GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Teaks North | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Northern Afleet - Teaksberry Road, High Honors
Sire: Northern Afleet , Bay, 1993. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $626,671. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: High Honors, Bay, 1980.
| 2 | Doubles Partner | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Rock Hard Ten - Serena's Sister, Rahy
Sire: Rock Hard Ten, Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 201 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $450,000.
| 3 | Shkspeare Shaliyah | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: D | $15,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Shakespeare - Tricky Mistress, Clever Trick
Sire: Shakespeare , Bay, 2001. Raced 3 years. 8 starts, 7 wins, $1,293,780. Lifetime: 23 yearlings sold, median $7,500.
Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 June Two-Year-Olds & Horses of Racing Age, $21,000.
Others: Bad Debt, $7,500; Slews Answer, $4,500; Picou, $3,000; Roman Tiger; Duke of Mischief.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teaks North | John R. Velazquez | Michelle Nevin |
| 2 | Doubles Partner | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Shkspeare Shaliyah | Paco Lopez | Doodnauth Shivmangal |
| 4 | Bad Debt | Kendrick Carmouche | Michael J. Trombetta |
| 5 | Slews Answer | Alan Garcia | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Picou | Joe Bravo | David Fawkes |
| 7 | Roman Tiger | Edgar S. Prado | Dennis J. Manning |
| 8 | Duke of Mischief | Joseph Rocco, Jr. | David Fawkes |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Teaks North | John R. Velazquez | $19.80 | $6.20 | $4.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Doubles Partner | Javier Castellano | $2.40 | $2.20 | |||||||
| 1 | Shkspeare Shaliyah | Paco Lopez | $8.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-2) | $43.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-2-1) | $329.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-2-1-4) | $1,450.00 | ||||||||||
With a well-timed ride from Joe Bravo, favored Za Approval caught outsider Tune Me In in the final yards to capture the $111,000 Red Bank Stakes (gr. III) on the turf May 18 at Monmouth Park.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has three starters in the May 18 Preakness Stakes and five in races on the undercard, including Optimizer and Skyring as part of a 13-horse field for the Longines Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT).
Thursday, May 16, 2013
After a brief freshening at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., Louisiana Derby (gr. II) winner Revolutionary arrived at Churchill Downs on April 12.
Friday, April 12, 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
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
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
Surging in the final yards, Swift Warrior prevailed in a tight four-horse finish to the $150,000 Tampa Bay Stakes for his second grade III victory in a row Feb. 16 on the turf at Tampa Bay Downs.
Saturday, February 16, 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, 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
Teaks North secured his first victory since 2011 when the two-time grade I winner opened a clear lead in the stretch on his way to a 2 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes Jan. 19 at Gulfstream.
Saturday, January 19, 2013Longtime Richard Dutrow Jr. assistant Michelle Nevin could officially saddle a horse for the first time Jan. 19 in the Florida Sunshine Millions Turf at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
After failing to find his best stride last year, two-time grade I winner Teaks North will look to turn things around when the Northern Afleet gelding opens his 6-year-old season in the $150,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Turf.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The $100,000 Harlan's Holiday Stakes may be ungraded, but the Dec. 16 renewal at Gulfstream Park still drew a strong collection of top contenders.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Duke of Mischief, a multiple graded stakes winner of more than $1.9 million, is set to make his return after an absence of eight months in the Harlan's Holiday Stakes Dec. 16 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Data Link shipped in from New York for trainer Shug McGaughey and carted off the $250,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) at Betfair Hollywood Park with an impressive late turn of foot Nov. 23.
Friday, November 23, 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
California Flag and Tale of a Champion, two contenders for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT), worked over the grass course at Santa Anita Oct. 28 in preparation for the Nov. 3 race.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Breeders' Cup candidates were out in full force at Santa Anita Park Oct. 20, going through the late stages of their major drills for the World Championships events.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Donegal Racing's TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (gr. I) victor Dullahan is the 4-5 morning-line favorite for the $400,000 Jamaica Handicap (gr. IT) when he faces seven other sophomores Oct. 6 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Morton Fink's Woodbine Mile winner Wise Dan is the star attraction of a power-packed $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT) Oct. 6 at Keeneland, where he'll take on 11 other starters 20 days after his most recent score.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Stormy Lord returns to Philadelphia's Parx Racing Sept. 15 as the 2-1 favorite to defend his title in the $250,000 PTHA President's Cup, a 1 1/8-mile turf test that drew a field of 10 older horses.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Trainer Steve Asmussen has switched gears with Daddy Nose Best, attempting to take the colt from Triple Crown contender to quality turf runner in the $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]