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BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Cape Blanco (IRE) | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $360,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Colt | Galileo (IRE) - Laurel Delight (GB), Presidium (GB)
Sire: Galileo (IRE), Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $2,245,373. Lifetime: 690 yearlings sold, median $147,765.
Broodmare Sire: Presidium (GB), Bay, 1982.
Sale History:
Goff's Orby Million and Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2008, $482,229.
| 2 | Gio Ponti | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A+ | $120,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Tale of the Cat - Chipeta Springs, Alydar
Sire: Tale of the Cat , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $360,900. Lifetime: 1003 yearlings sold, median $65,000.
Broodmare Sire: Alydar, Chestnut, 1975.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2007, ($45,000).
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, ($95,000).
| 3 | Boisterous | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Distorted Humor - Emanating, Cox's Ridge
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Cox's Ridge, Bay, 1974. In 2009: 2.46 AEI.
Others: Mission Approved, $30,000; Al Khali, $18,000; Bearpath, $12,000.
Scratched: Nownownow.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Blanco (IRE) | Jamie P. Spencer | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 2 | Gio Ponti | Ramon A. Dominguez | Christophe Clement |
| 3 | Boisterous | John R. Velazquez | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 4 | Mission Approved | Jose L. Espinoza | Naipaul Chatterpaul |
| 5 | Al Khali | Edgar S. Prado | William I. Mott |
| 6 | Bearpath | Frederic Lenclud | Ian R. Wilkes |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Cape Blanco (IRE) | Jamie P. Spencer | $8.10 | $4.10 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 5 | Gio Ponti | Ramon A. Dominguez | $2.60 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 3 | Boisterous | John R. Velazquez | $2.90 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-5) | $18.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-5-3) | $51.50 | ||||||||||
Despite being in Baltimore, the man who recommended selling I'll Have Another won't be at Pimlico Race Course to watch the colt try to win the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Boisterous made his return to New York a winning one, closing resolutely through the stretch for a one-length victory over Desert Blanc in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park May 5.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Eight stakes winners are among the entrants for the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the grass May 5 at Belmont Park, with Boisterous the 5-2 morning line choice.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012Three-time Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti will shuttle from Castleton Lyons near Lexington to Arrowfield Stud in New South Wales, Australia in 2012.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Silver Medallion has found a home on grass since arriving at Todd Pletcher's barn last fall, but he'll face the toughest test of his career in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. I) Feb. 11.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Images from the 41st annual Eclipse Awards.
For the third straight year, a female was crowned Horse of the year when Fox Hill Farm's Havre de Grace took home top honors Jan. 16 at the annual Eclipse Awards ceremony.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Cape Blanco won the champion male turf title by making three transatlantic trips to America and winning not only three grade I stakes, but three of the most prestigious turf stakes in America.
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
A visual look at some of the top new stallions for 2012.
Buena Vista, disqualified from first to second for interference in last year's Japan Cup (Jpn-I), found no such problems this year. The 5-year-old mare surged late to win the $6.1 million event Nov. 27 at Tokyo Racecourse.
Sunday, November 27, 2011Grade I winner Whywhywhy has been sold to a Korean syndicate to stand at Jeju Stallion Station in South Korea.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Grade I winners Uncle Mo and Cape Blanco, both newcomer stallions at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., will stand for $35,000 and $17,500, respectively in 2012.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Castleton Lyons' three-time homebred champion Gio Ponti has been retired from racing to stand at stud in 2012 at the Lexington farm.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011Boisterous wrapped up his 4-year-old campaign on a high note Nov. 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack, coming from off the pace for a two-length victory over Bold Hawk in the $150,000 Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIT).
Saturday, November 05, 2011
The world-class racemare, already a record-holder having won three Breeders' Cup Miles, finishes third in her attempt to win a fourth. Longshot Court Vision wins by a nose over Turallure.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
After notching his first graded stakes victory with a powerful late charge one year ago, Grassy is back to defend his title in the $150,000 Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Aqueduct turf Nov. 5.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
An audible groan went up from the table of traveling lads from France at the Breeders' Cup World Championships post-position draw when it was announced three-time Mile (gr. IT) winner had drawn the rail.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Plotting strategy for So You Think and Game On Dude.
Shane Ryan, president of Castleton Lyons, announced Oct. 27 that Gio Ponti will run in the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) rather than the Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs Nov. 5.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Sullimar Stable's homebred Get Stormy turned in his lone work prior to his next start in the Nov. 5 TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at the Lexington track Oct. 26 when he covered five furlongs on the turf in 1:00 4/5.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011Multiple Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti and dual grade I winner It's Tricky had their final works over at Belmont Park Oct. 26 in preparation for the Breeders' Cup next week at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
A trip to the U.S. was just what Galileo's Irish-bred daughter Together needed to break a 12-race losing streak -- which she did in the grade I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland.
Phipps Stable's homebred Boisterous never stopped charging and finally overtook Sleepless Knight in the final 40 yards to win the $100,000 Knickerbocker Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a half-length Oct. 15 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
This week's nominees: Cape Blanco, Flat Out, Stacelita, Giant Ryan, Uncle Mo, Havre de Grace, Game On Dude.
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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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