GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Ron the Greek | Margin: 11ΒΌ | TrueNicks: D | $240,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Full Mandate - Flambe', Fortunate Prospect
Sire: Full Mandate, Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 5 wins, $192,923. Lifetime: 121 yearlings sold, median $6,500.
Broodmare Sire: Fortunate Prospect, Dark Bay or Brown, 1981. In 2009: 1.47 AEI.
| 2 | Cash Rules | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A++ | $80,000 |
2007 | Bay Gelding | Peace Rules - Cindys Sonnet, Silver Buck
Sire: Peace Rules, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 3 years. 19 starts, 9 wins, $3,084,278. Lifetime: 124 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Silver Buck, Gray, 1978. In 2009: 1.77 AEI.
| 3 | Fort Loudon | Margin: 9 | TrueNicks: A | $40,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Awesome of Course - Lottsa Talc, Talc
Sire: Awesome of Course , Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 5 wins, $152,440. Lifetime: 3 yearlings sold, median $7,500. In 2009: 2.53 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Talc, Bay, 1972.
Others: Atoned, $20,000; Decaf Again, $12,000; I'm Steppin' It Up, $8,000; Mucho Macho Man.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron the Greek | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott |
| 2 | Cash Rules | Luis Saez | David Fawkes |
| 3 | Fort Loudon | John R. Velazquez | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 4 | Atoned | Luca Panici | Sharon McGlinchey |
| 5 | Decaf Again | Corey J. Lanerie | Barry R. Rose |
| 6 | I'm Steppin' It Up | David Cohen | Anthony Pecoraro |
| 7 | Mucho Macho Man | Mike E. Smith | Katherine Ritvo |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ron the Greek | Jose Lezcano | $8.40 | $4.20 | $4.40 | ||||||
| 7 | Cash Rules | Luis Saez | $5.60 | $7.40 | |||||||
| 3 | Fort Loudon | John R. Velazquez | $9.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-7) | $51.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-7-3) | $165.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-7-3-4) | $1,150.00 | ||||||||||
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
Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer threatens to have grade I winners on both coasts April 6 as he ships Sahara Sky to Aqueduct Racetrack for the $400,000 Carter Handicap (gr. I).
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
E. Paul Robsham Stables' Discreet Dancer picked up the pieces of an incident-marred running of the Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) March 9, when Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Fort Larned stumbled at the start.
Saturday, March 09, 2013Three jockeys and horses escaped major injury March 9 when they were involved in a spill during the running of the fifth race at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Fort Larned, who has not started since his gutsy victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), will face five opponents when he makes his 5-year-old debut March 9 in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. I).
Wednesday, March 06, 2013Full Mandate, sire of multiple grade I winner Ron the Greek, has been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Fort Larned was assigned high weight of 124 pounds for his first of 2013 in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) March 9 in south Florida.
Sunday, March 03, 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.
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
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
Reeves Thoroughbreds' multi-millionare Mucho Macho Man breezed five furlongs in 1:02 the morning of Feb. 23 at Gulfstream Park, prepping for a probable start in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) on March 9.
Saturday, February 23, 2013Carole Rio has been hired as the bloodstock agent for HallMarc Stallions at Stonewall Farm Ocala, the farm announced Feb. 22.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Jacks or Better Farm's Fort Loudon earned his first victory since last July with a determined rail bid in the $150,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 9 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, February 09, 2013
Donald Dizney's Bahamian Squall will go up against open company including Silverton Hill's Swagger Jack in the $150,000 Gulfstream Sprint Championship Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 9 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Southern California-based Ultimate Eagle has been confirmed for the Donn Handicap (gr. I) Feb. 9 at Gulfstream Park, while other contenders Csaba and Take Charge Indy put in their final breezes for the race Feb. 2.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Ritvo said the 5-year-old Macho Uno horse came out of the race in good order and was able to return to his regular training schedule at Gulfstream.
Monday, January 21, 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