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GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL

  • Purse: $60,000
  • Date: April 9, 2011
  • Class:
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: Seven Furlongs
  • Post Time: 5:25 PM
1 It's Never to Late Margin: nose $36,000

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Repent   - Binndiana, Jose Binn

  • Breeder:Carol Hershe & Marty Hershe
  • Owner: Brooklyn Farm
  • Trainer: Julio R. Cartagena
  • Jockey: Josue Arce

Sire: Repent  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,255,660. Lifetime: 163 yearlings sold, median $8,183. In 2009: .97 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Jose Binn, Chestnut, 1976.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Open Sale of Yearlings, ($7,500).

2 Coffee Boy Margin: head TrueNicks: A++ $12,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Yonaguska - Heythisis Sarah, Unbridled's Song  

  • Breeder:Get Away Farm
  • Owner: Gary Barber
  • Trainer: Martin D. Wolfson
  • Jockey: Alex O. Solis

Sire: Yonaguska, Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 18 starts, 6 wins, $536,355. Lifetime: 292 yearlings sold, median $22,000.

Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song  , Gray or Roan, 1993.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($20,000).
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($14,000).

3 Our Edge Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $6,000

2006 | Bay Horse | The Cliff's Edge   - Cash the Flash, Star de Naskra

  • Breeder:Terrapin Stables Inc
  • Owner: Robert V. LaPenta
  • Trainer: Nicholas P. Zito
  • Jockey: Fernando Jara

Sire: The Cliff's Edge  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 4 wins, $1,265,258. Lifetime: 93 yearlings sold, median $10,000.

Broodmare Sire: Star de Naskra, Dark Bay or Brown, 1975. In 2009: 1.67 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $130,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 November Breeding Stock Sale, $25,000.

Time: 1:21.85   Track: Fast

Others: D' Funnybone, $3,000; Dream Maestro, $1,800; Mannington, $1,200.

Scratched: Unbridled Heat; How's Your Halo.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1It's Never to LateJosue ArceJulio R. Cartagena
2Coffee BoyAlex O. SolisMartin D. Wolfson
3Our EdgeFernando JaraNicholas P. Zito
4D' FunnyboneJoe BravoRichard E. Dutrow, Jr.
5Dream MaestroManoel R. CruzWilliam A. Kaplan
6ManningtonOrlando BocachicaTeresa M. Pompay

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