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Colonial Turf Cup S.

COLONIAL DOWNS, New Kent, VA

  • Purse: $500,000
  • Date: June 18, 2011
  • Class:
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And Three Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 7:55 PM
1 Rahystrada Margin: TrueNicks: A $291,000

2004 | Chestnut Gelding | Rahy - Ministrada, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Jaime S. Carrion, Trustee
  • Owner: Robert E. Courtney, Jr.
  • Trainer: Byron G. Hughes
  • Jockey: Sheldon Russell

Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $343,386. Lifetime: 440 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

  • Breeder:George Strawbridge Jr.
  • Owner: Augustin Stable
  • Trainer: H. Graham Motion
  • Jockey: Edgar S. Prado

Sire: Smart Strike  , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Danzig, Bay, 1977.

3 Dark Cove Margin: TrueNicks: B+ $53,350

2007 | Bay Horse | Medaglia d'Oro   - Crystal Cove, Kris S.

  • Breeder:Stonewall Farm Stallions
  • Owner: Engelhart, Joseph and Magdalena Racing
  • Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek
  • Jockey: Luis Garcia

Sire: Medaglia d'Oro  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 393 yearlings sold, median $120,000.

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.

Time: 1:54.68   Track: Firm

Others: Court Vision, $29,100; Moryba (BRZ), $14,550; Silver Mountain, $5,000; Guys Reward, $5,000; Sierra Alpha (GB), $5,000.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1RahystradaSheldon RussellByron G. Hughes
2Smart BidEdgar S. PradoH. Graham Motion
3Dark CoveLuis GarciaKenneth G. McPeek
4Court VisionRamon A. DominguezRichard E. Dutrow, Jr.
5Moryba (BRZ)Rajiv MaraghWilliam I. Mott
6Silver MountainDale V. BecknerGerald S. Bennett
7Guys RewardCorey S. NakataniDale L. Romans
8Sierra Alpha (GB)Forest BoyceFrancis Abbott

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
1 RahystradaSheldon Russell$9.80$4.40$3.20
4 Smart BidEdgar S. Prado$3.00$2.40
7 Dark CoveLuis 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

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