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BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY

  • Purse: $80,000
  • Date: September 13, 2012
  • Class:
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  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 5
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 2:58 PM
1 Spring to the Sky Margin: ½ TrueNicks: B $48,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Langfuhr   - Seek to Soar, Seeking the Gold

  • Breeder:Phillips Racing Partnership
  • Owner: Anthony McCarthy
  • Trainer: Bruce R. Brown
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Langfuhr  , Bay, 1992. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $698,574. Lifetime: 471 yearlings sold, median $24,000.

Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2010 Select Yearling Sale, $55,000.

2 Sum of the Parts Margin: TrueNicks: A $16,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Speightstown   - Enjoy the Moment, Slew's Royalty

  • Breeder:Farfellow Farms Ltd.
  • Owner: Klaravich Stables, Inc. and Lawrence, William H.
  • Trainer: Thomas M. Amoss
  • Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux

Sire: Speightstown  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 10 wins, $1,258,256. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $100,000.

Broodmare Sire: Slew's Royalty, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 1.34 AEI.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited March 2011 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $150,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2010 Select Yearling Sale, $75,000.

3 Artest Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: D $8,000

2009 | Chestnut Colt | Hard Spun   - Desire to Excel, Mt. Livermore

  • Breeder:JMJ Racing Stables, LLC, Jeffrey Narlinger & Michael Narlinger
  • Owner: Dennis Narlinger
  • Trainer: Michelle Nihei
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

Sire: Hard Spun  , Bay, 2004. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 7 wins, $2,673,470. Lifetime: 249 yearlings sold, median $53,475.

Broodmare Sire: Mt. Livermore, Chestnut, 1981.

Time: 1:07.84   Track: Firm

Others: Banner Bill, $4,000; Manly, $2,400; Sportswriter, $534; Just Sayin, $534; One Sock Down, $532.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Spring to the SkyJavier CastellanoBruce R. Brown
2Sum of the PartsJulien R. LeparouxThomas M. Amoss
3ArtestJohn R. VelazquezMichelle Nihei
4Banner BillRamon A. DominguezKiaran P. McLaughlin
5ManlyJoel RosarioMichael J. Maker
6SportswriterIrad Ortiz, Jr.Rudy R. Rodriguez
7Just SayinForest BoyceRichard W. Small
8One Sock DownRajiv MaraghEdward J. Coletti, Sr.

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