FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | It Happened Again | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: B+ | $82,500 |
2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Proud Citizen - Quiet Lucky, Quiet American
Sire: Proud Citizen , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 3 wins, $638,822. Lifetime: 256 yearlings sold, median $30,000. In 2009: 1.72 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
| 2 | Isthmus | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Flower Alley - Dancing Water, Silver Deputy
Sire: Flower Alley , Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 105 yearlings sold, median $16,000.
Broodmare Sire: Silver Deputy, Bay, 1985.
| 3 | Al Muhtasib | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $15,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Distorted Humor - A. P. Interest, A.P. Indy
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $520,000.
Others: Harmonizer, $7,500; Rein King, $1,500; Tutti Buona Gente, $1,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It Happened Again | Shane J. Sellers | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Isthmus | Rosie Napravnik | Michael J. Maker |
| 3 | Al Muhtasib | Julien R. Leparoux | Michael J. Maker |
| 4 | Harmonizer | Corey J. Lanerie | Michael J. Maker |
| 5 | Rein King | James Graham | John P. Terranova, II |
| 6 | Tutti Buona Gente | Shaun Bridgmohan | Michelle Lovell |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | It Happened Again | Shane J. Sellers | $7.40 | $3.00 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 1A | Isthmus | Rosie Napravnik | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 1 | Al Muhtasib | Julien R. Leparoux | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-1) | $16.00 | ||||||||||
Win Willy is set for his first start since winning last year's Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II), returning to the Hot Springs, Ark., track for the $125,000 Razorback Handicap (gr. III) March 10.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Pin Oak Stud's regally bred son of Distorted Humor, now 4, returns to Oaklawn ready to redeem himself in the $100,000 Essex Handicap where he was installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite and is the 118-pound high weight.
Friday, February 03, 2012
It Happened Again, making his first start in more than five months, wore down pacesetter Isthmus to capture the $138,000 Claiming Crown Jewel by 1 1/4 lengths at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Dec. 3.
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Trainer Mike Maker has half the field in this year's $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel, the featured event of five stakes to be held for the first time Dec. 3 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in Louisiana.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Jockey Michael Baze, a member of a famed riding family in United States racing, was found dead the afternoon of May 10 on the backstretch at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Led by grade I winner Misremembered, a small but strong field of six was drawn for the $350,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 9 at Oaklawn Park.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Racing from Dubai, Australia and horses like Uncle Mo and Tackleberry.
Trainer Steve Asmussen took the top two spots in the $125,000 Razorback Handicap (gr. III) when It Happened Again scored his first graded stakes win by a half-length over stablemate Thiskyhasnolimit March 12 at Oaklawn Park
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Win Willy has been fighting uphill this season at Oaklawn Park, his trainer says, but the 5-year-old should get a better shake in the $125,000 Razorback Handicap (gr. III) March 12.
Thursday, March 10, 2011Headache charged home late to capture the $138,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Canterbury Park July 24, giving owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey, trainer Mike Maker and jockey Julien Leparoux back-to-back wins in the main events.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Trainer Mike Maker, who has won five Claiming Crown races in the past three years, brings a pair of strong contenders into this year's main events July 24 in Inca King and Headache.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Making his first stakes appearance against older horses, Queen's Plate victor Eye of the Leopard has no easy task, facing several multiple added-money winners in the $150,000 Autumn (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 14.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Delaware shipper It Happened Again, making his first start for trainer Terry Jordan, is among the favorites for the $300,000 Canadian Derby (Can-III) Aug. 22 at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009Antrim County captured his second consecutive Claiming Crown event, this time turning in a gritty performance to win the $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel by a neck July 25 at Canterbury Park.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Trainer Bret Calhoun will be on hand July 25 when Antrim County receives the 2008 National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association "Claimer of the Year" award. A couple of hours later, he'll saddle the 6-year-old gelding for the $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Canterbury Park in suburban Minneapolis.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Our Edge, a fast-developing 3-year-old colt trained by Nick Zito for Robert LaPenta, made easy work of 10 rivals in the $152,100 Barbaro Stakes (gr. III) at Delaware Park July 19.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
It Happened Again and Doc's Friend, a pair of colts from the barn of Larry Jones who defeated older horses last time out, lead a full field of a dozen 3-year-olds in the $150,000 Barbaro Stakes (gr. III) July 19 at Delaware Park.
Thursday, July 16, 2009Triple Crown Talk blog, with host Jason Shandler, looks at recent works for some Derby Hopefuls.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Robert Cole Jr.'s Coyoteshighestcall, a 6-year-old son of Regal Humor who has set two track records in the last 10 months, highlights a field of nine of the $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel, the feature of the 10th annual Claiming Crown to be held Aug. 2 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008Lord of the Game and Desert Boom highlight a field of six pointed toward Saturday's $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel, going 1 1/8 miles at Canterbury Park.
Friday, July 15, 2005Intelligent Male survived a pair of riders' objections over bumping in the stretch to score the biggest victory of his life in the $145,500 Claiming Crown Jewel, the highlight of Saturday's series for racing's blue-collar workers at Canterbury Park in Minnesota.
Saturday, July 17, 2004
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]