BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Giants Play | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A+ | $90,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Giant's Causeway - Playful Act (IRE), Sadler's Wells
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 731 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sadler's Wells, Bay, 1981.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $850,000.
| 2 | Zagora (FR) | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Mare | Green Tune - Zaneton (FR), Mtoto (GB)
Sire: Green Tune, Chestnut, 1991. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 5 wins, $472,166. Lifetime: 215 yearlings sold, median $34,167. In 2009: 1.33 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Mtoto (GB), Bay, 1983.
Sale History:
Agence Francaise De Vente Du Pur-Sang, Deauville August, 2008 Yearling Sale, $139,394.
| 3 | Hibaayeb (GB) | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A+ | $15,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Singspiel (IRE) - Lady Zonda (GB), Lion Cavern
Sire: Singspiel (IRE), Bay, 1992. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $5,952,825. Lifetime: 359 yearlings sold, median $65,125.
Broodmare Sire: Lion Cavern, Chestnut, 1989.
Others: Freedom Rings, $7,500; Prize Catch, $4,500; La Cloche, $3,000.
Scratched: Trix in the City.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants Play | Rajiv Maragh | Christophe Clement |
| 2 | Zagora (FR) | Ramon A. Dominguez | Chad C. Brown |
| 3 | Hibaayeb (GB) | John R. Velazquez | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 4 | Freedom Rings | Javier Castellano | David G. Donk |
| 5 | Prize Catch | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Angel J. Penna, Jr. |
| 6 | La Cloche | Jose Lezcano | James J. Toner |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Giants Play | Rajiv Maragh | $9.20 | $4.50 | $2.40 | ||||||
| 1 | Zagora (FR) | Ramon A. Dominguez | $3.60 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 7 | Hibaayeb (GB) | John R. Velazquez | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-1) | $28.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-1-7) | $46.60 | ||||||||||
Bettors made Zagora the even-money favorite in the $150,000 Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT) and she rewarded their faith in her.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Zagora will be trying to pad her already impressive resume when she takes on six rivals in the $150,000 Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT) May 19 at Pimlico Race Course in Maryland.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Winter Memories will attempt to win her fourth graded stakes at Belmont Park when she makes her 2012 debut in the $150,000 Beaugay (gr. IIIT) on May 5.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
James Miller's Daisy Devine, allowed to get away with an easy lead under James Graham, went wire-to-wire in the $300,000 Jenny Wiley (gr. IT) April 14 at Keeneland.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Zagora, who ran third in last year's Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland, is back for this year running, but this time she's coming off two straight graded stakes wins.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Zagora's great turn of foot delivered a win in the Hillsborough Stakes, just 3/5ths of a second off the Tampa Bay Downs track record for 1 1/8 miles on the turf.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Grade I winner Zagora, second in last year's Hillsborough Stakes (gr. IIIT) to Denomination in a tight finish, will attempt to turn the tables in 2012 when the two mares meet again in the grass event at Tampa Bay Downs.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Odds-on favorite Zagora, off for nearly five months, was razor sharp in her return Feb. 4 at Tampa Bay Downs, taking over at the top of the stretch en route to winning the $150,000 Endeavour Stakes (gr. IIIT).
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Keertana, a winner in four of her five starts last year including three in graded ranks, returns from an extended layoff as one of the main contenders in the $150,000 Endeavour Stakes (gr. IIIT) Feb. 4 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Working in company with Desert Sage, Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) contender Stacelita breezed four furlongs in 48.55 seconds.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Mike Repole's dynamic duo of Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty worked the morning of Oct. 16 over the training track at Belmont Park, with Uncle Mo covering five furlongs in a bullet :58.64 -- the fastest of 32 at the distance.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Never Retreat picked up her second grade II win of the season on the Woodbine turf when she outlasted a deep field to capture the Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) Sept. 18.
Sunday, September 18, 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
Emerald Beech overhauled pacesetter Dynaslew past mid-stretch to register her fourth consecutive victory by 1 1/2 lengths in the $102,000 Glens Falls (gr. IIIT), the final stakes event of the 2011 Saratoga season Sept. 5.
Monday, September 05, 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
Zagora earned her first United States win in five starts when she charged home on the outside to tally convincingly in the $500,000 Diana Stakes (gr. IT) on the Saratoga turf July 30.
Saturday, July 30, 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
The Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Delaware Park July 9 could be the perfect opportunity for She Be Classy to step up in class.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Giants Play took advantage of an unpressured lead in the early going and had just enough to hold off Zagora to notch her first stakes victory in the $150,000 New York (gr. IIT) June 25 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Hibaayeb and Giants Play, the top two finishers in the Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT), will square off again in $150,000 New York Stakes (gr. IIT) for fillies and mares at Belmont Park June 25.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A 35-slide review of the many races from the holiday weekend!
Grade I winner Hibaayeb used her class edge to help secure her first victory of the season, as she defeated five rivals to take the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT) May 28 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Christophe Clement, already a four-time winner of the event, has three of the six betting interests entered in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT) May 28 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, May 25, 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
Grade I winner Gypsy's Warning will make her season debut as the 123-pound high weight in a full field of fillies and mares shooting for the $200,000 Jenny Wiley (gr. IIT) April 16 at Keeneland.
Wednesday, April 13, 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]