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BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Diamondrella (GB) | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: C | $240,000 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) - Tap Your Feet, Dixieland Band
Sire: Rock of Gibraltar (IRE), Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 10 wins, $1,888,048. Lifetime: 893 yearlings sold, median $65,838.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2009 Mixed Sale, ($1,100,000).
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $185,000.
| 2 | Forever Together | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 101 | TrueNicks: A | $80,000 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Mare | Belong to Me - Constant Companion, Relaunch
Sire: Belong to Me , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $261,166. Lifetime: 490 yearlings sold, median $28,695.
Broodmare Sire: Relaunch, Gray, 1976. In 2009: 2.66 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $240,000.
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $27,000.
Keeneland 2004 November Breeding Stock Sale, $30,000.
| 3 | My Princess Jess | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 100 | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Stormy Atlantic - Jewell of Jewels, Pleasant Colony
Sire: Stormy Atlantic , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $148,126. Lifetime: 553 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pleasant Colony, Dark Bay or Brown, 1978.
Sale History:
Adena Springs 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $50,000.
Others: Carribean Sunset (IRE), $20,000; Captain's Lover (SAF), $12,000; Raw Silk, $4,000; Modern Look (GB), $4,000.
Scratched: I Lost My Choo.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diamondrella (GB) | Rajiv Maragh | Angel J. Penna, Jr. |
| 2 | Forever Together | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 3 | My Princess Jess | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Barclay Tagg |
| 4 | Carribean Sunset (IRE) | Ramon A. Dominguez | Christophe Clement |
| 5 | Captain's Lover (SAF) | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 6 | Raw Silk | Paco Lopez | Thomas Albertrani |
| 7 | Modern Look (GB) | Garrett K. Gomez | Robert J. Frankel |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondrella (GB) | Rajiv Maragh | $21.20 | $5.90 | $3.40 | |||||||
| Forever Together | Julien R. Leparoux | $2.60 | $2.10 | ||||||||
| My Princess Jess | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $3.00 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-5) | $46.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-5-8) | $177.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-5-8-1) | $681.00 | ||||||||||
Trainer Jonathan Sheppard reached the 3,000 win milestone Sept. 17 when he saddled Fugitive Angel to a neck victory in the seventh race at Delaware Park.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), True North Handicap (gr. II), Just A Game Stakes (gr. I), and Manhattan Handicap (gr. IT).
The 5-year-old Tapit mare holds off even-money favorite Winter Memories.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
C.S. Silk spurted away from her eight rivals to score a 12-1 upset in the $400,000 Foxwoods Just a Game Stakes (gr. IT) on the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) undercard June 11.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Forever Together, voted the 2008 champion turf female after winning the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), has been retired from racing to become a broodmare for owner George Strawbridge Jr.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Midday, the shortest-priced morning-line favorite for the six Breeders' Cup races at Churchill Downs Friday, Nov. 5, stretched her legs at the Louisville track Nov. 3 preparing for the Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT).
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Forever Together, winner of the 2008 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), is back in the race in which she finished third last year.
Monday, November 01, 2010
It was another busy day for clockers at Churchill Downs as many contenders of the Nov. 5-6 Breeders' Cup World Championships completed their workouts Nov. 1.
Monday, November 01, 2010
The main focus this year, of course, will be on "Mighty Mare"--Zenyatta--who hopes to conclude her amazing career in the Classic with her 20th victory in as many starts, and the French femme fatale, Goldikova.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Augustin Stable's Informed Decision and Forever Together breezed at Keeneland Oct. 25 as the two gray champions trained by Jonathan Sheppard continued to prepare for the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs.
Monday, October 25, 2010
English-bred Ave split horses in deep stretch and got up just before the wire to post a 10-1 upset in the $500,000 Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (gr. IT) Oct. 2 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 02, 2010An 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
Keertana, squeezing through at the hedge, quickly separated herself from the rest of the Glens Falls Handicap field to register a 3 1/4-length win in the final stakes race of the 2010 Saratoga meet Sept. 6.
Monday, September 06, 2010
Three of the most impressive maiden winners this summer -- Boys At Tosconova, Stay Thirsty, and Wine Police -- headline a field of seven in the Hopeful Stakes (gr. I), the marquee event for juveniles at Saratoga.
Friday, September 03, 2010
English-bred mare Proviso won her third consecutive grade I race July 31 at Saratoga, as she held off Shared Account and two-time defending titleholder Forever Together in a blanket finish to take the Diana Handicap.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Jason Shandler's thoughts on this weekend's racing.
The star-studded Diana (gr. IT), set for July 31 at Saratoga, includes multiple grade I winners Proviso and Forever Together, as well as Phola and Maram.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Jason Shandler takes a look at the leading contenders in the Female Turf Division.
In her first race since defeating West Coast males in the Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap (gr. IT) three months ago, Proviso takes on streaking filly Phola in the $400,000 Just a Game Handicap (gr. IT) at Belmont Park June 5.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Odds-on choice Tuscan Evening earned her first grade I stakes win when she outfought 2008 female turf champion Forever Together by a half-length in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) on the Hollywood Park turf May 29.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Maram, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner from 2008, makes her season debut off a layoff when facing six fillies and mares in the $150,000 Eatontown Stakes (gr. IIIT) in Monmouth Park's Memorial Day feature.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland of twinspires.com preview the Gamely Stakes (gr. I) at Hollywood Park.
For all of Tuscan Evening's success in the past two seasons, the one thing that has eluded her is a grade I victory, an omission she'll try to correct in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes May 29 at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Forever Together, the 2008 female grass champion, will ship west to take on Tuscan Evening, the current female star in California, in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park May 29.
Sunday, May 23, 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.
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You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]
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