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Kentucky Cup Turf S. (gr. 3)

KENTUCKY DOWNS, Franklin, KY

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: September 19, 2009
  • Class: Grade 3
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 13
  • Distance: One And One Half Miles
  • Post Time: 5:02 PM CT
1 Cloudy's Knight Margin: BRIS: 97TrueNicks: A $88,350

2000 | Chestnut Gelding | Lord Avie - Cloudy Spot, Solar City

  • Breeder:Jerrald Schwartz
  • Owner: S J Stables, LLC (Shirley and Jerrold Schwartz)
  • Trainer: Jonathan E. Sheppard
  • Jockey: Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr.

Sire: Lord Avie, Bay, 1978. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 8 wins, $705,977. Lifetime: 282 yearlings sold, median $14,000.

Broodmare Sire: Solar City, Bay, 1981.

2 Rezif Margin: BRIS: 95TrueNicks: A+ $28,500

2005 | Bay Gelding | Distant View - Formal Affair, Dynaformer

  • Breeder:Don E. Fizer
  • Owner: Donald Sexton, Matthew Jacobson and Thomas Baughman
  • Trainer: Caryn Vecchio
  • Jockey: Jose Luis Calo

Sire: Distant View, Chestnut, 1991. Raced 1 years. 7 starts, 2 wins, $238,374. Lifetime: 195 yearlings sold, median $23,000.

Broodmare Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.

3 Silver Mountain Margin: 6 BRIS: 93TrueNicks: D $14,250

2005 | Chestnut Ridgling | Victory Gallop - Country Cruise, Riverman

  • Breeder:Scott Goldsher
  • Owner: Sundance Thoroughbreds (Charlie White, et al.)
  • Trainer: Thomas F. Proctor
  • Jockey: Fabio A. Arguello, Jr.

Sire: Victory Gallop, Bay, 1995. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 9 wins, $3,505,895. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Riverman, Bay, 1969. In 2009: 2.60 AEI.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company June 2007 Two-Year-Olds & Horses of Racing Age, ($10,000).
Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2007 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($7,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Open Sale of Yearlings, $2,700.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, ($5,000).

Time: 2:33.96   Track: Good

Others: Deal Making, $7,125; Southwest, $4,275; Independent George, $1,500; Rumor Has It, $1,500; Guadalcanal, $1,500; My Happiness (ARG), $1,500; Rogue Victory, $1,500.

Scratched: Palace Episode; Timeless Fashion.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Cloudy's KnightRosemary B. Homeister, Jr.Jonathan E. Sheppard
2RezifJose Luis CaloCaryn Vecchio
3Silver MountainFabio A. Arguello, Jr.Thomas F. Proctor
4Deal MakingBrice BlancH. Graham Motion
5SouthwestMiguel MenaRodney Jenkins
6Independent GeorgeTom FoleyErnest M. Oare
7Rumor Has ItEduardo E. PerezDavid H. Hinsley
8GuadalcanalDean MernaghFrederick J. Seitz
9My Happiness (ARG)Calvin H. BorelBobby C. Barnett
10Rogue VictoryE. T. BairdGeorge Weaver

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Cloudy's KnightRosemary B. Homeister, Jr.$12.20$3.40$2.60
RezifJose Luis Calo$3.60$2.60
Silver MountainFabio A. Arguello, Jr.$6.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (8-10)$502.40
$2.00 Trifecta (8-10-7)$12,443.40
$2.00 Superfecta (8-10-7-12)$14,119.60

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