BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Cosmonaut | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 100 | TrueNicks: B+ | $63,900 |
2002 | Gray or Roan Horse | Lemon Drop Kid - Cosmic Fire, Capote
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 444 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Capote, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2003 September Yearling Sale, $105,000.
| 2 | Tam Lin (GB) | Margin: neck | BRIS: 98 | TrueNicks: B | $21,300 |
2003 | Bay Gelding | Selkirk - La Nuit Rose (FR), Rainbow Quest
Sire: Selkirk, Chestnut, 1988. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $843,661. Lifetime: 321 yearlings sold, median $64,985.
Broodmare Sire: Rainbow Quest, Bay, 1981.
| 3 | Operation Red Dawn | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 98 | TrueNicks: A | $10,650 |
2002 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Miswaki - Afaladja (IRE), Darshaan (GB)
Sire: Miswaki, Chestnut, 1978. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $232,320.
Broodmare Sire: Darshaan (GB), Brown, 1981.
Others: Interpatation, $5,325; Silver Tree, $3,195; Museeb, $2,130.
Scratched: Dancing Forever; Mor Chances; Formal King.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmonaut | Jose Lezcano | Philip M. Serpe |
| 2 | Tam Lin (GB) | Javier Castellano | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 3 | Operation Red Dawn | Rajiv Maragh | Christophe Clement |
| 4 | Interpatation | Jose L. Espinoza | Robert Barbara |
| 5 | Silver Tree | Eddie Castro | William I. Mott |
| 6 | Museeb | Richard Migliore | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmonaut | Jose Lezcano | $6.20 | $3.10 | $2.60 | |||||||
| Tam Lin (GB) | Javier Castellano | $2.90 | $2.40 | ||||||||
| Operation Red Dawn | Rajiv Maragh | $3.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-1) | $15.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-1-2) | $42.80 | ||||||||||
Trainer Christophe Clement will be well represented with two starters in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the turf at Belmont Park May 4, including 2-1 morning line favorite Speaking of Which.
Thursday, May 02, 2013Leading Florida second-crop stallion High Cotton will see his fee rise 50% after leading the state's freshman sire list a year ago, when the 2013 breeding season commences at Ocala Stud.
Monday, October 15, 2012Dr. C. Lynwood O'Cain and his wife, Suzie, announced July 20 that the Highcliff Farm stallions, broodmares, foals, yearlings, and lay-ups have moved to Mill Creek Farm in Stillwater, N.Y.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Boisterous made his return to New York a winning one, closing resolutely through the stretch for a one-length victory over Desert Blanc in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park May 5.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Eight stakes winners are among the entrants for the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the grass May 5 at Belmont Park, with Boisterous the 5-2 morning line choice.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012Daveron and Straight Story captured a pair of grade III turf events that highlighted the Kentucky Derby Day card before 11,051 at Belmont Park May 7.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
A pair of grade III turf races worth $100,000 apiece highlight the Belmont Park card May 7. Six fillies and mares will line up in the Beaugay and the same number of males are expected to square off in the Fort Marcy.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
With no standout for the $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT), 10 trainers are taking a shot in Santa Anita's traditional closing-day turf feature April 17.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
In search of a victory, grade I winner Interpatation invades Northern California from New York for the $100,000 All American Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 26, the richest race of the autumn meet at Golden Gate Fields.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Violon Sacre, a two-time stakes winner in four United States turf starts this season, tries Belmont Park for the first time against some tough customers in the $100,000 Knickerbocker Handicap (gr. IIIT) Oct. 17.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Paddy O'Prado will get his stiffest test when he makes his debut against older horses in the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (gr. IT) Oct. 2 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Millionaire 7-year-old Grand Couturier has not been a factor in four starts this season, but his connections are hoping he will return to form in a race he won a year ago, the Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Despite the return of the last three winners of the race, the 2010 edition of the Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) lacks a true standout. That was made possible after the defection of probable favorite Take the Points.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Champion Gio Ponti will attempt to break a five-race losing streak and defend his title in the $600,000 Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) July 10 at Belmont.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Dual Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti is expected to defend his title in the $600,000 Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) July 10 at Belmont. The 5-year-old horse worked five furlongs in 1:02 July 1.
Friday, July 02, 2010
Baletti took the Fort Marcy (gr. IIIT) and Dynaslew set all of the fractions to score in the Beaugay (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares in front of a crowd of 9,405 on Kentucky Derby day at Belmont Park May 1.
Saturday, May 01, 2010
All eyes will be on Churchill Downs May 1 for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and its supporting stakes card, but Belmont Park offers an attractive program as well with a pair of grade III turf events.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Dancing Forever, one of the leading turf runners of 2008, has been sold to stand at stud at Nirmal Ruia's Hazara Stud near New Delhi, India.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Favored Operation Red Dawn collared pacesetter Lemon Cream Pie in deep stretch on his way to his first stakes win in the $106,500 Knickerbocker (gr. IIIT) on Belmont Park's inner turf course Oct. 22.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Millionaire Cosmonaut, who won graded stakes on dirt and turf, will enter stud in 2010 at Highcliff Farm in Delanson, NY. His fee will be $5,000.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Elliot Mavorah's Interpatation pulled a shocker in the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (gr. IT) and did it in sensational fashion. The 7-year-old gelding was passed by Gio Ponti with a furlong remaining, then re-rallied on the heavy favorite to score a 43-1 upset Oct. 3 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Flying Zee Stable's 7-year-old Cosmonaut has been retired following a successful career, in which the son of Lemon Drop Kid-Cosmic Fire, by Capote, won eight of 36 starts for earnings of nearly $1.4 million.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Jockey Alan Garcia guided Justenuffhumor through heavy traffic in the stretch to win the $158,750 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) in the 4-year-old colt's stakes debut Aug. 2 at rainy Saratoga.
Sunday, August 02, 2009
The Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 2 at Saratoga will bring together a diverse field of nine, including accomplished older turf horses such as Cosmonaut and Kip Deville and rising younger stars ready to go in the $150,000-added test.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Just As Well, knocking on the door in his last two starts, broke through with his first graded stakes score in the $200,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf July 12.
Saturday, July 11, 2009