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BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY

  • Purse: $250,000
  • Date: October 24, 2009
  • Class:
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
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1 Haynesfield Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A+ $150,000

2006 | Chestnut Horse | Speightstown   - Nothing Special, Tejabo

  • Breeder:Barry Weisbord & Margaret Santulli
  • Owner: Turtle Bird Stable
  • Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
  • Jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez

Sire: Speightstown  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 10 wins, $1,258,256. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $100,000.

Broodmare Sire: Tejabo, Bay, 1985.

Sale History: Keeneland Association April 2008 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $20,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $100,000.

2 Ruffino Margin: 3 TrueNicks: D $50,000

2003 | Bay Gelding | Raffie's Majesty - Joanne W., Well Decorated

  • Breeder:Tina Marie Bond
  • Owner: Bond, Tina, Marie
  • Trainer: H. James Bond
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

Sire: Raffie's Majesty, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 1 years. 8 starts, 2 wins, $249,000. Lifetime: 23 yearlings sold, median $4,500. In 2009: 1.66 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Well Decorated, Dark Bay or Brown, 1978. In 2009: 1.22 AEI.

3 Undocumented Margin: 3 TrueNicks: A+ $25,000

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Distant View - Slacks, High Brite

  • Breeder:Stoneybrook Farm
  • Owner: Knight R.B. Stables LLC
  • Trainer: Naipaul Chatterpaul
  • Jockey: Maylan Studart

Sire: Distant View, Chestnut, 1991. Raced 1 years. 7 starts, 2 wins, $238,374. Lifetime: 195 yearlings sold, median $23,000.

Broodmare Sire: High Brite, Bay, 1984.

Time: 1:50.76   Track: Sloppy

Others: Dr. D. F. C., $12,500; Naughty New Yorker, $7,500; Slevin, $834; Weathered, $834; Platinum Couple, $834; Typhoon Tycoon, $834; Future Prospect, $834; Love Abroad, $830.

Scratched: Dr. V's Magic.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1HaynesfieldRamon A. DominguezSteven M. Asmussen
2RuffinoJohn R. VelazquezH. James Bond
3UndocumentedMaylan StudartNaipaul Chatterpaul
4Dr. D. F. C.Eddie CastroRodrigo A. Ubillo
5Naughty New YorkerEdgar S. PradoPatrick J. Kelly
6SlevinJavier CastellanoCarl J. Domino
7WeatheredMichael J. LuzziKarl M. Grusmark
8Platinum CoupleTzeonn ChangNaipaul Chatterpaul
9Typhoon TycoonRaymundo D. FuentesLinda Fisher
10Future ProspectRajiv MaraghMichael J. Maker
11Love AbroadJose LezcanoJohn O. Hertler

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