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Falls City H. (gr. 2)

CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: November 26, 2009
  • Class: Grade 2
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 11
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:24 PM
1 Serenading Margin: 3 BRIS: 96TrueNicks: A++ $99,789

2004 | Bay Mare | A.P. Indy - Daijin, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Hill 'n' Dale Farm & N.E.T.P.
  • Owner: John and Glen Sikura
  • Trainer: Josie Carroll
  • Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux

Sire: A.P. Indy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 374 yearlings sold, median $360,000.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

2 Morena (PER) Margin: BRIS: 92TrueNicks: A++ $32,190

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Privately Held - Charytin (PER), Summing

  • Breeder:Gina=santa Rosa
  • Owner: El Catorce (Claudio Pizzaro)
  • Trainer: Michael R. Matz
  • Jockey: Miguel Mena

Sire: Privately Held, Bay, 1994.

Broodmare Sire: Summing, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 1.06 AEI.

3 Unbridled Belle Margin: 9 BRIS: 90TrueNicks: A+ $16,095

2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Broken Vow   - Little Bold Belle, Silver Buck

  • Breeder:Joe Sutton & Laszlo Makk
  • Owner: Team Valor International (Barry Irwin)
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez

Sire: Broken Vow  , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 9 wins, $725,296. Lifetime: 443 yearlings sold, median $35,000.

Broodmare Sire: Silver Buck, Gray, 1978. In 2009: 1.77 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $900,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2008 Mixed Sale, ($1,200,000).
Keeneland 2004 September Yearling Sale, $4,000.

Time: 1:50.66   Track: Fast

Others: Best Lass, $8,048; Copper State, $4,828.

Scratched: Swift Temper.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1SerenadingJulien R. LeparouxJosie Carroll
2Morena (PER)Miguel MenaMichael R. Matz
3Unbridled BelleRamon A. DominguezTodd A. Pletcher
4Best LassKent J. DesormeauxKenneth G. McPeek
5Copper StateRobby AlbaradoRonny W. Werner

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
6 SerenadingJulien R. Leparoux$11.60$6.80
2 Morena (PER)Miguel Mena$12.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (6-2)$108.80
$2.00 Trifecta (6-2-5)$279.40
$2.00 Superfecta (6-2-5-1)$648.80

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