CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | Giant Ryan | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A+ | $214,830 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Freud - Kheyrah, Dayjur
Sire: Freud , Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 1 wins, $44,016. Lifetime: 118 yearlings sold, median $17,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dayjur, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 June Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age, $27,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($25,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Fall Mixed Sale, $14,000.
| 2 | Irrefutable | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $69,300 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Horse | Unbridled's Song - Honestly Darling, Kingmambo
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kingmambo, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, $600,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $450,000.
| 3 | Noble's Promise | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $34,650 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Cuvee - The Devil's Trick, Clever Trick
Sire: Cuvee , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $402,044. Lifetime: 192 yearlings sold, median $12,250.
Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $125,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, ($25,000).
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $10,000.
Others: Royal Tricon, $17,325; How's Your Halo, $10,395; This Ones for Phil, $3,500.
Scratched: Apriority.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giant Ryan | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Bisnath Parboo |
| 2 | Irrefutable | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Noble's Promise | Manoel R. Cruz | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 4 | Royal Tricon | Eduardo O. Nunez | Joseph G. Calascibetta |
| 5 | How's Your Halo | Juan C. Leyva | Brian Prichard |
| 6 | This Ones for Phil | Javier Castellano | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giant Ryan | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $7.40 | $3.80 | $2.40 | ||||||
| 2 | Irrefutable | Mike E. Smith | $4.20 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 4 | Noble's Promise | Manoel R. Cruz | $2.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-2) | $23.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-2-4) | $50.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-2-4-5) | $150.00 | ||||||||||
Riley Tucker and Cash Refund figure to be the top two in the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs. The six-furlong stakes is one of three under the lights under the Twin Spires June 2.
18 hours ago
Outta Tune, claimed for $5,000 last summer, became a graded stakes winner when he outlasted Apriority in the $250,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park April 14.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Apriority, looking to establish himself as one of the top sprinters in the nation, heads a field of six for the $250,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park April 14.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Giant Ryan stole the show at the New York Thoroughbred Breeders' annual awards banquet April 2, winning top honors as 2011 New York-bred Horse of the Year, champion older male, and champion male sprinter.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Giant Ryan and The Factor, the U.S. representatives in the Dubai Golden Shaheen, have worked well on the Tapeta surface at Meydan Racecourse and appear primed for big efforts.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Trainer Bisnath Parboo and son Shivananda head to Dubai with grade I winner Giant Ryan.
The Factor will face Rocket Man and several other of the world's top sprinters when he goes to the post in the $2-million Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored by Gulf News (UAE-I) at Meydan Racecourse March 31.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
America's contenders for the $27 million Dubai World Cup program, including champion Royal Delta and multiple grade I winner Game On Dude, have landed safely in Dubai and are in good health after the long flight from Florida.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. got an inkling of how good he has it when his charges Yawanna Twist and This Ones for Phil finished one-two in the General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Laurel.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Toby's Corner, who when last seen handed champion Uncle Mo his first loss in the Wood Memorial (gr. I), makes his comeback in the $200,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Laurel Park.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Calder Casino & Race Course has released a stakes schedule for 2012 that includes the return of the Calder Derby and Oaks after a one-year absence from the calendar.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Unbeaten 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather and 2011 Eclipse champion female sprinter Musical Romance are among the most accomplished of 48 Florida breds entered in the $1.3 million Florida Sunshine Millions Jan. 28.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Undefeated 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather, champion female sprinter Musical Romance, and popular 4-year-old Mucho Macho Man are among the stars expected to run in one of six Florida Sunshine Millions Stakes Jan. 28.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Despite stumbling badly at the break and being rushed up into contention, Donald Dizney's homebred Apriority ran down pacesetter Zero Rate Policy to win the Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) by a nose Dec. 31 at Gulfstream.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Grade I winner Capt. Candyman Can, sidelined since June, returns to action in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) as Gulfstream Park rings out the year Dec. 31.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Pacific Ocean, bursting to the lead from his rail post, overpowered his rivals for the first graded stakes tally of his career in the Vernon O. Underwood (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Nov. 26.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert entered a trio led by Euroears in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes Nov. 26, a race that has also attracted grade I winner Comma to the Top, returning from an extended layoff.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Don't be distracted because Giant Ryan's trainer Bisnath Parboo is not a household name. This horse is coming into the Breeders' Cup Sprint off a six-race winning streak.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Trainer David Fawkes has two for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I): last year's winner Big Drama and Apriority.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011Giant Ryan, who is riding a six-race win streak heading into the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), breezed a half-mile in :48 3/5 at Churchill Downs early Oct. 26.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011Last year's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Big Drama breezed a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 at Calder Casino & Race Course Oct. 22. Stablemate Apriority worked in company in 1:00 4/5.
Saturday, October 22, 2011Shivananda Parbhoo's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint candidate Trinniberg worked a half-mile over sloppy going in :48 1/5 after the renovation break on a cold and rainy morning Oct. 20 at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Under a light rain and on a wet-fast track at Churchill Downs, Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) hopeful Giant Ryan breezed an easy three furlongs in :39 1/5 on Oct. 19.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
This week's nominees: Cape Blanco, Flat Out, Stacelita, Giant Ryan, Uncle Mo, Havre de Grace, Game On Dude.
Irrefutable, who closed well to finish second behind victorious Amazombie in Santa Anita's Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8, might have earned himself a shot in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
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]