MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, NJ
| 1 | Coal Play | Margin: 3 | BRIS: 110 | TrueNick: A++ | $150,000 |
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2005, Bay Colt |
Sire: Mineshaft , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 10 wins, $2,283,402. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $85,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.
| 2 | Smooth Air | Margin: 3 | BRIS: 106 | TrueNick: A+ | $50,000 |
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2005, Bay Colt |
Sire: Smooth Jazz , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $321,105. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $6,000.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
| 3 | Solar Flare (ARG) | Margin: 2ΒΌ | BRIS: 102 | TrueNick: A | $27,500 |
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2004, Chestnut Horse |
Sire: Salt Lake , Bay, 1989. Raced 2 years. 21 starts, 7 wins, $536,218. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $31,076.
Broodmare Sire: Southern Halo, Bay, 1983.
Others: Two Step Salsa, $15,000; Kiss the Kid, $7,500; The Roundhouse; Runforthedoe (BRZ); Keep Laughing.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal Play | Joe Bravo | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 2 | Smooth Air | Paco Lopez | Chad C. Brown |
| 3 | Solar Flare (ARG) | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones |
| 4 | Two Step Salsa | Garrett K. Gomez | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 5 | Kiss the Kid | Channing Hill | Amy Tarrant |
| 6 | The Roundhouse | Christopher P. DeCarlo | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Runforthedoe (BRZ) | Richard Migliore | Paulo H. Lobo |
| 8 | Keep Laughing | Eddie Castro | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Play | Joe Bravo | $14.40 | $5.40 | $4.00 | |||||||
| Smooth Air | Paco Lopez | $2.80 | $2.10 | ||||||||
| Solar Flare (ARG) | Gabriel Saez | $3.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-2) | $45.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-2-3) | $160.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-2-3-6) | $455.80 | ||||||||||
Edward P. Evans' 2009 Florida Derby (gr. I) winner Quality Road leads a list of notable nominees for the $500,000 Donn Handicap (gr. I) Feb. 6 at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Frequent traveler Duke of Mischief outfought Kiss the Kid and favored Mambo Meister to win the off-the-turf Ft. Lauderdale Stakes by a neck at Gulfstream Park Jan. 10.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Defending Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIIT) champion Kiss the Kid returns for another crack at the turf event, but figures to have a much tougher time in the 2010 edition.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Aqueduct's Fall Highweight Handicap, which will take place this year on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, will be a true test of speed and strength as both experienced stakes winners and several less-seasoned runners prepare to carry some extra pounds.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Darley Stable's homebred Etched held off a late rush by Kiss the Kid to win the $300,000 Meadowlands Cup (gr. II) Oct. 16 at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.
Friday, October 16, 2009
A solid field of nine was entered for the $300,000 Meadowlands Cup (gr. II) Oct. 16. They have banked nearly $5 million and have eight graded victories amongst them.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Manuel Andrade has acquired complete interest in multiple graded stakes winner Two Step Salsa from Godolphin Racing and will stand him at his Get Away Farm near Reddick, Fla.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009Brave Tin Soldier marched from last place to win the Oct. 3 Cliff Hanger Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Meadowlands. Under Carlos Marquez Jr., the 5-year-old son of Storm Cat topped Pleasant Strike by a nose on the wire, covering the 1 1/16 miles of "yielding" turf in 1:45.52.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Millionaire Smooth Air, a grade II winner this year and last year, will be sidelined for several months because of a hairline fracture to his pelvis.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Cherokee Artist posted the first stakes win of his career in fine style when he captured the $249,500 Presque Isle Mile on the evening of Sept. 13 in Erie, Pa.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
The $250,000 Presque Isle Mile Sept. 13 has brought out an overflow field, led by the Phipps Stable's homebred Vacation.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The final graded event of Monmouth's 2009 season, the $175,000 Red Bank Stakes (gr. IIIT) on Sept. 6, has come up very solid. The one-mile test on turf drew a field of 11, including some local heroes and talented shippers, and that's only fitting since it caps a season of competitive stakes racing on the Jersey Shore.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Locally-based Chirac broke on top and never looked back, powering his way to a 12-1 upset against five rivals that included odds-on favorite Coal Play in the $300,000 Philip H. Iselin (gr. III) Aug. 22 in the Monmouth Park slop.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Robert LaPenta Coal Play, best known for nearly shocking Big Brown in last year's Haskell Invitational (gr. I), will look for his fourth win over the Monmouth Park main track when he takes on six rivals in the $300,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (gr. III) on Aug. 22.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Oaklawn Park made all the right moves with their big Apple Blossom announcement. They put up the money, the changed the distance, and in short they dangled one heckuva carrot in front of Jess Jackson and Jerry and Ann Moss. [More]
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