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Triple Bend H. (gr. 1)

  • Purse: $250,000
  • Date: June 30, 2012
  • Class: Grade 1
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 6
  • Distance: Seven Furlongs
  • Post Time: 3:38 PM
1 Camp Victory Margin: TrueNicks: D $150,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Forest Camp - Victory Trick, Clever Trick

  • Breeder:Atkins Homes, Inc.
  • Owner: Featherston, Jacobsen and Miller
  • Trainer: Mike R. Mitchell
  • Jockey: Joseph Talamo

Sire: Forest Camp, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $339,984. Lifetime: 267 yearlings sold, median $45,000. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $90,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, ($39,000).

2 The Factor Margin: TrueNicks: A $50,000

2008 | Gray or Roan Colt | War Front   - Greyciousness, Miswaki

  • Breeder:H & W Thoroughbreds
  • Owner: Fog City Stable and Bolton, George
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: War Front  , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $42,000.

Broodmare Sire: Miswaki, Chestnut, 1978.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited May 2010 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $250,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $50,000.

3 Mobilized Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: B $30,000

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Soul of the Matter - Valleyofthebells, Red Ransom

  • Breeder:Robert Reseigne
  • Owner: Double JH Stables, Inc. and Estate of Robert E. Reseigne
  • Trainer: Gary Mandella
  • Jockey: Garrett K. Gomez

Sire: Soul of the Matter, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $2,302,818. Lifetime: 2 yearlings sold, median $1,150.

Broodmare Sire: Red Ransom, Bay, 1987.

Time: 1:22.75   Track: Fast

Others: Tres Borrachos, $15,000; Smiling Tiger, $5,000; Centralinteligence; Italian Rules.

Scratched: Comma to the Top; Don Tito.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Camp VictoryJoseph TalamoMike R. Mitchell
2The FactorRafael BejaranoBob Baffert
3MobilizedGarrett K. GomezGary Mandella
4Tres BorrachosVictor EspinozaMartin F. Jones
5Smiling TigerMike E. SmithJeff Bonde
6CentralinteligenceJose Valdivia, Jr.Ronald W. Ellis
7Italian RulesKevin KriggerJohn W. Sadler

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
5 Camp VictoryJoseph Talamo$22.60$7.00$3.60
6 The FactorRafael Bejarano$3.20$2.40
3 MobilizedGarrett K. Gomez$4.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-6)$61.20
$2.00 Trifecta (5-6-3)$391.60
$2.00 Superfecta (5-6-3-1)$1,583.40

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