FAIR GROUNDS, New Orleans, LA
| 1 | Icon Ike | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $45,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Yes It's True - Robbie's Gal, Straight Man
Sire: Yes It's True , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 11 wins, $1,080,700. Lifetime: 450 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Straight Man, Bay, 1996. In 2009: 1.02 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale 2011, ($39,500).
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($65,000).
| 2 | Billy Two Hats | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: B+ | $15,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Aragorn (IRE) - Silent Oath, Dixieland Band
Sire: Aragorn (IRE), Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 80 yearlings sold, median $10,070.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $27,000.
| 3 | Chamberlain Bridge | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $7,500 |
2004 | Bay Gelding | War Chant - She's Got Class, Trempolino
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: Trempolino, Chestnut, 1984.
Others: Canuletmedowneasy, $3,000; Comisky's Humor, $1,500; China, $750; Sum of the Parts, $750.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icon Ike | James Graham | J. Larry Jones |
| 2 | Billy Two Hats | Shaun Bridgmohan | Gary A. Thomas |
| 3 | Chamberlain Bridge | Miguel Mena | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 4 | Canuletmedowneasy | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 5 | Comisky's Humor | Richard E. Eramia | Ron Faucheux |
| 6 | China | John Jacinto | John Good |
| 7 | Sum of the Parts | Leandro R. Goncalves | Thomas M. Amoss |
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]