CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Sassy Image | Margin: 3¾ | BRIS: 91 | TrueNicks: A+ | $100,172 |
2007 | Chestnut Filly | Broken Vow - Ideal Image, Hennessy
Sire: Broken Vow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 9 wins, $725,296. Lifetime: 395 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Hennessy, Chestnut, 1993.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, ($1,475,000).
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $42,000.
| 2 | Decelerator | Margin: 7¼ | BRIS: 86 | TrueNicks: A++ | $32,314 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Dehere - Paris Rose, Accelerator
Sire: Dehere , Bay, 1991. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 6 wins, $723,712. Lifetime: 542 yearlings sold, median $59,417.
Broodmare Sire: Accelerator, Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. In 2009: .85 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $300,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $250,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $35,000.
| 3 | Upperline | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 78 | TrueNicks: B | $16,157 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Maria's Mon - Snowflake (IRE), Caerleon
Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Caerleon, Bay, 1980.
Others: Vivid Colors, $8,078; All Due Respect, $4,847; Canadian Storm, $1,632.
Scratched: Quiet Temper.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sassy Image | Robby Albarado | Dale L. Romans |
| 2 | Decelerator | Terry J. Thompson | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 3 | Upperline | E. T. Baird | Michael Stidham |
| 4 | Vivid Colors | Calvin H. Borel | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 5 | All Due Respect | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Ronny W. Werner |
| 6 | Canadian Storm | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Vicki Oliver |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sassy Image | Robby Albarado | $4.60 | $2.80 | $2.20 | ||||||
| 5 | Decelerator | Terry J. Thompson | $4.20 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 3 | Upperline | E. T. Baird | $2.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-5) | $17.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-5-3) | $55.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-5-3-4) | $110.20 | ||||||||||
As bigger names garnered the publicity, Musical Romance completed her rags-to-riches story when she was named champion female sprinter for 2011.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Barry Schwartz' 4-year-old daughter of Tiznow gets her first graded stakes victory Nov. 25 at Aqueduct.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Arena Elvira will be seeking her fourth consecutive stakes win when the 4-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper tops a nine-horse field in the $150,000 Go for Wand (gr. II) Handicap Nov. 25 at Aqueduct.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Sent off at odds of 16-1, Senada snapped an 11-race losing streak when she came from far off the pace to collar Upperline in deep stretch, capturing the $125,000 Rood and Riddle Dowager Stakes on the Keeneland turf.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Multiple grade I winner Sassy Image has been taken out of consideration for the $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) after a chip in a hind ankle was discovered.
Monday, October 17, 2011
La Gran Bailadora came from far off the pace on the final turn to capture the $100,000 Distorted Humor Kentucky Cup Distaff (gr. III) Sept. 24, giving trainer Mike Maker three consecutive stakes wins on the Turfway Park card.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
A well-matched stakes undercard featuring a pair of grade III events and two other races worth $100,000 apiece supports the WinStar Kentucky Cup in its return to Turfway Park Sept. 24 after a one-year absence.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Front-running Hilda's Passion became a grade I winner with a romping triumph in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 27.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Already a dual grade I winner this year, Sassy Image can keep it going for brothers Jerry and Dale Romans in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 27.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Weekend racing, Fasig-Tipton July Sale and the JRHA Sale.
Favored Sassy Image came from out of the clouds to capture the $350,000 Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I) to highlight the "Summit of Speed" program at Calder Casino & Race Course July 9, her second grade I win in two months.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Grade I winners Sassy Image and Champagne d'Oro will knock heads with local sharpster Musical Romance going six furlongs in the Princess Rooney H. at Calder July 9.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Sassy Image made her win in the grade I Humana Distaff look easy earlier this month at Churchill, but she was pushed to the limit by longshot Beat the Blues May 30 before prevailing by a neck in the Winning Colors (gr. III).
Monday, May 30, 2011
Pachattack roared to the lead rounding the final turn and romped to her first graded stakes win in the $100,000 Arlington Matron (gr. III) May 28 at Arlington Park.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Sassy Image, upset winner of the Humana Distaff (gr. I) for the owner-trainer brother duo of Jerry Romans and Dale Romans, headlines a field of 10 fillies and mares entered in the $100,000 Winning Colors (gr. III).
Friday, May 27, 2011
Upperline returns to Chicago for the first time since winning the Arlington Oaks (gr. III) last summer when she faces nine opponents in the $100,000 Arlington Matron Stakes (gr. III) May 28.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The comeback for millionaire Life At Ten continues May 21 when the daughter of Malibu Moon tops a seven-horse field in the Allaire DuPont Distaff (gr. III) on the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) undercard at Pimlico.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Jerry Romans' filly, a daughter of Broken Vow, rallies from off the pace to win going away; 4-year-old filly was longest shot on the board at 16-1.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Favored Blind Luck overcame a bad stumble at the start to collar Unrivaled Belle in the final strides for half-length win in the $330,900 La Troienne (gr. II) May 6, the first of five graded stakes on Kentucky Oaks Day.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Hilda's Passion, a two-time graded stakes winner this season at Gulfstream Park, heads a strong field of eight older fillies and mares in the $300,000 Humana Distaff Stakes (gr. I) at Churchill Downs May 7.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
The final four stakes of the 2010-2011 Tropical meet help Calder wind down its season this weekend with the Stage Door Betty Handicap (gr. III) and Tropical Park Derby (gr. IIIT) leading the New Year's Day program.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Kathmanblu, a close third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT) earlier this month, proved her versatility by defeating six rivals on the main track in the $163,800 Golden Rod (gr. II) Nov. 27 at Churchill.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
No Such Word, dominating winner of the Remington Park Oaks last month, can put the finishing touch on a superb 2010 campaign in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. I) at Aqueduct Nov. 27.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Hilda's Passion took over after a quarter-mile and repelled the bid of longshot Decelerator in the stretch to win the $250,000 Lexus Raven Run (gr. II) for 3-year-old fillies Oct. 23 at Keeneland.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
A full field of a dozen 3-year-old fillies take to the turf for Oak Tree's $100,000 Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap (gr. IIIT) Oct. 17 at Hollywood Park.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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