AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Princess of Sylmar | Margin: 7 | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2010 | Chestnut Filly | Majestic Warrior - Storm Dixie, Catienus
Sire: Majestic Warrior , Bay, 2005. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 2 wins, $239,229. Lifetime: 93 yearlings sold, median $27,000.
Broodmare Sire: Catienus , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994.
| 2 | Kelli Got Frosty | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: D | $20,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Frost Giant - Nick's Honor, Jump Start
Sire: Frost Giant , Chestnut, 2003. Raced 4 years. 13 starts, 4 wins, $454,254. Lifetime: 16 yearlings sold, median $21,000.
Broodmare Sire: Jump Start , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999.
| 3 | Let Me Entertain U | Margin: neck | $10,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Nobiz Like Shobiz - Take the Cake, Fly So Free
Sire: Nobiz Like Shobiz , Bay, 2004. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 7 wins, $1,544,730. Lifetime: 16 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: Fly So Free, Chestnut, 1988.
Others: Kimono, $5,000; Marcellina d'Oro, $3,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princess of Sylmar | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Kelli Got Frosty | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
| 3 | Let Me Entertain U | Jose L. Ortiz | Thomas Albertrani |
| 4 | Kimono | David Cohen | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Marcellina d'Oro | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Princess of Sylmar | Javier Castellano | $2.50 | $2.10 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 5 | Kelli Got Frosty | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 1 | Let Me Entertain U | Jose L. Ortiz | $2.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-5) | $4.30 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-5-1) | $11.00 | ||||||||||
Dreaming of Julia stood out on a busy worktab for trainer Todd Pletcher June 16, breezing a half-mile over the Belmont Park training track in 49.07 for the upcoming $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I).
2 days agoAndrew Cohen missed owning a Triple Crown winner when Big Brown came up empty in the Belmont. This week he tries to complete a personal Triple Crown when Giant Finish tries the Belmont Stakes.
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Grade II winner Kauai Katie will stretch out to take on Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) also-rans Midnight Lucky and Close Hatches while those two turn back in distance in the $300,000 Acorn Stakes (gr. I) May 27 at Belmont.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Stuart S. Janney III and Phipps Stables, who bred and race Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Orb, will receive an additional $50,000 bonus as a result of the colt's May 4 victory.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who saddled filly Rags to Riches to victory in the 2007 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), is considering a pair of fillies he trains for this year's 1 1/2-mile classic at Belmont Park.
Monday, May 06, 2013
Trainer Todd Pletcher said May 4 the four Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) participants from his barn, including winner Princess of Sylmar, "came out of the race well."
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Princess of Sylmar roared past Beholder in deep stretch to win the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) May 3 at Churchill Downs. At 38-1, she's the second highest-priced winner in Oaks history.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
The Pennsylvania horse racing and breeding industry, currently concerned about a steady decline in the revenue it gets from slot machines, got some surprise public relations May 3 courtesy of the grade I Kentucky Oaks.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
The backstretch at Churchill Downs was quiet the morning of May 4 as most of the talk centered on the previous day's Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) and whether the weather would have an impact on the Kentucky Derby.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Churchill Downs set a record for its May 3 Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) program when more than $45.8 million was wagered on a 12-race card.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Owner Ed Stanco discusses Princess of Sylmar's Kentucky Oaks victory.
Scenes from Kentucky Oaks day, including the race from start to finish.
Eric Mitchell recaps the Kentucky Oaks, won by Princess of Sylmar, and the other stakes action on Oaks day.
Comments from the connections of 2013 Kentucky Oaks winner Princess of Sylmar.
Longshot Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Princess of Sylmar will assure a large payout in the Oaks-Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) double.
Friday, May 03, 2013
Dreaming of Julia is the freshest on the minds of most leading up to the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) due to her extraordinary 21 3/4-length victory in the March 30 Gulfstream Park Oaks (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed April 29 that King of Prussia Stable's homebred filly Princess of Sylmar will compete in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). The daughter of Majestic Warrior will be ridden by Mike Smith.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Faced with a scheduling dilemma of wanting to work most of his classic horses in one day, trainer Todd Pletcher sent his contenders for the Kentucky Oaks to the Churchill Downs track shortly after it opened for training.
Saturday, April 27, 2013Trainer Todd Pletcher's quartet of Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) contenders, Dreaming of Julia, Princess of Sylmar, Silsita, and Unlimited Budget, galloped at Churchill Downs the morning of April 24.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Overwhelmingly favored Kauai Katie led from start to finish for a seemingly effortless 3 1/4-length victory in the $71,250 Road Princess overnight stakes, the closing day feature at Aqueduct Racetrack April 21.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Several contenders for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), including four trained by Todd Pletcher, went to the track at Churchill Downs the morning of April 20 as they continued to work toward the May 3 filly classic.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Close Hatches led at every pole, repelled Princess of Sylmar in deep stretch, and drew away to keep her unbeaten record intact, registering her first stakes score in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. II) April 6 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
King of Prussia Stable's impressive Princess of Sylmar takes a step up into graded company April 6 in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct Racetrack, facing a talented field of sophomore fillies.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013Booked full for the current season, young sire Frost Giant will be headed from his base in New York to stand at Yarradale Stud in Western Australia for the Southern Hemisphere season that begins in August.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Princess of Sylmar made it four wins in a row as she pulled clear to a seven-length victory in the $98,000 Busher Stakes Feb. 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
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]