BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Willet | Margin: 9ΒΌ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Jump Start - Katina K, Distinctive Pro
Sire: Jump Start , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 1 years. 5 starts, 2 wins, $221,265. Lifetime: 264 yearlings sold, median $17,000.
Broodmare Sire: Distinctive Pro, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.
| 2 | Miss Valentine | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Mare | Afleet Alex - Miss Yiayia, Gilded Time
Sire: Afleet Alex , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 287 yearlings sold, median $37,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990.
| 3 | Lady On the Run | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $15,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Mare | Ten Most Wanted - Royal Relic, Colonial Affair
Sire: Ten Most Wanted, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 5 wins, $1,718,460. Lifetime: 53 yearlings sold, median $9,000.
Broodmare Sire: Colonial Affair, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2009 Yearling Sale, ($21,000).
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2009 Pref Yearling Sale, ($34,000).
Others: Beautiful But Blue, $7,500; Risky Rachel, $4,500; Great Gracie Dane, $1,000; Agave Kiss, $1,000; Guyana Princess, $1,000.
Scratched: Capable Argument.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willet | Rajiv Maragh | James H. Iselin |
| 2 | Miss Valentine | Joel Rosario | Christophe Clement |
| 3 | Lady On the Run | Michael J. Luzzi | John Morrison |
| 4 | Beautiful But Blue | Junior Alvarado | Thomas M. Bush |
| 5 | Risky Rachel | Javier Castellano | Juan M. Coronel |
| 6 | Great Gracie Dane | David Cohen | David Jacobson |
| 7 | Agave Kiss | Ramon A. Dominguez | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
| 8 | Guyana Princess | Wilmer A. Garcia | Dennis S. Lalman |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Willet | Rajiv Maragh | $19.20 | $8.30 | $5.50 | ||||||
| 4 | Miss Valentine | Joel Rosario | $10.00 | $6.40 | |||||||
| 5 | Lady On the Run | Michael J. Luzzi | $7.30 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-4) | $182.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-4-5) | $1,517.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-4-5-6) | $6,684.00 | ||||||||||
Agave Kiss, a New York graded stakes winner who won her first six starts, has been retired from racing and is booked to major sire Tapit.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Nefertini disposed of heavily favored Fantasy of Flight on the turn for home and outfought a game Willet in the final furlong to register her first graded stakes victory in the Go for Wand Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 23.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Recent stakes winner Willet and four other fillies and mares will go shopping for their first graded stakes win on 'Black' Friday, Nov. 23, when they go postward in the $200,000 Go for Wand Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sportswriter will try to win his first NYSS on the dirt when he competes in the $100,000 Thunder Rumble at Aqueduct Racetrack, while Sunny Desert heads the $100,000 Staten Island for females Nov. 14.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Uncaptured overcame some traffic problems to register a convincing 5 1/2-length win in the $114,800 Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) Oct. 28 at Churchill Downs for his fifth win in six tries this year.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
With owner Mike Repole choosing not to start horses in this year's Breeders' Cup on Nov. 2 and 3 at Santa Anita Park, the New York-based owner will ship talented juvenile Overanalyze to Churchill Downs for the Iroquois.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Lunar Victory and Saratoga Snacks were the favorite and second choice, respectively, in the $250,000 Empire Classic at Belmont Park Oct. 20--and they ran that way.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Favored Book Review, invading from New York for trainer Chad Brown, took down the $400,000 Charles Town Oaks with a big sweeping move from the back of the pack on the night of Sept. 22 at Charles Town.
Saturday, September 22, 2012Book Review, disappointing when seventh as the second choice in last month's Test Stakes (gr. I), is the mild 3-1 favorite in the $400,000 Charles Town Oaks Sept. 22 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Headed by national female sprint champion Musical Romance and multiple grade I winner Turbulent Descent, the $200,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) Sept. 22 at Belmont Park came up as an exceptionally tough race.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Contested overcame a flat-footed start and closed from slightly off the pace to win the $500,000 Test Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 25, nabbing her second grade I victory in New York this year.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Know More, who won the Best Pal Stakes in his debut, is another promising 2-year-old sired by Lion Heart, who now resides in Turkey.
Contested, a grade I winner who was last in her most recent start, will attempt to regain winning form and earn her most lucrative victory to date when competing in the $500,000 Test Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Emma's Encore won the Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III) last time out at odds of 39-1, and the daughter of Congrats proved that score no fluke in the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 4.
Saturday, August 04, 2012
Undefeated in six races before losing badly in her last start, Agave Kiss will attempt to start a new streak at a new track when she faces six rivals in the $300,000 Prioress Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 4.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Jockey Junior Alvarado and Emma's Encore took advantage of a blistering early pace to post a stunning upset in the Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III) at Belmont Park July 7.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Flying Zee Racing Stables' undefeated Agave Kiss is the main filly for five other challengers to beat in the $150,000 Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III) July 7 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, July 04, 2012Spendthrift Farm stallion Tiz Wonderful sired the first winner from his debut crop when 2-year-old filly Scammony earned an impressive debut victory in a $57,000 maiden special weight June 21 at Churchill Downs.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Undefeated Agave Kiss stretched her streak to six when she romped to victory in the $100,000 Miss Preakness Stakes on the Black-Eyed Susan program at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Agave Kiss extended her undefeated record to four races with a three-length triumph in the $150,000 Cicada Stakes (gr. III) at New York's Aqueduct Racecourse March 10.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Undefeated Agave Kiss, freshened after winning the Ruthless Stakes in January, will be heavily favored to win her graded stakes debut in the $150,000 Cicada (gr. III) March 10 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Unbeaten champion Awesome Feather puts her seven-race winning streak on the line against nine opponents in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. I) at Aqueduct Nov. 26.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Arena Elvira will be seeking her fourth consecutive stakes win when the 4-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper tops a nine-horse field in the $150,000 Go for Wand (gr. II) Handicap Nov. 25 at Aqueduct.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Motor City, chugging along at the rail for Calvin Borel, edged past Seven Lively Sins at mid-stretch and held on for a three-quarters of a length victory in the $110,700 Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs Oct. 30.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
WinStar Farm's Savvy Supreme made her two-turn debut a winning one in the $159,000 Monmouth Oaks (gr. III), as she dug in late to hold off favored Miss Valentine Aug. 13 at Monmouth Park.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
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