DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Rolling Fog | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2010 | Gray or Roan Colt | Posse - Fog Dance, Unbridled's Song
Sire: Posse , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 7 wins, $662,841. Lifetime: 237 yearlings sold, median $20,000. In 2009: 2.36 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Spring Sales of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $62,000.
Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2011 January Mixed Sale, $7,500.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2010 Fall Mixed, ($13,000).
| 2 | Know More | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Lion Heart - Seattle Qui, Seattle Slew
Sire: Lion Heart, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Seattle Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974. In 2009: 3.66 AEI.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2012 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $210,000.
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $130,000.
| 3 | Scherer Magic | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $36,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Doneraile Court - She's a Nasty One, Touch Gold
Sire: Doneraile Court, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $361,410. Lifetime: 220 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Touch Gold , Bay, 1994.
Others: Capo Bastone, $18,000; Caballo Del Cielo, $6,000; Gabriel Charles; Switch to the Lead; The Whole Deal; Ive Struck a Nerve; Pure Loyalty; Heir of Storm.
Scratched: Yankee Rebel.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolling Fog | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Know More | Garrett K. Gomez | Leandro Mora |
| 3 | Scherer Magic | Martin A. Pedroza | John W. Sadler |
| 4 | Capo Bastone | John R. Velazquez | John W. Sadler |
| 5 | Caballo Del Cielo | Mike E. Smith | Jeff Bonde |
| 6 | Gabriel Charles | Joseph Talamo | Jeff Mullins |
| 7 | Switch to the Lead | Julien R. Leparoux | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 8 | The Whole Deal | Alonso Quinonez | Steve Knapp |
| 9 | Ive Struck a Nerve | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | J. Keith Desormeaux |
| 10 | Pure Loyalty | David Romero Flores | Mark Glatt |
| 11 | Heir of Storm | Martin Garcia | Alexis Barba |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Rolling Fog | Rafael Bejarano | $16.60 | $7.00 | $4.80 | ||||||
| 5 | Know More | Garrett K. Gomez | $3.40 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 11 | Scherer Magic | Martin A. Pedroza | $5.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (10-5) | $45.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (10-5-11) | $398.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (10-5-11-2) | $1,587.40 | ||||||||||
Lucky Shamrock Stable's Declan's Warrior will try to extend his win streak to four races when he starts in what appears to be a strong edition of the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 8 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
If Forty Tales is to achieve further fame it is far more likely that it will be as a sprinter rather than in the Classics.
Todd Pletcher will not enter Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. III) winner Winning Cause in the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Monday, April 29, 2013
In what he surely hopes is an omen for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) a week hence, trainer Todd Pletcher takes the exacta in the Derby Trial on opening night at rainy Churchill Downs April 27.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Claire Novak and Frank Angst handicap the Derby Trial Stakes at Churchill Downs. On last week's show, Frank hit a $92 exacta with the Illinois Derby! Next week, That Handicapping Show will be on location at Churchill Downs.
Capo Bastone will try to nail down the first stakes win of his career when the Street Boss colt faces an expected eight other 3-year-olds in the $175,000 Derby Trial Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s 2013 spring sale of 2-year-olds in training is available on the OBS website at obssales.com.
Monday, March 25, 2013
A full field of 12 is expected when Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) winner Uncaptured makes his 2013 debut March 23 in the $550,000 Horseshoe Cincinnati Casino Stakes (gr. III) at Turfway Park.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Several Todd Pletcher trainees and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hopefuls worked at Palm Meadows Training Center the morning of March 10.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Ive Struck a Nerve, the 135-1 upset winner of the Feb. 23 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II), sustained an ankle injury during a workout the morning of March 9 and is off the Triple Crown trail.
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Though virtually assured of a starting slot in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), trainer Keith Desormeaux says he plans to run Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) winner Ive Struck a Nerve in the Louisiana Derby.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
A 135-1 shot took the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23, Matthew W. Bryan's Ive Struck a Nerve closing late in the furlong grounds and catapulting himself onto the Derby trail.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Given a patient ride by David Flores, Shakin It Up rallied between horses to capture the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 17 at Santa Anita Park, giving trainer Bob Baffert his eighth win in the sprint event.
Sunday, February 17, 2013Three-year-old prospect Capo Bastone made his return to the races successfully Feb. 16 at Gulfstream Park, coming from off the pace with an early sweeping move to take an allowance race by a head as the 3-2 favorite.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Capo Bastone will be the latest horse to run back from the 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) when he goes in race 9, a non-winners allowance, at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
Treasury Bill is among six 3-year-olds entered in the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 17 at Santa Anita Park, but trainer Ron Ellis said the seven-furlong event is a starting point for the son of Lemon Drop Kid.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Two allowance events on the Feb. 15 and 16 Gulfstream Park cards feature some of racing's familiar names, with Pants On Fire taking on milers Feb. 15 and Capo Bastone making his first start since the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
After four consecutive in-the-money stakes efforts, Scarlet Strike should be ready for her picture in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Seven 3-year-old fillies will attempt to spoil the 2013 debut of last year's juvenile filly sensation Beholder in the $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 21 at Santa Anita Park.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Grade III winner Circle Unbroken makes his 2013 debut Jan. 19 in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds, stretching out in distance and taking on eight other 3-year-olds including Canadian stakes winner Avie's Quality.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
This will be the first of six (monthly) editions of my top 20 contenders for the 2013 Kentucky Derby.
Goldencents and Bern Identity are among the major players in the $1 million test.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Uncaptured was a multiple stakes winner on the Polytrack at Woodbine, but his Iroquois performance suggested he might be even better on dirt.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Hightail heads 15 pre-entries to this year's $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III), which celebrates its 10th anniversary Nov. 17.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Doug O'Neill discusses Breeders' Cup horses such as Handsome Mike and Richard's Kid.
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]