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Honeybee S. (gr. 3)

OAKLAWN PARK, Hot Springs, AR

  • Purse: $125,000
  • Date: March 10, 2012
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV:
  • Age: 3yo fillies
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time:
1 On Fire Baby Margin: 2 TrueNicks: A++ $75,000

2009 | Gray or Roan Filly | Smoke Glacken   - Ornate, Gilded Time

  • Breeder:Anita A Ebert-Cauley
  • Owner: Anita Cauley
  • Trainer: Gary G. Hartlage
  • Jockey: Joe M. Johnson

Sire: Smoke Glacken  , Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 10 wins, $759,560. Lifetime: 395 yearlings sold, median $32,000.

Broodmare Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990.

2 Amie's Dini Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $25,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Bandini   - Run Kate Run, Cherokee Run

  • Breeder:Dell Ridge Farm, LLC
  • Owner: Walker, Mike D. and Sutterfield, Lou
  • Trainer: Ron Moquett
  • Jockey: Jon Kenton Court

Sire: Bandini  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2002. Lifetime: 107 yearlings sold, median $6,500.

Broodmare Sire: Cherokee Run, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $3,000.

3 Colonial Empress Margin: TrueNicks: D $12,500

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Empire Maker - Colonella, Pleasant Colony

  • Breeder:Edward P. Evans
  • Owner: Bluegrass Hall LLC
  • Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
  • Jockey: Terry J. Thompson

Sire: Empire Maker, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $1,985,800. Lifetime: 175 yearlings sold, median $150,000. In 2009: 2.45 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Pleasant Colony, Dark Bay or Brown, 1978.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $175,000.

Time: 1:43.64   Track: Fast

Others: Silver Hustler, $6,250; Our Domain, $3,750; Inca Miss, $834; Forgotten People, $833; Rocket Twentyone, $833.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1On Fire BabyJoe M. JohnsonGary G. Hartlage
2Amie's DiniJon Kenton CourtRon Moquett
3Colonial EmpressTerry J. ThompsonD. Wayne Lukas
4Silver HustlerCorey S. NakataniGrant T. Forster
5Our DomainIsrael OcampoScott Becker
6Inca MissLindey WadeDonnie K. Von Hemel
7Forgotten PeopleRamon A. VazquezBenard Chatters
8Rocket TwentyoneCalvin H. BorelW. T. Howard

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
8 On Fire BabyJoe M. Johnson$2.80$2.40$2.10
2 Amie's DiniJon Kenton Court$2.80$2.80
4 Colonial EmpressTerry J. Thompson$4.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (8-2)$5.60
$2.00 Trifecta (8-2-4)$25.80
$2.00 Superfecta (8-2-4-7)$139.80

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