OAKLAWN PARK, Hot Springs, AR
| 1 | Lookin At Lucky | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Smart Strike - Private Feeling, Belong to Me
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Belong to Me , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2009 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $475,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($35,000).
| 2 | Noble's Promise | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Cuvee - The Devil's Trick, Clever Trick
Sire: Cuvee, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $402,044. Lifetime: 192 yearlings sold, median $12,250.
Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $125,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, ($25,000).
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $10,000.
| 3 | Dublin | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Colt | Afleet Alex - Classy Mirage, Storm Bird
Sire: Afleet Alex , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 287 yearlings sold, median $37,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Bird, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 2.27 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $525,000.
Others: Uh Oh Bango, $15,000; Cardiff Giant, $9,000; Pleasant Storm, $3,000; Royal Express, $3,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lookin At Lucky | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Noble's Promise | Robby Albarado | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 3 | Dublin | Corey S. Nakatani | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 4 | Uh Oh Bango | Glenn W. Corbett | R. Kory Owens |
| 5 | Cardiff Giant | Christian Santiago Reyes | Jorge Periban |
| 6 | Pleasant Storm | Jon Kenton Court | Joseph Petalino |
| 7 | Royal Express | Perry Compton | Joseph E. Broussard |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lookin At Lucky | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.20 | $2.80 | $2.20 | ||||||
| 6 | Noble's Promise | Robby Albarado | $4.00 | $2.60 | |||||||
| 7 | Dublin | Corey S. Nakatani | $2.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-6) | $14.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-6-7) | $27.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-6-7-4) | $69.60 | ||||||||||
The connections of five horses who finished behind Orb in Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hope their starter can become 20th horse since 1973 to win the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) after coming up short in Derby.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas sent Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contenders Oxbow and Will Take Charge through their final pre-race moves April 29.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has both Oxbow and Will Take Charge on target for the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), sent his pupils out to breeze at Oaklawn Park the morning of April 5.
Friday, April 05, 2013
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Less than a year after Take Charge Indy first made his mark on the classic scene, his half brother Will Take Charge set forth his Derby credentials.
The TCI Boys quickly recap the significance of the Rebel Stakes before breaking down this weekend's final round of 'quarterfinal' preps worth a total of 85 points - the Spiral S. (gr. III) and Sunland Derby (gr. III).
Steve Haskin and Lenny Shulman talk about the Kentucky Derby trail. Including the recent Rebel Stakes, new maiden winners, drugs, and more! Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm.
A few changes in Steve Haskin's Kentucky Derby Dozen this week, and Steve comments on a few horses off the radar in his video.
Evan Hammonds examines the Rebel Stakes and Azeri Stakes.
The morning after stablemates Will Take Charge and Oxbow ran first and second in the March 16 Rebel Stakes (gr. II), trainer D. Wayne Lukas said he plans to keep his charges separated for their next starts.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas is holding the hottest hand of 3-year-olds he's had in a while, and that talent showed March 16 when stablemates Will Take Charge and Oxbow finished 1-2 in the $600,000 Rebel Stakes.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Claire Novak and Pete Denk handicap the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park this weekend. Can Super Ninety Nine repeat his efforts from his last race?
Bob Baffert's reputation at Oaklawn Park is that of a phenomenon, one you cannot afford to bet against. Selectively shipping in from his West Coast base with a remarkable 59% win rate, he has captured 17 of 29.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Jon and Joel discuss a shakeup in the TCI Top 10 after Flashback's loss. Did Verrazano's Tampa Bay Derby score finally prove enough to move him into the top spot? The TCI boys also look forward to Saturday's Rebel Stakes.
With many of the also-rans from the grade III Southwest Stakes out of the grade II Rebel, can Super Ninety Nine fend off the new challengers?
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The $600,000 Rebel Stakes (gr. II) drew a competitive field of 11 sophomores seeking points to qualify for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), including Southwest Stakes (gr. III) winner Super Ninety Nine.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013Michael Langford's recent purchase Carve was among the first horses to hit the track at Oaklawn Park early on the morning of March 10, breezing a half-mile before heavy rains left the track in sloppy condition.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Keeneland has cataloged 137 juveniles for its 2013 April 2-year-olds in training sale, to be held April 8.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
by Ann Peters
The gritty grey filly Mizdirection won last November's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT), and she put in another remarkably game performance to win 'in her comeback Jan. 6 in the Monrovia H. (gr. IIT).
Dublin, winner of the 2009 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) as a 2-year-old at Saratoga Race Course, sired his first reported foal, a filly born Jan. 18 at Newtown Anner Stud Farm in Millbrook, N.Y.
Thursday, January 24, 2013While they did not draw the interest Plum Pretty garnered in November, two of the three half sisters to the 2011 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner sold on the opening day of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.
Monday, January 07, 2013Spendthrift Farm is introducing its "Breed Secure" program to New York breeders in 2013 through its New York-based stallion Dublin, who is set to stand his second season at Keane Stud near Amenia.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and Eclipse Award winner Hansen has been purchased to stand at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.
Monday, November 05, 2012
The 3-year-old son of Speightstown earns a spot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint with the win.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Opening day at Keeneland offers one of the last gateways to a spot in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), and it's a wide open contest.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
The Factor, a multiple grade I-winning son of War Front, has been retired from racing and will stand the 2013 breeding season at Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky. His fee will be $15,000.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
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]