KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Hot Cha Cha | Margin: 4½ | BRIS: 99 | TrueNicks: C | $300,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Cactus Ridge - Reduced Sentence, Broad Brush
Sire: Cactus Ridge, Bay, 2001. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 4 wins, $187,850. Lifetime: 90 yearlings sold, median $10,500.
Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $1,000,000.
| 2 | Shared Account | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: C | $100,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Pleasantly Perfect - Silk n' Sapphire, Smart Strike
Sire: Pleasantly Perfect , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 9 wins, $7,789,880. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $170,000.
| 3 | Gozzip Girl | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 93 | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Dynaformer - Temperence Gift, Kingmambo
Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. Raced 3 years. 30 starts, 7 wins, $671,207. Lifetime: 555 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kingmambo, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $60,000.
Others: Miss World, $25,000; Lady Shakespeare, $15,000; Hameildaeme (GB), $5,000; Blind Date, $5,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Cha Cha | James Graham | Philip A. Sims |
| 2 | Shared Account | Edgar S. Prado | H. Graham Motion |
| 3 | Gozzip Girl | Kent J. Desormeaux | Thomas Albertrani |
| 4 | Miss World | Rajiv Maragh | Christophe Clement |
| 5 | Lady Shakespeare | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Roger L. Attfield |
| 6 | Hameildaeme (GB) | Alex O. Solis | James Lloyd |
| 7 | Blind Date | Robby Albarado | Hamilton A. Smith |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Cha Cha | James Graham | $19.00 | $7.00 | $3.40 | |||||||
| Shared Account | Edgar S. Prado | $8.20 | $3.80 | ||||||||
| Gozzip Girl | Kent J. Desormeaux | $2.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-5) | $147.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-5-4) | $480.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-5-4-2) | $1,333.00 | ||||||||||
Steve Castagnola is relaunching Kempton Bloodstock in association with the Berger family's Woodstock Farm.
Monday, March 04, 2013
New York-bred Dayatthespa took the lead early and scored a two-length victory in the $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT) on the turf at Keeneland Oct. 13, remaining unbeaten in 2012 with five wins in a row.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey started the Keeneland fall season off with a bang, and will be represented by their top contender Oct. 13 when Stephanie's Kitten takes on eight in the $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Several stakes horses based at Arlington Park turned in preparatory moves there Sept. 29 for starts at the upcoming Keeneland meet that opens Oct. 5 in Lexington.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Fellow racing photographer and journalist Kate Hunter has the rare privilege of seeing some of the best horses, including mares and foals, from around the world.
Shared Account, winner of last year's Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), is booked to leading second-crop sire Bernardini.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Shared Account, winner of last year's Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) and seventh in this year's running in what proved to be her final start, has been retired from racing.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
On Nov. 4, Charles Fipke's persistence paid off as his homebred 4-year-old filly Perfect Shirl gave the Canadian prospector a paydirt of a different kind: a win in the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
The story of Rapid Redux -- winner of 19 straight from December 2010 through October 2011 -- points out the importance of consistent placement at a level at which he can compete.
Martin Schwartz' Stacelita, a two-time grade I winner this year, was made the 2-1 favorite for the Nov. 4 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT). The 1 3/8-mile race is worth $2 million.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Live Oak Plantation's Dynaslew is an outsider in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), but is a front-running danger while rounding into best form after a rough start to the year.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Coming right back off just seven days rest, European invader Together outlasted Marketing Mix to win the $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT) Oct. 15 at Keeneland.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
The iron filly Together was scheduled to return to Ireland Oct. 16, a day after her impressive 1 1/4-length victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT).
Sunday, October 16, 2011
John Phillips of Darby Dan Farm talks about Winter Memories, who runs in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. I) at Keeneland October 15.
Jason, Evan, and Tim Holland of TwinSpires.com handicap the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. at Keeneland this week.
Jimmy Toner left the door open for a possible Breeders' Cup appearance by Winter Memories, if she runs well in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT) and comes out of it in good order.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
It will be speed vs. closing power as Summer Soiree and Winter Memories clash.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Winter Memories began her stellar 2011 campaign in April with a win at Keeneland and she could end the year the same way in the 28th running of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT) Oct. 15.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith's Together, who rallied to finish second in the Oct. 8 First Lady (gr. IT), will remain at Keeneland this week for a run in the Oct. 15 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.
Sunday, October 09, 2011Winter Memories and Bold Hawk are Keeneland-bound after turning in separate breezes on turf at Belmont Park Oct. 9. Winter Memories and Bold Hawk worked five furlongs in 1:01.50 and 1:02.70, respectively.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
The 26th Jim McKay Maryland Million attracted 111 entrants to the 11-race program which will be held Oct. 1 at Laurel Park. The total purses are worth more than $1 million.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Reduced stud fees lead to better percentages during '11 yearling sale season.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Shared Account, last year's winner of the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), figures to draw a good deal of interest in the Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine Sept 18.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Catherine Parke of Valkyre Stud wasn't thinking about an exotic vacation or buying a new car after selling a Bernardini filly for $1.2 million during the third session of the Keeneland September yearling auction.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Benjamin Leon Jr.'s Besilu Stable went to $1.2 million to acquire a Bernardini filly (Hip No. 307, consigned by Valkyre Stud) produced from the Smart Strike mare Silk n' Sapphire at Keeneland's September yearling sale.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011