BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Hilda's Passion | Margin: 5ΒΌ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Canadian Frontier - Executricker, El Prado (IRE)
Sire: Canadian Frontier , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $253,239. Lifetime: 64 yearlings sold, median $8,750.
Broodmare Sire: El Prado (IRE), Gray, 1989.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $1,225,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, ($4,200).
| 2 | Curlina | Margin: 4 | TrueNicks: B | $30,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Cuvee - Most Admired, Unbridled
Sire: Cuvee, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $402,044. Lifetime: 192 yearlings sold, median $12,250.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2013 Horses of All Ages Sale, $42,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $7,000.
| 3 | Tidal Pool | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $15,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Yankee Gentleman - Sea Rhythm, Deputy Minister
Sire: Yankee Gentleman , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 4 wins, $202,547. Lifetime: 152 yearlings sold, median $13,500. In 2009: 1.02 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $220,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $120,000.
Others: Streaker, $7,500; Erin Rose, $4,500.
Scratched: Kissa Melissa; Kid Kate.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilda's Passion | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Curlina | Jorge F. Chavez | Gary P. Gullo |
| 3 | Tidal Pool | John R. Velazquez | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 4 | Streaker | Jose Lezcano | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 5 | Erin Rose | Alex O. Solis | Christophe Clement |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hilda's Passion | Javier Castellano | $2.90 | $2.40 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 3 | Curlina | Jorge F. Chavez | $9.60 | $4.70 | |||||||
| 5 | Tidal Pool | John R. Velazquez | $2,90 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-3) | $51.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-3-5) | $110.00 | ||||||||||
Pressed all the way on a fast pace, favored Glorious View refused to give way in the stretch in her stakes debut, capturing the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 18 at Belmont Park.
3 days ago
Three-time stakes winner Spectacular Sky will try to secure her first career graded stakes win when she faces five other fillies and mares in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 18 at Belmont.
6 days ago
Singlet showed her heels to Kid Kate in the $75,000 Garland of Roses Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 1, posting her third win in four starts at the New York oval.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
A stakes winner at 2, 3, 4, and 5, Kid Kate can go out a winner as she takes on a field of seven other filly and mare sprinters Saturday in the final race of her career, the $75,000 Garland of Roses StakesDec. 1.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Eric Fein's C C's Pal searches for her second straight graded stakes victory July 1 at Belmont Park, facing seasoned sprinters in the $150,000 Bed O' Roses Handicap (gr. II).
Thursday, June 28, 2012
C C's Pal defeated Nicole H by a neck to win the Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park June 2.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Fourth as the favorite in the My Juliet Stakes, Nicole H makes a one-week turnaround for trainer Michael Hushion in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) June 2 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
As bigger names garnered the publicity, Musical Romance completed her rags-to-riches story when she was named champion female sprinter for 2011.
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
Long-time breeder Ted Kuster found himself in a slump a few years back. Then Hilda's Passion came along.
Hilda's Passion, winner of the Aug. 27 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I), will be offered as a racing or broodmare prospect during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale even though she has suffered an injury
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
This week's nominees: Cape Blanco, Stacelita, Hilda's Passion, Celtic New Year, Acclamation.
Todd Pletcher said Stay Thirsty and Uncle Mo were doing fine the day after their strong runs in the Travers Stakes and King's Bishop Stakes, respectively, but that Ballerina winner Hilda's Passion sustained a minor injury.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Front-running Hilda's Passion became a grade I winner with a romping triumph in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 27.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Already a dual grade I winner this year, Sassy Image can keep it going for brothers Jerry and Dale Romans in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 27.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011Fred Bradley and Buff Bradley's homebred Groupie Doll is now a graded stakes winner, thanks to a rail-skimming trip by Greta Kuntzweiler that earned her victory in the $100,000 Gardenia Stakes (gr. III) Aug. 13 at Ellis Park.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Taptam, one of two contenders entered by Bret Calhoun, will carry top weight of 122 pounds in the $100,000 Gardenia Stakes (gr. III), the featured race of the Ellis Park summer meet.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Devil by Design, making her season debut for trainer Bill Mott, overcame early trouble to take control in the final furlong, winning the $100,000 Chicago Handicap (gr. III) July 3 at Arlington Park.
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Tamarind Hall, a 15-1 shot, leads three longshots across the wire first July 2 in Belmont's Bed o'Roses Handicap (gr. III). Hilda's Passion, the 3-10 favorite, finishes sixth.
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Grade I winners Dr. Zic and Hooh Why head a field of eight older fillies and mares in the $100,000 Chicago Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park July 3.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Hilda's Passion looks for her fourth graded stakes win of the year as the clear standout in Belmont Park's $150,000 Bed o' Roses Handicap (gr. III) July 3.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Racing across the world, and prepping for the Belmont Stakes.
Despite a slight stumble at the start, there was no catching odds-on choice Hilda's Passion in the $147,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) as she romped to a 5 1/4-length victory.
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Speedy Hilda's Passion, a two-time graded stakes winner at Gulfstream Park this year, makes her Belmont Park debut as the heavy favorite for the $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) June 4.
Wednesday, June 01, 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
You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]