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FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Quiet Temper | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Quiet American - Dead Aim, Silver Deputy
Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $754,650. Lifetime: 409 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Silver Deputy, Bay, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $90,000.
| 2 | Champagne d'Oro | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Medaglia d'Oro - Champagne Glow, Saratoga Six
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 393 yearlings sold, median $120,000.
Broodmare Sire: Saratoga Six, Bay, 1982. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $210,000.
| 3 | Sheer Beauty | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $21,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Filly | Mizzen Mast - Vertical Ascent, Lear Fan
Sire: Mizzen Mast , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $554,146. Lifetime: 268 yearlings sold, median $18,000.
Broodmare Sire: Lear Fan, Bay, 1981.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $95,000.
Keeneland Association January 2009 Horses of All Ages Sale, $10,500.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($18,000).
| 3 | Seeking the Title | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $21,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Seeking the Gold - Title Seeker, Monarchos
Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $2,307,000. Lifetime: 299 yearlings sold, median $220,000.
Broodmare Sire: Monarchos , Gray or Roan, 1998. In 2009: 1.21 AEI.
Others: Mambo Fever, $6,000; Ailalea, $3,000; Jody Slew, $3,000; Camille's Appeal, $3,000; Shezacrazygirl, $3,000; Visavis; The Rumor's True.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quiet Temper | Robby Albarado | Dale L. Romans |
| 2 | Champagne d'Oro | John Jacinto | Eric J. Guillot |
| 3 | Sheer Beauty | James Graham | Bernard S. Flint |
| 3 | Seeking the Title | Kent J. Desormeaux | Dallas Stewart |
| 5 | Mambo Fever | David Cohen | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 6 | Ailalea | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Jody Slew | Miguel Mena | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 8 | Camille's Appeal | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 9 | Shezacrazygirl | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 10 | Visavis | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Steve Margolis |
| 11 | The Rumor's True | Richard E. Eramia | Steven Duke |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quiet Temper | Robby Albarado | $7.80 | $4.80 | $3.40 | ||||||
| 10 | Champagne d'Oro | John Jacinto | $11.20 | $10.60 | |||||||
| 2 | Sheer Beauty | James Graham | $7.80 | ||||||||
| 3 | Seeking the Title | Kent J. Desormeaux | $2.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-10) | $115.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-10-2) | $1,376.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-10-3) | $384.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-10-2-3) | $10,739.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-10-3-2) | $5,601.20 | ||||||||||
Ocala Stud may no longer own undefeated Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) winner Unlimited Budget, but the farm's association with the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I)-bound filly's family goes back nearly 60 years.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Unlimited Budget continues to show limitless potential as the undefeated Street Sense filly appears poised for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) after a clear victory in the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II).
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Undefeated Unlimited Budget and Honeybee Stakes runner-up Flashy Gray head a quality field that includes grade I winner So Many Ways in the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) March 30 at Fair Grounds Race Course.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
by John P. Sparkman
Whiteley's arrangement with Richard and Audrey Haisfield's Stonewall Farm to support their young stallion Medaglia d'Oro resulted indirectly in the recent Palm Beach S. (gr. IIIT) winner Rydilluc.
Pacesetter Believe You Can showed her determination when she held on in the final strided to nip odds-on choice Summer Applause by a head in the $480,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) March 31.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) field is headed by Summer Applause, who defeated Avie's Sense by a length in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. III).
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Headed by Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. III) winner Summer Applause, the field for the Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) is taking shape.
Friday, March 23, 2012The March 22 live racing program at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has been canceled due to torrential rain. The state and track stewards made the final decision in consultation with Fair Grounds officials at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 22, 2012Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will partner with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to raise funds for breast cancer research on Fair Grounds Oaks Day, March 31.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Dual grade I winner Champagne d'Oro has been retired from racing and is scheduled to ship to Darley Stud Jan. 11 to be bred to Bernardini.
Friday, January 06, 2012
Top-weighted City to City and defending champion Washington Bridge form a potent duo in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
Freedom Star, seeking her first win since taking the Iowa Distaff in June, is the 3-1 morning line favorite in the $150,000 Chilukki Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs, the race that wraps up the final day of Breeders' Cup a
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
The first inclination would be to dismiss Dullahan's chances in the Juvenile, based on his two mediocre performances over the Churchill Downs dirt surface in his first two career starts. That would be a mistake.
After getting most of the summer off, late-running sensation Blind Luck will return to action in the $250,0000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
A well-matched stakes undercard featuring a pair of grade III events and two other races worth $100,000 apiece supports the WinStar Kentucky Cup in its return to Turfway Park Sept. 24 after a one-year absence.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Front-running Tar Heel Mom overpowered her four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II), drawing off in the stretch for a 5 3/4-length romp at Saratoga Aug. 7.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Fresh off her narrow win in the A Gleam Handicap (gr. II), California shipper Irish Gypsy tries New York racing for the first time when she faces four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 7 at Saratoga
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Grade I winners Sassy Image and Champagne d'Oro will knock heads with local sharpster Musical Romance going six furlongs in the Princess Rooney H. at Calder July 9.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Game On Dude, trained by Bob Baffert, and Thiskyhasnolimit, from the Steve Asmussen barn, headline the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III), the featured event on the Texas track's Memorial Day program May 30.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Daisy Devine disposed of pacesetter Grandacious leaving the far turn and held sway in the lane to win the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) by a half-length March 26 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Without Kathmanblu in the field, the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) went from a race with a heavy favorite to one with a wide-open feel.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Mucho Macho Man breezed an easy five furlongs in 1:02 3/5 for trainer Kathy Ritvo and is the likely favorite in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (gr. II) on March. 26.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
The purse for the Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) March 26 has been boosted to $500,000 from $400,000, making it the richest prep race for 3-year-old fillies pointing to the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) May 6.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Kathmanblu, one of the favorites for the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), looks like she could make her next start in the Fair Grounds Oaks on March 26 (gr. II).
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Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]
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