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BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Franny Freud | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Freud - Frankly Fran, D'Accord
Sire: Freud , Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 1 wins, $44,016. Lifetime: 118 yearlings sold, median $17,000.
Broodmare Sire: D'Accord, Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $560,000.
| 2 | Champagne d'Oro | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Medaglia d'Oro - Champagne Glow, Saratoga Six
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 343 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Saratoga Six, Bay, 1982. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $210,000.
| 3 | Bonnie Blue Flag | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: D | $25,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Mineshaft - Tap Your Feet, Dixieland Band
Sire: Mineshaft , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 10 wins, $2,283,402. Lifetime: 194 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $1,500,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $300,000.
Others: Stormandaprayer, $12,500; Funny Feeling, $7,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franny Freud | Garrett K. Gomez | John P. Terranova, II |
| 2 | Champagne d'Oro | Miguel Mena | Eric J. Guillot |
| 3 | Bonnie Blue Flag | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 4 | Stormandaprayer | Rajiv Maragh | James J. Toner |
| 5 | Funny Feeling | Alan Garcia | Michael J. Maker |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Franny Freud | Garrett K. Gomez | $3.40 | $2.40 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 2 | Champagne d'Oro | Miguel Mena | $4.00 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 1 | Bonnie Blue Flag | Martin Garcia | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-2) | $14.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-2-1) | $17.40 | ||||||||||
Dual grade I winner Champagne d'Oro has been retired from racing and is scheduled to ship to Darley Stud Jan. 11 to be bred to Bernardini.
Friday, January 06, 2012
Top-weighted City to City and defending champion Washington Bridge form a potent duo in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Bonnie Blue Flag, a stakes-winning 4-year-old in foal to Medaglia d'Oro, was the most expensive horse sold during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale as of 6:30 p.m. (EST). She commanded $1.5 million Nov. 6.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
The first inclination would be to dismiss Dullahan's chances in the Juvenile, based on his two mediocre performances over the Churchill Downs dirt surface in his first two career starts. That would be a mistake.
After getting most of the summer off, late-running sensation Blind Luck will return to action in the $250,0000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Front-running Tar Heel Mom overpowered her four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II), drawing off in the stretch for a 5 3/4-length romp at Saratoga Aug. 7.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Fresh off her narrow win in the A Gleam Handicap (gr. II), California shipper Irish Gypsy tries New York racing for the first time when she faces four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 7 at Saratoga
Thursday, August 04, 2011
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Her Smile's breakout win in the grade I Prioress Stakes inspired Alan Porter to explore the history of the Domino branch of the Himyar line that exists today primarily through Include.
Grade I winners Sassy Image and Champagne d'Oro will knock heads with local sharpster Musical Romance going six furlongs in the Princess Rooney H. at Calder July 9.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Alienation, who made an eye-catching return in her season debut last month, will shoot for her first stakes win in the $250,000 Prioress (gr. I) July 4 at Belmont Park.
Friday, July 01, 2011
Turtle Bird Stable's Haynesfield, winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) in 2010, has been honored as New York-bred Horse of the Year for the second year in a row.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Always a Princess sprinted away in the lane over Santa Anita's speed-favoring main track and easily captured the $150,000 El Encino Stakes (gr. II) to spoil the 2011 debut of odds-on choice Blind Luck Jan. 16.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Blind Luck, expected to be named champion 3-year-old filly at the Eclipse Awards Monday evening, kicks off her 2011 campaign in the $150,000 El Encino Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 16 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Trainer John Sadler and jockey Joel Rosario, who teamed to win last year's La Brea Stakes (gr. I) with Evita Argentina, seem well-spotted to repeat in the $250,000 event with the hard-knocking Switch at Santa Anita Dec. 26.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Dubai Majesty took over coming off the turn and rolled to a commanding victory in the $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Friday, November 05, 2010
We all know who the favorites are and who the contenders are. But we also know that no Breeders' Cup is complete without its share of longshots.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Lenny and Steve discuss the draw, live longshots, Zenyatta, Blind Luck, and give their picks. Plus, an interview with Eric Guillot, trainer of Filly & Mare Sprint entrant Champagne d'Oro.
With the Breeders' Cup entries now drawn, here a few longshots to look at.
Life At Life At Ten, who had a six-race win streak stopped in the Personal Ensign Stakes (gr. I) in her last start, will take on the Personal Ensign winner and four other rivals in the Beldame Stakes Oct. 2.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Blind Luck, whose inspiring rags-to-riches story has garnered her a sizable fan base, is looking to add an eighth graded stakes victory to her resume in the Oct. 2 Fitz Dixon Cotillion Stakes (gr. II) at Parx Racing.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
His pedigree shouts stamina but Discreetly Mine--winner Aug. 28 of the grade I King's Bishop Stakes--seems intent on proving himself as a top sprinter.
Blame helped celebrate Claiborne Farm's 100th anniversary with a dramatic win in the Whitney.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Champagne d'Oro, winner of the June 5 Acorn Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park, struck again, this time at Saratoga Aug. 7 in the seven-furlong Test Stakes (gr. I). Bonnie Blue Flag was second.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Lisa's Booby Trap, blind in one eye and wearing a hind shoe on one of her front feet to correct an ankle problem, romped to a six-length victory as the 3-2 favorite in the $68,600 Loudonville Stakes.
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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]
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