CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Unrivaled Belle | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $265,659 |
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: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.
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 | Rachel Alexandra | Margin: 5 | TrueNicks: A++ | $85,696 |
2006 | Bay Filly | Medaglia d'Oro - Lotta Kim, Roar
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 343 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Roar, Bay, 1993.
| 3 | Morena (PER) | Margin: 8 | TrueNicks: A++ | $32,848 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Privately Held - Charytin (PER), Summing
Sire: Privately Held, Bay, 1994.
Broodmare Sire: Summing, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 1.06 AEI.
Others: Distinctive Dixie, $21,424; Zardana (BRZ), $9,855; Be Fair, $3,318.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unrivaled Belle | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 2 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin H. Borel | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 3 | Morena (PER) | Jose Lezcano | Michael R. Matz |
| 4 | Distinctive Dixie | Julien R. Leparoux | Wallace A. Dollase |
| 5 | Zardana (BRZ) | David Romero Flores | John A. Shirreffs |
| 6 | Be Fair | Terry J. Thompson | D. Wayne Lukas |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Unrivaled Belle | Kent J. Desormeaux | $20.80 | $3.40 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 4 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin H. Borel | $2.10 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 2 | Morena (PER) | Jose Lezcano | $4.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-4) | $33.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-4-2) | $220.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-4-2-6) | $997.40 | ||||||||||
William S. and Graydon Patterson's Juanita overtook heavily favored Plum Pretty in upper stretch and ran off to a 16-1 upset under Ramon Dominguez in the $327,000 La Troienne (gr. II) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Plum Pretty, winner of last year's Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), and runner-up St. John's River will square off in the La Troienne Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs May 4 on the Kentucky Oaks undercard.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Havre de Grace, pointing for the $300,000 La Troienne Stakes (gr. II), worked five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 over a fast track early on the morning of April 22 with exercise rider Jen Brasser aboard.
Sunday, April 22, 2012Harold T. McCormick, minority owner of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, died April 19.
Saturday, April 21, 2012Dam of Rachel Alexandra is confirmed in foal to champion Lookin At Lucky.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year who produced her first foal this year, has been pronounced in foal to Darley stallion Bernardini.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Footage of Rachel Alexandra's Curlin colt, who was born on Jan. 22, 2012, at Stonestreet Farm.
Photographer Anne M. Eberhardt visits with Rachel Alexandra and her Curlin colt at Stonestreet Farm.
Anne M. Eberhardt's photos of Rachel Alexandra with her 2012 Curlin colt at Stonestreet Farm.
Barbara Banke, owner of Stonestreet Farm, and Harold McCormick are seeking help in naming the first foal by 2009 Horse of the Year Rachael Alexandra.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Rachel Alexandra and her Curlin colt returned to Stonestreet Farm Jan. 30 after being treated at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital as a precautionary measure for pain management related to the birth.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and her newborn colt have been taken to an equine facility for pain management related to the birth, according to a spokesman.
Friday, January 27, 2012
When Horses of the Year are bred to Horses of the Year, the results can be quite good in some cases and not so good in others.
Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the Year, gave birth Jan. 22 to a 125-pound colt by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, who stands at Lane's End Farm.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Steve discusses his visit with the queens of racing.
Royal Delta brought the second day of the Keeneland November breeding stock auction to an electrifying conclusion when her price soared to $8.5 million in a spectator-packed sale pavilion.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Fillies are beating colts regularly all over the world.
Stonestreet Farms takes the time to reach racing's fans through its 2009 Horse of the Year.
Racing worked its magic from Longchamp to Belmont to Santa Anita.
Rick Porter of Fox Hill Stables has made many bold statements in regards to his 4-year-old filly Havre de Grace. Time is now ticking to see whether she will prove him right by winning the Sept. 3 Woodward (gr. I).
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Breeders' Cup winner Unrivaled Belle, who broke her withers after falling backward in the paddock while waiting to be saddled for the Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park June 18, has been retired
Sunday, June 19, 2011
One of three chances for Todd Pletcher, Awesome Maria seeks her first grade I win when she faces a small but solid field in the $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
If the last 10 winners of the Preakness Stakes were in the same race, how would they finish?
Favored Blind Luck overcame a bad stumble at the start to collar Unrivaled Belle in the final strides for half-length win in the $330,900 La Troienne (gr. II) May 6, the first of five graded stakes on Kentucky Oaks Day.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Unrivaled Belle, who upset Kentucky Oaks winner Blind Luck in the 2010 BC Ladies Classic, set for a rematch in the La Troienne.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]