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Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile S.

FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: December 8, 2012
  • Class:
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 2 yo
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:17 PM
1 Hero Force Margin: ½ TrueNicks: B+ $60,000

2010 | Gray or Roan Colt | Political Force - Doubtless, Grand Slam

  • Breeder:Roy Zuppardo
  • Owner: Robbie Norman
  • Trainer: W. Bret Calhoun
  • Jockey: Rosie Napravnik

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

  • Breeder:Highclere
  • Owner: Terrell Jarrett Jr.
  • Trainer: Jorge Lara
  • Jockey: Jansen Melancon

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: TrueNicks: A $11,000

2010 | Bay Gelding | Fusaichi Pegasus   - Sparkles of Luck, Mr. Sparkles

  • Breeder:Rowell Enterprises Inc
  • Owner: Rowell Enterprises, Inc.
  • Trainer: Samuel Breaux
  • Jockey: Diego Saenz

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.

Time: 1:11.62   Track: Fast

Others: Westernator, $6,000; Nubin Ridge, $3,000; Palmy Bay; Confederate Recon; Kwik n' Smokey; Fishin Frank.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Hero ForceRosie NapravnikW. Bret Calhoun
2Lattin DevilJansen MelanconJorge Lara
3HeitaiDiego SaenzSamuel Breaux
4WesternatorMark GuidrySteven M. Asmussen
5Nubin RidgeMiguel MenaMerrill R. Scherer
6Palmy BayRichard E. EramiaPatrick Mouton
7Confederate ReconShaun BridgmohanSteven M. Asmussen
8Kwik n' SmokeyEddie Martin, Jr.Eric L. Heitzmann
9Fishin FrankTrey AgilarAnthony Agilar

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
2 Hero ForceRosie Napravnik$8.60$5.40$4.40
4 Lattin DevilJansen Melancon$15.20$8.60
3 HeitaiDiego 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

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