BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Devil May Care | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $240,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Malibu Moon - Kelli's Ransom, Red Ransom
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 412 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Red Ransom, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2009, ($400,000).
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $110,000.
| 2 | Awesome Maria | Margin: 4¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $80,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Filly | Maria's Mon - Discreetly Awesome, Awesome Again
Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994.
| 3 | Nonna Mia | Margin: 12½ | TrueNicks: C | $40,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Empire Maker - Holy Bubbette, Holy Bull
Sire: Empire Maker, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $1,985,800. Lifetime: 175 yearlings sold, median $150,000. In 2009: 2.45 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Holy Bull , Gray, 1991.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $200,000.
Others: Worship the Moon, $20,000; Franny Freud, $12,000; Touching Beauty, $4,000; Annie's Melody, $4,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devil May Care | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Awesome Maria | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Stanley M. Hough |
| 3 | Nonna Mia | Ramon A. Dominguez | Bruce N. Levine |
| 4 | Worship the Moon | Javier Castellano | Mark Shuman |
| 5 | Franny Freud | Channing Hill | John P. Terranova, II |
| 6 | Touching Beauty | Edgar S. Prado | James A. Jerkens |
| 7 | Annie's Melody | Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | Ralph E. Nicks |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil May Care | John R. Velazquez | $12.80 | $4.50 | $3.10 | |||||||
| Awesome Maria | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $2.60 | $2.10 | ||||||||
| Nonna Mia | Ramon A. Dominguez | $3.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-4) | $35.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-4-3) | $106.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-4-3-7) | $424.40 | ||||||||||
Awesome Maria, who hasn't competed since winning the Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I) last June, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 4/5 Jan. 16 at Palm Meadows in Florida.
Monday, January 16, 2012
A bay filly by Empire Maker bought the highest price for a yearling thus far at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale when she fetched $400,000 from Tim Hyde during the auction's second session Jan. 10.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Two of the top-ranked juvenile fillies in the nation, My Miss Aurelia and Stopshoppingmaria, will square off for a second time in the $300,000 Frizette Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
E. Paul Robsham Stables' Awesome Maria, undefeated in four starts in 2011, will be sidelined for the remainder of the year after suffering a condylar fracture of her left foreleg.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Lenny and Steve review the Triple Crown season, which horse divisions are the best currently, assess the BC Juvenile Sprint and Royal Ascot.
With nearly six months in the books we have not solved a whole heck of a lot so far. Fortunately, we have the older females help generate excitement.
Awesome Maria remained perfect in four starts in 2011 and notched her first grade I win when she kicked away in the stretch to post an easy victory in the $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap June 18 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
One of three chances for Todd Pletcher, Awesome Maria seeks her first grade I win when she faces a small but solid field in the $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Heavily favored Awesome Maria battled Absinthe Minded down the long Belmont Park homestretch to prevail by a head in a thrilling finish to the $150,000 Shuvee Handicap (gr. II) May 21.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Awesome Maria, dominating winner of two graded stakes this year, is the clear standout in a small field entered in the $150,000 Shuvee Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park May 21.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
From the heartbreaking phone call I made to John Greathouse about his ill-fated filly Devil May Care, to the quiet beauty of the descending twilight on Oaks night, to the thrilling Derby finish of Animal Kingdom
Multiple grade I winner Devil May Care, a starter in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was euthanized May 4 after a confirmed diagnosis of lymphosarcoma, a form of cancer.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Joyce Robsham saw homebreds R Heat Lightning, Awesome Maria, and Travelin Man all win graded stakes at Gulfstream the weekend of April 2-3.
Turtle Bird Stable's Haynesfield, winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) in 2010, has been honored as New York-bred Horse of the Year for the second year in a row.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The 2011 Florida Derby, Swale, Skip Away, and more!
Odds-on choice Awesome Maria scored her second straight dominating win at Gulfstream Park this season in the $150,000 Rampart Stakes (gr. III) April 2, spoiling the 2011 debut for Unrivaled Belle.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Unrivaled Belle makes her first start since capturing last fall's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) when she faces six rivals in the Rampart Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park April 2.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Multiple grade I winner Devil May Care, who finished 10th in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), continues to struggle from complications of a non-contagious form of hepatitis.
Friday, February 25, 2011
A long list of winners from a weekend of racing! ArchArchArch and Mucho Macho Man.
Prince Will I Am scored his second straight graded stakes win when he held off Rahy's Attorney to take the $150,000 Mac Diarmida (gr. IIT) by three-quarters of a length Feb. 19 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Favored No Such Word became a grade I winner for trainer Cindy Jones with her fifth stakes victory of the year in Aqueduct's $250,000 Gazelle Nov. 27.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
No Such Word, dominating winner of the Remington Park Oaks last month, can put the finishing touch on a superb 2010 campaign in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. I) at Aqueduct Nov. 27.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Malibu Moon, third on this year's leading sires' list by progeny earnings, will stand in 2011 for $60,000, up from his 2010 fee of $40,000.
Monday, November 08, 2010
Champ Pegasus, a two-time graded stakes winner this year, is ready to take on foreign contenders in the Nov. 6 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) at Churchill Downs.
Monday, November 01, 2010
Daughter of Bernardini took to the dirt in the Frizette and is on to the BC.
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