MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, NJ
| 1 | Mary's Follies | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: B | $90,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | More Than Ready - Catch the Queen, Miswaki
Sire: More Than Ready , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 1016 yearlings sold, median $80,000.
Broodmare Sire: Miswaki, Chestnut, 1978.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $40,000.
| 2 | Kiawah Cat | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2006 | Bay Filly | Lemon Drop Kid - Thunder Kitten, Storm Cat
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 444 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
| 3 | Obsequious | Margin: 2¼ | BRIS: 92 | TrueNicks: A+ | $16,500 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Fusaichi Pegasus - User Cat, Storm Cat
Sire: Fusaichi Pegasus , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 6 wins, $1,994,400. Lifetime: 727 yearlings sold, median $75,480.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds Sale 2008, $70,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($60,000).
Others: Sandi's Ready, $9,000; My Magic Moment, $4,500; Bluegrass Princess; Blind Date; Platinum Girl.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary's Follies | Stewart Elliott | John H. Forbes |
| 2 | Kiawah Cat | Channing Hill | William I. Mott |
| 3 | Obsequious | Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | Elizabeth Gray |
| 4 | Sandi's Ready | Charles C. Lopez | Cam M. Gambolati |
| 5 | My Magic Moment | Elvis Trujillo | Thomas Albertrani |
| 6 | Bluegrass Princess | Eddie Castro | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 7 | Blind Date | Jeremy Rose | Hamilton A. Smith |
| 8 | Platinum Girl | Joe Bravo | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary's Follies | Stewart Elliott | $15.40 | $8.20 | $5.80 | |||||||
| Kiawah Cat | Channing Hill | $10.00 | $7.00 | ||||||||
| Obsequious | Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | $6.00 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-6) | $182.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-6-7) | $1,682.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-6-7-4) | $2,816.20 | ||||||||||
The 26th Jim McKay Maryland Million attracted 111 entrants to the 11-race program which will be held Oct. 1 at Laurel Park. The total purses are worth more than $1 million.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Bettors should have a bonanza with Gulfstream Park's $100,000 Marshua's River Stakes (gr. IIIT) Jan. 9 after 14 older fillies and mares were entered for the 1 1/16-mile turf event.
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Overflow fields of 12 and four also-eligibles were each drawn for the Tropical Turf and My Charmer Handicaps, both $100,000 grade III turf events Dec. 4 at Calder Casino and Race Course.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Eye of Taurus picked up her second consecutive stakes victory by virtue of her easy triumph in the $100,000 Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 16 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Multiple graded stakes winner Mary's Follies, off for the past 11 months, will make her return in the $100,000 Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 16 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Waterville Lake Stable's Strike It Rich forged an easy lead at the start and never looked back, rolling to a 1 1/4-length score in the $157,000 Boiling Springs Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-old fillies June 26 at Monmouth Park
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Payton d'Oro, who won last year's Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) at Pimlico as part of a four-race win streak, will be gunning for her second straight win when she faces nine disaffers in the May 15 Gallorette Handicap.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
D' Funnybone, trained by Rick Dutrow Jr., will go for his fourth grade II score March 20 at Gulfstream when he leads a field of nine in the Swale Stakes.
Friday, March 19, 2010
5-year-old Richard's Kid was named Maryland-bred horse of the year for 2009. Other winners include three runners sired by leading Maryland sire Not For Love.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Mary's Follies took over at the eighth-pole and went on to win the $209,500 Mrs. Revere (gr. IIT) in stakes record time Nov. 14 at Churchill Downs, remaining perfect in two starts on turf.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Nelson McMakin's homebred Hot Cha Cha tries to put the finishing touches on a terrific 3-year-old campaign in the $175,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes (gr. IIT) Nov. 17 at Churchill Downs, but she will have to take down an overflow field of improving sophomore fillies.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Eye of Taurus, a 13-1 shot, stole the second leg of the $125,000 Pin Oak Valley View (gr. IIIT), giving trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and jockey John Velazquez a sweep of both divisions of the Oct. 23 feature for 3-year-old fillies at Keeneland.
Friday, October 23, 2009
In the span of two months, Waratah Thoroughbreds' Miss World has gone from a maiden to a grade I winner. On Oct. 17, the daughter of Bernstein will try to climb her highest hurdle yet, as she faces a short but strong group of 3-year-old fillies in the prestigious $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT) at Keeneland.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The brilliant filly Careless Jewel, a romping winner of Saratoga's Alabama Stakes (gr. I) in her last start, heads the field for the $750,000 Fitz Dixon Cotillion Stakes (gr. II) at Philadelphia Park Oct. 3.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Barbara Hunter's homebred Keertana, winner of three in a row including the last two in stakes company, leads an evenly-matched field of eight 3-year-old fillies who will take to the Saratoga turf for the $150,000 Lake Placid Stakes (gr. IIT) on Aug. 21.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has won a lot of races. And, he has seen a lot of weather forecasts. On July 31, he won the off the turf Lake George Stakes at Saratoga with Be Fair.
Friday, July 31, 2009
William Backer's homebred filly Blind Date came from off the pace to take a short advantage in mid-stretch, then narrowly outdueled Shared Account to win the $150,000 Virginia Oaks (gr. IIIT) by a head July 18 at Colonial Downs.
Saturday, July 18, 2009Mary's Follies made her turf debut a successful one, taking over in upper stretch and then holding off a late charge from Kiawah Cat to win the $150,000 Boiling Springs (gr. IIIT) by a length June 27 at Monmouth Park.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Dell Ridge Farm's Bluegrass Princess, third in her two graded stakes starts this season, may be in prime position to pick up her first black-type victory when facing seven rivals in the $150,000 Boiling Springs Stakes (gr. IIIT) June 27 on the Monmouth Park turf.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Farnsworth Stables' Gozzip Girl took all the heat, but was still able to find enough in the final yards to hold on for a 1 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Sands Point (gr. II) May 30 on the Belmont Park turf.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Afternoon Stroll pulled off a 50-1 shocker in the $100,000 Appalachian (gr. IIIT) April 16 on the Keeneland turf, getting up by a nose over Hot Cha Cha in a thrilling photo finish.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
English-bred April Pride, fresh off her victory in last month's China Doll Stakes on the Santa Anita turf, ships in from California and was installed as the 5-2 morning line favorite in a wide-open edition of $100,000 Appalachian (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland April 16 .
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Laragh, who captured the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) in December, makes her 3-year-old debut in the $150,000 Comely Stakes (gr. II) at one mile on the Aqueduct main track April 11.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Gozzip Girl, kicking home from the inside, collared Obsequious in deep stretch to score a half-length win in the $150,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park turf March 15.
Sunday, March 15, 2009Gemswick Park, third-place finisher in the Frizette (gr. I) a month ago in her stakes debut for trainer Tom Albertrani, returns in a more comfortable spot as the likely favorite in the $100,000 Tempted Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 2 at Aqueduct Park.
Friday, October 31, 2008
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]