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CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | First Dude | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $213,380 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Stephen Got Even - Run Sarah Run, Smart Strike
Sire: Stephen Got Even , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $1,019,200. Lifetime: 297 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
| 2 | Regal Ransom | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A+ | $68,832 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Distorted Humor - Kelli's Ransom, Red Ransom
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Red Ransom, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, $675,000.
| 3 | Equestrio | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: C+ | $34,416 |
2007 | Chestnut Colt | Elusive Quality - Costume Party, Storm Cat
Sire: Elusive Quality , Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $413,284. Lifetime: 786 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($140,000).
Others: Awesome Gem, $17,208; Giant Oak, $10,324; Caracortado, $3,585; Mission Impazible, $3,585; Wise Dan, $3,585; Demarcation, $3,585.
Scratched: Icabad Crane; Jardim (BRZ).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Dude | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Regal Ransom | Alan Garcia | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 3 | Equestrio | Jose Lezcano | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 4 | Awesome Gem | Joel Rosario | Craig Dollase |
| 5 | Giant Oak | Shaun Bridgmohan | Chris M. Block |
| 6 | Caracortado | Joseph Talamo | Michael Machowsky |
| 7 | Mission Impazible | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Wise Dan | Julien R. Leparoux | Charles Lopresti |
| 9 | Demarcation | Rosie Napravnik | Paul J. McGee |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | First Dude | Martin Garcia | $9.20 | $5.40 | $4.20 | ||||||
| 11 | Regal Ransom | Alan Garcia | $9.80 | $7.40 | |||||||
| 4 | Equestrio | Jose Lezcano | $8.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-11) | $93.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-11-4) | $1,777.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-11-4-9) | $15,851.80 | ||||||||||
Trainer Graham Motion reported via Twitter that Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) winner Animal Kingdom completed a four-furlong gallop in :52 May 9 at Lambourn.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Images from Kentucky Derby Day 2013.
Horse of the Year Wise Dan ran his winning streak to six races and surpassed $4 million in career earnings handily in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) over yielding ground May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
At 3:20 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Churchill Downs officials announced Phipps Stable and Stronach Stable's Point of Entry had been scratched from the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (gr. IT).
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Trainer Pat Byrne had Take Charge Indy sharp for the Alysheba Stakes (gr. III), but even he did not expect the overpowering 6-length performance the 2012 Florida Derby (gr. I) winner turned in May 3 at Churchill Downs.
Friday, May 03, 2013
Wise Dan and Point of Entry face off May 4 at Churchill Downs in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT), the race immediately preceding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Cyber Secret has not won on the dirt at Churchill Downs, but fresh off a 5 3/4-length victory in the April 13 Oaklawn Handicap, trainer Lynn Whiting is willing to put his unbeaten season on the line.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Orb, winner of the Besilu Florida Derby (gr. I), heads the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll that came out April 29 in advance of the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Monday, April 29, 2013
A face-off between 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan and multiple grade I-winning turf star Point of Entry is on for the Woodford Reserve (gr. IT) on Derby Day, trainer Charlie LoPresti confirmed April 29.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Morton Fink's Lisa Danielle, the dam of Horse of the Year Wise Dan, was honored April 25 as Broodmare of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association at its annual awards luncheon.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Dam of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan in Lexington on April 24, 2013, with commentary by farm manager Barry Ezrine.
Horse of the Year Wise Dan, who won the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT)) on the Keeneland turf in his 2013 debut, breezed five furlongs in a bullet :59 3/5 over the main track April 24.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
An interview with new trainer Will VanMeter, Mike Smith's visit with Zenyatta, and a stop at Patchen Wilkes Farm to visit Lisa Danielle, dam of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan.
Successful Dan, coming back off a layoff of nearly 10 months, dictated an easy pace and held off the pursuing Boisterous in the final furlong to post a one-length victory in the Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III) April 21 at Keeneland.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Five days after reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan won the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) in his 2013 debut, trainer Charlie LoPresti confirmed the June 15 Stephen Foster (gr. I) as his likely next target.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
by Anne Peters
Awesome Again is one of the most consistent sires of high-class runners in North America.
View the races and sights from the Blue Grass Stakes weekend at Keeneland.
Blue Grass winner Java's War is the latest horse to go last to first during the Keeneland spring meet.
Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan easily won the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) by a length over Data Link at Keeneland April 12, successfully making his 2013 debut while recording his sixth straight victory.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Morton Fink's reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan makes his 2013 debut for trainer Charlie LoPresti in the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland April 12, with only four contenders willing to face him.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Jose Lezcano most likely will ride Wise Dan in the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland April 12, trainer Charles LoPresti said.
Monday, April 08, 2013
Charlie LoPresti talks about Wise Dan and Successful Dan at Keeneland on 4/2/2013.
Claire Novak catches up with the connections of Wise Dan, Richard's Kid, Ramsey Farm, and Daisy Devine.
Morton Fink's reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan muscled his way through five furlongs in a bullet 1:00 flat April 4 at Keeneland, setting himself up perfectly for a 2013 debut in the April 12 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT).
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Wise Dan, Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year, turned in his second work of the season at Keeneland March 2, a four-furlong move in :49 1/5. Stablemates Turallure and Successful Dan are also training well.
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You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]
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