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Man o' War S. (gr. 1)

BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY

  • Purse: $600,000
  • Date: July 14, 2012
  • Class: Grade 1
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And Three Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:34 PM
1 Point of Entry Margin: TrueNicks: A+ $360,000

2008 | Bay Horse | Dynaformer - Matlacha Pass, Seeking the Gold

  • Breeder:Phipps Stable
  • Owner: Phipps Stable
  • Trainer: Claude R. McGaughey III
  • Jockey: Jose Lezcano

Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. Raced 3 years. 30 starts, 7 wins, $671,207. Lifetime: 555 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.

2 Center Divider Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A $120,000

2007 | Chestnut Horse | Giant's Causeway   - Meridiana (GER), Lomitas (GB)

  • Breeder:Jon Kelly & Sarah Kelly
  • Owner: Amerman Racing LLC
  • Trainer: Chad C. Brown
  • Jockey: Rosie Napravnik

Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.

Broodmare Sire: Lomitas (GB), Chestnut, 1988.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $310,000.

3 Tahoe Lake (BRZ) Margin: 3 TrueNicks: A+ $60,000

2006 | Bay Gelding | Know Heights (IRE) - Tutto Charm (BRZ), Roi Normand

  • Breeder:Haras Anderson
  • Owner: Alastar Thoroughbred Racing
  • Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek
  • Jockey: Eddie Castro

Sire: Know Heights (IRE), Bay, 1989. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 10 wins, $590,763. Lifetime: 1 yearlings sold, median $20,085.

Broodmare Sire: Roi Normand, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.

Time: 2:13.87   Track: Firm

Others: Newsdad, $30,000; Treasure Beach (GB), $18,000; Hudson Steele, $6,000; Game Ball, $6,000.

Scratched: Philly Ace.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Point of EntryJose LezcanoClaude R. McGaughey III
2Center DividerRosie NapravnikChad C. Brown
3Tahoe Lake (BRZ)Eddie CastroKenneth G. McPeek
4NewsdadJunior AlvaradoWilliam I. Mott
5Treasure Beach (GB)Jamie P. SpencerAidan P. O'Brien
6Hudson SteeleJoe BravoTodd A. Pletcher
7Game BallDavid CohenNaipaul Chatterpaul

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
3 Point of EntryJose Lezcano$7.90$4.00$3.00
2 Center DividerRosie Napravnik$9.70$5.10
1 Tahoe Lake (BRZ)Eddie Castro$5.40
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (3-2)$80.50
$2.00 Trifecta (3-2-1)$518.00
$2.00 Superfecta (3-2-1-4)$1,938.00

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