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SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK, Houston, TX
| 1 | Unstoppable U | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Colt | Exchange Rate - Naseem, Point Given
Sire: Exchange Rate , Gray or Roan, 1997. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $479,803. Lifetime: 272 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Point Given , Chestnut, 1998.
| 2 | Dreaming Blue | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A | $20,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Gelding | Street Cry (IRE) - Allison's Hope, Langfuhr
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 399 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Langfuhr , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $290,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2007 Mixed Sale, ($135,000).
| 3 | Hurricane Ike | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $11,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Graeme Hall - Parental Uproar, Future Storm
Sire: Graeme Hall , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 4 years. 22 starts, 7 wins, $1,147,441. Lifetime: 137 yearlings sold, median $11,000.
Broodmare Sire: Future Storm, Chestnut, 1990.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, $115,000.
Others: Twinspired, $6,000; Sabercat, $3,000; Ocean Seven (IRE); Cajun Don; Unlatch.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unstoppable U | Chris Landeros | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 2 | Dreaming Blue | Paul M. Nolan | Michael Stidham |
| 3 | Hurricane Ike | James Graham | Michael Stidham |
| 4 | Twinspired | Rosie Napravnik | Michael J. Maker |
| 5 | Sabercat | Glen Murphy | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 6 | Ocean Seven (IRE) | Alfredo Contreras | Steve Borunda |
| 7 | Cajun Don | Jeremy Collier | Allen C. Dupuy |
| 8 | Unlatch | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
Oaklawn Park specialist Cyber Secret ran away with the $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) for track owner Charles Cella April 13 as heavily favored Fort Larned folded.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Z Thoroughbreds' homebred Infrattini earned his fourth straight victory, accomplished over four different tracks, by outfinishing odds-on choice Mark Valeski in the $100,000 Louisiana Handicap Jan. 19 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Evan and Pete handicap the Dwyer Stakes and Bashford Manor Stakes for the coming weekend.
For 3-year-old runners unsuccessful on the Triple Crown trail, the $200,000 Dwyer Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park offers an opportunity to get back on track for the summer season.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Trainer Bob Baffert, who is making plans to return Paynter to New York this summer, said his valiant Belmont Stakes (gr. I) runner-up lost a shoe during the June 9 race at Belmont Park.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
When I'll Have Another attempts to become the 12th Triple Crown winner in racing history June 9 in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), he will be bucking more than the 34-year gap since the last one.
Friday, June 08, 2012
Trainer Doug O'Neill said June 5 that he was holding off on relocating I'll Have Another to the barn set aside for Belmont Stakes (gr. I) horses at Belmont Park and that the move would now be made June 6.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Trainer Ken McPeek says he has brought two "solid 3-year-olds" to New York for a possible start in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) because "we believe anything can happen in the third leg of the Triple Crown."
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Ron Mitchell asks Kenny McPeek about his Belmont Stakes contenders Atigun and Unstoppable U.
After watching Guyana Star Dweej put in a half-mile work on Belmont Park's main track June 4, owner-trainer Doodnauth Shivmangal confirmed the colt will make his next start in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Monday, June 04, 2012
Steve Haskin examines works for Belmont Stakes contenders Atigun, Dullahan, Paynter, Street Life, Unstoppable U, Guyana Star Dweej, and Union Rags.
With the rain having moved out of the New York area, the June 3 work tab at Belmont Park was busy, with five contenders for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) putting in their final workouts.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
With the main track listed as sloppy following overnight rain, no Belmont Stakes (gr. I) contender worked out at Belmont Park June 2. Instead, the majority of the field will have their final breezes the following morning.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
With two Belmont Stakes (gr. I) hopefuls having completed their final workouts, trainers of other contenders for the June 9 classic have firmed up their plans.
Friday, June 01, 2012
With a steady rain falling, dual classic winner I'll Have Another galloped a mile at Belmont Park May 25 as he continued to prepare for attempt at history in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Friday, May 25, 2012
There is no true standout in the 2012 Kentucky Derby, but despite it being a wide-open affair, that shouldn't be mistaken for inconsistency. A record nine Derby starters return from last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Friday, May 04, 2012
The time is getting near. No not the Derby, trying to finally decipher this intricate and confusing puzzle.
They might not win, but they could hit the board at long odds
Lenny Shulman talks about the final Derby work outs for Creative Cause, Liaison, Daddy Nose Best, Sabercat and Mark Valeski. Daddy Long Legs works today across the Ocean and of course the weather forecast!
Not long after Churchill Downs opened for training April 30, trainer Steve Asmussen sent out his two Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hopefuls for their final workouts.
Monday, April 30, 2012
It was a warm, humid day at Churchill Downs on Monday, April 30, and the track was fast as a handful of contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands went through their final workouts.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Endorsement, on the comeback trail for trainer Eoin Harty, makes his first stakes appearance in more than two years in the $200,000 Texas Mile (gr. III) at Lone Star Park April 28.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Daddy Nose Best and Sabercat, both trained by Steve Asmussen, turned in solid works April 23 for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Monday, April 23, 2012
Here's a round-up of activity at Churchill Downs April 22 surrounding the contenders for the 2012 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
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