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: 200 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: 4 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 | ||||||||||
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
Two champions -- Gio Ponti and Informed Decision -- are among the horses scheduled to run at Keeneland this weekend as part of the Lexington track's "FallStars Weekend."
Monday, October 04, 2010
Champion Informed Decision wins her second Presque Isle Masters in a tight finish with Dubai Majesty after racing last and then wide.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com preview the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. III) and the Presque Isle Downs Mile Stakes.
Champion female sprinter Informed Decision will try to bounce back from an uncharacteristically subpar effort when she faces a full field in the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters (gr. I), a race she dominated a year ago.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Rightly So found grade I success for the first time when she led all the way in the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes over a speed-favoring Saratoga main track Aug. 28.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
First Dude is the tentative selection in a very difficult Travers...
Informed Decision, the reigning champion female sprinter, will look for her third straight win in the Ballerina Handicap (gr. I), a race that also has grade I winner Jessica Is Back in its field.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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