AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Summer Applause | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A | $120,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Harlan's Holiday - Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy
Sire: Harlan's Holiday , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 9 wins, $3,632,664. Lifetime: 382 yearlings sold, median $56,500.
Broodmare Sire: Royal Academy, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2010 Select Yearling Sale, ($82,000).
| 2 | Twice the Lady | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2008 | Bay Mare | Quiet American - Catherine's Crown, Chief's Crown
Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $754,650. Lifetime: 409 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Chief's Crown, Bay, 1982.
| 3 | Sunny Desert | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: D | $20,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Wild Desert - Hoping for Sun, Louis Quatorze
Sire: Wild Desert, Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 20 yearlings sold, median $3,200.
Broodmare Sire: Louis Quatorze, Bay, 1993. In 2009: 1.25 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Fall Mixed Sale 2009, $2,000.
Others: Lady Gracenote, $10,000; Sisterly Love, $6,000; Withgreatpleasure, $2,000; Natalie Victoria, $2,000.
Scratched: Royal Lahaina.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer Applause | John R. Velazquez | Chad C. Brown |
| 2 | Twice the Lady | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 3 | Sunny Desert | Joel Rosario | John Parisella |
| 4 | Lady Gracenote | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Jason Servis |
| 5 | Sisterly Love | David Cohen | Mark E. Casse |
| 6 | Withgreatpleasure | Travis L. Dunkelberger | David Nunn |
| 7 | Natalie Victoria | Jacqueline A. Davis | Gary P. Gullo |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Summer Applause | John R. Velazquez | $4.60 | $3.30 | $2.40 | ||||||
| 1 | Twice the Lady | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $4.00 | $3.00 | |||||||
| 3 | Sunny Desert | Joel Rosario | $2.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-1) | $18.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-1-3) | $44.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-1-3-2) | $267.50 | ||||||||||
Pressed all the way on a fast pace, favored Glorious View refused to give way in the stretch in her stakes debut, capturing the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 18 at Belmont Park.
3 days ago
Summer Applause ground her way to the lead and held off Sea Island in the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes Presented by Toyota (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
3 days ago
Grade II winners Brushed by a Star and Summer Applause tangle with local stakes contenders in the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
5 days ago
Three-time stakes winner Spectacular Sky will try to secure her first career graded stakes win when she faces five other fillies and mares in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 18 at Belmont.
6 days ago
Acting Naughty had her consistency rewarded with her first stakes victory in the $149,689 Whimsical (Can-III) at Woodbine April 28, coming from off the pace in her seasonal debut.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Absent since a runner-up effort in last spring's Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser, Northern Passion returns in the $150,000 Whimsical Stakes (Can-III) April 28, the first graded stakes of the 2013 season at Woodbine.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Out from the shadow of rival Joyful Victory, Brushed by a Star has a chance to shine in the $200,000 Sixty Sails Handicap (gr. III) at Hawthorne Race Course April 20.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Anita Cauley's On Fire Baby hadn't raced since May 28 of last year. She came back with a vengeance April 12, holding off Tiz Miz Sue to win the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) at Oaklawn by half a length.
Friday, April 12, 2013
David Nunn and Formal Gold rekindle memories.
Grade I winner Grace Hall, seeking her first win of the 2013 campaign, will face six opponents in the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) April 12 at Oaklawn Park as the 118-pound top weight.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
David Blethen's Withgreatpleasure skimmed the rail around the turn, then held on for a three-quarter-length victory over favorite My Wandy's Girl in the Ruffian Handicap (gr. II) April 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Funnys Approval will try to again take her game on the road attempting to extend her four-race win streak April 6 in the $250,000 Ruffian Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
The daughter of Harlan's Holiday got her second career graded stakes win in her second start of the year.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
New York-bred Sunny Desert will put her six-race win streak on the line when she tries to grab the first graded stakes victory of her career March 2 in the $200,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Bobby Rankin's Funnys Approval proved she's no laughing matter on off tracks with a solid front-running upset in the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) at Laurel Park Feb. 16.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
A freshened Joyful Victory was too much to handle for her rivals in the inaugural $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic at Sam Houston Race Park on the night of Jan. 26, setting a track record while drawing away for an easy win.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
The inaugural running of the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic -- -the richest race run at Sam Houston Race Park since it opened in 1994 -- -will feature round three for rivals Joyful Victory and Brushed by a Star.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Onepointhreekarats made her stakes debut successfully for trainer Graham Motion when she drew off mid-stretch to win the $104,250 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes Dec. 22 comfortably at Laurel Park.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Favorites swept the New York Stallion Series stakes Nov. 14 at Aqueduct as Sportswriter took the $100,000 Thunder Rumble and Sunny Desert overcame a troubled start to win the $100,000 Staten Island for fillies and mares.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Sportswriter will try to win his first NYSS on the dirt when he competes in the $100,000 Thunder Rumble at Aqueduct Racetrack, while Sunny Desert heads the $100,000 Staten Island for females Nov. 14.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Afleeting Lady, second to Royal Delta in the Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) last month, top a field of nine entered for the $200,000 Molly Pitcher (gr. II) at Monmouth July 29.
Friday, July 27, 2012
The June 30 Eatontown Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park has attracted a diverse group of fillies and mares, with graded stakes winners Ruthenia, Heavenly Landing, and Unbridled Humor being the standouts.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
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