GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | El Crespo | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 90 | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | A.P. Indy - Commodities, Private Account
Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 365 yearlings sold, median $360,000.
Broodmare Sire: Private Account, Bay, 1976.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($300,000).
| 2 | Lime Rickey | Margin: head | BRIS: 89 | TrueNicks: B | $30,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Lemon Drop Kid - Kootenai, Deputy Minister
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 387 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $70,000.
| 3 | Stormalory | Margin: 4½ | BRIS: 89 | TrueNicks: A | $15,000 |
2006 | Bay Colt | Storm Cat - Miss Halory, Mr. Prospector
Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $570,610. Lifetime: 462 yearlings sold, median $325,000.
Broodmare Sire: Mr. Prospector, Bay, 1970.
Others: Sweetlandofliberty, $7,500; Casey's On Call, $4,500; Duke of Homberg (GB), $3,000.
Scratched: Beacon Hill Road.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Crespo | Javier Castellano | George R. Arnold, II |
| 2 | Lime Rickey | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Frank A. Alexander |
| 3 | Stormalory | Rene R. Douglas | William I. Mott |
| 4 | Sweetlandofliberty | Manoel R. Cruz | Stanley I. Gold |
| 5 | Casey's On Call | E. T. Baird | Alec Fehr |
| 6 | Duke of Homberg (GB) | Christopher P. DeCarlo | Thomas Albertrani |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Crespo | Javier Castellano | $10.00 | $5.00 | $4.20 | |||||||
| Lime Rickey | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $3.20 | $2.20 | ||||||||
| Stormalory | Rene R. Douglas | $3.00 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-4) | $34.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-4-2) | $73.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-4-2-1) | $338.40 | ||||||||||
Pluck, last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) winner for Team Valor, will begin his 3-year-old season in a $30,000 allowance race on turf at Tampa Bay Downs March 12.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011Queen'splatekitten will get a chance to see how he fares against stakes company when he is expected to be among the favorites for the $150,000 Palm Beach (gr. IIIT) March 12 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Donegal Racing's Paddy O'Prado, a maiden facing eight winners in the $150,000 Palm Beach Stakes (gr. IIIT), seemed unfazed by his competition as he rolled to a 2 1/2-length score March 6 on the Gulfstream Park turf.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
J D Farms' homebred Bim Bam, who upset Interactif last month, shares top weight with Dean's Kitten in the $150,000 Palm Beach Stakes (gr. IIIT) March 6 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
G. Watts Humphrey's El Crespo, the lone graded stakes winner in a field of eight 3-year-olds, leads the way for the $125,000 Bryan Station (gr. IIIT) Oct. 18 at Keeneland.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
It took Al Khali five tries, but he finally got his graded stakes score Sept. 6 at Saratoga, running down the two pacesetters in mid-stretch and taking the $107,000 Saranac (gr. IIIT) by 1 1/4 lengths.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
The Christophe Clement trained duo of Sal the Barber and Armstrong Mill lead a field of eight in the $100,000-added Saranac (gr. IIIT) Sept. 6 at Saratoga.
Friday, September 04, 2009
After trainer Alan Goldberg watched the results of the Secretariat (gr. IT) for 3-year-olds at Arlington Park last weekend, he knew he'd made the right decision to skip the race in Chicago with Richard Santulli's Straight Story.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
In a carbon copy of last month's Colonial Turf Cup (gr. IIT), Battle of Hastings dug in late to head Straight Story to win the $750,000 Virginia Derby (gr. IIT) on the Colonial Downs turf July 18.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Battle of Hastings will line up against Nicanor and eight others in the $750,000 Virginia Derby (gr. IIT) July 18 at Colonial Downs.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Colonial Downs will hold the post position draw for the 12th running of the $750,000 Virginia Derby (gr. IIT) July 18 and an impressive list of probable starters is taking shape.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Battle of Hastings took advantage of a gaping hole along the inside to gain the lead and then held off an unlucky Straight Story for a head victory in the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup (gr. IIT) June 20 in Virginia.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
There is no doubt in the mind of Frank Alexander that Lime Rickey is a stakes-caliber type of horse. One of these days, perhaps in the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup (gr. IIT) on June 13, the son of Lemon Drop Kid will prove it, Alexander said. All he needs is a little bit of racing luck.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Battle of Hastings has been installed as a 2-1 favorite among 10 3-year-olds entered in the fifth running of the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup (gr. IIT) at Colonial Downs on Saturday, June 20.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The Japanese-bred Florentino led all the way to hold off favored El Crespo for his first graded stakes victory in the $163,500 Jefferson Cup (gr. IIT) on the Churchill Downs turf course June 13.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
WinStar Farm's Advice, most recently 13th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), makes his turf debut against seven 3-year-old rivals in the $150,000 Jefferson Cup (gr. IIT) June 13 at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
With nine horses entered in the main body and Dubinsky entered for the main track only, the one-mile Hill Prince (gr. IIIT) at Belmont on June 5 is loaded with horses that have shown talent in tough company.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Two grade III stakes to be contested on Polytrack -- the $150,000 Arlington Matron and the $100,000 Hanshin Cup -- join with a pair of top-notch grass events to provide a quality afternoon of racing at Arlington Park on May 23.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Stormalory, a 3-year-old colt, was euthanized after breaking down during the Crown Royal American Turf Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs May 1.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Kim and John Glenney's homebred Orthodox pulled off a shocker in the American Turf (gr. IIIT) May 1 at Churchill Downs, taking over in the stretch and holding off Battle of Hastings in the final yards to score at odds of 45-1 under Jon Court.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Jason, Evan, and the Wizard analyze the Coolmore Lexington (gr. II). Plus, thoughts on the Kentucky Derby field.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
When Doug O'Neill discovered a left front shin injury on Square Eddie in the beginning of February, he figured the colt's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) chances were over. But a speedy recovery and a series of nice works has O'Neill thinking of roses just two months later, and a nice effort in the $300,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. II) April 18 at Keeneland will likely send the son of Smart Strike on to Louisville.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Keeneland stakes coordinator Tia Borgemenke has 12 horses listed as probable for the April 18 Lexington Stakes (gr. II), headed by 2008 Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (gr. I) winner Square Eddie.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Confirming Bill Mott's suspicions that he was a natural turf horse, Darley Stable's Stormalory came from off the pace to take the $150,000 Central Bank Transylvania (gr. IIIT), the opening day feature at Keeneland on April 3.
Friday, April 03, 2009
A field of eight was drawn for the 1 1/8-mile main track test, which is the final Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands prep for 3-year-olds in New York.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009