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Virginia Oaks (gr. 3)

COLONIAL DOWNS, New Kent, VA

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: July 16, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
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  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 7:30 PM
1 Excited Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ $87,300

2008 | Bay Filly | Giant's Causeway   - Path of Thunder, Thunder Gulch  

  • Breeder:Chelston
  • Owner: Michael B. Tabor
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 731 yearlings sold, median $140,000.

Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch  , Chestnut, 1992.

2 Summer Savory Margin: ½ TrueNicks: C+ $29,100

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Horse Chestnut (SAF) - Savory, Skywalker

  • Breeder:Stone Farm & Joseph W. Sutton
  • Owner: Millenium Farms
  • Trainer: Michael Stidham
  • Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux

Sire: Horse Chestnut (SAF), Chestnut, 1995. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 9 wins, $474,036. Lifetime: 186 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Skywalker, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. In 2009: 1.68 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $45,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($1,000).

3 Wyomia Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A+ $16,005

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Vindication - Beyond the Sun, Kingmambo

  • Breeder:Marilyn Seltzer and Edward Seltzer
  • Owner: Anderson, Beverly and Seltzer, Edward
  • Trainer: Curtis L. Garrison
  • Jockey: Frederic Lenclud

Sire: Vindication, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 4 wins, $680,950. Lifetime: 231 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Kingmambo, Bay, 1990.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $145,000.

Time: 1:49.70   Track: Firm

Others: Smart Sting, $8,730; Dynamic Holiday, $4,365; Pink Pallet, $1,500; Mystical Star, $1,500; Sassy's Dream, $1,500.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1ExcitedJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
2Summer SavoryKent J. DesormeauxMichael Stidham
3WyomiaFrederic LencludCurtis L. Garrison
4Smart StingAlex O. SolisRoger L. Attfield
5Dynamic HolidayJulien R. LeparouxH. Graham Motion
6Pink PalletEdgar S. PradoHamilton A. Smith
7Mystical StarJose LezcanoChristophe Clement
8Sassy's DreamAlan GarciaKenneth G. McPeek

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
8 ExcitedJohn R. Velazquez$7.00$4.20$3.40
2 Summer SavoryKent J. Desormeaux$5.60$4.80
5 WyomiaFrederic Lenclud$5.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (8-2)$39.60
$2.00 Trifecta (8-2-5)$237.80
$2.00 Superfecta (8-2-5-7)$1,374.60

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