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Maryland Million Turf Sprint H.

LAUREL PARK, Laurel, MD

  • Purse: $101,000
  • Date: October 6, 2012
  • Class:
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 6
  • Distance: Five And One Half Furlongs
  • Post Time: 3:34 PM
1 Ben's Cat Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: D $55,000

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Parker's Storm Cat   - Twofox, Thirty Eight Paces

  • Breeder:K. T. Leatherbury Assoc. Inc.
  • Owner: The Jim Stable
  • Trainer: King T. Leatherbury
  • Jockey: Julian Pimentel

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 Heros Reward Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A $20,000

2002 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Partner's Hero - Lifes Passage, Caveat

  • Breeder:Gretchen B. Mobberley
  • Owner: Rob Ry Farm and Slysz, Jayne Marie
  • Trainer: Dale Capuano
  • Jockey: Elvis Trujillo

Sire: Partner's Hero, Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 3 years. 33 starts, 8 wins, $554,731. Lifetime: 103 yearlings sold, median $11,000.

Broodmare Sire: Caveat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980.

3 Colony Club Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: C $10,000

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Lion Hearted   - Wild Shine, Wild Again

  • Breeder:Bohemia Stable
  • Owner: Alexandra S. White
  • Trainer: Alexandra S. White
  • Jockey: Forest Boyce

Sire: Lion Hearted  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 18 starts, 4 wins, $191,630. Lifetime: 114 yearlings sold, median $10,000.

Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2007 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, $7,500.

Time: 1:01.64   Track: Firm

Others: A P Elvis, $5,000; Boltin' Out, $3,000; Wire Funds, $2,000; Dr Disco, $2,000; Houston Bull, $2,000; Steady Warrior, $2,000.

Scratched: Queen Chatanika.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Ben's CatJulian PimentelKing T. Leatherbury
2Heros RewardElvis TrujilloDale Capuano
3Colony ClubForest BoyceAlexandra S. White
4A P ElvisJ. D. AcostaDove P. Houghton
5Boltin' OutHoracio KaramanosFlint W. Stites
6Wire FundsCarlos H. Marquez, Jr.Benjamin M. Feliciano, Jr.
7Dr DiscoMichael J. LuzziBruce R. Brown
8Houston BullAbel Castellano, Jr.Jamie Ness
9Steady WarriorSheldon RussellGary Capuano

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