AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Pretension | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: B+ | $45,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Bluegrass Cat - Main Streetin', Street Cry (IRE)
Sire: Bluegrass Cat , Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 144 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $75,000.
| 2 | Swag Daddy | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $15,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Scat Daddy - Mrs. Filio, Eastern Echo
Sire: Scat Daddy , Dark Bay or Brown, 2004. Lifetime: 96 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Eastern Echo, Bay, 1988.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $170,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2010 Pref New York Bred Yearling Sale, $72,000.
| 3 | Sportswriter | Margin: 1¾ | $7,500 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Maybry's Boy - Point Spread, Point Given
Sire: Maybry's Boy, Gray or Roan, 1999.
Broodmare Sire: Point Given , Chestnut, 1998.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December 2011 Mixed Sale, $60,000.
Others: Coalition, $3,750; Summer Breezing, $2,250; Thor's Mjolnor, $500; Melvindale, $500; Brass Note, $500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretension | Javier Santiago | Christopher W. Grove |
| 2 | Swag Daddy | Junior Alvarado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 3 | Sportswriter | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
| 4 | Coalition | David Cohen | Thomas M. Bush |
| 5 | Summer Breezing | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Christophe Clement |
| 6 | Thor's Mjolnor | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Gary C. Contessa |
| 7 | Melvindale | Dennis Carr | Debra A. Breed |
| 8 | Brass Note | Jacqueline A. Davis | Luis C. Alvarez |
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