CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | Turbo Compressor | Margin: 10½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $90,000 |
2008 | Bay Ridgling | Halo's Image - Dixieland Event, Wild Event
Sire: Halo's Image, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 5 years. 26 starts, 9 wins, $549,891. Lifetime: 160 yearlings sold, median $12,750.
Broodmare Sire: Wild Event, Bay, 1993.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $22,000.
| 2 | Manicero | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Mass Media - Ritzy Blitz, Kris S.
Sire: Mass Media , Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 19 yearlings sold, median $4,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.
| 3 | Mad Flatter | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A++ | $16,500 |
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).
Others: Decaf Again, $9,000; Too Experience, $4,500; The Best Glacier.
Scratched: Mimito Boy.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turbo Compressor | Luis Saez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Manicero | Paco Lopez | Leo Azpurua, Jr. |
| 3 | Mad Flatter | Jon Kenton Court | Jeffrey D. Thornbury |
| 4 | Decaf Again | Jesus M. Rios | Barry R. Rose |
| 5 | Too Experience | Daniel Centeno | Mark Passley |
| 6 | The Best Glacier | Fernando Jara | Antonio Sano |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Turbo Compressor | Luis Saez | $8.40 | $4.40 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 7 | Manicero | Paco Lopez | $3.80 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 5 | Mad Flatter | Jon Kenton Court | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-7) | $25.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-7-5) | $46.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-7-5-6) | $170.20 | ||||||||||
Triple Crown veteran Mucho Macho Man proved too strong for six fellow Florida-breds in the $400,000 Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
P and G Stables and Off The Hook Racing's Turbo Compressor, one of four 3-year-olds in the six-horse field, took the lead from the start and cruised to victory in the $150,000 Carl G. Rose Classic on Florida Millions Day.
Saturday, November 12, 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
Young crowd jams the track on College Day.
Odds-on choice Pants On Fire returned from his unplaced effort in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) with a smart two-length victory in the $195,000 Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park June 18.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
A week after winning the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) with Ruler On Ice, trainer Kelly Breen and owners George and Lori Hall hope to add to their success with Pants On Fire in the $200,000 Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Brethren drew post 10 again for the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II), where he is expected to go off as the heavy favorite in the 1 1/16-mile contest. Uncle Mo was also entered but is expected to scratch.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Crossbow will get a chance to put his sprinting ability to the test Feb. 26 when he faces a tough field in the $150,000 Hutcheson (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Leo Azpurua Sr.'s 3-year-old Manicero, a winner of four consecutive starts, appears likely to try and run his streak to five this weekend in the $150,000, seven-furlong Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park.
Monday, February 21, 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
Brethren remained unbeaten in three starts and did so in scintillating fashion, drawing off to a four length victory in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III).
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Should Brethren run big in the $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 12 at Tampa Bay Downs, the WinStar Farm homebred is sure to join the mix as a serious Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contender.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Birdrun defeated Duke of Mischief by 4 1/2 lengths to win the $150,000 Carl Rose Classic Handicap, the finale of Calder Casino & Race Course's eight-race Florida Million for Florida-bred horses Nov. 13.
Saturday, November 13, 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
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, 2010Bea Oxenberg and Laurie Plesa's B.B. Best, who returned to competition with a second-place finish in the Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III) Oct. 15, is among the favorites for Saturday's $200,000 Carl G. Rose Classic Handicap, part of Calder Race Course's $1.2 million Florida Million.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
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]