CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | First Passage | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: B | $60,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Giant's Causeway - Win's Fair Lady, Dehere
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dehere, Bay, 1991.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $1,200,000.
| 2 | Going to the Sun | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Mare | Najran - Gift Shoppe, Prospectors Gamble
Sire: Najran, Gray or Roan, 1999. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 7 wins, $483,448. Lifetime: 90 yearlings sold, median $7,250.
Broodmare Sire: Prospectors Gamble, Roan, 1985. In 2009: 1.31 AEI.
| 3 | Donttellmewhattodo | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $11,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Strong Hope - Tropic Depression, Storm Cat
Sire: Strong Hope , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 6 wins, $767,460. Lifetime: 142 yearlings sold, median $27,533.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2009 Breeding Stock Sale, $20,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($67,000).
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $50,000.
Others: Elusive Appeal, $3,000; Diced N Sliced, $1,500; Cassidys Pride; Mine All Mine.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Passage | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 2 | Going to the Sun | Javier Santiago | Michelle Lovell |
| 3 | Donttellmewhattodo | Jeffrey Sanchez | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 4 | Elusive Appeal | Wesley Henry, Sr. | Kirk Ziadie |
| 5 | Diced N Sliced | Jesus M. Rios | Pablo Andrade |
| 6 | Cassidys Pride | Manoel R. Cruz | Manuel A. Estevez |
| 7 | Mine All Mine | Paco Lopez | Wesley A. Ward |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Passage | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | $6.40 | $3.60 | $2.60 | |||||||
| Going to the Sun | Javier Santiago | $9.00 | $4.20 | ||||||||
| Donttellmewhattodo | Jeffrey Sanchez | $2.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-4) | $56.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-4-1) | $204.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-4-1-2) | $821.20 | ||||||||||
Sara Louise will try to avenge a narrow defeat in last year's Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) but will have to do it in her season debut after being on the sidelines for more than nine months.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Informed Decision, the reigning champion female sprinter, will look for her third straight win in the Ballerina Handicap (gr. I), a race that also has grade I winner Jessica Is Back in its field.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Trainer Marty Wolfson, who last won the Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I) back in 1996, has a decent chance to get back to the winner's circle in the 2010 edition, as he will saddle four of the 13 runners in the $350,000 race.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Highlighting the field for the Humana Distaff are the top three finishers of the April 8 Vinery Madison Stakes (gr. I)--Dr. Zic, Dubai Majesty, and Informed Decision.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The top four finishers of last month's Hurricane Bertie Stakes (gr. III), including winner Kays and Jays, return for the $150,000 Inside Information Stakes (gr. II) March 14 at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
American Oaks (gr. IT) runner-up Well Monied heads a full field of 3-year-old fillies for the $350,000 Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT) Aug. 22 on the turf at the seaside track.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The fast-closing Flashing collared pacesetter Heart Ashley with a sixteenth of a mile to run and went on to a 1 1/2-length win in the $300,000 Test Stakes (gr. IT) at Saratoga Aug. 8.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Undefeated Cat Moves, who became a grade I winner in just her third start when she landed the Prioress at Belmont Park last month, is the one to beat in the $300,000 Test Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 8.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Andrew Rosen's First Passage won her third in a row and became a graded stakes winner in the process as she took over from pacesetter Kays and Jays in the stretch and went on to win the $200,000 Azalea (gr. III) by three-quarters of a length July 11 at Calder Race Course.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Trainer Marty Wolfson sent out back-to-back stakes winners during Calder's Summit Preview June 13 when Andrew Rosen's 3-year-old filly First Passage won the $95,500 Leave Me Alone Stakes. One race earlier, Wolfson-trained You Luckie Mann won the $84,000 Unbridled Stakes.
Saturday, June 13, 2009Trainers Marty Wolfson and Kirk Ziadie will saddle multiple sprint contenders in the Summit Preview stakes June 13 at Calder Race Course as leading local division leaders bid for a berth in one of the rich stakes to be run on the $1.45 million Summit of Speed program on July 11.
Friday, June 12, 2009
For a filly that romped in both of her starts, including a seven-length laugher in the Adirondack Stakes (gr. II), Mani Bhavan hasn't gotten much respect from the bettors. That's going to change, though, in the $250,000 Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 31.
Friday, August 29, 2008
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]