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Kitten's Joy S.

GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: January 21, 2012
  • Class:
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:45 PM
1 Howe Great Margin: TrueNicks: B $60,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Hat Trick (JPN)   - Ginger Sea (SAF), Western Winter

  • Breeder:Barry Irwin
  • Owner: Team Valor International
  • Trainer: H. Graham Motion
  • Jockey: Edgar S. Prado

Sire: Hat Trick (JPN)  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 55 yearlings sold, median $17,000.

Broodmare Sire: Western Winter, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992. In 2009: 2.03 AEI.

2 Lucky Chappy (IRE) Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A++ $20,000

2009 | Bay Colt | High Chaparral (IRE) - Germane (GB), Distant Relative (IRE)

  • Breeder:Allevamento Gialloblu S R L
  • Owner: Team Valor International
  • Trainer: H. Graham Motion
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: High Chaparral (IRE), Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 10 wins, $5,331,231. Lifetime: 582 yearlings sold, median $72,961.

Broodmare Sire: Distant Relative (IRE), Bay, 1986.

3 Empire Builder Margin: 2 TrueNicks: A+ $10,000

2009 | Chestnut Colt | Kitten's Joy   - Anura (IRE), Giant's Causeway  

  • Breeder:Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey
  • Owner: Luis Duco Stables Inc.
  • Trainer: Luis Duco
  • Jockey: Antonio A. Gallardo

Sire: Kitten's Joy  , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 133 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $10,000.

Time: 1:40.42   Track: Firm

Others: Cozzetti, $5,000; Scorcher, $3,000; Italo, $2,000; El Romano.

Scratched: Argentine Tango.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Howe GreatEdgar S. PradoH. Graham Motion
2Lucky Chappy (IRE)Javier CastellanoH. Graham Motion
3Empire BuilderAntonio A. GallardoLuis Duco
4CozzettiJulien R. LeparouxDale L. Romans
5ScorcherJoseph Rocco, Jr.Jose Garoffalo
6ItaloJeffrey SanchezWesley A. Ward
7El RomanoJuan C. LeyvaManuel J. Azpurua

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 Howe GreatEdgar S. Prado$11.40$4.60$3.80
5 Lucky Chappy (IRE)Javier Castellano$2.80$2.20
7 Empire BuilderAntonio A. Gallardo$5.40
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-5)$28.20
$2.00 Trifecta (4-5-7)$199.80
$2.00 Superfecta (4-5-7-6)$497.80

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