KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Lilacs and Lace | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $240,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | Flower Alley - Refinement, Seattle Slew
Sire: Flower Alley , Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 136 yearlings sold, median $17,500.
Broodmare Sire: Seattle Slew, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974. In 2009: 3.66 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($35,000).
| 2 | Wyomia | Margin: 2ΒΌ | TrueNicks: A+ | $80,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Vindication - Beyond the Sun, Kingmambo
Sire: Vindication, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 4 wins, $680,950. Lifetime: 231 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kingmambo, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $145,000.
| 3 | Kathmanblu | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: D | $40,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Bluegrass Cat - Abba Gold, Devil's Bag
Sire: Bluegrass Cat , Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 206 yearlings sold, median $27,500.
Broodmare Sire: Devil's Bag, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 1.81 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, ($475,000).
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($57,000).
Others: Bouquet Booth, $20,000; Grand Style, $12,000; Draw It, $2,000; Delightful Mary, $2,000; Excited, $2,000; Dancinginherdreams, $2,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilacs and Lace | Javier Castellano | John P. Terranova, II |
| 2 | Wyomia | Frederic Lenclud | Curtis L. Garrison |
| 3 | Kathmanblu | Alan Garcia | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 4 | Bouquet Booth | Robby Albarado | Steve Margolis |
| 5 | Grand Style | James Graham | George R. Arnold, II |
| 6 | Draw It | Rajiv Maragh | Michael J. Maker |
| 7 | Delightful Mary | Shaun Bridgmohan | Mark E. Casse |
| 8 | Excited | Kent J. Desormeaux | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 9 | Dancinginherdreams | Julien R. Leparoux | John T. Ward, Jr. |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lilacs and Lace | Javier Castellano | $99.40 | $32.40 | $10.00 | ||||||
| 3 | Wyomia | Frederic Lenclud | $5.80 | $3.60 | |||||||
| 6 | Kathmanblu | Alan Garcia | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-3) | $622.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-3-6) | $2,475.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-3-6-1) | $14,009.40 | ||||||||||
Favored Delightful Mary, a champion in Canada as a 2 year old, returned from a 15-month absence to win the Hendrie Stakes (Can-III) with a smart late charge June 1 at Woodbine.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Canada's champion 2-year-old filly of 2010 Delightful Mary is scheduled to make her first start in more than a year Saturday, June 1 in the $150,000 Hendrie Stakes at Woodbine.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Jim Covello has enjoyed a good deal of success since getting into Thoroughbred ownership a decade ago, but he's hoping Falling Sky provides the icing on the cake in the May 4 Kentucky Derby.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Grade I winner Dayatthespa was named Horse of the Year for 2012 by the North Carolina Thoroughbred Association Feb. 2 at its annual awards dinner.
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Keeneland will offer 16 stakes worth $3.625 million at its 2013 spring race meeting, headlined by the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) and Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I).
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Magic Broomstick flew home late under jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson to take the $154,535 Bessarabian Stakes (Can-III) by 1 1/4 lengths Nov. 24 at Woodbine.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Fox Hill Farms' Joyful Victory, a multiple graded stakes-winning earner of more than $625,000, heads a competitive field of 11 fillies and mares entered for the $150,000 Chilukki Stakes (gr. II) Nov. 3 at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Dual graded stakes winner Kathmanblu, a 4-year-old daughter of Bluegrass Cat, has been retired from racing.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
In step with the trend from recent years, the July 7 Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I) at Calder Race Course has attracted mostly local horses, highlighted by reigning champion female sprinter Musical Romance.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
A competitive filed of older fillies and mares, including previous Arlington Park graded stakes winner Upperline, comprise the lineup for the May 26 Arlington Matron Stakes (gr. III) at Arlington Park.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Tracy Farmer's La Gran Bailadora, fifth in last year's Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) after a slow start, will give it another try April 20 in the 1 1/16-mile stakes for fillies and mares at Keeneland.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Stephanie's Kitten, a leading juvenile filly last year on both the main track and the turf, heads a field of seven 3-year-old fillies in the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland April 7.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I) runner-up It's Tricky will launch her 4-year-old campaign against five rivals in the $200,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) March 3 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Champion Royal Delta works six furlongs in 1:16.30 Feb. 9 at Payson Park on her way toward the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I). At Palm Meadows, Godolphin's Consortium drills a half-mile in :50.90.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Undefeated Awesome Feather won her ninth consecutive race, runnng away from the Sunshine Millions Distaff field at Gulfstream Park for Stronach Stables and trainer Chad Brown.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Stronach Stable's Awesome Feather, the 2010 champion 2-year-old filly, will be center stage as she takes on five rivals in Saturday's $300,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Five grade I races, including the newly upgraded Jenny Wiley Stakes, headline the 16 stakes worth $3.625 million slated for Keeneland's 2012 spring race meeting that was announced Jan. 19.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Champion Awesome Feather remained perfect in eight starts when she rolled past pacesetter Love and Pride at the head of the stretch and romped to victory in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. I).
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Unbeaten champion Awesome Feather puts her seven-race winning streak on the line against nine opponents in the $250,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. I) at Aqueduct Nov. 26.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Jason, Evan, and Tim Holland of TwinSpires.com handicap the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. at Keeneland this week.
Behind a wall of horses with nowhere to go, Winter Memories somehow found a way out, passing the entire field inside the sixteenth pole to win the Garden City Stakes (gr. IT) in unbelievable fashion Sept. 17 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Winter Memories, beaten for the first time this season last out as the heavy favorite, shoots for her first grade I win in the $250,000 Garden City Stakes Sept. 17 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Fast-closing Hungry Island ran her winning streak to four races when she blew past her rivals in the final furlong to take the $150,000 Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Stakes (gr. IIT) going away by 2 1/2 lengths at Saratoga.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Facing Winter Memories would seem an unenviable task for anyone right now, which is why the NYRA stakes coordinators should be commended for actually finding six 3-year-old fillies to face her in the Lake Placid.
Thursday, August 18, 2011Favorite Anne's Beauty found her best stride past mid-stretch to collar front-running Honey Chile close to home and register a two-length win in the $157,363 Duchess Stakes on Woodbine's Polytrack July 30.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
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]