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CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Unrivaled Belle | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $1,080,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Mare | Unbridled's Song - Queenie Belle, Bertrando
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 666 yearlings sold, median $200,000.
Broodmare Sire: Bertrando, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,800,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $260,000.
| 2 | Blind Luck | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A | $360,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Filly | Pollard's Vision - Lucky One, Best of Luck
Sire: Pollard's Vision , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $8,000.
Broodmare Sire: Best of Luck, Bay, 1996. In 2009: .67 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,500,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($10,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $11,000.
| 3 | Havre de Grace | Margin: 7½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $198,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Saint Liam - Easter Bunnette, Carson City
Sire: Saint Liam, Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 47 yearlings sold, median $65,000.
Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $10,000,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $380,000.
Others: It's Tea Time, $120,000; Acoma, $60,000; Acting Happy; Persistently; Milwaukee Appeal; Seeking the Title; Malibu Prayer; Life At Ten.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unrivaled Belle | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 2 | Blind Luck | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 3 | Havre de Grace | Jeremy Rose | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 4 | It's Tea Time | Julien R. Leparoux | George R. Arnold, II |
| 5 | Acoma | Robby Albarado | David M. Carroll |
| 6 | Acting Happy | Jose Lezcano | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 7 | Persistently | Alan Garcia | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 8 | Milwaukee Appeal | Rafael Bejarano | Scott H. Fairlie |
| 9 | Seeking the Title | Calvin H. Borel | Dallas Stewart |
| 10 | Malibu Prayer | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 11 | Life At Ten | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Unrivaled Belle | Kent J. Desormeaux | $17.00 | $5.80 | $4.20 | ||||||
| 10 | Blind Luck | Joel Rosario | $3.20 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 11 | Havre de Grace | Jeremy Rose | $4.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-10) | $54.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-10-11) | $215.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-10-11-2) | $3,336.00 | ||||||||||
by Anne Peters
Black Caviar raced from ages 2 to 6 with 25 starts, and was never beaten. She's just been retired, and thoughts now turn to which stallion her owners will send her to in the upcoming breeding season.
A hearing officer for Kentucky Personnel Board has recommended that fired chief racing steward John Veitch should be reinstated to his former position and be awarded all back pay and benefits.
Saturday, April 27, 2013A Circuit Court judge in Kentucky has rejected a motion from attorneys for John Veitch to be able to take a deposition from a member of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in connection with the Life At Ten case.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013Pollard's Vision, sire of champion Blind Luck, will stand this year at Dr. Jerry Bilinski's Waldorf Farm near North Chatham, N.Y.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
A member of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission said a key piece of information was withheld from commissioners when they voted last year to suspend former chief state steward John Veitch for a year.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Here's a look at where Horses of the Year earned their first victories.
At one minute past the stroke of midnight on Jan. 19, 2010 3-year-old champion filly Blind Luck delivered her first foal, a filly by Bernardini, at Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Lexington, Ky.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
During that time of year when champions are gearing up for their new campaigns, a familiar name popped up at Payson Park. Royal Delta is back on the worktab and prepping for a start in the Feb. 17 Sabin (gr. III).
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Questing and My Miss Aurelia have both made a good case for championship honors.
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Mandy Pope, who paid $14.2 million in November for major broodmare prospects Havre de Grace and Plum Pretty, has taken important steps in what she believes will pay off handsomely.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Celebrating the career of 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, who recently sold for 10 million dollars at the Fasig-Tipton November sale.
Esther Marr reviews the Fasig-Tipton November sale and the purchase of Havre de Grace. Also, comments from Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning.
The sale of Havre de Grace for the third-highest price ever for a broodmare or broodmare prospect highlights a sale that saw gross receipts nearly double.
Monday, November 05, 2012
Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year and champion older mare, brought some major fireworks to the Fasig-Tipton November sale when she commanded a final bid of $10 million from Mandy Pope of Whisper Hill Farm.
Monday, November 05, 2012
Godolphin Racing's Questing, who was eased in the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) after showing no inclination to run, was found to have suffered an injury to her eye, though no one knows exactly how it happened.
Monday, November 05, 2012
Esther Marr talks with Keeneland Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. Esther also asks Geoffrey about Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic winner Royal Delta in last year's sale.
The Fasig-Tipton November sale, which is known for its prominent cast of selected entries, will again feature several standouts, including this year's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) winner Zagora.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Comments from the connections of Royal Delta after her win the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic.
Besilu Stables' Royal Delta took control after an early scramble for the lead and never looked back en route to a strong victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Class Included, a big winner in the Pacific Northwest, takes on the top fillies and mares from across the continent for her hopeful Washington connections.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Trainer Bill Mott said Oct. 30 that a cut sustained by Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) favorite Royal Delta on her right hip was superficial and should not pose any problems for the daughter of Empire Maker.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) didn't draw the largest field, but it attracted eight fillies and mares that could put on quite a show in the $2 million event Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park.
Monday, October 29, 2012
The State of Washington will have one of its own to root for in the 2012 Breeders' Cup World Championships. Mike Feuerborn's Class Included is pre-entered in both the Ladies Classic and the Filly & Mare Sprint.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Although owner Benjamin Leon is still leaning heavily toward the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) for Royal Delta, he has decided to pre-enter last year's 3-year-old filly champion in the Classic (gr. I) as well.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Trainer Chad Brown sent out undefeated Awesome Feather Oct. 21 at Belmont Park for her penultimate morning work prior to an expected start in the 1 1/8-mile Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I).
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Last year's Kentucky Derby winners arrived at Churchill Downs with 2013 contender Goldencents on April 27. The duties of unloading are documented herein. [More]
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