CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | Mad Flatter | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,760 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Flatter - Miss Pangea, Honor Grades
Sire: Flatter , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $148,815. Lifetime: 165 yearlings sold, median $10,000. In 2009: .80 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Honor Grades, Bay, 1988. In 2009: 1.57 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2006 Yearling Sale, ($29,000).
| 2 | Mambo Meister | Margin: 5¼ | TrueNicks: A | $19,600 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | King Cugat - Bleu'slittlesecret, Desert Secret (IRE)
Sire: King Cugat, Bay, 1997. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $1,293,782. Lifetime: 127 yearlings sold, median $7,867.
Broodmare Sire: Desert Secret (IRE), Bay, 1990. In 2009: .58 AEI.
| 3 | Stimulus Plan | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: C | $9,800 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Jump Start - Dutchess Alexandra, Judge Smells
Sire: Jump Start , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 1 years. 5 starts, 2 wins, $221,265. Lifetime: 241 yearlings sold, median $18,000.
Broodmare Sire: Judge Smells, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983. In 2009: 1.03 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($23,000).
Others: Sky Venture, $4,900; Dinner in Odem, $2,940; Flatter This, $1,000; Rock Alex, $1,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Flatter | Jon Kenton Court | Jeffrey D. Thornbury |
| 2 | Mambo Meister | Fernando Jara | Philip A. Gleaves |
| 3 | Stimulus Plan | Brian James Theriot | Donald F. Hunt |
| 4 | Sky Venture | Juan C. Leyva | Cecil Paul |
| 5 | Dinner in Odem | Macelin Manickram | Peter Wasiluk, Jr. |
| 6 | Flatter This | Luis Jurado | Kathleen O'Connell |
| 7 | Rock Alex | Jose Angel Garcia | Manuel A. Estevez |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mad Flatter | Jon Kenton Court | $7.40 | $3.00 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 7 | Mambo Meister | Fernando Jara | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 6 | Stimulus Plan | Brian 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 | ||||||||||
A six-time group/graded stakes winner and a veteran of 44 career starts, 10-year-old Musketier returns for yet another season when he opens up his 2012 campaign in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 26.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Fort Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIIT) not only drew a full field, but many of the entrants are recognizable names with both turf and dirt experience. It should make for an interesting race, as a field of 12 will do battle.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Undefeated Trickmeister, making his first start in nearly 16 months, showed little rust Dec. 17 at Gulfstream Park, winning the $60,000 Harlan's Holiday Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths for his fifth consecutive triumph.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Making his stakes debut, career claimer Jimanator outdueled odds-on favorite Mambo Meister to win the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Nov. 26 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
While lightly raced this year, four-time grade I winner Winchester has by far the most decorated career heading into the Nov. 26 W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Mambo Meister, who got upended two races back in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, will try for his third stakes win this year at Calder Race Course when he takes on seven rivals in the Fred W. Hooper Handicap.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Mad Flatter, winner of the Spend A Buck Handicap (gr. III) last month, heads the field for the co-featured $150,000 Carl G. Rose Classic Handicap on the annual Florida Million program at Calder Casino and Race Course.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Keeneland, Calder, and Woodbine highlight this week in photos.
Bonnie Heath Farm's homebred Mad Flatter won the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III) for the second straight year when he held off Mambo Meister by a length Oct. 15 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Mad Flatter and Mambo Meister, the winners of the last two editions of the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III), will face off again in the 1 1/16-mile race Oct. 15 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Will Havre de Grace beat the boys? If not, then who's the winner?
Successful Mission parlayed a ground-saving trip into his first graded stakes win, resisting favored Voodoo Swinge in the final strides by a neck in the $125,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) on turf at Calder.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Mambo Meister makes his first turf start in more than a year when he defends his title in the $125,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino and Race Course April 30.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
After returning from the sidelines, Mission Impazible hopes to make another big score in New Orleans when he takes on Apart in the $125,000 Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) on Feb. 19.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tackleberry, who set the pace but relinquished his lead to longshot Dream Maestro, fought back in deep stretch and nipped his rival by a nose in a thrilling finish of the Fred Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Dec. 11 at Calder.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Mambo Meister, who has recorded all nine of his lifetime wins at Calder Casino & Race Course, is the one to beat in the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Dec. 11 at the South Florida racetrack.
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Mad Flatter took a commanding lead after three-quarters of a mile and coasted to a 6 1/4-length victory over defending champion Mambo Meister on Oct. 16 in the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III) at Calder.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Mambo Meister will try win the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III) Oct. 16 at Calder, a race he won by 3 3/4 lengths a year ago.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com preview the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. III) and the Presque Isle Downs Mile Stakes.
A diverse field of 12 that includes speedsters, stalkers, deep closers, and the defending title holder was entered for the fourth running of the $250,000 Presque Isle Mile Sept. 10 at Presque Isle Downs & Casino.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Blocked in the stretch, Gran Estreno exploited an unexpected opening at the rail to win the $120,000 Washington Park Handicap (gr. III) for the second year in a row at Arlington Park Sept. 4.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Gran Estreno, who posted a mild upset when winning the 2009 edition of the Washington Park Handicap (gr. III), returns in search of a repeat as part of a seven-horse field in the $150,000 race Sept. 4 at Arlington Park.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
A talented cast of seven older males are looking to add a grade I victory to their resumes when they contend in the Aug. 8 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Favored Big Drama dominated the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) to cap a grand day for owner/breeder Harold L. Queen on Summit of Speed day at Calder Casino & Race Course July 10.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Locally-based pair Big Drama and Mambo Meister, with a combined 13 wins at Calder Race Course and both entering off wins over the track, are two of the horses to beat in the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) on July 10
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]