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Violet S. (gr. 3)

MEADOWLANDS, East Rutherford, NJ

  • Purse: $125,000
  • Date: October 10, 2009
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV:
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time:
1 Quiet Harbor Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A+ $75,000

2005 | Bay Mare | Silver Deputy - Meghan's Joy, A.P. Indy  

  • Breeder:Stuart S. Janney, III LLC.
  • Owner: Stuart S. Janney, III
  • Trainer: Claude R. McGaughey III
  • Jockey: Eddie Castro

Sire: Silver Deputy, Bay, 1985. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 2 wins, $41,820. Lifetime: 550 yearlings sold, median $50,000.

Broodmare Sire: A.P. Indy  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

2 Always for Love Margin: head TrueNicks: A $23,750

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Not For Love   - Elegant April, Sun War Dancer

  • Breeder:Daniel J. Ljoka
  • Owner: Fast Forward Racing Stable LLC
  • Trainer: Guadalupe Preciado
  • Jockey: Victor H. Molina

Sire: Not For Love  , Bay, 1990. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 6 wins, $178,870. Lifetime: 323 yearlings sold, median $30,000.

Broodmare Sire: Sun War Dancer, Bay, 1983.

Sale History: Keeneland Association January 2011 Horses of All Ages Sale, $55,000.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds Sale 2006, $32,000.
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2005 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, ($25,000).

3 All Is Vanity (FR) Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A++ $13,750

2004 | Chestnut Mare | Gold Away (IRE) - Castilly (GB), Inchinor (GB)

  • Breeder:Jedburgh Stud
  • Owner: Jedburgh Stud
  • Trainer: Christophe Clement
  • Jockey: Cornelio H. Velasquez

Sire: Gold Away (IRE), Chestnut, 1995. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 5 wins, $430,540. Lifetime: 109 yearlings sold, median $16,189. In 2009: 1.80 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Inchinor (GB), Chestnut, 1990.

Time: 1:41.68   Track: Firm

Others: Way With Words, $5,000; Julia Tuttle, $1,250; Skylighter, $1,250; Lookalike, $1,250; Dattts Our Girl, $1,250; Talkin About Love, $1,250; Dyna's Lassie, $1,250.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Quiet HarborEddie CastroClaude R. McGaughey III
2Always for LoveVictor H. MolinaGuadalupe Preciado
3All Is Vanity (FR)Cornelio H. VelasquezChristophe Clement
4Way With WordsChanning HillMary E. Eppler
5Julia TuttleErick D. RodriguezA. Ferris Allen, III
6SkylighterKendrick CarmoucheH. Graham Motion
7LookalikePaco LopezMichael R. Matz
8Dattts Our GirlDaniel CentenoMark A. Hennig
9Talkin About LoveStewart ElliottKevin G. Sleeter
10Dyna's LassieCarlos H. Marquez, Jr.Paul Douglas Fout

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Quiet HarborEddie Castro$23.20$12.80$7.00
Always for LoveVictor H. Molina$12.20$8.40
All Is Vanity (FR)Cornelio H. Velasquez$2.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (6-2)$270.00
$2.00 Trifecta (6-2-7)$1,750.60
$2.00 Superfecta (6-2-7-9)$13,568.80

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