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Grey Goose Bewitch S. (gr. 3)

KEENELAND, Lexington, KY

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: April 26, 2012
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Half Miles
  • Post Time: 4:42 PM
1 Upperline Margin: TrueNicks: C $90,000

2007 | Bay Mare | Maria's Mon - Snowflake (IRE), Caerleon

  • Breeder:Stonerside Stable
  • Owner: Stone Farm, Adger, John H., Oakcrest Farm and Stidham, Michael
  • Trainer: Michael Stidham
  • Jockey: James Graham

Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 496 yearlings sold, median $47,000.

Broodmare Sire: Caerleon, Bay, 1980.

2 Woodford Belle Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: D $30,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Arch   - Tis Me, Notebook

  • Breeder:Runnymede Farm, Inc., Johnson Camden Clay & James E. Clay II
  • Owner: Catesby W. Clay
  • Trainer: Michelle Nihei
  • Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux

Sire: Arch  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 5 wins, $480,969. Lifetime: 385 yearlings sold, median $50,000.

Broodmare Sire: Notebook, Bay, 1985.

3 Senada Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $15,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Pulpit   - Owsley, Harlan

  • Breeder:Stone Farm
  • Owner: Lael Stables
  • Trainer: Barclay Tagg
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Pulpit  , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 364 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: Harlan, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. In 2009: 2.77 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $800,000.

Time: 2:33.28   Track: Firm

Others: Here to Win (BRZ), $7,500; Thislilsoulofmine, $4,500; Shimmering Moment, $1,000; Distorted Alice, $1,000; Hemera, $1,000.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1UpperlineJames GrahamMichael Stidham
2Woodford BelleJulien R. LeparouxMichelle Nihei
3SenadaJavier CastellanoBarclay Tagg
4Here to Win (BRZ)Joe BravoKiaran P. McLaughlin
5ThislilsoulofmineGarrett K. GomezRoger L. Attfield
6Shimmering MomentRobby AlbaradoFrancis Abbott, III
7Distorted AliceVictor LebronMary Lestingi
8HemeraMarcelino PedrozaGennadi Dorochenko

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
5 UpperlineJames Graham$6.00$3.60$2.80
4 Woodford BelleJulien R. Leparoux$4.80$3.40
3 SenadaJavier Castellano$3.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-4)$30.80
$2.00 Trifecta (5-4-3)$112.60
$2.00 Superfecta (5-4-3-1)$245.60

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