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CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Drosselmeyer | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $2,700,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Colt | Distorted Humor - Golden Ballet, Moscow Ballet
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Moscow Ballet, Bay, 1982. In 2009: 1.23 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $600,000.
| 2 | Game On Dude | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: D | $900,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Awesome Again - Worldly Pleasure, Devil His Due
Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Devil His Due , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($210,000).
| 3 | Ruler On Ice | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $495,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Roman Ruler - Champagne Glow, Saratoga Six
Sire: Roman Ruler , Dark Bay or Brown, 2002. Lifetime: 172 yearlings sold, median $24,213.
Broodmare Sire: Saratoga Six, Bay, 1982. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $100,000.
Others: Havre de Grace, $300,000; Flat Out, $150,000; So You Think (NZ); To Honor and Serve; Ice Box; Rattlesnake Bridge; Uncle Mo; Stay Thirsty; Headache.
Scratched: Prayer for Relief.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drosselmeyer | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott |
| 2 | Game On Dude | Chantal Sutherland | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Ruler On Ice | Garrett K. Gomez | Kelly J. Breen |
| 4 | Havre de Grace | Ramon A. Dominguez | J. Larry Jones |
| 5 | Flat Out | Alex O. Solis | Charles L. Dickey |
| 6 | So You Think (NZ) | Ryan L. Moore | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 7 | To Honor and Serve | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott |
| 8 | Ice Box | Corey S. Nakatani | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 9 | Rattlesnake Bridge | Calvin H. Borel | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 10 | Uncle Mo | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 11 | Stay Thirsty | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 12 | Headache | Paco Lopez | Michael J. Maker |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Drosselmeyer | Mike E. Smith | $31.60 | $13.20 | $8.80 | ||||||
| 8 | Game On Dude | Chantal Sutherland | $13.60 | $9.20 | |||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-8) | $444.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-8-4) | $5,427.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-8-4-10) | $47,631.80 | ||||||||||
Ed McNamara of Newsday and Todd Simmons of the Staten Island Advance earned top honors in The New York Racing Association's third annual Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Contest.
9 hours ago
Game On Dude makes his first start since he was unplaced in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) when he takes on Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) winner Morning Line in the Californian Stakes (gr. II) June 2 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Yesterday
Shackleford led from start to finish and the 4-year-old son of Forestry held off a fast-closing Caleb's Posse to win the $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park May 28.
3 days agoSo You Think regained his winning form with a decisive victory over Famous Name in the Tattersalls Gold Cup (Ire-I) at the Curragh May 27.
4 days ago
Experience and previous success on the Belmont Park dirt surface could be the deciding factor when a short but strong field gathers for the $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at one mile May 28.
5 days ago
Despite being in Baltimore, the man who recommended selling I'll Have Another won't be at Pimlico Race Course to watch the colt try to win the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Stay Thirsty, last year's Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner, proved no match for Trickmeister in the Vanlandingham Stakes at Belmont Park May 17.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Stay Thirsty, the 2011 Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner, will make his 4-year-old bow in the Vanlandingham overnight stakes at Belmont Park May 17.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Stay Thirsty, the 2011 Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner, breezed a quick five furlongs over the Belmont Park training track May 11 as he points to a summer campaign in New York for trainer Todd Pletcher.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Morning Line wanted no part of the starting gate at Betfair Hollywood Park, but once he finally acquiesced there was no catching the grade I winner in the $150,000 Mervyn Leroy Handicap (gr. II) May 5.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Grade I winner Morning Line debuts for new trainer John Shirreffs in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) May 5 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
He only defeated three horses in a scratched-filled edition of the $142,500 Westchester Stakes (gr. III), but To Honor and Serve could not have looked any better in his season debut April 28 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Three grade I winners--To Honor and Serve, Jersey Town, and Boys at Tosconova--headline the $150,000 Westchester (gr. III) April 28, the first of 35 stakes at Belmont Park's 2012 spring/summer meet.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Celebrating the career of 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.
Owner Rick Porter posted on his Fox Hill Farm website April 23 that 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace has been retired after an injury was detected in her right front ankle following a workout at Churchill Downs April 22.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farms said in a telephone interview the afternoon of April 23 he would entertain private offers for 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.
Monday, April 23, 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, 2012
The Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders has named Havre de Grace the 2011 Horse of the Year and champion older female.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Trainer Todd Pletcher says he's preparing El Padrino as if the Pulpit colt will start in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Sunday, April 15, 2012
So You Think, an Irish champion and two-time Australian champion, will be retired from racing in the summer for stallion duty at Coolmore Australia.
Thursday, April 12, 2012Three-time Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti will shuttle from Castleton Lyons near Lexington to Arrowfield Stud in New South Wales, Australia in 2012.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Last year's Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner, Peachtree Stable's Plum Pretty, will carry top weight of 117 pounds in the 1 1/16-mile event for fillies and mares on the main track.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Ron Mitchell interviews Larry Jones on location, about Havre de Grace, Mark Valeski, and more!
Saying that weight assignments for the Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) were "unfair," owner Rick Porter and trainer Larry Jones will bypass the April 13 race at Oaklawn Park with Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.
Monday, April 09, 2012
Horse of the Year Havre de Grace tuned up for a possible defense of her 2011 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) title with a five furlong breeze in 1:02 1/5 under jockey Jenna Joubert.
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