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AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | To Honor and Serve | Margin: 4 | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Bernardini - Pilfer, Deputy Minister
Sire: Bernardini , Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 242 yearlings sold, median $139,475.
Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $575,000.
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $250,000.
| 2 | Mucho Macho Man | Margin: 5¾ | TrueNicks: D | $30,000 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Macho Uno - Ponche de Leona, Ponche
Sire: Macho Uno , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,851,803. Lifetime: 222 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Ponche, Roan, 1989. In 2009: 1.03 AEI.
| 3 | Quality Council | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $15,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Elusive Quality - Kalahari Cat, Cape Town
Sire: Elusive Quality , Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $413,284. Lifetime: 736 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Cape Town, Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($97,000).
Others: Settle for Medal, $7,500; Economic Summit, $4,500.
Scratched: I'm Steppin' It Up.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Honor and Serve | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott |
| 2 | Mucho Macho Man | David Cohen | Katherine Ritvo |
| 3 | Quality Council | Channing Hill | Michael E. Hushion |
| 4 | Settle for Medal | Joe Bravo | Mark A. Hennig |
| 5 | Economic Summit | Eddie Castro | Richard A. Violette, Jr. |
Shackleford led from start to finish and the 4-year-old son of Forestry held off a fast-closing Caleb's Posse to win the $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park May 28.
3 days ago
Experience and previous success on the Belmont Park dirt surface could be the deciding factor when a short but strong field gathers for the $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at one mile May 28.
5 days ago
Successful Dan took advantage of a contested early pace and wore down the leaders to set a new Churchill Downs 1 1/16 mile track record while winning the $337,800 Alysheba Stakes (gr. II) May 4.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Trainer Dale Romans and owner Jim Culver discussed Thoroughbred ownership and the relationship between owners and trainers during a seminar hosted by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association May 3.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Mucho Macho Man's last race at Churchill Downs was a third in the 2011 Kentucky Derby. His connections hope to be in the winner's circle this year following the Alysheba Stakes May 4.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
He only defeated three horses in a scratched-filled edition of the $142,500 Westchester Stakes (gr. III), but To Honor and Serve could not have looked any better in his season debut April 28 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Three grade I winners--To Honor and Serve, Jersey Town, and Boys at Tosconova--headline the $150,000 Westchester (gr. III) April 28, the first of 35 stakes at Belmont Park's 2012 spring/summer meet.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Havre de Grace, pointing for the $300,000 La Troienne Stakes (gr. II), worked five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 over a fast track early on the morning of April 22 with exercise rider Jen Brasser aboard.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The son of Macho Uno wins his second stakes of the year in the Gulfstream Park Handicap.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Mucho Macho Man breaks from the rail against a small field that includes Jackson Bend and defending champion Tackleberry in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) March 10.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Trainer Kathy Ritvo set the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) March 10 as the next start for multiple stakes winner Mucho Macho Man.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Florida Sunshine Millions, Home Sweet Aspen, Algorithms, and more.
Evan Hammonds recaps the Holy Bull Stakes and Sunshine Millions Day from Gulfstream Park
Triple Crown veteran Mucho Macho Man proved too strong for six fellow Florida-breds in the $400,000 Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic may lack numbers, but it doesn't lack talent and the potential to be an excellent betting race Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Unbeaten 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather and 2011 Eclipse champion female sprinter Musical Romance are among the most accomplished of 48 Florida breds entered in the $1.3 million Florida Sunshine Millions Jan. 28.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Undefeated 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather, champion female sprinter Musical Romance, and popular 4-year-old Mucho Macho Man are among the stars expected to run in one of six Florida Sunshine Millions Stakes Jan. 28.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Michael Lauffer and Bill Cubbedge's Shackleford and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and partners' Mucho Macho Man each moved closer to their 2012 campaigns when posting workouts Jan. 13 at Gulfstream Park.
Friday, January 13, 2012
A slew of horses coming out of the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships in early November returned to the races in the next month, seeking redemption and perhaps a better shot at various divisional championships.
Concept isn't new...but worth revisiting...
There is an impressive list of older horses returning next year.
Cutting back in distance in search of his first grade I win, To Honor and Serve put away Calibrachoa in upper stretch and held off Hymn Book late to take the Cigar Mile Handicap Nov. 26 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
With four wins at the track and a strong comeback effort in his most recent start, Haynesfield figures prominently in the $250,000 Cigar Mile (gr. I), which headlines Aqueduct's Nov. 26 program.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Bill Mott is pointing To Honor and Serve to the $250,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 26 at Aqueduct.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Mucho Macho Man, making his first start since the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), ran away from the field to win a $55,000 optional claiming allowance race by 5 3/4 lengths at Aqueduct Nov. 9.
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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