BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Hessonite | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: A | $105,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Mare | Freud - Lakab, Manila
Sire: Freud , Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 1 wins, $44,016. Lifetime: 143 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Manila, Bay, 1983. In 2009: 1.76 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $27,000.
| 2 | Shakeira | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $35,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Freud - Cerita, Magesterial
Sire: Freud , Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 1 wins, $44,016. Lifetime: 143 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Magesterial, Bay, 1977.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2009 Pref Yearling Sale, $16,000.
| 3 | Gitchee Goomie | Margin: 5 | TrueNicks: A++ | $17,500 |
2007 | Bay Mare | City Zip - Riotous Miss, Brief Ruckus
Sire: City Zip , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $818,225. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Brief Ruckus, Bay, 1986. In 2009: .79 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2013 Horses of All Ages Sale, $250,000.
Others: Kibosh, $8,750; Mystic City, $5,250; Dreaming of Cara, $500; Freedom Rings, $500; Wholelottashakin, $500; Color Blind, $500; Considerate, $500; Divadora, $500; Prize Doll, $500.
Scratched: Go Unbridled; Ginger Snapit; Harbor Mist.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hessonite | Ramon A. Dominguez | David G. Donk |
| 2 | Shakeira | Eddie Castro | Chad C. Brown |
| 3 | Gitchee Goomie | Alan Garcia | Richard A. Violette, Jr. |
| 4 | Kibosh | Joel Rosario | John C. Kimmel |
| 5 | Mystic City | Cornelio H. Velasquez | M. Anthony Ferraro |
| 6 | Dreaming of Cara | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Mitchell E. Friedman |
| 7 | Freedom Rings | Edgar S. Prado | David G. Donk |
| 8 | Wholelottashakin | Javier Castellano | Thomas M. Bush |
| 9 | Color Blind | Junior Alvarado | M. Anthony Ferraro |
| 10 | Considerate | Michael J. Luzzi | John O. Hertler |
| 11 | Divadora | Joe Bravo | James L. Lawrence, II |
| 12 | Prize Doll | Jose Lezcano | Michael Miceli |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hessonite | Ramon A. Dominguez | $2.70 | $2.50 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 8 | Shakeira | Eddie Castro | $5.10 | $3.10 | |||||||
| 6 | Gitchee Goomie | Alan Garcia | $3.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-8) | $14.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-8-6) | $37.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-8-6-5) | $220.50 | ||||||||||
Dayatthespa, making her first appearance since she was injured attempting to hop the rail in the Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) last fall, was much the best in the $88,200 You Go West Girl overnight stakes May 5 at Belmont Park.
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Finally finding room outside, Hessonite accelerated late to win the Beaugay Stakes (gr. III) by three-quarters of a length May 4 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, May 04, 2013Last year's Diana Stakes (gr. I) runner-up Dream Peace is the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the Beaugay Stakes (gr. IIIT) May 4 at Belmont Park.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Successful Song was supposed to be embarking on a new career as a broodmare by now, but her connections at Live Oak Plantation changed the plan for their homebred daughter of Successful Appeal thanks to her winning ways.
Thursday, March 28, 2013Gitchee Goomie, a grade III-winning daughter of City Zip, was the first horse to bring six figures at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale when she brought a final bid of $250,000 from Frank Stronach's Adena Springs.
Monday, January 07, 2013
Closing weekend at Belmont Park is highlighted by a pair of grade III races, with both the $150,000 Bold Ruler Handicap and the $150,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap for fillies and mares set for Oct. 27.
Wednesday, October 24, 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
Royal Delta blew It's Tricky away in the $400,000 Beldame Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park Sept. 29, drawing off to a 9 1/2-length victory under wraps.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Multiple graded stakes winner Zagora heads the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Sept. 29, while European invaders I'm a Dreamer and Nahrain are poised to challenge.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Royal Delta and It's Tricky look to recover from an Aug. 26 Personal Ensign (gr. I) upset and eye year-end honors when they meet for a fifth time Sept. 29 in the $400,000 Beldame Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Hessonite registered a 5 1/4-length romp in the $150,000 John Hettinger Stakes and Lubash outlasted favored Compliance Officer in the $150,000 Ashley T. Cole Stakes, both for New York-breds, Sept. 9 at Belmont Park.
Sunday, September 09, 2012
Patsy C. Symons' Gitchie Goomie got her first graded stakes score in the $250,000 Dr. James Penny Memorial Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Parx Racing July 3.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
An evenly-matched field of nine older fillies and mares heads postward July 3 in the $250,000 Dr. James Penny Memorial Handicap (gr. IIIT), each seeking her first graded stakes score.
Sunday, July 01, 2012Making her turf debut and first start in graded company, Darley Stable homebred Better Lucky lived up to her name when she outdueled Regalo Mia by a nose in the Sands Point (gr. IIT).
Monday, May 28, 2012
Grade III winner Somali Lemonade seeks to get back on the winning track when she heads the eight-horse field entered in the May 28 Sands Point (gr. IIT) on the Memorial Day card at Belmont Park.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Grade I winner Winter Memories started her 2012 season in fine form with a 2 1/4-length win in the $150,000 Beaugay Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park, giving jockey Eddie Castro his 2,000th North American victory.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Giant Ryan stole the show at the New York Thoroughbred Breeders' annual awards banquet April 2, winning top honors as 2011 New York-bred Horse of the Year, champion older male, and champion male sprinter.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Grade I winner Awesome Maria looked as good as ever romping in the Sabin Stakes (gr. III) last month; Where's Sterling leads the field in the Skip Away. Both races are part of the Florida Derby undercard at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Trainer Chad Brown, who experienced great success last year with female turf stars Stacelita and Zagora, now appears to have an emerging turf stakes filly prospect in Dayatthespa.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Back on firm ground for her first start of 2012, favored Dayatthespa swept to a 1 3/4-length win in the $100,000 Sweetest Chant Stakes on the Gulfstream Park turf Jan. 22.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
The Demoiselle Stakes, an important race for juvenile fillies under early consideration for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), drew a full field of 10 promising young females headlined by Lady Cohiba and Awalkinthemoonlite.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Arena Elvira notched her third straight victory and first in a graded stakes when she pulled away to a 6 3/4-length triumph in the $98,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap (gr. III) Nov. 4, the opening-day feature at Aqueduct.
Friday, November 04, 2011The $100,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap (gr. III) headlines an eight-race live program as racing returns Nov. 4 to Aqueduct Racetrack. The track will also simulcast the first day of the 2011 Breeders Cup.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Two of the top-ranked juvenile fillies in the nation, My Miss Aurelia and Stopshoppingmaria, will square off for a second time in the $300,000 Frizette Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Martin S. Schwartz' Stacelita will be going for her second consecutive grade I triumph when she takes on seven others in the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Oct. 1.
Wednesday, September 28, 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]