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AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Nicole H | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Mr. Greeley - Hot Chipotle, Victory Gallop
Sire: Mr. Greeley, Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 5 wins, $474,452. Lifetime: 863 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Victory Gallop, Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $115,000.
| 2 | Wild News | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: C | $30,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Forest Wildcat - Feature Article, Seattle Slew
Sire: Forest Wildcat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $478,862. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $65,000. In 2009: 1.55 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Seattle Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974. In 2009: 3.66 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2009, $130,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $90,000.
| 3 | Kid Kate | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $15,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Lemon Drop Kid - Run Kate Run, Cherokee Run
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 444 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Cherokee Run, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2013 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($300,000).
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($55,000).
Others: Spacy Tracy, $7,500; Qualia, $4,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole H | Channing Hill | Michael E. Hushion |
| 2 | Wild News | Charles C. Lopez | John Parisella |
| 3 | Kid Kate | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Chad C. Brown |
| 4 | Spacy Tracy | Jeremy Rose | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 5 | Qualia | Alex O. Solis | Robert Ribaudo |
Nicole H will try to secure her fourth straight stakes victory in five starts and ninth of her career when she returns to Laurel Park for the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 16.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Nicole H pulled clear through the stretch to become the first mare to win three consecutive editions of the $75,000 Interborough at Aqueduct Jan. 1. On the undercard, Arena Elvira won the $75,000 Ladies' Handicap.
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
At age 6, Nicole H will try to become the first mare to post three consecutive victories in the $75,000 Interborough Handicap. She faces seven others in the six-furlong event at Aqueduct Racetrack on New Year's Day.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Singlet showed her heels to Kid Kate in the $75,000 Garland of Roses Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 1, posting her third win in four starts at the New York oval.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
A stakes winner at 2, 3, 4, and 5, Kid Kate can go out a winner as she takes on a field of seven other filly and mare sprinters Saturday in the final race of her career, the $75,000 Garland of Roses StakesDec. 1.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Turbulent Descent returns to the scene of one of her most impressive victories when she makes her second start of the year Aug. 24 in the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Last year, Musical Romance missed victory by a neck in the Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I). This season, the 2011 Eclipse Award-winning female sprinter would not be denied.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
In step with the trend from recent years, the July 7 Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I) at Calder Race Course has attracted mostly local horses, highlighted by reigning champion female sprinter Musical Romance.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
C C's Pal defeated Nicole H by a neck to win the Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park June 2.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Fourth as the favorite in the My Juliet Stakes, Nicole H makes a one-week turnaround for trainer Michael Hushion in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) June 2 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Five female sprinters with a combined 34 victories were entered in the $150,000 My Juliet Stakes, the May 26 feature that begins the 2012 stakes schedule in earnest at Parx Racing in Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Godolphin Racing's It's Tricky swung three-wide into the stretch, fought her way to the front, and drew clear by 3 1/2 lengths in the $200,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct April 14.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Dual grade I winner It's Tricky will cut back to seven furlongs as she heads a field of seven fillies and mares entered in the $200,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) April 14 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Making her graded stakes debut, Magical Feeling split the two favorites in deep stretch to pull off a 27-1 stunner in the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Laurel Park.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Led by a trio of in-form New York invaders, a field of nine was drawn for the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Laurel Park.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Fresh off her narrow win in the A Gleam Handicap (gr. II), California shipper Irish Gypsy tries New York racing for the first time when she faces four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 7 at Saratoga
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Tamarind Hall, a 15-1 shot, leads three longshots across the wire first July 2 in Belmont's Bed o'Roses Handicap (gr. III). Hilda's Passion, the 3-10 favorite, finishes sixth.
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Hilda's Passion looks for her fourth graded stakes win of the year as the clear standout in Belmont Park's $150,000 Bed o' Roses Handicap (gr. III) July 3.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Nicole H picked up her third straight victory and first in a graded stakes with an easy 2 1/2-length score in the $150,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares April 16 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Led by 8-5 morning-line favorite Nicole H, a field of only five filly and mare sprinters will line up for the $150,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) April 16 at Aqueduct.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Blind Luck and Havre de Grace clashed four times last year as they became finalists for the Eclipse Award as the nation's top 3-year-old filly. They renew their rivalry in the $150,000 Azeri Stakes (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
A holy terror on the Laurel and Charles Town circuits the past two seasons, West Virginia-bred mare Aspenglow takes a six-race win streak into the $150,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) at Laurel Park Feb. 19.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The step up in class was no problem for Mercedes Stables' homebred Spacy Tracy, as she took down grade I winner Funny Moon and defending titleholder Sara Louise in the $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 26 at Aqueduct
Friday, November 26, 2010
The third start of 2010 could be the charm for Godolphin's Sara Louise, who will attempt to win Aqueduct's $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 26 for the second straight year.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Outsider My Jen was there to pick up the pieces when favored Rapport gave way in the homestretch, edging Moontune Missy by a head at the wire in the $150,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) Sept. 25 at Belmont Park.
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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]
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