CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Salty Strike | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: A | $67,090 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Smart Strike - Lake Huron, Salt Lake
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 425 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Salt Lake, Bay, 1989.
| 2 | Fantasy of Flight | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: B+ | $21,641 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Tiznow - Positive Energy, Rubiano
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 384 yearlings sold, median $95,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rubiano, Gray or Roan, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $725,000.
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $240,000.
| 3 | Gran Lioness | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B+ | $10,820 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Lion Heart - Gran Dama, Rahy
Sire: Lion Heart , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 494 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $17,000.
Others: Angelica Zapata, $5,410; Might, $3,246; Holy Heavens, $1,093.
Scratched: Juanita; Henny's Hurricane.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salty Strike | Manoel R. Cruz | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 2 | Fantasy of Flight | Robby Albarado | John P. Terranova, II |
| 3 | Gran Lioness | Jamie Theriot | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 4 | Angelica Zapata | Marcelino Pedroza | Ronald Pellegrini |
| 5 | Might | Julien R. Leparoux | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 6 | Holy Heavens | Shaun Bridgmohan | Benard Chatters |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Salty Strike | Manoel R. Cruz | $12.80 | $4.80 | $3.20 | ||||||
| 5 | Fantasy of Flight | Robby Albarado | $4.60 | $3.20 | |||||||
| 8 | Gran Lioness | Jamie Theriot | $3.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-5) | $47.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-5-8) | $239.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-5-8-2) | $1,150.40 | ||||||||||
Godolphin Racing's It's Tricky, a daughter of Mineshaft who has won or placed in 11 of 12 starts, wore down pacesetter Cash for Clunkers to win the Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I) on the Belmont Park Memorial Day card.
3 days ago
Awesome Maria carries highweight of 124 pounds against four rivals May 28 in Belmont Park's Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I). The Phipps is one of three grade I races on the Memorial Day card in New York.
6 days ago
Evan Hammonds recaps the 2012 Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and several undercard races from the weekend.
William S. and Graydon Patterson's Juanita overtook heavily favored Plum Pretty in upper stretch and ran off to a 16-1 upset under Ramon Dominguez in the $327,000 La Troienne (gr. II) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Sassy Image will attempt to become the first repeat winner of the $300,000 Humana Distaff (gr. I) when she faces a strong lineup in the 26th renewal of the seven-furlong test May 5 at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Plum Pretty, winner of last year's Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), and runner-up St. John's River will square off in the La Troienne Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs May 4 on the Kentucky Oaks undercard.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Arena Elvira looks to extend her winning streak to six races in a row when she faces a solid field of older fillies and mares in the $200,000 Sixty Sails Handicap (gr. III) at Hawthorne Race Course April 21.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Horse of the Year Havre de Grace commenced her 2012 campaign in fine style with a facile victory in the $150,000 New Orleans Ladies Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 17.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, set to make her 2012 debut in the $150,000 New Orleans Ladies Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 17, drew post position 2 and will face four opponents.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Even-money choice Arena Elvira passed longshot Afleeting Lady in deep stretch to give trainer Bill Mott his fourth win in the $193,725 Falls City Handicap (gr. II) on Thanksgiving at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Ravi's Song, second to well-regarded Deluxe in the Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) over the Churchill Downs turf earlier this month, switches to the main track for the Thanksgiving Day feature, the $175,000 Falls City Handicap.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
William and Graydon Patterson's Juanita, claimed for $25,000 in March, made her first stakes victory count when she led the whole way to take the $200,000 Indiana Oaks (gr. II) at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Six fillies, including Zayat Stables' grade I winner A Z Warrior, were entered for Hoosier Park's $200,000 Indiana Oaks (gr. II) Oct. 1.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
An overflow field of 14 3-year-old fillies was entered for $100,000 Pucker Up Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 17 at Arlington Park.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Undaunted by Turbulent Descent's defeat as the odds-on choice in the Acorn Stakes (gr. I), Southern California trainer Mike Puype returns to New York to try his filly in the $250,000 Test Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 6.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
After Plum Pretty and Royal Delta were taken out of consideration for the $250,000 Mother Goose (gr. I), Joyful Victory is the lone standout in the race for 3-year-old fillies June 25 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Two weeks after demolishing a field of optional claimers, Craig Singer's homebred filly Salty Strike became a graded stakes winner, as she returned to Churchill Downs June 4 to take the Dogwood (gr. III) by 3 3/4 lengths.
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Of the eight entrants drawn for the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III), not only do all of them have one-turn wins at Churchill Downs, but six of them have stakes wins over the track.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Fox Hills Farms' Joyful Victory, runaway winner of Oaklawn Park's Honeybee (gr. III) and Fantasy (gr. II) in her past two starts, tops a stellar cast of 13 3-year-old fillies entered in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Who will win this year's Kentucky Oaks? Will it be a Joyful Victory? Is it time for a Summer Soiree? Are you expecting a Street Storm? Or will the results be Plum Pretty?
Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) hopeful fillies R Heat Lightning, Plum Pretty, Holy Heavens, and Daisy Devine all posted workouts during a busy morning at Churchill Downs April 26.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Turbulent Descent, a winner of a pair of grade I races in California, ships into Lexington to lead a field of six in the $150,000 Beaumont (gr. II) April 17 at Keeneland.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Joyful Victory tuned up for next month's Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) with her second dominating performance of the Oaklawn Park season in the $285,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II) April 10.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Joyful Victory and Arienza headline a field of five for the $300,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II) April 10 at Oaklawn Park.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
The final load of horses from Al Stall Jr.'s barn at Fair Grounds in New Orleans is scheduled to arrive at Keeneland Friday morning, April 1.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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]