LAUREL PARK, Laurel, MD
| 1 | Mystic Love | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $90,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Not For Love - Memories of Mystic, Dixie Union
Sire: Not For Love , Bay, 1990. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 6 wins, $178,870. Lifetime: 335 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dixie Union, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2011 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, $21,000.
| 2 | Jewel of a Cat | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2010 | Bay Filly | Wildcat Heir - Marbleous Routine, Pentelicus
Sire: Wildcat Heir , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 178 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pentelicus, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.14 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Spring Sales of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $40,000.
| 3 | Hold Our Destiny | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: D | $10,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Midnight Lute - Perfect Charm, Charismatic
Sire: Midnight Lute , Dark Bay or Brown, 2003. Raced 4 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $2,690,600. Lifetime: 105 yearlings sold, median $27,000.
Broodmare Sire: Charismatic, Chestnut, 1996.
Sale History:
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $10,000.
Others: Discreet Marq, $6,000; Back to Class, $3,000; It's Closing Time, $1,000; Touring Hong Kong; Indian Splendor; Lea's Exchange; Zip Cash Back; Echo Storm; A Lover's Question.
Scratched: Circleofinfluence; Miz Topgallant; Heading to Toga; Doubled.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystic Love | Elvis Trujillo | Francis P. Campitelli |
| 2 | Jewel of a Cat | Christopher P. DeCarlo | Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. |
| 3 | Hold Our Destiny | Joshua Navarro | Dane Kobiskie |
| 4 | Discreet Marq | Joe Bravo | James T. Ryerson |
| 5 | Back to Class | Charles C. Lopez | Tony Wilson |
| 6 | It's Closing Time | Horacio Karamanos | W. Robert Bailes |
| 7 | Touring Hong Kong | Julian Pimentel | Gary Capuano |
| 8 | Indian Splendor | Sheldon Russell | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 9 | Lea's Exchange | Brian Pedroza | Juan O. Ramos |
| 10 | Zip Cash Back | Sarah Rook | Tevis Q. McCauley |
| 11 | Echo Storm | Eriluis Vaz | Tom Foley |
| 12 | A Lover's Question | Jeremy Rose | Michael J. Trombetta |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mystic Love | Elvis Trujillo | $11.20 | $5.20 | $4.20 | ||||||
| 4 | Jewel of a Cat | Christopher P. DeCarlo | $4.40 | $4.00 | |||||||
| 7 | Hold Our Destiny | Joshua Navarro | $6.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-4) | $71.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-4-7) | $440.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-4-7-2) | $1,804.40 | ||||||||||
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.
6 days ago
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
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
Favored Premier Steps, handled confidently by jockey Javier Castellano, caught pacesetting Discreet Marq in the last strides to post a neck victory in the $100,000 Sweetest Chant Stakes at Gulfstream Park Jan. 27.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
by Ann Peters
One of the surprise stallion developments of 2012 is Spring At Last, who finished second behind Henrythenavigator on the year-end first-crop sire rankings.
An inside trip and a good kick at the head of the lane made all the difference for 2-year-old filly Mystic Love, who beat the boys at odds of 16-1 Dec. 15 in the $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Always Kitten, winner of the Happy Ticket Stakes at a mile at Louisiana Downs in her most recent start, headlines a field of 13 entered for the $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (gr. IIIT).
Sunday, October 07, 2012
Adirondack Stakes (gr. II) winner Kauai Katie puts her unbeaten streak on the line in the $200,000 Matron Stakes (gr. II) Sept. 30 at Belmont Park, taking the next step toward the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Favored Brave Dave overcame a bad stumble at the start to register a front-running victory in the $100,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 2 at Monmouth Park.
Sunday, September 02, 2012The fall stakes schedule for Laurel Park was approved Aug. 19 at the monthly Maryland Racing Commission meeting.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008Barbaro (Laurel Futurity), J'ray (Selima Stakes) and Trickle of Gold (Anne Arundel Stakes) proved popular winners on the De Francis Dash undercard at Laurel Park Saturday.
Saturday, November 19, 2005The $300,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (Grade I) is the headline event of Saturday's "Fall Festival of Racing" at Laurel Park, but the day also features seven additional stakes races. A total of 132 horses are entered in the 10-race card, including 107 in the added money races.
Thursday, November 17, 2005Front-running Essence, ridden by a cool John Velazquez, dug in tenaciously to hold off Rare Gift by a neck in the $100,000 Anne Arundel (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Pimlico Saturday. In other $100,000 races on the DeFrancis undercard, the 2-year-old filly Hear Us Roar stayed unbeaten in the Selima Stakes and Irish Colony prevailed in the Charles H. Hadry.
Saturday, November 20, 2004Nick Sanna Stable's Smooth Maneuvers stole the $100,000 Anne Arundel Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Laurel Park Saturday, seizing the lead into the first turn and holding it the rest of the way to win by 2 1/2 lengths under jockey Mario Pino.
Saturday, November 15, 2003Toccet ran to an easy 6 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Laurel Futurity (gr. III) Saturday, while Makin Heat captured the $100,000 Selima for 2-year-old fillies.
Saturday, November 16, 2002The 79th running of the $100,000 Laurel Futurity (gr. III), featuring Champagne Stakes (gr. I) winner Toccet, heads the De Francis Dash undercard Saturday at Laurel Park.
Friday, November 15, 2002
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]