LAUREL PARK, Laurel, MD
| 1 | Ben's Cat | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: D | $45,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Parker's Storm Cat - Twofox, Thirty Eight Paces
Sire: Parker's Storm Cat , Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 4 starts, 1 wins, $40,800. Lifetime: 31 yearlings sold, median $2,300. In 2009: .30 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Thirty Eight Paces, Chestnut, 1978.
| 2 | Royal Currier | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $10,000 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Red Bullet - Top of the League, Lite the Fuse
Sire: Red Bullet, Chestnut, 1997. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,161,920. Lifetime: 91 yearlings sold, median $16,000. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Lite the Fuse , Bay, 1991.
Sale History:
Adena Springs Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $5,500.
| 3 | Action Andy | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B | $8,250 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Gators N Bears - Love Me Twice, Not For Love
Sire: Gators N Bears, Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 32 yearlings sold, median $3,600.
Broodmare Sire: Not For Love , Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December 2010 Mixed Sale, $15,000.
Others: My Cuz C J, $3,000; Ju Jitsu Jax, $1,500; Steady Warrior.
Scratched: Pocket Patch; Super Chunky; Wannabe; Count Catamount; Heros Reward; Delaunay.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben's Cat | Jeremy Rose | King T. Leatherbury |
| 2 | Royal Currier | Luis Garcia | Patricia Farro |
| 3 | Action Andy | Horacio Karamanos | Dorothy Elisabeth Worton |
| 4 | My Cuz C J | Malcolm Franklin | Kenneth M. Cox |
| 5 | Ju Jitsu Jax | J. D. Acosta | Howard E. Wolfendale |
| 6 | Steady Warrior | Julian Pimentel | Gary Capuano |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ben's Cat | Jeremy Rose | $3.80 | $2.20 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 2 | Royal Currier | Luis Garcia | $3.40 | $2.60 | |||||||
| 3 | Action Andy | Horacio Karamanos | $5.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-2) | $10.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-2-3) | $30.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-2-3-12) | $97.80 | ||||||||||
Owned by The Jim Stable of trainer King Leatherbury, Ben's Cat won the 21st race of his 31-race career with a solid come-from-behind tally in the $100,000 Jim McKay Sprint Presented by Apple Ford May 17 at Pimlico.
5 days ago
Trainer King Leatherbury on victory by Ben's Cat in Jim McKay Turf Sprint.
Popular Ben's Cat will run in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes for the third straight time on the undercard for this year's Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) program May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Former claimer Delaunay increased his win streak to six when he swept past Trinniberg at the head of the stretch and prevailed by an easy four lengths over a sloppy track in the May 4 Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II).
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Champion sprinter Trinniberg heads a strong field for the 79th running of the $400,000 Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II) to be run May 4 at the Louisville track.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Make that four years in a row for Ben's Cat in the $75,000 Mister Diz Stakes. The Jim Stable star from the King Leatherbury barn carried Julian Pimentel to an easy 1 3/4-length victory over the firm turf April 6 at Pimlico.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Believe You Can blew away the competition in the $150,000 New Orleans Ladies March 9 at Fair Grounds, posting her second straight win off the layoff; the $150,000 Duncan F. Kenner went to Delaunay for owner Maggi Moss.
Saturday, March 09, 2013
King T. Leatherbury's homebred gelding Ben's Cat was named 2012 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Stud El Aguila's Indiano turned the tables on Action Andy with a strong outside rally to take the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Dec. 29.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Robert Gerczak's Action Andy and Stud El Aguila's Indiano are headed for a rematch in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 29 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Saginaw reaffirmed his status as the biggest winner in New York this year Dec. 15 at Aqueduct, outfighting Royal Currier through the stretch to take the Gravesend Handicap for his 10th victory of 2012.
Saturday, December 15, 2012The remarkable Ben's Cat surged through an opening at mid-stretch to put his head in front in the final strides, capturing the inaugural running of the $200,000 Fabulous Strike Handicap at Penn National Race Course.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Action Andy closed relentlessly on the outside to get up in the final strides by a whisker over a game Il Villano in a terrific finish to win the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park Oct. 27.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Grade I winner Sean Avery, who split the field in the Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) as the favorite last month, is the 5-2 morning line choice for the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park Oct. 27.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Eleven runners from around the globe line up for the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT) at Woodbine Oct. 14. Local hero Big Band Sound is the 3-1 favorite, but 7-2 second choice Fire Lily could roll.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Not Abroad and his jockey, Nick Petro, took advantage of an opening along the rail and won the $142,500 Maryland Million Classic Stakes Oct. 6 at Laurel Park.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Ben's Cat looks to become the fourth horse to win a Maryland Million race three consecutive years when he faces nine rivals in the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint at Laurel Park Oct. 6.
Thursday, October 04, 2012
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
Laurel Park received 155 pre-entries, which includes cross-entered horses, for the Oct. 6 Jim McKay Maryland Million program.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Grade I winner Sean Avery returned to action following a 13-month layoff to capture the minor Affiliate Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths on opening day of the fall meet at Belmont Park Sept. 8.
Saturday, September 08, 2012
Favored Ben's Cat surged from third in the final furlong to nip Chamberlain Bridge by a head, winning the $350,000 Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT) for the second year in a row Sept. 3 over soft going at Parx Racing.
Monday, September 03, 2012
Veteran turf sprinters Ben's Cat and Chamberlain Bridge, who have combined to win the past three renewals of the Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT), head the field for this year's $350,000 race Sept. 3 at Parx Racing.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Charging on the outside of the Penn National Race Course, 34-1 shot Kyma registered his first stakes victory in the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup on the turf July 28.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Ben's Cat will be back to defend his crown against nine rivals in the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup on the night of July 28, at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
$150,000 Donald LeVine Memorial Handicap June 23 offers potential confidence-booster off seventh-place finish in Pimlico Special.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012