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AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY

  • Purse: $65,000
  • Date: December 4, 2010
  • Class:
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 3:44 PM
1 Nicole H Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $39,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Mr. Greeley   - Hot Chipotle, Victory Gallop  

  • Breeder:JMJ Racing Stables, LLC
  • Owner: Gem Racing
  • Trainer: Michael E. Hushion
  • Jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez

Sire: Mr. Greeley  , Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 5 wins, $474,452. Lifetime: 822 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Victory Gallop  , Bay, 1995.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $115,000.

2 Meese Rocks Margin: head TrueNicks: B $13,000

2005 | Bay Mare | Rock and Roll - Meeses Pieces, Grindstone

  • Breeder:Robert W. Misa Jr.
  • Owner: Terranova, Henry, Joseph and Jamie
  • Trainer: Edward R. Barker
  • Jockey: Junior Alvarado

Sire: Rock and Roll, Chestnut, 1995. Raced 5 years. 38 starts, 10 wins, $708,557. Lifetime: 27 yearlings sold, median $5,000. In 2009: .79 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Grindstone, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: 1.34 AEI.

3 Tar Heel Mom Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $6,500

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Flatter   - Perpetual Light, Sunny's Halo

  • Breeder:Upson Downs Farm
  • Owner: Alex Rankin
  • Trainer: Stanley M. Hough
  • Jockey: Alan Garcia

Sire: Flatter  , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $148,815. Lifetime: 165 yearlings sold, median $10,000. In 2009: .80 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Sunny's Halo, Chestnut, 1980. In 2009: 1.18 AEI.

Time: 1:10.44   Track: Fast

Others: McVictory, $3,250; Love That Dance, $1,950; Ocean Goddess, $1,300.

Scratched: Don'tgetsuspicious.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Nicole HRamon A. DominguezMichael E. Hushion
2Meese RocksJunior AlvaradoEdward R. Barker
3Tar Heel MomAlan GarciaStanley M. Hough
4McVictoryDavid CohenTodd A. Pletcher
5Love That DanceJose LezcanoBenjamin W. Perkins, Jr.
6Ocean GoddessJose L. EspinozaWilliam H. Turner, Jr.

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
2 Nicole HRamon A. Dominguez$5.20$3.20$2.40
5 Meese RocksJunior Alvarado$5.20$3.00
3 Tar Heel MomAlan Garcia$2.50
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-5)$21.40
$2.00 Trifecta (2-5-3)$63.00

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