GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Mucho Mas Macho | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Macho Uno - A. P. Andie, Star de Naskra
Sire: Macho Uno , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,851,803. Lifetime: 237 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Star de Naskra, Dark Bay or Brown, 1975. In 2009: 1.67 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $19,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $10,000.
| 2 | Tiz Sardonic Joe | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: B | $30,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Tiznow - Distorted Blaze, Distorted Humor
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993.
| 3 | Big Blue Kitten | Margin: head | TrueNicks: B | $15,000 |
2008 | Bay Horse | Kitten's Joy - Spent Gold, Unaccounted For
Sire: Kitten's Joy , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 133 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Unaccounted For, Bay, 1991. In 2009: 1.36 AEI.
Others: Nikki's Sandcastle, $7,500; Quick Wit, $4,500; Empire Builder, $3,000; Vertiformer; Sky Blazer; Hollinger; Fifty Proof.
Scratched: Dominus; Pants On Fire.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mucho Mas Macho | Juan C. Leyva | Henry Collazo |
| 2 | Tiz Sardonic Joe | Jose Lezcano | Eddie Kenneally |
| 3 | Big Blue Kitten | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown |
| 4 | Nikki's Sandcastle | Corey J. Lanerie | David C. Kassen |
| 5 | Quick Wit | Francisco C. Torres | Dale L. Romans |
| 6 | Empire Builder | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Luis Duco |
| 7 | Vertiformer | Alan Garcia | Wayne M. Catalano |
| 8 | Sky Blazer | Joel Rosario | Barclay Tagg |
| 9 | Hollinger | Edgar S. Prado | Roger L. Attfield |
| 10 | Fifty Proof | Elvis Trujillo | Ian Black |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mucho Mas Macho | Juan C. Leyva | $85.20 | $30.20 | $10.80 | ||||||
| 10 | Tiz Sardonic Joe | Jose Lezcano | $16.40 | $8.00 | |||||||
| 8 | Big Blue Kitten | Javier Castellano | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-10) | $1,322.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-10-8) | $10,074.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-10-8-2) | $33,096.80 | ||||||||||
Dark Cove earned owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey a gold tray when he drew off to an upset victory in the $150,000 Elkhorn Stakes (gr. II) on closing day April 26 at Keeneland.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Some prominent names -- including Flat Out and Pants On Fire -- are set to clash in the April 27 Westchester Stakes (gr. III) at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Summer Front used his usual come-from-behind tactics as he charged down the stretch on the outside and prevailed over front-runner El Commodore in the April 20 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Summer Front, third in last year's Jamaica Handicap and Secretariat Stakes (both gr. IT), makes his second start of 2013 in the $100,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 20 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Wednesday, April 17, 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
Optimizer has been a different horse since he moved to the grass, and streaks into the March 30 Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap at Fair Grounds with two graded stakes scores under his girth.
Thursday, March 28, 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
Defending Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) winner Mucho Macho Man will miss the March 9 event because of a mild virus, owner Dean Reeves confirmed Feb. 28.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Rain couldn't extinguish Pants On Fire as the multiple graded stakes winner easily drew off to win by 5 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream Park Feb. 15.
Friday, February 15, 2013Majestic Hussar has run well in two allowance starts sprinting at Gulfstream Park this winter and will face his biggest challenge yet when he tries two turns for the first time in the Fountain of Youth Stakes Feb. 23.
Friday, February 15, 2013
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
Roman Tiger and Doubles Partner, the past two winners of the Tampa Bay Stakes (gr. IIIT), are part of a full field entered for the 2013 renewal on turf Feb. 16 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Two allowance events on the Feb. 15 and 16 Gulfstream Park cards feature some of racing's familiar names, with Pants On Fire taking on milers Feb. 15 and Capo Bastone making his first start since the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Multiple grade II winner Dominus has been retired from racing and will enter stud this year at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Favored Csaba ran his stakes winning streak to four and likely stamped his ticket to next month's Donn Handicap (gr. I) with his victory in the $100,000 Hal's Hope (gr. III) Jan. 13 at Gulfstream Park.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
He had one horse beaten in the stretch run, but Mucho Mas Macho kicked into gear when it mattered to upset the $150,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Csaba is the best he's ever been, and if he sails through the Hal's Hope Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 13, he'll punch his ticket to his first grade I stakes attempt in the $500,000 Donn Handicap on Feb. 9.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Seeking redemption from a lackluster dirt effort last time out, Dominus returns to the lawn in the $150,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Nikki's Sandcastle rallied from the back of the bulky field of 13 to win the $75,000 El Prado Stakes on the turf at Gulfstream Park Dec. 22 by three-quarters of a length over 17-1 outsider Kharafa.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Favored Fifty Proof, Canada's champion older male of 2011, returned from 16-month layoff to take the $127,321 Sir Barton Stakes in front-running style at Woodbine Dec. 2.
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Parent's Honor capped a big day for Ken and Sarah Ramsey at Gulfstream Park Dec. 1, taking the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at odds of 16-1 to give the owners their fourth winner on the card.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Philly Ace closed with a good kick in the $100,000 Tropical Turf Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Calder Race Course & Casino, running down 9-5 favorite Hollinger to record his first graded stakes score Nov. 30.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Fifty Proof, idle since a second-place effort in the Nijinsky Stakes (Can-II) in July 2011, returns to action in the $125,000 Sir Barton Stakes Dec. 3 at Woodbine.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Hollinger will find an opportune spot in the $100,000 Tropical Turf Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Calder Race Course & Casino, in spite of hauling high weight on the Florida oval's closing day.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Lightly-raced Twilight Eclipse put away 3-2 favorite Ioya Bigtime entering the far turn and continued on to post an 11-1 upset win in the W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) Nov. 24 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, November 24, 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]