FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Friesan Fire | Margin: 7ΒΌ | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: A++ | $360,000 |
2006 | Bay Ridgling | A.P. Indy - Bollinger (AUS), Dehere
Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 365 yearlings sold, median $360,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dehere , Bay, 1991.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($725,000).
| 2 | Papa Clem | Margin: head | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: A++ | $120,000 |
2006 | Bay Colt | Smart Strike - Miss Houdini, Belong to Me
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 425 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Belong to Me , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
| 3 | Terrain | Margin: 2 | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: A | $66,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Sky Mesa - Minery, Forty Niner
Sire: Sky Mesa , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $633,076. Lifetime: 260 yearlings sold, median $47,000. In 2009: .71 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Forty Niner, Chestnut, 1985.
Others: Giant Oak, $36,000; Soul Warrior, $18,000; Flying Pegasus; Uno Mas; Patena; Free Country.
Scratched: Nowhere to Hide.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friesan Fire | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones |
| 2 | Papa Clem | Rafael Bejarano | Gary Stute |
| 3 | Terrain | Julien R. Leparoux | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 4 | Giant Oak | James Graham | Chris M. Block |
| 5 | Soul Warrior | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 6 | Flying Pegasus | John R. Velazquez | Ralph E. Nicks |
| 7 | Uno Mas | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 8 | Patena | Robby Albarado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 9 | Free Country | Kent J. Desormeaux | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friesan Fire | Gabriel Saez | $6.40 | $4.20 | $3.00 | |||||||
| Papa Clem | Rafael Bejarano | $4.80 | $4.20 | ||||||||
| Terrain | Julien R. Leparoux | $5.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-8) | $43.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-8-4) | $395.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-8-4-6) | $1,940.40 | ||||||||||
Multiple grade I winner Giant Oak has been named the Illinois Horse of the Year and champion older handicap male for 2011
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Sire power will be on display among the broodmares and broodmare prospects that will be offered as part of the Barretts mixed sale scheduled for Jan. 23 in Pomona, Calif.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Multiple grade I winner is Giant Causeway's leading runner on dirt.
Monday, January 02, 2012
Sent off at 41-1, Afleet Again ran down Birdrun and Giant Oak in deep stretch to pull a shocker in the opening race on Day 2 of the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, November 05, 2011A. U. Miner, third in last year's Breeders' Cup Marathon, draws post 11 for this year's renewal. The opener to the Nov. 5 program to be run at 1 3/4 miles.
Monday, October 31, 2011
The 140th Thoroughbred racing season at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots includes more major stakes days, new trainers, and an expanded wagering menu.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Friesan Fire, winner of the 2009 Louisiana Derby (gr. II) and the favorite in that year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has been retired from racing and will stand at Merryland in Maryland.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Third at mid-stretch, former claimer Headache closed steadily to edge Where's Sterling by a half-length in the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II) in Illinois Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Grade I winner Giant Oak faces stiff competition from nine challengers in Hawthorne Racecourse's marquee fall event.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Will Havre de Grace beat the boys? If not, then who's the winner?
Havre de Grace will face males for the first time in the $750,000 Woodward (gr.l) Sept. 3 at Saratoga, where she will meet seven rivals.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tizway picked up his second consecutive grade I victory Aug. 6 at Saratoga when he took over approaching the quarter-pole and breezed to an easy score in the $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap (gr. I).
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Jason, Tom, and Ed DeRosa of TwinSpires.com, handicap the Whitney Invitational Handicap and West Virginia Derby.
Will a Rail Trip make a Mission Impazible for Friend Or Foe running Flat Out?
The handicap division has taken its lumps this year for not being especially deep, but its competitive nature has led to one of the more intriguing recent editions of the $750,000 Whitney Handicap (gr. I), which drew 11.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Alex Lieblong's Duke of Mischief topped the list of horses working at Saratoga on the morning of July 31 for the $750,000 Whitney Invitational (gr. I), turning in a bullet half-mile breeze over the main track in :46.88.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has boosted the purses of 19 open-company races on the 2011-2012 stakes schedule released June 29; La. Derby (gr. II) to be run Sunday, April 1.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Morning Line, winner of the seven-furlong Carter Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct in his last start, heads a field of seven in the Salvator Mile Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
William S. Farish Jr.'s Pool Play, making his first start on dirt in his 28th career start, pulled a 36-1 shocker in the $561,300 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) June 18 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Jason, Tom and Steve from TwinSpires.com handicap the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Eleven are scheduled to compete in the grade I Stephen Foster. Can you predict the order of finish?
Nearly six months into the season, the handicap division is still looking for a clear-cut leader. With a breakout performance in the Stephen Foster Handicap June 18, there is an opportunity for someone to assume that role.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011An injury suffered during a June 13 workout has taken Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Bind out of consideration for the Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs and could sideline him for the rest of the year.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Giant Oak, winner of the Donn Handicap (gr. I) earlier this year, tops a field of 11 entered in the May 6 Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) that is part of the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) undercard at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Favored Thiskyhasnolimit prevailed in a terrific stretch duel with Gladding to win the $200,000 Texas Mile (gr. III) by a half-length at Lone Star Park April 23 for his first graded stakes triumph since 2009.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
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