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KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Holiday for Kitten | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $120,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Kitten's Joy - Blue Holiday, Cure the Blues
Sire: Kitten's Joy , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 82 yearlings sold, median $21,167.
Broodmare Sire: Cure the Blues, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 1.96 AEI.
| 2 | Musical Romance | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A | $40,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Concorde's Tune - Candlelightdinner, Slew Gin Fizz
Sire: Concorde's Tune, Roan, 1989. Raced 4 years. 28 starts, 12 wins, $242,585. Lifetime: 69 yearlings sold, median $6,500.
Broodmare Sire: Slew Gin Fizz, Gray or Roan, 1991. In 2009: 1.50 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $22,000.
| 3 | Switch | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: C | $20,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Quiet American - Antoniette, Nicholas
Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $754,650. Lifetime: 400 yearlings sold, median $35,500. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Nicholas, Bay, 1986. In 2009: .96 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
Others: Rapport, $10,000; Indulgence, $6,000; Shotgun Gulch, $667; I Knot, $667; Promised Mandate, $667; Devil by Design, $667; Dances With Ashley, $666; Diamond Song, $666.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holiday for Kitten | Kendrick Carmouche | Wesley A. Ward |
| 2 | Musical Romance | Juan C. Leyva | William A. Kaplan |
| 3 | Switch | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 4 | Rapport | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Ronny W. Werner |
| 5 | Indulgence | Julien R. Leparoux | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 6 | Shotgun Gulch | Garrett K. Gomez | C. R. Trout |
| 7 | I Knot | Jon Kenton Court | Richard B. Kohnhorst |
| 8 | Promised Mandate | Augusto A. Marin | Manuel Criollo |
| 9 | Devil by Design | Robby Albarado | Jose Fernandez |
| 10 | Dances With Ashley | Ramon A. Dominguez | Michael J. Maker |
| 11 | Diamond Song | Jamie Theriot | Dallas Stewart |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Holiday for Kitten | Kendrick Carmouche | $39.60 | $17.20 | $7.80 | ||||||
| 1 | Musical Romance | Juan C. Leyva | $9.40 | $4.60 | |||||||
| 10 | Switch | Joel Rosario | $2.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-1) | $367.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-1-10) | $1,246.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-1-10-3) | $8,707.00 | ||||||||||
Groupie Doll made it consecutive grade I wins when she dominated the field in track-record time while taking the Humana Distaff Stakes (gr. I) at Churchill Downs May 5.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Sassy Image will attempt to become the first repeat winner of the $300,000 Humana Distaff (gr. I) when she faces a strong lineup in the 26th renewal of the seven-furlong test May 5 at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Groupie Doll, who barely missed in the Lexus Raven Run (gr. II) last fall at Keeneland, broke through in a big way April 12 when she returned to Lexington to win the $300,000 Vinery Madison (gr. I) by three lengths.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Musical Romance, the 2011 champion female sprinter, tops the field of 10 fillies and mares set to contest the $300,000 Vinery Madison Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland on April 12.
Monday, April 09, 2012
Champion female sprinter Musical Romance earned her first win of the season when she split horses in deep stretch to capture the $150,000 Inside Information (gr. II) March 17 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Champion Musical Romance, who disappointed in her 2012 debut, will have a chance to rebound when she meets 10 rivals in the $150,000 Inside Information (gr. II) March 17 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
U.S. champion female sprinter was bred by Ocala Stud and sold as a 2-year-old at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s April sale.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Team Valor International's Animal Kingdom worked an easy five-eighths of a mile on turf in 1:04 4/5 at Palm Meadows Training Center March 10 as he preps for the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) on March 31.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Shotgun Gulch, a grade I winner who was retired from racing following an injury in February, has been purchased privately by Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farm from breeder/owner/trainer C.R. Trout.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Trainer C.R. Trout's homebred grade I winner Shotgun Gulch has been retired from racing because of a cracked sesamoid in her left front leg suffered during a workout.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Four Eclipse Award winners are among the international cast of horses nominated to the $27.25 million Dubai World Cup card at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, March 31.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Unbeaten 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather and 2011 Eclipse champion female sprinter Musical Romance are among the most accomplished of 48 Florida breds entered in the $1.3 million Florida Sunshine Millions Jan. 28.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Undefeated 4-year-old filly Awesome Feather, champion female sprinter Musical Romance, and popular 4-year-old Mucho Macho Man are among the stars expected to run in one of six Florida Sunshine Millions Stakes Jan. 28.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Images from the 41st annual Eclipse Awards.
As bigger names garnered the publicity, Musical Romance completed her rags-to-riches story when she was named champion female sprinter for 2011.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Michael Lauffer and Bill Cubbedge's Shackleford and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and partners' Mucho Macho Man each moved closer to their 2012 campaigns when posting workouts Jan. 13 at Gulfstream Park.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Bolstered by homebred Stephanie's Kitten, Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey are the first recipients of the John Deere Award as outstanding breeders of the 2011 Breeders' Cup Challenge series and the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Robert Green, who managed Elmendorf Farm and Greentree Farm and who guided the careers of numerous top stallions, died Nov. 20 in Mount Sterling, Ky.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Pinnacle Racing Stable and trainer Bill Kaplan's longshot Musical Romance (by Concorde's Tune) pulled away on the inside in the stretch to take the $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I).
Friday, November 04, 2011
Lenny Shulman talks to owner Ken Ramsey about his Kittens, including Dean's Kitten in the Turf, Holiday for Kitten in the Turf Sprint, and Stephanie's Kitten in the Juvenile Fillies Turf, plus Headache and Pleasant Prince.
Multiple grade I winner Turbulent Descent drew post 3 for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I). The daughter of Congrats will face 12 Nov. 4 going seven furlongs as the 6-5 favorite.
Monday, October 31, 2011Prominent George Strawbridge Jr. said the U.S. needs more strict enforcement and tougher penalties for medication use in racehorses.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Trainer John Sadler said that dual grade I winner Switch will be entered in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) following her quick five-furlong drill at Churchill Downs Oct. 30.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Jon and Joel take a first look at the Pre-Entries, focusing on the Filly & Mare Turf, the Sprint, the Turf, the Dirt Mile, the Mile, the Ladies' Classic, and the Classic. Brought to you by Taylor Made Stallions.
The hot start to the Keeneland fall meet continued for Ken and Sarah Ramsey, as their homebred filly Holiday for Kitten held off Musical Romance by a nose to win the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II) Oct. 8.
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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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