AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Hardened Wildcat | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Gelding | Hard Spun - Wild Snitch, Forest Wildcat
Sire: Hard Spun , Bay, 2004. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 7 wins, $2,673,470. Lifetime: 249 yearlings sold, median $53,475.
Broodmare Sire: Forest Wildcat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. In 2009: 1.55 AEI.
| 2 | Beggarthyneighbor | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: C | $20,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Colt | Half Ours - Postulant, Pulpit
Sire: Half Ours , Gray or Roan, 2003. Lifetime: 110 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pulpit , Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale 2011, ($117,000).
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | How Do I Win | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A | $10,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Corinthian - Silver Crown, Distorted Humor
Sire: Corinthian , Chestnut, 2003. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 6 wins, $1,267,273. Lifetime: 211 yearlings sold, median $22,000.
Broodmare Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $190,000.
Keeneland Association November 2009 Breeding Stock Sale, $120,000.
Others: Copy My Swagger, $5,000; Christopher's Joy, $3,000; Ancient Rome, $2,000.
Scratched: Perfect Trippi.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardened Wildcat | Junior Alvarado | Chad C. Brown |
| 2 | Beggarthyneighbor | Eddie Castro | Chad C. Brown |
| 3 | How Do I Win | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Copy My Swagger | David Cohen | David Jacobson |
| 5 | Christopher's Joy | Stewart Elliott | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 6 | Ancient Rome | Charles C. Lopez | Anthony W. Dutrow |
Running for the first time in 2013, Michael Dubb's Sage Valley earned his fourth straight victory when he took the $150,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Agave Kiss, a New York graded stakes winner who won her first six starts, has been retired from racing and is booked to major sire Tapit.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Brigand, shipped to Laurel Park from New York by trainer Bob Baffert, responded with a front-running one-length victory in the $104,000 City of Laurel Stakes Dec. 8.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Know More, who won the Best Pal Stakes in his debut, is another promising 2-year-old sired by Lion Heart, who now resides in Turkey.
Emma's Encore won the Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III) last time out at odds of 39-1, and the daughter of Congrats proved that score no fluke in the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 4.
Saturday, August 04, 2012
Undefeated in six races before losing badly in her last start, Agave Kiss will attempt to start a new streak at a new track when she faces six rivals in the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 4.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Jockey Junior Alvarado and Emma's Encore took advantage of a blistering early pace to post a stunning upset in the Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III) at Belmont Park July 7.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Flying Zee Racing Stables' undefeated Agave Kiss is the main filly for five other challengers to beat in the $150,000 Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III) July 7 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Undefeated Agave Kiss stretched her streak to six when she romped to victory in the $100,000 Miss Preakness Stakes on the Black-Eyed Susan program at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Trinniberg got loose on the lead and never looked back in the $250,000 Bay Shore (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack, going on to a three-length victory over Hardened Wildcat.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
At seven furlongs, the $250,000 Bay Shore Stakes (gr. III) is not normally a steppingstone to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). This year, however, it might be for at least one 3-year-old.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Agave Kiss extended her undefeated record to four races with a three-length triumph in the $150,000 Cicada Stakes (gr. III) at New York's Aqueduct Racecourse March 10.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Undefeated Agave Kiss, freshened after winning the Ruthless Stakes in January, will be heavily favored to win her graded stakes debut in the $150,000 Cicada (gr. III) March 10 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Just as he did when winning the Count Fleet Stakes a month earlier, Alpha easily defeated an overmatched field to take the $200,000 Withers (gr. III) by 3 1/4 lengths Feb. 4 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Jason and Tom handicap the Robert B. Lewis and the Withers.
Alpha is the heavy favorite for the $200,000 Withers (gr. III), which replaces the Whirlaway Stakes as the first of three New York preps leading up to the Triple Crown. The Feb. 4 race is now at two turns on the inner track.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012Repole Stable's 3-year-old How Do I Win, pointing to the $200,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Feb. 4, breezed a half-mile in :49 flat over Belmont Park's training track.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
A field of seven sophomores was entered for the $150,000 Count Fleet Stakes Jan. 7 at Aqueduct, the first of a trio of 3-year-old races leading up to the $1 million Wood Memorial (gr. I) on April 7.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Stretched out to two turns for the first time, Reveron responded with a half-length victory in the inaugural $100,000 Gulfstream Park Derby Jan. 1 for his third consecutive win.
Sunday, January 01, 2012
Awesome Belle, Bet to Win, and Say a Novena, all consistent performers until their most recent stakes efforts, will try to take a step back in the right direction when they contest the Old Hat (gr. III) Jan. 1 at Gulfstream.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
With Uncle Mo retired, Stay Thirsty is now the top gun in Mike Repole's stable. And after a championship-caliber 3-year-old season in 2011, there are high expectations for the son of Bernardini next year.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Michael Dubb's Ancient Rome edged longshot For Oby by a nose in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes on opening day at Gulfstream Park Dec. 3.
Saturday, December 03, 2011
The Spectacular Bid Stakes has traditionally been the first stakes of the Gulfstream Park meet for 3-year-olds. After a change in the meet schedule, it is now the opening day stakes for 2-year-olds.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
New slants on old ideas an intriguing theme for some.
Ben Perkins Jr. saddled the winner of Aqueduct's Fred ``Cappy'' Capossela Stakes for the third year in a row and fourth time overall when Char-Mari Stable's Spin Zone won by three lengths on Monday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day card.
Monday, January 21, 2002
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]