DELAWARE PARK, Wilmington, DE
| 1 | Swift Temper | Margin: 2¼ | BRIS: 108 | TrueNicks: A | $600,000 |
2004 | Chestnut Mare | Giant's Causeway - Glasgow's Gold, Seeking the Gold
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 731 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2009 Breeding Stock Sale, ($2,050,000).
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $285,000.
| 2 | Icon Project | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 106 | TrueNicks: A++ | $200,000 |
2005 | Bay Filly | Empire Maker - La Gueriere, Lord At War (ARG)
Sire: Empire Maker, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $1,985,800. Lifetime: 175 yearlings sold, median $150,000. In 2009: 2.45 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Lord At War (ARG), Chestnut, 1980. In 2009: 2.59 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $775,000.
| 3 | Unbridled Belle | Margin: 3¼ | BRIS: 104 | TrueNicks: A+ | $110,000 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Broken Vow - Little Bold Belle, Silver Buck
Sire: Broken Vow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 9 wins, $725,296. Lifetime: 395 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Silver Buck, Gray, 1978. In 2009: 1.77 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $900,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2008 Mixed Sale, ($1,200,000).
Keeneland 2004 September Yearling Sale, $4,000.
Others: Morena (PER), $60,000; Temple Street, $30,000; Acoma, $350.
Scratched: Livin Lovin.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swift Temper | Alan Garcia | Dale L. Romans |
| 2 | Icon Project | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 3 | Unbridled Belle | Richard Migliore | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Morena (PER) | A. R. Napravnik | Michael R. Matz |
| 5 | Temple Street | Jon Kenton Court | Brad H. Cox |
| 6 | Acoma | Julien R. Leparoux | David M. Carroll |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Temper | Alan Garcia | $17.00 | $6.00 | $3.80 | |||||||
| Icon Project | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | $4.20 | $3.40 | ||||||||
| Unbridled Belle | Richard Migliore | $2.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-3) | $65.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-3-5) | $157.20 | ||||||||||
Steve Haskin on the drama and melodrama of the race of the year.
Champion filly has now earned $3,279,520.
In their unfolding battle for supremacy in the national older female rankings, Blind Luck put her nose narrowly in front of Havre de Grace after winning a spellbinding stretch duel in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II).
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Tom, Evan and James Scully of TwinSpires.com handicap the Delaware Handicap and Virginia Derby. Both notable grade II races this weekend.
Delaware Park will host what could be the matchup of the year so far when Blind Luck and Havre de Grace square off in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II) at 1 1/4 miles July 16.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Garrett Gomez will be at Delaware Park July 16 to ride Blind Luck for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II) in a much anticipated clash with division rival Havre de Grace.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Havre de Grace, owned by Richard Porter's Fox Hill Farm, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 July 4 at Delaware Park in preparation for her start in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II) on July 16.
Monday, July 04, 2011
Awesome Maria remained perfect in four starts in 2011 and notched her first grade I win when she kicked away in the stretch to post an easy victory in the $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap June 18 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The Obeah Stakes (gr. III) and Delaware Handicap (gr. II) are her immediate goals, but trainer Larry Jones said Havre de Grace could face males this summer and shoot for a Horse of the Year type of campaign.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Robby expresses thoughts on Court Vision, Acoma and First Dude. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
Helen Groves and Helen Alexander have decided to bring Spinster winner Acoma back for a crack at the Ladies' Classic
Monday, November 01, 2010
With the morning temperature about 10 degrees warmer than the 34 reading the day before, more than a dozen contenders for the Breeders' Cup World Championships completed their works at Churchill Downs on Oct. 31.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Espoir City, Japan's hope for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) to be run at Churchill Downs Nov. 6, drilled six furlongs over the Louisville track to lead a host of workouts on the morning of Oct. 23.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I) winner Acoma will make her final career start in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I), trainer David Carroll confirmed on Oct. 19.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Mike Repole won his first graded stakes when Uncle Mo scored in the Champagne Stakes
Monday, October 11, 2010
Multiple stakes winner winner Acoma added a first grade I victory to her record when she seized the lead coming off the turn for home en route to taking the $500,000 Spinster Stakes at Keeneland Oct. 10.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Two champions -- Gio Ponti and Informed Decision -- are among the horses scheduled to run at Keeneland this weekend as part of the Lexington track's "FallStars Weekend."
Monday, October 04, 2010
Photographer Anne Eberhardt stopped by Taylor Made Farm in Central Kentucky to visit with Peppers Pride. See how this beauty is doing now!
Tuscan Evening's sad demise earlier this month has left the $750,000 Beverly D. devoid of any obvious favorite on Arlington Million day Aug. 21 at Arlington Park.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Life At Ten earned a berth in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) with her victory July 17 in the Delaware Handicap (gr. II) at Delaware Park.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Candy DeBartolo's Life At Ten, the late-blooming filly who has just begun to hit her best stride, will seek her sixth consecutive victory when she meets five rivals in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II) July 17.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Danzon, claimed for $80,000 in her laast prior start, prevailed in a wild photo finish that saw six horses finish within about two lengths of each other in the $116,200 Locust Grove Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 3.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
A full field of fillies and mares -- highlighted by multiple graded stakes winner Acoma -- will go postward in the Locust Grove Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs July 3.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Team Valor International's Miss Singhsix closed from last place to post a hard fought victory in the $150,000 Obeah Stakes (gr. III) at Delaware Park June 12.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Taptam, runner-up to Zenyatta last out, and Peruvian-bred Morena, who finished third behind runner-up Rachel Alexandra recently and second in this race a year ago, are among a field of 10 entered for the Obeah Stakes.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
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