BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY
| 1 | Shackleford | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: D | $450,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | Forestry - Oatsee, Unbridled
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
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
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.
Others: Caixa Eletronica, $37,500; Jackson Bend, $22,500; Saginaw, $15,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shackleford | John R. Velazquez | Dale L. Romans |
| 2 | Caleb's Posse | Rajiv Maragh | Donnie K. Von Hemel |
| 3 | To Honor and Serve | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott |
| 4 | Caixa Eletronica | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Jackson Bend | Corey S. Nakatani | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 6 | Saginaw | David Cohen | David Jacobson |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shackleford | John R. Velazquez | $8.80 | $4.80 | $3.10 | ||||||
| 3 | Caleb's Posse | Rajiv Maragh | $3.70 | $2.50 | |||||||
| 1 | To Honor and Serve | Jose 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 | ||||||||||
The Met Mile (gr. I) at Belmont Park traditionally has been one of the most prestigious races in the country, and all you have to do is go down this year's list of entries to understand why.
13 hours ago
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.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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 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 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, 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, 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
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.
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
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, 2013Forestry, sire of 2012 Eclipse Award finalist Shackleford, will shuttle to Claudio Pizarro's Haras El Catorce in Peru.
Thursday, January 17, 2013Antony 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
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
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
Evan recaps the CashCall Futurity as well as Saginaw's tie for 10 wins this 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
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.
Revisit the racing career of the Shack Attack.
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.
A visual look at some of the top new stallions for 2013.
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
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
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
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.
Claire remembers Shackleford through all phases of his career.