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MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, NJ
| 1 | Western Smoke | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 98 | TrueNicks: C | $90,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Smoke Glacken - Echo Harbor, Boston Harbor
Sire: Smoke Glacken , Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 10 wins, $759,560. Lifetime: 406 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Boston Harbor, Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, ($50,000).
| 2 | Not Macho Any More | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: C | $30,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Colt | Macho Uno - Kipper Quila, Kipper Kelly
Sire: Macho Uno , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,851,803. Lifetime: 237 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kipper Kelly, Bay, 1987. In 2009: 1.09 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, $90,000.
| 3 | El Rocco | Margin: 6¼ | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: D | $16,500 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Vicar - Ultimate Strike, Crafty Prospector
Sire: Vicar, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 4 wins, $835,142. Lifetime: 178 yearlings sold, median $12,000. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Crafty Prospector, Chestnut, 1979.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($35,000).
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December, 2007 Mixed Sale, $3,500.
Others: Whats Up Cuge, $9,000; Come From Behind, $4,500; One Roll; Awesome Son; Toccet's Charm.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Smoke | Elvis Trujillo | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Not Macho Any More | Richard Migliore | Richard A. Violette, Jr. |
| 3 | El Rocco | Eddie Castro | Bruce N. Levine |
| 4 | Whats Up Cuge | Jose A. Velez, Jr. | Kelly J. Breen |
| 5 | Come From Behind | Joe Bravo | William I. Mott |
| 6 | One Roll | Roberto Alvarado, Jr. | A. Ferris Allen, III |
| 7 | Awesome Son | Daniel Centeno | Timothy James Kelly |
| 8 | Toccet's Charm | Pablo Morales | Kenyon G. Furlong |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Smoke | Elvis Trujillo | $3.60 | $2.40 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Not Macho Any More | Richard Migliore | $3.20 | $2.40 | ||||||||
| El Rocco | Eddie Castro | $2.80 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-2) | $12.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-2-1) | $35.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-2-1-7) | $204.40 | ||||||||||
Favored Brave Dave overcame a bad stumble at the start to register a front-running victory in the $100,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 2 at Monmouth Park.
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Ten juveniles will go postward Sept. 2 in the $100,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park, where trainer Todd Pletcher has entered a trio of developing contenders.
Friday, August 31, 2012
She Digs Me, a son of Henny Hughes, blows the doors off his rivals in the six-furlong Sapling Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth, winning by 6 1/4 lengths.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
She Digs Me, an impressive two-length winner as the favorite in the Monmouth Park's Tyro Stakes nearly six weeks ago, returns to the track for the $100,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 3.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
This Ones for Phil captured the featured $75,000 Decathlon Stakes, Joe Bravo won three races, and a crowd of 10,847 enjoyed opening day festivities as Monmouth Park kicked off the 2011 Thoroughbred racing season May 14.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
A field of nine 2-year-olds will line up for the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 4 at Monmouth Park, the racetrack's premier event for juvenile runners.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Eightyfiveinafifty will return against six rivals in the $200,000 Bay Shore Stakes (gr. III) April 3 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Western Smoke repeated a feat accomplished by his daddy 13 years ago, winning the $150,000 Sapling (gr. III) at Monmouth Sept. 5 for his third consecutive stakes score. Now, if the 2-year-old colt can go on to do what Smoke Glacken did in his sophomore season, he will really be in business.
Saturday, September 05, 2009If any 2-year-old has a license to do well in the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 5 at Monmouth Park, it's Daniel Ljoka's homebred Awesome Son.
Thursday, September 03, 2009Six debut winners at Keeneland, a record-setting filly from Maryland and a West Coast invader highlight a field of nine 2-year-olds entered for the $100,000 Kentucky Juvenile Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs April 30.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Lantana Mob had the most experience in the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at Monmouth Park, and that could have spelled the difference for the Steve Asmussen-trained colt as he coasted to victory over six rivals.
Sunday, September 02, 2007Trainer Tim Kelly will have a pair of contending juveniles running in the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) over six furlongs at Monmouth Park Sept. 2, the final graded event of the New Jersey track's summer season.
Friday, August 31, 2007Ol Memorial Stable's Buffalo Man, winner of both his starts at Monmouth Park this season, will be one of the choices in Monday's $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III).
Saturday, September 02, 2006Ol Memorial Stable's Buffalo Man, winner of both of his starts at Monmouth Park this season, will be one of the choices in Monday's $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III).
Saturday, September 02, 2006Curtis C. Green's unbeaten homebred He's Got Grit took command shortly after the start and then ran away from his rivals in the stretch to score an 8 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Sapling (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at Monmouth Park Saturday.
Saturday, August 20, 2005Dashboard Drummer made a sweeping move on the turn and ran down the front-runners in the stretch to capture the $100,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park on Saturday by 2 1/2 lengths.
Saturday, August 09, 2003George Steinbrenner's Pure Precision beat favored Truman's Raider by 1 1/4 lengths in the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park on Saturday.
Saturday, August 18, 2001Leslie and Robert Hurley and D.J. Stable's Shooter raced just off the early pace set by T P Louie, edged clear of that rival in the final furlong, and held off the late charge of 13-1 longshot Snow Ridge to win the $200,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Saturday at Monmouth Park.
Sunday, August 20, 2000Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. II) winner Duality heads a field of eight juveniles entered in the six-furlong $200,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park Saturday.
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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]
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