CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Musical Romance | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A | $540,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Concorde's Tune - Candlelightdinner, Slew Gin Fizz
Sire: Concorde's Tune, Roan, 1989. Raced 4 years. 28 starts, 12 wins, $242,585. Lifetime: 69 yearlings sold, median $6,500.
Broodmare Sire: Slew Gin Fizz, Gray or Roan, 1991. In 2009: 1.50 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $1,600,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $22,000.
| 2 | Switch | Margin: head | TrueNicks: C | $180,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Quiet American - Antoniette, Nicholas
Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $754,650. Lifetime: 409 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Nicholas, Bay, 1986. In 2009: .96 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $4,300,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | Her Smile | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: D | $99,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Include - Hepburn, Capote
Sire: Include , Bay, 1997. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 10 wins, $1,659,560. Lifetime: 257 yearlings sold, median $30,000. In 2009: 1.69 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Capote, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $1,000,000.
Others: Pomeroys Pistol, $60,000; Turbulent Descent, $30,000; Champagne d'Oro; Golden Mystery; Irish Gypsy; Tanda; Tamarind Hall; Great Hot (BRZ); Tar Heel Mom.
Scratched: Shotgun Gulch.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musical Romance | Juan C. Leyva | William A. Kaplan |
| 2 | Switch | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 3 | Her Smile | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Pomeroys Pistol | Javier Castellano | Amy Tarrant |
| 5 | Turbulent Descent | David Romero Flores | Mike Puype |
| 6 | Champagne d'Oro | Corey S. Nakatani | Eric J. Guillot |
| 7 | Golden Mystery | Kendrick Carmouche | Juan Carlos Guerrero |
| 8 | Irish Gypsy | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 9 | Tanda | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 10 | Tamarind Hall | David Cohen | Jeremiah C. Englehart |
| 11 | Great Hot (BRZ) | Chantal Sutherland | A. C. Avila |
| 12 | Tar Heel Mom | Alex O. Solis | Stanley M. Hough |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Musical Romance | Juan C. Leyva | $42.40 | $15.60 | $8.60 | ||||||
| 6 | Switch | Joel Rosario | $4.80 | $3.40 | |||||||
| 11 | Her Smile | John R. Velazquez | $12.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-6) | $177.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-6-11) | $4,865.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-6-11-12) | $30,809.60 | ||||||||||
by John P. Sparkman
Whiteley's arrangement with Richard and Audrey Haisfield's Stonewall Farm to support their young stallion Medaglia d'Oro resulted indirectly in the recent Palm Beach S. (gr. IIIT) winner Rydilluc.
Aubby K, making her first start since she was unplaced in the Test Stakes (gr. I) more than six months ago, became a grade II winner when she put away nine rivals in the $150,000 Inside Information Stakes (gr. II).
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Golden Mystery makes her first appearance since she was purchased at auction last month in the $150,000 Inside Information Stakes (gr. II) March 17 at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, March 14, 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
Sold at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale for $625,000 to Regis Farms a day after her win in the Hurricane Bertie Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 10, Golden Mystery is back with trainer Marty Wolfson at Calder.
Sunday, March 03, 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
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens stole the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) aboard outsider Great Hot Feb. 16 for his third consecutive stakes win at Santa Anita Park over the past two weekends.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer accounts for half the Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) field of six older fillies and mares at Santa Anita Park Feb. 16, headed by 123-pound high weight Lady of Fifty.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Beloveda, a half sister to recent Hurricane Bertie (gr. III) winner Golden Mystery, brought the highest price so far at the Feb. 11 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale when she was bought for $205,000 by Gainesway.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Golden Mystery made things look easy in the stretch of the Hurricane Bertie Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Feb. 10 as she drew off to a 3 1/2-length score.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Emma's Encore won the hearts of racing fans last summer racing for 83-year-old trainer Allen Jerkens. The daughter of Congrats is highweighted in the $150,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 10.
Thursday, February 07, 2013
There wasn't much sunshine to be found at Gulfstream Park Jan. 19 as Golden Mystery opened the Florida Sunshine Millions program with a romping victory in the $150,000 Filly and Mare Sprint.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Grade I winner Emma's Encore gets her 4-year-old season started in the $150,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint, one of two sprint stakes on the special program for state-breds Jan. 19 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Turbulent Descent, a grade I winner at 2 through 4, has been retired from racing to become a broodmare at John Magnier and partners' Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Dust and Diamonds produced a quick return on her purchase at auction in November with an easy victory in the $100,000 Sugar Swirl Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Dec. 8.
Saturday, December 08, 2012John Sadler, who guided Switch through a career in which she earned more than $1.4 million, was proud as a peacock when the Quiet American mare was sold Nov. 5 at the Fasig-Tipson select mixed sale for $4.3 million.
Thursday, November 08, 2012Musical Romance, who sold for $1.6 million at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, is headed to Japan where she will be a broodmare, one of her former owners said.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Esther Marr reviews the Fasig-Tipton November sale and the purchase of Havre de Grace. Also, comments from Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning.
The sale of Havre de Grace for the third-highest price ever for a broodmare or broodmare prospect highlights a sale that saw gross receipts nearly double.
Monday, November 05, 2012
The Fasig-Tipton November sale, which is known for its prominent cast of selected entries, will again feature several standouts, including this year's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) winner Zagora.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Groupie Doll continued her domination of the female sprint division Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park, inhaling her rivals on the turn to take the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) under a hand ride from jockey Rajiv Maragh.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Trainer Bill Kaplan discusses champion sprinter Musical Romance.
Having stunned the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) a year ago at odds of 20-1, reigning divisional champion Musical Romance seeks to defend her title in the 2012 edition of the race.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
While Groupie Doll's stellar 2012 record puts her in a different league than many of her competitors in the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (gr. I), the favorite will still have to face five other grade I winners.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Fans at Santa Anita's Clockers' Corner had plenty of action on the morning of Oct. 25 as 10 horses pointing to the Breeders' Cup breezed. At Calder, defending Filly & Mare Sprint winner Musical Romance worked five furlongs.
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