LAUREL PARK, Laurel, MD
| 1 | Sumacha'hot | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: C | $110,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Mojave Moon - Monochrome, Broad Brush
Sire: Mojave Moon, Chestnut, 1996. Raced 4 years. 8 starts, 2 wins, $105,191. Lifetime: 30 yearlings sold, median $2,950. In 2009: .75 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.
| 2 | Cuba | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2001 | Bay Horse | Not For Love - Shaunlee, Deputy Minister
Sire: Not For Love , Bay, 1990. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 6 wins, $178,870. Lifetime: 335 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Ltd. 2003 March Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($70,000).
2002 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, $65,000.
Keeneland November 2001 Breeding Stock Sale, $34,000.
| 3 | Regal Solo | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Louis Quatorze - Sonata (GB), Polish Precedent
Sire: Louis Quatorze, Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 18 starts, 7 wins, $2,054,434. Lifetime: 252 yearlings sold, median $15,000. In 2009: 1.25 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Polish Precedent, Bay, 1986.
Others: Broadway Producer, $10,000; In the Juice, $6,000; Love Abroad, $4,000; Sweet Goodbye; Knight in Armour; Rhythmn Master; Diamond David.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumacha'hot | Grant Whitacre | Hubert L. Cave |
| 2 | Cuba | Pablo Morales | Bobby S. Dibona |
| 3 | Regal Solo | A. R. Napravnik | Damon R. Dilodovico |
| 4 | Broadway Producer | Ramon A. Dominguez | John P. Terranova, II |
| 5 | In the Juice | Mario G. Pino | John J. Robb |
| 6 | Love Abroad | Carol Cedeno | John O. Hertler |
| 7 | Sweet Goodbye | J. D. Acosta | Christopher W. Grove |
| 8 | Knight in Armour | Sheldon Russell | Vincent W. Moscarelli |
| 9 | Rhythmn Master | Jeremy Rose | Paul G. McClelland |
| 10 | Diamond David | Christopher VanHassel | Nancy H. Alberts |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumacha'hot | Grant Whitacre | $15.00 | $7.60 | $4.60 | |||||||
| Cuba | Pablo Morales | $9.60 | $5.60 | ||||||||
| Regal Solo | A. R. Napravnik | $4.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-2) | $120.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-2-6) | $565.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-2-6-1) | $1,838.40 | ||||||||||
Eighttofasttocatch has been tabbed as the 9-5 favorite as he goes for a repeat in the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park Oct. 6.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Trainer Frank "Pancho" Martin, who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1981, has died at age 86.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Favored Eighttofasttocatch wins the Maryland Million Classic to highlight Maryland racing's big day.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
The 26th Jim McKay Maryland Million attracted 111 entrants to the 11-race program which will be held Oct. 1 at Laurel Park. The total purses are worth more than $1 million.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
The connections of Maryland-based Sweet Goodbye, who won the $250,000 Sugar Maple Stakes at Charles Town April 16, have a goal in mind: hitting the $1 million mark in earnings with the 6-year-old mare.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
William Harris' Sweet Goodbye, 11-for-20 lifetime and five-for-six at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, on April 16 will seek to capture what eluded her last year -- victory in the $250,000 Sugar Maple Stakes.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
A holy terror on the Laurel and Charles Town circuits the past two seasons, West Virginia-bred mare Aspenglow takes a six-race win streak into the $150,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) at Laurel Park Feb. 19.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The 5-year-old gelding finishes 1 1/4 lengths in front of Not Abroad.
Saturday, October 02, 2010This year's Maryland Million, to be run Oct. 2 at Laurel Park, attracted 110 horses on an 11-race program highlighted by the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic at 1 1/8 miles.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Greenspring made it a perfect 3-for-3 at Laurel Park, as he came from just off the pace and collared Digger in mid-stretch to take the $150,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) in track record time Feb. 15
Monday, February 15, 2010
As Laurel Park digs out from a pair of massive snow storms, the Maryland Jockey Club will run four stakes races Presidents Day, including the General George and Barbara Fritchie Handicaps (both gr. II).
Friday, February 12, 2010
Future Prospect and Haynesfield are the stars and Naughty New Yorker is the sentimental favorite, but contention will run deep Oct. 24 when 11 colts and geldings and one filly line up for the $250,000 Empire Classic at Belmont Park.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sumacha'hot, a Maryland-bred who was claimed for $5,000 a year ago, came charging down the stretch to win the $190,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic, the Sept. 26 headliner on Laurel Park's 12-race Maryland Million Day card.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sweet Goodbye will attempt to become the latest female to bowl over the boys when she takes her six-for-eight lifetime record into the $200,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park Sept. 26.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009Hermosillo lit up the tote board on New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival Day at Monmouth Park Aug. 23, winning the $100,000 Charles Hesse III Handicap and paying $72.40 to give Eddie Broome his fourth winner of the day as a breeder.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Good Night Shirt, two-time Eclipse Award winner as the nation's leading steeplechaser, was named 2008 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion steeplechaser, in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
New Farm's homebred Wild Gams, a two-time stakes winner last year, has been named 2008 New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year. Wild Gams also garnered honors as champion handicap female.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The $150,000 General George Handicap (gr. II) has attracted a short, but stellar band of older runners. The seven furlong headliner at Laurel Park Feb. 16 features Fabulous Strike, one of the top sprinters in the country.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Four Roses Thoroughbreds' Anak Nakal, who was prominent on the Triple Crown trail in 2008 and later won the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II), will make his 4-year-old debut against 13 rivals during Gulfstream Park's opening day $100,000 Hal's Hope Handicap (gr. III) Jan. 3.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Not For Love, who stands at Richard Golden and Dr. Tom Bowman's Northview Stallion Station near Chesapeake City, Md., has ranked as Maryland most prominent sire for years. But what he has accomplished this year is truly exceptional.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Stud Muffin, a $35,000 claim back in March, came through on the biggest day of the year for New York-breds as he stormed to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $250,000 Empire Classic Handicap on New York Showcase Day Oct. 18 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Cubahad an easy time of it against four overmatched rivals as he powered to a four-length victory in the $279,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park Oct. 4. More than $1.6 million was available in purses at the Maryland track.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
The $300,000 Maryland Million Classic, headline event of the 23rd annual showcase for the offspring of Maryland sires Oct. 4, drew the top three finishers from the race last year, including defending champion Evil Storm.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Commentator took command of the $500,000 Massachusetts Handicap with three furlongs to run and won by a record 14 lengths at odds of 1-10 at Suffolk Downs Sept. 20.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Commentator, a two-time grade I winner for Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, leads a field of seven for the $500,000 Massachusetts Handicap Sept. 20 at Suffolk Downs.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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]