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BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | My Miss Aurelia | Margin: 5½ | TrueNicks: A | $180,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Smart Strike - My Miss Storm Cat, Sea of Secrets
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 425 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sea of Secrets , Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $550,000.
| 2 | Stopshoppingmaria | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | More Than Ready - Skybox, Spend a Buck
Sire: More Than Ready , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 930 yearlings sold, median $75,649.
Broodmare Sire: Spend a Buck, Bay, 1982.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $100,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $50,000.
| 3 | Miss Netta | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Street Sense - Dyna Peak, Dynaformer
Sire: Street Sense , Dark Bay or Brown, 2004. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $4,383,200. Lifetime: 168 yearlings sold, median $83,956.
Broodmare Sire: Dynaformer , Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2010 Select Yearling Sale, $260,000.
Others: Holiday Soiree, $15,000; Spare Change, $9,000; Harbor Mist, $6,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Miss Aurelia | Corey S. Nakatani | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Stopshoppingmaria | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Miss Netta | Rajiv Maragh | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 4 | Holiday Soiree | Edgar S. Prado | John P. Terranova, II |
| 5 | Spare Change | Javier Castellano | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 6 | Harbor Mist | Ryan Curatolo | Philip M. Serpe |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Miss Aurelia | Corey S. Nakatani | $6.50 | $3.00 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 3 | Stopshoppingmaria | John R. Velazquez | $2.60 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 2 | Miss Netta | Rajiv Maragh | $3.50 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-3) | $11.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-3-2) | $33.40 | ||||||||||
Hansen, the 2011 champion 2-year-old male and winner of the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and grade I winner and BC runner-up Union Rags, were assigned 126 pounds on the annual Experimental Free Handicap.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
A fourth consecutive HOY title by a female is very possible for 2012.
My Miss Aurelia's championship status was affirmed Jan. 16 when it was announced that My Miss Aurelia had been voted champion 2-year-old filly of 2011, garnering 247 of the 248 total first place votes.
Monday, January 16, 2012
In the Horse of the Year category, fans made the multiple grade I winner Havre de Grace their top pick with 4,249 votes.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Probable champion My Miss Aurelia has been given time off for a sore shin and probably won't resume light training until February, co-owner George Bolton said Dec. 29.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
With Uncle Mo retired, Stay Thirsty is now the top gun in Mike Repole's stable. And after a championship-caliber 3-year-old season in 2011, there are high expectations for the son of Bernardini next year.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
The Breeders' Cup World Championships never fails to deliver...in a mostly good way.
A photographic review of the results of day 1 of the Breeders' Cup.
My Miss Aurelia, named for co-owner George Bolton's mother, remained undefeated when she prevailed by a game three lengths in the Nov. 4 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I).
Friday, November 04, 2011
Ken and Sarah Ramseys' Stephanie's Kitten, a homebred daughter of Kitten's Joy, rallies to catch Stopshoppingmaria late to win the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT).
Friday, November 04, 2011
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
Barbara Banke is carrying on the prominent Thoroughbred operation, Stonestreet Stables, which will be represented by My Miss Aurelia and Wilburn in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Unbeaten My Miss Aurelia, winner of the Frizette Stakes (gr. I) in her last start, was made the 5-2 favorite for the $1 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I).
Monday, October 31, 2011
The John Gosden-trained Elusive Kate, winner of the Prix Marcel Boussac (Fr-I) was made the 2-1 favorite for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT).
Monday, October 31, 2011
Jockey Javier Castellano was at Churchill Downs Oct. 29 to send Stopshoppingmaria through a sparkling turf breeze in company with Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT) contender Sweet Cat.
Saturday, October 29, 2011Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin worked the final four of his Breeders' Cup contenders Oct. 29 over Belmont Park's training track.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Breeders' Cup contender works and arrivals.
Sidney's Candy, a TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) hopeful, covered a half mile on firm turf in :50 at Churchill Downs Oct. 25. He is trained by Todd Pletcher for WinStar Farm and Rubio Stable.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Stablemates Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty, both headed for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, stayed on schedule with their latest breezes over the training track at Belmont Park Oct. 23.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Steve Asmussen has eight potential starters for the year-end championships Nov. 5-6. If they all start, it will be his largest Breeders' Cup contingent.
Monday, October 17, 2011
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.
My Miss Aurelia defeated Stopshoppingmaria for the second time this year, drawing away in the stretch for a convincing win in the $300,000 Frizette (gr. I) Oct. 8 at Belmont. Corey Nakatani bagged his sixth win of the day.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Two of the top-ranked juvenile fillies in the nation, My Miss Aurelia and Stopshoppingmaria, will square off for a second time in the $300,000 Frizette Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
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
The buzz turns from what was to what will be.
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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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