GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Starformer | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: A | $60,000 |
2008 | Bay Mare | Dynaformer - Etoile Montante, Miswaki
Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. Raced 3 years. 30 starts, 7 wins, $671,207. Lifetime: 555 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Miswaki, Chestnut, 1978.
| 2 | Angegreen (ITY) | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $20,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Ekraar - Sopran Danzas (ITY), Astronef (IRE)
Sire: Ekraar, Bay, 1997. Lifetime: 66 yearlings sold, median $16,427.
Broodmare Sire: Astronef (IRE), Bay, 1984.
| 3 | Beijoca | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A | $10,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Dynaformer - Fazenda, Machiavellian
Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. Raced 3 years. 30 starts, 7 wins, $671,207. Lifetime: 555 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Machiavellian, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Others: Seanchai, $5,000; Kadaya (IRE), $3,000; Closing Range, $2,000; Janicellaine (IRE); Game Fair.
Scratched: My Pal Chrisy.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starformer | Edgar S. Prado | William I. Mott |
| 2 | Angegreen (ITY) | Antoine Hamelin | H. Graham Motion |
| 3 | Beijoca | Corey J. Lanerie | James E. Baker |
| 4 | Seanchai | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Kadaya (IRE) | Joel Rosario | Robert B. Hess, Jr. |
| 6 | Closing Range | Elvis Trujillo | Philip J. Oliver |
| 7 | Janicellaine (IRE) | John R. Velazquez | Roger L. Attfield |
| 8 | Game Fair | Alan Garcia | H. Graham Motion |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starformer | Edgar S. Prado | $5.00 | $3.40 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 6 | Angegreen (ITY) | Antoine Hamelin | $10.60 | $6.20 | |||||||
| 3 | Beijoca | Corey J. Lanerie | $7.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-6) | $76.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-6-3) | $942.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-6-3-2) | $4,569.00 | ||||||||||
Four strong turf fillies will tangle May 25 in the $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park. Hessonite, Strathnaver, Starformer, and Mystical Star all share status as 120-pound highweights in a field of eight.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Juddmonte Farms' homebred Starformer seeks her second straight stakes score at Gulfstream Park March 30, going up against nine others in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the undercard of the Florida Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, March 27, 2013Juddmonte Farms' homebred Starformer continued to shine in the $100,000 The Very One Stakes (gr. IIIT) Feb. 16, cruising to 3 1/4-length victory as much the best over seven other older fillies and mares at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, February 16, 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
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
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
Able to milk an easy lead for jockey Elvis Trujillo, Closing Range spurted away from favorites Ciao Bella and Havant at the head of the lane and went on to post a 19-1 upset in the $100,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT).
Friday, November 30, 2012
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
Briefly headed in deep stretch but game every step of the way, Juddmonte Farms' homebred Starformer repealed the challenge of Mystical Star to take the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Aqueduct Nov. 10.
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
Hit It Rich, who last year won her first graded stakes in the Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT), attempts to conclude her career with another victory in the race at Aqueduct Nov. 10.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Multiple graded stakes winner Zagora heads the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Sept. 29, while European invaders I'm a Dreamer and Nahrain are poised to challenge.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Juddmonte Farm's Starformer, far back in a Churchill Downs allowance race on the dirt in her last start, returned to the turf to win the $200,375 Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Delaware Park July 14.
Saturday, July 14, 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
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]