AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Afleet Again | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Colt | Afleet Alex - Lucky Again, Wild Again
Sire: Afleet Alex , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 287 yearlings sold, median $37,000.
Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $30,000.
| 2 | Ibboyee | Margin: 4¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Medallist - Expect Excellence, Pentelicus
Sire: Medallist , Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 37 yearlings sold, median $4,700.
Broodmare Sire: Pentelicus, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.14 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2008 Pref Yearling Sale, $120,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $35,000.
| 3 | Spangled Star | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $15,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Colt | Distorted Humor - Spangled, Kris S.
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($325,000).
Others: D' Funnybone, $7,500; Castaneda, $4,500.
Scratched: Most Happy Fella.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afleet Again | Abel Mariano | Robert E. Reid, Jr. |
| 2 | Ibboyee | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Spangled Star | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 4 | D' Funnybone | Edgar S. Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 5 | Castaneda | Jorge F. Chavez | Gary C. Contessa |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Afleet Again | Abel Mariano | $51.00 | $9.90 | $46.60 | ||||||
| 6 | Ibboyee | John R. Velazquez | $3.90 | $10.00 | |||||||
| 5 | Spangled Star | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $54.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-6) | $143.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-6-5) | $750.00 | ||||||||||
Evan Hammonds recaps his top 5 performances in Kentucky Derby prep races. Who else would you include?
Louisiana Derby (gr. II) morning line favorite Revolutionary has continued the graded stakes-winning tradition that has lasted in his female family for three profitable generations.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Making his 2013 debut, War Pass' son Revolutionary produced a remarkable performance, weaving through traffic to score a last-to-first victory in the Withers Stakes.
Evan Hammonds recaps weekend races with a focus on performances by Flashback, Revolutionary, Verrazano, and more!
What WinStar Farm's Revolutionary lacks in seasoning he made up for in heart at Aqueduct Racetrack Feb. 2, closing late with a tremendously game effort to win the $200,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) by a neck.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Pete Denk and Claire Novak handicap the Withers Stakes and take a brief look at the Robert B. Lewis Stakes.
I can't wait to see Revolutionary run on Saturday in the grade III Withers Stakes, but I am even more interested in watching the colt that was the first foal out of Round Pond.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Todd Pletcher's impressive maiden winner steps up to stakes company at the Big A.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013Vinery New York has scheduled its annual stallion show and open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.
Monday, January 14, 2013Vinery has announced their 2013 stud fees for the stallion divisions in Kentucky and New York. All fees are payable when foal stands and nurses.
Friday, November 02, 2012
No one can claim the Alpha Adventures have been boring, and he hasn't even gone anywhere.
Jason and Tom handicap the Robert B. Lewis and the Withers.
Alpha is the heavy favorite for the $200,000 Withers (gr. III), which replaces the Whirlaway Stakes as the first of three New York preps leading up to the Triple Crown. The Feb. 4 race is now at two turns on the inner track.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012Repole Stable's 3-year-old How Do I Win, pointing to the $200,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Feb. 4, breezed a half-mile in :49 flat over Belmont Park's training track.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The 1 3/4-mile Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) came down to just a head when distance-loving Eagle Poise outfought Harrods Creek in deep stretch to capture the $150,388 event on Woodbine's closing day Dec. 4.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) winner Afleet Again is the headliner in the $150,000 Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) Dec. 4 at Woodbine, but for those looking for a better price there are reasons to look elsewhere.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
After an unexpected Classic result, who is the HOY front-runner?
2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships - Day 2: Photos of the day two winners at the 2011 Breeders' Cup.
Sent off at 41-1, Afleet Again ran down Birdrun and Giant Oak in deep stretch to pull a shocker in the opening race on Day 2 of the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
D' Funnybone, a five-time grade II winner for Paul Pompa Jr., will enter stud in 2012 at Tom Simon's Vinery New York at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The $100,000 Schuylerville (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies is the feature on opening day of the 40-day Saratoga meet, but the ungraded James Marvin Stakes for older sprinters is the race that has everyone taking notice.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
For the second straight year, A. U. Miner earned an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) at Churchill Downs by winning the Greenwood Cup Stakes July 16 at Parx Racing.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Trappe Shot and Calibrachoa put their winning streaks on the line when they square off in the $250,000 True North Handicap (gr. II) Saturday, June 11 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
This year's Met Mile features a deep field of 11. Can you predict the order of finish from first to last?
Top horses are entered in two races May 11, with several in a $60,000 sprint stakes at Belmont Park and another in a $41,000 allowance race at Delaware Park.
Tuesday, May 10, 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]