CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | Soldier's Dancer | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Lost Soldier - Heather's Dancer, Gate Dancer
Sire: Lost Soldier, Bay, 1990. Raced 6 years. 45 starts, 11 wins, $434,089. Lifetime: 129 yearlings sold, median $9,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gate Dancer, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 1.42 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2005 Yearling Sale, ($38,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2004 Mixed Sale, $4,200.
| 2 | Pickapocket | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2004 | Bay Gelding | Mecke - Lady Cerise, Honor Grades
Sire: Mecke, Bay, 1992. Raced 4 years. 40 starts, 12 wins, $2,470,550. Lifetime: 63 yearlings sold, median $16,000. In 2009: 1.31 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Honor Grades, Bay, 1988. In 2009: 1.57 AEI.
| 3 | Mean Sax | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A | $16,500 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Smooth Jazz - Bold and Stormy, Bold Ruckus
Sire: Smooth Jazz, Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $321,105. Lifetime: 26 yearlings sold, median $6,000.
Broodmare Sire: Bold Ruckus, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 2.38 AEI.
Others: Livingston Street, $9,000; Fearless Eagle, $4,500; Black Scorpion.
Scratched: Temo's Dream; Imawildandcrazyguy.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soldier's Dancer | Manoel R. Cruz | David A. Vivian |
| 2 | Pickapocket | Julien R. Leparoux | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 3 | Mean Sax | Jeffrey Sanchez | Steven Dwoskin |
| 4 | Livingston Street | Eibar Coa | William A. Kaplan |
| 5 | Fearless Eagle | Joe Bravo | Edward Plesa, Jr. |
| 6 | Black Scorpion | Jose Alberto Rivera II | Juan P. Rizo |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Soldier's Dancer | Manoel R. Cruz | $3.20 | $2.20 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 3 | Pickapocket | Julien R. Leparoux | $2.80 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 6 | Mean Sax | Jeffrey Sanchez | $4.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-3) | $7.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-3-6) | $40.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-3-6-2) | $102.20 | ||||||||||
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]