FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Hero Force | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $60,000 |
2010 | Gray or Roan Colt | Political Force - Doubtless, Grand Slam
Sire: Political Force, Gray or Roan, 2003. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 4 wins, $607,232. Lifetime: 78 yearlings sold, median $11,500.
Broodmare Sire: Grand Slam, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Spring Sales of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $60,000.
Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2011 January Mixed Sale, $8,000.
| 2 | Lattin Devil | Margin: neck | $20,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Latent Heat - By the Belle, Geri
Sire: Latent Heat, Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 118 yearlings sold, median $22,000.
Broodmare Sire: Geri, Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-Year-Olds 2012, $47,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $10,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2011 Yearling Sale, $22,000.
Fasig Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale 2011, ($24,000).
| 3 | Heitai | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A | $11,000 |
2010 | Bay Gelding | Fusaichi Pegasus - Sparkles of Luck, Mr. Sparkles
Sire: Fusaichi Pegasus , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 6 wins, $1,994,400. Lifetime: 727 yearlings sold, median $75,480.
Broodmare Sire: Mr. Sparkles, Dark Bay or Brown, 1986. In 2009: .59 AEI.
Others: Westernator, $6,000; Nubin Ridge, $3,000; Palmy Bay; Confederate Recon; Kwik n' Smokey; Fishin Frank.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hero Force | Rosie Napravnik | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 2 | Lattin Devil | Jansen Melancon | Jorge Lara |
| 3 | Heitai | Diego Saenz | Samuel Breaux |
| 4 | Westernator | Mark Guidry | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 5 | Nubin Ridge | Miguel Mena | Merrill R. Scherer |
| 6 | Palmy Bay | Richard E. Eramia | Patrick Mouton |
| 7 | Confederate Recon | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 8 | Kwik n' Smokey | Eddie Martin, Jr. | Eric L. Heitzmann |
| 9 | Fishin Frank | Trey Agilar | Anthony Agilar |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hero Force | Rosie Napravnik | $8.60 | $5.40 | $4.40 | ||||||
| 4 | Lattin Devil | Jansen Melancon | $15.20 | $8.60 | |||||||
| 3 | Heitai | Diego Saenz | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-4) | $175.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-4-3) | $813.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-4-3-8) | $3,914.40 | ||||||||||
Heavy On Themister, ridden by Rosie Napravnik, ran away with the 10th running of the $200,000 Louisiana Premier Night Championship at Delta Downs Feb. 2 to highlight a 10-stakes card for state-breds at Vinton, La.
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Favored King Henny won the inaugural running of the $100,000 Big Drama Stakes for 3-year-olds at rainy Delta Downs when Mr. Bandini's Band was disqualified from first for interference in the stretch on the night of Jan. 5.
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Heavy On Themister, under an all-out drive from Rosie Napravnik, scored a one-length victory in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Dec. 8 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Saturday, December 08, 2012Graded stakes winner Salute the Sarge came through with his first winner when his son Fishin Frank won a maiden special weight race by five lengths at Evangeline Downs.
Thursday, June 21, 2012The annual Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana yearling sale sponsored by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association will be held Sept. 29-30 at the Ike Hamilton Equine Exposition Center located in West Monroe, La.
Friday, February 08, 2008
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]