FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Honest Man | Margin: 4¼ | BRIS: 104 | TrueNick: A+ | $75,000 |
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2004, Dark Bay or Brown Horse |
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $230,000.
Broodmare Sire: Known Fact, Dark Bay or Brown, 1977. In 2009: 1.66 AEI.
| 2 | Good and Lucky | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 99 | TrueNick: C | $25,000 |
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2003, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding |
Sire: Wild Rush, Bay, 1994. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 8 wins, $1,386,302. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $32,060.
Broodmare Sire: Accused, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980.
| 3 | Brothers Nicholas | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 98 | TrueNick: A | $13,750 |
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2004, Bay Gelding |
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $62,000.
Broodmare Sire: Nicholas, Bay, 1986. In 2009: .96 AEI.
Others: My Pal Charlie, $7,500; Secret Getaway, $3,750; Coragil Cat; Grasshopper; Smokeyjonessutton.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honest Man | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones |
| 2 | Good and Lucky | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Josie Carroll |
| 3 | Brothers Nicholas | Edgar S. Prado | Louie J. Roussel, III |
| 4 | My Pal Charlie | Curt C. Bourque | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 5 | Secret Getaway | James Graham | Michael Stidham |
| 6 | Coragil Cat | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Greg Geier |
| 7 | Grasshopper | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard |
| 8 | Smokeyjonessutton | Jamie Theriot | Dallas Stewart |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honest Man | Gabriel Saez | $6.00 | $4.00 | $3.40 | |||||||
| Good and Lucky | Patrick A. Valenzuela | $7.60 | $5.20 | ||||||||
| Brothers Nicholas | Edgar S. Prado | $7.00 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-2) | $41.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-2-7) | $393.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-2-7-5) | $1,230.80 | ||||||||||
I address some of the comments from my last blog, many of which denigrate the "other" horse, and at least attempt to put them in some kind of perspective. [More]