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Excelsior S. (gr. 3)

AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY

  • Purse: $200,000
  • Date: April 3, 2010
  • Class: Grade 3
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:40 PM
1 Goldsville Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A++ $120,000

2005 | Bay Horse | Successful Appeal   - House d'Or, Housebuster

  • Breeder:Fred Pace
  • Owner: Ferrell, Marc, C.
  • Trainer: Michael E. Hushion
  • Jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez

Sire: Successful Appeal  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 264 yearlings sold, median $37,500. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Housebuster, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, ($215,000).
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2007, ($450,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $175,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2005 Mixed Sale, $140,000.

2 Nite Light Margin: neck TrueNicks: A+ $40,000

2004 | Bay Horse | Thunder Gulch   - Lite Light, Majestic Light

  • Breeder:Foxfield
  • Owner: Evans, Edward, P.
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

Sire: Thunder Gulch  , Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 9 wins, $2,915,086. Lifetime: 476 yearlings sold, median $42,000.

Broodmare Sire: Majestic Light, Bay, 1973. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $20,000.
Keeneland 2004 November Breeding Stock Sale, $190,000.

3 Seniors Pride Margin: neck TrueNicks: C+ $15,000

2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Sweetsouthernsaint - Aleutian Gold, Prospectors Gamble

  • Breeder:Joseph H. Pierce Jr. & Anthony Bardaro
  • Owner: Pecoraro, Jill
  • Trainer: Michael Tannuzzo
  • Jockey: Channing Hill

Sire: Sweetsouthernsaint, Chestnut, 1995. Raced 3 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $131,400. Lifetime: 111 yearlings sold, median $5,000.

Broodmare Sire: Prospectors Gamble, Roan, 1985. In 2009: 1.31 AEI.

Time: 1:51.43   Track: Fast

Others: More Than a Reason, $10,000; Stargleam, $6,000.

Scratched: National Pride.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1GoldsvilleRamon A. DominguezMichael E. Hushion
2Nite LightJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
3Seniors PrideChanning HillMichael Tannuzzo
4More Than a ReasonDavid CohenRandi Persaud
5StargleamA. R. NapravnikWilliam Badgett, Jr.

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 GoldsvilleRamon A. Dominguez$5.10$2.70$2.20
3 Nite LightJohn R. Velazquez$2.40$2.10
1 Seniors PrideChanning Hill$3.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-3)$11.60
$2.00 Trifecta (4-3-1)$27.20

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