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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: 253 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: 75 yearlings sold, median $7,500.
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: 162 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 |
Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Big Drama, south Florida riding stalwart Eduardo Nunez, and top-five, all-time Calder trainer Dan Hurtak were among the nine new members elected to the Calder Hall of Fame.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013Dublin, winner of the 2009 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) as a 2-year-old at Saratoga Race Course, sired his first reported foal, a filly born Jan. 18 at Newtown Anner Stud Farm in Millbrook, N.Y.
Thursday, January 24, 2013Champion sprinter Big Drama was represented by his first foal when a filly produced from multiple stakes winner Bucky's Prayer (by Meadow Prayer) was born Jan. 11 at Hal Queen Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Repole Stable's Caixa Eletronica made start number 60 a winning one Nov. 22, carrying 133 pounds across the finish line in the $147,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack in solid style.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Poseidon's Warrior seeks to bounce back off a dull effort in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) as the 135-pound highweight in the Nov. 22 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) at the Big A.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Stephen Farley trainer of Sincero in Cox Plate.
Trainer Gai Waterhouse has a three-pronged attack for the Sportingbet W. S. Cox Plate (Aus-I), Australia's premier weight-for-age race on Oct. 27 at Moonee Valley Racecourse, led by champions Pierro and More Joyous.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. got an inkling of how good he has it when his charges Yawanna Twist and This Ones for Phil finished one-two in the General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Laurel.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Toby's Corner, who when last seen handed champion Uncle Mo his first loss in the Wood Memorial (gr. I), makes his comeback in the $200,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Laurel Park.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
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.
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Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]
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