GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Apriority | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: C+ | $60,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Grand Slam - Midway Squall, Storm Bird
Sire: Grand Slam , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 4 wins, $971,292. Lifetime: 719 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Bird, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 2.27 AEI.
| 2 | Zero Rate Policy | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $20,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Trippi - Untitled Song, Unbridled's Song
Sire: Trippi, Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 7 wins, $666,220. Lifetime: 303 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $100,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Open Sale of Yearlings, $32,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Fall Mixed Sale, $12,000.
| 3 | Indiano | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A | $10,000 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Indian Charlie - Separata (CHI), Sam M.
Sire: Indian Charlie , Bay, 1995. Raced 2 years. 5 starts, 4 wins, $616,120. Lifetime: 464 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sam M., Chestnut, 1981. In 2009: 1.91 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $25,000.
Others: Capt. Candyman Can, $5,000; The Hunk, $3,000; Immortal Eyes, $2,000; Nathan's H Q.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apriority | Luis Saez | David Fawkes |
| 2 | Zero Rate Policy | Paco Lopez | Teresa M. Pompay |
| 3 | Indiano | Javier Castellano | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 4 | Capt. Candyman Can | Calvin H. Borel | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 5 | The Hunk | Elvis Trujillo | Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. |
| 6 | Immortal Eyes | Jose Lezcano | James J. Toner |
| 7 | Nathan's H Q | Joseph Rocco, Jr. | Clyde W. Martin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apriority | Luis Saez | $7.20 | $4.20 | $3.20 | ||||||
| 2 | Zero Rate Policy | Paco Lopez | $6.80 | $4.80 | |||||||
| 4 | Indiano | Javier Castellano | $2.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-2) | $54.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-2-4) | $158.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-2-4-3) | $419.20 | ||||||||||
Robert Abbo Racing Stable's Immortal Eyes, who just missed winning last year's Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) after rating a bit early, will try again when the six-furlong event is held May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Outta Tune, claimed for $5,000 last summer, became a graded stakes winner when he outlasted Apriority in the $250,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park April 14.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Apriority, looking to establish himself as one of the top sprinters in the nation, heads a field of six for the $250,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park April 14.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Calibrachoa took over from the pacesetters in the stretch and held off a late run from Caleb's Posse to win the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) by a neck March 3.
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Caleb's Posse will likely draw the most betting attention in the Tom Fool Handicap at Aqueduct, but he will have to face a pair of multiple graded stakes winners with a fondness for the track.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
After losing a couple of tough grade I races at the end of last season, Force Freeze served notice that he will be one of the top sprinters in 2012 with a dominating performance in the Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Jason and Tom handicap the El Camino Real Derby and Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint.
For as well as he has run in his career, it's easy to forget that Force Freeze is not yet a graded stakes winner. He will try to change that Feb. 18 when he makes his season debut in the Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Champion Royal Delta works six furlongs in 1:16.30 Feb. 9 at Payson Park on her way toward the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I). At Palm Meadows, Godolphin's Consortium drills a half-mile in :50.90.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Unbeaten 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather and 2011 Eclipse champion female sprinter Musical Romance are among the most accomplished of 48 Florida breds entered in the $1.3 million Florida Sunshine Millions Jan. 28.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Undefeated 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather, champion female sprinter Musical Romance, and popular 4-year-old Mucho Macho Man are among the stars expected to run in one of six Florida Sunshine Millions Stakes Jan. 28.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Despite stumbling badly at the break and being rushed up into contention, Donald Dizney's homebred Apriority ran down pacesetter Zero Rate Policy to win the Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) by a nose Dec. 31 at Gulfstream.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Grade I winner Capt. Candyman Can, sidelined since June, returns to action in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) as Gulfstream Park rings out the year Dec. 31.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sunrise Smarty took all the heat up front and still had just enough to hang on for a half-length win in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) on Thanksgiving at Aqueduct.
Thursday, November 24, 2011Millionaire gelding wins a tight one over Immortal Eyes and Ben's Cat.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Ben's Cat, a comfortable winner of the off-the-turf Laurel Turf Dash in his last start, hopes to keep the momentum going in the $200,000 Six Bits Handicap at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course Nov. 23.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Trainer David Fawkes has two for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I): last year's winner Big Drama and Apriority.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Favored Candyman E, overcoming trouble for jockey Joe Bravo entering the turn, exploited an opening along the inside to prevail in the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Oct. 22 at Laurel Park.
Saturday, October 22, 2011Last year's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Big Drama breezed a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 at Calder Casino & Race Course Oct. 22. Stablemate Apriority worked in company in 1:00 4/5.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Giant Ryan held off a challenge by Force Freeze and pulled a 12-1 surprise in the $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) Oct. 1 at muddy Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
The Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) is still five weeks away, but few would complain if the field resembled this weekend's $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Royal Currier, sent off at odds of nearly 19-1, clocked a track record for six furlongs at Philadelphia's Parx Racing Sept. 24 while winning the $250,000 Gallant Bob Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The champion sprinter expected to face stellar lineup in Vosburgh before BC.
Front-running Sean Avery, under all-out pressure from jockey Joe Bravo, nosed odds-on choice Trappe Shot to produce a 17-1 stunner in the $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 7.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Led by impressive True North Handicap (gr. II) winner Trappe Shot, eight older sprinters will try to catapult to the top of the sprint standings in the $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap Aug. 7 at Saratoga.
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]