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: 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
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
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.
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 | ||||||||||
A familiar name appeared on the worktab at Calder Casino & Race Course on May 5: dual grade I-winning millionaire Jackson Bend is back in training.
Sunday, May 05, 2013
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Orb is a modern representative of a long and happy association between the Janneys and the Phipps family.
Evan Hammonds recaps the results of the Risen Star Stakes and Fountain of Youth Stakes.
Grade I winner Violence, among the early favorites for this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), sustained a fracture to his right front medial sesamoid and is off the Triple Crown trail.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Fast-improving Orb was golden in his stakes debut for trainer Shug McGaughey in the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II), coming from off the pace to run down odds-on choice Violence for a narrow win Feb. 23.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Trilogy Stable and Laurie Plesa's 3-year-old Itsmyluckyday worked a half mile in :48 4/5 the morning of Feb. 23 at Calder Casino & Race Course for trainer Eddie Plesa Jr.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
A pair of 50-point races are on tap this weekend.
If you missed the live blog, you can read the transcript.
Claire and Pete preview the Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park, and the Risen Star (gr. II) at Fair Grounds.
Undefeated Violence breezed five furlongs in 1:00.36 at Palm Meadows Training Center in his final preparation for a scheduled start in the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II) Feb. 23 at Gulfstream Park
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Recent allowance winner Orb will likely run Feb. 23 in the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park, providing that he pleases trainer Shug McGaughey in a workout scheduled for Feb. 18.
Saturday, February 16, 2013Majestic Hussar has run well in two allowance starts sprinting at Gulfstream Park this winter and will face his biggest challenge yet when he tries two turns for the first time in the Fountain of Youth Stakes Feb. 23.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Discreet Dancer, whose most recent start resulted in a third-place finish in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) nearly a year ago to the day, returned with a victory Feb. 6 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Jackson Bend, a multiple grade I winner who was retired from racing in October, will not stand his first season at stud in 2013 after it was determined that he would require more time to recover from a training accident.
Monday, January 28, 2013Ice Box, 2010 Florida Derby (gr. I) winner and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) runner-up, was represented by his first foal on Jan. 5.
Sunday, January 06, 2013Calumet Farm has listed stud fees for three new stallions scheduled to spend the 2013 breeding season at the historic Thoroughbred operation near Lexington.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Besilu Stables has signed a multi-year contract as presenting sponsor of the $1 million Florida Derby and $400,000 Fountain of Youth, Gulfstream Park announced Dec. 12.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Coming off a splendid three-race campaign at Woodbine, Forte Dei Marmi looks to wrap up the year on a winning note in the $150,000 W. L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 24.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012Wildcat Heir, who ranks atop Florida's leading sires' list, will stand in 2013 for $8,000, down from his 2012 fee of $10,000.
Sunday, November 11, 2012Unbridled's Song, who is just four short of his 100th stakes winner, will stand in 2013 for $60,000.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Aikenite, a multiple graded stakes-winning son of Yes It's True who campaigned for Dogwood Stable, has been purchased privately for stallion duty by Calumet Farm.
Saturday, November 10, 2012Flower Alley, sire of 2012 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another, will see his fee increase to $20,000 (stands and nurses) in 2013 at Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Dogwood Stable's dual graded stakes winner Aikenite has been retired from racing after re-injuring an ankle while prepping for his final appearance in the Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
While Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) contender Wise Dan captivated the attention of many on the Keeneland grounds with his morning breeze Oct. 20, Willcox Inn, Atigun, Golden Ticket, and Brown Almighty were also on the worktab.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
The Aiden O'Brein-trained 3-year-old Imperial Monarch drew position 10 of 11 and was installed as the 3-1 favorite on the morning line for the Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine Oct. 14.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]