FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Discreetly Mine | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A | $180,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Mineshaft - Pretty Discreet, Private Account
Sire: Mineshaft , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 10 wins, $2,283,402. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Private Account, Bay, 1976.
| 2 | Tempted to Tapit | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A+ | $60,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Tapit - Tempting Note, Editor's Note
Sire: Tapit , Gray or Roan, 2001. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $557,300. Lifetime: 371 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Editor's Note, Chestnut, 1993. In 2009: .96 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $18,000.
| 3 | Northern Giant | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Giant's Causeway - Jessi Take Charge, War Chant
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: War Chant , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
Others: Drosselmeyer, $12,000; Stay Put, $6,000; Ron the Greek, $3,000; Worldly, $3,000; Letsgetitonmon, $3,000; Mountain Justice, $3,000; Hotep; Random Move; Bravo Whiskey.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discreetly Mine | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Tempted to Tapit | David Cohen | Steve Klesaris |
| 3 | Northern Giant | John Jacinto | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 4 | Drosselmeyer | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 5 | Stay Put | Jamie Theriot | Steve Margolis |
| 6 | Ron the Greek | James Graham | Thomas M. Amoss |
| 7 | Worldly | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Paul J. McGee |
| 8 | Letsgetitonmon | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 9 | Mountain Justice | Shane J. Sellers | Andrew McKeever |
| 10 | Hotep | Robby Albarado | Mark R. Frostad |
| 11 | Random Move | Miguel Mena | Michelle Lovell |
| 12 | Bravo Whiskey | Curt C. Bourque | Neil J. Howard |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Discreetly Mine | Javier Castellano | $7.00 | $4.20 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 2 | Tempted to Tapit | David Cohen | $8.00 | $6.00 | |||||||
| 7 | Northern Giant | John Jacinto | $14.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-2) | $50.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-2-7) | $1,697.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-2-7-6) | $5,134.00 | ||||||||||
The Charles Town board of stewards, track officials, and Equibase have amended the official time for the April 20 Charles Town Classic (gr. II), won by Game on Dude.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Game On Dude earned $1 million the evening of April 20, but he had to work hard for it in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, two of the top older horses in training, are among the seven horses entered in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Game On Dude arrived at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 16 in anticipation of a start in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20 at the West Virginia track.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Game On Dude, second in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II) in 2011, is among the 52 nominees for and an expected entrant in this year's $1.5 million race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.
Monday, April 08, 2013Full Mandate, sire of multiple grade I winner Ron the Greek, has been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Game On Dude erased any doubts about his ability to get 1 1/4 miles and proved once more that he's the king of Santa Anita Park with a breathtaking front-running score in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 2.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
A pair of improving 4-year-olds worth a look in the Santa Anita Handicap.
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Gotham Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap.
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, horses with contrasting styles but both possessing a victory in the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), are the clear standouts in the marquee event for handicap horses March 2 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Evan Hammonds recaps the results of the Risen Star Stakes and Fountain of Youth Stakes.
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
Though he wasn't happy with the 125-pound weight assignment, trainer Bob Baffert said Game On Dude would contest the upcoming Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) after the favorite worked a fast six furlongs Feb. 24.
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
A pair of 50-point races are on tap this weekend.
Claire and Pete preview the Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park, and the Risen Star (gr. II) at Fair Grounds.
Evan Hammonds recaps the Sunshine Millions Classic, Lecomte Stakes, and Silverbulletday Stakes.
Ron the Greek turned it on in a big way in the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park Jan. 19, overpowering his state-bred foes by 11 1/4 lengths on an off track.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Lecomte Stakes and Sunshine Millions Classic this weekend.
Mucho Macho Man and Ron the Greek, two of the leading older horses of 2012, embark on another title quest Jan. 19 when they face off in the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013The first reported offspring by Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Drosselmeyer is a chestnut colt foaled Jan. 8 at Craig and Holly Bandoroff's Denali Stud near Paris, Ky.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's 5-year-old Mucho Macho Man worked a bullet five furlongs in :58 3/5 the morning of Jan. 5 at Gulfstream Park, with regular exercise rider Nick Petro, Jr. in the irons.
Saturday, January 05, 2013WinStar Farm will conduct drawings for its "Breed to Win" promotion, rewarding supportive breeders with a complimentary 2013 season to 12 stallions, the farm announced Jan. 4. The drawings will be held Feb. 9.
Friday, January 04, 2013
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will continue a 114-year tradition with live racing Thanksgiving Day as the 84-day 2012-13 meet will open with a 10-race holiday card Nov. 22.
Monday, November 12, 2012
James Street, rallying with determination on the outside, collared pacesetter Patrioticandproud in deep stretch and went on to win the xx Autumn Stakes (Can-II) Nov. 10 at Woodbine.
Saturday, November 10, 2012