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Skip Away S. (gr. 3)

GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: April 3, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: One And Three Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 5:06 PM
1 S. S. Stone Margin: 2 TrueNicks: A+ $60,000

2006 | Gray or Roan Horse | Birdstone   - Sing and Swing, Dixieland Band

  • Breeder:Marylou Whitney Stables
  • Owner: Robert V. LaPenta
  • Trainer: Nicholas P. Zito
  • Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux

Sire: Birdstone  , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 151 yearlings sold, median $21,000.

Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, ($300,000).
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $135,000.

2 Jackson Bend Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A+ $20,000

2007 | Chestnut Horse | Hear No Evil   - Sexy Stockings, Tabasco Cat

  • Breeder:Jacks or Better Farm Inc.
  • Owner: Jacks or Better Farm, Inc. and LaPenta, Robert
  • Trainer: Stanley I. Gold
  • Jockey: Jeffrey Sanchez

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

Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.

3 Colizeo Margin: 3 TrueNicks: A $10,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Distorted Humor   - Colony Band, Dixieland Band

  • Breeder:Wertheimer & Frere
  • Owner: Wertheimer and Frere
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez

Sire: Distorted Humor  , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.

Time: 1:55.73   Track: Fast

Others: Ron the Greek, $5,000; Drosselmeyer, $3,000; Jardim (BRZ), $2,000; Moe Man; Gabriel's Hill; Our Dark Knight; Wingedlie; King Ghidorah.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1S. S. StoneJulien R. LeparouxNicholas P. Zito
2Jackson BendJeffrey SanchezStanley I. Gold
3ColizeoRamon A. DominguezTodd A. Pletcher
4Ron the GreekJohn R. VelazquezThomas Albertrani
5DrosselmeyerGarrett K. GomezWilliam I. Mott
6Jardim (BRZ)Paco LopezEduardo Caramori
7Moe ManJoe BravoIan R. Wilkes
8Gabriel's HillAlan GarciaSeth Benzel
9Our Dark KnightJavier CastellanoNicholas P. Zito
10WingedlieEddie DominguezJavier Negrete
11King GhidorahCornelio H. VelasquezBisnath Parboo

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
10 S. S. StoneJulien R. Leparoux$12.60$6.00$3.80
11 Jackson BendJeffrey Sanchez$5.80$3.80
4 ColizeoRamon A. Dominguez$2.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (10-11)$68.80
$2.00 Trifecta (10-11-4)$131.60
$2.00 Superfecta (10-11-4-5)$1,106.00

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