COLONIAL DOWNS, New Kent, VA
| 1 | Blind Date | Margin: head | BRIS: 92 | TrueNicks: A+ | $87,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Not For Love - Snit, Fit to Fight
Sire: Not For Love , Bay, 1990. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 6 wins, $178,870. Lifetime: 323 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Fit to Fight, Bay, 1979. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
| 2 | Shared Account | Margin: 2¼ | BRIS: 92 | TrueNicks: C | $29,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Pleasantly Perfect - Silk n' Sapphire, Smart Strike
Sire: Pleasantly Perfect , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 9 wins, $7,789,880. Lifetime: 114 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $170,000.
| 3 | Katara | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 89 | TrueNicks: C | $15,950 |
2006 | Chestnut Mare | Pulpit - Nabla, Theatrical (IRE)
Sire: Pulpit , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 341 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Theatrical (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. In 2009: 2.42 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $50,000.
Others: Super Poni, $8,700; Excelente (IRE), $4,350; Oh So Nice, $1,000; Combinate, $1,000; Spanish Wedding, $1,000; Five Diamonds, $1,000; Glorious Deal, $1,000.
Scratched: Fast Tigress.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blind Date | Kent J. Desormeaux | Hamilton A. Smith |
| 2 | Shared Account | Edgar S. Prado | H. Graham Motion |
| 3 | Katara | Jose Lezcano | Michael R. Matz |
| 4 | Super Poni | Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr. | Keith Chudzik |
| 5 | Excelente (IRE) | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Darrin Miller |
| 6 | Oh So Nice | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 7 | Combinate | Eric Camacho | Rodney Jenkins |
| 8 | Spanish Wedding | James S. Vail | Joseph Hennessy |
| 9 | Five Diamonds | Jonathan Joyce | John E. Salzman, Jr. |
| 10 | Glorious Deal | Alan Garcia | Kevin C. Boniface |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Date | Kent J. Desormeaux | $7.20 | $3.80 | $3.20 | |||||||
| Shared Account | Edgar S. Prado | $4.00 | $3.80 | ||||||||
| Katara | Jose Lezcano | $5.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (10-11) | $23.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (10-11-7) | $185.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (10-11-7-2) | $1,303.40 | ||||||||||
Shared Account, winner of last year's Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), is booked to leading second-crop sire Bernardini.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Shared Account, winner of last year's Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) and seventh in this year's running in what proved to be her final start, has been retired from racing.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
The story of Rapid Redux -- winner of 19 straight from December 2010 through October 2011 -- points out the importance of consistent placement at a level at which he can compete.
Martin Schwartz' Stacelita, a two-time grade I winner this year, was made the 2-1 favorite for the Nov. 4 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT). The 1 3/8-mile race is worth $2 million.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Live Oak Plantation's Dynaslew is an outsider in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), but is a front-running danger while rounding into best form after a rough start to the year.
Friday, October 28, 2011
The 26th Jim McKay Maryland Million attracted 111 entrants to the 11-race program which will be held Oct. 1 at Laurel Park. The total purses are worth more than $1 million.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Reduced stud fees lead to better percentages during '11 yearling sale season.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Shared Account, last year's winner of the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), figures to draw a good deal of interest in the Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine Sept 18.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Catherine Parke of Valkyre Stud wasn't thinking about an exotic vacation or buying a new car after selling a Bernardini filly for $1.2 million during the third session of the Keeneland September yearling auction.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Benjamin Leon Jr.'s Besilu Stable went to $1.2 million to acquire a Bernardini filly (Hip No. 307, consigned by Valkyre Stud) produced from the Smart Strike mare Silk n' Sapphire at Keeneland's September yearling sale.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Michael Tabor's Excited stalked the pace before taking control nearing the eighth pole and edged away for a half-length victory in the Virginia Oaks (gr. IIIT) at Colonial Downs July 16.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Dynamic Holiday has been on a roll in her last four starts, and she is looking to carry over her win streak into her first start at Colonial Downs in the July 16 Virginia Oaks (gr. IIIT).
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Shared Account, winner of last year's Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), is the 4-5 morning-line favorite for the May 21 Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Preakness undercard.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Liable, the dam of 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner and champion Blame, has been named Broodmare of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
There were plenty of memorable moments at this year's World Championships.
Team Valor International will purchase a barn at Fair Hill Training Center in northeast Maryland and turn all of its horses over to trainer Graham Motion effective immediately.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Eric Mitchell recaps Day 1 of the 2010 Breeders' Cup, including the extracurricular activities of the Marathon.
Photos of the day one winners at the 2010 Breeders' Cup.
Shared Account pulled off the biggest upset in the history of the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), out-finishing heavy favorite Midday in a thrilling stretch drive to win at odds of 46-1.
Friday, November 05, 2010
Midday, the shortest-priced morning-line favorite for the six Breeders' Cup races at Churchill Downs Friday, Nov. 5, stretched her legs at the Louisville track Nov. 3 preparing for the Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT).
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
English-bred Ave split horses in deep stretch and got up just before the wire to post a 10-1 upset in the $500,000 Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (gr. IT) Oct. 2 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 02, 2010An international field of accomplished females, including Japanese group I winner Red Desire, will go postward in the Oct. 2 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
English-bred mare Proviso won her third consecutive grade I race July 31 at Saratoga, as she held off Shared Account and two-time defending titleholder Forever Together in a blanket finish to take the Diana Handicap.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Jason Shandler's thoughts on this weekend's racing.
The star-studded Diana (gr. IT), set for July 31 at Saratoga, includes multiple grade I winners Proviso and Forever Together, as well as Phola and Maram.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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