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| 1 | Grandeur (IRE) | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Verglas (IRE) - Misskinta (IRE), Desert Sun (GB)
Sire: Verglas (IRE), Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 3 wins, $201,921. Lifetime: 581 yearlings sold, median $29,770.
Broodmare Sire: Desert Sun (GB), Bay, 1988.
Sale History:
Goff's Orby Million and Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2010, $115,413.
| 2 | Interaction (ARG) | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A | $50,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Easing Along - Inter Rails (ARG), Ride the Rails
Sire: Easing Along, Bay, 1998. Lifetime: 15 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: Ride the Rails, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991.
| 3 | Optimizer | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | English Channel - Indy Pick, A.P. Indy
Sire: English Channel , Chestnut, 2002. Raced 4 years. 23 starts, 13 wins, $5,319,028. Lifetime: 115 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: A.P. Indy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Others: Slim Shadey (GB), $15,000; Fire With Fire, $5,000; Bourbon Bay; Tiz Gianni; Grassy; Kindergarden Kid; Private Affair (PER).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandeur (IRE) | Garrett K. Gomez | Patrick Gallagher |
| 2 | Interaction (ARG) | Joseph Talamo | Ronald L. McAnally |
| 3 | Optimizer | Corey S. Nakatani | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 4 | Slim Shadey (GB) | Victor Espinoza | Simon Callaghan |
| 5 | Fire With Fire | Martin Garcia | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 6 | Bourbon Bay | Mike E. Smith | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 7 | Tiz Gianni | David Romero Flores | John A. Shirreffs |
| 8 | Grassy | Rafael Bejarano | Martin F. Jones |
| 9 | Kindergarden Kid | Javier Castellano | Peter Miller |
| 10 | Private Affair (PER) | Brice Blanc | Angel M. Rodriguez |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Grandeur (IRE) | Garrett K. Gomez | $5.20 | $3.60 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 1 | Interaction (ARG) | Joseph Talamo | $19.80 | $11.80 | |||||||
| 2 | Optimizer | Corey S. Nakatani | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-1) | $106.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-1-2) | $555.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-1-2-3) | $2,129.20 | ||||||||||
Calumet Farm's Skyring, winless in 11 starts since a victory at Pimlico Race Course last May, found the winner's circle again at the Maryland track in the Longines Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT).
2 days ago
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has three starters in the May 18 Preakness Stakes and five in races on the undercard, including Optimizer and Skyring as part of a 13-horse field for the Longines Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT).
4 days ago
Horse of the Year Wise Dan ran his winning streak to six races and surpassed $4 million in career earnings handily in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) over yielding ground May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Wise Dan and Point of Entry face off May 4 at Churchill Downs in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT), the race immediately preceding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Sky Kingdom showed his staying ability with an easy win in the Tokyo City Cup last month, so now's the time to find out if he can transfer that same success to the turf in the $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap April 21.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
An unfortunate stumble at the start of the Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) last month cost Fort Larned his seasonal debut, but the 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner is back in the $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II).
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Favored Amira's Prince recorded his fourth consecutive win since arriving in the United States, holding off a determined charge from Willcox Inn in the $400,000 Mervin H. Muniz Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) March 30.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Optimizer has been a different horse since he moved to the grass, and streaks into the March 30 Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap at Fair Grounds with two graded stakes scores under his girth.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Bright Thought, making his graded stakes debut, pulled away in the stretch to capture the $150,750 San Luis Rey (gr. IIT) in course record time on the turf March 16 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Bourbon Bay makes his 7-year-old debut March 16 in a race he has won twice before, the San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) on the turf at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Optimizer hopped at the break of the $150,000 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) but drew clear in the end, earning his second straight victory over the turf at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
After dominating in the Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) Jan. 26 at Fair Grounds, Optimizer will try for a second straight win on the Stall-Wilson Course in the Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) Feb. 23.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Rider Gary Stevens won his second stakes race in as many days at Santa Anita when he guided Purim's Dancer to victory in the Wishing Well Stakes Feb. 10.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Gary Stevens and Slim Shadey came up big right from the gate, leading the San Marcos field from flag fall to wire to score at Santa Anita Park Feb. 9.
Saturday, February 09, 2013
Returning to his favored distance, Slim Shadey will try to win the San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) for a second straight year on Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Optimizer went wire-to-wire in the $125,000 Col. E.R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Jan. 26 for red-hot Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, who has won three stakes races in eight days.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks to continue his hot streak in the $125,000 Col. E.R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, sending out Optimizer in the Jan. 26 turf test for older males.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Last at the head of the stretch, million-dollar earner Jeranimo overpowered his rivals to win the $150,500 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT) going away on the turf at Santa Anita Park Jan. 13.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Grade I winner Jeranimo launches his 7-year-old campaign Jan. 13 on the turf at Santa Anita Park in the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT), a race he won in 2010 and was second in last year.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Australians Kevin and Colleen Bamford and American David Bernsen have purchased a substantial interest of recent Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) winner Unbridled Command and plan to race in Australia's Cox Plate in October.
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Unusual Suspect won six stakes races in California and one in Australia, highlighted by the 2010 Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT), during a 72-race career.
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Favored Grandeur earned his second grade II win from three United States starts when he came from off the pace to capture the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup by three-quarters of a length at Betfair Hollywood Park Dec. 15.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Runner-up as the favorite in the Hollywood Derby (gr. IT), Grandeur will try to become the first 3-year-old since Bien Bien in 1992 to win the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IIT) Dec. 15 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Unbridled Command, making his first appearance outside of New York, stepped into grade I company with an impressive victory in the $250,000 Hollywood Derby, the final race of the 2012 Turf Festival Nov. 25.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Boisterous, winner of the Red Smith Handicap and Knickerbocker in his previous two starts, carries top weight of 124 pounds against 11 rivals in the $100,000 River City Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 25 at Churchill Downs.
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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]
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