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Tom Fool H. (gr. 3)

AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY

  • Purse: $200,000
  • Date: March 2, 2013
  • Class: Grade 3
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:34 PM
1 Comma to the Top Margin: nose TrueNicks: D $120,000

2008 | Bay Gelding | Bwana Charlie - Maggies Storm, Stormy Atlantic  

  • Breeder:Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson
  • Owner: Gary Barber
  • Trainer: Peter Miller
  • Jockey: Joel Rosario

Sire: Bwana Charlie, Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 45 yearlings sold, median $4,000.

Broodmare Sire: Stormy Atlantic  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $22,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Fall Mixed Sale, $5,000.

2 Saturday's Charm Margin: 1 TrueNicks: B $40,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Any Given Saturday   - Pout, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Paragon Farms, LLC
  • Owner: Mike McCarty
  • Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
  • Jockey: Junior Alvarado

Sire: Any Given Saturday  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2004. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 6 wins, $1,083,533. Lifetime: 179 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

Sale History: Keeneland Association April 2011 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $240,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($75,000).
Keeneland Association January 2010 Horses of All Ages Sale, $150,000.

3 Head Heart Hoof Margin: neck TrueNicks: A++ $20,000

2006 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Intidab   - Trustees Gray, Flying Chevron

  • Breeder:Rhapsody Farm, Alan Alcon & Dora Alcon
  • Owner: Dubb, Michael, Grant, Stuart, Aisquith, Gary and Akman, Scott K.
  • Trainer: Rudy R. Rodriguez
  • Jockey: Cornelio H. Velasquez

Sire: Intidab  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 6 years. 36 starts, 7 wins, $531,221. Lifetime: 17 yearlings sold, median $7,500.

Broodmare Sire: Flying Chevron, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992.

Sale History: New York Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Fall Mixed Sale, $19,000.

Time: 1:10.26   Track: Fast

Others: Consortium, $10,000; Smash, $6,000; Be Bullish, $800; Johannesburg Smile, $800; St Liams Halo, $800; Heart Butte, $800; Off the Jak, $800.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Comma to the TopJoel RosarioPeter Miller
2Saturday's CharmJunior AlvaradoSteven M. Asmussen
3Head Heart HoofCornelio H. VelasquezRudy R. Rodriguez
4ConsortiumEddie CastroKiaran P. McLaughlin
5SmashIrad Ortiz, Jr.Bob Baffert
6Be BullishMichael J. LuzziDavid Jacobson
7Johannesburg SmileJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
8St Liams HaloJose L. OrtizGary C. Contessa
9Heart ButteChristopher P. DeCarloTodd A. Pletcher
10Off the JakWillie MartinezShivananda Parbhoo

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
2 Comma to the TopJoel Rosario$6.30$4.30$3.40
3 Saturday's CharmJunior Alvarado$8.40$5.50
9 Head Heart HoofCornelio H. Velasquez$5.40
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-3)$51.50
$2.00 Trifecta (2-3-9)$409.00
$2.00 Superfecta (2-3-9-6)$2,752.00

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