GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Simmard | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Horse | Dixieland Band - Dibs, Spectacular Bid
Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 8 wins, $441,320. Lifetime: 593 yearlings sold, median $67,000. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Spectacular Bid, Gray, 1976. In 2009: 1.47 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, ($37,000).
| 2 | Newsdad | Margin: 5¾ | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Arch - Storm Tracer, Pulpit
Sire: Arch , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 5 wins, $480,969. Lifetime: 385 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pulpit , Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($32,000).
| 3 | Musketier (GER) | Margin: head | $15,000 |
2002 | Gray or Roan Horse | Acatenango (GER) - Myth and Reality (GB), Linamix (FR)
Sire: Acatenango (GER), Chestnut, 1982. Raced 4 years. 24 starts, 16 wins, $164,296. Lifetime: 88 yearlings sold, median $51,867.
Broodmare Sire: Linamix (FR), Gray or Roan, 1987.
Sale History:
Agence Francaise de Vente du Pur-Sang, Deaville August, 2003 Yearling Sale, $56,633.
Others: Center Divider, $7,500; Eagle Poise, $4,500; Crimson China, $3,000; Middie; Mambo Meister; Minister Colin; Dixie Emperor.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simmard | Javier Castellano | Roger L. Attfield |
| 2 | Newsdad | Julien R. Leparoux | William I. Mott |
| 3 | Musketier (GER) | John R. Velazquez | Roger L. Attfield |
| 4 | Center Divider | Jose Lezcano | Chad C. Brown |
| 5 | Eagle Poise | Rajiv Maragh | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Crimson China | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion |
| 7 | Middie | Joe Bravo | Philip J. Oliver |
| 8 | Mambo Meister | Manoel R. Cruz | Philip A. Gleaves |
| 9 | Minister Colin | Elvis Trujillo | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 10 | Dixie Emperor | Alex O. Solis | Martin D. Wolfson |
Horse of the Year Wise Dan ran his winning streak to six races and surpassed $4 million in career earnings handily in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) over yielding ground May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Wise Dan and Point of Entry face off May 4 at Churchill Downs in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT), the race immediately preceding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 01, 2013Howe Great, the 2012 Palm Beach Stakes (gr. IIIT) victor whose last win came in the July 21 Jersey Derby at Monmouth, took a strong Keeneland allowance race April 6 in which 2011 Woodbine Mile winner Turallure ran sixth.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Trainer Charlie LoPresti has the somewhat enviable if daunting task of bringing several top-level horses back off the bench this spring at Keeneland, including 2011 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (gr. IT) winner Turallure.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Twilight Eclipse ruined the return of favored Newsdad while establishing a new world record for 1 1/2 miles on turf in the $150,000 Pan American Handicap (gr. IIT) March 23 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Four runners from the Feb. 16 Mac Diarmida Stakes, headed by Resolute Group Stables' second-place finisher Teaks North, are among 10 entered to contest the $150,000 Pan American Stakes (gr. IIT) March 23 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
View Arch and several of his progeny who have had careers on the race track. View this feature in the March 23, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse.
Simmard, a grade II winner by Dixieland Band, will stand in 2013 at Anne Morgan and Tim Little's Mill Creek Farm near Stillwater, N.Y.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Amira's Prince remained a perfect three-for-three in the U.S. Feb. 16, collecting his first graded-stakes win in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida (gr. IIT) at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Pete Denk and Frank Angst handicap the El Camino Real Derby and Mac Diarmida Stakes.
Newsdad, Ioya Bigtime, and Twilight Eclipse will shake it up Feb. 16 in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park, while Starformer and Closing Range tangle in the $100,000 Very One (gr. III).
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Coming off a splendid three-race campaign at Woodbine, Forte Dei Marmi looks to wrap up the year on a winning note in the $150,000 W. L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 24.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012Awesome Again, sire of prominent Eclipse Award contender Game On Dude, will undergo a major stud fee increase for the 2013 season at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Kentucky near Paris.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Newsdad, switching from turf to Polytrack and shortening up for the closing day $150,000 Fayette Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland, swept to a two-length victory under meet-leading rider Julien Leparoux Oct. 27.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Florida Derby (gr. I) winner Take Charge Indy, out of action since the spring due to an ankle injury, makes his return in the $150,000 Fayette Stakes (gr. II), the closing day feature of the Keeneland fall meet Oct. 27.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Durable multiple graded stakes winner Musketier has been retired from racing to stand in 2013 at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Canada near Aurora, Ontario. A fee will be announced later.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Roger Attfield, inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame this year, will try to add the Sycamore Stakes to his victory ledger when he sends out 10-year-old Musketier in the $100,000 race for 3-year-olds and older.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Millionaires Musketier and Rahystrada, with a combined 10 graded stakes victories between them, head a field of seven turf marathoners entered for the $100,000 Sycamore Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 18 at Keeneland.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Defending victor Wigmore Hall, recent grade II winner Forte Dei Marmi, and Woodbine Oaks heroine Irish Mission top a field of eight for the $500,000 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes Presented by Vtech at Woodbine Sept. 16.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Stuart S. Janney III's Air Support will be the 118-pound highweight in a compact field of five for the $200,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) Sept. 8, as stakes action returns to Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Outsider Middie spurted away from the field in upper stretch to post a 3 3/4-length victory under jockey Francisco Torres in the $150,000 Washington Park Handicap in track-record time over Polytrack at Arlington Park Sept 1.
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Antonio Francesco's Simmard, who was experiencing his best year of racing, has been retired due to an injury. Breeding plans are undecided.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Turbo Compressor goes after the biggest score of his career Aug. 18 when he heads a field of nine in the 38th running of the $600,000 Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) at Saratoga Race Course.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Bill Mott pair work for the Personal Ensign Stakes and Woodward Stakes, respectively.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Point of Entry built a 3-race win streak in the $600,000 Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) at Belmont Park July 14, drawing off to a solid 3 1/2-length victory while 4-5 favorite Treasure Beach failed to hit the board.
Saturday, July 14, 2012