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Sugar Swirl S. (gr. 3)

GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: January 9, 2010
  • Class: Grade 3
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  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 6
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 3:36 PM
1 Pretty Prolific Margin: head TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

2006 | Chestnut Filly | Lion Heart   - Seattle Way, Seattle Slew

  • Breeder:Paget Bloodstock
  • Owner: Tom R. Walters
  • Trainer: James E. Baker
  • Jockey: Edgar S. Prado

Sire: Lion Heart  , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 494 yearlings sold, median $30,000.

Broodmare Sire: Seattle Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974. In 2009: 3.66 AEI.

2 Warbling Margin: nose TrueNicks: B $20,000

2006 | Gray or Roan Filly | Unbridled's Song   - Impassion, Shadeed

  • Breeder:Charles H. Deters
  • Owner: Joseph W. Sutton
  • Trainer: Eddie Kenneally
  • Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux

Sire: Unbridled's Song  , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.

Broodmare Sire: Shadeed, Bay, 1982. In 2009: 1.24 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $1,100,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $260,000.

3 Tar Heel Mom Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $10,000

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Flatter   - Perpetual Light, Sunny's Halo

  • Breeder:Upson Downs Farm
  • Owner: Alex Rankin
  • Trainer: Stanley M. Hough
  • Jockey: Jose Lezcano

Sire: Flatter  , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $148,815. Lifetime: 165 yearlings sold, median $10,000. In 2009: .80 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Sunny's Halo, Chestnut, 1980. In 2009: 1.18 AEI.

Time: 1:10.75   Track: Sloppy

Others: Honchis'n Ponchis, $5,000; Sailing Time, $3,000; D'wild Ride, $2,000; Saratoga Tango; Thunders Dove; Bold Union.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Pretty ProlificEdgar S. PradoJames E. Baker
2WarblingJulien R. LeparouxEddie Kenneally
3Tar Heel MomJose LezcanoStanley M. Hough
4Honchis'n PonchisRajiv MaraghDale L. Romans
5Sailing TimeManoel R. CruzStephen L. DiMauro
6D'wild RideJavier CastellanoJoseph F. Orseno
7Saratoga TangoLuis SaezMartin D. Wolfson
8Thunders DoveJohn R. VelazquezNicholas P. Zito
9Bold UnionJoe BravoKelly J. Breen

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
9 Pretty ProlificEdgar S. Prado$13.60$5.80$3.80
3 WarblingJulien R. Leparoux$5.40$3.20
4 Tar Heel MomJose Lezcano$3.40
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (9-3)$80.00
$2.00 Trifecta (9-3-4)$343.80
$2.00 Superfecta (9-3-4-7)$2,558.40

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