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Holy Bull S. (gr. 3)

GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: January 31, 2009
  • Class: Grade III
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: 1 1/8 miles
  • Post Time: 4:12 PM ET
1 Saratoga Sinner Margin: ¾ BRIS: 102 $90,000

2006 | Bay Gelding | Harlan's Holiday   - Naughty Linda, Slew City Slew

  • Breeder:Brereton C. Jones
  • Owner: Lally Stable
  • Trainer: Eddie Kenneally
  • Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux

Sire: Harlan's Holiday  , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 9 wins, $3,632,664. Lifetime: 382 yearlings sold, median $56,500.

Broodmare Sire: Slew City Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $130,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 November Breeding Stock Sale, ($45,000).

2 Bear's Rocket Margin: 3 BRIS: 101 $30,000

2006 | Bay Horse | Lion Heart - Aim for the Moon, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:White Fox Farm
  • Owner: Bear Stables, Ltd.
  • Trainer: Reade Baker
  • Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux

Sire: Lion Heart, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $30,000.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $350,000.

3 West Side Bernie Margin: ½ BRIS: 98 $15,000

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Bernstein - Time Honored, Gilded Time

  • Breeder:Polo Green Stable & Andrew Savas
  • Owner: Lori and George Hall
  • Trainer: Kelly J. Breen
  • Jockey: Elvis Trujillo

Sire: Bernstein, Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $173,120. Lifetime: 373 yearlings sold, median $24,000.

Broodmare Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $50,000.
Keeneland Association January 2007 Horses of All Ages Sale, $62,000.

Time: 1:51.45   Track: FT

Others: Beethoven, $7,500; Stately Character, $4,500; Bruce N Autumn, $3,000; Danger to Society; Rockland; El Crespo; Idol Maker.

Scratched: Nowhere to Hide.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Saratoga SinnerJulien R. LeparouxEddie Kenneally
2Bear's RocketKent J. DesormeauxReade Baker
3West Side BernieElvis TrujilloKelly J. Breen
4BeethovenCalvin H. BorelJohn T. Ward, Jr.
5Stately CharacterHERB McCAULEYGerald Procino
6Bruce N AutumnEdgar S. PradoDale L. Romans
7Danger to SocietyRobby AlbaradoKenneth G. McPeek
8RocklandJose LezcanoMichael R. Matz
9El CrespoJavier CastellanoGeorge R. Arnold, II
10Idol MakerJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Saratoga SinnerJulien R. Leparoux$26.80$14.20$7.40
Bear's RocketKent J. Desormeaux$27.80$11.40
West Side BernieElvis Trujillo$3.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-3)$580.80
$2.00 Trifecta (4-3-10)$3,884.60
$2.00 Superfecta (4-3-10-11)$10,369.40

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