CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Dubai Majesty | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $540,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Essence of Dubai - Great Majesty, Great Above
Sire: Essence of Dubai, Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 5 wins, $2,001,058. Lifetime: 81 yearlings sold, median $8,000. In 2009: .37 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Great Above, Dark Bay or Brown, 1972.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $1,100,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2006 Yearling Sale, ($7,000).
| 2 | Switch | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: C | $180,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Quiet American - Antoniette, Nicholas
Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $754,650. Lifetime: 400 yearlings sold, median $35,500. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Nicholas, Bay, 1986. In 2009: .96 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | Evening Jewel | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $99,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Northern Afleet - Jewel of the Night, Giant's Causeway
Sire: Northern Afleet , Bay, 1993. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $626,671. Lifetime: 255 yearlings sold, median $18,000.
Broodmare Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $8,000.
Others: Champagne d'Oro, $60,000; Sweet August Moon, $30,000; Sara Louise; Informed Decision; Rinterval (IRE); Jessica Is Back; Gabby's Golden Gal; Secret Gypsy; Moontune Missy; My Jen.
Scratched: First Passage; Rightly So; Tidal Pool.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai Majesty | Jamie Theriot | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 2 | Switch | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 3 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| 4 | Champagne d'Oro | Miguel Mena | Eric J. Guillot |
| 5 | Sweet August Moon | Mike E. Smith | Brian J. Koriner |
| 6 | Sara Louise | Lanfranco Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 7 | Informed Decision | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 8 | Rinterval (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | Eric R. Reed |
| 9 | Jessica Is Back | Javier Castellano | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 10 | Gabby's Golden Gal | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 11 | Secret Gypsy | Robby Albarado | Ronny W. Werner |
| 12 | Moontune Missy | Alan Garcia | Eoin G. Harty |
| 13 | My Jen | John R. Velazquez | Eddie Kenneally |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Dubai Majesty | Jamie Theriot | $19.20 | $9.20 | $6.00 | ||||||
| 9 | Switch | Joel Rosario | $8.80 | $5.80 | |||||||
| 5 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | $5.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (12-9) | $189.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (12-9-5) | $1,956.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (12-9-5-14) | $13,857.20 | ||||||||||
Dual grade I winner Champagne d'Oro has been retired from racing and is scheduled to ship to Darley Stud Jan. 11 to be bred to Bernardini.
Friday, January 06, 2012
Top-weighted City to City and defending champion Washington Bridge form a potent duo in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Pinnacle Racing Stable and trainer Bill Kaplan's longshot Musical Romance (by Concorde's Tune) pulled away on the inside in the stretch to take the $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I).
Friday, November 04, 2011
Dennis "Peaches Geier, assistant to trainer Bret Calhoun, had a feeling about last year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) with Chamberlain Bridge.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
Multiple grade I winner Turbulent Descent drew post 3 for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I). The daughter of Congrats will face 12 Nov. 4 going seven furlongs as the 6-5 favorite.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Trainer John Sadler said that dual grade I winner Switch will be entered in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) following her quick five-furlong drill at Churchill Downs Oct. 30.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Jon and Joel take a first look at the Pre-Entries, focusing on the Filly & Mare Turf, the Sprint, the Turf, the Dirt Mile, the Mile, the Ladies' Classic, and the Classic. Brought to you by Taylor Made Stallions.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale's reputation has improved dramatically in recent years.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Carl Moore Management's Chamberlain Bridge, defending champion in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT), tuned up for an expected repeat bid the morning of Oct. 19 by working a bullet five furlongs in :59.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The first inclination would be to dismiss Dullahan's chances in the Juvenile, based on his two mediocre performances over the Churchill Downs dirt surface in his first two career starts. That would be a mistake.
The hot start to the Keeneland fall meet continued for Ken and Sarah Ramsey, as their homebred filly Holiday for Kitten held off Musical Romance by a nose to win the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II) Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Shotgun Gulch, winner of the Vinery Madison Stakes (gr, I) at the Keeneland spring meeting, will be gunning for her second stakes win at the Lexington track as she contests the Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II).
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Multiple Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti returns to Keeneland on Oct. 8 as he seeks to defend his title in the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT), one of nine graded stakes over the Lexington track's opening weekend.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Jon and Joel reveal the Filly and Mare Sprint Top 5, and preview Super Saturday and how it will impact the Breeders' Cup. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
After getting most of the summer off, late-running sensation Blind Luck will return to action in the $250,0000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Pomeroys Pistol is likely headed to the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) after an emphatic four-length win in the $150,000 Foxwoods Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park Sept. 24.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Tar Heel Mom and Pomeroys Pistol, both second in grade I events at Saratoga in their most recent starts, return to action in the $150,000 Foxwoods Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park Sept. 24.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011Fred Bradley and Buff Bradley's homebred Groupie Doll is now a graded stakes winner, thanks to a rail-skimming trip by Greta Kuntzweiler that earned her victory in the $100,000 Gardenia Stakes (gr. III) Aug. 13 at Ellis Park.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Taptam, one of two contenders entered by Bret Calhoun, will carry top weight of 122 pounds in the $100,000 Gardenia Stakes (gr. III), the featured race of the Ellis Park summer meet.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Front-running Tar Heel Mom overpowered her four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II), drawing off in the stretch for a 5 3/4-length romp at Saratoga Aug. 7.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Ultra Blend, an ultra-consistent California-bred 5-year-old mare, became a grade I winner with a hard-fought neck victory over Zazu in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Fresh off her narrow win in the A Gleam Handicap (gr. II), California shipper Irish Gypsy tries New York racing for the first time when she faces four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 7 at Saratoga
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Every time he's asked her, trainer Art Sherman says Ultra Blend has met the challenge. In the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 6, the 5-year-old California-bred mare will take her biggest step yet.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Keeneland has slated 18 stakes--led by five grade I races on opening FallStars Weekend--with purse money totaling $4.375 million for its 2011 fall meeting.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
There is an impressive list of older horses returning next year... [More]
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