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Dixiana Breeders' Futurity (gr. 1)

KEENELAND, Lexington, KY

  • Purse: $500,000
  • Date: October 10, 2009
  • Class: Grade 1
  • TV:
  • Age: 2 yo
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 5:10 PM ET
1 Noble's Promise Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ $300,000

2007 | Bay Colt | Cuvee   - The Devil's Trick, Clever Trick

  • Breeder:C. Kidder,Cole & B. Kidder
  • Owner: Chasing Dreams Racing 2008, LLC (Robert Brewster)
  • Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek
  • Jockey: Willie Martinez

Sire: Cuvee  , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $402,044. Lifetime: 192 yearlings sold, median $12,250.

Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $125,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, ($25,000).
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $10,000.

2 Aikenite Margin: 3 TrueNicks: C $100,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Yes It's True   - Silverlado, Saint Ballado

  • Breeder:Brylynn Farm, Inc.
  • Owner: Dogwood Stable (W. Cothran Campbell)
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Alan Garcia

Sire: Yes It's True  , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 11 wins, $1,080,700. Lifetime: 402 yearlings sold, median $52,000.

Broodmare Sire: Saint Ballado, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $225,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, $60,000.

3 Roman Invasion Margin: TrueNicks: D $50,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Roman Ruler   - Princess V., Memo (CHI)

  • Breeder:Lanni Bloodstock LLC, J. Zolezzi, Westport Management LLC & J. Smithwick
  • Owner: Lori and George Hall
  • Trainer: Kelly J. Breen
  • Jockey: Joe Bravo

Sire: Roman Ruler  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2002. Lifetime: 171 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Memo (CHI), Bay, 1987. In 2009: 1.57 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $90,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2007 Mixed Sale, ($95,000).

Time: 1:43.12   Track: Fast

Others: Make Music for Me, $25,000; Piscitelli, $15,000; Stately Victor, $1,112; Hockley, $1,111; Backtalk, $1,111; Soundman, $1,111; Dixie Band, $1,111; Hurricane Ike, $1,111; Callide Valley, $1,111; No Shenanigans, $1,111; Wildcat Nation, $1,111.

Scratched: Raging Wit; Looks Purrrfect.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Noble's PromiseWillie MartinezKenneth G. McPeek
2AikeniteAlan GarciaTodd A. Pletcher
3Roman InvasionJoe BravoKelly J. Breen
4Make Music for MeTyler BazeAlexis Barba
5PiscitelliElvis TrujilloGregory D. Sacco
6Stately VictorJulien R. LeparouxMichael J. Maker
7HockleyJose LezcanoEoin G. Harty
8BacktalkRobby AlbaradoThomas M. Amoss
9SoundmanJamie TheriotD. Wayne Lukas
10Dixie BandDavid Romero FloresWayne M. Catalano
11Hurricane IkeJesus Lopez CastanonJohn W. Sadler
12Callide ValleyRajiv MaraghEddie Kenneally
13No ShenanigansKent J. DesormeauxTodd A. Pletcher
14Wildcat NationTerry J. ThompsonD. Wayne Lukas

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Noble's PromiseWillie Martinez$27.80$13.20$8.20
AikeniteAlan Garcia$7.00$5.20
Roman InvasionJoe Bravo$14.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (6-8)$209.20
$2.00 Trifecta (6-8-12)$4,363.00
$2.00 Superfecta (6-8-12-7)$25,493.20

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