HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA
| 1 | Liaison | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $375,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Indian Charlie - Galloping Gal, Victory Gallop
Sire: Indian Charlie , Bay, 1995. Raced 2 years. 5 starts, 4 wins, $616,120. Lifetime: 464 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Victory Gallop , Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $290,000.
| 2 | Rousing Sermon | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $140,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Lucky Pulpit - Rousing Again, Awesome Again
Sire: Lucky Pulpit , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 14 yearlings sold, median $6,500.
Broodmare Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994.
| 3 | Brother Francis | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: C | $100,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Lion Heart - Viapervita (IRE), Spectrum (IRE)
Sire: Lion Heart , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 494 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Spectrum (IRE), Bay, 1992.
Others: Sky Kingdom, $60,000; Empire Way, $45,000; Blingo, $30,000; Handsome Mike; Cozzetti; Drill; Majestic City; Basmati; Desormais; Groovin' Solo.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liaison | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Rousing Sermon | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 3 | Brother Francis | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| 4 | Sky Kingdom | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 5 | Empire Way | Joel Rosario | Mike Harrington |
| 6 | Blingo | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs |
| 7 | Handsome Mike | Corey S. Nakatani | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 8 | Cozzetti | Julien R. Leparoux | Dale L. Romans |
| 9 | Drill | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 10 | Majestic City | Ramon A. Dominguez | Peter Miller |
| 11 | Basmati | Hector Isaac Berrios | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 12 | Desormais | David Romero Flores | Patrick Gallagher |
| 13 | Groovin' Solo | Alonso Quinonez | Myung Kwon Cho |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Liaison | Rafael Bejarano | $12.40 | $7.20 | $4.80 | ||||||
| 8 | Rousing Sermon | Joseph Talamo | $12.40 | $6.40 | |||||||
| 2 | Brother Francis | Victor Espinoza | $8.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-8) | $94.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-8-2) | $941.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-8-2-6) | $5,048.20 | ||||||||||
Liaison, sixth in the Kentucky Derby at odds of 56-1, should find the company a little more to his liking when he returns to action in the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) June 3 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
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A strong contingent of horses will attempt to spoil the Triple Crown bid of I'll Have Another when the 3-year-olds assemble at Belmont Park on June 9 for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Dale Romans got his first taste of classic success when he saddled Shackleford to win the 2011 edition of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I). The trainer is back at Maryland's Pimlico Race Couse again this year with Cozzetti.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Though I'll Have Another ran him down in deep stretch in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill, all signs point to Bodemeister being the one to beat in Preakness 137 at Pimlico Race Course May 19.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Will it be I'll Have Another once again? Will Bodemeister get revenge? Or will one of the new players take the Black-eyed Susans?
Evan Hammonds and Jason Shandler handicap the Preakness Stakes track-side at Pimlico. Evan successfully picked I'll Have Another to win the Kentucky Derby; will he be correct this time?
Rather than take Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another out to exercise on a wet track the morning of May 15, trainer Doug O'Neill opted to keep Reddam Racing's star 3-year-old under cover.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Haskin's Preakness Report: Cozzene and Nerud
Stakes-placed colt will represent trainer Dale Romans in second leg of Triple Crown
Monday, May 14, 2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the Peter Pan Stakes, Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes and a quick Preakness preview.
Both colts got their final tune-ups May 13 for the grade I Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
With more than an inch of rain in the Louisville area and more coming down Sunday morning, trainer Dale Romans opted to postpone a work for Preakness Stakes (gr. I) contender Cozzetti.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Drill remained perfect in three tries at seven furlongs when he rallied between horses in deep stretch to defeat pacesetter American Act by a half-length in the $98,000 Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes (gr. III) May 12.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Donegal Racing's Dullahan, a fast-closing third in the Kentucky Derby, will not run in the Preakness Stakes and will be pointed for the Belmont Stakes.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Drill and American Act, separated by a nose in the San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) in February, will renew their acquaintance in the $100,000 Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial Stakes (gr. III) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 13.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
I'll Have Another made it to the track May 9 for the first time since his upset win in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) four days earlier, jogging around muddy Pimlico Race Course.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another departed Churchill Downs at 1:19 p.m. May 7 and was taken to nearby Louisville International Airport for a flight to Baltimore, Md.
Monday, May 07, 2012
Ron Mitchell talks about how I'll Have Another and his connections are doing on Sunday morning. Ron also touches on future plans for other Kentucky Derby contenders.
Some of the starters in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will go on to the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) while plans are undetermined for other runners.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Lenny Shulman talks to Bob Baffert about his Derby horses, and his health. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
It sure felt like summer as several Derby horses schooled this morning and afternoon.
Zayat Stable's Bodemeister, the Arkansas Derby (gr. I) winner, drew post 6 and was made the 4-1 morning line favorite for the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 02, 2012Hosted by Todd Schrupp and Paul Rogers, the Trainer's Dinner attracted a full crowd to the Regency Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville May 1.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
It's one day away from the dreaded draw, that simple tradition that can have even the most hardened racetracker shuddering in fear and apprehension.
The withdrawal of Mark Valeski, which allows Optimizer to run, Rousing Sermon's work, gallops from Alpha, Went the Day Well, Trinniberg, and Prospective, new arrivals, and more. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
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]