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Stephen Foster H. (gr. 1)

CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY

  • Purse: $600,000
  • Date: June 13, 2009
  • Class: Grade I
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: 1 1/8 miles
  • Post Time: 5:29 PM ET
1 Macho Again Margin: 1 BRIS: 100TrueNicks: A++ $396,924

2005 | Gray or Roan Horse | Macho Uno   - Go Donna Go, Wild Again

  • Breeder:Milan Kosanovich
  • Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds, LLC (Terrence Finley)
  • Trainer: Dallas Stewart
  • Jockey: Robby Albarado

Sire: Macho Uno  , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,851,803. Lifetime: 222 yearlings sold, median $30,000.

Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $150,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Select Sale of Yearlings, $85,000.

2 Asiatic Boy (ARG) Margin: nose BRIS: 99TrueNicks: A++ $128,040

2003 | Bay Horse | Not for Sale (ARG) - S. S. Asiatic, Polish Navy

  • Breeder:Arroyo de Luna
  • Owner: Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum
  • Trainer: Kiaran P. McLaughlin
  • Jockey: Alan Garcia

Sire: Not for Sale (ARG), Dark Bay, 1994. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 9 wins, $99,998.

Broodmare Sire: Polish Navy, Bay, 1984.

3 Einstein (BRZ) Margin: neck BRIS: 99TrueNicks: A++ $64,020

2002 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Spend a Buck - Gay Charm (BRZ), Ghadeer (FR)

  • Breeder:Fazenda Mondesir
  • Owner: Midnight Cry Stable (Matthew Garretson (Receiver)
  • Trainer: Helen Pitts
  • Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux

Sire: Spend a Buck, Bay, 1982. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 10 wins, $4,220,689.

Broodmare Sire: Ghadeer (FR), Bay, 1978.

Time: 1:49.75   Track: Fast

Others: Arson Squad, $25,608; Bullsbay, $25,608; Researcher, $6,600; Finallymadeit, $6,600; Alphabet Magic, $6,600.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Macho AgainRobby AlbaradoDallas Stewart
2Asiatic Boy (ARG)Alan GarciaKiaran P. McLaughlin
3Einstein (BRZ)Julien R. LeparouxHelen Pitts
4Arson SquadGarrett K. GomezRichard E. Dutrow, Jr.
4BullsbayJeremy RoseH. Graham Motion
6ResearcherCalvin H. BorelJeff C. Runco
7FinallymadeitEduardo O. NunezJavier Negrete
8Alphabet MagicTony FarinaMichael A. Tomlinson

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Macho AgainRobby Albarado$17.40$6.20$3.60
Asiatic Boy (ARG)Alan Garcia$7.00$3.80
Einstein (BRZ)Julien R. Leparoux$2.10
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-7)$140.20
$2.00 Trifecta (2-7-3)$372.20
$2.00 Superfecta (2-7-3-4)$981.40
$2.00 Superfecta (2-7-3-6)$909.80

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