AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Cluster of Stars | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Greeley's Galaxy - Babyurthegreatest, Honour and Glory
Sire: Greeley's Galaxy, Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 20 yearlings sold, median $3,750.
Broodmare Sire: Honour and Glory, Bay, 1993.
| 2 | Nicole H | Margin: 8 | TrueNicks: A+ | $20,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Mr. Greeley - Hot Chipotle, Victory Gallop
Sire: Mr. Greeley, Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 5 wins, $474,452. Lifetime: 863 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Victory Gallop, Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $115,000.
| 3 | Singlet | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $10,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Real Quiet - Taylor's Choice, Conquistador Cielo
Sire: Real Quiet, Bay, 1995. Raced 3 years. 20 starts, 6 wins, $3,271,802. Lifetime: 164 yearlings sold, median $8,350.
Broodmare Sire: Conquistador Cielo, Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, ($75,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $35,000.
Others: Crespano, $5,000.
Scratched: Ode to Sami; North Freeway.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cluster of Stars | Javier Castellano | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Nicole H | Channing Hill | Michael E. Hushion |
| 3 | Singlet | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 4 | Crespano | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Juan M. Coronel |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cluster of Stars | Javier Castellano | $5.40 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 4 | Nicole H | Channing Hill | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-4) | $8.20 | ||||||||||
Turtle Bird Stable's undefeated Cluster of Stars repelled the challenge of Los Ojitos and preserved her perfect record April 13 at Aqueduct Racetrack, winning the $200,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II).
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Turtle Bird Stable's Cluster of Stars, unbeaten in four starts, tries graded company for first time in six-furlong Distaff Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Nicole H will try to secure her fourth straight stakes victory in five starts and ninth of her career when she returns to Laurel Park for the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 16.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Nicole H pulled clear through the stretch to become the first mare to win three consecutive editions of the $75,000 Interborough at Aqueduct Jan. 1. On the undercard, Arena Elvira won the $75,000 Ladies' Handicap.
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
At age 6, Nicole H will try to become the first mare to post three consecutive victories in the $75,000 Interborough Handicap. She faces seven others in the six-furlong event at Aqueduct Racetrack on New Year's Day.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Singlet showed her heels to Kid Kate in the $75,000 Garland of Roses Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 1, posting her third win in four starts at the New York oval.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Turbulent Descent returns to the scene of one of her most impressive victories when she makes her second start of the year Aug. 24 in the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Anthony Dutrow will send out three of the seven runners in the July 14 Delaware Oaks (gr. II), including likely favorite Grace Hall, who has already banked $900,000 in her young career.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Last year, Musical Romance missed victory by a neck in the Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I). This season, the 2011 Eclipse Award-winning female sprinter would not be denied.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
In step with the trend from recent years, the July 7 Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I) at Calder Race Course has attracted mostly local horses, highlighted by reigning champion female sprinter Musical Romance.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
C C's Pal defeated Nicole H by a neck to win the Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park June 2.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Fourth as the favorite in the My Juliet Stakes, Nicole H makes a one-week turnaround for trainer Michael Hushion in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) June 2 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Five female sprinters with a combined 34 victories were entered in the $150,000 My Juliet Stakes, the May 26 feature that begins the 2012 stakes schedule in earnest at Parx Racing in Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Dual grade I winner It's Tricky will cut back to seven furlongs as she heads a field of seven fillies and mares entered in the $200,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) April 14 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Making her graded stakes debut, Magical Feeling split the two favorites in deep stretch to pull off a 27-1 stunner in the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Laurel Park.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Led by a trio of in-form New York invaders, a field of nine was drawn for the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Laurel Park.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Nicole H picked up her third straight victory and first in a graded stakes with an easy 2 1/2-length score in the $150,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares April 16 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Led by 8-5 morning-line favorite Nicole H, a field of only five filly and mare sprinters will line up for the $150,000 Distaff Handicap (gr. II) April 16 at Aqueduct.
Thursday, April 14, 2011