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Sapling S. (gr. 3)

MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, NJ

  • Purse: $106,500
  • Date: September 3, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 2 yo
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:53 PM
1 She Digs Me Margin: 6ΒΌ TrueNicks: C $60,000

2009 | Chestnut Colt | Henny Hughes   - Stage Stop, Valid Expectations  

  • Breeder:Mike G. Rutherford
  • Owner: Robison, J. Kirk and Judy
  • Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
  • Jockey: Elvis Trujillo

Sire: Henny Hughes  , Chestnut, 2003. Lifetime: 268 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Valid Expectations  , Bay, 1993. In 2009: 1.45 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $50,000.

2 Jagati Margin: 2 TrueNicks: A+ $15,000

2009 | Bay Colt | Yes It's True   - Look for Good, Unbridled's Song  

  • Breeder:Dixiana Farms LLC
  • Owner: Ridgewood Stables
  • Trainer: Eddie Kenneally
  • Jockey: Corey J. Lanerie

Sire: Yes It's True  , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 11 wins, $1,080,700. Lifetime: 450 yearlings sold, median $50,000.

Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song  , Gray or Roan, 1993.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($55,000).
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $25,000.

2 Black Rhino Margin: 2 TrueNicks: B+ $15,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | El Corredor   - Foreign Aid, Danzig

  • Breeder:Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm
  • Owner: Lyster, III, Wayne, G., Lyster, Gray, Lyster, Bryan
  • Trainer: Wesley A. Ward
  • Jockey: Jeffrey Sanchez

Sire: El Corredor  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 7 wins, $727,920. Lifetime: 455 yearlings sold, median $32,000.

Broodmare Sire: Danzig, Bay, 1977.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $25,000.

Time: 1:10.34   Track: Fast

Others: Managed Account, $6,000; Sum of the Parts, $3,000; Scallion, $1,500; High Heat, $1,500; Voodoo Daddy, $1,500; Deliburnsky, $1,500; Space Traveler, $1,500.

Scratched: Love Those Boots.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1She Digs MeElvis TrujilloSteven M. Asmussen
2JagatiCorey J. LanerieEddie Kenneally
2Black RhinoJeffrey SanchezWesley A. Ward
4Managed AccountCarlos H. Marquez, Jr.Teresa M. Pompay
5Sum of the PartsPaco LopezThomas M. Amoss
6ScallionChanning HillPatrick L. Biancone
7High HeatJeremy RoseMichael J. Trombetta
8Voodoo DaddyJulien R. LeparouxSteven M. Asmussen
9DeliburnskyPedro L. Cotto, Jr.Tony Wilson
10Space TravelerJoe BravoTodd A. Pletcher

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
10 She Digs MeElvis Trujillo$10.60$5.20$4.20
2 JagatiCorey J. Lanerie$7.20$8.20
9 Black RhinoJeffrey Sanchez$5.60$7.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (10-2)$71.00
$2.00 Exacta (10-9)$53.00
$2.00 Exacta (10-9-2-5)$3,616.60
$2.00 Trifecta (10-2-9)$353.20
$2.00 Trifecta (10-9-2)$252.70
$2.00 Superfecta (10-2-9-5)$3,717.20

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