GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Eskendereya | Margin: 8½ | TrueNicks: B | $150,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Colt | Giant's Causeway - Aldebaran Light, Seattle Slew
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 731 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Seattle Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974. In 2009: 3.66 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $250,000.
| 2 | Jackson Bend | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $50,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Horse | Hear No Evil - Sexy Stockings, Tabasco Cat
Sire: Hear No Evil , Chestnut, 2000.
Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.
| 3 | Aikenite | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: C | $25,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Yes It's True - Silverlado, Saint Ballado
Sire: Yes It's True , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 11 wins, $1,080,700. Lifetime: 402 yearlings sold, median $52,000.
Broodmare Sire: Saint Ballado, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $225,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, $60,000.
Others: Pleasant Prince, $12,500; Ice Box, $7,500; Pulsion, $5,000; Positive Split; Prince Will I Am; Buddy's Saint; Lost Aptitude.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eskendereya | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Jackson Bend | Jeremy Rose | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 3 | Aikenite | Alan Garcia | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Pleasant Prince | Julien R. Leparoux | Wesley A. Ward |
| 5 | Ice Box | Joe Bravo | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 6 | Pulsion | Mike E. Smith | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 7 | Positive Split | Edgar S. Prado | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 8 | Prince Will I Am | Paco Lopez | Michelle Nihei |
| 9 | Buddy's Saint | Jose Lezcano | Bruce N. Levine |
| 10 | Lost Aptitude | Rajiv Maragh | Dale L. Romans |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Eskendereya | John R. Velazquez | $9.80 | $4.20 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 5 | Jackson Bend | Jeremy Rose | $3.60 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 1 | Aikenite | Alan Garcia | $3.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-5) | $35.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-5) | $35.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-5-1) | $151.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-5-1-4) | $1,404.40 | ||||||||||
Grade I winner Eskendereya sired his first reported foal on Jan. 20 when a filly was born at Lynn Alexander's Alastar in Nicholasville, Ky.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
With a patient John Velazquez guiding him, Jackson Bend opened up his 2012 campaign in style with a sharp victory in the $100,000 Hal's Hope (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Jackson Bend, who reignited his career in the second half of 2011, will try to begin his 5-year-old campaign on the right note when he leads a field of nine in the $100,000 Hal's Hope Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 14 at Gulfstream.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Soaring Empire is on target to defend his 2011 victory in the $100,000 Hal's Hope Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 14 and could face Jackson Bend in the one-mile test.
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Ice Box, a grade I winner and second in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has been retired from racing to stand at Calumet Farm near Lexington.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Who will win the Clark Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs? Will it be one of the horses that ran in the Breeders' Cup, or a new face? How will the others finish?
Jason, Tom, and Steve Pallardy of TwinSpires.com handicap the Clark Handicap from Churchill Downs.
This year's Breeders' Cup may be a memory, but no fewer than five horses that competed in the 2011 World Championships are back at Churchill Downs for the $500,000 Clark Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 25.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Major stallion Unbridled's Song will stand in 2012 at the Taylor family's Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky., for $85,000 stands and nurses, down from $100,000 in 2011.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Three horses bred by BryLynn started in the Breeders' Cup: Aikenite, Teaks North, and Jeranimo.
Amazombie, a 5-year-old Cal-bred gelding by Northern Afleet, wears down Force Freeze in the final 100 yards to win the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) by a neck. He covers the six furlongs in 1:09.17.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Lenny Shulman talks to owner Ken Ramsey about his Kittens, including Dean's Kitten in the Turf, Holiday for Kitten in the Turf Sprint, and Stephanie's Kitten in the Juvenile Fillies Turf, plus Headache and Pleasant Prince.
Mike Repole's pair of Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty get in their final tune-ups at Churchill Downs for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). Both colts went five furlongs.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Preston Stables' Flat Out, who could be one of the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), zipped a half-mile in an impressive :46 3/5 in the pre-dawn cold at Churchill Downs Oct. 30.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Florida-based Fred Brei and Stanley Gold won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies with Awesome Feather in 2010, and are back at Churchill Downs again with Awesome Belle and Fort Loudon, both homebreds by Awesome of Course.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Robert LaPenta and Fred Brei's Jackson Bend continued his preparations for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) with another quick work on the Saratoga training track Oct. 27.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Sidney's Candy, a TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) hopeful, covered a half mile on firm turf in :50 at Churchill Downs Oct. 25. He is trained by Todd Pletcher for WinStar Farm and Rubio Stable.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
New Zealand-bred Hoofit held off Aikenite by a desperate nose to score an 11-1 upset in the $175,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (gr. III) Oct. 7 on opening day at Keeneland.
Friday, October 07, 2011
Peachtree Stable's Flashpoint will hope the inside post is kinder to him this time around when he faces six competitors in the $175,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (gr. III) Oct. 7, opening day of the Keeneland meet.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Multiple Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti returns to Keeneland on Oct. 8 as he seeks to defend his title in the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT), one of nine graded stakes over the Lexington track's opening weekend.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Uncle Mo repelled a bid from Jackson Bend just beyond the quarter-pole and put his rival away in the $200,000 Kelso Handicap (gr. II) Oct. 1 at Belmont Park to win by three lengths.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Is the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) simply a 2 horse race between Flat Out and Stay Thirsty? Or, will the others have their say?
Uncle Mo will face older horses for the first time and tangle with the red-hot Jackson Bend in the $200,000 Kelso Handicap (gr. II), one of six graded stakes at Belmont Park Oct. 1.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Jon and Joel recap the Super Derby, and reveal the Dirt Mile Top 5. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
Robert LaPenta and Fred Brei's Jackson Bend comes from off the pace to win the seven-furlong Forego Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga in 1:22.08.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
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