BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | C. S. Silk | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $240,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Medaglia d'Oro - Remember the Day, Settlement Day
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: Settlement Day, Chestnut, 1977.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $1,000,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $120,000.
| 2 | Fantasia (GB) | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A | $80,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Sadler's Wells - Blue Symphony (GB), Darshaan (GB)
Sire: Sadler's Wells, Bay, 1981. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 6 wins, $713,690. Lifetime: 635 yearlings sold, median $263,280.
Broodmare Sire: Darshaan (GB), Brown, 1981.
| 3 | Amen Hallelujah | Margin: ½ | $40,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Montbrook - Sara's Success, Concorde's Tune
Sire: Montbrook , Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 1 years. 8 starts, 5 wins, $373,728. Lifetime: 242 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Concorde's Tune, Roan, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Others: Justaroundmidnight (IRE), $20,000; Gypsy's Warning (SAF), $12,000; Aviate (GB), $2,000; Much Rejoicing, $2,000; Strike the Bell, $2,000; Cherokee Queen, $2,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. S. Silk | Javier Castellano | Dale L. Romans |
| 2 | Fantasia (GB) | Joel Rosario | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 3 | Amen Hallelujah | John R. Velazquez | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 4 | Justaroundmidnight (IRE) | Garrett K. Gomez | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 5 | Gypsy's Warning (SAF) | Julien R. Leparoux | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Aviate (GB) | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 7 | Much Rejoicing | Alan Garcia | James J. Toner |
| 8 | Strike the Bell | Ramon A. Dominguez | David G. Donk |
| 9 | Cherokee Queen | Alex O. Solis | Martin D. Wolfson |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | C. S. Silk | Javier Castellano | $27.20 | $12.60 | $7.50 | ||||||
| 6 | Fantasia (GB) | Joel Rosario | $5.80 | $3.70 | |||||||
| 3 | Amen Hallelujah | John R. Velazquez | $5.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-6) | $145.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-6-3) | $1,248.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-6-3-9) | $12,697.00 | ||||||||||
Million-dollar earner Chamberlain Bridge snapped a six-race losing streak Dec. 17 when he led throughout to capture the Bonapaw Stakes at Fair Grounds, one of three $75,000 stakes races on the New Orleans program.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Trainer Graham Motion, fresh off a grade I win in the Hollywood Turf Cup, guns for another at Hollywood Park when he sends out three entrants in the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes on the turf Nov. 25.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith's Together, who rallied to finish second in the Oct. 8 First Lady (gr. IT), will remain at Keeneland this week for a run in the Oct. 15 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
German-bred Daveron, C.S. Silk, and Never Retreat, all graded stakes winners in 2011, headline an overflow field of 12 fillies and mares, plus two also-eligibles for the Oct. 8 First Lady Stakes (gr. IT) at Keeneland.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Odds-on choice Unbridled Humor opened up a big lead in the stretch of the $100,000 Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIIT) and held on comfortably to register her fifth win in six lifetime starts Sept. 18 on the Belmont Park turf.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Unbridled Humor will attempt to start a new winning streak when she competes in the $100,000 Noble Damsel (gr. IIIT) Sept. 18 at Belmont Park.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Shared Account, last year's winner of the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), figures to draw a good deal of interest in the Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine Sept 18.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
As good as she has been during her current five-race winning streak, Romacaca will need to step it up a bit to keep her string alive in the $200,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Saratoga turf Aug. 27.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Third in her American debut in the United Nations Stakes (gr. IT) last month, French-bred Stacelita heads a strong field of 11 older fillies and mares in the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) at Arlington Park Aug. 13.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Romacaca takes the Taylor Made Matchmaker after favorite C. S. Silk encounters major trouble leaving the gate.
Sunday, July 31, 2011Much Rejoicing seeks her first graded stakes win as the lukewarm favorite in the $150,000 Royal North Stakes (Can-IIIT) on the Woodbine turf Aug. 1.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Locally-based Get Serious has been off form this season but will try to get back to his winning ways when he goes for his third straight victory in the $200,000 Oceanport Stakes (gr. IIIT) July 31 at Monmouth Park.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Aviate and Aruna, who ran one-two at Churchill Downs earlier this year, will square off again in a competitive edition of the $500,000 Diana (gr. IT) July 30 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Shadwell Stable's Tajaaweed broke a seven-race losing streak and earned his first stakes win in the United States July 9 when taking over in upper stretch and scoring the $150,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT).
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Juniper Pass, winner of consecutive grade II races in California, tops a field of 10 in the $150,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 9 at Arlington Park.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
C.S. Silk spurted away from her eight rivals to score a 12-1 upset in the $400,000 Foxwoods Just a Game Stakes (gr. IT) on the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) undercard June 11.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Selections for the Belmont and the late Pick 4 from Jason Shandler.
Juddmonte Farms' homebred filly is 5-2 morning-line choice for June 11 Just a Game Stakes (gr. IT) at Belmont Park. The one-mile race for older fillies and mares is worth $400,000.
Thursday, June 09, 2011
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission was informed May 18 that a trainer has filed an appeal of the results of the April 14 Vinery Madison Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Juddmonte Farms' Aviate, with one U.S. race under her belt, rallied strongly in the stretch and pulled away for an easy victory in the $227,800 Churchill Downs Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT) for fillies and mares May 7.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Jerry Romans' filly, a daughter of Broken Vow, rallies from off the pace to win going away; 4-year-old filly was longest shot on the board at 16-1.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Hilda's Passion, a two-time graded stakes winner this season at Gulfstream Park, heads a strong field of eight older fillies and mares in the $300,000 Humana Distaff Stakes (gr. I) at Churchill Downs May 7.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Never Retreat found a yielding turf to her liking when she swept past the leaders in the stretch and cleared off for a 1 3/4-length win in the $200,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland April 16.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
It didn't take long for Shotgun Gulch to move on to her next challenge after winning the April 14 Vinery Madison (gr. I) under Garrett Gomez.
Friday, April 15, 2011
After a day of legal maneuvering, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's denial of a license to trainer Rick Dutrow remained in effect.
Friday, April 15, 2011
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]