FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Tour Guide | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Broken Vow - Homefortheholidays, Came Home
Sire: Broken Vow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 9 wins, $725,296. Lifetime: 443 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Came Home, Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. In 2009: 1.23 AEI.
| 2 | Ive Struck a Nerve | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: D | $10,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Yankee Gentleman - Ranaway, Cryptoclearance
Sire: Yankee Gentleman , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 4 wins, $202,547. Lifetime: 152 yearlings sold, median $13,500. In 2009: 1.02 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Cryptoclearance, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984. In 2009: 1.23 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Spring Sales of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $82,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Select and Open Sale of Yearlings, $17,000.
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,700.
| 3 | Brown Laddie | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A+ | $5,000 |
2010 | Chestnut Colt | Big Brown - Galway Lass, Victory Gallop
Sire: Big Brown , Bay, 2005. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 7 wins, $3,614,500. Lifetime: 118 yearlings sold, median $54,675.
Broodmare Sire: Victory Gallop, Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $175,000.
Keeneland Association January 2011 Horses of All Ages Sale, $10,000.
Others: Seeking Payday, $2,000; Arbiter, $1,000; Expect Distinction, $500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tour Guide | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 2 | Ive Struck a Nerve | Rosie Napravnik | J. Keith Desormeaux |
| 3 | Brown Laddie | Shaun Bridgmohan | Neil J. Howard |
| 4 | Seeking Payday | Dakota Wood | Michael R. Whitelaw |
| 5 | Arbiter | Richard E. Eramia | Steve Margolis |
| 6 | Expect Distinction | Miguel Mena | Brett A. Brinkman |
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]