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Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S. (gr. 2)

GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL

  • Purse: $250,000
  • Date: February 20, 2010
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yos
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: 1 1/8 miles
  • Post Time: 5:40 PM
1 Eskendereya Margin: TrueNicks: B $150,000

2007 | Chestnut Colt | Giant's Causeway   - Aldebaran Light, Seattle Slew

  • Breeder:Sanford R. Robertson
  • Owner: Zayat Stables, LLC
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 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

  • Breeder:Jacks or Better Farm Inc.
  • Owner: Robert V. LaPenta and Jacks or Better Farm, Inc.
  • Trainer: Nicholas P. Zito
  • Jockey: Jeremy Rose

Sire: Hear No Evil  , Chestnut, 2000. Lifetime: 6 yearlings sold, median $10,500.

Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.

3 Aikenite Margin: 1 TrueNicks: C $25,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Yes It's True   - Silverlado, Saint Ballado

  • Breeder:Brylynn Farm, Inc.
  • Owner: Dogwood Stable
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Alan Garcia

Sire: Yes It's True  , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 11 wins, $1,080,700. Lifetime: 450 yearlings sold, median $50,000.

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.

Time: 1:48.87   Track: Fast

Others: Pleasant Prince, $12,500; Ice Box, $7,500; Pulsion, $5,000; Positive Split; Prince Will I Am; Buddy's Saint; Lost Aptitude.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1EskendereyaJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
2Jackson BendJeremy RoseNicholas P. Zito
3AikeniteAlan GarciaTodd A. Pletcher
4Pleasant PrinceJulien R. LeparouxWesley A. Ward
5Ice BoxJoe BravoNicholas P. Zito
6PulsionMike E. SmithPatrick L. Biancone
7Positive SplitEdgar S. PradoKenneth G. McPeek
8Prince Will I AmPaco LopezMichelle Nihei
9Buddy's SaintJose LezcanoBruce N. Levine
10Lost AptitudeRajiv MaraghDale L. Romans

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
8 EskendereyaJohn R. Velazquez$9.80$4.20$3.00
5 Jackson BendJeremy Rose$3.60$2.10
1 AikeniteAlan 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

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