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Coolmore Lexington S. (gr. 2)

KEENELAND, Lexington, KY

  • Purse: $300,000
  • Date: April 18, 2009
  • Class: Grade II
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time: 5:40 PM ET
1 Advice Margin: 1 BRIS: 93TrueNicks: B+ $186,000

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Chapel Royal - Word o' Wisdom, Hennessy

  • Breeder:Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr.
  • Owner: WinStar Farm, LLC (Bill Casner, et al.)
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Garrett K. Gomez

Sire: Chapel Royal, Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 3 wins, $495,571. Lifetime: 261 yearlings sold, median $13,000.

Broodmare Sire: Hennessy, Chestnut, 1993.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $35,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $170,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $68,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Fall Mixed Sale, ($37,000).

2 Conservative Margin: 1 BRIS: 92TrueNicks: D $60,000

2006 | Gray or Roan Horse | Unbridled's Song   - Oh What a Windfall, Seeking the Gold

  • Breeder:Phipps Stable
  • Owner: Phipps Stable (O. M. Phipps, et al.)
  • Trainer: Claude R. McGaughey III
  • Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux

Sire: Unbridled's Song  , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 666 yearlings sold, median $200,000.

Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.

3 Square Eddie Margin: ¾ BRIS: 91TrueNicks: A+ $30,000

2006 | Chestnut Horse | Smart Strike   - Forty Gran, El Gran Senor

  • Breeder:Kinghaven Farms Limited
  • Owner: J. Paul Reddam
  • Trainer: Doug F. O'Neill
  • Jockey: Edgar S. Prado

Sire: Smart Strike  , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: El Gran Senor, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 2.68 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $200,000.

Time: 1:43.33   Track: FT

Others: Masala, $15,000; Pitched Perfectly, $9,000; Jeranimo; Brave Victory; Parade Clown; Omniscient; El Crespo; His Greatness.

Scratched: Hull.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1AdviceGarrett K. GomezTodd A. Pletcher
2ConservativeKent J. DesormeauxClaude R. McGaughey III
3Square EddieEdgar S. PradoDoug F. O'Neill
4MasalaEibar CoaTodd A. Pletcher
5Pitched PerfectlyAlan GarciaBarclay Tagg
6JeranimoBrice BlancMichael Pender
7Brave VictoryJohn R. VelazquezNicholas P. Zito
8Parade ClownJulien R. LeparouxKatherine G. Ball
9OmniscientRobby AlbaradoSteven M. Asmussen
10El CrespoJavier CastellanoGeorge R. Arnold, II
11His GreatnessRene R. DouglasMarco P. Salazar

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
AdviceGarrett K. Gomez$33.60$15.00$7.80
ConservativeKent J. Desormeaux$14.40$6.60
Square EddieEdgar S. Prado$3.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (11-7)$441.20
$2.00 Trifecta (11-7-8)$1,901.00
$2.00 Superfecta (11-7-8-6)$12,073

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