KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Together (IRE) | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $240,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Galileo (IRE) - Shadow Song (IRE), Pennekamp
Sire: Galileo (IRE), Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $2,245,373. Lifetime: 750 yearlings sold, median $156,181.
Broodmare Sire: Pennekamp, Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2009 Yearling Sale, $468,754.
| 2 | Marketing Mix | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $80,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Medaglia d'Oro - Instant Thought, Kris S.
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 393 yearlings sold, median $120,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | Nereid | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Rock Hard Ten - Dowry, Belong to Me
Sire: Rock Hard Ten, Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 201 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Belong to Me , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2013 Horses of All Ages Sale, $1,300,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $190,000.
Others: Winter Memories, $20,000; Summer Soiree, $12,000; Star Billing, $2,667; More Than Real, $2,667; Kathmanblu, $2,666.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Together (IRE) | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 2 | Marketing Mix | Garrett K. Gomez | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 3 | Nereid | Joseph Talamo | John A. Shirreffs |
| 4 | Winter Memories | Javier Castellano | James J. Toner |
| 5 | Summer Soiree | Ramon A. Dominguez | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Star Billing | Victor Espinoza | John A. Shirreffs |
| 7 | More Than Real | Corey S. Nakatani | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Kathmanblu | Julien R. Leparoux | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Together (IRE) | Colm O'Donoghue | $11.20 | $5.80 | $4.00 | ||||||
| 4 | Marketing Mix | Garrett K. Gomez | $8.60 | $5.20 | |||||||
| 5 | Nereid | Joseph Talamo | $5.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-4) | $87.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-4-5) | $590.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-4-5-3) | $2,015.20 | ||||||||||
Japanese Derby, Belmont, Woodbine, Monmouth, Churchill Downs, Hollywood and much more!
Off since Breeders' Cup weekend, Marketing Mix shook off the rust to close gamely between horses in the stretch under Gary Stevens, nipping a hard-charging Tiz Flirtatious in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) May 27.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Grade I winners Marketing Mix and Lady of Shamrock head a solid lineup for the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 27, the headline event on the Memorial Day card.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Grade I winner Marketing Mix, the 5-2 morning-line favorite has been scratched from the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes (gr. II) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Marketing Mix was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for her 2013 debut, the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (presented by Longines) (gr. IIT) on the Derby Day undercard. Hungry Island, last year's winner, returns.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Aidan O'Brien noted that Lines of Battle was sent to Dubai with the specific purpose of picking up Kentucky Derby-qualifying points offered in the race, and he earned 100 points, assuring him a spot in the starting gate.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Team Valor International has hired Rick Mettee to train all of its North American-based racehorses, replacing Graham Motion, the partnership group announced April 5.
Friday, April 05, 2013
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Coming off a Feb. 23 turf allowance score at Gulfstream Park, the colt defeated the more heralded Uncaptured by 1 1/2 lengths.
Craig Bernick of Glen Hill Farm near Ocala went to a sale-topping price of 200,000 euros to secure a Galileo filly at the Arqana February mixed sale Feb. 11 in Deauville.
Monday, February 11, 2013
After taking just three days to surpass total sales recorded last year, the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale registered strong gross, average, and median when this year's auction wrapped up Jan. 11 in Lexington.
Friday, January 11, 2013
The first session of Keeneland's January horses of all ages sale registered improved gross and average compared with the first session last year as 201 horses sold for $15,331,400, up 10.04%. Average price improved 14.42%.
Monday, January 07, 2013
American Oaks Stakes (gr. IT) winner Nereid brought the highest price so far at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale when she fetched a final bid of $1.3 million.
Monday, January 07, 2013
Grade I winner Summer Soiree wrapped up her racing career by passing the $500,000 earnings plateau and adding to her grade I credentials with a third-place finish in the Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) Nov. 25.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Better Lucky gave Godolphin Racing another grade I victory when she registered a 35-1 shocker in an adventurous renewal of the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) on the turf Nov. 25 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Dayatthespa, who has won five in a row at three different tracks, will try to keep her streak alive in the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) Nov. 25 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Friday, November 23, 2012
James Miller's grade I winner Daisy Devine heads $100,000 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 10 at Churchill Downs, but the proven speedster could face challenge from Winter Memories' half sister, the late-closing La Cloche.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Martin Schwartz's Zagora took the lead leaving the second turn and held off a tenacious Marketing Mix for a game victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.
Friday, November 02, 2012
Eric Kronfeld's Nereid has been declared out of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT) after sustaining a minor injury, according to trainer John Shirreffs.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Romney and Obama, aka Steve and Lenny, debate the Breeders' Cup picks, juvenile races, Bob Baffert and more!
"She's going to have to be dealt with on Friday," trainer Chad Brown remarked of Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf contender Zagora. "I have respect for the horses that have come over here, but mine is pretty good."
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Marketing Mix, easy winner of the Sept. 29 Rodeo Drive Handicap at Santa Anita Park, hopes to hold the home track advantage against a European invasion in the $2 million Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT) over the same course.
Monday, October 29, 2012
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
Jenny Wiley Stakes winner Daisy Devine will face fellow grade I winners Tapitsfly and Summer Soiree when she starts in the First Lady Stakes Oct. 6 at Keeneland Race Course.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Glen Hill Farm's Marketing Mix took advantage of a quick early pace to win the grade I Rodeo Drive Stakes on the turf at Santa Anita Park Sept. 29.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]