AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Endless Circle | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Precise End - Inside Circle, Pentelicus
Sire: Precise End, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $225,941. Lifetime: 48 yearlings sold, median $16,500.
Broodmare Sire: Pentelicus, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.14 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $85,000.
| 2 | Jack On the Rocks | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $20,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Outflanker - Sally Q, Norquestor
Sire: Outflanker , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, $4,424. Lifetime: 137 yearlings sold, median $9,000.
Broodmare Sire: Norquestor, Dark Bay or Brown, 1986. In 2009: 1.38 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2006 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, $18,000.
| 3 | Wildcat Frankie | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: C | $10,000 |
2007 | Bay Gelding | Wildcat Heir - Talented Bet, Bet Big
Sire: Wildcat Heir , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 178 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Bet Big, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company June Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale, $25,000.
Others: Mesa Sunrise, $5,000; Todd Got Even, $3,000; Mitigation, $1,000; Wall Street Wonder, $1,000; Go Go Shoot.
Scratched: Emma's Posse.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endless Circle | Edgar S. Prado | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
| 2 | Jack On the Rocks | Eddie Castro | Gary P. Gullo |
| 3 | Wildcat Frankie | Javier Castellano | David Fawkes |
| 4 | Mesa Sunrise | Ramon A. Dominguez | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 5 | Todd Got Even | Jose Lezcano | Scott J. Volk |
| 6 | Mitigation | Alex O. Solis | Gary P. Gullo |
| 7 | Wall Street Wonder | Channing Hill | John P. Terranova, II |
| 8 | Go Go Shoot | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Endless Circle | Edgar S. Prado | $11.60 | $6.50 | $4.60 | ||||||
| 1A | Jack On the Rocks | Eddie Castro | $5.60 | $2.90 | |||||||
| 2 | Wildcat Frankie | Javier Castellano | $3.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-1) | $75.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-1-2) | $271.50 | ||||||||||
Repole Stable's Caixa Eletronica made start number 60 a winning one Nov. 22, carrying 133 pounds across the finish line in the $147,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack in solid style.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Sunrise Smarty took all the heat up front and still had just enough to hang on for a half-length win in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) on Thanksgiving at Aqueduct.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
The Thanksgiving Day Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. IIIT), the holiday feature at Aqueduct, drew a field of 10 older sprinters.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The top three finishers of last month's Gravesend Stakes, including the winner, Calibrachoa, will meet again in the $100,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 22 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Calibrachoa reeled in entrymate Driven by Success to give trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole a sweep of the top two spots in the $65,000 Gravesend Stakes Dec. 18 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Claimed for $14,000 earlier this year, 6-year-old Endless Circle paid big dividends in his graded stakes debut, rallying to take the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) by two lengths on Thanksgiving Day at Aqueduct.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Mesa Sunrise, making his graded stakes debut for trainer Tony Dutrow, is the morning line favorite among nine sprinters entered in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III), the Thanksgiving Day main event at Aqueduct.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Locally-based pair Big Drama and Mambo Meister, with a combined 13 wins at Calder Race Course and both entering off wins over the track, are two of the horses to beat in the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) on July 10
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Susan Roy and Vinery Stables' Awesome Act turned in an impressive performance in his first start on dirt, accelerating past rivals at the top of the stretch en route to a 1 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Gotham Stakes.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Custom for Carlos and Wall Street Wonder, both looking for their third straight win, will go up against three other stakes-winning older males including group III victor Elusive Warning in the March 6 Toboggan Handicap.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
The Dutrow brothers, Rick and Tony, hold the top hands in the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II), a seven-furlong test for 3-year-olds Feb. 20 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Victory Thoroughbreds' Cherokee Country came roaring down the center of the racetrack and collared Hatfield in deep stretch to win the $110,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) Nov. 26 at Aqueduct.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Aqueduct's Fall Highweight Handicap, which will take place this year on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, will be a true test of speed and strength as both experienced stakes winners and several less-seasoned runners prepare to carry some extra pounds.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The decision as to whether or not Fabulous Strike will be sent to California for the Breeders' Cup has not yet been made. For now, the focus is squarely on the $400,000 Vosburgh, where the 6-year-old son of Smart Strike will have to face a short but stellar field of sprinters Oct. 3 at Belmont Park.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
In a battle of all-star sprinters at showery Saratoga Aug. 9, even-money choice Fabulous Strike edged past stubborn pacesetter Go Go Shoot in deep stretch to win the $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. II).
Sunday, August 09, 2009
The Eclipse Award voting is still more than five months away, but the star-studded $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 9 at Saratoga may go a long way in deciding the nation's top sprinter.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
British-bred Battle of Hastings scorched his competition in Santa Anita's $100,000 La Puente Stakes on April 11 when he rallied for a 1 1/2-length victory over Smokey Lonesome.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Compared to Stardom Bound, the 3-year-old filly Evita Argentina found the nine males she faced in the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) easy pickings at stormy Santa Anita Feb. 16.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Idiot Proof will try to rebound from a poor Breeders Cup performance in the Fall Highweight Handicap Nov. 27 at Aqueduct.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Talented sprinter J Be K made it a perfect three-for-three around one turn, as the 3-year-old Silver Deputy colt easily put away six rivals to win the $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes (gr. III) by five lengths April 5 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, April 05, 2008Zayat Stables' J Be K is no longer on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) trail, but the lightly-raced 3-year-old will try to score his first graded stakes victory April 5 when he takes on seven sprinters in the $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Go Go Shoot misbehaved in the starting gate but was all business when the gates opened and cruised home a 3 1/2-length winner of the $81,725 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes on a frigid afternoon at Aqueduct Jan. 21.
Monday, January 21, 2008Law N Dora puts his undefeated record on the line in his stakes debut, the $75,000 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct Jan. 21.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Grand Champion appears to have landed in the perfect spot to earn his first open stakes win in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap at Aqueduct Nov. 22.
Monday, November 19, 2007Jockey Richard Migliore, who recently moved to California, returned to Aqueduct Thursday to take Godolphin Racing's favored Afrashad gate to wire in winning the $108,300 Fall Highweight Handicap under 132 pounds on a sloppy sealed track.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
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]