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AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Calibrachoa | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: D | $90,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Southern Image - Fort Lauderdale, Montbrook
Sire: Southern Image, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Lifetime: 132 yearlings sold, median $8,106.
Broodmare Sire: Montbrook , Dark Bay or Brown, 1990.
| 2 | Diski Dance | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Songandaprayer - She Nuit All, Lost Soldier
Sire: Songandaprayer , Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 3 wins, $380,480. Lifetime: 421 yearlings sold, median $37,000. In 2009: 1.73 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Lost Soldier, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($42,000).
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $15,000.
| 3 | Caixa Eletronica | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $15,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Horse | Arromanches - Edyta, Skip Away
Sire: Arromanches, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 8 years. 78 starts, 31 wins, $807,924. Lifetime: 1 yearlings sold, median $2,500. In 2009: .49 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Skip Away, Gray or Roan, 1993.
Others: Candyman E, $7,500; Flat Bold, $4,500; Rule by Night, $1,500; Dr Disco, $1,500.
Scratched: J J's Lucky Train.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calibrachoa | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Diski Dance | Angel S. Arroyo | Cathal A. Lynch |
| 3 | Caixa Eletronica | Junior Alvarado | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Candyman E | Ramon A. Dominguez | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 5 | Flat Bold | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
| 6 | Rule by Night | Charles C. Lopez | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 7 | Dr Disco | Michael J. Luzzi | Bruce R. Brown |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | Calibrachoa | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $2.90 | $2.10 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 5 | Diski Dance | Angel S. Arroyo | $7.80 | $5.00 | |||||||
| 2 | Caixa Eletronica | Junior Alvarado | $2.90 | $2.10 | $2.10 | ||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-5) | $28.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-5-1) | $48.00 | ||||||||||
Shackleford led from start to finish and the 4-year-old son of Forestry held off a fast-closing Caleb's Posse to win the $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park May 28.
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One year after registering his most lucrative victory, Duke of Mischief returns to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races to defend his title in West Virginia's $1 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 14.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Calibrachoa, one of the favorites for $400,000 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack, has been scratched.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Nearly unbeatable at Aqueduct Racetrack, Calibrachoa will attempt to extend his dominance when he takes on a field that includes Caleb's Posse, Shackleford, and Jackson Bend in the $400,000 Carter Handicap April 7.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Shackleford, last year's Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner, is expected to be among the cast of runners lining up for the $400,000 Carter Handicap (gr. I) on Wood Memorial Day at Aqueduct April 7.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Calibrachoa took over from the pacesetters in the stretch and held off a late run from Caleb's Posse to win the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) by a neck March 3.
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Caleb's Posse will likely draw the most betting attention in the Tom Fool Handicap at Aqueduct, but he will have to face a pair of multiple graded stakes winners with a fondness for the track.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Toby's Corner, who when last seen handed champion Uncle Mo his first loss in the Wood Memorial (gr. I), makes his comeback in the $200,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Laurel Park.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Mike Repole's Calibrachoa made it a perfect 4-for-4 over the Aqueduct inner track, as he ran down longshot Diski Dance at the top of the stretch to win the $150,000 Toboggan (gr. III) for the second consecutive year.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Mike Repole and Michael Dubb, who were in a neck-in-neck owner's title race for most of the 2011 Saratoga meet, square off once again in the Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 4, as each will send out a coupled entry.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Trainer Bill Spawr said he's undecided on a start in the Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 21 for Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Amazombie after the 6-year-old gelding worked six furlongs in 1:15 3/5 Jan. 14.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Cutting back in distance in search of his first grade I win, To Honor and Serve put away Calibrachoa in upper stretch and held off Hymn Book late to take the Cigar Mile Handicap Nov. 26 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sunrise Smarty took all the heat up front and still had just enough to hang on for a half-length win in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) on Thanksgiving at Aqueduct.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
With four wins at the track and a strong comeback effort in his most recent start, Haynesfield figures prominently in the $250,000 Cigar Mile (gr. I), which headlines Aqueduct's Nov. 26 program.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Thanksgiving Day Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. IIIT), the holiday feature at Aqueduct, drew a field of 10 older sprinters.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
A return to a fast track at Aqueduct worked to the benefit of Calibrachoa, who pressed the issue for jockey Jose Lezcano and then drew off in the final furlong to easily win the $100,000 Bold Ruler Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 6.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
The rescheduled $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III) will once again be headed by stablemates Caixa Eletronica and Calibrachoa Nov. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher, all set for next weekend's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) with standouts Stay Thirsty and Uncle Mo, have another dynamic duo entered in the $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III).
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Favored Candyman E, overcoming trouble for jockey Joe Bravo entering the turn, exploited an opening along the inside to prevail in the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Oct. 22 at Laurel Park.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Returned to the stakes calendar at Laurel Park after a one-year hiatus, the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash drew a field of 10, led by two-time grade III winner Ravalo.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Giant Ryan held off a challenge by Force Freeze and pulled a 12-1 surprise in the $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) Oct. 1 at muddy Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
The Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) is still five weeks away, but few would complain if the field resembled this weekend's $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
Friday, September 30, 2011
With owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher watching, 2010 juvenile champion Uncle Mo blazed four furlongs in a bullet :46.57 over Belmont Park's training track for his next start in the one-mile Kelso Handicap (gr. II).
Sunday, September 25, 2011Silver Train, winner of the 2005 TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) and a leading second-crop sire, will relocate to Northview Stallion Station's Pennsylvanian division near Peach Bottom.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011A tentative offer has been made on Vinery's Silver Train. If the deal goes through, the stallion would be relocated to Pennsylvania.
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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