BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Baletti | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B | $60,000 |
2004 | Bay Gelding | Gulch - Cullberg Ballet (IRE), Sadler's Wells
Sire: Gulch, Bay, 1984. Raced 3 years. 32 starts, 13 wins, $3,095,521. Lifetime: 509 yearlings sold, median $80,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sadler's Wells, Bay, 1981.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $450,000.
| 2 | Dynamoor | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2006 | Bay Colt | Dynaformer - Catumbella, Diesis (GB)
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: Diesis (GB), Chestnut, 1980.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $27,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $700,000.
| 3 | Brother Nick | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A | $10,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Horse | Malibu Moon - Ne Plus Ultra, French Deputy
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 493 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
Others: Storm Play, $5,000; Sal the Barber, $3,000; Grand Couturier (GB), $667; Operation Red Dawn, $667; Interpatation, $666.
Scratched: Ea; Florentino (JPN).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baletti | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Angel J. Penna, Jr. |
| 2 | Dynamoor | Eibar Coa | James A. Jerkens |
| 3 | Brother Nick | Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | James A. Jerkens |
| 4 | Storm Play | David Cohen | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Sal the Barber | Joe Bravo | Christophe Clement |
| 6 | Grand Couturier (GB) | Michael J. Luzzi | Robert Ribaudo |
| 7 | Operation Red Dawn | Edgar S. Prado | Christophe Clement |
| 8 | Interpatation | Fernando Jara | Robert Barbara |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Baletti | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $7.40 | $4.20 | $2.90 | ||||||
| 3 | Dynamoor | Eibar Coa | $5.30 | $3.90 | |||||||
| 2 | Brother Nick | Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | $5.70 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-3) | $39.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-3-2) | $222.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-3-2-9) | $1,498.00 | ||||||||||
Trainer Christophe Clement will be well represented with two starters in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the turf at Belmont Park May 4, including 2-1 morning line favorite Speaking of Which.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Boisterous made his return to New York a winning one, closing resolutely through the stretch for a one-length victory over Desert Blanc in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park May 5.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Eight stakes winners are among the entrants for the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the grass May 5 at Belmont Park, with Boisterous the 5-2 morning line choice.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
German-bred Sanagas, the 2-1 morning-line favorite, goes for his first graded stakes win when facing six other turf males in the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) on opening-day of the Belmont Park fall meet Sept. 10.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Get Stormy, winner of consecutive grade I turf events this spring, appears to be taking a couple of steps down the class ladder in the $250,000 Monmouth Stakes (gr. IIIT) June 12 at Monmouth Park.
Thursday, June 09, 2011Daveron and Straight Story captured a pair of grade III turf events that highlighted the Kentucky Derby Day card before 11,051 at Belmont Park May 7.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
A pair of grade III turf races worth $100,000 apiece highlight the Belmont Park card May 7. Six fillies and mares will line up in the Beaugay and the same number of males are expected to square off in the Fort Marcy.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
With no standout for the $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT), 10 trainers are taking a shot in Santa Anita's traditional closing-day turf feature April 17.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Little Mike and Twilight Meteor each wired their respective fields at big odds last out, but neither figures to be favored for the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) Feb. 5 when a well-balanced group of eight lines up.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland of twinspires.com preview the Tropical Turf Handicap (gr. III). Plus, picks for the My Charmer Handicap (gr. III).
In search of a victory, grade I winner Interpatation invades Northern California from New York for the $100,000 All American Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 26, the richest race of the autumn meet at Golden Gate Fields.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Violon Sacre, a two-time stakes winner in four United States turf starts this season, tries Belmont Park for the first time against some tough customers in the $100,000 Knickerbocker Handicap (gr. IIIT) Oct. 17.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Grand Couturier, winner of the 2008 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (gr. IT), has been retired from racing.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Paddy O'Prado will get his stiffest test when he makes his debut against older horses in the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (gr. IT) Oct. 2 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Al Khali finally got loose in mid-stretch and ran down odds-on favorite Winchester in the final yards to win the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) Sept. 11 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Millionaire 7-year-old Grand Couturier has not been a factor in four starts this season, but his connections are hoping he will return to form in a race he won a year ago, the Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Get Stormy will shoot for his fourth victory at Saratoga and his second graded stakes victory of the 2010 Spa meeting when he tackles the $200,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 27.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Winless since scoring an upset in last year's Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT), Telling received a brilliant ride from Garrett Gomez to win the $500,000 race for the second straight year Aug. 14 at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Despite the return of the last three winners of the race, the 2010 edition of the Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) lacks a true standout. That was made possible after the defection of probable favorite Take the Points.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
His five-race winning streak snapped last month in Canada, Get Stormy looks to get back to his winning ways in the $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Saratoga turf Aug. 1.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Champion Gio Ponti will attempt to break a five-race losing streak and defend his title in the $600,000 Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) July 10 at Belmont.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Dual Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti is expected to defend his title in the $600,000 Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) July 10 at Belmont. The 5-year-old horse worked five furlongs in 1:02 July 1.
Friday, July 02, 2010
Get Serious registered his eighth lifetime win 10 starts on the Monmouth Park turf when he tallied a front-running victory at odds of 7-1 in the $255,000 Monmouth Stakes (gr. IIIT) June 12.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Multiple grade I winner Presious Passion returns to Monmouth Park June 12 to defend his title in the $250,000 Monmouth Stakes (gr. IIIT) on turf.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Baletti took the Fort Marcy (gr. IIIT) and Dynaslew set all of the fractions to score in the Beaugay (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares in front of a crowd of 9,405 on Kentucky Derby day at Belmont Park May 1.
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]