KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Informed Decision | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Mare | Monarchos - Palangana, His Majesty
Sire: Monarchos , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 4 wins, $1,720,830. Lifetime: 207 yearlings sold, median $20,000. In 2009: 1.21 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: His Majesty, Bay, 1968.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds Sale 2007, $320,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 2 | Carlsbad | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Rocky Bar - Kits Peak, Pine Bluff
Sire: Rocky Bar, Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Lifetime: 10 yearlings sold, median $7,250.
Broodmare Sire: Pine Bluff, Bay, 1989.
| 3 | Porte Bonheur | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A++ | $25,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Filly | Hennessy - Sous Entendu, Shadeed
Sire: Hennessy, Chestnut, 1993. Raced 1 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $580,400. Lifetime: 481 yearlings sold, median $88,856.
Broodmare Sire: Shadeed, Bay, 1982. In 2009: 1.24 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,600,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $250,000.
Others: Selva, $12,500; Pious Ashley, $7,500; Life Lesson, $1,667; Awesome Ashley, $1,667; Bold Union, $1,666.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informed Decision | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 2 | Carlsbad | Tyler Baze | Jeff Mullins |
| 3 | Porte Bonheur | Rajiv Maragh | David P. Duggan |
| 4 | Selva | Robby Albarado | David M. Carroll |
| 5 | Pious Ashley | Kent J. Desormeaux | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 6 | Life Lesson | Jose Lezcano | Michael R. Matz |
| 7 | Awesome Ashley | David Romero Flores | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Bold Union | Jose A. Velez, Jr. | Kelly J. Breen |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informed Decision | Julien R. Leparoux | $3.40 | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Carlsbad | Tyler Baze | $3.20 | $3.20 | ||||||||
| Porte Bonheur | Rajiv Maragh | $3.80 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-6) | $8.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-6-3) | $34.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-6-3-7) | $173.80 | ||||||||||
Groupie Doll put her winning streak on the line at Keeneland and preserved it emphatically Oct. 6, taking the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II) by 6 1/2 lengths while pushing her earnings past the million mark.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Groupie Doll, a winner of three straight graded stakes by a combined 14 lengths, headlines Keeneland's $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II) Oct. 6.
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Chenery's message: Remind people it's fun to go to the races
Penny Chenery spoke to a packed house Sept. 29 at the Keeneland Entertainment Center at the 81st testimonial dinner of the Thoroughbred Club of America.
Monday, October 01, 2012
Trainer Jonathan Sheppard reached the 3,000 win milestone Sept. 17 when he saddled Fugitive Angel to a neck victory in the seventh race at Delaware Park.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Penny Chenery has been selected as the Honor Guest of the Thoroughbred Club of America's Testimonial Dinner. The event takes place at Keeneland Sept. 30.
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Informed Decision, a 2009 Eclipse champion, delivered her first foal, a colt by Street Cry, at Arthur B. Hancock III's Stone Farm in Paris, Ky., on March 11.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Robert Green, who managed Elmendorf Farm and Greentree Farm and who guided the careers of numerous top stallions, died Nov. 20 in Mount Sterling, Ky.
Monday, November 28, 2011Prominent George Strawbridge Jr. said the U.S. needs more strict enforcement and tougher penalties for medication use in racehorses.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
The hot start to the Keeneland fall meet continued for Ken and Sarah Ramsey, as their homebred filly Holiday for Kitten held off Musical Romance by a nose to win the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II) Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Shotgun Gulch, winner of the Vinery Madison Stakes (gr, I) at the Keeneland spring meeting, will be gunning for her second stakes win at the Lexington track as she contests the Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II).
Wednesday, October 05, 2011George Strawbridge Jr., the internationally known breeder, owner, and former steeplechase rider, has been selected as the Thoroughbred Club of America's Honor Guest for 2011.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Monarchos has made a successful recovery from colic surgery April 19 and has resumed stud duties at Nuckols Farm near Midway, Ky.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monarchos, the 2001 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, is recovering from colic surgery performed Tuesday, April 19, at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Richard L. "Dick" Duchossois, an industry icon best known for his success as operator of Arlington Park in suburban Chicago, says horse racing faces challenges that it will overcome.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Prominent horse owner, breeder, and racetrack owner Richard Duchossois will be honored as the Thoroughbred Club of America's Honored Guest at the annual Testimonial Dinner on Jan. 9.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Ron discusses Blame, Goldikova, Informed Decision and Zenyatta. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
Julien talks about Fly Down, Informed Decision, Silver Timber and Warriors Reward. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
It was another busy day for clockers at Churchill Downs as many contenders of the Nov. 5-6 Breeders' Cup World Championships completed their workouts Nov. 1.
Monday, November 01, 2010
The Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries are out. Evan looks at the Filly and Mare Sprint, Filly and Mare Turf, Dirt Mile and Classic.
Breeders' Cup contenders and weekend races. Including Brass Hat and Paddy O'Prado.
Augustin Stable's Informed Decision and Forever Together breezed at Keeneland Oct. 25 as the two gray champions trained by Jonathan Sheppard continued to prepare for the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Dubai Majesty, who narrowly lost to Informed Decision last out, turned the tables on the champion Oct. 9 at Keeneland, notching the biggest win of her career in the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II).
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Augustin Stable's Informed Decision will seek to become only the second horse to win the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II) in consecutive years when she faces eight rivals in the six-furlong sprint.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
The Thoroughbred Club of America has selected Richard Duchossois as its Honored Guest and will honor him at the organization's annual Testimonial Dinner in Lexington.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010