Memorial Handicap June 23 offers potential confidence-booster off seventh-place finish in Pimlico Special.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Churchill Downs announced major changes in the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" and Kentucky Oaks June 14, with a points system that rewards top finishes in selected races from this fall through the 2013 edition of the classics.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
After a brief setback due to a laceration sustained in the Resorts World Casino New York City Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I), Alpha is back on schedule for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Friday, April 20, 2012
Evan recaps the Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial, Illinois Derby and Ashland Stakes from the weekend.
You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]