CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, KY
| 1 | Exfactor | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $67,748 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Colt | Exchange Rate - Bright Magic, Prized
Sire: Exchange Rate , Gray or Roan, 1997. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $479,803. Lifetime: 272 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Prized, Dark Bay or Brown, 1986. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2010 Yearling Sale, $27,000.
| 2 | Power World | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: C | $21,854 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Distorted Humor - Purrfectly, Storm Cat
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
| 3 | Friscan | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: D | $10,927 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Two Punch - Otherwise Perfect, Lemon Drop Kid
Sire: Two Punch, Roan, 1983. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $89,795. Lifetime: 452 yearlings sold, median $34,000.
Broodmare Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996.
Others: Sum of the Parts, $5,463; Chalybeate Springs, $3,278; Bonaparte, $1,115; Hot Speed, $1,115.
Scratched: Tarpy's Goal; Green Mouse; Laurie's Rocket; Lil Cherokee.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exfactor | Calvin H. Borel | Bernard S. Flint |
| 2 | Power World | Corey J. Lanerie | Neil J. Howard |
| 3 | Friscan | Shaun Bridgmohan | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 4 | Sum of the Parts | Leandro R. Goncalves | Thomas M. Amoss |
| 5 | Chalybeate Springs | Jesus Lopez Castanon | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 6 | Bonaparte | Jon Kenton Court | Bernard S. Flint |
| 7 | Hot Speed | Robby Albarado | Ron Moquett |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Exfactor | Calvin H. Borel | $12.60 | $5.20 | $3.60 | ||||||
| 3 | Power World | Corey J. Lanerie | $4.80 | $3.60 | |||||||
| 11 | Friscan | Shaun Bridgmohan | $4.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-3) | $57.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-3-11) | $379.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-3-11-7) | $624.40 | ||||||||||
Fast Bullet shot to front and went wire to wire in the RTN True North Handicap on the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) program June 8 under rider Joel Rosario for trainer Bob Baffert.
Saturday, June 08, 2013
A salty field of seven sprinters will contest the six-furlong True North Stakes, with last year's 1-2 finishers back for a repeat duel against up-and-coming runners on the June 8 Belmont Stakes undercard.
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Running for the first time in 2013, Michael Dubb's Sage Valley earned his fourth straight victory when he took the $150,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Former claimer Delaunay increased his win streak to six when he swept past Trinniberg at the head of the stretch and prevailed by an easy four lengths over a sloppy track in the May 4 Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II).
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Champion sprinter Trinniberg heads a strong field for the 79th running of the $400,000 Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II) to be run May 4 at the Louisville track.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Trainers comment on the offspring of Speightstown they have raced. Read the full feature in the Jan. 12, 2013, issue of The Blood-Horse.
Trinniberg, overlooked at odds of 13-1, proved his doubters wrong when he posted his first grade I victory in the $1.5 million XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint by three-quarters of a length Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
On a busy Saturday for Breeders' Cup drills Oct. 27, horses worked at Santa Anita Park, Belmont Park, and several tracks in between.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
The 3-year-old son of Speightstown earns a spot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint with the win.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Opening day at Keeneland offers one of the last gateways to a spot in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), and it's a wide open contest.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Currency Swap and Trinniberg will go at it again Sept. 22 in the $300,000 Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx Racing, but both seem vulnerable nearing the end of a long 2012 campaign.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Trinniberg and Currency Swap, two of the nation's best 3-year-old sprinters, square off once again in the $500,000 Foxwood King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Three Chimneys Hopeful (gr. I) winner Currency Swap returns to the scene of last year's great triumph at Saratoga Race Course as the 5-2 favorite in a field of seven for the $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes (gr. II) July 29.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Sum of the Parts, taking the lead shortly after the start, led at every pole to capture the $400,000 Red Legend Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths in an upset at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on the night of June 30.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Evan and Pete handicap the Dwyer Stakes and Bashford Manor Stakes for the coming weekend.
With Hansen expected to bow out of the $400,000 Red Legend Stakes June 30, the seven-furlong test of 3-year-olds at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races shapes up as an evenly-matched contest of nine.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A field of eight 2-year-olds is set to square off in the 111th running of the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) that highlights the June 30 card at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Led by Zayat Stable's talented but lightly raced Paynter, a field of 11 sophomores was entered in the $200,000 The Cliff's Edge Derby Trial (gr. III) on opening night of the Churchill Downs spring meet April 28.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
With 21 3-year-old entrants for the Southwest Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 20, Oaklawn Park has split the race into two divisions worth $250,000 apiece.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Everyone, including trainer Jonathan Sheppard, is waiting to see if the speedy Ever So Lucky belongs on the Triple Crown trail. The answer, hopefully, could come Feb. 11 in the Hutchson (gr. II) at Gulfstream.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Grade III winner Exfactor, a son of Exchange Rate, records his first workout at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots since a disappointing 11th-place finish in the Jan. 21 Lecomte Stakes.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The $175,000 Lecomte Stakes (gr. III), Fair Grounds' first graded 3-year-old race leading up to the Louisiana Derby (gr. II), drew a field of 13, a handful of them thought to be early Triple Crown prospects.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Oaklawn Park's road to the Triple Crown, which culminates with the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I) this spring, begins Jan. 16 with the $100,000 Smarty Jones Stakes.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]