MOUNTAINEER CASINO RACETRACK & RESORT, Chester, WV
| 1 | Soul Warrior | Margin: neck | BRIS: 98 | TrueNicks: B | $457,500 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Lion Heart - Urmia, Meadowlake
Sire: Lion Heart , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 490 yearlings sold, median $30,140.
Broodmare Sire: Meadowlake, Chestnut, 1983.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $290,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $95,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 November Breeding Stock Sale, $175,000.
| 2 | Big Drama | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A | $150,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Montbrook - Riveting Drama, Notebook
Sire: Montbrook , Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 1 years. 8 starts, 5 wins, $373,728. Lifetime: 242 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Notebook, Bay, 1985.
| 3 | Mine That Bird | Margin: 4½ | BRIS: 96 | TrueNicks: A+ | $75,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Birdstone - Mining My Own, Smart Strike
Sire: Birdstone , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 115 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2007 Yearling Sale, $9,500.
Others: Awesome Rhythm, $37,500; Sunday Sunrise, $18,750; Monty's Best, $11,250.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soul Warrior | Miguel Mena | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Big Drama | Eibar Coa | David Fawkes |
| 3 | Mine That Bird | Mike E. Smith | Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. |
| 4 | Awesome Rhythm | James McAleney | John A. Ross |
| 5 | Sunday Sunrise | Corey J. Lanerie | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 6 | Monty's Best | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Reade Baker |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soul Warrior | Miguel Mena | $48.00 | $8.00 | $2.60 | |||||||
| Big Drama | Eibar Coa | $2.80 | $2.20 | ||||||||
| Mine That Bird | Mike E. Smith | $2.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-4) | $111.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-4-2) | $119.00 | ||||||||||
General Quarters, a two-time grade I winner, will enter stud at Stonewall Farm Ocala (Marc Haisfield, managing member) near Ocala, Fla.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Just as he did last time out, Rapid Redux held off a stretch bid from Awesome Rhythm at Laurel Park to continue his record-setting win streak, which has now reached 22 in a row.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Rapid Redux tied the modern-day United States record for wins in a single season Dec. 13, as he went wire-to-wire in a $5,000 starter allowance race at Laurel Park.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Harold Queen's homebred champion sprinter Big Drama will enter stud in 2012 for $10,000 at Stonewall Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Florida breeder/owner Harold Queen has retired his homebred Eclipse Award winner and Breeders' Cup winner Big Drama.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Trainer David Fawkes has two for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I): last year's winner Big Drama and Apriority.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Zayat Stables' Prayer For Relief did not get on the plane from California the morning of Nov. 1 after spiking a fever and will miss the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Tuesday, November 01, 2011Harold Queen's homebred Big Drama was made the 5-2 morning line favorite to repeat in the Nov. 5 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I). He'll break from post 8 in a field of 9.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Breeders' Cup World Championships week began Oct. 31 at Churchill Downs with more than a dozen contenders going through their final exercise regimens.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Jon and Joel take a first look at the Pre-Entries, focusing on the Filly & Mare Turf, the Sprint, the Turf, the Dirt Mile, the Mile, the Ladies' Classic, and the Classic. Brought to you by Taylor Made Stallions.
Last year's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Big Drama breezed a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 at Calder Casino & Race Course Oct. 22. Stablemate Apriority worked in company in 1:00 4/5.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale's reputation has improved dramatically in recent years.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Harold Queen's Florida homebred Big Drama worked six furlongs at Calder Casino & Race Oct. 15 between the third and fourth race.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Second-choice Big Drama scratched from Vosburgh after developing fever.
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) is still five weeks away, but few would complain if the field resembled this weekend's $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com handicap the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Vosburgh Inivitational at Belmont Park.
The champion sprinter expected to face stellar lineup in Vosburgh before BC.
Tizway, Havre de Grace, Cape Blanco, and The Factor top the rankings.
The guys reveal a Top 5 in the Sprint division, and discuss the current Breeders' Cup picture.
Eclipse champion sprinter Big Drama returned from a layoff of more than 6-½ months with a 2 1/4-length victory in the $72,750 Whippleton Stakes Sept. 4 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Harold Queen's Big Drama, champion sprinter of 2010, will return to the races Sept. 4 at Calder Casino & Race Course with an eye toward this year's Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).
Friday, September 02, 2011
Prayer for Relief ran down front-running Rush Now by a half-length Aug. 6 at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort to win the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II).
Saturday, August 06, 2011Jockey Joe Talamo made the most of his first trip to Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort Aug. 6 by winning the first race, the $85,000 Mountaineer Juvenile Stakes, with his first mount.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Jason Shandler takes a look at the Whitney and other weekend stakes.
Jason, Tom, and Ed DeRosa of TwinSpires.com, handicap the Whitney Invitational Handicap and West Virginia Derby.
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