Golden Gate Fields
| 1 | Greatest Escape | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $23,400 |
2008 | Bay Mare | Game Plan - Mephista, Devil His Due
Sire: Game Plan, Bay, 1993. Lifetime: 130 yearlings sold, median $7,500. In 2009: .89 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Devil His Due , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
| 2 | Habit Forming | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: D | $7,800 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Popular - Catalass, Tabasco Cat
Sire: Popular, Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 2 wins, $155,845. Lifetime: 2 yearlings sold, median $1,000.
Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.
| 3 | Vincenza | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: D | $4,680 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Gotham City - Double Dipsea (IRE), Fairy King
Sire: Gotham City, Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 2 years. 2 starts, $2,880. Lifetime: 40 yearlings sold, median $3,250. In 2009: .73 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Fairy King, Bay, 1982.
Others: Pleasing Sunrise, $2,340; Bad Girl Bad Girl, $780; Whobetterthanus, $260.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greatest Escape | Frank T. Alvarado | Jeff Bonde |
| 2 | Habit Forming | Russell A. Baze | Steve M. Sherman |
| 3 | Vincenza | Kerwin John | Steven Specht |
| 4 | Pleasing Sunrise | Dennis Carr | Aggie Ordonez |
| 5 | Bad Girl Bad Girl | Catalino Martinez | Doug Utley |
| 6 | Whobetterthanus | Inoel Beato | Jeff Bonde |
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]