AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Alpha | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $120,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Bernardini - Munnaya, Nijinsky II
Sire: Bernardini , Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 242 yearlings sold, median $139,475.
Broodmare Sire: Nijinsky II, Bay, 1967.
| 2 | Speightscity | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $40,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Ridgling | Speightstown - My American Girl, Quiet American
Sire: Speightstown , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 10 wins, $1,258,256. Lifetime: 250 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale 2011, ($49,000).
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $65,000.
| 3 | Tiger Walk | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $20,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Tale of the Cat - Majestic Trail, Kris S.
Sire: Tale of the Cat , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $360,900. Lifetime: 1003 yearlings sold, median $65,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.
Others: How Do I Win, $10,000; King Kid, $6,000; Hakama, $4,000.
Scratched: Swag Daddy.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha | Ramon A. Dominguez | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 2 | Speightscity | David Cohen | Gary C. Contessa |
| 3 | Tiger Walk | Horacio Karamanos | Ignacio Correas, IV |
| 4 | How Do I Win | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | King Kid | Michael J. Luzzi | Dale L. Romans |
| 6 | Hakama | Julian Pimentel | Michael J. Trombetta |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Alpha | Ramon A. Dominguez | $2.70 | $2.50 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 2 | Speightscity | David Cohen | $16.20 | $5.40 | |||||||
| 6 | Tiger Walk | Horacio Karamanos | $2.90 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-2) | $32.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-2-6) | $132.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-2-6-5) | $381.00 | ||||||||||
Godolphin Racing's Alpha, who last raced in the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will not be entered in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said May 31.
9 hours ago
Godolphin Racing's Alpha breezed five furlongs in 1:01.93 over the Belmont training track May 27, his second published workout since a 12th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
4 days ago
With a steady rain falling, dual classic winner I'll Have Another galloped a mile at Belmont Park May 25 as he continued to prepare for attempt at history in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
6 days ago
Relive the exciting rivalry of I'll Have Another and Bodemeister!
Steve Haskin talks with Ignacio Correas, IV, who trains Tiger Walk for Sagamore Farm. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
After being taken off his mounts at Belmont Park May 18 for running afoul of New York's rule on alcohol impairment, Kent Desormeaux also lost his mount in the May 19 Preakness (gr. I), Tiger Walk.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Though I'll Have Another ran him down in deep stretch in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill, all signs point to Bodemeister being the one to beat in Preakness 137 at Pimlico Race Course May 19.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Will it be I'll Have Another once again? Will Bodemeister get revenge? Or will one of the new players take the Black-eyed Susans?
Sagamore Farm's Tiger Walk is a 30-1 chance in the May 19 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) after drawing post 1 for the second jewel in the Triple Crown. The colt was a longer shot than that to ev
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Steve Haskin reports on the Preakness post position draw, new arrivals, and I'll Have Another. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Bodemeister, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has been made the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 19 and will break from post 7.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Native Dancer's stall bears little memory of the "Gray Ghost," other than a wooden plank across the door, deformed by years of gnawing and still bearing The Dancer's teeth marks.
Both colts got their final tune-ups May 13 for the grade I Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Before Derby winner I'll Have Another went to the track Sunday to prepare for the Preakness, trainer Doug O'Neill had a nice chat with Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to a Triple Crown sweep.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Following the defection of Dullahan from Preakness consideration, jockey Kent Desormeaux has signed on to ride Tiger Walk, who is owned by Kevin Plank's Sagamore Farm.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Godolphin Racing's Alpha, 12th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, returned to the track at Belmont Park May 11 and is under consideration for the Belmont Stakes.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Jason Shandler and Tom LaMarra handicap the Peter Pan Stakes and quickly review the Kentucky Derby.
Some of the starters in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will go on to the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) while plans are undetermined for other runners.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Jason and Tom give their picks for the 138th Kentucky Derby.
There is no true standout in the 2012 Kentucky Derby, but despite it being a wide-open affair, that shouldn't be mistaken for inconsistency. A record nine Derby starters return from last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Trainer Kiaran McLauglin sent Godolphin Racing's Alpha to the gate to school May 2 in preparation for the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
It's one day away from the dreaded draw, that simple tradition that can have even the most hardened racetracker shuddering in fear and apprehension.
The withdrawal of Mark Valeski, which allows Optimizer to run, Rousing Sermon's work, gallops from Alpha, Went the Day Well, Trinniberg, and Prospective, new arrivals, and more. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
They might not win, but they could hit the board at long odds
Steve's at the end of his 2012 Kentucky Derby Dozen trail. What is the final line-up for Kentucky Derby 138? Read to find out!
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]