GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Itsmyluckyday | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: C | $240,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Lawyer Ron - Viva La Slew, Doneraile Court
Sire: Lawyer Ron, Chestnut, 2003. Raced 3 years. 26 starts, 12 wins, $2,790,008. Lifetime: 68 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Doneraile Court, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $110,000.
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $47,000.
| 2 | Shanghai Bobby | Margin: 11½ | TrueNicks: D | $80,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Harlan's Holiday - Steelin', Orientate
Sire: Harlan's Holiday , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 9 wins, $3,632,664. Lifetime: 382 yearlings sold, median $56,500.
Broodmare Sire: Orientate , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998.
Sale History:
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $105,000.
| 3 | Clearly Now | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $40,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Horse Greeley - Bend, Arch
Sire: Horse Greeley , Chestnut, 2004. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 2 wins, $225,460. Lifetime: 54 yearlings sold, median $11,500.
Broodmare Sire: Arch , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $30,000.
Others: Joshua's Comprise, $20,000; Bern Identity, $12,000; Frac Daddy, $8,000; Dewey Square; Sr. Quisqueyano; Tulira Castle; Fredericksburg.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itsmyluckyday | Elvis Trujillo | Edward Plesa, Jr. |
| 2 | Shanghai Bobby | Rosie Napravnik | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Clearly Now | Luis Saez | Brian A. Lynch |
| 4 | Joshua's Comprise | Manoel R. Cruz | Barry R. Rose |
| 5 | Bern Identity | Paco Lopez | Kelly J. Breen |
| 6 | Frac Daddy | David Cohen | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 7 | Dewey Square | Corey J. Lanerie | Dale L. Romans |
| 8 | Sr. Quisqueyano | Joel Rosario | Luis Olivares |
| 9 | Tulira Castle | Javier Castellano | James P. DiVito |
| 10 | Fredericksburg | John R. Velazquez | Michael R. Matz |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Itsmyluckyday | Elvis Trujillo | $11.40 | $4.40 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 1 | Shanghai Bobby | Rosie Napravnik | $3.00 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 3 | Clearly Now | Luis Saez | $11.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-1) | $31.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-1-3) | $390.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-1-3-10) | $10,393.80 | ||||||||||
Itsmyluckyday, who was pulled up on the backstretch during the running of the June 16 Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park, is expected to miss four months of training with a slight fracture of the Ilium.
18 hours ago
Jack Wolf Provides Perspective on Harlan's Holiday.
Yesterday
In the first major stakes for 3-year-olds following the Triple Crown, favored Verrazano was an easy winner of the $148,500 Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) June 16 after his main challenger, Itsmyluckyday, was pulled up at Monmouth.
3 days ago
Uncaptured returns to the home of his Kentucky Jockey Club (gr. II) victory in hopes of also returning to winning ways in the $100,000 Matt Winn Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs June 15.
6 days ago
Triple Crown contenders Verrazano and Itsmyluckyday head a seven-horse field entered in the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-olds June 16 at Monmouth Park.
6 days ago
Forty Tales looks like he may be the best 3-year-old sprinter in the country after rallying to victory in the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 8 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Lenny Shulman discusses the news of the day, including the post positions, Orb, Frac Daddy, Will Take Charge, and the weather.
Here are some of the players in one of the most perplexing Belmont Stakes in years.
Lenny, Steve, and special guest Steve Byk discuss filly Unlimited Budget, Orb, the post position draw, and make their picks. Plus, comments from Dallas Stewart, trainer of Golden Soul. Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm.
Lucky Shamrock Stable's Declan's Warrior will try to extend his win streak to four races when he starts in what appears to be a strong edition of the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 8 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Now that the post positions for the Belmont Stakes have been drawn, we at least can make an educated guess on how the race might be run.
Belmont Stakes contender Frac Daddy looks out from his stall at Belmont Park June 4.
Trainer Ken McPeek confirmed Monday June 3 that Magic City Thoroughbred Partners' Frac Daddy will run Saturday in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park in field that could include 15 starters.
Monday, June 03, 2013
Always in a Tiz, most recently ninth in the Wood Memorial (gr. I), breezed five furlongs in 1:01.12 on the morning of June 1 at Belmont Park for a possible start in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) in a week.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Golden Soul, runner-up to Orb in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was scheduled to breeze at Churchill Downs on the morning of May 25 but trainer Dallas Stewart delayed the work for another few days.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
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.
Evan Hammonds recaps Oxbow and his Preakness Stakes win and how Orb performed.
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, his Preakness (gr. I) winner Oxbow, and the rest of his nine-horse contingent this week at Pimlico Race Course were on the highway before dawn May 19 heading back to their base at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Calumet Farm's Oxbow gunned to the front from the gate in the $1 million Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 18 and never looked back to post a 1 3/4-length victory at 15-1.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
With the forecast calling for a high temperature of 70 degrees and a strong possibility of rain for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the Maryland Jockey Club could be hard-pressed to surpass last year's record crowd of 121,309.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race.
Steve Haskin reports the news of the day, including final gallops from the contenders and the weather.
Tom LaMarra and Claire Novak handicap the field of the Preakness Stakes. Will Orb hold off Departing and former Kentucky Derby rivals?
Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. says throw out the Kentucky Derby...and asks the Archbishop of Baltimore for a favor.
Steve Haskin reports on the big news of the day, the draw.
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]