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Athenia S. (gr. 3)

BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: October 15, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 5:18 PM
1 Denomination Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

2006 | Bay Mare | Smart Strike   - Dreamlike, Storm Cat

  • Breeder:Brookdale Thoroughbreds LLC
  • Owner: Ghislaine Head
  • Trainer: Christophe Clement
  • Jockey: Joe Bravo

Sire: Smart Strike  , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 425 yearlings sold, median $70,000.

Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.

2 Unbridled Humor Margin: 2 TrueNicks: A++ $20,000

2007 | Gray or Roan Mare | Distorted Humor   - Devotion Unbridled, Unbridled

  • Breeder:Live Oak Stud
  • Owner: Live Oak Plantation
  • Trainer: H. Graham Motion
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

Sire: Distorted Humor  , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: Unbridled, Bay, 1987.

3 Countess Lemonade Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A+ $10,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Storm Cat - Love Me True, Kingmambo

  • Breeder:Southern Bloodstock
  • Owner: Bobby Flay
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Jose L. Espinoza

Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $570,610. Lifetime: 462 yearlings sold, median $325,000.

Broodmare Sire: Kingmambo, Bay, 1990.

Sale History: Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2010, $1,146,159.

Time: 1:44.17   Track: Yielding

Others: Thai Haku (IRE), $5,000; Nefertiti, $3,000; Thundering Emilia, $1,000; Stormy Dixie, $1,000.

Scratched: C C's Pal; Aquitaine.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1DenominationJoe BravoChristophe Clement
2Unbridled HumorJohn R. VelazquezH. Graham Motion
3Countess LemonadeJose L. EspinozaTodd A. Pletcher
4Thai Haku (IRE)Jose LezcanoChad C. Brown
5NefertitiRyan CuratoloLeigh Delacour
6Thundering EmiliaAlex O. SolisMichael R. Matz
7Stormy DixieDavid CohenAlan E. Goldberg

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
6 DenominationJoe Bravo$11.00$3.90$3.30
7 Unbridled HumorJohn R. Velazquez$3.10$2.80
1 Countess LemonadeJose L. Espinoza$7.10
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (6-7)$29.00
$2.00 Trifecta (6-7-1)$236.00
$2.00 Superfecta (6-7-1-4)$606.00

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