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DELTA DOWNS, Vinton, LA
| 1 | Star Guitar | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $120,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Quiet American - Minit Towinit, Malagra
Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $754,650. Lifetime: 400 yearlings sold, median $35,500. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Malagra, Bay, 1986.
| 2 | Snug | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: B+ | $40,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Swamp - Tulia, West by West
Sire: Swamp, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 4 years. 15 starts, 5 wins, $306,280. Lifetime: 1 yearlings sold, median $25,000. In 2009: .96 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: West by West, Bay, 1989.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Heiligbrodt Dispersal - Phase I, $70,000.
| 3 | Ide Like a Double | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: B | $22,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Ide - Make Mine a Double, Carr de Naskra
Sire: Ide , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 7 wins, $363,780. Lifetime: 166 yearlings sold, median $8,000. In 2009: 1.29 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Carr de Naskra, Dark Bay or Brown, 1981. In 2009: 1.62 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Texas 2006 Yearling Sale, ($3,000).
Others: Break Up, $12,000; Hear No Angel, $6,000; Hallway; Lee's Spirit; Stormy M. T. L.; High Toned; Up and Out of Site.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Guitar | Curt C. Bourque | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 2 | Snug | Diego Saenz | James C. Hudson |
| 3 | Ide Like a Double | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Bryon J. Gilbert |
| 4 | Break Up | Gerard Melancon | Brett A. Brinkman |
| 5 | Hear No Angel | Shane J. Sellers | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 6 | Hallway | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 7 | Lee's Spirit | Donald Edward Simington | Robert D. Schultz |
| 8 | Stormy M. T. L. | Roberto Villafan | Allen Milligan |
| 9 | High Toned | David Lee Bourque | Shawn M. David |
| 10 | Up and Out of Site | Jamie Theriot | Eric J. Guillot |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Star Guitar | Curt C. Bourque | $2.60 | $2.10 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 1 | Snug | Diego Saenz | $2.40 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 3 | Ide Like a Double | Patrick A. Valenzuela | $2.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-1) | $4.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-1-3) | $11.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-1-3-8) | $52.80 | ||||||||||
Evan Hammonds recaps the Sam F. Davis Stakes, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and touches on the Withers. Evan also comments on Star Guitar's victory in the Louisiana Premier Night Championship.
Star Guitar won the Louisiana Premier Night Championship for the fourth consecutive time, rallying from last early to capture the $200,000 event by 3 1/4 lengths on the night of Feb. 4 at Delta Downs.
Sunday, February 05, 2012
MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter
The Guitar Hero video game franchise has been exceedingly popular...But it probably isn't half as popular in Louisiana as the state's own four-legged "guitar hero," Star Guitar.
Odds-on Star Guitar cleared off in the stretch for his third consecutive Louisiana Champions Day Classic title at Fair Grounds Racecourse and Slots Dec. 10.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Perfect so far in 2011, Star Guitar will be seeking his third consecutive win in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Dec. 10.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Star Guitar is on his way to becoming the top Louisiana-bred of all-time
The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association honored its 2010 accredited Louisiana-bred champions at its annual membership meeting June 10 in Shreveport.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Odds-on choice Star Guitar became racing's newest millionaire with an easy repeat victory in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic at Fair Grounds Dec. 11.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The current king and queen of Louisiana racing, Star Guitar and Superior Storm, are set to go for their record fourth crown each in the annual Louisiana Champions Day at Fair Grounds Dec. 11.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Star Guitar accelerated in deep stretch for a repeat victory in Evangeline Downs' signature race, the $100,000 Evangeline Mile, on the night of Aug. 14 at the Opelousas, La. racetrack and casino.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Brittlyn Stable's homebred Star Guitar was honored by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders' Association as the 2009 Horse of the Year at its annual meeting June 5 at Fair Grounds.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Snug, ridden by Gerard Melancon, outfought favored Snakebite Kit in the $100,000 Louisiana Cup Turf Classic to produce a 1 1/2-length victory at Louisiana Downs May 22.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Some 110 horses are entered for the 10 races on the Louisiana Cup race program at Louisiana Downs May 22 when four $100,000 events for state breds are contested.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Favored Mythical Power wore down pacesetter Euroears in the final strides to capture the $200,000 Texas Mile Stakes (gr. III) April 24.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Eight-year-old Jonesboro is back to defend his title in the $200,000 Texas Mile Stakes (gr. III) at Lone Star Park against seven rivals April 24.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The impeccably bred Battle Plan lived up to his billing in the $300,000 New Orleans Handicap (gr. II), taking the field all the way in his stakes debut to defeat General Quarters by 1 1/2 lengths March 27 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Awesome Gem, the California-based gelding with recent success as an invader, has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line choice for the $300,000 New Orleans Handicap (gr. II) March 27 at Fair Grounds.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010Ide was named 2009 stallion of the year by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. The award is based on the earnings of his accredited Louisiana-bred offspring ($2,231,521) during 2009.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Star Guitar chalked up his sixth win in a row when he cruised to a 3 1/2-length win in the $200,000 Louisiana Premier Night Championship Stakes Feb. 6 at Delta Downs.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Lousiana-bred standout Star Guitar, on a five-race roll for Albert Stall Jr., has nine rivals in his way in the $200,000 Louisiana Premier Night Championship, the headline race on a million-dollar card at Delta Downs Feb. 6.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Brittlyn Stable's Star Guitar, the overwhelming 1-5 favorite, romped to a 7 3/4-length victory in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Dec. 19.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Santa Super Saturday program at Fair Grounds Dec. 19, originally scheduled as a five-stakes package, will have four more stakes added.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
We caught up with trainer Al Stall Jr. Dec. 14 as his last training set of the day went out and asked him five questions.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Jason, Evan, and Rich Nilsen preview the Louisiana Champions Day Classic and the Queens County. Plus, notes about the Native Diver.
Brittlyn Stable's Star Guitar is seeking to become the third Thoroughbred in history to win three times on a Louisiana Champions Day program in New Orleans when he goes forward in the Louisiana Champions Day Classic.
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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]
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