BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Hangingbyathread | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNick: A++ | $40,320 |
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2004, Chestnut Gelding |
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $148,401.
Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992.
| 2 | Kutais | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNick: NR | $13,440 |
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2005, Dark Bay or Brown Colt |
Sire: Mayakovsky , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 3 years. 9 starts, 3 wins, $275,200. Lifetime: 11 yearlings sold, median $5,000. In 2009: 1.07 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Cut Throat (GB), Dark Bay or Brown, 1978.
| 3 | Pennington | Margin: nose | TrueNick: D | $6,720 |
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2004, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding |
Sire: Western Expression , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 3 wins, $140,114. Lifetime: 20 yearlings sold, median $1,600.
Broodmare Sire: Scarlet Ibis, Bay, 1986. In 2009: 1.06 AEI.
Others: Mission Approved, $3,360; Borrowing Base, $2,016; My Man Lars, $448; Bestowed, $448; Chasing the Crown, $448.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
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| 1 | Hangingbyathread | Jose Lezcano | Carlos F. Martin |
| 2 | Kutais | Edgar S. Prado | Rodrigo A. Ubillo |
| 3 | Pennington | Kent J. Desormeaux | Richard A. Violette, Jr. |
| 4 | Mission Approved | Rajiv Maragh | Gary C. Contessa |
| 5 | Borrowing Base | Eibar Coa | Patrick J. Quick |
| 6 | My Man Lars | Javier Castellano | George Weaver |
| 7 | Bestowed | Ramon A. Dominguez | Chad C. Brown |
| 8 | Chasing the Crown | John R. Velazquez | Michelle Nihei |
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]