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Spend a Buck H. (gr. 3)

CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: October 17, 2009
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 11
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 5:19 PM ET
1 Mambo Meister Margin: BRIS: 99TrueNicks: A $61,814

2005 | Bay Gelding | King Cugat - Bleu'slittlesecret, Desert Secret (IRE)

  • Breeder:J. R. Cavanaugh
  • Owner: Quantum Racing Team #1, LLC
  • Trainer: Philip A. Gleaves
  • Jockey: Manoel R. Cruz

Sire: King Cugat, Bay, 1997. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $1,293,782. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $7,851.

Broodmare Sire: Desert Secret (IRE), Bay, 1990. In 2009: .58 AEI.

2 Motovato Margin: 3 BRIS: 95TrueNicks: A+ $19,940

2005 | Bay Horse | Proud Citizen   - Buffalo Bird Woman, Slew City Slew

  • Breeder:Elizabeth L. Jones & Brownell Alexander
  • Owner: Edmund A. Gann & Michel Jean Zerolo
  • Trainer: Martin D. Wolfson
  • Jockey: Eddie Castro

Sire: Proud Citizen  , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 3 wins, $638,822. Lifetime: 273 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: BRIS: 91TrueNicks: C+ $9,970

2005 | Chestnut Horse | Interprete (ARG) - La Cosecha (ARG), Octante (ARG)

  • Breeder:El Paraiso
  • Owner: El Castillo Stud LLC
  • Trainer: Manuel J. Azpurua
  • Jockey: Cecilio Penalba

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.

Time: 1:46.85   Track: Fast

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.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Mambo MeisterManoel R. CruzPhilip A. Gleaves
2MotovatoEddie CastroMartin D. Wolfson
3Pechito (ARG)Cecilio PenalbaManuel J. Azpurua
4Dream MaestroJuan C. LeyvaWilliam A. Kaplan
5Colonial CausewayEduardo O. NunezManuel J. Azpurua
6Temo's DreamAbel LezcanoWilliam A. Kaplan
7Hey ByrnJeffrey SanchezEdward Plesa, Jr.
8Lady Shatzi (PER)Ernesto OroRobert Boileau

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Mambo MeisterManoel R. Cruz$7.80$3.40$2.60
MotovatoEddie 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

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