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DELAWARE PARK, Wilmington, DE
| 1 | I'm Steppin' It Up | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A | $165,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | Congrats - Cindy Woo Who, Thunder Gulch
Sire: Congrats , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 92 yearlings sold, median $26,000.
Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992.
| 2 | King Congie | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling | Badge of Silver - Wise Ending, End Sweep
Sire: Badge of Silver , Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Lifetime: 124 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: End Sweep, Bay, 1991.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2010, $100,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $47,000.
Keeneland Association January 2009 Horses of All Ages Sale, $30,000.
| 3 | Fire With Fire | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $27,500 |
2008 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Distorted Humor - Cosmic Fire, Capote
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Capote, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $140,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $290,000.
Others: Forty Nine Watts, $15,000; Wild Jacob, $7,500; Uncle Brent, $350.
Scratched: J W Blue; Willcox Inn; Breathless Storm; Crimson China; Rush Now; Casino Host; Concealed Identity.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Steppin' It Up | Jeremy Rose | Anthony Pecoraro |
| 2 | King Congie | Joseph Rocco, Jr. | Thomas Albertrani |
| 3 | Fire With Fire | Gabriel Saez | William I. Mott |
| 4 | Forty Nine Watts | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Jack Frost |
| 5 | Wild Jacob | Ricardo Feliciano | McLean Robertson |
| 6 | Uncle Brent | Eddie Castro | Lynn S. Whiting |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | I'm Steppin' It Up | Jeremy Rose | $10.80 | $3.80 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 7 | King Congie | Joseph Rocco, Jr. | $2.80 | $2.20 | |||||||
| 12 | Fire With Fire | Gabriel Saez | $3.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-7) | $25.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-7-12) | $106.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-7-12-3) | $516.60 | ||||||||||
One race before trainer Graham Motion saddles Went the Day Well in the May 19 Preakness (gr. II) at Pimlico Race Course, he will send out Augustin Stables' Smart Bid, the 7-2 overnight favorite in the Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT).
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Casino Host, with a well-timed ride by John Velazquez, closed with determination on the outside to post a half-length win in the $400,000 Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) at Fair Grounds April 1.
Sunday, April 01, 2012
A six-time group/graded stakes winner and a veteran of 44 career starts, 10-year-old Musketier returns for yet another season when he opens up his 2012 campaign in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 26.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Owner B.J. Wright and trainer Michael Pender capped their superb Turf Festival at Hollywood Park when front-running Ultimate Eagle employed thievery to win the $250,000 Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) at odds of 14-1 Nov. 27.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Willcox Inn looks to wrap up his 2011 campaign with his first victory outside of Illinois when he squares off against a full field of 3-year-olds in the $250,000 Hollywood Derby (gr. I) Nov. 27.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Heavy choice Willcox Inn cut the final corner expertly for jockey Robby Albarado and sprinted away from his rivals in the stretch to win the $200,000 Hawthorne Derby Sponsored by TVG (gr. IIIT) by 4 1/2 lengths Oct. 15.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Proven over the Arlington Park turf course this year, grade II winner Willcox Inn switches Illinois venues to Hawthorne Racecourse for the first time in the $200,000 Hawthorne Derby (gr. IIIT) Sponsored by TVG Oct. 15.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Trainer Tony Pecoraro earned his 1,000th career victory in style Sept. 24 when I'm Steppin' It Up held off odds-on favorite King Congie to win the $265,300 Kent Stakes by two lengths at Delaware Park.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Nine three-year-olds battle at Parx Racing in the 1 1/8 mile Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II). Who will win it? How will the others finish?
Tom, Jason and Tim handicap the Pennsylvania Derby and Kent Stakes this week.
All In Stable's Willcox Inn is the 3-1 favorite for the $250,000 Kent Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 24 at Delaware Park. The 1 1/8-mile turf event has attracted a field of 13 sophomores.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Ruler On Ice was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II), but by post time Sept. 24 most of the money could land on To Honor and Serve.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Back on turf after trying the Triple Crown trail this spring, Charlotte Weber's Brilliant Speed kicked clear in the final eighth of a mile to win the $103,000 Saranac Stakes (gr. IIIT) by 2 1/2 lengths
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Brilliant Speed, winner of the Toyota Blue Grass (gr. I) this spring, makes his return to the turf for trainer Tom Albertrani in the $100,000 Saranac Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the penultimate day of the 2011 season at Saratoga.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Stay Thirsty definitively stamped himself as the 3-year-old division leader when he won the $1 million Travers (gr. I) Aug. 27 at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Ten meet in the 1 1/4 mile Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga. Who will win the Mid-Summer Derby and move to the head of the 3-year-old class?
Jim Dandy (gr. II) winner Stay Thirsty was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Aug. 27 Travers (gr. I), while Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Coil was pegged as the 3-1 second choice.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Shackleford and Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Ruler On Ice are among nine horses listed as at probable starters in the $1 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 27 Saratoga.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Jason, Ian and Tim handicap the Arlington Million and Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park this weekend.
Despite making his first start in North America, European-based grade I winner Treasure Beach was tabbed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the $400,000 Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT) Aug. 13 at Arlington Park.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Street Game, winner of the Hill Prince Stakes (gr. IIIT) earlier this summer, was installed as the 8-5 favorite for the $150,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (gr. IIT) for 3-year-olds Aug. 12 at Saratoga.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Prayer for Relief ran down front-running Rush Now by a half-length Aug. 6 at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort to win the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II).
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Pre-entries for the Arlington Million, Beverly D. Stakes, and Secretariat Stakes (all gr. IT) closed Aug. 6 with 10 older horses named to the 29th running of the Arlington Million.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
California invaders Prayer for Relief and Dreamy Kid, both recent graded stakes winners, headline a field of 10 in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II) Aug. 6 at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Do you like Fire or Ice? Shackleford or Coil? How will they run?
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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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