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La Troienne S. (gr. 2)

CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY

  • Purse: $300,000
  • Date: May 6, 2011
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 6
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 1:26 PM
1 Blind Luck Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A $200,808

2007 | Chestnut Filly | Pollard's Vision   - Lucky One, Best of Luck

  • Breeder:Fairlawn Farm
  • Owner: Mark DeDomenico LLC, Carver, John, Abruzzo, Peter and Hollendorfer, Jerry
  • Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
  • Jockey: Garrett K. Gomez

Sire: Pollard's Vision  , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 97 yearlings sold, median $8,089.

Broodmare Sire: Best of Luck, Bay, 1996. In 2009: .67 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,500,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($10,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $11,000.

2 Unrivaled Belle Margin: 3 TrueNicks: A++ $64,777

2006 | Gray or Roan Mare | Unbridled's Song   - Queenie Belle, Bertrando  

  • Breeder:Gary Seidler & Peter Vegso
  • Owner: Seidler, Gary and Vegso, Peter
  • Trainer: William I. Mott
  • Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux

Sire: Unbridled's Song  , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.

Broodmare Sire: Bertrando  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,800,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $260,000.

3 All Due Respect Margin: nose TrueNicks: A++ $32,388

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Value Plus   - Aunt Due, Devil His Due  

  • Breeder:Lau-Mor Farms
  • Owner: Pompa, Jr, Paul P. and Taylor Brothers Properties
  • Trainer: Michael Nevin
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Value Plus  , Gray or Roan, 2001. Lifetime: 146 yearlings sold, median $12,035.

Broodmare Sire: Devil His Due  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $80,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, ($47,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Fall Mixed Sale, $17,000.

Time: 1:42.93   Track: Fast

Others: Absinthe Minded, $16,194; Ravi's Song, $9,716; Quiet Giant, $3,339; Stage Magic, $3,339; Seeking the Title, $3,339.

Scratched: Miss Luann.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Blind LuckGarrett K. GomezJerry Hollendorfer
2Unrivaled BelleKent J. DesormeauxWilliam I. Mott
3All Due RespectJavier CastellanoMichael Nevin
4Absinthe MindedMike E. SmithD. Wayne Lukas
5Ravi's SongCorey J. LanerieCarl Bowman
6Quiet GiantRamon A. DominguezTodd A. Pletcher
7Stage MagicCalvin H. BorelHelen Pitts
8Seeking the TitleJulien R. LeparouxDallas Stewart

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
7 Blind LuckGarrett K. Gomez$4.80$2.60$2.20
8 Unrivaled BelleKent J. Desormeaux$3.20$2.60
4 All Due RespectJavier Castellano$5.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (7-8)$11.80
$2.00 Trifecta (7-8-4)$91.00
$2.00 Superfecta (7-8-4-9)$242.60

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