LONE STAR PARK, Grand Prairie, TX
| 1 | Gold Element | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2007 | Bay Gelding | Gold Legend - Five Elements, Comic Strip
Sire: Gold Legend, Bay, 1990. Lifetime: 97 yearlings sold, median $7,000.
Broodmare Sire: Comic Strip, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. In 2009: .80 AEI.
| 2 | Red Coyote | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: C | $10,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Early Flyer - Coyote Cafe, Seeking the Gold
Sire: Early Flyer , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 15 starts, 4 wins, $371,140. Lifetime: 22 yearlings sold, median $8,000. In 2009: 1.43 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.
| 3 | Deliverer | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $5,500 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Gelding | American Champ - G. C. Alexandra, Cormorant
Sire: American Champ, Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 9 wins, $355,394. Lifetime: 4 yearlings sold, median $2,350.
Broodmare Sire: Cormorant, Bay, 1974.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Texas 2005 Yearling Sale, $1,100.
Fasig-Tipton Texas Winter 2004 Mixed Sale, $2,500.
Others: Solar Charge, $3,000; Oak Motte, $1,500; Supreme Secret; Big Scrape.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Element | Lindey Wade | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 2 | Red Coyote | Chris R. Rosier | W. Bret Calhoun |
| 3 | Deliverer | Bryan McNeil | Ralph E. Arnold, Jr. |
| 4 | Solar Charge | Glen Murphy | Karl Broberg |
| 5 | Oak Motte | Roman Chapa | Danny Pish |
| 6 | Supreme Secret | Richard E. Eramia | Jack A. Bruner |
| 7 | Big Scrape | Jose Manuel Figueroa | Sarah Delany |
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]