CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Indescribable | Margin: head | BRIS: 98 | $66,793 |
2004 | Chestnut Mare | Pleasant Tap - Catnip, Flying Paster
Sire: Pleasant Tap, Bay, 1987. Raced 4 years. 32 starts, 9 wins, $2,721,169. Lifetime: 355 yearlings sold, median $16,000.
Broodmare Sire: Flying Paster, Bay, 1976.
| 2 | Long Approach | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 98 | $21,546 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Broad Brush - Last Approach, Far Out East
Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983. Raced 3 years. 27 starts, 14 wins, $2,656,793. Lifetime: 213 yearlings sold, median $58,990.
Broodmare Sire: Far Out East, Bay, 1977. In 2009: 1.10 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $190,000.
| 3 | Kiss With a Twist | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 98 | $10,773 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Lemon Drop Kid - Gimmeakissee, Doc's Leader
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 387 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Doc's Leader, Chestnut, 1986. In 2009: 1.20 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $9,000.
Others: Callwood Dancer (IRE), $5,386; Sousaphone, $3,232; Lady Digby, $1,134; Meribel, $1,134; Ciao, $1,134; Ballymore Lady, $1,134; Queendom, $1,134.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indescribable | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 2 | Long Approach | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 3 | Kiss With a Twist | Miguel Mena | Jose Fernandez |
| 4 | Callwood Dancer (IRE) | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Roger L. Attfield |
| 5 | Sousaphone | Shaun Bridgmohan | Michelle Nihei |
| 6 | Lady Digby | Ramon A. Dominguez | H. Graham Motion |
| 7 | Meribel | Robby Albarado | Helen Pitts |
| 8 | Ciao | Inez Karlsson | Frank J. Kirby |
| 9 | Ballymore Lady | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Eddie Kenneally |
| 10 | Queendom | Calvin H. Borel | Carl A. Nafzger |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indescribable | Kent J. Desormeaux | $15.40 | $8.40 | $5.40 | |||||||
| Long Approach | Julien R. Leparoux | $8.40 | $4.80 | ||||||||
| Kiss With a Twist | Miguel Mena | $6.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (10-3) | $199.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (10-3-9) | $2,322.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (10-3-9-5) | $9,549.20 | ||||||||||
Trainer Bill Mott put an exclamation point on his big Breeders' Cup weekend at Churchill Downs when the regally-bred Deluxe held on for a half-length victory in the $109,900 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov 6.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Tapitsfly, winner of the 2009 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita, will carry top weight of 117 pounds when she faces six rivals in the $100,000 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Churchill Downs turf Nov. 6.
Thursday, November 03, 2011Askbut I Won'ttell switched off the hedge in upper stretch and ran down favored Kiss Mine and My Baby Baby to register her first graded stakes win in the $113,900 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 7 at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, November 07, 2010Kiss Mine, whose four-race winning streak was ended in an unplaced finish in the Abu Dhabi First Lady Stakes (gr. IT) one month ago, looks to get back in the win column in the $100,000 Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
West Point Thoroughbreds and partners' Justwhistledixie, the leading 3-year-old filly to emerge at Gulfstream Park last winter, returns to South Florida for the Sabin Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 27
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Lady Shakespeare and Long Approach are among the most accomplished turf stakes performers and the likely favorites in a full field of 12 entered in the $125,000 Suwannee River Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 6 at Gulfstream.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Acoma, who entered off couple of disappointing starts, made it a perfect 3-for-3 on the Churchill Downs turf course when she outfought You Go West Girl by a head to win the $111,700 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) on Nov. 21.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland of brisnet preview the Hollywood Prevue Stakes (gr. III) at Hollywood Park on November 21.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
On paper, it seems as though multiple graded stakes winner Acoma is moving in the wrong direction. The 4-year-old daughter of Empire Maker has been way off her game in her last two starts, finishing sixth and ninth, respectively, in the July 19 Delaware Handicap (gr. II) and Oct. 10 First Lady (gr. IT) at Keeneland.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Mark Stanley's Swift Temper, who upset Seventh Street last month in the Ruffian Handicap (gr. I), will make her first start on a synthetic surface in more than three years as she preps for the Breeders' Cup in the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I) Oct. 11 at Keeneland.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
With champion jockey Garrett Gomez aboard, Indescribable moved into contention approaching the final turn, put the challenge to pacesetter Whirlie Bertie, and drew off in mid-stretch to win the Kentucky Cup Distaff (gr. III) by 3-1/2 lengths.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Bear Now goes for back-to-back Kentucky Cup Distaff (gr. III) titles Sept. 26 at Turfway Park when she takes on nine rivals in the $100,000 Polytrack event for fillies and mares.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Fields are beginning to jell for the three graded stakes races that form the centerpiece of the Sept. 26 Kentucky Cup Day card at Turfway Park.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Dual graded stakes winner Lethal Heat, who set seven-furlong track records in consecutive races at Del Mar last season, continues what her connections hope will end with an appearance in the $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) later this year when she returns in an allowance race July 25 on opening weekend of the Del Mar meeting.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Stakes winner and graded stakes-placed Kiss With a Twist has been retired to Alfred Nuckols' Hurstland Farm near Midway, Ky.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Miss Isella, upset winner of the Louisville Distaff (gr. II) last out, looks to build upon that score when taking on eight rivals in the $200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) June 13 at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Grade I winner Rutherienne returned to her winning ways with a three-length triumph in the $276,326 Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf May 30, going over the $1 million mark in career earnings in the process.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
On May 30, Rutherienne will look to return to her winning ways when she takes on nine rivals in the $300,000 Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf. It will be the first start in Canada for the 5-year-old mare.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Euphony and Vacation earned their first graded wins on a big stakes day at Arlington Park May 23.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Two grade III stakes to be contested on Polytrack -- the $150,000 Arlington Matron and the $100,000 Hanshin Cup -- join with a pair of top-notch grass events to provide a quality afternoon of racing at Arlington Park on May 23.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A seasoned and accomplished field of older females is set for the May 2 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT) at Churchill Downs, in which graded stakes winners Ballymore Lady, Dawn After Dawn, and Elusive Lady appear to be in top form.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Darley Stable's homebred Criticism took advantage of soft early fractions en route to a wire-to-wire one-length victory in the $150,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIT) April 25 on the Calder Race Course turf.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Criticism, winner of two grade III stakes in her four American starts, is the 121-pound highweight in the $150,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIT), the first of two turf stakes events on the opening Saturday of the spring/summer meet at Calder Race Course April 25.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Third in the Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) a year ago, Donald Adam's homebred Indescribable was much the best in the 2009 running of the $100,000 event, as she pulled away in the stretch to win by 2 1/4 lengths April 17 at Keeneland.
Friday, April 17, 2009
English-bred April Pride, fresh off her victory in last month's China Doll Stakes on the Santa Anita turf, ships in from California and was installed as the 5-2 morning line favorite in a wide-open edition of $100,000 Appalachian (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland April 16 .
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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