CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | Mambo Meister | Margin: 3¾ | BRIS: 99 | TrueNicks: A | $61,814 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | King Cugat - Bleu'slittlesecret, Desert Secret (IRE)
Sire: King Cugat, Bay, 1997. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $1,293,782. Lifetime: 124 yearlings sold, median $7,870.
Broodmare Sire: Desert Secret (IRE), Bay, 1990. In 2009: .58 AEI.
| 2 | Motovato | Margin: 3 | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: A+ | $19,940 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Proud Citizen - Buffalo Bird Woman, Slew City Slew
Sire: Proud Citizen , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 3 wins, $638,822. Lifetime: 256 yearlings sold, median $30,000. In 2009: 1.72 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Slew City Slew , Dark Bay or Brown, 1984.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($55,000).
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $75,000.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | Pechito (ARG) | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 91 | TrueNicks: C+ | $9,970 |
2005 | Chestnut Horse | Interprete (ARG) - La Cosecha (ARG), Octante (ARG)
Sire: Interprete (ARG), Dark Bay, 1988. Raced 3 years. 5 starts, 5 wins, $205,067.
Broodmare Sire: Octante (ARG), Bay, 1983. In 2009: 1.03 AEI.
Others: Dream Maestro, $4,985; Colonial Causeway, $2,991; Temo's Dream, $100; Hey Byrn, $100; Lady Shatzi (PER), $100.
Scratched: Stately Character; Hal's My Hope; Cinnamon Road; Imawildandcrazyguy.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mambo Meister | Manoel R. Cruz | Philip A. Gleaves |
| 2 | Motovato | Eddie Castro | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 3 | Pechito (ARG) | Cecilio Penalba | Manuel J. Azpurua |
| 4 | Dream Maestro | Juan C. Leyva | William A. Kaplan |
| 5 | Colonial Causeway | Eduardo O. Nunez | Manuel J. Azpurua |
| 6 | Temo's Dream | Abel Lezcano | William A. Kaplan |
| 7 | Hey Byrn | Jeffrey Sanchez | Edward Plesa, Jr. |
| 8 | Lady Shatzi (PER) | Ernesto Oro | Robert Boileau |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mambo Meister | Manoel R. Cruz | $7.80 | $3.40 | $2.60 | |||||||
| Motovato | Eddie Castro | $2.40 | $2.60 | ||||||||
| Pechito (ARG) | Cecilio Penalba | $8.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (10-9) | $15.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (10-9-8) | $209.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (10-9-8-4) | $1,321.60 | ||||||||||
The Fort Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIIT) not only drew a full field, but many of the entrants are recognizable names with both turf and dirt experience. It should make for an interesting race, as a field of 12 will do battle.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Making his stakes debut, career claimer Jimanator outdueled odds-on favorite Mambo Meister to win the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Nov. 26 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
While lightly raced this year, four-time grade I winner Winchester has by far the most decorated career heading into the Nov. 26 W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Mambo Meister, who got upended two races back in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, will try for his third stakes win this year at Calder Race Course when he takes on seven rivals in the Fred W. Hooper Handicap.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Bonnie Heath Farm's homebred Mad Flatter won the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III) for the second straight year when he held off Mambo Meister by a length Oct. 15 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Mad Flatter and Mambo Meister, the winners of the last two editions of the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III), will face off again in the 1 1/16-mile race Oct. 15 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Will Havre de Grace beat the boys? If not, then who's the winner?
Morning Line, winner of the seven-furlong Carter Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct in his last start, heads a field of seven in the Salvator Mile Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Successful Mission parlayed a ground-saving trip into his first graded stakes win, resisting favored Voodoo Swinge in the final strides by a neck in the $125,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) on turf at Calder.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Mambo Meister makes his first turf start in more than a year when he defends his title in the $125,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino and Race Course April 30.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Longshot Tackleberry wins the Sunshine Millions Classic by 2 1/4 lengths; odds-on favorite First Dude fourth.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Morning Line, who last came into his own during the second half of his 3-year-old campaign and is expected to be one of the top older horses in 2011, makes his season debut in the Hal's Hope Stakes Jan. 8 at Gulfstream.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Tackleberry, who set the pace but relinquished his lead to longshot Dream Maestro, fought back in deep stretch and nipped his rival by a nose in a thrilling finish of the Fred Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Dec. 11 at Calder.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Mambo Meister, who has recorded all nine of his lifetime wins at Calder Casino & Race Course, is the one to beat in the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Dec. 11 at the South Florida racetrack.
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Mambo Meister will try win the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III) Oct. 16 at Calder, a race he won by 3 3/4 lengths a year ago.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com preview the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. III) and the Presque Isle Downs Mile Stakes.
A diverse field of 12 that includes speedsters, stalkers, deep closers, and the defending title holder was entered for the fourth running of the $250,000 Presque Isle Mile Sept. 10 at Presque Isle Downs & Casino.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
A talented cast of seven older males are looking to add a grade I victory to their resumes when they contend in the Aug. 8 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga.
Thursday, August 05, 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
Locally-based pair Big Drama and Mambo Meister, with a combined 13 wins at Calder Race Course and both entering off wins over the track, are two of the horses to beat in the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) on July 10
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Switching back to the main track was no problem for versatile Mambo Meister, as the 5-year-old romped to a 7 3/4-length victory as the odds-on favorite in the $100,000 Memorial Day Handicap (gr. III) May 31 at Calder.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Mambo Meister, fresh off a graded stakes win at Calder Casino and Race Course, heads a field of six in the May 31 Memorial Day Handicap (gr. III) at Calder for 3-year-olds and up.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Mambo Meister, second in last year's Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT), got the job done this time for jockey Manoel Cruz when he nabbed favored Pinckney Hill at the wire on opening day at Calder Casino and Racetrack April 25.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Mambo Meister, second in last year's Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT), is back for the opening-day feature at Calder Casino & Race Course April 25, where he will face Sunshine Millions Turf winner Jet Propulsion.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Graded stakes winners Cool Coal Man and Grasshopper drew the top weight assignments as part of a contentious field for the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) March 13.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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