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OAKLAWN PARK, Hot Springs, AR
| 1 | Bodemeister | Margin: 9½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $600,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Empire Maker - Untouched Talent, Storm Cat
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: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $260,000.
| 2 | Secret Circle | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B | $200,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Eddington - Ragtime Hope, Dixieland Band
Sire: Eddington , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 152 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $165,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($17,000).
| 3 | Sabercat | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $100,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Bluegrass Cat - Miner's Blessing, Forty Niner
Sire: Bluegrass Cat , Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 144 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Forty Niner, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $120,000.
Others: Cozzetti, $50,000; Atigun, $30,000; Stat, $3,334; Najjaar, $3,334; Isn't He Clever, $3,333; Optimizer, $3,333; Jake Mo, $3,333; Raconteur, $3,333.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodemeister | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Secret Circle | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Sabercat | Corey S. Nakatani | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 4 | Cozzetti | Jose Lezcano | Dale L. Romans |
| 5 | Atigun | Terry J. Thompson | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 6 | Stat | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Najjaar | Calvin H. Borel | Daniel C. Peitz |
| 8 | Isn't He Clever | Robby Albarado | Henry Dominguez |
| 9 | Optimizer | Jon Kenton Court | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 10 | Jake Mo | M. Clifton Berry | Allen Milligan |
| 11 | Raconteur | Christopher P. DeCarlo | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bodemeister | Mike E. Smith | $6.80 | $4.60 | $3.60 | ||||||
| 5 | Secret Circle | Rafael Bejarano | $4.00 | $3.00 | |||||||
| 9 | Sabercat | Corey S. Nakatani | $4.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (11-5) | $21.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (11-5-9) | $239.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (11-5-9-1) | $3,216.80 | ||||||||||
Nearly everybody overlooked I'll Have Another as a sale 2-year-old.
Front-running Silver Max, staked to an uncontested lead by Shaun Bridgmohan, cruised to a two-length victory in the $125,000 Arlington Classic May 26 at Arlington Park for his fourth consecutive win.
5 days ago
With a steady rain falling, dual classic winner I'll Have Another galloped a mile at Belmont Park May 25 as he continued to prepare for attempt at history in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
6 days ago
The ominous shroud that has engulfed Thoroughbred racing recently is starting to lift, at least temporarily, thanks to the heroics of a golden chestnut colt named I'll Have Another...
Trainer Doug O'Neill has full confidence in the potential for I'll Have Another to handle the grueling 1 1/2 miles of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) after the colt captured the first two jewels of America's Triple Crown.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the Preakness Stakes and Pimlico Special. Evan dissects the race run by I'll Have Another to achieve victory.
Steve Cauthen sees comparisons between Affirmed, the colt he rode to the 1978 Triple Crown as an 18-year-old youngster, and I'll Have Another, poised to become the first 3-year-old to do it since.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
A strong contingent of horses will attempt to spoil the Triple Crown bid of I'll Have Another when the 3-year-olds assemble at Belmont Park on June 9 for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Doug O'Neill comments on the rivalry between Bodemeister and I'll Have Another with comparisons to Alydar and Affirmed as well as future plans.
Relive the exciting rivalry of I'll Have Another and Bodemeister!
Evan Hammonds recaps the exciting victory by I'll Have Another over Bodemeister in the 2012 Preakness. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
I'll Have Another heads to Belmont Park in three weeks with a chance to become Thoroughbred racing's 12th Triple Crown winner after nipping a determined Bodemeister in a terrific renewal of the Preakness Stakes May 19.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
As of 11 a.m. EDT Saturday, Bodemeister remained the heavy betting favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), sitting at odds of 9-5 while Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another is the 3-1 second choice.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Trainer Doug O'Neill, on likely scenario for Preakness.
Here we go again. This is where we left you two weeks ago trying to decipher a formula of countless possibilities.
Evan Hammonds reports the news of the day, including track appearances by I'll Have Another, Bodemeister, Went the Day Well, and Zetterholm, and the weather. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm
Dale Romans got his first taste of classic success when he saddled Shackleford to win the 2011 edition of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I). The trainer is back at Maryland's Pimlico Race Couse again this year with Cozzetti.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Though I'll Have Another ran him down in deep stretch in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill, all signs point to Bodemeister being the one to beat in Preakness 137 at Pimlico Race Course May 19.
Friday, May 18, 2012
As a five-time winner of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas knows what it takes to succeed in the second leg of the Triple Crown. This year, he's at Pimlico with longshot Optimizer.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Jason Shandler makes his picks for the Preakness, in his final Triple Crown Talk blog.
Steve Haskin talks to D. Wayne Lukas about Optimizer and the Preakness Stakes. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Will it be I'll Have Another once again? Will Bodemeister get revenge? Or will one of the new players take the Black-eyed Susans?
Evan Hammonds reports on the news of the day including horses on the track Thursday, and the Alibi Breakfast. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Evan Hammonds and Jason Shandler handicap the Preakness Stakes track-side at Pimlico. Evan successfully picked I'll Have Another to win the Kentucky Derby; will he be correct this time?
A Preakness tradition, the Alibi Breakfast gives trainers a chance to offer up an 'alibi' before the second jewel of the Triple Crown. This year there were few alibis and a lot more confidence from the connections.
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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