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HAWTHORNE, Stickney, IL
| 1 | American Lion | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $291,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Tiznow - Storm Tide, Storm Cat
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 384 yearlings sold, median $95,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
| 2 | Yawanna Twist | Margin: 11¼ | TrueNicks: NR | $97,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Yonaguska - Twist and Pop, Oliver's Twist
Sire: Yonaguska , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 18 starts, 6 wins, $536,355. Lifetime: 292 yearlings sold, median $22,000.
Broodmare Sire: Oliver's Twist, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992. In 2009: .71 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($70,000).
| 3 | Backtalk | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B+ | $53,350 |
2007 | Chestnut Colt | Smarty Jones - Apasionata Sonata, Affirmed
Sire: Smarty Jones , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 8 wins, $7,613,155. Lifetime: 153 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Affirmed, Chestnut, 1975. In 2009: 2.43 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $250,000.
Others: Turf Melody, $29,100; Dave in Dixie, $14,550; Boulder Creek, $5,000; Stephen's Got Hope, $5,000; Game Ball, $5,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Lion | David Romero Flores | Eoin G. Harty |
| 2 | Yawanna Twist | Edgar S. Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 3 | Backtalk | Miguel Mena | Thomas M. Amoss |
| 4 | Turf Melody | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion |
| 5 | Dave in Dixie | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | John W. Sadler |
| 6 | Boulder Creek | Christopher A. Emigh | Craig Dollase |
| 7 | Stephen's Got Hope | Julio A. Garcia | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 8 | Game Ball | Willie Martinez | Mark E. Casse |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Lion | David Romero Flores | $8.60 | $3.80 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 4 | Yawanna Twist | Edgar S. Prado | $2.80 | $2.20 | |||||||
| 7 | Backtalk | Miguel Mena | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-4) | $24.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-4-7) | $73.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-4-7-5) | $244.80 | ||||||||||
The Pimlico Special (gr. III), returning to the Pimlico racing calendar after a three-year hiatus, has drawn a sold field of 10 handicap horses, headed by Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) winner Alternation.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Alternation shocked a strong field in the $400,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 14 at Oaklawn Park, leading all the way for his third consecutive stakes win of the meet.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Recent grade I winners Hymn Book and Ron the Greek head a strong field of eight for the $400,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 14.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Evan recaps the Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial, Illinois Derby and Ashland Stakes from the weekend.
With Sheldon Russell aboard for trainer Hamilton Smith, Skeedattle Stable's Done Talking ran down Morgan's Guerrilla in the final yards to post a 12-1 upset in the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III) April 7 at Hawthorne.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Three big Kentucky Derby preps are on tap on Saturday from around the country.
In what is easily the most wide-open field of all the final Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) preps, the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III) drew a full field of 14 for the April 7 event at Hawthorne Race Course.
Thursday, April 05, 2012It's possible Todd Pletcher will have just one Kentucky Derby horse, and the name of that horse is Our Entourage.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Mike Repole is taking the son of Street Cry to the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III), where he will try to gain a berth in the May 5 Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
A cheat sheet from Jason Shandler for the remaining Derby preps.
Zayat Stables colt will make his second career start in grade II race at Hawthorne.
Thursday, March 15, 2012American Lion, a multiple graded stakes-winning son of Tiznow, had his first mare pronounced in foal. Casner Racing's 5-year-old stallion is standing his first season at stud at John Phillips' Darby Dan Farm in Lexington.
Friday, March 09, 2012
Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. got an inkling of how good he has it when his charges Yawanna Twist and This Ones for Phil finished one-two in the General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Laurel.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Toby's Corner, who when last seen handed champion Uncle Mo his first loss in the Wood Memorial (gr. I), makes his comeback in the $200,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Laurel Park.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Hawthorne Race Course opens its spring meet Feb. 17 with higher purses, a lot more horses on the grounds and a hopeful eye on both the weatherman and the state Capitol.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Darby Dan Farm will utilize the Share The Upside concept for breeders in 2012 with its new stallion American Lion.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
American Lion, a dual graded stakes-winning son of Tiznow, has been retired from racing and will stand at John Phillips' Darby Dan Farm near Lexington.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
GoldMark Farm's Backtalk, a multiple graded stakes-winning son of Smarty Jones, has been retired from racing and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Tom Simon's Vinery Florida near Summerfield, Fla.
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Illinois Racing Board Sept. 27 rejected a 2011 racing dates proposal that would have eliminated the spring meet at Hawthorne Race Course, including the grade III Illinois Derby.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
This year's Met Mile features a deep field of 11. Can you predict the order of finish from first to last?
OK, Uncle Mo lost the Wood Memorial; time to move on.
Morning Line collared favored Apriority inside the sixteenth pole to win the $250,000 Carter Handicap (gr. I) April 9 at Aqueduct. It was the first grade I win for the 4-year-old son of Tiznow.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
A huge weekend of racing like this, which includes three Derby preps and opening weekend of Keeneland, needs little introduction. Let's get right to it.
A review of the Florida Derby, the Dream Big Moment with Robert LaPenta, owner of Dialed In, and a look at the three preps for the weekend: Wood Memorial, Illinois Derby, and Santa Anita Derby.
Horse Racing Radio Network will broadcast live from Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 9, with exclusive radio coverage of the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I).
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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