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Fred W. Hooper H. (gr. 3)

CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: December 11, 2010
  • Class: Grade 3
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 11
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:45 PM
1 Tackleberry Margin: nose TrueNicks: B $60,140

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Montbrook   - Box of Joy, Concerto

  • Breeder:Ocala Stud
  • Owner: Luis Olivares
  • Trainer: Luis Olivares
  • Jockey: Javier Santiago

Sire: Montbrook  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 1 years. 8 starts, 5 wins, $373,728. Lifetime: 253 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Concerto, Chestnut, 1994.

2 Dream Maestro Margin: 3 TrueNicks: D $19,400

2005 | Chestnut Gelding | Concerto - Kitty Dehere, Dehere

  • Breeder:William Lussky
  • Owner: Elkins, Ione and Herbert J.
  • Trainer: William A. Kaplan
  • Jockey: Juan C. Leyva

Sire: Concerto, Chestnut, 1994. Raced 3 years. 21 starts, 10 wins, $1,308,118. Lifetime: 75 yearlings sold, median $7,500.

Broodmare Sire: Dehere, Bay, 1991.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2007 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $72,000.

3 Mambo Meister Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A $9,700

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.

Time: 1:54.42   Track: Fast

Others: Chirac, $4,850; King Ghidorah, $2,910; Imperial Council, $1,000; Cash Rules, $1,000; St. Maximus Gato, $1,000.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1TackleberryJavier SantiagoLuis Olivares
2Dream MaestroJuan C. LeyvaWilliam A. Kaplan
3Mambo MeisterManoel R. CruzPhilip A. Gleaves
4ChiracPaco LopezJane Cibelli
5King GhidorahJose L. AlvarezBisnath Parboo
6Imperial CouncilRajiv MaraghClaude R. McGaughey III
7Cash RulesEibar CoaDavid Fawkes
8St. Maximus GatoEduardo O. NunezDonald F. Hunt

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
1 TackleberryJavier Santiago$15.40$8.20$4.20
4 Dream MaestroJuan C. Leyva$20.40$6.80
7 Mambo MeisterManoel R. Cruz$2.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (1-4)$261.80
$2.00 Trifecta (1-4-7)$649.40
$2.00 Superfecta (1-4-7-5)$3,503.00

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