BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Funny Moon | Margin: neck | BRIS: 94 | TrueNick: A++ | $180,000 |
|
2006, Chestnut Filly |
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Easy Goer, Chestnut, 1986.
| 2 | Don't Forget Gil | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 94 | TrueNick: A++ | $60,000 |
|
2006, Dark Bay or Brown Filly |
Sire: Kafwain , Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $715,848. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Mt. Livermore, Chestnut, 1981.
| 3 | Wynning Ride | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 93 | TrueNick: C | $30,000 |
|
2006, Chestnut Filly |
Sire: Candy Ride (ARG) , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $16,573.
Broodmare Sire: Mr. Greeley , Chestnut, 1992.
Others: Casanova Move, $15,000; Livin Lovin, $9,000; Hightap, $2,000; What a Pear, $2,000; Devotee, $2,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Funny Moon | Alan Garcia | Christophe Clement |
| 2 | Don't Forget Gil | Rajiv Maragh | Mark A. Hennig |
| 3 | Wynning Ride | Kent J. Desormeaux | Bob Baffert |
| 4 | Casanova Move | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Livin Lovin | Ramon A. Dominguez | Steve Klesaris |
| 6 | Hightap | Edgar S. Prado | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 7 | What a Pear | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Joseph G. Parker |
| 8 | Devotee | Michael J. Luzzi | Saeed bin Suroor |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funny Moon | Alan Garcia | $17.20 | $8.50 | $6.70 | |||||||
| Don't Forget Gil | Rajiv Maragh | $11.40 | $8.40 | ||||||||
| Wynning Ride | Kent J. Desormeaux | $5.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-3) | $248.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-3-2) | $1,663.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-3-2-6) | $7,610.00 | ||||||||||
Ronchalon Stable's Irish-bred Belle Allure looks for her first U.S. stakes win in the $100,000 Athenia (gr. IIIT) Oct. 21 going 1 1/16 miles over the Belmont Park turf course. Originally carded for Oct. 17, the race was moved when inclement weather forced racing off the grass in New York this weekend.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Saratoga meet will expand by four days in 2010 and "for the foreseeable future," the New York Racing Association announced Oct. 7.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Gozzip Girl, freshened since her smashing win in the American Oaks (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park more than two months ago, returns to Belmont Park Sept. 12 as the filly to beat in the $300,000 Garden City Stakes (gr. IT).
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Though Rachel Alexandra was not in the $600,000 Alabama (gr. I), Donver Stable's Careless Jewel did her best impression of the superstar filly, running away from seven rivals to win by 11 lengths in a breakthrough performance Aug. 22 at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Jason, Evan, and James Scully of twinspires.com preview the Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT). Plus picks for the Alabama (gr. I).
Thursday, August 20, 2009
There are two ways to look at the field for the $600,000 Alabama (gr. I): It could be a disappointment that the nation's top 3-year-old filly, Rachel Alexandra, is not included in the field. Or, a more optimistic view would be that many of the talented fillies entered for the prestigious race are only there because Rachel Alexandra is not in the field.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Just Jenda served noticed that she is a force to be reckoned with in the 3-year-old filly division, as she followed up last month's dominating stakes win at Monmouth Park with another convincing score, this one in the $200,000 Monmouth Oaks (gr. III) Aug. 15.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Just Jenda will face nine in the $200,000 Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks (gr. III) Aug. 15 in Oceanport, N.J. The chestnut filly looms a tough customer in the 1 1/16-mile main track event.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Oaklawn Park made all the right moves with their big Apple Blossom announcement. They put up the money, the changed the distance, and in short they dangled one heckuva carrot in front of Jess Jackson and Jerry and Ann Moss. [More]