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Mike Sherman Memorial S.

CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL

  • Purse: $55,000
  • Date: October 6, 2012
  • Class:
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: Six And One Half Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:45 PM
1 Musical Romance Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A+ $34,190

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Concorde's Tune - Candlelightdinner, Slew Gin Fizz

  • Breeder:Ocala Stud
  • Owner: Pinnacle Racing Stables and Kaplan, William A.
  • Trainer: William A. Kaplan
  • Jockey: Juan C. Leyva

Sire: Concorde's Tune, Roan, 1989. Raced 4 years. 28 starts, 12 wins, $242,585. Lifetime: 69 yearlings sold, median $6,500.

Broodmare Sire: Slew Gin Fizz, Gray or Roan, 1991. In 2009: 1.50 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $1,600,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $22,000.

2 Golden Mystery Margin: TrueNicks: D $10,900

2006 | Chestnut Mare | Awesome Again   - Mysterious Angel, Saint Ballado

  • Breeder:Adena Springs
  • Owner: Miller Racing LLC
  • Trainer: Martin D. Wolfson
  • Jockey: Luis Saez

Sire: Awesome Again  , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 319 yearlings sold, median $55,000.

Broodmare Sire: Saint Ballado, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2013, $625,000.
Adena Springs 2008 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $27,000.

3 Nakano Margin: 2 TrueNicks: A+ $4,950

2008 | Bay Mare | First Samurai   - Spring Morning, Mr. Prospector

  • Breeder:Hubert Vester
  • Owner: Thoroughbred Futures Racing
  • Trainer: Martin D. Wolfson
  • Jockey: Hugo Sanchez

Sire: First Samurai  , Chestnut, 2003. Lifetime: 149 yearlings sold, median $42,000.

Broodmare Sire: Mr. Prospector, Bay, 1970.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2010, $230,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $100,000.

Time: 1:17.13   Track: Fast

Others: Redbud Road, $2,475; White Merlot, $1,485; Nasty Rumor, $500.

Scratched: Bringingdown Babel; Spectacular Sky; Flying Trip; Callmethesqueeze.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Musical RomanceJuan C. LeyvaWilliam A. Kaplan
2Golden MysteryLuis SaezMartin D. Wolfson
3NakanoHugo SanchezMartin D. Wolfson
4Redbud RoadFernando JaraStanley I. Gold
5White MerlotJose Angel GarciaRobert G. Smith
6Nasty RumorJozbin Z. SantanaMartin D. Wolfson

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 Musical RomanceJuan C. Leyva$3.20$2.20$2.10
5 Golden MysteryLuis Saez$3.80$2.40
7 NakanoHugo Sanchez$2.10
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-5)$11.00
$2.00 Trifecta (4-5-7)$17.00
$2.00 Superfecta (4-5-7-9)$30.20

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