CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Scotus | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A | $84,154 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Successful Appeal - Devine, Seattle Slew
Sire: Successful Appeal , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 264 yearlings sold, median $37,500. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Seattle Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974. In 2009: 3.66 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $25,000.
| 2 | Infrattini | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $27,146 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Include - Casa Frattini, Mr. Greeley
Sire: Include , Bay, 1997. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 10 wins, $1,659,560. Lifetime: 248 yearlings sold, median $28,000. In 2009: 1.69 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Mr. Greeley , Chestnut, 1992.
| 3 | Joe Vann | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: D | $13,573 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Silver Deputy - Polish Flower, Danzig
Sire: Silver Deputy, Bay, 1985. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 2 wins, $41,820. Lifetime: 550 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Danzig, Bay, 1977.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
Others: Wilburn, $6,786; Alstom, $4,071; Supreme Ruler, $1,385; Uncle Brent, $1,385.
Scratched: Chalice.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotus | Alan Garcia | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 2 | Infrattini | Corey J. Lanerie | Paul J. McGee |
| 3 | Joe Vann | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Wilburn | Mike E. Smith | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 5 | Alstom | Calvin H. Borel | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 6 | Supreme Ruler | Jon Kenton Court | William H. Fires |
| 7 | Uncle Brent | Manoel R. Cruz | Lynn S. Whiting |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Scotus | Alan Garcia | $18.40 | $7.20 | $4.00 | ||||||
| 2 | Infrattini | Corey J. Lanerie | $4.80 | $3.20 | |||||||
| 8 | Joe Vann | Javier Castellano | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-2) | $82.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-2-8) | $362.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-2-8-3) | $595.20 | ||||||||||
With a well-timed ride by jockey Florent Geroux, Silverton Hills' Havelock got up in the final strides to overtake favored Lonesome Street to win the $150,000 Hanshin Cup (gr. III) by a neck.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
An experienced field of older runners face off at Arlington in the grade III Hanshin Cup May 19 with a slew of recent winners set to go in a very competitive heat.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Motor City, a 3-year-old son of Street Sense and winner of last fall's Iroquois Stakes (gr. II), worked five furlongs in 1:01.88 at Palm Meadows Training Center Feb. 23. The bullet at the trip was recorded by Dialed In.
Thursday, February 23, 2012B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm announced stud fees for its 2012 roster of stallions, which is headlined by leading sire Malibu Moon.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Grade I winner Victor's Cry and grade II victor Wilburn have both been retired from racing and purchased by B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Like he was shot out of a cannon, Caleb's Posse rocketed past Shackleford in the stretch and romped to a four-length victory in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Barbara Banke is carrying on the prominent Thoroughbred operation, Stonestreet Stables, which will be represented by My Miss Aurelia and Wilburn in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Wilburn found himself in the spotlight early in life. In 2010, the Bernardini colt topped the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training with his $625,000 price.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Steve Asmussen has eight potential starters for the year-end championships Nov. 5-6. If they all start, it will be his largest Breeders' Cup contingent.
Monday, October 17, 2011
A gelded son of Parker's Storm Cat swept Pennsylvania's top turf sprints when he captured the $350,000 Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Parx Racing.
Monday, September 05, 2011
California invaders Prayer for Relief and Dreamy Kid, both recent graded stakes winners, headline a field of 10 in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II) Aug. 6 at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Do you like Fire or Ice? Shackleford or Coil? How will they run?
On July 31 at Monmouth Park, Shackleford will try to stamp himself as the division leader when he leads a field of eight in the $1 million Haskell Invitational (gr. I).
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Alternation leads a field of seven in the Jim Dandy (gr. II) and will face the rapidly improving Dominus as well as Belmont Stakes (gr. I) second and third-place finishers Stay Thirsty and Brilliant Speed.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Making his dirt debut, and running in a grade I event for only the second time, Pool Play won the Stephen Foster to become a player in the older male division.
Favorites, upsets, Arabians, and more defined Stephen Foster Day 2011.
Peter Callahan's Scotus made a winning stakes debut June 18 when he took over inside the sixteenth-pole to score by one length in the $138,500 Matt Winn (gr. III) for 3-year-olds at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Illinois Derby (gr. III) winner Joe Vann leads a field of eight 3-year-olds entered in the $125,000 Matt Winn Presented by Emirates Equestrian Federation Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs June 18.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
After a frustrating couple of months, Pin Oak Stable's homebred Alternation redeemed himself with a hard-fought win in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) May 14 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Jason, Tom and Evan from Twinspires.com reflect on the Kentucky Derby and handicap the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park.
Who will win the Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II), and who will finish last? Will Joe Vann produce a Bold Deed, and say Adios Charlie? Or is it time for a Tap Attack from Beer Meister?
Illinois Derby (gr. III) winner Joe Vann and Jerome (gr. II) winner Adios Charlie lead a field of 11 for the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II), which returns to Belmont Park May 14 after a one-year hiatus.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The one-time heavy favorite for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Repole Stable's Uncle Mo, was out for a gallop at Churchill Downs on Tuesday, April 19 in his first full day since arriving in Louisville.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Joe Vann, making his stakes debut for Todd Pletcher, turned back the challenge of The Fed Eased in the stretch to register a commanding win in the $300,000 TVG Illinois Derby (gr. III) April 9 at Hawthorne.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
A huge weekend of racing like this, which includes three Derby preps and opening weekend of Keeneland, needs little introduction. Let's get right to it.
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]