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KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Stately Victor | Margin: 4¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $450,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Ghostzapper - Collect the Cash, Dynaformer
Sire: Ghostzapper , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 147 yearlings sold, median $45,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dynaformer , Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.
Sale History:
Adena Springs March 2009 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $250,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($110,000).
| 2 | Paddy O'Prado | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Colt | El Prado (IRE) - Fun House, Prized
Sire: El Prado (IRE), Gray, 1989. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $236,987. Lifetime: 393 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Prized, Dark Bay or Brown, 1986. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $105,000.
| 3 | First Dude | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: B | $75,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Stephen Got Even - Run Sarah Run, Smart Strike
Sire: Stephen Got Even , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $1,019,200. Lifetime: 275 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Others: Interactif, $37,500; Codoy, $22,500; Make Music for Me, $3,750; Pleasant Prince, $3,750; Aikenite, $3,750; Odysseus, $3,750.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stately Victor | Alan Garcia | Michael J. Maker |
| 2 | Paddy O'Prado | Kent J. Desormeaux | Dale L. Romans |
| 3 | First Dude | Ramon A. Dominguez | Dale L. Romans |
| 4 | Interactif | Rafael Bejarano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Codoy | John R. Velazquez | Mark Hubley |
| 6 | Make Music for Me | Mike E. Smith | Alexis Barba |
| 7 | Pleasant Prince | Julien R. Leparoux | Wesley A. Ward |
| 8 | Aikenite | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 9 | Odysseus | Rajiv Maragh | Thomas Albertrani |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Stately Victor | Alan Garcia | $82.20 | $30.40 | $12.80 | ||||||
| 7 | Paddy O'Prado | Kent J. Desormeaux | $6.00 | $4.40 | |||||||
| 2 | First Dude | Ramon A. Dominguez | $6.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-7) | $572.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-7-2) | $4,291.00 | ||||||||||
Grade I winner Paddy O'Prado is back at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington following colic surgery May 11 at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012The son of El Prado is expected to recover fully from a twist in his large colon.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Dullahan is the now the only likely starter for the Kentucky Derby with two grade I wins.
Lenny Shulman talks with trainer Mike Maker about Hansen, 2-year-old Juvenile champion, and one of the Kentucky Derby favorites. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Trainer and Mike Maker and Thoroughbred owner Harvey Diamond have been down the Derby trail together...but this time they mean it.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Donegal Racing's Dullahan turned in what trainer Dale Romans called a maintenance work at Churchill Downs April 28, going five furlongs in 1:01 1/5.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Scenes from the 2012 Blue Grass Stakes, won by Dullahan.
Where do Bodemeister, Dullahan and Hansen fit in the Derby Dozen puzzle this week?
Evan recaps the Arkansas Derby and Blue Grass Stakes.
Keeneland reported that attendance for Blue Grass Stakes Day, April 14, totaled 40,617, nearly 7,000 above its previous single-day record, and that all-sources wagering on the first 12-race card in history was also a record.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Dullahan, with big strides down the center of the racetrack, ran down champion Hansen in the late stages to win the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) April 14 at Keeneland.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Mike Maker talks about the prospects of his Blue Grass Stakes horses Hansen and Gung Ho.
Analysis of the last 2 major Kentucky Derby preps: the Blue Grass and Arkansas Derby.
Jason and Evan handicap the Blue Grass Stakes and Arkansas Derby this week.
Hansen, the 6-5 morning-line choice in a field of 13 in the April 14 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, could go to Louisville as the Kentucky Derby favorite with a win in the signature race at Keeneland.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Dr. Kendall Hansen, majority owner of his namesake, Hansen, is getting pumped for the April 14 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) and is already experiencing symptoms of Derby fever.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The final work for probable Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) contender Ever So Lucky came April 10 at Keeneland when he breezed five furlongs in a speedy :57 with Julien Leparoux aboard.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Gennadi Dorochenko, trainer of Louisiana Derby (gr. II) longshot winner Hero of Order, will try for another upset with Russian Greek in the April 14 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I).
Thursday, April 05, 2012
John Oxley's Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner Prospective, a major contender for the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), breezed five furlongs at Churchill Downs the morning of April 2 in 1:01 1/5.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Headed by champion Hansen and Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner Prospective, there are 11 probable starters for the April 14 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Reigning American 2-year-old champion Hansen tuned up for a planned run in the upcoming Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) with a strong five-furlong work in :59 4/5 March 31 at the Churchill Downs Trackside training center.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Just when we thought we had the key matchups for final Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) preps all figured out, a couple major curveballs from two of the top contenders were thrown March 22.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
A cheat sheet from Jason Shandler for the remaining Derby preps.
Dogwood Stable's Aikenite, a multiple graded stakes winner, has been retired from racing
Monday, March 19, 2012
As witnessed time and time again, the trainer pops with 3YOs when least expected
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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