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Tom Fool H. (gr. 2)

BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY

  • Purse: $200,000
  • Date: July 5, 2009
  • Class: Grade II
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: Seven Furlongs
  • Post Time: 5:17 PM ET
1 Munnings Margin: BRIS: 108TrueNicks: B $120,000

2006 | Chestnut Colt | Speightstown   - La Comete, Holy Bull  

  • Breeder:Dan Tayloe & Glencrest Farm
  • Owner: Tabor, Michael, B., Magnier, Mrs. John, Smith, Derrick
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

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: BRIS: 105TrueNicks: A++ $40,000

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Harlan's Holiday   - My Sweet Country, Bold Ruckus

  • Breeder:Formal Gold LLC
  • Owner: Zayat Stables, LLC
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Jose Lezcano

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: 100TrueNicks: D $15,000

2005 | Chestnut Gelding | Precise End - Afleet Closer, Afleet

  • Breeder:New Dawn Stud LLC
  • Owner: Repole Stable
  • Trainer: Bruce N. Levine
  • Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

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.

Time: 1:21.08   Track: Fast

Others: The Last Wave, $10,000.

Scratched: Fabulous Strike.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1MunningsJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
2Riley TuckerJose LezcanoBob Baffert
3Driven by SuccessRajiv MaraghBruce N. Levine
4The Last WaveJorge F. ChavezNaipaul Chatterpaul

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
MunningsJohn R. Velazquez$3.30$2.10
Riley TuckerJose Lezcano$3.10
Driven by SuccessRajiv Maragh
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-2)$8.30

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