BloodHorse.com | Horse Racing News

Metropolitan H. (gr. 1)

BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY

  • Purse: $750,000
  • Date: May 28, 2012
  • Class: Grade 1
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: One Mile
  • Post Time: 5:47 PM
1 Shackleford Margin: nose TrueNicks: D $450,000

2008 | Chestnut Colt | Forestry   - Oatsee, Unbridled

  • Breeder:Mike Lauffer & Bill Cubbedge
  • Owner: Lauffer, Michael, Cubbedge, W. D. and Phillips Racing Partnership
  • Trainer: Dale L. Romans
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

Sire: Forestry  , Bay, 1996. Raced 1 years. 11 starts, 7 wins, $591,225. Lifetime: 408 yearlings sold, median $90,000.

Broodmare Sire: Unbridled, Bay, 1987.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($275,000).

2 Caleb's Posse Margin: 3 TrueNicks: B $150,000

2008 | Bay Colt | Posse   - Abbey's Missy, Slewacide

  • Breeder:Don C. McNeill
  • Owner: McNeill Stables and Cheyenne Stables LLC
  • Trainer: Donnie K. Von Hemel
  • Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

Sire: Posse  , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 7 wins, $662,841. Lifetime: 237 yearlings sold, median $20,000. In 2009: 2.36 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Slewacide, Bay, 1980. In 2009: .97 AEI.

3 To Honor and Serve Margin: 5 TrueNicks: A+ $75,000

2008 | Bay Colt | Bernardini   - Pilfer, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Twin Creeks Farm, Larry Byer & Rancho San MIguel
  • Owner: Live Oak Plantation
  • Trainer: William I. Mott
  • Jockey: Jose Lezcano

Sire: Bernardini  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2003. Lifetime: 305 yearlings sold, median $135,000.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $575,000.
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $250,000.

Time: 1:33.30   Track: Fast

Others: Caixa Eletronica, $37,500; Jackson Bend, $22,500; Saginaw, $15,000.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1ShacklefordJohn R. VelazquezDale L. Romans
2Caleb's PosseRajiv MaraghDonnie K. Von Hemel
3To Honor and ServeJose LezcanoWilliam I. Mott
4Caixa EletronicaJavier CastellanoTodd A. Pletcher
5Jackson BendCorey S. NakataniNicholas P. Zito
6SaginawDavid CohenDavid Jacobson

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
2 ShacklefordJohn R. Velazquez$8.80$4.80$3.10
3 Caleb's PosseRajiv Maragh$3.70$2.50
1 To Honor and ServeJose Lezcano$2.30
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-3)$30.20
$2.00 Trifecta (2-3-1)$59.00
$2.00 Superfecta (2-3-1-5)$324.00

Related Articles

Five Derby Also-Rans Take Aim at Preakness

Five Derby Also-Rans Take Aim at Preakness

The connections of five horses who finished behind Orb in Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hope their starter can become 20th horse since 1973 to win the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) after coming up short in Derby.

 4 days ago
Jackson Bend Returns to Training

Jackson Bend Returns to Training

A familiar name appeared on the worktab at Calder Casino & Race Course on May 5: dual grade I-winning millionaire Jackson Bend is back in training.

 Sunday, May 05, 2013
Three Chimneys' Derby Week Open House May 2

Three Chimneys' Derby Week Open House May 2

Three Chimneys Farm will hold its annual open house that coincides with the week of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) on Thursday, May 2.

 Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Game On Dude, Ron the Greek in CT Classic

Game On Dude, Ron the Greek in CT Classic

Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, two of the top older horses in training, are among the seven horses entered in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20.

 Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Game On Dude Among 52 CT Classic Nominees

Game On Dude Among 52 CT Classic Nominees

Game On Dude, second in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II) in 2011, is among the 52 nominees for and an expected entrant in this year's $1.5 million race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.

 Monday, April 08, 2013
Jackson Bend Won't Stand in 2013

Jackson Bend Won't Stand in 2013

Jackson Bend, a multiple grade I winner who was retired from racing in October, will not stand his first season at stud in 2013 after it was determined that he would require more time to recover from a training accident.

 Monday, January 28, 2013
Elnaawi - A New Face for a New Year

Elnaawi - A New Face for a New Year

MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Pedigrees don't win races, but on paper, none of the new faces to emerge so far in 2013 looks better than Elnaawi.

 Friday, January 25, 2013
Outstanding Trainer: Dale Romans

Outstanding Trainer: Dale Romans

There are grade I races and there are grade I races--the races trainers see themselves winning in the most pleasant of dreams. In knocking down several races from the latter category, Dale Romans won his first Eclipse Award.

