Golden Gate Fields
| 1 | Gig Harbor | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: D | $21,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | City Zip - Miss Blue Grass, St. Jovite
Sire: City Zip , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $818,225. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: St. Jovite, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. In 2009: .96 AEI.
| 2 | Shudacudawudya | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $9,100 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Marino Marini - Sunny Miss, Cutlass Reality
Sire: Marino Marini , Gray or Roan, 2000. Lifetime: 72 yearlings sold, median $3,700.
Broodmare Sire: Cutlass Reality, Chestnut, 1982. In 2009: 1.03 AEI.
| 3 | Cardiffbythesea | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: D | $4,200 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Five Star Day - Lake Merced, Salt Lake
Sire: Five Star Day , Chestnut, 1996. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $575,365. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Salt Lake, Bay, 1989.
Others: Passing Game, $2,730; Starboardlights, $910.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gig Harbor | Frank T. Alvarado | Steven Specht |
| 2 | Shudacudawudya | Julien Couton | Lloyd C. Mason |
| 3 | Cardiffbythesea | Abel Cedillo | Lloyd C. Mason |
| 4 | Passing Game | Dennis Carr | Gary Sherlock |
| 5 | Starboardlights | Inoel Beato | Valerie Ann Rhoden |
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]