COLONIAL DOWNS, New Kent, VA
| 1 | Battle of Hastings (GB) | Margin: head | BRIS: 110 | TrueNicks: A++ | $432,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Royal Applause (GB) - Subya (GB), Night Shift
Sire: Royal Applause (GB), Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 9 wins, $600,832. Lifetime: 715 yearlings sold, median $49,915.
Broodmare Sire: Night Shift, Bay, 1980.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2007 Yearling Sale, $132,511.
| 2 | Straight Story | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 110 | TrueNicks: C | $144,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Giant's Causeway - Eventail, Lear Fan
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Lear Fan, Bay, 1981.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $400,000.
| 3 | Take the Points | Margin: 2¼ | BRIS: 109 | TrueNicks: B | $79,200 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Colt | Even the Score - Ginger Ginger, Fred Astaire
Sire: Even the Score , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 9 wins, $751,629. Lifetime: 147 yearlings sold, median $12,500.
Broodmare Sire: Fred Astaire, Bay, 1983. In 2009: 1.00 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $160,000.
Others: Lime Rickey, $43,200; Hold Me Back, $21,600; El Crespo, $7,500; Affirmatif, $7,500; Safety Valve, $7,500; Florentino (JPN), $7,500.
Scratched: Nicanor.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle of Hastings (GB) | Tyler Baze | Jeff Mullins |
| 2 | Straight Story | Charles C. Lopez | Alan E. Goldberg |
| 3 | Take the Points | Edgar S. Prado | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Lime Rickey | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Frank A. Alexander |
| 5 | Hold Me Back | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 6 | El Crespo | Julien R. Leparoux | George R. Arnold, II |
| 7 | Affirmatif | Christopher P. DeCarlo | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Safety Valve | Eric Camacho | Rodney Jenkins |
| 9 | Florentino (JPN) | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Hastings (GB) | Tyler Baze | $9.20 | $4.20 | $2.80 | |||||||
| Straight Story | Charles C. Lopez | $6.00 | $5.20 | ||||||||
| Take the Points | Edgar S. Prado | $6.60 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-6) | $51.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-6-3) | $414.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-6-3-10) | $1,677.40 | ||||||||||
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