GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Aegean | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A | $110,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Northern Afleet - Apt to Star, Aptitude
Sire: Northern Afleet , Bay, 1993. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $626,671. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Aptitude, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $380,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Open Sale of Yearlings, $70,000.
| 2 | Jessica Is Back | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2004 | Chestnut Mare | Put It Back - Jessica's Halo, Jolie's Halo
Sire: Put It Back , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 5 wins, $232,895. Lifetime: 160 yearlings sold, median $11,750.
Broodmare Sire: Jolie's Halo, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $475,000.
| 3 | Feel That Fire | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: B | $22,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Lightnin N Thunder - Ubetwereven, French Deputy
Sire: Lightnin N Thunder, Gray or Roan, 2001. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 1 wins, $68,510. Lifetime: 61 yearlings sold, median $3,500. In 2009: .56 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
Others: Musical Romance, $14,000; Amen Hallelujah, $8,000; North Rodeo, $1,200; Belle of the Hall, $1,200; Broken Dreams, $1,200; Wildcat Heiress, $1,200; My Irish Girl, $1,200.
Scratched: Sweetlalabye.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aegean | Jeffrey Sanchez | Wesley A. Ward |
| 2 | Jessica Is Back | Alex O. Solis | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 3 | Feel That Fire | Elvis Trujillo | Gregory D. Sacco |
| 4 | Musical Romance | Juan C. Leyva | William A. Kaplan |
| 5 | Amen Hallelujah | Julien R. Leparoux | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 6 | North Rodeo | Eibar Coa | David Fawkes |
| 7 | Belle of the Hall | Javier Castellano | Thomas Albertrani |
| 8 | Broken Dreams | Jose Lezcano | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 9 | Wildcat Heiress | Kent J. Desormeaux | Tevis Q. McCauley |
| 10 | My Irish Girl | Paco Lopez | Jamie Ness |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aegean | Jeffrey Sanchez | $20.20 | $9.40 | $6.00 | ||||||
| 4 | Jessica Is Back | Alex O. Solis | $11.40 | $7.60 | |||||||
| 11 | Feel That Fire | Elvis Trujillo | $4.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-4) | $216.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-4-11) | $1,578.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-4-11-10) | $20,672.40 | ||||||||||
Teddy's Promise, recent winner of the Santa Monica Stakes (gr. II), is a clear standout among eight older fillies and mares set for the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) March 10 at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
After a six-year hiatus, the Calder Casino & Race Course Hall of Fame will welcome nine new members to its roster when inducting three horses, two jockeys, two trainers, and two owners/breeders.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Broken Dreams, a two-time graded stakes winner whose second dam, One Dreamer, is a Breeders' Cup winner, has been retired from racing to become a broodmare.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
After giving Mizdirection quite a tussle earlier this month on the hillside turf course, the speedster Kindle switches to dirt for the $250,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Mizdirection, one of the stars of the 2012 Breeders' Cup with her come-from-behind win over males in the Turf Sprint (gr. IT), returns to defend her title in the $150,000 Monrovia Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 6 at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, January 03, 2013Musical Romance, who sold for $1.6 million at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, is headed to Japan where she will be a broodmare, one of her former owners said.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
The Fasig-Tipton November sale, which is known for its prominent cast of selected entries, will again feature several standouts, including this year's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) winner Zagora.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Trainer Bill Kaplan discusses champion sprinter Musical Romance.
The final contingent of Breeders' Cup runners, including Mile favorite Wise Dan and Classic contenders Mucho Macho Man, Fort Larned, and Brilliant Speed, arrived at Santa Anita Park Oct. 31.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Having stunned the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) a year ago at odds of 20-1, reigning divisional champion Musical Romance seeks to defend her title in the 2012 edition of the race.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Fans at Santa Anita's Clockers' Corner had plenty of action on the morning of Oct. 25 as 10 horses pointing to the Breeders' Cup breezed. At Calder, defending Filly & Mare Sprint winner Musical Romance worked five furlongs.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Breeders' Cup announced Oct. 24 that 180 horses, including eight former or defending winners, were pre-entered for the Nov. 2-3 World Championships at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
West Point Thoroughbreds' 5-year-old mare Belle of the Hall will head to California for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 3, the partnership group announced Oct. 23.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Broken Dreams overtook speed-burning Kindle in the closing strides to win the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita Park Oct. 20 for the second year in a row.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Champion Musical Romance breezed six furlongs in 1:14 1/5 at Calder Casino & Race Course Oct. 18 as she continues to work toward a defense of her title in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I).
Friday, October 19, 2012
Broken Dreams is back to defend her title in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (gr. IIIT) against eight opponents Oct. 20 on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Pinnacle Racing Stables and Bill Kaplan's 2011 Eclipse Award-winning female sprinter Musical Romance bid a proper farewell to Calder Casino & Race Course Oct.6.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Dust and Diamonds, getting good at the right time, disposed of better-known rivals Musical Romance and Turbulent Descent with ease in capturing the $200,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) by 1 1/4 lengths at Belmont.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Headed by national female sprint champion Musical Romance and multiple grade I winner Turbulent Descent, the $200,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) Sept. 22 at Belmont Park came up as an exceptionally tough race.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Musical Romance, the champion female sprinter of 2011, will be consigned to the upcoming Fasig-Tipton November sale, Three Chimneys announced Sept. 18.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Emma's Encore and Turbulent Descent are among the others targeting the Sept. 22 race at Belmont Park.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Multiple grade I stakes winner Groupie Doll, who got a freshening in the spring and summer, is among the 12 fillies and mares entered in the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. II) at Presque Isle Downs & Casino Sept. 8.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Halo Dolly won for the sixth time in nine starts this year when she rallied from off the pace to motor home by 1 1/4 lengths in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) over the Del Mar turf Sept. 3.
Monday, September 03, 2012
City to City and All Star Heart, a nose apart at the wire in the John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT), will be rematched Sept. 3 in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf at Del Mar.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Turbulent Descent returns to the scene of one of her most impressive victories when she makes her second start of the year Aug. 24 in the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]