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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: 194 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
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: 310 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
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: 731 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 Kentucky Derby trail and short memories go hand in hand. Remember when Mark Valeski was the next up-and-coming star, grabbing everyone's attention with his gutsy nose defeat to El Padrino in the Risen Star?
Alternation shocked a strong field in the $400,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 14 at Oaklawn Park, leading all the way for his third consecutive stakes win of the meet.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Recent grade I winners Hymn Book and Ron the Greek head a strong field of eight for the $400,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 14.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Adam Wachtel is no newbie to the Thoroughbred world. As a child, he was introduced to the industry by his father, prominent New York owner Ed Wachtel, and he grew up on the New York circuit racetracks.
At 2, El Padrino showed promise while running third in the Remsen Stakes. This year, he fulfilled that promise with a hard fought victory in the Risen Star Stakes.
Friday, March 09, 2012Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Drosselmeyer, who stands at Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., and fellow WinStar stallion Sidney's Candy have had their first mares pronounced in foal.
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
El Padrino, who defeated Mark Valeski by a nose in the Feb. 25 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II), was one cool dude when he resided at Middlebrook Farm near Lexington.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the Gotham Stakes and Santa Anita Handicap.
Trainer Bill Mott's team swooped into Southern California with Ron the Greek to snare the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) in convincing style March 3.
Saturday, March 03, 2012
With defending champion Game On Dude skipping the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), Ultimate Eagle leads a field of 13 in the $750,000 event March 3.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Union Rags and El Padrino take over the top spots.
Evan Hammonds recaps the Risen Star and Fountain of Youth Stakes.
El Padrino, the highly-touted 3-year-old from the barn of Todd Pletcher, proved he was worthy of the hype Feb. 25 at Fair Grounds when he outdueled Mark Valeski by a nose to win the $300,000 Risen Star (gr. II).
Saturday, February 25, 2012
The weekend of Feb. 25-26 is loaded with important races, including the Fountain of Youth.
Tom and Jason handicap the Fountain of Youth and Risen Star Stakes.
TwinSpires.com, Churchill Downs Incorporated's advanced deposit wagering network, has launched the "Triple Crown Showdown" contest for its customers during the Triple Crown season.
Monday, February 20, 2012
El Padrino, who showed himself to be a Triple Crown contender with a sharp allowance win at Gulfstream Park Jan. 29, heads a field of 11 entered for the $300,000 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) at Fair Grounds Feb. 25.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Grade III winner Exfactor, a son of Exchange Rate, records his first workout at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots since a disappointing 11th-place finish in the Jan. 21 Lecomte Stakes.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Triple Crown veteran Mucho Macho Man proved too strong for six fellow Florida-breds in the $400,000 Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, January 28, 2012The first reported foal by grade I winner Discreetly Mine is a filly born Jan. 14 at Marion Hills Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic may lack numbers, but it doesn't lack talent and the potential to be an excellent betting race Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The upset victory by Drosselmeyer over Game on Dude in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) was voted the 2011 National Thoroughbred Racing Association Moment of the Year.
Friday, January 13, 2012It was no surprise that Juddmonte Farms' Frankel was rated the top horse in the world when the 2011 World Thoroughbred Rankings were released by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
For the second year in a row, Ramon Dominguez topped the 2011 national jockey standings with more than $20 million in earnings. Todd Pletcher once again led all trainers in the United States.
Sunday, January 01, 2012
WinStar Farm has announced it will auction some of its most historic racing memorabilia starting Dec. 9 to benefit the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program.
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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