OAKLAWN PARK, Hot Springs, AR
| 1 | Super Ninety Nine | Margin: 11¼ | TrueNicks: B | $180,000 |
2010 | Chestnut Colt | Pulpit - Exogenetic, Unbridled's Song
Sire: Pulpit , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 364 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company June 2012 Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale, $260,000.
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $200,000.
| 2 | Fear the Kitten | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Kitten's Joy - Dynarhythm, Dynaformer
Sire: Kitten's Joy , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 133 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.
| 3 | Heaven's Runway | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2010 | Bay Colt | Run Away and Hide - Heavens Passport, Awesome Again
Sire: Run Away and Hide , Bay, 2006. Raced 1 years. 3 starts, 3 wins, $224,684. Lifetime: 22 yearlings sold, median $14,500.
Broodmare Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994.
Others: Channel Isle, $15,000; Always in a Tiz, $9,000; Will Take Charge, $1,200; Big Lute, $1,200; Brown Almighty, $1,200; Texas Bling, $1,200; Officer Alex, $1,200.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Ninety Nine | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Fear the Kitten | Rosie Napravnik | Michael J. Maker |
| 3 | Heaven's Runway | Jareth Loveberry | Joseph R. Martin |
| 4 | Channel Isle | Israel Ocampo | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 5 | Always in a Tiz | Paco Lopez | Dominick A. Schettino |
| 6 | Will Take Charge | Jon Kenton Court | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 7 | Big Lute | Robby Albarado | Steve Hobby |
| 8 | Brown Almighty | Terry J. Thompson | Tim A. Ice |
| 9 | Texas Bling | M. Clifton Berry | Danele Durham |
| 10 | Officer Alex | Luis S. Quinonez | Lynn S. Whiting |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Super Ninety Nine | Rafael Bejarano | $4.00 | $3.80 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 7 | Fear the Kitten | Rosie Napravnik | $11.60 | $6.60 | |||||||
| 8 | Heaven's Runway | Jareth Loveberry | $11.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-7) | $156.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-7-8) | $781.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-7-8-9) | $4,588.60 | ||||||||||
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Arlington Classic Stakes with Brown Almighty and General Election.
Admiral Kitten leads 12 sophomore contenders in the $150,000 Arlington Classic (gr. IIIT) at Arlington Park on May 25, Illinois Derby (gr. III) runner-up Fordubai also in the mix.
3 days ago
Experience an interactive turn-by-turn slideshow of the 2013 Preakness Stakes.
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, his Preakness (gr. I) winner Oxbow, and the rest of his nine-horse contingent this week at Pimlico Race Course were on the highway before dawn May 19 heading back to their base at Churchill Downs.
6 days ago
Can the Kentucky Derby winner hold off eight challengers -- including five wheeling back from that race two weeks ago -- in the May 18 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico? Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey thinks so.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
With the forecast calling for a high temperature of 70 degrees and a strong possibility of rain for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the Maryland Jockey Club could be hard-pressed to surpass last year's record crowd of 121,309.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race.
Tom LaMarra and Claire Novak handicap the field of the Preakness Stakes. Will Orb hold off Departing and former Kentucky Derby rivals?
All joking aside, trainer D. Wayne Lukas seems pretty confident his horses will have some say in the outcome of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Steve Haskin reports on the big news of the day, the draw.
Steve shares photos from his first 2 days at Pimlico.
Nine horses have been entered for the 138th Preakness Stakes (gr. I): Orb, Departing, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Itsmyluckyday, Mylute, Oxbow, Titletown Five and Will Take Charge.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas plans a three-horse attack on Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Orb in the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I). His trio of Oxbow, Titletown Five, and Will Take Charge arrive at Pimlico May 14.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Mike Pegram's Govenor Charlie, remains on course for a start in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), trainer Bob Baffert said May 14. "He came out of his work really, really well," said Baffert. "We are prepared to go."
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Steve Haskin and Lenny Shulman recap race impressions left by Orb and other Kentucky Derby contenders, races that have produced Derby winners, Hollywood Park, and of course Preakness picks!
Mylute and Will Take Charge, the respective fifth- and eighth-place finishers in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), breezed at Churchill Downs May 13 in their final preparations for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
Monday, May 13, 2013
GoldMark Farm and Whisper Hill Farm's Mylute, fifth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), is a go for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), trainer Tom Amoss said the morning of May 11.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Orb galloped 1 1/4 miles under exercise rider Jenn Patterson May 10 at Belmont Park in preparation for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 18 at Pimlico.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park this week. Are there any Belmont Stakes contenders in this field?
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Orb gave exercise rider Jenn Patterson all the right signs May 9 in his preparation for the 138th Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico Race Course.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Fear the Kitten will take on Bay Shore Stakes winner Declan's Warrior and Illinois Derby fourth-place finisher Abraham in the 1 1/8-mile Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park May 11.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
D. Wayne Lukas has put together a formidable team of jockeys to ride his three starters in the Preakness Stakes, with Gary Stevens to remain aboard Oxbow, Mike Smith on Will Take Charge, and Julien Leparoux on Titletown Five.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas confirmed May 7 that Titletown Five will be entered in the May 18 Preakness Stakes. Kentucky Derby runners Oxbow (sixth) and Will Take Charge (eighth) are also scheduled to compete.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Two horses who were unplaced in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Normandy Invasion and Vyjack, have been added to the list of possible candidates for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico.
Monday, May 06, 2013
One day after Orb took the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), it appears only a few of the 18 other horses that ran in the Derby will run back in two weeks in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
Sunday, May 05, 2013