BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Gabby's Golden Gal | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 100 | TrueNick: A++ | $180,000 |
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2006, Dark Bay or Brown Filly |
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Ashkalani (IRE), Chestnut, 1993.
| 2 | Justwhistledixie | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 98 | TrueNick: A++ | $60,000 |
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2006, Dark Bay or Brown Filly |
Sire: Dixie Union , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 7 wins, $1,233,190. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $95,000.
Broodmare Sire: Honour and Glory , Bay, 1993.
| 3 | Casanova Move | Margin: neck | BRIS: 97 | TrueNick: A++ | $30,000 |
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2006, Dark Bay or Brown Filly |
Sire: Langfuhr , Bay, 1992. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $698,574. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pleasant Colony, Dark Bay or Brown, 1978.
Others: Livin Lovin, $15,000; Be Fair, $9,000; Four Gifts, $1,500; Doremifasollatido, $1,500; Funny Moon, $1,500; Dream Play, $1,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabby's Golden Gal | Javier Castellano | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Justwhistledixie | Julien R. Leparoux | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 3 | Casanova Move | Jose Lezcano | James A. Jerkens |
| 4 | Livin Lovin | Ramon A. Dominguez | Steve Klesaris |
| 5 | Be Fair | Miguel Mena | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 6 | Four Gifts | Robby Albarado | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 7 | Doremifasollatido | Eibar Coa | James A. Jerkens |
| 8 | Funny Moon | Alan Garcia | Christophe Clement |
| 9 | Dream Play | Richard Migliore | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby's Golden Gal | Javier Castellano | $28.40 | $8.50 | $6.10 | |||||||
| Justwhistledixie | Julien R. Leparoux | $3.00 | $2.30 | ||||||||
| Casanova Move | Jose Lezcano | $5.30 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-8) | $90.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-8-1) | $644.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-8-1-6) | $5,764.00 | ||||||||||
Funny Moon's big win in the grade I CCA Oaks exemplifies an American breeding pattern of miler speed over stoutness. Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Similarities in the pedigrees of Summer Bird (by Birdstone) and Gabby's Golden Gal (by Medaglia d'Oro) provide some insights into the bloodlines of their young sires. Wednesday, June 10, 2009
I address some of the comments from my last blog, many of which denigrate the "other" horse, and at least attempt to put them in some kind of perspective. [More]