HOOSIER PARK, Anderson, IN
| 1 | Wilburn | Margin: 4¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $300,409 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Bernardini - Moonlight Sonata, Carson City
Sire: Bernardini , Dark Bay or Brown, 2003. Lifetime: 305 yearlings sold, median $135,000.
Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2010 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $625,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2009 Yearling Sale, $75,000.
| 2 | Shackleford | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: D | $100,137 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | Forestry - Oatsee, Unbridled
Sire: Forestry , Bay, 1996. Raced 1 years. 11 starts, 7 wins, $591,225. Lifetime: 408 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($275,000).
| 3 | Caleb's Posse | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: B | $55,075 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Posse - Abbey's Missy, Slewacide
Sire: Posse , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 7 wins, $662,841. Lifetime: 237 yearlings sold, median $20,000. In 2009: 2.36 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Slewacide, Bay, 1980. In 2009: .97 AEI.
Others: Windswept, $30,041; Decisive Moment, $15,020; Friends Place, $5,109; Little Drama, $5,109.
Scratched: Populist Politics.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilburn | Julien R. Leparoux | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Shackleford | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Dale L. Romans |
| 3 | Caleb's Posse | Robby Albarado | Donnie K. Von Hemel |
| 4 | Windswept | Corey J. Lanerie | Steve Margolis |
| 5 | Decisive Moment | Daniel Centeno | Juan D. Arias |
| 6 | Friends Place | Martin A. Pedroza | Dale L. Romans |
| 7 | Little Drama | Jeffrey Sanchez | David Fawkes |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wilburn | Julien R. Leparoux | $7.20 | $3.20 | $2.20 | ||||||
| 1A | Shackleford | Jesus Lopez Castanon | $2.60 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 6 | Caleb's Posse | Robby Albarado | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-1) | $17.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-1-6) | $36.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-1-6-5) | $115.20 | ||||||||||
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas will send out a classic winner in Oxbow against another classic winner in Orb in this year's $1 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 8 at Belmont Park.
Friday, June 07, 2013
The connections of five horses who finished behind Orb in Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hope their starter can become 20th horse since 1973 to win the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) after coming up short in Derby.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Three Chimneys Farm will hold its annual open house that coincides with the week of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) on Thursday, May 2.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Summer Front, third in last year's Jamaica Handicap and Secretariat Stakes (both gr. IT), makes his second start of 2013 in the $100,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 20 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
There are grade I races and there are grade I races--the races trainers see themselves winning in the most pleasant of dreams. In knocking down several races from the latter category, Dale Romans won his first Eclipse Award.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
There wasn't much sunshine to be found at Gulfstream Park Jan. 19 as Golden Mystery opened the Florida Sunshine Millions program with a romping victory in the $150,000 Filly and Mare Sprint.
Saturday, January 19, 2013Forestry, sire of 2012 Eclipse Award finalist Shackleford, will shuttle to Claudio Pizarro's Haras El Catorce in Peru.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Grade I winner Emma's Encore gets her 4-year-old season started in the $150,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint, one of two sprint stakes on the special program for state-breds Jan. 19 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Wilburn's first reported foal is a filly born Jan. 9 at Justice Farm in Ohio.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Mike Lauffer, who bred and raced Shackleford in partnership with Bill Cubbedge, said the partners are looking for mares at the Keeneland sale to mate to the 2011 Preakness winner.
Monday, January 07, 2013
At year's end we typically see many of our favorite stars move into retirement or second careers. In spite of the many fan favorites and talented athletes who have left the track, one thing remains...their finishes.
Revisit the racing career of the Shack Attack.
Heavy On Themister, under an all-out drive from Rosie Napravnik, scored a one-length victory in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Dec. 8 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Only in Thoroughbred racing can one of the greatest champions in the history of the sport share the same stage with a former $5,000 claimer from Penn National.
A visual look at some of the top new stallions for 2013.
Populist Politics could emerge as the new state-bred ruler at Fair Grounds Dec. 8 when he takes on 10 other runners in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic, main event of eight restricted stakes in New Orleans.
Thursday, December 06, 2012
After seeing reaction to their initial five nominees, Penny Chenery and the Secretariat Vox Populi Committee have added two more nominees in Paynter and Shackleford.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
A farewell victory by Shackleford in the Nov. 23 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (gr. I) provided an exclamation point near the end of Churchill Downs' 21-day fall meet that concluded Nov. 25.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Few classic crops have been maligned more than the class of 2011. Well, perhaps it is time for the critics to re-evaluate their position.
Claire remembers Shackleford through all phases of his career.
Evan Hammonds recaps the Thanksgiving holiday weekend races, including the Remsen S., Cigar Mile, Clark H., and Fall Highweight H.
Images from Shackleford's victory in the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Shackleford gave his fans something to remember in the final start of his career with a gate to wire victory in the 138th edition of the $447,000 Clark Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 23 at Churchill Downs.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Claire and Frank preview the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs Nov. 23.
In his final career start, classic winner Shackleford will try to add one more highlight Nov. 23 in a compelling edition of the Clark Handicap presented by Norton Healthcare (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, November 20, 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]