CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL
| 1 | Bad Debt | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $75,000 |
2007 | Bay Gelding | Grand Reward - Pleasant Ring, Pleasant Tap
Sire: Grand Reward, Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 109 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pleasant Tap, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2008 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, ($3,500).
| 2 | Speak Easy Gal | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A+ | $25,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Mare | West Acre - Spoken For, Victory Speech
Sire: West Acre, Bay, 1995. Lifetime: 69 yearlings sold, median $7,000. In 2009: 1.42 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Victory Speech, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: .99 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2013, $100,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Open Sale of Yearlings, ($5,000).
| 3 | Alley Oop Oop | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B+ | $13,750 |
2008 | Bay Horse | Monsieur Cat - Nizy's Lizzie, Wheaton
Sire: Monsieur Cat, Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 4 wins, $156,020. Lifetime: 10 yearlings sold, median $4,000. In 2009: .70 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Wheaton, Chestnut, 1990.
Others: Picou, $7,500; The Best Glacier, $3,750; Nineinthenine; Stay Red; Roman Tiger.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Debt | Kendrick Carmouche | Michael J. Trombetta |
| 2 | Speak Easy Gal | Hugo Sanchez | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 3 | Alley Oop Oop | Fernando Jara | Stanley I. Gold |
| 4 | Picou | Paco Lopez | David Fawkes |
| 5 | The Best Glacier | Jesus M. Rios | Antonio Sano |
| 6 | Nineinthenine | Luis Saez | Humberto Toledo |
| 7 | Stay Red | Elvis Trujillo | Juan P. Rizo |
| 8 | Roman Tiger | Joe Bravo | Dennis J. Manning |
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]