BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Munnings | Margin: 2¼ | BRIS: 108 | TrueNicks: B | $120,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Colt | Speightstown - La Comete, Holy Bull
Sire: Speightstown , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 10 wins, $1,258,256. Lifetime: 250 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Holy Bull , Gray, 1991.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, $1,700,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2006 Mixed Sale, ($150,000).
| 2 | Riley Tucker | Margin: 3¼ | BRIS: 105 | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Harlan's Holiday - My Sweet Country, Bold Ruckus
Sire: Harlan's Holiday , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 9 wins, $3,632,664. Lifetime: 312 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Bold Ruckus, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 2.38 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $375,000.
| 3 | Driven by Success | Margin: 15 | BRIS: 100 | TrueNicks: D | $15,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Gelding | Precise End - Afleet Closer, Afleet
Sire: Precise End, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $225,941. Lifetime: 48 yearlings sold, median $16,500.
Broodmare Sire: Afleet, Chestnut, 1984.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2007 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $95,000.
Others: The Last Wave, $10,000.
Scratched: Fabulous Strike.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munnings | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Riley Tucker | Jose Lezcano | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Driven by Success | Rajiv Maragh | Bruce N. Levine |
| 4 | The Last Wave | Jorge F. Chavez | Naipaul Chatterpaul |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munnings | John R. Velazquez | $3.30 | $2.10 | ||||||||
| Riley Tucker | Jose Lezcano | $3.10 | |||||||||
| Driven by Success | Rajiv Maragh | ||||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-2) | $8.30 | ||||||||||
Multiple graded stakes winner Munnings was represented by his first reported foal when a colt produced from Heaven's Grace (by Untuttable) was foaled at Anstu Farm in Millbrook, N.Y.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Fabulous Strike, winner of the 2007 Vosburgh Stakes (gr. I), has been pensioned at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Center near Georgetown, Ky.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Thanksgiving Day Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. IIIT), the holiday feature at Aqueduct, drew a field of 10 older sprinters.
Saturday, November 19, 2011Quantum Miss set a new track record for six furlongs at Hollywood Casino at Penn National May 27 while Fabulous Strike finished fifth in another stakes on the program.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Two top-class sprinters, both Pennsylvania breds, will help kick off the 2011 stakes season at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course on Friday night, May 27.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011More than 18 months on the sidelines hasn't dulled the brilliant speed of Tea Party Stable's Fabulous Strike. He made a successful return to competition April 9.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Walter Downey's Pennsylvania homebred Fabulous Strike was entered in an allowance race April 9 at Penn National Race Course, where he will make his first start since finishing second in the Vosburgh (gr. I) in October 2009.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
The Mike Repole/Todd Pletcher team will be formidable when they send out the coupled entry of Calibrachoa and Have You Ever the six-furlong event March 5 at Aqueduct. A field of six was drawn.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
A full field of 14, led by the coupled entry of Driven by Success and Driven by Solar, was drawn for the $150,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 21 at Laurel Park.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Calibrachoa reeled in entrymate Driven by Success to give trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole a sweep of the top two spots in the $65,000 Gravesend Stakes Dec. 18 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
A visual look at some of the top new stallions for 2011, including Blame, Quality Road, Lookin At Lucky, and more.
Lookin At Lucky, the leading contender for champion 3-year-old male, will enter stud for a fee of $35,000 at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.
Tuesday, November 23, 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 Oct. 25 workout tab at Churchill Downs included more than a handful of contenders for the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Munnings, a seven-furlong sprint specialist with three grade II wins to his credit, has been retired and will stand the 2011 breeding season at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Godolphin Racing's Girolamo put away Riley Tucker in mid-stretch en route to a decisive victory in the $350,000 Vosburgh Stakes(gr. I) Oct. 2 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Led by Godolphin Stable's Girolamo, a talented field of nine sprinters will all vie for their first grade I win in the $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational Oct. 2 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
A hiccup by the meet's leading jockey in a stream of good races on the pre-Travers card.
Late-running Gone Astray blasted home to win the $245,000 Salvator Mile Stakes (gr. III) over four rivals at odds of 7-1 July 3 at Monmouth Park.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Five graded stakes winners, including a pair from the Todd Pletcher stable, comprise the field for the $250,000 Salvator Mile Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park July 3.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Millionaire Fabulous Strike recently underwent stem cell treatment at New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa., in an effort to get him back to the racetrack later this summer.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Riley Tucker, who raced close to the pace during the early part of the May 29 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs, found clear sailing along the rail entering the stretch on his way to two-length score.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
A Baker's Dozen passed the entry box for the seven-furlong Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II) including Munnings, Hull, Kensei, and recent Carter Handicap (gr. I) winner Warrior's Reward.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Munnings and Musket Man will square off in the grade I, $250,000 Carter Handicap April 3 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Todd Pletcher's powerful stable of 3-year-old stars were prominent on the work tab March 6 in South Florida and the trainer set a temporary schedule for many of them.
Sunday, March 07, 2010