SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK, Houston, TX
| 1 | Color Code | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Filly | Too Much Bling - Amazing Trace, Triple Sec
Sire: Too Much Bling , Gray or Roan, 2003. Lifetime: 24 yearlings sold, median $5,650.
Broodmare Sire: Triple Sec, Bay, 1981.
| 2 | Nothinbettertodo | Margin: 4¾ | TrueNicks: NR | $20,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Gold Legend - Better Than Most, Elusive Quality
Sire: Gold Legend, Bay, 1990. Lifetime: 90 yearlings sold, median $7,000.
Broodmare Sire: Elusive Quality , Bay, 1993.
| 3 | Cowgirl N Up | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: C | $11,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Filly | My Golden Song - Pure Mischief, Wayne's Crane
Sire: My Golden Song , Gray or Roan, 2003. Lifetime: 12 yearlings sold, median $3,600.
Broodmare Sire: Wayne's Crane, Bay, 1984. In 2009: .70 AEI.
Others: Miss Lederhosen, $6,000; Avec Glass, $3,000; Shewantsaprenup.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Color Code | Roman Chapa | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Nothinbettertodo | M. Clifton Berry | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 3 | Cowgirl N Up | Larry Taylor | Caroline Dodwell |
| 4 | Miss Lederhosen | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 5 | Avec Glass | Tony McNeil | Cash Asmussen |
| 6 | Shewantsaprenup | Jesse M. Campbell | W. Bret Calhoun |
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