KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Noble's Promise | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $300,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Cuvee - The Devil's Trick, Clever Trick
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 Horse | Yes It's True - Silverlado, Saint Ballado
Sire: Yes It's True , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 11 wins, $1,080,700. Lifetime: 450 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
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: 1¼ | TrueNicks: D | $50,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Roman Ruler - Princess V., Memo (CHI)
Sire: Roman Ruler , Dark Bay or Brown, 2002. Lifetime: 229 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).
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.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noble's Promise | Willie Martinez | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 2 | Aikenite | Alan Garcia | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Roman Invasion | Joe Bravo | Kelly J. Breen |
| 4 | Make Music for Me | Tyler Baze | Alexis Barba |
| 5 | Piscitelli | Elvis Trujillo | Gregory D. Sacco |
| 6 | Stately Victor | Julien R. Leparoux | Michael J. Maker |
| 7 | Hockley | Jose Lezcano | Eoin G. Harty |
| 8 | Backtalk | Robby Albarado | Thomas M. Amoss |
| 9 | Soundman | Jamie Theriot | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 10 | Dixie Band | David Romero Flores | Wayne M. Catalano |
| 11 | Hurricane Ike | Jesus Lopez Castanon | John W. Sadler |
| 12 | Callide Valley | Rajiv Maragh | Eddie Kenneally |
| 13 | No Shenanigans | Kent J. Desormeaux | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 14 | Wildcat Nation | Terry J. Thompson | D. Wayne Lukas |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble's Promise | Willie Martinez | $27.80 | $13.20 | $8.20 | |||||||
| Aikenite | Alan Garcia | $7.00 | $5.20 | ||||||||
| Roman Invasion | Joe 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 | ||||||||||
Trainer Mike Maker was represented by his 1,000th career winner March 16 when Magical Season won the third race at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Game On Dude took some heat for six furlongs, then sped away in the stretch to take the $196,000 San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) as expected Feb. 3 for his sixth win in seven tries at Santa Anita Park.
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Game On Dude will have at most four rivals when he returns to Santa Anita Park in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) on Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 3.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Z Thoroughbreds' homebred Infrattini earned his fourth straight victory, accomplished over four different tracks, by outfinishing odds-on choice Mark Valeski in the $100,000 Louisiana Handicap Jan. 19 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, January 19, 2013Calumet Farm has listed stud fees for three new stallions scheduled to spend the 2013 breeding season at the historic Thoroughbred operation near Lexington.
Thursday, December 13, 2012A new Ocala area farm named Sovereign Farm of Ocala will stand three stallions in 2013 in graded stakes winners Field Commission, Backtalk, and Motovato.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Game On Dude, looking to rebound from his seventh-place finish as the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), drew the rail for the $250,000 Native Diver Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 1 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Aikenite, a multiple graded stakes-winning son of Yes It's True who campaigned for Dogwood Stable, has been purchased privately for stallion duty by Calumet Farm.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Dogwood Stable's dual graded stakes winner Aikenite has been retired from racing after re-injuring an ankle while prepping for his final appearance in the Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
While Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) contender Wise Dan captivated the attention of many on the Keeneland grounds with his morning breeze Oct. 20, Willcox Inn, Atigun, Golden Ticket, and Brown Almighty were also on the worktab.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Stately Victor, a grade I winner in Kentucky, and Bring the Heat, a 14-year-old stallion, will stand in 2013 at Doug Arnold's Buck Pond Farm near Versailles, Ky.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Breaking from the rail, Joha withstood numerous challenges to score a front-running victory in the $400,000 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland Oct. 6.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
The 3-year-old son of Speightstown earns a spot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint with the win.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Join Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk to talk about this weekend's racing, including opening weekend at Keeneland, and its implications for the Breeders' Cup. Sponsored by HRTV.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Tom and Pete handicap the Dixiana Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland this weekend.
Pete handicaps the Polytrack and a huge field of 14 in the Breeders' Futurity.
Opening day at Keeneland offers one of the last gateways to a spot in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), and it's a wide open contest.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Pataky Kid, winner of the Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. III), heads a field of 14 runners in the Dixiana Breeders' Futurity Oct. 6 over Keeneland's Polytrack going 1 1/16 miles.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Swifty Farms' Pataky Kid, winner of the grade III Arlington-Washington Futurity, worked five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 for the grade I Dixianna Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland.
Monday, October 01, 2012
Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. III) winner Pataky Kid and Arlington-Washington Lassie (gr. III) winner Gold Edge breezed Sept. 24 at Arlington Park in preparation for upcoming starts at Keeneland.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Trainer Dale Romans says Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) winner Dullahan remains right on schedule to make his next start in the $1 million Haskell Invitational (gr. I) July 29.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Odds-on choice Hunters Bay had no problem with the 1 1/4-mile distance in his first try, putting away Pender Harbour in deep stretch to post a one-length victory in the $204,961 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine.
Sunday, July 01, 2012
Pender Harbour, Canada's champion 3-year-old male of 2011, will try to make it two straight when he takes on five rivals in the Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine July 1.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Off for more than eight months, champion Acclamation makes his much-awaited return in the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park June 9, a race he has won the past two years.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Riley Tucker and Cash Refund figure to be the top two in the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs. The six-furlong stakes is one of three under the lights under the Twin Spires June 2.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]