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Azalea S. (gr. 3)

CALDER RACE COURSE, Miami, FL

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: July 7, 2012
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:37 PM
1 Another Romance Margin: TrueNicks: D $89,280

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Saint Anddan   - Love To, Friendly Lover

  • Breeder:Beverley Tortora & Dr. Alice Russell
  • Owner: Pell, Lewis, Eigner, Michael and Pinnacle Racing Stable Et Al
  • Trainer: William A. Kaplan
  • Jockey: Luca Panici

Sire: Saint Anddan  , Bay, 2002. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 5 wins, $423,170. Lifetime: 33 yearlings sold, median $7,500.

Broodmare Sire: Friendly Lover, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 June Two-Year-Olds & Horses of Racing Age, $23,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2010 Open Yearling Sale, $10,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Fall Mixed Sale 2009, $1,000.

2 Citizen Advocate Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $28,800

2009 | Chestnut Filly | Proud Citizen   - Twilight Service, Horse Chestnut (SAF)

  • Breeder:Peter Vegso Racing Stable
  • Owner: White Hall Lane Farm
  • Trainer: David A. Vivian
  • Jockey: Cornelio H. Velasquez

Sire: Proud Citizen  , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 3 wins, $638,822. Lifetime: 273 yearlings sold, median $30,000. In 2009: 1.72 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Horse Chestnut (SAF), Chestnut, 1995.

3 Redbud Road Margin: neck TrueNicks: A++ $14,400

2009 | Chestnut Filly | Awesome of Course   - Ladyinareddress, Tactical Advantage

  • Breeder:Jacks or Better Farm Inc.
  • Owner: Jacks or Better Farm, Inc.
  • Trainer: Stanley I. Gold
  • Jockey: Luis Saez

Sire: Awesome of Course  , Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 5 wins, $152,440. Lifetime: 3 yearlings sold, median $7,500. In 2009: 2.53 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Tactical Advantage, Chestnut, 1990.

Time: 1:12.02   Track: Fast

Others: Sinister Tale, $7,200; Defy Gravity, $4,320; Say a Novena, $1,500; Awesome Belle, $1,500; Exclusively Maria, $1,500; Daddys Jewel, $1,500.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Another RomanceLuca PaniciWilliam A. Kaplan
2Citizen AdvocateCornelio H. VelasquezDavid A. Vivian
3Redbud RoadLuis SaezStanley I. Gold
4Sinister TaleJuan N. DelgadoJesus L. Prada
5Defy GravityJuan C. LeyvaValora A. Testerman
6Say a NovenaManoel R. CruzEdward Plesa, Jr.
7Awesome BelleFernando JaraStanley I. Gold
8Exclusively MariaJose L. AlvarezBisnath Parboo
9Daddys JewelShaun BridgmohanSaffie A. Joseph, Jr.

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
2 Another RomanceLuca Panici$11.20$5.00$2.80
5 Citizen AdvocateCornelio H. Velasquez$3.80$3.00
9 Redbud RoadLuis Saez$3.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-5)$36.00
$2.00 Trifecta (2-5-9)$165.00
$2.00 Superfecta (2-5-9-7)$1,298.60

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