LAUREL PARK, Laurel, MD
| 1 | Funnys Approval | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B | $150,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Outrageouslyfunny - Cherokee Approval, Cherokee Run
Sire: Outrageouslyfunny, Bay, 2002. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, $74,103.
Broodmare Sire: Cherokee Run, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990.
| 2 | My Wandy's Girl | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Flower Alley - Unbridled Secret, Unbridled's Song
Sire: Flower Alley , Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 136 yearlings sold, median $17,500.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $15,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($50,000).
Keeneland Association November 2009 Breeding Stock Sale, $40,000.
| 3 | Withgreatpleasure | Margin: 5 | TrueNicks: A++ | $25,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Mare | Hold That Tiger - Doubleyourpleasure, Double Negative
Sire: Hold That Tiger, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 3 wins, $644,235. Lifetime: 265 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Double Negative, Dark Bay or Brown, 1986. In 2009: 1.73 AEI.
Others: Nicole H, $15,000; Ms. Cruisen', $7,500; Morrow Cove, $2,500; Onepointhreekarats; Celtic Chant.
Scratched: Dance to Bristol; Bold Affair.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Funnys Approval | Juan P. Vargas | Jose L. Lopez |
| 2 | My Wandy's Girl | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Michael E. Hushion |
| 3 | Withgreatpleasure | Travis L. Dunkelberger | David Nunn |
| 4 | Nicole H | Daniel Centeno | Michael E. Hushion |
| 5 | Ms. Cruisen' | J. D. Acosta | Michael Charles Aro |
| 6 | Morrow Cove | Junior Alvarado | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Onepointhreekarats | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion |
| 8 | Celtic Chant | Julian Pimentel | Manuel V. Gonzalez |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Funnys Approval | Juan P. Vargas | $45.80 | $12.80 | $5.40 | ||||||
| 1 | My Wandy's Girl | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | $3.60 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 4 | Withgreatpleasure | Travis L. Dunkelberger | $6.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-1) | $135.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-1-4) | $893.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-1-4-5) | $3,287.00 | ||||||||||
Pressed all the way on a fast pace, favored Glorious View refused to give way in the stretch in her stakes debut, capturing the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 18 at Belmont Park.
YesterdayDance the Bristol continued her roll with a strong win in the $100,000 Skipat Stakes at Pimlico Race Course May 17, then I'm Mom's Favorite got up in the shadow of the wire in the $100,000 Ms. Preakness Pink Warrior.
2 days ago
Grade II winners Brushed by a Star and Summer Applause tangle with local stakes contenders in the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
3 days ago
Three-time stakes winner Spectacular Sky will try to secure her first career graded stakes win when she faces five other fillies and mares in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 18 at Belmont.
4 days ago
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
Dance to Bristol, giving the biggest effort of her career, waltzed to a nine-length romp in the $200,000 Sugar Maple Stakes at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
In 2012, Book Review swept from eighth place past a game Holiday Soiree to win the $400,000 Charles Town Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. A year later, those two will rumble again April 20 in the $200,000 Sugar Maple Stakes.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
David Nunn and Formal Gold rekindle memories.
David Blethen's Withgreatpleasure skimmed the rail around the turn, then held on for a three-quarter-length victory over favorite My Wandy's Girl in the Ruffian Handicap (gr. II) April 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Funnys Approval will try to again take her game on the road attempting to extend her four-race win streak April 6 in the $250,000 Ruffian Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Bobby Rankin's Funnys Approval proved she's no laughing matter on off tracks with a solid front-running upset in the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) at Laurel Park Feb. 16.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Nicole H will try to secure her fourth straight stakes victory in five starts and ninth of her career when she returns to Laurel Park for the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 16.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Jockey David Cohen celebrated his return to Aqueduct Racetrack by winning three races Jan. 27, including the $73,500 Cagey Exuberance Stakes aboard Celtic Chant.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Nicole H pulled clear through the stretch to become the first mare to win three consecutive editions of the $75,000 Interborough at Aqueduct Jan. 1. On the undercard, Arena Elvira won the $75,000 Ladies' Handicap.
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
At age 6, Nicole H will try to become the first mare to post three consecutive victories in the $75,000 Interborough Handicap. She faces seven others in the six-furlong event at Aqueduct Racetrack on New Year's Day.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Onepointhreekarats made her stakes debut successfully for trainer Graham Motion when she drew off mid-stretch to win the $104,250 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes Dec. 22 comfortably at Laurel Park.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Bold Affair aims for her third consecutive stakes victory at Laurel Park when she heads the field for the $125,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Dec. 22.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Favored Dance Card shook off the Puerto Rican challenger My Wandy's Girl leaving the turn for home and cruised to an open-lengths triumph in the $350,000 Gazelle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 24.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Nine days after My Wandy's Girl won the Pentelis Stakes in her introduction to racing in the continental 48 states, her connections will wheel her back for a stiffer test -- the $350,000 Gazelle Stakes.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Turbulent Descent returns to the scene of one of her most impressive victories when she makes her second start of the year Aug. 24 in the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Wine Princess has progressed steadily through her conditions in five starts for trainer Steve Margolis this year, and she took her career to the next level Aug. 11 with a wire-to-wire victory in the Monmouth Oaks (gr. III).
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Morrow Cove has stamped herself as a talented filly on the improve in her past two starts for trainer Graham Motion. Whether she's good enough to get a graded score will be discovered Aug. 11 at Monmouth Park.
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Afleeting Lady, second to Royal Delta in the Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) last month, top a field of nine entered for the $200,000 Molly Pitcher (gr. II) at Monmouth July 29.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Last year, Musical Romance missed victory by a neck in the Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I). This season, the 2011 Eclipse Award-winning female sprinter would not be denied.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
In step with the trend from recent years, the July 7 Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I) at Calder Race Course has attracted mostly local horses, highlighted by reigning champion female sprinter Musical Romance.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
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]