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CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Afleet Again | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A | $270,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Colt | Afleet Alex - Lucky Again, Wild Again
Sire: Afleet Alex , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 287 yearlings sold, median $37,000.
Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $30,000.
| 2 | Birdrun | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Birdstone - Run Like Martha, Jolie's Halo
Sire: Birdstone , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 151 yearlings sold, median $21,000.
Broodmare Sire: Jolie's Halo, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $60,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2006 Mixed Sale, $95,000.
| 3 | Giant Oak | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $49,500 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Giant's Causeway - Crafty Oak, Crafty Prospector
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Crafty Prospector, Chestnut, 1979.
Others: Pleasant Prince, $30,000; Cease, $15,000; Eldaafer; Baryshnikov; Brigantin; Harrison's Cave (GB); Meeznah; A. U. Miner.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afleet Again | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Robert E. Reid, Jr. |
| 2 | Birdrun | John R. Velazquez | William I. Mott |
| 3 | Giant Oak | Shaun Bridgmohan | Chris M. Block |
| 4 | Pleasant Prince | Joel Rosario | Wesley A. Ward |
| 5 | Cease | Garrett K. Gomez | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 6 | Eldaafer | Javier Castellano | Diane Alvarado |
| 7 | Baryshnikov | Mike E. Smith | Michael J. Maker |
| 8 | Brigantin | Julien R. Leparoux | Andre Fabre |
| 9 | Harrison's Cave (GB) | Ryan L. Moore | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 10 | Meeznah | Thomas P. Queally | David Lanigan |
| 11 | A. U. Miner | Calvin H. Borel | Clark Hanna |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Afleet Again | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $85.20 | $35.80 | $13.80 | ||||||
| 1 | Birdrun | John R. Velazquez | $7.20 | $5.80 | |||||||
| 5 | Giant Oak | Shaun Bridgmohan | $6.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-1) | $668.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-1-5) | $4,147.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-1-5-4) | $39,533.20 | ||||||||||
Breeders' Cup Marathon victor Calidoscopio, 22 lengths off the pace, caught up with seven opponents on a sloppy track to take the $200,000 Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II) June 7 at rainy Belmont Park.
Friday, June 07, 2013
Two years after winning the Belmont Stakes, George and Lori Hall's Ruler On Ice will again travel the full circuit of the Belmont Park main track oval June 7 when he starts in the 1 1/2-mile Brooklyn Handicap.
Monday, June 03, 2013Multiple graded stakes winner Silver Max was the class of the $62,415 Opening Verse Stakes June 1 at Churchill Downs, and moving the race off the turf didn't give the 4-year-old gelding any trouble.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
A. U. Miner, winner of the 2010 Greenwood Cup at Philadelphia Park (now Parx Racing) and third in the Breeders' Cup Marathon will enter stud for the 2014 season in Indiana.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Trainer Mike Maker was represented by his 1,000th career winner March 16 when Magical Season won the third race at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Rain couldn't extinguish Pants On Fire as the multiple graded stakes winner easily drew off to win by 5 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream Park Feb. 15.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Two allowance events on the Feb. 15 and 16 Gulfstream Park cards feature some of racing's familiar names, with Pants On Fire taking on milers Feb. 15 and Capo Bastone making his first start since the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013Bred by Mike Abraham, the filly is out of the Ghazi mare Silent Emotion, a stakes winner of $209,993 and dam of grade 1-placed multiple stakes winner Unspoken Word.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Trainer Chris Block was represented by his 1,000th winner Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park, when 5-year-old All for Thee rallied through the stretch to score a hard-fought neck victory at odds of 12-1 in the second race of the day.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) winner Calidoscopio is preparing for his 10-year-old debut next month at Santa Anita Park under the guidance of trainer Mike Puype.
Thursday, January 10, 2013Keyser is first person to win Media Eclipse Awards in both writing and photography categories.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Potential Clark Handicap (gr. I) highweight Shackleford breezed at Churchill Downs Nov. 17; a decision will be made Nov. 19 regarding his final start. Clark contenders Bourbon Courage and Cease were also on the worktab.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Game On Dude was named the 125-pound highweight for the $400,000-added Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs Nov. 23, but is not expected to run. The likely highweight could be Shackleford.
Friday, November 16, 2012Highlighting the list of published works at Churchill Downs the morning of Nov. 10 were Take Charge Indy, Bourbon Courage and Cease. The trio of stakes winners is being pointed to the Clark Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 23.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Highlighting the list of published works at Churchill Downs the morning of Nov. 10 were Take Charge Indy, Bourbon Courage and Cease. The trio of stakes winners is being pointed to the Clark Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 23.
Saturday, November 10, 2012Off the success of multiple grade I winner Dullahan, Even the Score will see an increase in his stud fee from $10,000 to $12,500 in 2013 at Millennium Farms.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Stud Dona Pancha's Calidoscopio targeted the leaders at the top of the stretch and pulled away to win the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) by a widening 4 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.
Friday, November 02, 2012
Almudena will become the first Peruvian-bred Breeders' Cup World Championships starter in the Nov. 2 Marathon (gr. II).
Thursday, November 01, 2012
The second time was the charm for Eldaafer in the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) and his connections are hoping that the fourth will be, too.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Golden Ticket, dead-heat winner of the Travers Stakes (gr. I), was not pre-entered in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) and will be out for an undetermined period of time, trainer Ken McPeek said Oct. 23.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
While Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) contender Wise Dan captivated the attention of many on the Keeneland grounds with his morning breeze Oct. 20, Willcox Inn, Atigun, Golden Ticket, and Brown Almighty were also on the worktab.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Stately Victor, a grade I winner in Kentucky, and Bring the Heat, a 14-year-old stallion, will stand in 2013 at Doug Arnold's Buck Pond Farm near Versailles, Ky.
Friday, October 19, 2012Baryshnikov, a stakes winner and multiple grade II stakes-placed runner, has been retired from racing for stallion duty in 2013 at Oak Lodge USA near Paris, Ky.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Pool Play won for the first time since suffering a tendon tear last year, and picked a good race to do it. The 7-year-old son of Silver Deputy took the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II) at Hawthorne Oct. 6.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Pin Oak Stable's homebred Alternation, winner of five of six starts this year, will make his first start in almost two months when he carries top weight in the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup.
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