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Sugar Swirl S. (gr. 3)

GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: January 15, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:52 PM
1 Tar Heel Mom Margin: neck TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

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

  • Breeder:Upson Downs Farm
  • Owner: Alex Rankin
  • Trainer: Stanley M. Hough
  • Jockey: Alan Garcia

Sire: Flatter  , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $148,815. Lifetime: 199 yearlings sold, median $12,500. In 2009: .80 AEI.

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

2 Hilda's Passion Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $20,000

2007 | Bay Filly | Canadian Frontier   - Executricker, El Prado (IRE)

  • Breeder:Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kuster
  • Owner: Starlight Partners and Glasscock, C. E.
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Canadian Frontier  , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $253,239. Lifetime: 64 yearlings sold, median $8,750.

Broodmare Sire: El Prado (IRE), Gray, 1989.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $1,225,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, ($4,200).

3 Ms Vanenzza Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $10,000

2007 | Bay Mare | Successful Appeal   - Speaking of Time, Gilded Time

  • Breeder:Tenlane Farm
  • Owner: Florence Patitucci
  • Trainer: Juan C. Vazquez
  • Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

Sire: Successful Appeal  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 292 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, ($75,000).
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds Sale 2009, $25,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $4,000.

Time: 1:09.75   Track: Fast

Others: Bronx City Girl, $5,000; D'wild Ride, $3,000; Moontune Missy, $2,000; Jessica Is Back; Noisy Feet; J Z Warrior; Landing My Way.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Tar Heel MomAlan GarciaStanley M. Hough
2Hilda's PassionJavier CastellanoTodd A. Pletcher
3Ms VanenzzaRajiv MaraghJuan C. Vazquez
4Bronx City GirlJulien R. LeparouxMartin D. Wolfson
5D'wild RidePaco LopezJoseph F. Orseno
6Moontune MissyEdgar S. PradoTodd Quast
7Jessica Is BackElvis TrujilloMartin D. Wolfson
8Noisy FeetAlex O. SolisThomas F. Proctor
9J Z WarriorJose LezcanoMichael R. Matz
10Landing My WayJohn R. VelazquezEdward Plesa, Jr.

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
6 Tar Heel MomAlan Garcia$7.40$3.80$3.00
10 Hilda's PassionJavier Castellano$3.60$3.00
7 Ms VanenzzaRajiv Maragh$4.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (6-10)$32.00
$2.00 Trifecta (6-10-7)$189.80
$2.00 Superfecta (6-10-7-8)$1,064.00

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