BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Le Grand Cru | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: B | $60,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Dynaformer - Ice the Champagne, El Gran Senor
Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. Raced 3 years. 30 starts, 7 wins, $671,207. Lifetime: 555 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: El Gran Senor, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 2.68 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $230,000.
| 2 | Convocation | Margin: head | TrueNicks: B | $20,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Pulpit - Shade Dance, Nureyev
Sire: Pulpit , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 364 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Nureyev, Bay, 1977. In 2009: 3.57 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2008 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $340,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | Ironman Jon | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: B+ | $10,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Mineshaft - Lamington, Danzig
Sire: Mineshaft , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 10 wins, $2,283,402. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Danzig, Bay, 1977.
Others: Honest Man, $5,000; Bribon (FR), $3,000; Past the Point, $667; More Than a Reason, $667; Giant Moon, $666.
Scratched: Elusive Warning.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Grand Cru | Cornelio H. Velasquez | H. Allen Jerkens |
| 2 | Convocation | Edgar S. Prado | James A. Jerkens |
| 3 | Ironman Jon | Ramon A. Dominguez | Michael E. Hushion |
| 4 | Honest Man | David Cohen | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 5 | Bribon (FR) | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 6 | Past the Point | Eibar Coa | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 7 | More Than a Reason | Michael J. Luzzi | Randi Persaud |
| 8 | Giant Moon | Jorge F. Chavez | Richard E. Schosberg |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Le Grand Cru | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $56.50 | $18.40 | $10.40 | ||||||
| 8 | Convocation | Edgar S. Prado | $4.50 | $3.70 | |||||||
| 4 | Ironman Jon | Ramon A. Dominguez | $4.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-8) | $204.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-8-4) | $1,040.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-8-4-5) | $4,915.00 | ||||||||||
Two-time Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) winner Flat Out reaffirmed his affinity for the Belmont Park surface April 27, winning the $150,000 Westchester Stakes (gr. III) by a hard-fought head.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Some prominent names -- including Flat Out and Pants On Fire -- are set to clash in the April 27 Westchester Stakes (gr. III) at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Jockey Ramon Dominguez, a patient at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, was transferred Jan. 24 from the neurological intensive care unit to a medical step-down unit where he will continue recovery.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
The agent for jockey Ramon Dominguez says doctors are optimistic the nation's leading rider will fully recover from a fractured skull.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
The agent for jockey Ramon Dominguez says the nation's leading rider has suffered a fractured skull after being involved in a spill during the seventh race at Aqueduct Racetrack Jan. 18.
Friday, January 18, 2013
He only defeated three horses in a scratched-filled edition of the $142,500 Westchester Stakes (gr. III), but To Honor and Serve could not have looked any better in his season debut April 28 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, April 28, 2012The first reported foal by multiple graded stakes winner Honest Man is a colt born Jan. 31 at Jay Adcock's Red River Farms near Coushatta, La.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Will Havre de Grace beat the boys? If not, then who's the winner?
Havre de Grace will face males for the first time in the $750,000 Woodward (gr.l) Sept. 3 at Saratoga, where she will meet seven rivals.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Jason and Tim of TwinSpires.com handicap the Shoemaker Mile S. and Suburban H. this week.
Colizeo looks to be lone speed in the $300,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. I) and the son of Distorted Humor will try to take advantage to pick up his first graded stakes of the season when he meets five others July 2 at Belmont.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Grade I winner Rail Trip made a favorable impression in his first start since the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) last fall, returning to Belmont Park June 5 with a strong runner-up finish behind Friend Or Foe in the Easy Goer.
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Making his first start for Mike Repole and Todd Pletcher after being claimed for $62,500, Caixa Eletronica pulled a 10-1 upset in the $100,000 Westchester (gr. III) April 30 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Grade I winner Haynesfield, expected to be one of the top older horses of 2011, will make his season debut April 30 when he faces five foes in the $100,000 Westchester (gr. III) on opening weekend at Belmont Park.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Aikenite rallied from off the pace, collared Cool Bullet at the sixteenth-pole, and drew away for a decisive victory in the $175,000 Commonwealth Stakes (gr. II) on April 16.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
New York-bred Inherit the Gold was pegged as the 9-5 morning line favorite for the $100,000 Excelsior (gr. III) April 2 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sent off at 19-1 in a six-horse field, More Than a Reason came from off the pace and ran down Stormy's Majesty in the final strides to win the $100,000 Queens County (gr. III) Dec. 11 and notch his first stakes victory.
Saturday, December 11, 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
Honest Man, a multiple graded stakes winner, has been retired from racing to stand in 2011 at Jay Adcock's Red River Farms near Coushatta, La.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Million-dollar earner Bribon was the class play in the $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III), and the grade I winner lived up to his reputation with a stylish 1 3/4-length win Oct. 30 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 30, 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
Part of Todd Pletcher's Breeders' Cup brigade took to Belmont's training track to breeze one final time before they depart for Churchill Downs Oct. 26.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Eleven state-bred Thoroughbreds will vie for the title of "Best of New York" Oct. 23 when they assemble for the $200,000 Empire Classic, the centerpiece of New York Showcase Day at Belmont Park.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Quality Road headed Todd Pletcher's worktab at Belmont Park the morning of Oct. 10, breezing five furlongs in 1:01.06 in preparation for the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]