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CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Awesome Feather | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: B | $1,080,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Awesome of Course - Precious Feather, Gone West
Sire: Awesome of Course , Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 5 wins, $152,440. Lifetime: 3 yearlings sold, median $7,500. In 2009: 2.53 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Gone West, Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $2,300,000.
| 2 | R Heat Lightning | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: D | $360,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Trippi - Yellow Heat, Gold Fever
Sire: Trippi , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 7 wins, $666,220. Lifetime: 355 yearlings sold, median $34,938.
Broodmare Sire: Gold Fever, Chestnut, 1993.
| 3 | Delightful Mary | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $198,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | Limehouse - Deputy's Delight, French Deputy
Sire: Limehouse , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 157 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $500,000.
Others: Believe in A. P., $120,000; Joyful Victory, $60,000; Theyskens' Theory; Tell a Kelly; Harlan's Ruby; Izshelegal; Jordy Y; Soundwave; A Z Warrior.
Scratched: Indian Gracey.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awesome Feather | Jeffrey Sanchez | Stanley I. Gold |
| 2 | R Heat Lightning | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Delightful Mary | Shaun Bridgmohan | Mark E. Casse |
| 4 | Believe in A. P. | Garrett K. Gomez | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 5 | Joyful Victory | Ramon A. Dominguez | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 6 | Theyskens' Theory | Lanfranco Dettori | Brian Meehan |
| 7 | Tell a Kelly | Calvin H. Borel | John W. Sadler |
| 8 | Harlan's Ruby | Julien R. Leparoux | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 9 | Izshelegal | Mike E. Smith | Terry Knight |
| 10 | Jordy Y | Joel Rosario | Wayne M. Catalano |
| 11 | Soundwave | Robby Albarado | Ronny W. Werner |
| 12 | A Z Warrior | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Awesome Feather | Jeffrey Sanchez | $10.40 | $5.40 | $4.00 | ||||||
| 3 | R Heat Lightning | John R. Velazquez | $6.20 | $4.20 | |||||||
| 9 | Delightful Mary | Shaun Bridgmohan | $7.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-3) | $57.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-3-9) | $616.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-3-9-10) | $8,232.60 | ||||||||||
Trainer Larry Jones will offer a stiff one-two punch in the $400,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I), with stablemates Joyful Victory and Believe You Can both entered for the May 27 event at Belmont Park.
9 hours ago
Twilight Ridge, winner of the 1985 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), died April 2 at Mike Rutherford's Manchester Farm. At 30, she was the oldest living Breeders' Cup victress.
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Joyful Victory, winner of the richest Thoroughbred stakes in Texas, was named the 2013 horse of the meet at Sam Houston Race Park.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
In her sixth try at the grade I level, Joyful Victory finally broke through with a front-running trip under Rosie Napravnik to capture the $294,250 Santa Margarita Stakes in style March 16 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Joyful Victory, shipping to Southern California from New Orleans, has a golden opportunity to secure her first grade I victory in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes March 16 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
by Anne Peters
During the first weekend in February, he was represented by three graded stakes winners: Flashback, Honorable Dillon, and Tapicat.
Steve Castagnola is relaunching Kempton Bloodstock in association with the Berger family's Woodstock Farm.
Monday, March 04, 2013
After a six-year hiatus, the Calder Casino & Race Course Hall of Fame will welcome nine new members to its roster when inducting three horses, two jockeys, two trainers, and two owners/breeders.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Gainesway Farm's Tapit has three graded stakes winners in the span of about two hours Feb. 2. His winners, all 3-year-olds, came at Tampa Bay Downs, Santa Anita, and Gulfstream.
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Juddmonte on Jan. 29 announced the arrival of the first foal out of 2009 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) winner Midday. The six-time group I-winning mare will form part of Frankel's first book in 2013.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
A freshened Joyful Victory was too much to handle for her rivals in the inaugural $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic at Sam Houston Race Park on the night of Jan. 26, setting a track record while drawing away for an easy win.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
The inaugural running of the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic -- -the richest race run at Sam Houston Race Park since it opened in 1994 -- -will feature round three for rivals Joyful Victory and Brushed by a Star.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
by John P. Sparkman
England's all-time great racehorse faces some restricted options as a sire.
The second-highest-priced yearling to ever sell at Keeneland January and the beginning of a dispersal of an apparently deep group of horses from Fares Farm helped the Lexington sale to a strong start.
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
The legacy of the late Barbara Hunter was on full display Jan. 8 during the second day of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, with Keertana selling for $1 million and Snow Top Mountain bringing $950,000.
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Keertana brought some excitement to the second session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 8 when she fetched $1 million from Craig Bandoroff of Denali Stud.
Tuesday, January 08, 2013The first reported foal by grade I winner Haynesfield is a filly out of stakes winner Soundwave, a half sister to grade II winner Letgomyecho.
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Buyers will have the opportunity to purchase horses from the Issam Fares' Fares Farm dispersal at a Keeneland January sale that will feature a larger catalog compared with last year.
Friday, January 04, 2013
Popular Eclipse Award champion Awesome Feather, who prevailed in 10 of 11 career starts, has been retired from racing to join the broodmare band of Frank Stronach's Adena Springs near Paris, Ky.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Afleeting Lady built a three-race win streak and gave trainer Dale Romans his 19th graded stakes score of the season when she powered to victory in the $162,450 Falls City Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 22 at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Gal About Town finished second best to Sign in the Oct. 28 Pocahontas (gr. II) at Churchill Downs, but trainer Bret Calhoun is hopeful she'll build off that effort and prove best in the Golden Rod Stakes (gr. II) Nov. 24.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Less than three weeks after hooking up for a thrilling stretch duel in the Chilukki Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs, Brushed by a Star and Joyful Victory will meet again Nov. 22 in the Falls City Handicap (gr. II).
Monday, November 19, 2012
The demand for quality bloodstock was in full force at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, but the middle and lower markets were soft.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Barbara Hunter, 78, who owned Brownwood Farm near Nicholasville, Ky., died at the farm Nov. 8 after a long illness. She had recent success with homebreds Keertana and Snow Top Mountain.
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Demand was strong for quality young mares and broodmare prospects as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale opened its 11-day run in Lexington.
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