 Saturday, January 19, 2013
NYRA Registers Strong Handle Growth for Year

NYRA Registers Strong Handle Growth for Year

In its first full year receiving added money for purses from the Resorts World Casino New York City at Aqueduct Racetrack, the New York Racing Association registered strong pari-mutuel handle in 2012.

 Friday, January 18, 2013

Forestry to Shuttle to Peru

Forestry, sire of 2012 Eclipse Award finalist Shackleford, will shuttle to Claudio Pizarro's Haras El Catorce in Peru.

 Thursday, January 17, 2013

Gainesway Buys Mares for New Stallions

Antony Beck of Gainesway, which stands new stallions To Honor and Serve and Tapizar, has been shopping at both the Keeneland November breeding stock sale and the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale for mares.

 Thursday, January 10, 2013
Shackleford Connections Buying Mares at Sale

Shackleford Connections Buying Mares at Sale

Mike Lauffer, who bred and raced Shackleford in partnership with Bill Cubbedge, said the partners are looking for mares at the Keeneland sale to mate to the 2011 Preakness winner.

 Monday, January 07, 2013
Saratoga Snacks Denies Saginaw Win 11 in 2012

Saratoga Snacks Denies Saginaw Win 11 in 2012

A fresh Saratoga Snacks denied Saginaw his 11th win of 2012 with a powerful victory in the $73,500 Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 26.

 Wednesday, December 26, 2012
After the Wire - 12/16/2012

After the Wire - 12/16/2012

Evan recaps the CashCall Futurity as well as Saginaw's tie for 10 wins this year.

watch video

 Sunday, December 16, 2012
Gravesend: Saginaw Snatches 10th Win of Year

Gravesend: Saginaw Snatches 10th Win of Year

Saginaw reaffirmed his status as the biggest winner in New York this year Dec. 15 at Aqueduct, outfighting Royal Currier through the stretch to take the Gravesend Handicap for his 10th victory of 2012.

 Saturday, December 15, 2012
Adam's Turf: A Year of Finishes

Adam's Turf: A Year of Finishes

At year's end we typically see many of our favorite stars move into retirement or second careers. In spite of the many fan favorites and talented athletes who have left the track, one thing remains...their finishes.

read blog

 Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Slideshow: Shackleford

Slideshow: Shackleford

Revisit the racing career of the Shack Attack.

view slideshow

 Monday, December 10, 2012
Hangin' With Haskin: Vox Populi Gets It Right

Hangin' With Haskin: Vox Populi Gets It Right

Only in Thoroughbred racing can one of the greatest champions in the history of the sport share the same stage with a former $5,000 claimer from Penn National.

read blog

 Saturday, December 08, 2012
Slideshow: New Sires of 2013

Slideshow: New Sires of 2013

A visual look at some of the top new stallions for 2013.

View Slideshow

 Friday, December 07, 2012
Shackleford, Paynter Added to Vox Populi Noms

Shackleford, Paynter Added to Vox Populi Noms

After seeing reaction to their initial five nominees, Penny Chenery and the Secretariat Vox Populi Committee have added two more nominees in Paynter and Shackleford.

 Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Charles Town Classic Purse Up to $1.5 Million

Charles Town Classic Purse Up to $1.5 Million

The purse for the grade II Charles Town Classic will increase to $1.5 million in 2013 and award the winner $1 million under a revised payment structure.

 Thursday, November 29, 2012
Shackleford's Clark Win Tops Churchill Meet

Shackleford's Clark Win Tops Churchill Meet

A farewell victory by Shackleford in the Nov. 23 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (gr. I) provided an exclamation point near the end of Churchill Downs' 21-day fall meet that concluded Nov. 25.

 Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Hangin' With Haskin: 2011 Crop No Flop

Hangin' With Haskin: 2011 Crop No Flop

Few classic crops have been maligned more than the class of 2011. Well, perhaps it is time for the critics to re-evaluate their position.

read blog

 Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Shackleford Calls it a Career

Shackleford Calls it a Career

Claire remembers Shackleford through all phases of his career.

read blog

 Monday, November 26, 2012
After the Wire - 11/26/2012

After the Wire - 11/26/2012

Evan Hammonds recaps the Thanksgiving holiday weekend races, including the Remsen S., Cigar Mile, Clark H., and Fall Highweight H.

watch video

 Monday, November 26, 2012

Race Replay

Race Results & Entries

Blogs

Acoma

Haskin's Preakness Recap: Ox Tale

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]