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Honeybee S. (gr. 3)

OAKLAWN PARK, Hot Springs, AR

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: March 9, 2013
  • Class: Grade III
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 3 yo fillies
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time: 4:09 PM CT
1 Rose to Gold Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $90,000

2010 | Chestnut Filly | Friends Lake - Saucy, Tabasco Cat

  • Breeder:Joe Mulholland Sr., Joe Mulholland Jr., John Mulholland & Karen Mulholland
  • Owner: Amaya, Kathleen and Centofanti, Raffaele
  • Trainer: Sal Santoro
  • Jockey: Calvin H. Borel

Sire: Friends Lake, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 3 wins, $696,400. Lifetime: 180 yearlings sold, median $12,750.

Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Select and Open Sale of Yearlings, ($10,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2011, $1,400.

2 Flashy Gray Margin: 10¼ TrueNicks: A $30,000

2010 | Gray or Roan Filly | Flashy Bull   - Pleasure Cat, Cat's Career

  • Breeder:Brereton C. Jones
  • Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds and Keithley, Tom
  • Trainer: William I. Mott
  • Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Flashy Bull  , Gray or Roan, 2003. Raced 3 years. 19 starts, 5 wins, $844,313. Lifetime: 103 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Cat's Career, Bay, 1993.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $775,000.
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $45,000.

3 American Sugar Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A+ $15,000

2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Harlan's Holiday   - I Love America, Quiet American  

  • Breeder:Fares Farm LLC
  • Owner: Poindexter Thoroughbreds LLC
  • Trainer: Lynn Chleborad
  • Jockey: Alex Birzer

Sire: Harlan's Holiday  , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 9 wins, $3,632,664. Lifetime: 382 yearlings sold, median $56,500.

Broodmare Sire: Quiet American  , Bay, 1986. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $15,000.

Time: 1:45.06   Track: Fast

Others: Liberty Girl, $7,500; Sittin At the Bar, $4,500; Broken Spell, $1,000; Sister Ginger, $1,000; Flash Forward, $1,000.

Scratched: Awesome Mama.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Rose to GoldCalvin H. BorelSal Santoro
2Flashy GrayMike E. SmithWilliam I. Mott
3American SugarAlex BirzerLynn Chleborad
4Liberty GirlLuis S. QuinonezEoin G. Harty
5Sittin At the BarMark GuidryBrett A. Brinkman
6Broken SpellJon Kenton CourtD. Wayne Lukas
7Sister GingerRicardo Santana, Jr.Steven M. Asmussen
8Flash ForwardRobby AlbaradoDominick A. Schettino

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
3 Rose to GoldCalvin H. Borel$12.60$3.40$2.80
8 Flashy GrayMike E. Smith$2.20$2.10
2 American SugarAlex Birzer$5.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (3-8)$30.00
$2.00 Trifecta (3-8-2)$380.40
$2.00 Superfecta (3-8-2-9)$2,584.80

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