BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Summer Bird | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 112 | TrueNicks: A++ | $450,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Colt | Birdstone - Hong Kong Squall, Summer Squall
Sire: Birdstone , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 115 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Summer Squall, Bay, 1987.
| 2 | Quality Road | Margin: 4½ | BRIS: 111 | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2006 | Bay Colt | Elusive Quality - Kobla, Strawberry Road (AUS)
Sire: Elusive Quality , Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $413,284. Lifetime: 736 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Strawberry Road (AUS), Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($110,000).
| 3 | Tizway | Margin: 6½ | BRIS: 106 | TrueNicks: D | $75,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Tiznow - Bethany, Dayjur
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 384 yearlings sold, median $95,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dayjur, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $140,000.
Others: Macho Again, $37,500; Dry Martini, $22,500; Sette E Mezzo, $7,500; Asiatic Boy (ARG), $7,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer Bird | Kent J. Desormeaux | Tim A. Ice |
| 2 | Quality Road | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Tizway | Rajiv Maragh | H. James Bond |
| 4 | Macho Again | Robby Albarado | Dallas Stewart |
| 5 | Dry Martini | Edgar S. Prado | Barclay Tagg |
| 6 | Sette E Mezzo | Ramon A. Dominguez | William I. Mott |
| 7 | Asiatic Boy (ARG) | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Bird | Kent J. Desormeaux | $4.50 | $2.80 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Quality Road | John R. Velazquez | $3.80 | $3.80 | ||||||||
| Tizway | Rajiv Maragh | $6.30 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-7) | $15.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-7-4) | $95.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-7-4-2) | $300.40 | ||||||||||
Three-time grade I winner and champion 3-year-old Summer Bird sired his first reported foal Jan. 26 when a colt was born at Fred Hertrich's Watercress Farm in Paris, Ky.
Friday, January 27, 2012Four-time grade I winner Quality Road had his first known foal arrive Jan. 17. The colt, out of stakes winner Dorm Fever, was foaled at WinStar Farm.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Images from some of the Kentucky Farm Open Houses in January 2012.
A visual look at some of the top new stallions for 2012.
Harvey Weinstein's Turtle Bird Stable announced Dec. 2 that grade I winner Haynesfield has been retired. A stakes winner each year he raced, Haynesfield won 10 of his 19 lifetime starts for earnings of $1,319,481.
Friday, December 02, 2011B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm announced stud fees for its 2012 roster of stallions, which is headlined by leading sire Malibu Moon.
Sunday, November 13, 2011WinStar Farm announced 2012 fees for its expanded roster of stallions, led by North America's leading sire Distorted Humor, who will stand for $100,000 (stands and nurses) and will breed an exclusive book of 100 mares.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Goldikova, Havre de Grace lead the charge for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships. Eight of the 15 races are over-subscribed.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tizway, one of the top contenders for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), will miss the race with a ligament injury. Trainer Jim Bond confirmed the 6-year-old horse has been retired.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tiznow's courageous 2001 Classic victory resonates 10 years later
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale's reputation has improved dramatically in recent years.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Game On Dude, Havre de Grace, and Tizway probably control their own destiny.
Tizway, who missed the Oct. 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) with a fever, shipped from his Saratoga barn and worked a mile in 1:38.47 over the Belmont Park main track Oct. 12.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
It took 10 months, but the Classic now has our full attention.
Runner-up to a pair of the country's top horses in his last two starts, Flat Out was not to be denied this time, as he returned to his favorite track and won the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Belmont
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Is the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) simply a 2 horse race between Flat Out and Stay Thirsty? Or, will the others have their say?
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com handicap the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Vosburgh Inivitational at Belmont Park.
Preston Stables' Flat Out and Mike Repole's Stay Thirsty are the two standouts in the 1 1/4-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), which offers the winner an automatic berth in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Leading handicap horse Tizway was back on the work tab Sept. 27 at Saratoga after missing last week's scheduled training due to a fever.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The column is about the Gold Cup's influence on the Breeders' Cup Classic and how to approach the race, as prestigious as it is, with the Classic in mind.
With owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher watching, 2010 juvenile champion Uncle Mo blazed four furlongs in a bullet :46.57 over Belmont Park's training track for his next start in the one-mile Kelso Handicap (gr. II).
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Tizway, the expected favorite for the next weekend's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), will miss the race, according to trainer Jimmy Bond.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Mike Repole's dynamic duo both drill over Belmont Park's main track for trainer Todd Pletcher.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Tizway, Havre de Grace, Cape Blanco, and The Factor top the rankings.
Esther Marr talks with Chris Baker, Spring Hill Farm Manager, about the Edward P. Evans Dispersal, including thoughts of some of the top yearlings offered.
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