Golden Gate Fields
| 1 | Advance Ticket | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $24,960 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Formal Gold - La Treizieme, French Deputy
Sire: Formal Gold, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 8 wins, $1,533,600. Lifetime: 197 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
| 2 | Sister Kate | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $8,320 |
2008 | Gray or Roan Mare | Benchmark - Miss Soft Sell, Siyah Kalem
Sire: Benchmark , Bay, 1991. Raced 5 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $636,707. Lifetime: 219 yearlings sold, median $7,000.
Broodmare Sire: Siyah Kalem, Chestnut, 1982. In 2009: .71 AEI.
| 3 | Belle Passe | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: C+ | $3,840 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Van Nistelrooy - Charlotte Corday (GB), Kris (GB)
Sire: Van Nistelrooy, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $229,980. Lifetime: 290 yearlings sold, median $23,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris (GB), Chestnut, 1976.
Others: Greatest Escape, $1,920; Madoffwiththemoney, $832; All On the Table, $260; Our Curious Kitten, $260; Special Holiday, $260.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advance Ticket | Abel Cedillo | Dennis M. Patterson |
| 2 | Sister Kate | Russell A. Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 3 | Belle Passe | Inoel Beato | Peter Eurton |
| 4 | Greatest Escape | Diego R. Sanchez | Jeff Bonde |
| 5 | Madoffwiththemoney | Alejandro Gomez | Steven Miyadi |
| 6 | All On the Table | Julien Couton | Leonard Powell |
| 7 | Our Curious Kitten | Francisco Duran | Sergio Ledezma |
| 8 | Special Holiday | Frank T. Alvarado | Frank Lucarelli |
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]