HORSEMEN'S PARK, Omaha, NE
| 1 | Warning Song | Margin: 4¼ | TrueNicks: C | $18,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Successful Appeal - Tia Lea, Songandaprayer
Sire: Successful Appeal , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 292 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Songandaprayer , Bay, 1998. In 2009: 1.73 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $75,000.
| 2 | Tenth Power | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $6,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Ten Most Wanted - Miss Fleet Diablo, Diablo
Sire: Ten Most Wanted, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 5 wins, $1,718,460. Lifetime: 53 yearlings sold, median $9,000.
Broodmare Sire: Diablo, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $18,000.
| 3 | Mac Dehere | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B | $3,600 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Dehere - Rainbow Strike, Smart Strike
Sire: Dehere, Bay, 1991. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 6 wins, $723,712. Lifetime: 548 yearlings sold, median $59,417.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $60,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2008 Select Yearling Sale, ($45,000).
Others: Shraded Edge, $1,500; Smack Ridge, $900; Humble Smarty, $500.
Scratched: Orientate Express; Sherriff Cogburn.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warning Song | David Mello | Jon G. Arnett |
| 2 | Tenth Power | Karlo Lopez | Terrell M. Hemmer |
| 3 | Mac Dehere | Mike T. Luark | Milton M. Gaede |
| 4 | Shraded Edge | Terry J. Thompson | Allen Milligan |
| 5 | Smack Ridge | Perry Compton | Don Von Hemel |
| 6 | Humble Smarty | Jason R. Eads | Brett Creighton |
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