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FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Expansion | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A | $75,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Maria's Mon - La Sylphide (SWI), Barathea (IRE)
Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 496 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Barathea (IRE), Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2012 Horses of All Ages Sale, $7,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 2 | Sleepless Knight | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $25,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | War Chant - Dream About, Cherokee Run
Sire: War Chant , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 5 wins, $1,130,600. Lifetime: 221 yearlings sold, median $57,000.
Broodmare Sire: Cherokee Run, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $60,000.
| 3 | Dubious Miss | Margin: 1ΒΌ | TrueNicks: A++ | $12,500 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | E Dubai - Cryptoclover, Mountain Cat
Sire: E Dubai , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $920,800. Lifetime: 315 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Mountain Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990.
Others: Workin for Hops, $5,000; Joinem, $2,500; Gran Estreno (ARG), $1,250; Loup Breton (IRE), $1,250; Skip a Smile, $1,250; Telling, $1,250.
Scratched: Hidden Glance; Midnight Mischief; Le Grand Cru.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expansion | Gerard Melancon | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Sleepless Knight | Joe Bravo | Kelly J. Breen |
| 3 | Dubious Miss | Corey J. Lanerie | Paul J. McGee |
| 4 | Workin for Hops | A. R. Napravnik | Michael Stidham |
| 5 | Joinem | Shaun Bridgmohan | David M. Carroll |
| 6 | Gran Estreno (ARG) | James Graham | Michael Stidham |
| 7 | Loup Breton (IRE) | Rajiv Maragh | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Skip a Smile | Eddie Martin, Jr. | Danny Pish |
| 9 | Telling | Mike E. Smith | Steve Hobby |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Expansion | Gerard Melancon | $66.40 | $18.40 | $9.40 | ||||||
| 5 | Sleepless Knight | Joe Bravo | $5.40 | $4.00 | |||||||
| 1 | Dubious Miss | Corey J. Lanerie | $4.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (11-5) | $531.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (11-5-1) | $5,919.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (11-5-1-8) | $14,958.60 | ||||||||||
Telling, two-time winner of the Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes (gr. IT), has had his first reported foals.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Trainer Steve Hobby earned the 1,000th win of his career March 1 when Ruthless Empire easily won seventh race at Oaklawn Park, a maiden claiming event, as the 4-5 favorite under jockey Rosemary Homeister Jr.
Friday, March 01, 2013
Optimizer hopped at the break of the $150,000 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) but drew clear in the end, earning his second straight victory over the turf at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
After dominating in the Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) Jan. 26 at Fair Grounds, Optimizer will try for a second straight win on the Stall-Wilson Course in the Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) Feb. 23.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks to continue his hot streak in the $125,000 Col. E.R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, sending out Optimizer in the Jan. 26 turf test for older males.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Hollinger will find an opportune spot in the $100,000 Tropical Turf Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Calder Race Course & Casino, in spite of hauling high weight on the Florida oval's closing day.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Mister Marti Gras goes for a repeat victory in the $150,000 Washington Park Handicap (gr. III) as a co-highweight at 119 pounds Sept. 1 on the Arlington Park Polytrack surface.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Stella Perdomo's Musketier, three-time winner of the Singspiel Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Woodbine Race Course, headlines a field of 11 turf marathoners in the $150,000 Stars and Stripes Stakes (gr. IIIT) July 14 at Arlington.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Phipps Stable's Boisterous, third in the Manhattan Handicap on the Belmont Stakes undercard, will carry high weight as he heads a field of 11 turf specialists in $200,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 14.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Rose Mary Chandler, owner/breeder of 2011 Texas Horse of the Year Skip a Smile, and the owners and breeders of five other Texas-bred divisional champions were honored by the Texas Thoroughbred Association.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Canadian-based Simmard took the lead at the head of the stretch and held off Joinem to win the $115,200 Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) in stakes record time at Churchill Downs May 26.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Simmard was assigned high weight in the Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs at 1 1/2 miles May 26, and it's easy to see why.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Casino Host, with a well-timed ride by John Velazquez, closed with determination on the outside to post a half-length win in the $400,000 Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) at Fair Grounds April 1.
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Smart Bid, who has claimed both of his graded stakes wins over the Fair Grounds turf course, will try to defend his Mervin H. Muniz Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) title against nine others in the $400,000 turf race on April 1
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Telling, a two-time Saratoga grade I winner, has been retired from racing to stand at Stonewall Farm Ocala in Florida.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Classy 6-year-old Smart Bid nailed pacesetter Mr. Vegas on the wire to score as the favorite in the $122,500 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) Feb. 25.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Will it be grass or dirt for Lothenbach Stables Mister Marti Gras? He was entered in the Feb. 25 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf and the Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) on dirt on the same card.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Mr. Vegas set a comfortable pace and had enough left in the stretch to defeat Dubious Miss in the $100,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) Jan. 21 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Eight-year-old gelding Dubious Miss has been close to winning graded stakes numerous times on Fair Grounds' turf course, and he will be given another shot Jan. 21 when he takes on seven in the Col. E. R. Bradley Handicap.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wise Dan came away with the lead coming off the turn and ran away to a four-length victory in the $150,000 Fayette Stakes (gr. II) on closing day of Keeneland Oct.29.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Phipps Stable's homebred Boisterous never stopped charging and finally overtook Sleepless Knight in the final 40 yards to win the $100,000 Knickerbocker Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a half-length Oct. 15 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
A field of eight was drawn for the $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (gr. II), which was revived this year after a one-year hiatus.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Two-time grade I winner General Quarters tops the list of probable starters for the $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (gr. II) at Turfway Park Sept. 24.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Favored Yummy With Butter, ridden with procession by Paco Lopez, made it consecutive grade III wins on the Monmouth Park turf with a 3 1/4-length tally in the $100,500 Cliff Hanger Stakes Sept. 4.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Lothenbach Stable's Mister Mardi rallied from far back to get his first graded stakes win, taking the $100,000 Washington Park Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington.
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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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