CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Big Drama | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: C+ | $1,080,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Montbrook - Riveting Drama, Notebook
Sire: Montbrook , Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 1 years. 8 starts, 5 wins, $373,728. Lifetime: 253 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Notebook, Bay, 1985.
| 2 | Hamazing Destiny | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B | $360,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Salt Lake - Ms Proud Destiny, Artax
Sire: Salt Lake, Bay, 1989. Raced 2 years. 21 starts, 7 wins, $536,218. Lifetime: 534 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Artax, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $70,000.
| 3 | Smiling Tiger | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $198,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Horse | Hold That Tiger - Shandra Smiles, Cahill Road
Sire: Hold That Tiger, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 3 wins, $644,235. Lifetime: 265 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Cahill Road, Bay, 1988.
Sale History:
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders' Association 2008 Summer Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Keeneland Association January 2008 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($32,000).
Others: Supreme Summit, $120,000; Warrior's Reward, $60,000; Wise Dan; Kinsale King; Cash Refund; Riley Tucker; Atta Boy Roy; Girolamo; Pashito the Che.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Drama | Eibar Coa | David Fawkes |
| 2 | Hamazing Destiny | Joel Rosario | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 3 | Smiling Tiger | Russell A. Baze | Jeff Bonde |
| 4 | Supreme Summit | Garrett K. Gomez | Mike Puype |
| 5 | Warrior's Reward | Julien R. Leparoux | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 6 | Wise Dan | Rafael Bejarano | Charles Lopresti |
| 7 | Kinsale King | Martin Garcia | Carl O'Callaghan |
| 8 | Cash Refund | John R. Velazquez | Steve Margolis |
| 9 | Riley Tucker | Ramon A. Dominguez | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 10 | Atta Boy Roy | Calvin H. Borel | Valorie Lund |
| 11 | Girolamo | Alan Garcia | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 12 | Pashito the Che | Javier Castellano | Scott A. Lake |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Drama | Eibar Coa | $12.40 | $7.00 | $5.00 | ||||||
| 4 | Hamazing Destiny | Joel Rosario | $19.80 | $12.20 | |||||||
| 5 | Smiling Tiger | Russell A. Baze | $5.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-4) | $254.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-4-5) | $2,396.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-4-5-9) | $27,878.00 | ||||||||||
Trainer Graham Motion reported via Twitter that Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) winner Animal Kingdom completed a four-furlong gallop in :52 May 9 at Lambourn.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Images from Kentucky Derby Day 2013.
Horse of the Year Wise Dan ran his winning streak to six races and surpassed $4 million in career earnings handily in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) over yielding ground May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
At 3:20 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Churchill Downs officials announced Phipps Stable and Stronach Stable's Point of Entry had been scratched from the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (gr. IT).
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Kentucky Derby winners Funny Cide (left) and Mine That Bird, in paddock at Churchill Downs.
Now that the post positions have been drawn, Steve comments on the pace scenario. Plus Funny Cide and Mine That Bird.
Wise Dan and Point of Entry face off May 4 at Churchill Downs in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT), the race immediately preceding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Rudy Rodriguez would like to celebrate the 10th anniversary of New York-based gelding Funny Cide winning the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) by sending out New York-based gelding Vyjack to a Derby victory.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Orb, winner of the Besilu Florida Derby (gr. I), heads the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll that came out April 29 in advance of the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Monday, April 29, 2013
A face-off between 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan and multiple grade I-winning turf star Point of Entry is on for the Woodford Reserve (gr. IT) on Derby Day, trainer Charlie LoPresti confirmed April 29.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Morton Fink's Lisa Danielle, the dam of Horse of the Year Wise Dan, was honored April 25 as Broodmare of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association at its annual awards luncheon.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Dam of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan in Lexington on April 24, 2013, with commentary by farm manager Barry Ezrine.
Trainer Wesley Ward, who has registered victories in four of the five juvenile races where he has entered horses at Keeneland this spring, will try to grab one more April 26.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Horse of the Year Wise Dan, who won the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT)) on the Keeneland turf in his 2013 debut, breezed five furlongs in a bullet :59 3/5 over the main track April 24.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
An interview with new trainer Will VanMeter, Mike Smith's visit with Zenyatta, and a stop at Patchen Wilkes Farm to visit Lisa Danielle, dam of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan.
Successful Dan, coming back off a layoff of nearly 10 months, dictated an easy pace and held off the pursuing Boisterous in the final furlong to post a one-length victory in the Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III) April 21 at Keeneland.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Five days after reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan won the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) in his 2013 debut, trainer Charlie LoPresti confirmed the June 15 Stephen Foster (gr. I) as his likely next target.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
View the races and sights from the Blue Grass Stakes weekend at Keeneland.
Mine That Bird, winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will arrive at the Kentucky Derby Museum for an extended stay April 15 at 11 a.m.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Blue Grass winner Java's War is the latest horse to go last to first during the Keeneland spring meet.
Supercharger, the dam of 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Super Saver, delivered a healthy colt by champion sire Tiznow April 11 at 11:50 p.m. at Hill 'n' Dale Fam in Lexington, Ky.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Champion mare Black Caviar easily extended her unbeaten streak to 25 wins in as many starts April 13 as she ran 10 overmatched opponents off their feet in the $1 million Darley T. J. Smith Stakes (Aus-I) at Royal Randwick.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan easily won the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) by a length over Data Link at Keeneland April 12, successfully making his 2013 debut while recording his sixth straight victory.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Morton Fink's reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan makes his 2013 debut for trainer Charlie LoPresti in the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland April 12, with only four contenders willing to face him.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Jose Lezcano most likely will ride Wise Dan in the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland April 12, trainer Charles LoPresti said.
Monday, April 08, 2013Last year's Kentucky Derby winners arrived at Churchill Downs with 2013 contender Goldencents on April 27. The duties of unloading are documented herein. [More]