OAKLAWN PARK, Hot Springs, AR
| 1 | Rose to Gold | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2010 | Chestnut Filly | Friends Lake - Saucy, Tabasco Cat
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
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
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.
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.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose to Gold | Calvin H. Borel | Sal Santoro |
| 2 | Flashy Gray | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott |
| 3 | American Sugar | Alex Birzer | Lynn Chleborad |
| 4 | Liberty Girl | Luis S. Quinonez | Eoin G. Harty |
| 5 | Sittin At the Bar | Mark Guidry | Brett A. Brinkman |
| 6 | Broken Spell | Jon Kenton Court | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 7 | Sister Ginger | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 8 | Flash Forward | Robby Albarado | Dominick A. Schettino |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rose to Gold | Calvin H. Borel | $12.60 | $3.40 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 8 | Flashy Gray | Mike E. Smith | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 2 | American Sugar | Alex 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 | ||||||||||
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's 3-year-old homebred filly Kitten's Dumplings overcame a poor effort in her last start and notched the first victory of her sophomore season in grand fashion in the May 3 Edgewood Stakes.
Friday, May 03, 2013Entered as the one also-eligible horse for this year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Fear the Kitten was scratched Friday morning from the Saturday, May 4 classic.
Friday, May 03, 2013
Rose to Gold may bear the distinction of having the most modest sale price of any of filly in the starting gate for the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), but you would never know it by looking at her race record.
Friday, May 03, 2013
West Point Thoroughbreds' Flashy Gray has been scratched from the May 3 Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott told Churchill Downs racing secretary Ben Huffman May 1.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Dreaming of Julia, the remarkable 21 3/4-length winner of the March 30 Gulfstream Oaks (gr. II), drew post 8 of 11 sophomore fillies and was installed the 3-1 favorite for the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Faced with a scheduling dilemma of wanting to work most of his classic horses in one day, trainer Todd Pletcher sent his contenders for the Kentucky Oaks to the Churchill Downs track shortly after it opened for training.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Jockey Calvin Borel had nothing but praise for Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) contender Rose to Gold after her four-furlong work at Churchill Downs April 26. The Friends Lake filly went the distance in :47 4/5.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Here are some of the explanations I received on this year's stellar field of contenders. Which one is your favorite?
Trainer Todd Pletcher's quartet of Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) contenders, Dreaming of Julia, Princess of Sylmar, Silsita, and Unlimited Budget, galloped at Churchill Downs the morning of April 24.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Calumet Farm's Broken Spell was ruled out of the Kentucky Oaks the morning of April 23 by trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Trainer Bob Baffert said Fiftyshadesofhay will also not contend.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Juddmonte Farms' undefeated filly Close Hatches had her first Churchill Downs work in preparation for the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), breezing a half-mile in :47 4/5 over a fast track under exercise rider Joanna Trout.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Several contenders for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), including four trained by Todd Pletcher, went to the track at Churchill Downs the morning of April 20 as they continued to work toward the May 3 filly classic.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The fields for the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) the following day continue to take shape, with eligibility in each race to be determined by the new points system.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Unlikely Rose to Gold stamped her ticket for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) with another dominating performance at Oaklawn Park April 10, splashing her way to a front-running 4 1/2-length victory in the $400,000 Fantasy Stakes.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Rags to riches story Rose to Gold, front-running winner of the Honeybee Stakes (gr. III) last month, returns to Oaklawn Park April 10 for the $400,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. III).
Friday, April 05, 2013
John Oxley's grade I winner Spring in the Air will face a full field of 13 rivals in the $500,000 Central Bank Ashland (gr. I) for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Keeneland April 6.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Unlimited Budget continues to show limitless potential as the undefeated Street Sense filly appears poised for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) after a clear victory in the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II).
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Undefeated Unlimited Budget and Honeybee Stakes runner-up Flashy Gray head a quality field that includes grade I winner So Many Ways in the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) March 30 at Fair Grounds Race Course.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Pure Fun, winner of the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) in December, gets her season started in the $100,000 Fathead Bourbonette Oaks (gr. III) as the 8-5 favorite in a field of a dozen 3-year-old fillies March 23 at Turfway Park.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Rose to Gold put away heavily favored Flashy Gray in the stretch for a gate-to-wire triumph under Calvin Borel in the $150,000 Honeybee Stakes (gr. III) March 9 at Oaklawn Park.
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Flashy Gray, the 6-1 favorite in the recent Kentucky Oaks Future Wager pool, makes her stakes and two-turn debut in the $150,000 Honeybee Stakes (gr. III) March 9 at Oaklawn Park.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013The only Kentucky Oaks Future Wager of 2013 closed the evening of March 3 with Flashy Gray the 6-1 betting choice.
Monday, March 04, 2013
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Into Mischief closed out 2012 as the third leading freshman sire, following late-season stakes wins by his sons Goldencents, Vyjack, and Sittin At the Bar.
Hot second-crop sire Into Mischief is proving the value of Spendthrift Farm's breeding incentive program called "Share the Upside."
Monday, January 07, 2013B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm has announced a raise in stud fee for its leading freshman sire Into Mischief, who will now stand for $10,000 stands and nurses during the 2013 breeding season.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
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. [More]