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AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Overanalyze | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A+ | $150,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Dixie Union - Unacloud, Unaccounted For
Sire: Dixie Union, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 7 wins, $1,233,190. Lifetime: 451 yearlings sold, median $85,000.
Broodmare Sire: Unaccounted For, Bay, 1991. In 2009: 1.36 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $380,000.
| 2 | Normandy Invasion | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Tapit - Boston Lady, Boston Harbor
Sire: Tapit , Gray or Roan, 2001. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $557,300. Lifetime: 371 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Boston Harbor, Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2012 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $230,000.
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, ($145,000).
| 3 | Delhomme | Margin: 16¾ | TrueNicks: A | $25,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Dixie Union - Art Show, Out of Place
Sire: Dixie Union, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 7 wins, $1,233,190. Lifetime: 451 yearlings sold, median $85,000.
Broodmare Sire: Out of Place, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2012, $440,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2011 Yearling Sale, $230,000.
Others: Quinzieme Monarque, $12,500; Indy's Illusion, $7,500; Keep the Canoli, $1,000; Irsaal, $1,000; Stormy Len, $1,000; Vegas No Show, $1,000; Micromanage, $1,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overanalyze | Ramon A. Dominguez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Normandy Invasion | Jose Lezcano | Chad C. Brown |
| 3 | Delhomme | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Quinzieme Monarque | Joel Rosario | Thomas Albertrani |
| 5 | Indy's Illusion | Edgar S. Prado | Barclay Tagg |
| 6 | Keep the Canoli | Rajiv Maragh | Gregory D. Sacco |
| 7 | Irsaal | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 8 | Stormy Len | Junior Alvarado | David G. Donk |
| 9 | Vegas No Show | Paco Lopez | Kelly J. Breen |
| 10 | Micromanage | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Overanalyze | Ramon A. Dominguez | $5.50 | $3.10 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 9 | Normandy Invasion | Jose Lezcano | $4.30 | $2.90 | |||||||
| 4 | Delhomme | Javier Castellano | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-9) | $21.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-9-4) | $50.50 | ||||||||||
Palace Malice is likely headed for a summer campaign at Saratoga Race Course, although trainer Todd Pletcher thinks that may be too far off for the winner of the 145th Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 8.
Sunday, June 09, 2013
Gary and Mary West's Power Broker secured an early lead in the $150,000 Easy Goer Stakes and then drew off in the Belmont Park stretch to register his first stakes win since taking last year's FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I).
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Images from the week leading up to Belmont Stakes Day 2013.
On the day before the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), horsemen were primarily trying to make the best of things as steady showers dampened conditions--if not spirits--around New York's Belmont Park.
Friday, June 07, 2013
Here's a rundown of the field for the June 8 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), with reasons each contender could get the money... and why they might not.
Friday, June 07, 2013
Overanalyze at Belmont Park on June 7, one day before the Belmont Stakes.
Todd Pletcher will set a record if all five 3-year-olds he entered start in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), but the multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer is most concerned about the race result.
Friday, June 07, 2013
It's time to try to analyze this year's Belmont Stakes.
Trainer Todd Pletcher talks about his five Belmont starters on the day before the race.
The transcript for the Live Blog is now available.
In honor of D-Day, another look at WWII Veterans visiting with Normandy Invasion during Kentucky Derby Week.
A grade I winner as a juvenile, Gary and Mary West's Power Broker will try to secure the second stakes victory of his career June 8 in the $150,000 Easy Goer Stakes at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Now that the post positions for the Belmont Stakes have been drawn, we at least can make an educated guess on how the race might be run.
Just looking at recent history, eight of the previous dozen Belmont Stakes winners were by sires who won grade I races at 1 1/4 miles or longer, including three winners by previous Belmont Stakes winners.
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Trainer Ken McPeek confirmed Monday June 3 that Magic City Thoroughbred Partners' Frac Daddy will run Saturday in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park in field that could include 15 starters.
Monday, June 03, 2013
Trainer Shug McGaughey said June 2 that Orb definitely will be pointed toward the June 8 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) following the colt's half-mile work in :48 and gallop-out of five furlongs in a sharp 1:00 2/5.
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Trainer Dallas Stewart said May 28 Golden Soul, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), is doing "awesome" after taking a while to recover from his effort in the Derby.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Palace Malice led a sizable contingent of trainer Todd Pletcher's Belmont Stakes (gr. I) contenders working at Belmont Park May 27 with an eye-catching five-furlong breeze on the main track.
Monday, May 27, 2013
After bypassing the Preakness, trainer Todd Pletcher has a deep group of possible contenders for the Belmont Stakes, including Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) third-place finisher Unlimited Budget.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Rick Porter, owner of Normandy Invasion, said May 12 the Tapit colt will not compete in the upcoming Preakness Stakes (gr. I) in favor of a summer campaign instead.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
A wet track at Monmouth Park prompted trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. to postpone a scheduled pre-Preakness (gr. I) breeze for Itsmyluckyday the morning of May 11.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Orb gave exercise rider Jenn Patterson all the right signs May 9 in his preparation for the 138th Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico Race Course.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
by John P. Sparkman
Despite admirable objective accomplishments, some very good sires like Dixie Union seem fated not to be fully appreciated within their lifetimes.
Experience an interactive turn-by-turn slideshow of the 2013 Kentucky Derby.
Two horses who were unplaced in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Normandy Invasion and Vyjack, have been added to the list of possible candidates for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico.
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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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