COLONIAL DOWNS, New Kent, VA
| 1 | Rahystrada | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A | $291,000 |
2004 | Chestnut Gelding | Rahy - Ministrada, Deputy Minister
Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $343,386. Lifetime: 441 yearlings sold, median $65,000.
Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.
| 2 | Smart Bid | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $97,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Smart Strike - Recording, Danzig
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 425 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Danzig, Bay, 1977.
| 3 | Dark Cove | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $53,350 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Medaglia d'Oro - Crystal Cove, Kris S.
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 343 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $155,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $120,000.
Others: Court Vision, $29,100; Moryba (BRZ), $14,550; Silver Mountain, $5,000; Guys Reward, $5,000; Sierra Alpha (GB), $5,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahystrada | Sheldon Russell | Byron G. Hughes |
| 2 | Smart Bid | Edgar S. Prado | H. Graham Motion |
| 3 | Dark Cove | Luis Garcia | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 4 | Court Vision | Ramon A. Dominguez | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 5 | Moryba (BRZ) | Rajiv Maragh | William I. Mott |
| 6 | Silver Mountain | Dale V. Beckner | Gerald S. Bennett |
| 7 | Guys Reward | Corey S. Nakatani | Dale L. Romans |
| 8 | Sierra Alpha (GB) | Forest Boyce | Francis Abbott |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahystrada | Sheldon Russell | $9.80 | $4.40 | $3.20 | ||||||
| 4 | Smart Bid | Edgar S. Prado | $3.00 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 7 | Dark Cove | Luis Garcia | $5.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-4) | $32.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-4-7) | $230.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-4-7-8) | $981.80 | ||||||||||
One race before trainer Graham Motion saddles Went the Day Well in the May 19 Preakness (gr. II) at Pimlico Race Course, he will send out Augustin Stables' Smart Bid, the 7-2 overnight favorite in the Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT).
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wise Dan, a grade I winner in his final start of 2011, picked up right where he left off in his first race of the year, romping by 10 1/2 lengths while setting a Keeneland Polytrack record in the $150,000 Ben Ali Stakes.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Smart Bid, who has claimed both of his graded stakes wins over the Fair Grounds turf course, will try to defend his Mervin H. Muniz Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) title against nine others in the $400,000 turf race on April 1
Tuesday, March 27, 2012Court Vision has his first mare pronounced in foal. Coogee Sunrise, by Deputy Commander out of the Spectacular Bid mare Southern Affair, was pronounced in foal March 5.
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Classy 6-year-old Smart Bid nailed pacesetter Mr. Vegas on the wire to score as the favorite in the $122,500 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) Feb. 25.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Will it be grass or dirt for Lothenbach Stables Mister Marti Gras? He was entered in the Feb. 25 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf and the Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) on dirt on the same card.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Silver Medallion has found a home on grass since arriving at Todd Pletcher's barn last fall, but he'll face the toughest test of his career in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. I) Feb. 11.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Voting is under way at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association web site, www.ntra.com, for the 13th annual "NTRA Moment of the Year." Voters can choose from among 12 images, drawn from the year's events.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
TVG Breeders' Cup Mile winner Court Vision, who also captured the 2010 Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), will be paraded in the Woodbine walking ring Nov. 26 at noon as part of a retirement ceremony for the future Canadian stallion.
Friday, November 25, 2011
After an unexpected Classic result, who is the HOY front-runner?
2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships - Day 2: Photos of the day two winners at the 2011 Breeders' Cup.
The world-class racemare, already a record-holder having won three Breeders' Cup Miles, finishes third in her attempt to win a fourth. Longshot Court Vision wins by a nose over Turallure.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Lenny Shulman talks with trainer Dale Romans, who has Shackleford in the Dirt Mile, Dullahan in the Juvenile, and Court Vision in the Mile. Sponsored by Taylor Made Stallions
B. Wayne Hughes' four-time grade I winner Court Vision will be retired following the Nov. 5 TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) and will enter stud in 2012 at Michael Byrne's Park Stud in Ontario, Canada.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Breeders' Cup contender works and arrivals.
Preston Stables' Flat Out, a leading contender for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs, displayed continued sharpness Oct. 15 in a "bullet" five-furlong work.
Saturday, October 15, 2011Charles White's Sundance Thoroughbreds will stand graded stakes-placed Silver Mountain in 2012 at Don and Dana Myers' Swifty Farms near Seymour, Ind.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Redwood has been pegged as the slight 4-1 morning line favorite for the $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT) at Woodbine Oct. 15 as a record 16 horses were entered.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Multiple Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti returns to Keeneland on Oct. 8 as he seeks to defend his title in the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT), one of nine graded stakes over the Lexington track's opening weekend.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Woodbine-based Stormy Lord ventured to Philadelphia for the $250,000 PTHA President's Cup and produced a 9-1 upset for trainer Ian Black Sept. 17 on a yielding turf course at Parx Racing.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Headlined by morning-line favorite Courageous Cat, a predictably deep and diverse field of 12 was drawn for the $1 million Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) Sept. 18 in Toronto.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
For the second consecutive year Greta Kuntzweiler was aboard the decisive winner of the $150,000 Kentucky Cup Turf (gr. IIIT), this time guiding odds-on favorite Rahystrada to a 3 3/4-length victory Sept. 10 at Kentucky Downs
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Seeking the third graded stakes win of his career, 7-year-old Rahystrada headlines a field of 10 in the $150,000 Kentucky Cup Turf (gr. IIIT) Sept. 10 on opening day of Kentucky Downs' four-day stand.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Workin for Hops, winner of the Hanshin Cup Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park this spring, returns to his favorite track for the $100,000 Washington Park Handicap (gr. III) on Polytrack Sept. 3.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Multiple grade I winner Court Vision has been purchased privately by Spendthrift Farm and will be trained by Dale Romans through the remainder of the season before retiring to stud.
Friday, August 26, 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]