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Spend a Buck H. (gr. 3)

CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: October 15, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:10 PM
1 Mad Flatter Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A++ $60,760

2005 | Bay Horse | Flatter   - Miss Pangea, Honor Grades

  • Breeder:Bonnie Heath Farm, LLC
  • Owner: Bonnie Heath Farm LLC, Holiday Stable LLC and Hinkle Farms
  • Trainer: Jeffrey D. Thornbury
  • Jockey: Jon Kenton Court

Sire: Flatter  , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $148,815. Lifetime: 199 yearlings sold, median $12,500. In 2009: .80 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Honor Grades, Bay, 1988. In 2009: 1.57 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association January 2013 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($24,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2006 Yearling Sale, ($29,000).

2 Mambo Meister Margin: TrueNicks: A $19,600

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: Fernando Jara

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.

3 Stimulus Plan Margin: TrueNicks: C $9,800

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Jump Start   - Dutchess Alexandra, Judge Smells

  • Breeder:Nuckols Farm Inc
  • Owner: Donald F. Hunt
  • Trainer: Donald F. Hunt
  • Jockey: Brian James Theriot

Sire: Jump Start  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 1 years. 5 starts, 2 wins, $221,265. Lifetime: 264 yearlings sold, median $17,000.

Broodmare Sire: Judge Smells, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983. In 2009: 1.03 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($23,000).

Time: 1:46.07   Track: Fast

Others: Sky Venture, $4,900; Dinner in Odem, $2,940; Flatter This, $1,000; Rock Alex, $1,000.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Mad FlatterJon Kenton CourtJeffrey D. Thornbury
2Mambo MeisterFernando JaraPhilip A. Gleaves
3Stimulus PlanBrian James TheriotDonald F. Hunt
4Sky VentureJuan C. LeyvaCecil Paul
5Dinner in OdemMacelin ManickramPeter Wasiluk, Jr.
6Flatter ThisLuis JuradoKathleen O'Connell
7Rock AlexJose Angel GarciaManuel A. Estevez

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 Mad FlatterJon Kenton Court$7.40$3.00$3.00
7 Mambo MeisterFernando Jara$2.20$2.10
6 Stimulus PlanBrian James Theriot$6.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-7)$15.60
$2.00 Trifecta (4-7-6)$136.20
$2.00 Superfecta (4-7-6-1)$546.40

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