BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Girolamo | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A | $210,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | A.P. Indy - Get Lucky, Mr. Prospector
Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 365 yearlings sold, median $360,000.
Broodmare Sire: Mr. Prospector, Bay, 1970.
| 2 | Riley Tucker | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $70,000 |
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 | Wildcat Brief | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $35,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Forest Wildcat - Grisham, Grindstone
Sire: Forest Wildcat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $478,862. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $65,000. In 2009: 1.55 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Grindstone, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: 1.34 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2007 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, $60,000.
Others: Temecula Creek, $17,500; Driven by Success, $10,500; Latigo Shore, $1,750; Golden Spikes, $1,750; Wall Street Wonder, $1,750; Snapshot, $1,750.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girolamo | Alan Garcia | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2 | Riley Tucker | Ramon A. Dominguez | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 3 | Wildcat Brief | Garrett K. Gomez | Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. |
| 4 | Temecula Creek | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
| 5 | Driven by Success | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 6 | Latigo Shore | Javier Castellano | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 7 | Golden Spikes | Jose Lezcano | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 8 | Wall Street Wonder | Channing Hill | John P. Terranova, II |
| 9 | Snapshot | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Girolamo | Alan Garcia | $6.20 | $4.30 | $3.10 | ||||||
| 8 | Riley Tucker | Ramon A. Dominguez | $6.90 | $4.20 | |||||||
| 9 | Wildcat Brief | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-8) | $49.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-8-9) | $299.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-8-9-5) | $1,434.00 | ||||||||||
Riley Tucker and Cash Refund figure to be the top two in the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs. The six-furlong stakes is one of three under the lights under the Twin Spires June 2.
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Robert Abbo Racing Stable's Immortal Eyes, who just missed winning last year's Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) after rating a bit early, will try again when the six-furlong event is held May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.
Thursday, May 17, 2012Grade I winner Girolamo has had his first mares pronounced in foal.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Thanksgiving Day Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. IIIT), the holiday feature at Aqueduct, drew a field of 10 older sprinters.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Girolamo, Godolphin's grade I-winning son of A.P. Indy, will stand at Sequel Stallions in New York for the 2012 breeding season, Darley announced Nov. 2.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
This Ones for Phil captured the featured $75,000 Decathlon Stakes, Joe Bravo won three races, and a crowd of 10,847 enjoyed opening day festivities as Monmouth Park kicked off the 2011 Thoroughbred racing season May 14.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Beyond the Blinkers captured Kentucky Oaks favorite Joyful Victory as she entered the track May 4.
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
Former claimer Calibrachoa became a graded stakes winner and remained unbeaten in two starts when he held off Independence War by a half-length in the $98,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 22 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The top three finishers of last month's Gravesend Stakes, including the winner, Calibrachoa, will meet again in the $100,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 22 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, January 19, 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
In a star-studded field that included four Breeders' Cup starters, it was the longest shot on the board, Jersey Town, who pulled a 34-1 shocker in the Hill 'N' Dale Cigar Mile (gr. I) Nov. 27 at Aqueduct.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Four horses coming out of Breeders' Cup races will return for a bang-up edition of the $250,000 Hill 'N' Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 27 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Mesa Sunrise, making his graded stakes debut for trainer Tony Dutrow, is the morning line favorite among nine sprinters entered in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III), the Thanksgiving Day main event at Aqueduct.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Harold L. Queen's homebred Big Drama took the lead at the break and never looked back en route to victory in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Godolphin Racing's Girolamo, the 3-1 morning line favorite for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr.I), draws post 2 and will face 11 in the six-furlong race.
Tuesday, November 02, 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
Godolphin Racing will have a strong hand in the Breeders' Cup Nov. 5-6 as the operation's Girolamo, Sara Louise, Gayego, and Vineyard Haven are bound for Louisville after breezing at Belmont Park this weekend.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Bribon, previously under consideration for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), will bypass that race in favor of $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III) Oct. 30 at Belmont Park.
Thursday, October 28, 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
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
Jason Shandler looks at racing at Saratoga this weekend.
The $250,000 Forego Handicap (gr. I) came up very strong, but the Godolphin coupled entry of Vineyard Haven and Girolamo will be tough to overcome.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
If there was any question about who is the top 3-year-old sprinter on the East Coast, Discreetly Mine answered it emphatically Aug. 28 at Saratoga with a wire-to-wire win in the $250,000 NetJet King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I).
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]