Belmont Park
| 1 | Circularity | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $22,320 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Candy Ride (ARG) - Turkish Gipsy, Turkoman
Sire: Candy Ride (ARG) , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 260 yearlings sold, median $36,071.
Broodmare Sire: Turkoman, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. In 2009: 1.26 AEI.
| 2 | Current Design | Margin: 4¾ | $7,440 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Tiznow - Elegant Designer, Suave Prospect
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Suave Prospect, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992.
| 3 | Griffin Rock | Margin: 12 | TrueNicks: D | $3,720 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | North Light (IRE) - Right Daddy, Yes It's True
Sire: North Light (IRE) , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 101 yearlings sold, median $6,000.
Broodmare Sire: Yes It's True , Bay, 1996.
Others: Silver Skates, $1,860; Northern Tripp, $1,116; Running Made Easy, $186; Ballerino, $186; Alaina's Secret, $186; Hidden Vow, $186.
Scratched: Vengeful Pride; Twigazuri Strait; Magnificent Moon; Life's a Roar; Santonio d'Oro; Barrymore; Great Karoo.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circularity | Joel Rosario | Teresa M. Pompay |
| 2 | Current Design | Javier Castellano | Jamie Ness |
| 3 | Griffin Rock | Wilmer A. Garcia | Roy Sedlacek |
| 4 | Silver Skates | Jose L. Espinoza | Naipaul Chatterpaul |
| 5 | Northern Tripp | Keiber J. Coa | James T. Ryerson |
| 6 | Running Made Easy | Ariel Smith | William Younghans |
| 7 | Ballerino | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Roy S. Lerman |
| 8 | Alaina's Secret | Jose L. Ortiz | John T. Toscano, Jr. |
| 9 | Hidden Vow | Edgar S. Prado | Patrick J. Quick |
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]