GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Successful Song | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: B | $180,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Successful Appeal - Song for Annie, Sultry Song
Sire: Successful Appeal , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 292 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Sultry Song, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988.
| 2 | Speak Easy Gal | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $60,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Mare | West Acre - Spoken For, Victory Speech
Sire: West Acre, Bay, 1995. Lifetime: 69 yearlings sold, median $7,000. In 2009: 1.42 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Victory Speech, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: .99 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2013, $100,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Open Sale of Yearlings, ($5,000).
| 3 | My Pal Chrisy | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2008 | Bay Mare | Alex's Pal - Strike South, Strike the Anvil
Sire: Alex's Pal , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 3 years. 19 starts, 6 wins, $163,680. Lifetime: 14 yearlings sold, median $2,850.
Broodmare Sire: Strike the Anvil, Bay, 1972. In 2009: .95 AEI.
Others: Delray Lady, $15,000; Tale of Peace, $9,000; Score Boyera, $6,000; Mud Honey.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Successful Song | Joel Rosario | Edward Plesa, Jr. |
| 2 | Speak Easy Gal | Luis Saez | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 3 | My Pal Chrisy | Luca Panici | Padarath Lutchman |
| 4 | Delray Lady | Joe Bravo | Jose Garoffalo |
| 5 | Tale of Peace | John R. Velazquez | Amy Tarrant |
| 6 | Score Boyera | Junior Alvarado | David Jacobson |
| 7 | Mud Honey | Paco Lopez | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Successful Song | Joel Rosario | $4.40 | $2.80 | $2.20 | ||||||
| 5 | Speak Easy Gal | Luis Saez | $4.60 | $3.20 | |||||||
| 1 | My Pal Chrisy | Luca Panici | $2.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-5) | $20.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-5-1) | $39.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-5-1-2) | $316.40 | ||||||||||
Michael B. Tabor's Ciao Bella ran like a favorite should at Gulfstream Park March 30, holding the advantage from gate to wire and drawing off to a 4 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Rampart Stakes (gr. III).
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Successful Song was supposed to be embarking on a new career as a broodmare by now, but her connections at Live Oak Plantation changed the plan for their homebred daughter of Successful Appeal thanks to her winning ways.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Few want anything to do with Besilu Stable's 5-year-old champion Royal Delta as she preps for a start in the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) Feb. 17 at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
In what is expected to be her final start, Successful Song secured the most lucrative victory of her career when she cruised through the stretch to easily win the $300,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff Stakes.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Successful Song was supposed to retire after the Dec. 30 Ocala Stakes, a one-mile dirt event run at Gulfstream Park. But when she won, her connections decided to run back in the $300,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Havant and Clarinet head a field of eight fillies and mares entered for the $100,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Calder Race Course & Casino Nov. 30, but the lightly raced sophomore Ciao Bella could make an impact.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
My Pal Chrisy and Bad Debt were repeat winners in the Florida Million at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 10, while Cash Rules led all the way to capture the $150,000 Carl G. Rose Classic Handicap.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Florida Million Day returns to Calder Casino & Race Course for the 11th time Nov. 10, with title defenses in the Bonnie Heath Turf Cup by Bad Debt and the Elmer Heubeck Distaff by My Pal Chrisy highlighting the program.
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Team Forster's Brushed by a Star took her first graded stake in front-running fashion, going wire to wire under Corey Nakatani to win the $202,500 Molly Pitcher Stakes (gr. II) at Monmouth Park July 29.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Afleeting Lady, second to Royal Delta in the Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) last month, top a field of nine entered for the $200,000 Molly Pitcher (gr. II) at Monmouth July 29.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Pachattack, winner of the Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) in her only start since finishing third in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I), heads the field for the Edward P. Evans All Along Stakes (gr. IIIT) June 16.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Bettors made Zagora the even-money favorite in the $150,000 Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT) and she rewarded their faith in her.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Stronach Stable's Awesome Feather, the 2010 champion 2-year-old filly, will be center stage as she takes on five rivals in Saturday's $300,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Jason Shandler, Tom LaMarra and Ian Tapp handicap the Marshua's River Stakes at Gulfstream Park this week.
German-bred Daveron, who won three of her four starts in 2011, will tote top weight of 123 pounds in the $100,000 Marshua's River (gr. IIIT), which drew a full field of fillies and mares Jan. 7 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Mad Flatter, winner of the Spend A Buck Handicap (gr. III) last month, heads the field for the co-featured $150,000 Carl G. Rose Classic Handicap on the annual Florida Million program at Calder Casino and Race Course.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Led by a pair of 4-year-old fillies from the barn of Christophe Clement, a field of 12 was drawn for the $125,000 Rood and Riddle Dowager Stakes Oct. 23 at Keeneland.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Odds-on choice Awesome Maria scored her second straight dominating win at Gulfstream Park this season in the $150,000 Rampart Stakes (gr. III) April 2, spoiling the 2011 debut for Unrivaled Belle.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Unrivaled Belle makes her first start since capturing last fall's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) when she faces six rivals in the Rampart Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park April 2.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Gilbert Campbell's homebred Watch Me Go enters Derby fray & focuses spotlight on sire West Acre, from the immediate family of Tale of the Cat and Pulpit and Johannesburg and Minardi.
Top filly Evening Jewel, facing possible retirement beforehand, posted a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the $300,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff Jan. 29 at Santa Anita that seems to have put those considerations aside.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Askbut I Won'ttell figures to make things tough in the Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf when she takes on 13 rivals in the 1 1/8-mile race at Gulfstream Park Saturday, Jan. 29.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Evening Jewel, a finalist for 2010 champion 3-year-old filly, faces seven Cal- and Fla-breds in the $300,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff Jan. 25. The 1 1/16-mile race will be run over the new dirt surface at Santa Anita Park.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Green Hills Farm's Chilean-bred Casablanca Smile will be among the favorites in a field of 11 fillies and mares set to launch their 2011 seasons in the $100,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT) Jan. 2 at Calder.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Favored Casablanca Smile could not have had an easier setup in Keeneland's $125,000 Rood and Riddle Dowager Stakes, kicking away in the stretch for a front-running seven-length romp over a firm turf course Oct. 24.
Sunday, October 24, 2010