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CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Perfect Shirl | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $1,080,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Perfect Soul (IRE) - Lady Shirl, That's a Nice
Sire: Perfect Soul (IRE) , Bay, 1998. Lifetime: 99 yearlings sold, median $9,498.
Broodmare Sire: That's a Nice, Chestnut, 1974. In 2009: 1.28 AEI.
| 2 | Nahrain (GB) | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $360,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | Selkirk - Bahr (GB), Generous (IRE)
Sire: Selkirk, Chestnut, 1988. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $843,661. Lifetime: 309 yearlings sold, median $66,767.
Broodmare Sire: Generous (IRE), Chestnut, 1988.
| 3 | Misty For Me (IRE) | Margin: head | TrueNicks: B | $198,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Galileo (IRE) - Butterfly Cove, Storm Cat
Sire: Galileo (IRE), Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $2,245,373. Lifetime: 690 yearlings sold, median $147,765.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Others: Distorted Legacy, $120,000; Aruna, $60,000; Dubawi Heights (GB); Shared Account; Cambina (IRE); Harmonious; Stacelita (FR); Dynaslew.
Scratched: Announce (GB).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfect Shirl | John R. Velazquez | Roger L. Attfield |
| 2 | Nahrain (GB) | Lanfranco Dettori | Roger Varian |
| 3 | Misty For Me (IRE) | Ryan L. Moore | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 4 | Distorted Legacy | Rajiv Maragh | Angel J. Penna, Jr. |
| 5 | Aruna | Julien R. Leparoux | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Dubawi Heights (GB) | Joel Rosario | Simon Callaghan |
| 7 | Shared Account | Edgar S. Prado | H. Graham Motion |
| 8 | Cambina (IRE) | Garrett K. Gomez | Jeff Bonde |
| 9 | Harmonious | Martin Garcia | John A. Shirreffs |
| 10 | Stacelita (FR) | Ramon A. Dominguez | Chad C. Brown |
| 11 | Dynaslew | Corey S. Nakatani | Seth Benzel |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Perfect Shirl | John R. Velazquez | $57.60 | $18.60 | $11.60 | ||||||
| 5 | Nahrain (GB) | Lanfranco Dettori | $5.00 | $3.80 | |||||||
| 12 | Misty For Me (IRE) | Ryan L. Moore | $5.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-5) | $324.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-5-12) | $3,002.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-5-12-10) | $43,429.00 | ||||||||||
The Aga Khan's Sagawara confirmed her classic credentials with a hard-fought neck victory over Rjwa to win the Montjeu Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary (Fr-I) at Longchamp May 27.
4 days ago
Flaxman Holdings homebred Aruna took charge at the five-sixteenths pole and held off Hit It Rich to win the Sheepshead Bay, a race that was impacted by a troubled start for Mystical Star and Magical Cat.
5 days ago
J. Paul Reddam's Quiet Oasis, an upset winner in her first start of 2012, will seek to keep it going when she returns to grade I stakes company in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park May 28.
5 days ago
Tom and Evan handicap the Sheepshead Bay Stakes at Belmont Park this weekend.
No factor in her only start this year, Aruna looks to get back on the beam for trainer Graham Motion in the $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (gr. IIT), scheduled for the inner turf course at Belmont Park May 26.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Bittersweet is probably the best way to express my feelings on the following news: I will be leaving The Blood-Horse on May 22, just after my coverage of the Preakness.
Monsun, a four-time leading sire in his native Germany, came through with his 100th and 101st stakes winners May 6.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Capital Plan, with a perfect trip under Brice Blanc, registered a 1 1/2-length victory while making her stakes debut in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf April 21 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Hall of Fame trainer Neil Drysdale looks to get the final weekend of the Santa Anita season off to a strong start when he saddles Santa Ana Stakes winner Vamo a Galupiar in the Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) April 21.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
James Miller's Daisy Devine, allowed to get away with an easy lead under James Graham, went wire-to-wire in the $300,000 Jenny Wiley (gr. IT) April 14 at Keeneland.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Zagora, who ran third in last year's Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland, is back for this year running, but this time she's coming off two straight graded stakes wins.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
A little extra distance could be just what grade I winner Cambina needs when she takes on a well-matched field of older fillies and mares in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf March 25.
Thursday, March 22, 2012Garrett Gomez is scheduled to resume riding March 22, according to his agent, after the two-time Eclipse Award winner was forced to abort an earlier comeback.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Taking advantage of a heady rail-skimming trip from Joe Bravo, Brazilian-bred Here to Win outkicked Keertana in the stretch for an 11-1 upset in $100,000 The Very One (gr. IIIT) Feb. 25 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
American Oaks (gr. IT) winner Cambina gets her 2012 campaign underway in the Buena Vista Handicap (gr. IT) on the Santa Anita grass course Feb. 20.
Friday, February 17, 2012Irish champion Refuse To Bend, who was standing at Haras du Logis in France for the first time this season, died of a heart attack Friday, Feb. 10.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sarafina, who finished fourth as the 2-1 favorite in the $2,727,000 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), has reportedly been purchased by Teruyo Yoshida's Shadai Farm.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Images from the 41st annual Eclipse Awards.
Stacelita didn't win a Breeders' Cup World Championship event in 2011, but her two grade I triumphs were enough for her to be voted champion female turf runner.
Monday, January 16, 2012
In the Horse of the Year category, fans made the multiple grade I winner Havre de Grace their top pick with 4,249 votes.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Grade I winner Stacelita, an Eclipse Award finalist for 2011 champion female turf runner, has been retired from racing and booked to Smart Strike.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Teruya Yoshida's Japan-based Shadai Farm paid $525,000 for multiple graded stakes winner Cozi Rosie during the second session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 10.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Shared Account, winner of last year's Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), is booked to leading second-crop sire Bernardini.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Shared Account, winner of last year's Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) and seventh in this year's running in what proved to be her final start, has been retired from racing.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Midday, a two-time English champion and winner of the 2009 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), has been retired from racing to became a broodmare.
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