BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Pure Clan | Margin: 2¾ | BRIS: 100 | TrueNicks: A+ | $360,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Filly | Pure Prize - Gather The Clan (IRE), General Assembly
Sire: Pure Prize , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 5 wins, $475,459. Lifetime: 191 yearlings sold, median $12,000. In 2009: 1.88 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: General Assembly, Chestnut, 1976.
| 2 | Criticism (GB) | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A+ | $120,000 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Machiavellian - Innuendo (IRE), Caerleon
Sire: Machiavellian, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $355,790. Lifetime: 181 yearlings sold, median $149,121.
Broodmare Sire: Caerleon, Bay, 1980.
| 3 | Queen of Hearts | Margin: 2¾ | BRIS: 96 | TrueNicks: C | $60,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Filly | Thunder Gulch - Betrayer (ARG), Fain (ARG)
Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 9 wins, $2,915,086. Lifetime: 476 yearlings sold, median $42,000.
Broodmare Sire: Fain (ARG), Bay, 1982.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $250,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $115,000.
Others: Moneycantbuymelove (IRE), $30,000; Leamington, $18,000; Dynaforce, $6,000; Beauty O' Gwaun (IRE), $6,000.
Scratched: Carribean Sunset (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pure Clan | Julien R. Leparoux | Robert E. Holthus |
| 2 | Criticism (GB) | Javier Castellano | Thomas Albertrani |
| 3 | Queen of Hearts | Jose L. Espinoza | James A. Jerkens |
| 4 | Moneycantbuymelove (IRE) | Jamie P. Spencer | Michael L. W. Bell |
| 5 | Leamington | Edgar S. Prado | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Dynaforce | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 7 | Beauty O' Gwaun (IRE) | Ramon A. Dominguez | Christophe Clement |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Clan | Julien R. Leparoux | $7.20 | $3.50 | $2.50 | |||||||
| Criticism (GB) | Javier Castellano | $7.80 | $4.10 | ||||||||
| Queen of Hearts | Jose L. Espinoza | $7.10 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-5) | $72.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-5-6) | $751.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-5-6-7) | $3,384.00 | ||||||||||
However tempting it may be to follow the new hot sire, if a breeder believes in a certain mating or it has been proven to work on one occasion, why shouldn't it be tried again?
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Bob Holthus, a veteran Midwest trainer, died the morning of Nov. 22 at his Louisville home.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Stacelita had no problems overcoming slow fractions or the yielding Belmont Park turf course, as she easily defeated an overmatched field by two lengths in the $500,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Martin S. Schwartz' Stacelita will be going for her second consecutive grade I triumph when she takes on seven others in the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Oct. 1.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Stacelita is likely to use the Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) as a final prep for the Breeders' Cup, trainer Chad Brown said a day after the 5-year-old French-bred mare handily captured the Beverly D. Stakes.
Sunday, August 14, 2011An international field of accomplished females, including Japanese group I winner Red Desire, will go postward in the Oct. 2 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The New York Racing Association has announced a special "$500,000 Guaranteed All Grade I Pick 4" on the Belmont Park race card for Saturday, Oct. 2.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010Belmont Park will take advance wagers Oct. 2 on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and other group I undercard races, which will be run at Longchamp Oct. 3.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Pure Clan, a multiple grade I winner and millionaire for breeder/owner Lewis Lakin, has been retired from racing and sold.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Diagnosed with a bruised left front foot, stable star Pure Clan could return to training in early July, a relieved Bob Holthus said May 22.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Turf star Pure Clan was sent to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington on the morning of May 6 with a possible foot injury while preparing for her seasonal debut at Churchill Downs, trainer Bob Holthus said.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Young rider finished second in earnings with $18.5 million, won three Breeders' Cup events and seven other grade I races
Monday, January 18, 2010
On paper, it seems as though multiple graded stakes winner Acoma is moving in the wrong direction. The 4-year-old daughter of Empire Maker has been way off her game in her last two starts, finishing sixth and ninth, respectively, in the July 19 Delaware Handicap (gr. II) and Oct. 10 First Lady (gr. IT) at Keeneland.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Midday, who was bred in England, gave the Europeans their second win of the 26th Breeders' Cup World Championships. The 3-year-old daughter of Oasis Dream was making her first start in the United States. She is trained by Henry Cecil, a renowned English trainer who earned his first Breeders' Cup victory after many years.
Friday, November 06, 2009
It would be an understatement to say that Magical Fantasy heads the California contingent for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Nov. 6. After four consecutive major stakes wins locally, three in grade I company, she's nearly all that's left.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
In charge most of the way for jockey Javier Castellano, odds-on choice Criticism scored an authoritative repeat victory in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT) over a yielding turf course at cloudy Aqueduct in her final start for Darley Stable Nov. 1.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Darley Stable's Criticism, a three-time graded stakes winner this year, holds a big edge over six contenders in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT), the Nov. 1 feature at Aqueduct.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Looking to join Ouija Board as the only two-time winner of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT), Forever Together is the likely pick in the $2 million event sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Several trainers from the Oct. 3 races at Belmont indicated which way they were leaning for next month's Breeders' Cup.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Pure Clan overtook Criticism in the final furlong to register a convincing win in the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at foggy, soggy Belmont Park Oct. 3.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Dynaforce wouldn't mind a little cut in the ground when she defends her crown in the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) over Belmont Park's inner turf course Oct. 3.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Brushwood Stable's Mushka took over approaching the quarter-pole, opened a clear lead in the stretch, and held on for a 1 1/4-length victory in the $110,500 Glen Falls Handicap (gr. IIIT) Sept. 7 at Saratoga.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Jockey Kent Desormeaux made it back-to-back grade I wins on a soggy Arlington Park turf course when he guided Dynaforce to victory in the $750,000 Beverly D. Aug. 8.
Saturday, August 08, 2009Two of the most prestigious turf races on the North American racing calendar, the Arlington Million and Beverly D., will be aired live Sat., Aug. 8, on ESPN from 4:30-6:00 p.m. ET.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
European group winners Alnadana and Mad About You challenge top American-based runners Pure Clan, Black Mamba and others in the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT).
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
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