MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, NJ
| 1 | Midnight Lute | Margin: 4¾ | BRIS: 111 | $1,080,000 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Real Quiet - Candytuft, Dehere
Sire: Real Quiet, Bay, 1995. Raced 3 years. 20 starts, 6 wins, $3,271,802. Lifetime: 165 yearlings sold, median $8,200.
Broodmare Sire: Dehere , Bay, 1991.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2005 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($290,000).
Keeneland 2004 September Yearling Sale, $70,000.
| 2 | Idiot Proof | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 103 | $400,000 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Benchmark - Perfectly Pretty, Bertrando
Sire: Benchmark , Bay, 1991. Raced 5 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $636,707. Lifetime: 213 yearlings sold, median $7,300.
Broodmare Sire: Bertrando , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
| 3 | Talent Search | Margin: 2½ | BRIS: 100 | $200,000 |
2003 | Chestnut Horse | Catienus - Mrs. K., Dixieland Band
Sire: Catienus , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 5 years. 22 starts, 5 wins, $370,386. Lifetime: 140 yearlings sold, median $5,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Others: Benny the Bull, $102,000; Kelly's Landing, $50,000; Bordonaro; Commentator; Greg's Gold; Smokey Stover; Forefathers.
Scratched: Attila's Storm.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midnight Lute | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Idiot Proof | David Romero Flores | Clifford W. Sise, Jr. |
| 3 | Talent Search | Ryan Fogelsonger | Mark Shuman |
| 4 | Benny the Bull | Mark Guidry | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 5 | Kelly's Landing | Lanfranco Dettori | Eddie Kenneally |
| 6 | Bordonaro | Richard Migliore | William Spawr |
| 7 | Commentator | Joe Bravo | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 8 | Greg's Gold | Victor Espinoza | David E. Hofmans |
| 9 | Smokey Stover | Aaron T. Gryder | Greg Gilchrist |
| 10 | Forefathers | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
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