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HAWTHORNE, Stickney, IL
| 1 | Willcox Inn | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $120,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Harlan's Holiday - De Aar, Gone West
Sire: Harlan's Holiday , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 9 wins, $3,632,664. Lifetime: 312 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gone West, Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $50,000.
| 2 | Suntracer | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | Kitten's Joy - Taxable Deduction, Prized
Sire: Kitten's Joy , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 82 yearlings sold, median $21,167.
Broodmare Sire: Prized, Dark Bay or Brown, 1986. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
| 3 | Friendly Banter | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A | $20,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Distorted Humor - Sometime (IRE), Royal Academy
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Royal Academy, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2009 Select Yearling Sale, ($190,000).
Others: Cavalero, $10,000; Crimson China, $6,000; Derby Kitten, $800; Pass the Dice, $800; Legendary King, $800; Lethal, $800; Breathless Storm, $800.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willcox Inn | Robby Albarado | Michael Stidham |
| 2 | Suntracer | Eduardo E. Perez | Chris M. Block |
| 3 | Friendly Banter | Timothy Thornton | Louie J. Roussel, III |
| 4 | Cavalero | Florent Geroux | Wayne M. Catalano |
| 5 | Crimson China | Sheldon Russell | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Derby Kitten | Victor Lebron | Michael J. Maker |
| 7 | Pass the Dice | Junior Alvarado | Wayne M. Catalano |
| 8 | Legendary King | Billy Joe Williams | Gennadi Dorochenko |
| 9 | Lethal | Francisco Giles | John Haran |
| 10 | Breathless Storm | Paco Lopez | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willcox Inn | Robby Albarado | $4.20 | $3.00 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Suntracer | Eduardo E. Perez | $6.80 | $4.40 | |||||||
| 6 | Friendly Banter | Timothy Thornton | $12.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-2) | $26.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-2-6) | $496.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-2-6-5) | $5,145.40 | ||||||||||
Simmard was assigned high weight in the Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs at 1 1/2 miles May 26, and it's easy to see why.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012Trainer and Mike Maker and Thoroughbred owner Harvey Diamond have been down the Derby trail together...but this time they mean it.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Last year's juvenile champion gets in his final drill for the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) at the Churchill Training Center, working in company with Derby Kitten.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
A six-time group/graded stakes winner and a veteran of 44 career starts, 10-year-old Musketier returns for yet another season when he opens up his 2012 campaign in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 26.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Will it be grass or dirt for Lothenbach Stables Mister Marti Gras? He was entered in the Feb. 25 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf and the Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) on dirt on the same card.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Multiple grade I winner Giant Oak has been named the Illinois Horse of the Year and champion older handicap male for 2011
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Mr. Vegas set a comfortable pace and had enough left in the stretch to defeat Dubious Miss in the $100,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) Jan. 21 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Eight-year-old gelding Dubious Miss has been close to winning graded stakes numerous times on Fair Grounds' turf course, and he will be given another shot Jan. 21 when he takes on seven in the Col. E. R. Bradley Handicap.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Owner B.J. Wright and trainer Michael Pender capped their superb Turf Festival at Hollywood Park when front-running Ultimate Eagle employed thievery to win the $250,000 Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) at odds of 14-1 Nov. 27.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Willcox Inn looks to wrap up his 2011 campaign with his first victory outside of Illinois when he squares off against a full field of 3-year-olds in the $250,000 Hollywood Derby (gr. I) Nov. 27.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Pluck will make his first appearance at Churchill Downs since winning last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) when he faces a full field of 3-year-olds in the $100,000 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (gr. IIIT) Nov. 3.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Ramsey Farm will offer the buyers of Cardinalli and Blush the opportunity to breed the mares to Kitten's Joy in 2012 at no additional cost.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Heavy choice Willcox Inn cut the final corner expertly for jockey Robby Albarado and sprinted away from his rivals in the stretch to win the $200,000 Hawthorne Derby Sponsored by TVG (gr. IIIT) by 4 1/2 lengths Oct. 15.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Proven over the Arlington Park turf course this year, grade II winner Willcox Inn switches Illinois venues to Hawthorne Racecourse for the first time in the $200,000 Hawthorne Derby (gr. IIIT) Sponsored by TVG Oct. 15.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Derby Kitten, under jockey Mike Smith, came from off the pace to nab Hippolytus by a half-length in the $154,029 Ontario Derby Sept. 24 at Woodbine.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Trainer Tony Pecoraro earned his 1,000th career victory in style Sept. 24 when I'm Steppin' It Up held off odds-on favorite King Congie to win the $265,300 Kent Stakes by two lengths at Delaware Park.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
All In Stable's Willcox Inn is the 3-1 favorite for the $250,000 Kent Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 24 at Delaware Park. The 1 1/8-mile turf event has attracted a field of 13 sophomores.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (gr. II) returns as the marquee race for the Hawthorne fall meet, which begins on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Jason, Ian and Tim handicap the Arlington Million and Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park this weekend.
Despite making his first start in North America, European-based grade I winner Treasure Beach was tabbed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the $400,000 Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT) Aug. 13 at Arlington Park.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Street Game, winner of the Hill Prince Stakes (gr. IIIT) earlier this summer, was installed as the 8-5 favorite for the $150,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (gr. IIT) for 3-year-olds Aug. 12 at Saratoga.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Pre-entries for the Arlington Million, Beverly D. Stakes, and Secretariat Stakes (all gr. IT) closed Aug. 6 with 10 older horses named to the 29th running of the Arlington Million.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Banned, who has prospered after being switched to grass racing after just one start on the main track, heads a field of 12 in the 14th running of the $600,000 Virginia Derby (gr. IIT) Saturday, July 16.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Tom, Evan and James Scully of TwinSpires.com handicap the Delaware Handicap and Virginia Derby. Both notable grade II races this weekend.
Weekend racing, Fasig-Tipton July Sale and the JRHA Sale.
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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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