CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | Big Drama | Margin: 5 | $240,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Montbrook - Riveting Drama, Notebook
Sire: Montbrook , Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 1 years. 8 starts, 5 wins, $373,728. Lifetime: 242 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Notebook, Bay, 1985.
| 2 | Three Part Harmony | Margin: 2½ | $80,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Concerto - Pam's Delight, Slew the Slewor
Sire: Concerto , Chestnut, 1994. Raced 3 years. 21 starts, 10 wins, $1,308,118. Lifetime: 72 yearlings sold, median $7,474.
Broodmare Sire: Slew the Slewor, Bay, 1987. In 2009: .52 AEI.
| 3 | Edgemoor | Margin: 1¼ | $44,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Halo's Image - Heart of America, Northern Jove
Sire: Halo's Image, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 5 years. 26 starts, 9 wins, $549,891. Lifetime: 160 yearlings sold, median $12,750.
Broodmare Sire: Northern Jove, Roan, 1968.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $77,000.
Others: Sincero, $24,000; This Ones for Phil, $12,000; Meshuga; Storm Slew; Slew of Smoke; Sayers; Ambuscader; Dryden.
Scratched: Casey's On Call.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Drama | Pascacio Lopez | David Fawkes |
| 2 | Three Part Harmony | Manoel R. Cruz | Jose Pinchin |
| 3 | Edgemoor | Eddie Castro | Edward Plesa, Jr. |
| 4 | Sincero | Alex O. Solis | Manuel J. Azpurua |
| 5 | This Ones for Phil | Wilmer Galviz | Kathleen O'Connell |
| 6 | Meshuga | Juan C. Leyva | Richard R. Root |
| 7 | Storm Slew | Eddie Dominguez | William A. Kaplan |
| 8 | Slew of Smoke | Jeremy Rose | Michael E. Gorham |
| 9 | Sayers | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | Terry Oliver |
| 10 | Ambuscader | Charles C. Lopez | Edward Plesa, Jr. |
| 11 | Dryden | Corey J. Lanerie | Steven M. Asmussen |
General Quarters, a two-time grade I winner, will enter stud at Stonewall Farm Ocala (Marc Haisfield, managing member) near Ocala, Fla.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Harold Queen's homebred champion sprinter Big Drama will enter stud in 2012 for $10,000 at Stonewall Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Florida breeder/owner Harold Queen has retired his homebred Eclipse Award winner and Breeders' Cup winner Big Drama.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Trainer David Fawkes has two for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I): last year's winner Big Drama and Apriority.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011Harold Queen's homebred Big Drama was made the 5-2 morning line favorite to repeat in the Nov. 5 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I). He'll break from post 8 in a field of 9.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Breeders' Cup World Championships week began Oct. 31 at Churchill Downs with more than a dozen contenders going through their final exercise regimens.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Jon and Joel take a first look at the Pre-Entries, focusing on the Filly & Mare Turf, the Sprint, the Turf, the Dirt Mile, the Mile, the Ladies' Classic, and the Classic. Brought to you by Taylor Made Stallions.
Last year's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Big Drama breezed a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 at Calder Casino & Race Course Oct. 22. Stablemate Apriority worked in company in 1:00 4/5.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Trainer Steve Farley talks about Cox Plate entrant Sincero.
Harold Queen's Florida homebred Big Drama worked six furlongs at Calder Casino & Race Oct. 15 between the third and fourth race.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Second-choice Big Drama scratched from Vosburgh after developing fever.
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) is still five weeks away, but few would complain if the field resembled this weekend's $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com handicap the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Vosburgh Inivitational at Belmont Park.
The champion sprinter expected to face stellar lineup in Vosburgh before BC.
Tizway, Havre de Grace, Cape Blanco, and The Factor top the rankings.
The guys reveal a Top 5 in the Sprint division, and discuss the current Breeders' Cup picture.
Eclipse champion sprinter Big Drama returned from a layoff of more than 6-½ months with a 2 1/4-length victory in the $72,750 Whippleton Stakes Sept. 4 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Harold Queen's Big Drama, champion sprinter of 2010, will return to the races Sept. 4 at Calder Casino & Race Course with an eye toward this year's Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).
Friday, September 02, 2011
Noble's Promise made headlines finishing a close third in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) and fifth in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Son of Tapit wins the True North Handicap by 8 1/2 lengths in 1:08.86; gives trainer Kiaran McLaughlin his second stakes score in a row on Belmont Stakes undercard.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
This Ones for Phil captured the featured $75,000 Decathlon Stakes, Joe Bravo won three races, and a crowd of 10,847 enjoyed opening day festivities as Monmouth Park kicked off the 2011 Thoroughbred racing season May 14.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Top horses are entered in two races May 11, with several in a $60,000 sprint stakes at Belmont Park and another in a $41,000 allowance race at Delaware Park.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Harold Queen finds success in the Sunshine State.
Harold Queen's homebred Big Drama runs big in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) and is named champion Male Sprinter for his efforts. Florida-bred son of Montbrook also placed in two grade Is at Saratoga.
Monday, January 17, 2011
View the past week's races. Including the Mr Prospector, San Fernando and The Fifth Season Stakes.
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