FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Macho Again | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 98 | TrueNicks: A++ | $300,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Horse | Macho Uno - Go Donna Go, Wild Again
Sire: Macho Uno , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,851,803. Lifetime: 222 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $150,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Select Sale of Yearlings, $85,000.
| 2 | Secret Getaway | Margin: 2¼ | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A++ | $100,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Horse | Skip Away - Chief's Honey, Chief's Crown
Sire: Skip Away, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 4 years. 38 starts, 18 wins, $9,616,360. Lifetime: 237 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Chief's Crown, Bay, 1982.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $20,000.
| 3 | It's a Bird | Margin: 2¾ | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: B | $55,000 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Birdonthewire - Faithful City, Hooched
Sire: Birdonthewire, Bay, 1989. Raced 5 years. 31 starts, 10 wins, $541,752. Lifetime: 86 yearlings sold, median $6,000. In 2009: 1.24 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Hooched, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,000.
Others: Dry Martini, $30,000; My Pal Charlie, $15,000; Richard's Kid; Star Guitar; Honest Man; Wishful Tomcat; Slew's Tiznow; Good and Lucky.
Scratched: El Caballo; Brothers Nicholas; Golden Yank.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macho Again | Robby Albarado | Dallas Stewart |
| 2 | Secret Getaway | Kent J. Desormeaux | Michael Stidham |
| 3 | It's a Bird | Julien R. Leparoux | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 4 | Dry Martini | Edgar S. Prado | Barclay Tagg |
| 5 | My Pal Charlie | John R. Velazquez | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 6 | Richard's Kid | A. R. Napravnik | Richard W. Small |
| 7 | Star Guitar | Curt C. Bourque | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 8 | Honest Man | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones |
| 9 | Wishful Tomcat | Victor Espinoza | Robert J. Frankel |
| 10 | Slew's Tiznow | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 11 | Good and Lucky | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Josie Carroll |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macho Again | Robby Albarado | $23.60 | $10.00 | $7.00 | |||||||
| Secret Getaway | Kent J. Desormeaux | $10.00 | $6.40 | ||||||||
| It's a Bird | Julien R. Leparoux | $5.00 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (11-3) | $238.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (11-3-1) | $2,046.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (11-3-1-4) | $12,200.80 | ||||||||||
Graded stakes winner El Caballo will enter stud in 2012 at Roger and Julie Pelster's Roger's Ranch near Mead, Neb.
5 days ago
Evan Hammonds recaps the Sam F. Davis Stakes, the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and touches on the Withers. Evan also comments on Star Guitar's victory in the Louisiana Premier Night Championship.
Star Guitar won the Louisiana Premier Night Championship for the fourth consecutive time, rallying from last early to capture the $200,000 event by 3 1/4 lengths on the night of Feb. 4 at Delta Downs.
Sunday, February 05, 2012The first reported foal by multiple graded stakes winner Honest Man is a colt born Jan. 31 at Jay Adcock's Red River Farms near Coushatta, La.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter
The Guitar Hero video game franchise has been exceedingly popular...But it probably isn't half as popular in Louisiana as the state's own four-legged "guitar hero," Star Guitar.
Odds-on Star Guitar cleared off in the stretch for his third consecutive Louisiana Champions Day Classic title at Fair Grounds Racecourse and Slots Dec. 10.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Perfect so far in 2011, Star Guitar will be seeking his third consecutive win in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Dec. 10.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011Slew's Tiznow, a dual stakes winner in California, will enter stud in 2012 at Tom and Nancy Clark's Rancho San Miguel near San Miguel, Calif.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Star Guitar is on his way to becoming the top Louisiana-bred of all-time
The Churchill Downs' meet ends with a bang with the Firecracker Handicap. Can you predict the finish order?
Eleven are scheduled to compete in the grade I Stephen Foster. Can you predict the order of finish?
The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association honored its 2010 accredited Louisiana-bred champions at its annual membership meeting June 10 in Shreveport.
Monday, June 13, 2011
A full field of 14, including seven grade/group I winners, will square off in the $300,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-II) at Meydan Racecourse March 3.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Group I winner Twice Over makes his 2011 debut March 3 in the Al Maktoum Challenge Round III. Gitano Hernando will start in the same race; his performance will decide whether he starts in the Dubai World Cup March 26.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Millionaire Richard's Kid has repeated as Maryland-bred Horse of the Year and champion older male of 2010 in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.
Friday, February 25, 2011
The question of which state will win the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic is moot this year as all 10 entrants were bred in Florida.
Monday, January 24, 2011
The first foal by grade II winner My Pal Charlie is a colt born Jan. 11 at Elite Thoroughbreds near Folsom, La.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and partners' 3-year-old Mucho Macho Man worked a bullet five furlongs in :59 1/5 Jan. 15 at Gulfstream Park for trainer Kathy Ritvo as he prepares for his 2011 debut in the $400,000 Holy Bull.
Saturday, January 15, 2011For the second year in a row, AmWest Entertainment will offer worldwide distribution of the racing signal for wagering on the Dubai International Racing Carnival from Meydan Racecourse.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Top 2-year-old colt Uncle Mo has to share some of the juvenile spotlight as newcomer Comma to the Top makes 2010 a bright year for the Indian Charlie sire line.
Odds-on choice Star Guitar became racing's newest millionaire with an easy repeat victory in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic at Fair Grounds Dec. 11.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Following a ruling by the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, the Estate of Edmund A. Gann has returned the winning purse from the 2009 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II), originally paid to the connections of It's a Bird.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
The current king and queen of Louisiana racing, Star Guitar and Superior Storm, are set to go for their record fourth crown each in the annual Louisiana Champions Day at Fair Grounds Dec. 11.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
The recent retirements of many 2010 stars leaves major question marks for next year.
Honest Man, a multiple graded stakes winner, has been retired from racing to stand in 2011 at Jay Adcock's Red River Farms near Coushatta, La.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
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