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Woodford Reserve Manhattan H. (gr. 1)

BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY

  • Purse: $400,000
  • Date: June 6, 2009
  • Class: Grade IT
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: 1 1/4 miles
  • Post Time: 5:34 PM ET
1 Gio Ponti Margin: BRIS: 106TrueNicks: D $240,000

2005 | Bay Horse | Tale of the Cat   - Chipeta Springs, Alydar

  • Breeder:Kilboy Estate, Inc.
  • Owner: Castleton Lyons Farm
  • Trainer: Christophe Clement
  • Jockey: Garrett K. Gomez

Sire: Tale of the Cat  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $360,900. Lifetime: 1075 yearlings sold, median $63,018.

Broodmare Sire: Alydar, Chestnut, 1975.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2007, ($45,000).
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, ($95,000).

2 Marsh Side Margin: BRIS: 104TrueNicks: A+ $80,000

2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Gone West - Colonial Play, Pleasant Colony

  • Breeder:R. S. Evans
  • Owner: Evans, Robert, S.
  • Trainer: Neil D. Drysdale
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Gone West, Bay, 1984. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 6 wins, $682,251. Lifetime: 513 yearlings sold, median $175,000.

Broodmare Sire: Pleasant Colony, Dark Bay or Brown, 1978.

3 Better Talk Now Margin: ½ BRIS: 103TrueNicks: A+ $40,000

1999 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Talkin Man - Bendita, Baldski

  • Breeder:Wimborne Farm, Inc.
  • Owner: Bushwood Stable
  • Trainer: H. Graham Motion
  • Jockey: Jeremy Rose

Sire: Talkin Man, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $677,967. Lifetime: 63 yearlings sold, median $7,000. In 2009: 1.85 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Baldski, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974.

Sale History: Keeneland November, 1999 Sale of Breeding Stock, ($10,500).

Time: 2:02.91   Track: YL

Others: Court Vision, $20,000; Cosmonaut, $12,000; Interpatation, $1,143; Lauro (GER), $1,143; Wesley, $1,143; Cowboy Cal, $1,143; Zambezi Sun (GB), $1,143; Optimer (ARG), $1,143; Senior, $1,142.

Scratched: Premium Gold; Champs Elysees (GB).

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Gio PontiGarrett K. GomezChristophe Clement
2Marsh SideJavier CastellanoNeil D. Drysdale
3Better Talk NowJeremy RoseH. Graham Motion
4Court VisionRamon A. DominguezWilliam I. Mott
5CosmonautJose LezcanoPhilip M. Serpe
6InterpatationRajiv MaraghRobert Barbara
7Lauro (GER)Andrasch StarkeAndreas Wohler
8WesleyKent J. DesormeauxMark A. Hennig
9Cowboy CalJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
10Zambezi Sun (GB)Julien R. LeparouxRobert J. Frankel
11Optimer (ARG)Rudy R. RodriguezSydney Dutrow
12SeniorMichael J. LuzziJoseph W. Delozier, III

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Gio PontiGarrett K. Gomez$9.20$5.00$3.90
Marsh SideJavier Castellano$14.20$8.60
Better Talk NowJeremy Rose$9.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-3)$151.00
$2.00 Trifecta (5-3-8)$1,859.00

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