GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | S. S. Stone | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A+ | $60,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Horse | Birdstone - Sing and Swing, Dixieland Band
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
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
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.
Others: Ron the Greek, $5,000; Drosselmeyer, $3,000; Jardim (BRZ), $2,000; Moe Man; Gabriel's Hill; Our Dark Knight; Wingedlie; King Ghidorah.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. S. Stone | Julien R. Leparoux | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 2 | Jackson Bend | Jeffrey Sanchez | Stanley I. Gold |
| 3 | Colizeo | Ramon A. Dominguez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Ron the Greek | John R. Velazquez | Thomas Albertrani |
| 5 | Drosselmeyer | Garrett K. Gomez | William I. Mott |
| 6 | Jardim (BRZ) | Paco Lopez | Eduardo Caramori |
| 7 | Moe Man | Joe Bravo | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 8 | Gabriel's Hill | Alan Garcia | Seth Benzel |
| 9 | Our Dark Knight | Javier Castellano | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 10 | Wingedlie | Eddie Dominguez | Javier Negrete |
| 11 | King Ghidorah | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Bisnath Parboo |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | S. S. Stone | Julien R. Leparoux | $12.60 | $6.00 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 11 | Jackson Bend | Jeffrey Sanchez | $5.80 | $3.80 | |||||||
| 4 | Colizeo | Ramon 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 | ||||||||||
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
The Charles Town board of stewards, track officials, and Equibase have amended the official time for the April 20 Charles Town Classic (gr. II), won by Game on Dude.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Game On Dude earned $1 million the evening of April 20, but he had to work hard for it in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, two of the top older horses in training, are among the seven horses entered in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Game On Dude arrived at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 16 in anticipation of a start in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20 at the West Virginia track.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Game On Dude, second in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II) in 2011, is among the 52 nominees for and an expected entrant in this year's $1.5 million race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.
Monday, April 08, 2013
A year after Take Charge Indy left seven other 3-year-olds in his wake with a front-running score in the Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park, he returns as one of the favorites in the $100,000 Skip Away Stakes (gr. III).
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
After monitoring Fort Larned for the past few days, trainer Ian Wilkes said he is pleased with the manner in which the 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic winner has emerged from his fall in the March 9 Gulfstream Park Handicap.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013Full Mandate, sire of multiple grade I winner Ron the Greek, has been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Game On Dude erased any doubts about his ability to get 1 1/4 miles and proved once more that he's the king of Santa Anita Park with a breathtaking front-running score in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 2.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
A pair of improving 4-year-olds worth a look in the Santa Anita Handicap.
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Gotham Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap.
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, horses with contrasting styles but both possessing a victory in the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), are the clear standouts in the marquee event for handicap horses March 2 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Though he wasn't happy with the 125-pound weight assignment, trainer Bob Baffert said Game On Dude would contest the upcoming Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) after the favorite worked a fast six furlongs Feb. 24.
Sunday, February 24, 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, 2013
Evan Hammonds recaps the Sunshine Millions Classic, Lecomte Stakes, and Silverbulletday Stakes.
Ron the Greek turned it on in a big way in the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park Jan. 19, overpowering his state-bred foes by 11 1/4 lengths on an off track.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Lecomte Stakes and Sunshine Millions Classic this weekend.
Mucho Macho Man and Ron the Greek, two of the leading older horses of 2012, embark on another title quest Jan. 19 when they face off in the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013The first reported offspring by Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Drosselmeyer is a chestnut colt foaled Jan. 8 at Craig and Holly Bandoroff's Denali Stud near Paris, Ky.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's 5-year-old Mucho Macho Man worked a bullet five furlongs in :58 3/5 the morning of Jan. 5 at Gulfstream Park, with regular exercise rider Nick Petro, Jr. in the irons.
Saturday, January 05, 2013WinStar Farm will conduct drawings for its "Breed to Win" promotion, rewarding supportive breeders with a complimentary 2013 season to 12 stallions, the farm announced Jan. 4. The drawings will be held Feb. 9.
Friday, January 04, 2013Wildcat 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, 2012
Janis R. Whitham's Fort Larned led from gate to wire and held off a sustained stretch bid by Mucho Macho Man to win the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) before a crowd of 55,123 at Santa Anita Park Nov. 3.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Game On Dude could put himself atop the favorites list for Horse of the Year with a victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Friday, November 02, 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]