BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Life At Ten | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A | $150,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Mare | Malibu Moon - Rahrahsixboombah, Rahy
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 412 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,950,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $35,000.
| 2 | Unrivaled Belle | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Mare | Unbridled's Song - Queenie Belle, Bertrando
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.
Broodmare Sire: Bertrando , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,800,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $260,000.
| 3 | Funny Moon | Margin: 17 | TrueNicks: A++ | $25,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Mare | Malibu Moon - Fun Crowd, Easy Goer
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 412 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Easy Goer, Chestnut, 1986.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $2,300,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $175,000.
Others: Manitoba Miss, $12,500; Pumpkin Shell, $7,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life At Ten | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Unrivaled Belle | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 3 | Funny Moon | Alan Garcia | Christophe Clement |
| 4 | Manitoba Miss | Rajiv Maragh | George Weaver |
| 5 | Pumpkin Shell | Edgar S. Prado | David G. Donk |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Life At Ten | John R. Velazquez | $6.60 | $2.70 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 3 | Unrivaled Belle | Kent J. Desormeaux | $2.40 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 1 | Funny Moon | Alan Garcia | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-3) | $11.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-3-1) | $15.00 | ||||||||||
A hearing officer has concluded that former Kentucky chief steward John Veitch violated five rules of racing in his handling of the Life At Ten incident during the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
John Veitch, chief steward for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission who was the subject of an investigation into the Life At Ten situation during the 2010 Breeders' Cup, was dismissed from his position Nov. 28.
Monday, November 28, 2011
The hearing officer in the lengthy Life At Ten investigation has requested a 30-day extension to complete his report to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Royal Delta brought the second day of the Keeneland November breeding stock auction to an electrifying conclusion when her price soared to $8.5 million in a spectator-packed sale pavilion.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
The Fasig-Tipton November select mixed sale enjoyed a tidal wave-like surge in business. The gross revenue rose 17% from a year ago even though the number of lots sold declined 11.2%. The average price increased 31.8%.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Grade I winner Funny Moon, who is foal to Indian Charlie and carrying her first offspring, shot into the price lead at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale around 7 p.m. (EST) Nov. 6, bringing $2.3 million.
Sunday, November 06, 2011New policies in place at this year's Breeders' Cup as a result of the Life At Ten incident in 2010 will still allow pre-race television interviews with jockeys immediately prior to the start of a World Championship race.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Lisa Underwood said Oct. 24 she will step down as executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to take a job with Wyatt, Tarrant, and Combs, a law firm for which she had worked previously.
Monday, October 24, 2011
In an effort to avoid another Life At Ten situation, the Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, and Kentucky Horse Racing Commission have adopted new policies that will be in effect for this year's World Championships Nov. 4-5.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Life At Ten, the star-crossed multiple grade I winner whose career will likely be best remembered for a race she did not win, has been retired following a last-place finish in the $350,000 Beldame Stakes (gr. I).
Monday, October 03, 2011
Havre de Grace made a decisive case for favoritism in next month's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), as she annihilated Royal Delta and three others in the $350,000 Beldame Invitational (gr. I) Oct. 1 at muddy Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Royal Delta will run into Havre de Grace when she faces older horses for the first time in the $350,000 Beldame Invitational (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Belmont Park.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Steve and Lenny dissect the Breeders' Cup races, the many upcoming prep races leading into the Breeders' Cup and a BC Maiden Special Weight as #16 for the card.Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm
With owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher watching, 2010 juvenile champion Uncle Mo blazed four furlongs in a bullet :46.57 over Belmont Park's training track for his next start in the one-mile Kelso Handicap (gr. II).
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Lenny and Steve interview Geoffrey Russell and Rick Porter, discuss Life At Ten/John Veitch, Breeders' Cup Classic and Mile, Gio Ponti and Havre de Grace. Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm.
Why then does the KHRC continue to pursue Veitch, who played a minor part in this comedy of errors?
A probe into Life At Ten's performance in last year's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic and subsequent hearings into whether chief steward John Veitch violated any racing rules has cost the parties involved more than $100,000.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Talkin' Horses is hosted by Ron Mitchell and Greg DePalma. This week's guests are Donna Barton Brothers, Ron Geary and Tom LaMarra for our new Handicapping segment.
In their unfolding battle for supremacy in the national older female rankings, Blind Luck put her nose narrowly in front of Havre de Grace after winning a spellbinding stretch duel in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II).
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Tom, Evan and James Scully of TwinSpires.com handicap the Delaware Handicap and Virginia Derby. Both notable grade II races this weekend.
Delaware Park will host what could be the matchup of the year so far when Blind Luck and Havre de Grace square off in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II) at 1 1/4 miles July 16.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Garrett Gomez will be at Delaware Park July 16 to ride Blind Luck for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II) in a much anticipated clash with division rival Havre de Grace.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Lenny and Steve reflect on the Independence Day racing weekend, John Veitch, Saratoga, and Lefty Lenny the Legend.
The administrative hearing held June 28-30 to determine whether Kentucky Chief Steward John Veitch violated racing regulations only muddied the issues further and raised more questions.
Possible friction among KHRC staff was part of testimony June 30 on the third and final day of a hearing to examine whether state chief steward John Veitch violated racing regulations.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
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