BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Summer Bird | Margin: 2¾ | BRIS: 105 | TrueNicks: A+ | $600,000 |
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 | Dunkirk | Margin: neck | BRIS: 102 | TrueNicks: D | $200,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Colt | Unbridled's Song - Secret Status, A.P. Indy
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.
Broodmare Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $3,700,000.
| 3 | Mine That Bird | Margin: 3¾ | BRIS: 102 | TrueNicks: A+ | $100,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Birdstone - Mining My Own, Smart Strike
Sire: Birdstone , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 115 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2007 Yearling Sale, $9,500.
Others: Charitable Man, $50,000; Luv Gov, $30,000; Flying Private, $4,000; Brave Victory, $4,000; Mr. Hot Stuff, $4,000; Chocolate Candy, $4,000; Miner's Escape, $4,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer Bird | Kent J. Desormeaux | Tim A. Ice |
| 2 | Dunkirk | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Mine That Bird | Calvin H. Borel | Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. |
| 4 | Charitable Man | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 5 | Luv Gov | Miguel Mena | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 6 | Flying Private | Julien R. Leparoux | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 7 | Brave Victory | Rajiv Maragh | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 8 | Mr. Hot Stuff | Edgar S. Prado | Eoin G. Harty |
| 9 | Chocolate Candy | Garrett K. Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 10 | Miner's Escape | Jose Lezcano | Nicholas P. Zito |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Bird | Kent J. Desormeaux | $25.80 | $9.30 | $4.70 | |||||||
| Dunkirk | John R. Velazquez | $5.40 | $3.60 | ||||||||
| Mine That Bird | Calvin H. Borel | $2.60 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-2) | $121.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-2-7) | $295.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-2-7-6) | $852.00 | ||||||||||
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, 2012
Graded stakes winner Chocolate Candy, who was retired from racing this fall to stand at Bar None Ranches near Dewinton, Alberta, Canada, died of complications following a paddock accident at the farm.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Graded stakes winner Chocolate Candy has been retired from racing for stallion duty in 2012 at Bar None Ranches near Dewinton, Alberta, Canada.
Monday, December 05, 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
Grade I winners Uncle Mo and Cape Blanco, both newcomer stallions at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., will stand for $35,000 and $17,500, respectively in 2012.
Friday, November 11, 2011The New York Racing Association announced that the remainder of its Oct. 29 card at Belmont Park has been canceled due to inclement weather. Three races were run at Belmont before the cancellation was announced.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale's reputation has improved dramatically in recent years.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Racing worked its magic from Longchamp to Belmont to Santa Anita.
Behind a wall of horses with nowhere to go, Winter Memories somehow found a way out, passing the entire field inside the sixteenth pole to win the Garden City Stakes (gr. IT) in unbelievable fashion Sept. 17 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Unbridled Humor will attempt to start a new winning streak when she competes in the $100,000 Noble Damsel (gr. IIIT) Sept. 18 at Belmont Park.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Attendance and handle at Saratoga continue to post increases compared with 2010 through the second week of the meet, or 10 days, according to the New York Racing Association.
Monday, August 01, 2011
WinStar Farm has acquired an interest in all four stallions -- Bellamy Road, Summer Bird, Artie Schiller, and U S Ranger -- from Pauls Mill and will relocate them to their Versailles, Ky. farm for the 2012 breeding season.
Friday, July 29, 2011
The jockey and trainer title chases for the Belmont Park spring/summer meet came down to the final two races on closing day, July 17, with Ramon Dominguez holding off a challenge by Javier Castellano to be leading jockey.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Tamarind Hall, a 15-1 shot, leads three longshots across the wire first July 2 in Belmont's Bed o'Roses Handicap (gr. III). Hilda's Passion, the 3-10 favorite, finishes sixth.
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Alienation, who made an eye-catching return in her season debut last month, will shoot for her first stakes win in the $250,000 Prioress (gr. I) July 4 at Belmont Park.
Friday, July 01, 2011
Steve Haskin on Smarty's only defeat and the height of Smartymania.
Buster's Ready took over at the top of the lane and emphatically repelled the bids of her rivals, including odds-on favorite Joyful Victory, to score the $250,000 Mother Goose (gr. I) June 25 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, June 25, 2011Gantry set a Belmont Park inner turf course record June 23, covering six furlongs in 1:06.87 when winning a $52,000 optional claimer for 3-year-olds and up.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Awesome Maria remained perfect in four starts in 2011 and notched her first grade I win when she kicked away in the stretch to post an easy victory in the $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap June 18 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Flying Zee Stables' Street Game set an easy pace and never looked back, crushing a good field of 3-year-old turf milers in the $100,000 Hill Prince (gr. IIIT) June 18 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
One of three chances for Todd Pletcher, Awesome Maria seeks her first grade I win when she faces a small but solid field in the $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
In no race is the blend of speed with stamina more important than in the Belmont. Mr. Prospector contributed the right stuff to produce descendants capable of dominating the 'Test of the Champion'.
Son of Tapit wins the True North Handicap by 8 1/2 lengths in 1:08.86; gives trainer Kiaran McLaughlin his second stakes score in a row on Belmont Stakes undercard.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Grey skies and damp conditions greeted Belmont Stakes (gr. I) day at Belmont Park on Long Island June 11. A light rain continues to fall with an hour to the first post.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Trainer Dale Romans calls 'dibs' on the front end for Shackleford in the June 11 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), also known as the 'Test of the Champion.'
Thursday, June 09, 2011
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