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CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | On Fire Baby | Margin: 6¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $99,747 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Filly | Smoke Glacken - Ornate, Gilded Time
Sire: Smoke Glacken , Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 10 wins, $759,560. Lifetime: 395 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990.
| 2 | Goldrush Girl | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $32,177 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Political Force - Chasethegold, Touch Gold
Sire: Political Force, Gray or Roan, 2003. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 4 wins, $607,232. Lifetime: 70 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Touch Gold , Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2010 Select Yearling Sale, $60,000.
| 3 | Back Spin | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: C | $16,088 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Successful Appeal - Tee Off, Thunder Gulch
Sire: Successful Appeal , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 264 yearlings sold, median $37,500. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2010 Yearling Sale, ($18,000).
Others: Golden History, $8,044; Customer Base, $4,826; Glinda the Good, $1,694; Karlovy Vary, $1,694; Jamraa, $1,694; Spring Eclipse, $1,693; Spirited Miss, $1,693.
Scratched: Annie Russell.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On Fire Baby | Joe M. Johnson | Gary G. Hartlage |
| 2 | Goldrush Girl | Manoel R. Cruz | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 3 | Back Spin | Jon Kenton Court | William H. Fires |
| 4 | Golden History | Shaun Bridgmohan | Mark E. Casse |
| 5 | Customer Base | Julien R. Leparoux | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 6 | Glinda the Good | Corey J. Lanerie | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 7 | Karlovy Vary | Robby Albarado | George R. Arnold, II |
| 8 | Jamraa | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Tim Girten |
| 9 | Spring Eclipse | Edgar S. Prado | David R. Vance |
| 10 | Spirited Miss | Javier Castellano | Mark E. Casse |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | On Fire Baby | Joe M. Johnson | $7.40 | $4.40 | $3.40 | ||||||
| 4 | Goldrush Girl | Manoel R. Cruz | $19.60 | $9.20 | |||||||
| 1 | Back Spin | Jon Kenton Court | $11.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-4) | $132.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-4-1) | $1,578.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-4-1-9) | $14,351.60 | ||||||||||
Even-money choice Contested went gate to wire as the easiest of winners in the $300,000 Acorn Stakes (gr. I) May 28 at Belmont Park.
3 days ago
Anita Cauley's homebred On Fire Baby cuts back to a one-turn mile at Belmont Park in the May 28 TVG Acorn Stakes (gr. I). The Smoke Glacken filly was a disappointing fifth as the second choice in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
6 days ago
Among the list of current Acorn probables is Anita Ebert-Cauley's homebred filly On Fire Baby, who is looking to redeem a lackluster fifth-place effort in the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Trainer Todd Pletcher will saddle both Disposablepleasure and In Lingerie in the Black-Eyed Susan (gr. II) at Pimlico Race Course May 18. The Bob Baffert-trained Mamma Kimbo is the morning line favorite at odds of 7-5.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Believe You Can predict the winner of this year's Kentucky Oaks?
A visual look at the Kentucky Oaks field in post position order.
While the striking bay Grace Hall has the favored 5-2 morning line status in the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), there are plenty of other fillies in the full field of 14 that deserve much more than a passing glance.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Here is a look at some of the interesting meanings behind the names of this year's Kentucky Oaks fillies
Karlovy Vary provided Alex G. Campbell Jr. his most recent adrenaline rush April 7 when she scored a front-running victory in the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I) and became a live contender for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Comments from Kentucky Oaks contender On Fire Baby's owner/trainer Anita Cauley and trainer Gary Hartlage.
Fifteen 3-year-old fillies entered for May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). On Fire Baby draws the rail; Oaks Lilly on the outside looking in.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Helen Groves' And Why Not fired a :46 4/5 bullet in a half-mile drill at Churchill Downs April 28. The daughter of Street Cry was one of five fillies that worked under the Twin Spires for the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Anita Cauley's homebred On Fire Baby tuned up for the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) with a seven-furlong breeze in 1:27 at Churchill Downs April 27.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Summer Applause, On Fire Baby, and Grace Hall all worked April 20.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Images from Oaklawn Park's 2012 Racing Festival of the South.
This year's Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) picture is shaping up nicely, with a talented cast of fillies poised to contend on the first Friday in May at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Images from opening weekend at Keeneland, April 2012.
Alex G. Campbell Jr.'s homebred goes wire-to-wire in Keeneland feature April 7.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Trainer Gary Hartlage said that owner Anita Cauley wants a fresh horse for the Kentucky Oaks, so their multiple graded stakes winner On Fire Baby will not run in either the Fantasy or Arkansas Derby.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Stephanie's Kitten, a leading juvenile filly last year on both the main track and the turf, heads a field of seven 3-year-old fillies in the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland April 7.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Reigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace tops the list of horses nominated to the stakes extravaganza that, along with the Arkansas Derby (gr. I), comprise the "Racing Festival of the South" at Oaklawn Park April 11-14.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
The one broodmare she didn't let get away has produced three stakes winners including Honeybee winner On Fire Baby
Her latest workout came March 27 at Oaklawn Park when she covered seven furlongs in 1:27 4/5. Following that drill, her connections are pondering the April 11 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II) or April 14 Arkansas Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It nearly was for Peachtree Stable and trainer Bob Baffert March 25 when Princess Arabella ran off to win the Sunland Park Oaks at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino by eight lengths while never tested.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Peachtree Stable and Bob Baffert used the Sunland Park Oaks as a springboard to an eventual Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) win for Plum Pretty in 2011 and will attempt to do the same this year with Princess Arabella.
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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]
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