CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | Yesbyjimminy | Margin: 2¾ | BRIS: 103 | $60,140 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Yes It's True - Sisters Creek, Pentelicus
Sire: Yes It's True , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 11 wins, $1,080,700. Lifetime: 450 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pentelicus, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.14 AEI.
| 2 | It's a Bird | Margin: head | BRIS: 99 | $19,400 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Birdonthewire - Faithful City, Hooched
Sire: Birdonthewire, Bay, 1989. Raced 5 years. 31 starts, 10 wins, $541,752. Lifetime: 91 yearlings sold, median $5,500. In 2009: 1.24 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Hooched, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,000.
| 3 | Hypocrite | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 99 | $9,700 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Outofthebox - Nandys Gold, Gold Meridian
Sire: Outofthebox, Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 5 wins, $734,008. Lifetime: 98 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gold Meridian, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. In 2009: .85 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Select Sale of Yearlings, $19,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2005 Fall Mixed Sale, ($27,000).
Others: How's Your Halo, $4,850; Storm in May, $2,910; Flatter Me Blue, $1,000; Rexson's Rose, $1,000; Make Me Zach, $1,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yesbyjimminy | Elvis Trujillo | Edward Plesa, Jr. |
| 2 | It's a Bird | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 3 | Hypocrite | Pedro Monterrey, Jr. | Emanuel Tortora |
| 4 | How's Your Halo | Juan C. Leyva | Brian Prichard |
| 5 | Storm in May | Manoel R. Cruz | William A. Kaplan |
| 6 | Flatter Me Blue | Rene R. Douglas | Myra Mora |
| 7 | Rexson's Rose | Wesley Henry, Sr. | Barry R. Rose |
| 8 | Make Me Zach | Jose Alberto Rivera II | Barry R. Rose |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesbyjimminy | Elvis Trujillo | $5.60 | $3.00 | $2.40 | |||||||
| It's a Bird | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | $3.40 | $2.40 | ||||||||
| Hypocrite | Pedro Monterrey, Jr. | $2.80 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-1) | $20.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-1-8) | $55.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-1-8-3) | $127.80 | ||||||||||
Kenneth "Kenny" Noe, Jr., former president, chief executive officer, and chairman of The New York Racing Association board, died May 19 at the age of 84.
4 days ago
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
Following a ruling by the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, the Estate of Edmund A. Gann has returned the winning purse from the 2009 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II), originally paid to the connections of It's a Bird.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Favored Big Drama dominated the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) to cap a grand day for owner/breeder Harold L. Queen on Summit of Speed day at Calder Casino & Race Course July 10.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Munnings, a sharp winner of consecutive grade II races last year, kicks off his 2010 campaign in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 9.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Edmund Gann's 4-year-old colt rallies from last early to win seven-furlong Kenny Noe Jr. Handicap (gr. III).
Saturday, December 26, 2009This Ones for Phil embarks on what trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. hopes is a top sprint division campaign in 2010 as the likely choice in the Kenny Noe Jr. Handicap (gr. III) at Calder Race Course and Casino Dec. 26.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Too Many Toyz outfought 7-10 favorite It's a Bird to win the $200,000 Carl G. Rose Classic Handicap in the finale of the $1.2 million Florida Million program at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 14. Other big winners included Soldier's Dancer and Sweet Repent.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Multiple graded stakes winner It's a Bird returns to Florida for the first time since taking the Sunshine Millions Classic in January as the 122-pound high weight in the $200,000 Carl G. Rose Classic, the co-main event in the annual Florida Million program for state-breds at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 14.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A solid field of nine was entered for the $300,000 Meadowlands Cup (gr. II) Oct. 16. They have banked nearly $5 million and have eight graded victories amongst them.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Jason, Tom, and Rich Nilsen of twinspires.com preview the Woodward Stakes (gr. I). Plus picks for the Forego (gr. I).
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Please note the following analysis was written by someone with a glass-is-half-empty mentality and is not meant to frighten, upset, or antagonize Rachel Alexandra fans and zealots. So, read at your own risk.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
On Sept. 5 at Saratoga, Rachel Alexandra will seek history when trying to become the first female to win the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) -- a feat that would almost certainly lock up Horse of the Year honors and stamp the 3-year-old as one of the best fillies of all time.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009Graded stakes winner Yesbyjimminy has been retired from racing and will stand the 2010 breeding season at the Appleton family's Bridlewood Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
An attorney for Edmund Gann said the owner will appeal a July 21 decision by the Arkansas Racing Commission disqualifying It's a Bird from his victory in the April 4 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) after the horse tested positive for the prohibited substance naproxen, an anti-inflammatory medication.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Eaton's Gift seized the lead inside the eighth pole and held off 1-2 favorite Benny the Bull by 1 1/2 lengths in the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) on Summit of Speed day at Calder Race Course July 11.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Last season, IEAH Stables and partners' Benny the Bull capped a five-race win streak in the Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II), a victory that solidified his Eclipse Award as the nation's top sprinter. Now, months after being brought back from retirement the 6-year-old horse will try to win the event for the second year in a row, as he takes on five rivals July 11 at Calder Race Course.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Jason, Evan, and special guest Les Instone of Twinspires.com preview the Suburban (gr. II) at Belmont Park on July 4.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Edmund Gann's It's a Bird, winner of consecutive graded stakes and three of his last four overall, will try to continue his top form when facing nine rivals in the $400,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. II) July 4 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
It's a Bird, winner of the Lone Star Handicap (gr. III) on Memorial Day, could lose the purse from his April 4 victory in the Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) as the result of a positive test for the prohibited substance naproxen, an anti-inflammatory medication.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
It's a Bird won a stirring stretch battle by a head over Jonesboro in the $400,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III), the headline event on a stakes-packed Memorial Day program at the Grand Prairie, Texas, track May 25.
Monday, May 25, 2009
It's a Bird, a romping six-length winner of the Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) last month, leads a veteran field in the $400,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III), the headline event of a stakes-loaded program on Memorial Day at Grand Prairie, Texas.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Back on the fast track he prefers, the Florida shipper It's a Bird swept past pacemaker Jonesboro on the turn for home and left his rivals in the dust, romping to a six-length victory in the $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 4 in Hot Springs, Ark.
Saturday, April 04, 2009
Three of the main players from last month's New Orleans Handicap (gr. II) will return for the $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II), a wide-open event for older horses at Oaklawn Park on April 4.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Kinsman Stable's Vanquisher and Hardacre Farm's Kiss the Kid, the only two starters with stakes wins so far this season, lead a wide-open field of 11 older horses in the $100,000 Appleton Handicap (gr. IIIT)on the Gulfstream turf March 28.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009