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LONE STAR PARK, Grand Prairie, TX
| 1 | It's a Bird | Margin: head | BRIS: 104 | TrueNicks: B | $240,000 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Birdonthewire - Faithful City, Hooched
Sire: Birdonthewire, Bay, 1989. Raced 5 years. 31 starts, 10 wins, $541,752. Lifetime: 91 yearlings sold, median $5,500. In 2009: 1.24 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Hooched, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,000.
| 2 | Jonesboro | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 104 | TrueNicks: C | $80,000 |
2002 | Chestnut Horse | Sefapiano - Mom's Command, Top Command
Sire: Sefapiano, Bay, 1989. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 2 wins, $37,793. Lifetime: 52 yearlings sold, median $4,600.
Broodmare Sire: Top Command, Chestnut, 1971.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2003 September Yearling Sale, $27,000.
| 3 | Song of Navarone | Margin: 2½ | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: NR | $44,000 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Sultry Song - Timely Legend, Navarone
Sire: Sultry Song, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $1,616,276. Lifetime: 215 yearlings sold, median $11,000.
Broodmare Sire: Navarone, Chestnut, 1988.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $190,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2005 Yearling Sale, $22,000.
Others: King Dan, $24,000; Encaustic, $12,000; Magnum (ARG); Z Fortune; Stungbythestorm; Upstream.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's a Bird | Julien R. Leparoux | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 2 | Jonesboro | M. Clifton Berry | Randy L. Morse |
| 3 | Song of Navarone | Chris Landeros | Henry Dominguez |
| 4 | King Dan | Eguard A. Tejera | Dallas E. Keen |
| 5 | Encaustic | Eddie M. Martin, Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 6 | Magnum (ARG) | David Romero Flores | Darrell Vienna |
| 7 | Z Fortune | Robby Albarado | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 8 | Stungbythestorm | Luis S. Quinonez | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 9 | Upstream | Martin Escobar | Allen Milligan |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It's a Bird | Julien R. Leparoux | $3.00 | $2.60 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Jonesboro | M. Clifton Berry | $5.20 | $3.00 | ||||||||
| Song of Navarone | Chris Landeros | $3.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-9) | $17.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-9-4) | $67.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-9-4-6) | $354.20 | ||||||||||
Encaustic, a full brother to successful sire Include, will stand in 2013 at Beverly Least's Foggy Bottom Farm near Geneseo, N.Y.
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Grade III winner Z Fortune died suddenly of a heart attack the morning of Aug. 23, his owner, HRTV reporter Carolyn Conley reported via her Twitter account.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Headed by grade II winners Apart and Nates Mineshaft, a solid field of eight older horses will compete in the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III), the May 28 Memorial Day feature at the Texas track.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Lone Star Park will reduce its stakes schedule to 12 races during its upcoming spring Thoroughbred meet, down from 19 in 2011, the Grand Prairie, Texas track announced Jan. 26.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Eight-year-old Awesome Gem registered his first win since last year's Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) when he edged past odds-on choice Game On Dude in the lane and posted a one-length victory in the Lone Star Park Handicap.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Game On Dude, trained by Bob Baffert, and Thiskyhasnolimit, from the Steve Asmussen barn, headline the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III), the featured event on the Texas track's Memorial Day program May 30.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
New Vocations announced May 12 that Z Fortune, who ran in the 2008 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brand (gr. I) was officially adopted by HRTV reporter and host of "Race Day America" Carolyn Conley.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Former Kentucky Derby contender and grade III winner Z Fortune is officially up for adoption the week of April 25 at the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program in Lexington.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Following a ruling by the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, the Estate of Edmund A. Gann has returned the winning purse from the 2009 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II), originally paid to the connections of It's a Bird.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Redding Colliery disposed of pacesetter Euroears leaving the final turn and left his seven rivals far behind in capturing the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III) for his first graded stakes victory May 31.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Seven stakes, including the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap and the $200,000 Ouija Board Distaff Handicap (both gr. III), top Lone Star Million Day on May 31 at the Grand Prairie, Texas track.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Favored Mythical Power wore down pacesetter Euroears in the final strides to capture the $200,000 Texas Mile Stakes (gr. III) April 24.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Eight-year-old Jonesboro is back to defend his title in the $200,000 Texas Mile Stakes (gr. III) at Lone Star Park against seven rivals April 24.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Duke of Mischief made the right move at the right time to get the jump on favored Win Willy and hold him off late to win the $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) at Oaklawn Park April 3.
Saturday, April 03, 2010
Win Willy, a sharp winner in the Razorback Handicap (gr. III) last month, will try for his fifth victory at Oaklawn Park when he faces six in the $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 3.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Gone Astray will make his season debut March 6 in the $150,000 Razorback Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park and face a good field that includes 8-year-old Jonesboro, who won the 1 1/16-mile event back in 2008.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Trainer ran two 3-year-olds in the Feb. 27 Borderland Derby at Sunland Park. Raise the Bar finished first, but was DQ'd to second behind his other colt, Storming Saint. It was 8 3/4 lengths back to the third-placed runner.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Front-running Racing Bran, thanks to a heady ride from Chris Emigh, ran away from odds-on choice Win Willy and the rest of the field in the $100,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park Feb. 6.
Saturday, February 06, 2010Black Hills altered course inwardly at the sixteenth pole and swept to victory in the $200,000 Zia Park Distance Championship Handicap Dec. 6 in Hobbs, N.M.
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Too Many Toyz outfought 7-10 favorite It's a Bird to win the $200,000 Carl G. Rose Classic Handicap in the finale of the $1.2 million Florida Million program at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 14. Other big winners included Soldier's Dancer and Sweet Repent.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Multiple graded stakes winner It's a Bird returns to Florida for the first time since taking the Sunshine Millions Classic in January as the 122-pound high weight in the $200,000 Carl G. Rose Classic, the co-main event in the annual Florida Million program for state-breds at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 14.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A solid field of nine was entered for the $300,000 Meadowlands Cup (gr. II) Oct. 16. They have banked nearly $5 million and have eight graded victories amongst them.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009Jockey Luis Quinonez registered back-to-back stakes wins at Remington Park Sept. 7 with Going Ballistic in the Governor's Handicap and Tizfiz in the Edward J. DeBartolo Memorial.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Jason, Tom, and Rich Nilsen of twinspires.com preview the Woodward Stakes (gr. I). Plus picks for the Forego (gr. I).
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Colonel John and Einstein, who were expected to clash in the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) this past spring, should finally have their first meeting as the favorites in the $1 million Pacific Classic (gr. I) at Del Mar on Sept. 6.
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