KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Eye of Taurus | Margin: head | BRIS: 99 | TrueNicks: B | $75,000 |
2006 | Bay Filly | Aldebaran - Ocean Shore, Silver Hawk
Sire: Aldebaran, Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 25 starts, 8 wins, $1,739,186. Lifetime: 144 yearlings sold, median $22,000. In 2009: .94 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Silver Hawk, Bay, 1979. In 2009: 2.22 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $170,000.
| 2 | Miss Keller (IRE) | Margin: 3¼ | BRIS: 98 | TrueNicks: A | $25,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Montjeu (IRE) - Ingozi (GB), Warning (GB)
Sire: Montjeu (IRE), Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 11 wins, $3,178,177. Lifetime: 566 yearlings sold, median $117,496.
Broodmare Sire: Warning (GB), Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.
Sale History:
Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2011, $1,013,184.
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $700,000.
Tattersall's October 2007 Yearling Sale, ($128,237).
| 3 | Keertana | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: A+ | $12,500 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Johar - Motokiks, Storm Cat
Sire: Johar , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $1,494,496. Lifetime: 121 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Others: Afternoon Stroll, $6,250; Seniga, $3,750; Cumulonimble, $417; Haka, $417; Forest Uproar, $417; Unbridled Essence, $417; Aurora Lights, $416; Direct Line, $416.
Scratched: Saucey Evening; Mother Russia.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye of Taurus | John R. Velazquez | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 2 | Miss Keller (IRE) | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Roger L. Attfield |
| 3 | Keertana | Robby Albarado | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 4 | Afternoon Stroll | Jamie Theriot | Timothy E. Hamm |
| 5 | Seniga | Christopher A. Emigh | Byron G. Hughes |
| 6 | Cumulonimble | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Steve Hobby |
| 7 | Haka | Rajiv Maragh | Christophe Clement |
| 8 | Forest Uproar | Robert C. Landry | Mark R. Frostad |
| 9 | Unbridled Essence | Paco Lopez | Gregory D. Sacco |
| 10 | Aurora Lights | James McAleney | Eric Coatrieux |
| 11 | Direct Line | Victor Santiago | Vicki Oliver |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Eye of Taurus | John R. Velazquez | $28.80 | $14.80 | $8.20 | ||||||
| 10 | Miss Keller (IRE) | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | $9.40 | $6.40 | |||||||
| 6 | Keertana | Robby Albarado | $3.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-10) | $299.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-10-6) | $1,996.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-10-6-2) | $10,826.20 | ||||||||||
Odds-on favorite Zagora, off for nearly five months, was razor sharp in her return Feb. 4 at Tampa Bay Downs, taking over at the top of the stretch en route to winning the $150,000 Endeavour Stakes (gr. IIIT).
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Keertana, a winner in four of her five starts last year including three in graded ranks, returns from an extended layoff as one of the main contenders in the $150,000 Endeavour Stakes (gr. IIIT) Feb. 4 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
All indices rose on the first day of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale led by Miss Keller, who brought 625,000 guineas from Waratah Thoroughbreds' Paul Fudge.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Emerald Beech, a grade III winner two starts back and a four-time winner this season, will carry top weight of 119 pounds for the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 12 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Keeneland, Calder, and Woodbine highlight this week in photos.
Out of the money in five starts this year, Miss Keller woke up in a huge way at Woodbine Oct. 16, taking the $991,288 E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-IT) in heart-pounding style as part of a three-horse blanket finish.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
An internationally-loaded field of 11 was drawn for the 1 1/4-mile E.P Taylor (Can-IT), which is the second of three grade I races on Woodbine's Sunday card.
Thursday, October 13, 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
As good as she has been during her current five-race winning streak, Romacaca will need to step it up a bit to keep her string alive in the $200,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Saratoga turf Aug. 27.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Locally-based Get Serious has been off form this season but will try to get back to his winning ways when he goes for his third straight victory in the $200,000 Oceanport Stakes (gr. IIIT) July 31 at Monmouth Park.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Never Retreat, beaten as the favorite when second to Bay to Bay in last month's Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT), turned the tables on her rival at Woodbine in the $313,395 Dance Smartly Stakes (Can-IIT) July 10.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Bay to Bay, convincing winner of the Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) on a yielding Woodbine turf course last month, returns to head a field of 10 older fillies and mares in the $300,000 Dance Smartly Stakes (Can-IIT) July 10.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Barbara Hunter's homebred Snow Top Mountain, first or second in 10 of 12 starts thus far, will seek her first stakes victory in the $100,000 Early Times Mint Julep Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs June 11.
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Never Retreat, upset winner of the Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland in April, faces a triple threat from the Roger Attfield barn in the $300,000 Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf course June 4.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
A 35-slide review of the many races from the holiday weekend!
Mrs. Alec Head's Denomination split horses in deep stretch to post a nose victory in the $151,000 Violet Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park on Memorial Day.
Monday, May 30, 2011
In a thrilling photo finish in which three horses were separated by the narrowest of margins, it was the 5-year-old mare Keertana who prevailed over her male rivals in the $111,200 Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Tom, Evan and Tim Holland briefly recap the Preakness Stakes, examine the Louisville Handicap and give a shout out to a special horse.
Musketier, fresh off his repeat victory in the Elkhorn Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland, heads a field of 10 in the $100,000 Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) May 28 at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Barbara Hunter's homebred mare Keertana took over from Honimiere approaching the sixteenth pole and bounded home for a convincing 1 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Grey Goose Bewitch Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 28 at Keeneland
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Grade I winner Gypsy's Warning will make her season debut as the 123-pound high weight in a full field of fillies and mares shooting for the $200,000 Jenny Wiley (gr. IIT) April 16 at Keeneland.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Watch Me Go, sent off at odds of 43-1, outdueled 86-1 longshot Crimson Knight by a neck to post a shocking upset in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III) March 12 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Barbara Hunter's Keertana, unbeaten in both starts this season, will be among the favorites in a competitive field of nine drawn for the $150,000 Hillsborough Stakes (gr. IIIT) March 12 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
A long list of winners from a weekend of racing! ArchArchArch and Mucho Macho Man.
Keertana bided her time behind the pacesetting Belle Watling and then outfought the late-charging Zapparition to win the $100,000 The Very One Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a half-length on the Gulfstream Park turf course Feb. 20.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
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