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Taylor Made Matchmaker S. (gr. 3)

MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, NJ

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: July 29, 2012
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:37 PM
1 Laughing (IRE) Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A++ $90,000

2008 | Bay Filly | Dansili (GB) - Comic (IRE), Be My Chief

  • Breeder:FLOORS FARMING & THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE
  • Owner: Richard Santulli
  • Trainer: Alan E. Goldberg
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Dansili (GB), Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 5 wins, $570,686. Lifetime: 319 yearlings sold, median $73,878.

Broodmare Sire: Be My Chief, Bay, 1987.

Sale History: Tattersall's October 2009 Yearling Sale, $459,488.

2 Shimmering Moment Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $30,000

2007 | Chestnut Mare | Afleet Alex   - Vassar, Royal Academy

  • Breeder:Dapple Bloodstock & Gryphon Investments LLC
  • Owner: Mark T. Gittins
  • Trainer: Francis Abbott, III
  • Jockey: Sheldon Russell

Sire: Afleet Alex  , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 287 yearlings sold, median $37,000.

Broodmare Sire: Royal Academy, Bay, 1987.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $280,000.

3 Island School Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A+ $15,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | A.P. Indy - Mumbo Jumbo, Kingmambo

  • Breeder:Sarah S. Farish
  • Owner: Sarah Sharp Farish
  • Trainer: Claude R. McGaughey III
  • Jockey: Elvis Trujillo

Sire: A.P. Indy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 374 yearlings sold, median $360,000.

Broodmare Sire: Kingmambo, Bay, 1990.

Time: 1:48.93   Track: Firm

Others: Island Time, $9,000; Silver Screamer, $4,500; Unbridled Humor, $2,000.

Scratched: Dealbata (IRE); Hessonite.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Laughing (IRE)Rafael BejaranoAlan E. Goldberg
2Shimmering MomentSheldon RussellFrancis Abbott, III
3Island SchoolElvis TrujilloClaude R. McGaughey III
4Island TimeKendrick CarmoucheJason Servis
5Silver ScreamerJose L. EspinozaRudy R. Rodriguez
6Unbridled HumorJoseph Rocco, Jr.H. Graham Motion

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
6 Laughing (IRE)Rafael Bejarano$4.40$2.80$2.60
1 Shimmering MomentSheldon Russell$6.60$4.20
3 Island SchoolElvis Trujillo$4.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (6-1)$33.20
$2.00 Trifecta (6-1-3)$86.30
$2.00 Superfecta (6-1-3-5)$471.20

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