FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Daisy Devine | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $300,000 |
2008 | Bay Mare | Kafwain - Devil's Dispute, Devil's Bag
Sire: Kafwain , Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $715,848. Lifetime: 248 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Devil's Bag, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 1.81 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $5,500.
| 2 | St. John's River | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $100,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Include - Adventurous Di, Private Account
Sire: Include , Bay, 1997. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 10 wins, $1,659,560. Lifetime: 257 yearlings sold, median $30,000. In 2009: 1.69 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Private Account, Bay, 1976.
| 3 | Niji's Grand Girl | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $50,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | Candy Ride (ARG) - Rose Russe, Nijinsky II
Sire: Candy Ride (ARG) , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 260 yearlings sold, median $36,071.
Broodmare Sire: Nijinsky II, Bay, 1967.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $62,000.
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, ($30,000).
Others: Inglorious, $20,000; Grandacious, $10,000; Tapit Dancer, $5,000; Tourmaline, $5,000; Switching Gears, $5,000; Little Miss Holly, $5,000.
Scratched: Snow Fall.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daisy Devine | James Graham | Andrew McKeever |
| 2 | St. John's River | Kent J. Desormeaux | Andrew Leggio, Jr. |
| 3 | Niji's Grand Girl | Garrett K. Gomez | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 4 | Inglorious | Chantal Sutherland | Josie Carroll |
| 5 | Grandacious | Jesse M. Campbell | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 6 | Tapit Dancer | Michael C. Baze | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 7 | Tourmaline | Miguel Mena | Lon Wiggins |
| 8 | Switching Gears | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Margolis |
| 9 | Little Miss Holly | Edgar S. Prado | Steve Margolis |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Daisy Devine | James Graham | $11.00 | $5.40 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 8 | St. John's River | Kent J. Desormeaux | $8.60 | $5.20 | |||||||
| 9 | Niji's Grand Girl | Garrett K. Gomez | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-8) | $71.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-8-9) | $433.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-8-9-10) | $980.00 | ||||||||||
Inglorious, the 2011 recipient of Canada's Sovereign Award for champion 3-year-old filly has been retired. She is one of only five fillies to capture both the Woodbine Oaks and the Queen's Plate.
5 days ago
Miz Ida nabbed 4-5 favorite Daisy Devine in the $109,100 Early Times Mint Julep Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs June 8, closing with a strong burst to the wire after racing well back through the early going.
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Grade I winner Daisy Devine, seeking to snap a three-race losing skid, is a standout among six older fillies and mares entered in the $100,000 Early Times Mint Julep Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf June 8 at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Stephanie's Kitten came back of the layup and got the job done May 4 in the Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT) at Churchill Downs. Hungry Island, winner of the same race in 2012, was second by a neck.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Donver Stable's Inglorious, winner of the 2011 Queen's Plate against males, heads a field of eight entered for the $100,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) April 19 at Keeneland.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s homebred Centre Court ran down 2012 Jenny Wiley (gr. IT) winner Daisy Devine in the final furlong of the 2013 renewal to get her first grade I victory for trainer Rusty Arnold at Keeneland April 13.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Defending Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IT) winner Daisy Devine is back to protect her title April 13 at Keeneland, but the 5-year-old daughter of Kafwain faces a steep question as she goes up against six stakes winners.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Claire Novak catches up with the connections of Wise Dan, Richard's Kid, Ramsey Farm, and Daisy Devine.
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
The Feb. 23 renewal of the Bayou Handicap, a race scheduled for the Fair Grounds turf course but switched to the main track, was reinstated to Listed status following a review by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Joyful Victory, shipping to Southern California from New Orleans, has a golden opportunity to secure her first grade I victory in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes March 16 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Snuggs and Kisses upset Daisy Devine in an off-the-turf edition of the $75,000 Bayou Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23, fighting gamely down the lane to manage a gate-to-wire score by a head.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
James Miller's Daisy Devine, already twice an easy winner this winter in New Orleans, has been installed as the looming 2-5 morning line choice in the $75,000 Bayou Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23.
Thursday, February 21, 2013Aspen Ridge, a 14-year-old son of Wild Again, has been relocated to DKMR at Colby Fields near Winchester, Ky.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens stole the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) aboard outsider Great Hot Feb. 16 for his third consecutive stakes win at Santa Anita Park over the past two weekends.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer accounts for half the Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) field of six older fillies and mares at Santa Anita Park Feb. 16, headed by 123-pound high weight Lady of Fifty.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Grade I winner Daisy Devine went wire-to-wire on good turf at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Jan. 26, taking the $72,750 Marie G. Krantz Memorial Handicap at odds of 1-10 for her third straight victory.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
James Miller's Daisy Devine will make her 2013 debut in the $75,000 Marie G. Krantz Memorial Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Jan. 26, and she's ready to roll despite a one-week postponement of the race.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Grade I winner Daisy Devine made quick work of four rivals in the $72,000 Blushing K. D. Handicap, going gate to wire for a six-length victory on the turf at Fair Ground Race Course & Slots Dec. 22.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Chamberlain Bridge and Daisy Devine are the stars of the show in a pair of $75,000 stakes events at Fair Race Course & Slots on "Super Santa Saturday" Dec. 22.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Lady of Fifty charged down the outside to sweep past the leaders in the stretch, registering her first graded stakes win in the $200,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) Dec. 8 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Class Included, overmatched when seventh at 38-1 in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic last month, should get some class relief in the $200,000 Bayakoa Handicap Presented by Oak Tree Racing Association (gr. II) Dec. 8.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Evan recaps the Cardinal Handicap, Long Island Handicap, and New York Stallion Stakes series at Aqueduct.
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]