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Robert G. Dick Memorial S. (gr. 3)

DELAWARE PARK, Wilmington, DE

  • Purse: $200,000
  • Date: July 14, 2012
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV:
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: One And Three Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 5:15 PM
1 Starformer Margin: 3 TrueNicks: A $120,000

2008 | Bay Mare | Dynaformer - Etoile Montante, Miswaki

  • Breeder:Juddmonte Farms Inc
  • Owner: Juddmonte Farms, Inc.
  • Trainer: William I. Mott
  • Jockey: Edgar S. Prado

Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. Raced 3 years. 30 starts, 7 wins, $671,207. Lifetime: 555 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Miswaki, Chestnut, 1978.

2 Bubbly Jane (BRZ) Margin: head TrueNicks: D $40,000

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Yagli - Built To Last (BRZ), Knifebox

  • Breeder:Haras Interlagos Ltda
  • Owner: Haras Interlagos
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Yagli, Chestnut, 1993. Raced 5 years. 27 starts, 10 wins, $1,702,121. In 2009: .97 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Knifebox, Bay, 1988.

3 Sikara (IRE) Margin: TrueNicks: A $22,000

2008 | Gray or Roan Filly | Aussie Rules   - Beucaire (IRE), Entrepreneur (GB)

  • Breeder:Mrs. T. Stack
  • Owner: Mark Dedomenico LLC
  • Trainer: H. Graham Motion
  • Jockey: Jeremy Rose

Sire: Aussie Rules  , Gray or Roan, 2003. Lifetime: 186 yearlings sold, median $14,728.

Broodmare Sire: Entrepreneur (GB), Bay, 1994.

Time: 2:15.19   Track: Firm

Others: Team, $12,000; Dinner's Out (GB), $6,000; Sex Appeal, $125; Namaskara, $125; Senada, $125.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1StarformerEdgar S. PradoWilliam I. Mott
2Bubbly Jane (BRZ)Javier CastellanoTodd A. Pletcher
3Sikara (IRE)Jeremy RoseH. Graham Motion
4TeamKent J. DesormeauxChristophe Clement
5Dinner's Out (GB)Abel Castellano, Jr.Alan E. Goldberg
6Sex AppealJoseph Rocco, Jr.Claude R. McGaughey III
7NamaskaraDaniel CentenoH. Graham Motion
8SenadaLuis GarciaJonathan E. Sheppard

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
3 StarformerEdgar S. Prado$10.00$4.40$3.20
6 Bubbly Jane (BRZ)Javier Castellano$3.20$2.60
4 Sikara (IRE)Jeremy Rose$2.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (3-6)$38.00
$2.00 Trifecta (3-6-4)$175.60
$2.00 Superfecta (3-6-4-2)$529.40

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