Arkansas Derby (gr. I)

Race 11 at Oaklawn Park on April 12, 2014

Grade I
1 1/8 miles
$1,000,000
3 yo
6:07 PM
1:49.68

Results
News

Payoffs

Horse		Win	Place	Show
1	Danza	$84.60	$28.40	$11.00
4	Ride On Curlin		$7.00	$4.00
8	Bayern			$4.00

Exotic Payoffs
$2 Exacta (1-4)	$561.40
$2 Trifecta (1-4-8)	$2,646.00
$2 Superfecta (1-4-8-3)	$5,994.80

Order of Finish

Pos	Horse / Age / Sex / TrueNicks / Pedigree	Jockey / Trainer	Margin	Earnings
1	Danza 3YO Colt, TN: A Street Boss — Champagne Royale	Joe Bravo Todd A. Pletcher	4¾	$600,000
	Breeder: Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm, Owner: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Sire: Street Boss , Chestnut, 2004. Lifetime: 196 yearlings sold, median $35,000. Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992. Sale History: 2012 KEESEP, $105,000.
2	Ride On Curlin 3YO Colt, TN: A++ Curlin — Magical Ride	Jon Kenton Court William G. Gowan	½	$200,000
	Breeder: G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Ireland Humphrey Revocable Trust - 2008, Owner: Daniel J. Dougherty Sire: Curlin , Chestnut, 2004. Lifetime: 149 yearlings sold, median $52,000. Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983. Sale History: 2012 KEESEP, $25,000.
3	Bayern 3YO Colt, TN: B+ Offlee Wild — Alittlebitearly	Gary L. Stevens Bob Baffert	2	$100,000
	Breeder: Helen Alexander, Owner: Kaleem Shah, Inc. Sire: Offlee Wild , Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Lifetime: 137 yearlings sold, median $9,000. Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992. Sale History: 2013 FTMMAY, $320,000.
4	Tapiture 3 YO Colt Tapit – Free Spin	Joel Rosario Steven M. Asmussen	3	$50,000
5	Conquest Titan 3 YO Colt Birdstone – Miner's Secret	Calvin H. Borel Mark E. Casse	¾	$30,000
6	Commissioner 3 YO Colt A.P. Indy – Flaming Heart	Mike E. Smith Todd A. Pletcher	1	$6,667
7	Thundergram 3 YO Colt Graeme Hall – Parental Uproar	Norberto Arroyo, Jr. Mark E. Casse	9½	$6,667
8	Strong Mandate 3 YO Colt Tiznow – Clear Mandate	Luis Saez D. Wayne Lukas		$6,666
SCR	Knock Em Flat

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WGOH: Patience Is Shah's Virtue

By Eric Mitchell
Tuesday, 8:44 AM

Owner Kaleem Shah believes in giving horses time to succeed. read blog

Grade II Winners to Battle in WV Derby

By Tom LaMarra
Monday, 4:23 PM
Racing, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

Grade II winners Candy Boy, Tapiture, and Vicar's in Trouble, all of which competed in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), are among nine 3-year-olds entered in the West Virginia Derby (gr. II) Aug. 2.

Travers or Pennsylvania Derby Next for Bayern

By Blood-Horse Staff
Monday, 3:20 PM
Racing, Mid-Atlantic

Trainer Bob Baffert said July 28 that William Hill Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I) winner Bayern is under consideration for either the Travers Stakes (gr. I) or Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) for his next start.

Bayern Wires Haskell; Favored Untapable 5th

Kaleem Shah's Bayern ran them off their feet July 27 in the $1 million William Hill Haskell Invitational (gr. I), taking eight other sophomores gate-to-wire at Monmouth Park while Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable ran fifth.

Untapable Favored in Haskell Against Boys

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Candy Boy Among 47 West Virginia Derby Noms

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Legacy of Courtly Dee

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July 18, 2014
Breeding

The one-time $15,000 claimer is an influence in some of today's stakes winners.

Napravnik Injured, to Miss Four to Six Weeks

Jockey Rosie Napravnik is expected to be away for four to six weeks while she recovers from a shoulder injury suffered in a training accident at Churchill Downs June 15.

Favored Tapiture Takes Matt Winn With Ease

By Myra Lewyn
June 14, 2014
Racing, Kentucky

Tapiture bounced back from his 15th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) in May with flair, scoring a convincing victory in the $109,400 Matt Winn Stakes (gr. III) June 14 at Churchill.

Will 'Will Take Charge' Take Charge?

June 12, 2014
Handicapping

J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Stephen Foster Handicap and Matt Winn Stakes. read blog

Derby Starter Tapiture Returns in Matt Winn

By Frank Angst
June 11, 2014
Racing, Kentucky

A pair of horses who earned graded stakes wins as juveniles will try to add to their resumes June 14 at Churchill Downs when Tapiture and Rise Up meet in the $100,000 Matt Winn Stakes (gr. III).

Commissioner to Undergo Ankle Surgery

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2014 Belmont Stakes Race Sequence

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Triple Crown

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Ride On Curlin to Get Some Time Off

By Blood-Horse Staff
June 8, 2014
Racing, Triple Crown, Northeast Region, Kentucky

Preakness Stakes (gr. I) runner-up Ride On Curlin, who failed to finish in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), will be getting a break after competing in all three jewels of the Triple Crown.

Pletcher: 'Half-Length Away from Career Day'

With a victory by Palace Malice in the Metropolitan Handicap and Commissioner's Belmont Stakes runner-up, one of three near-misses June 7, trainer Todd Pletcher said he was "about a half-length away from a career day."

Post Belmont Stakes News Update for June 8

By Claire Novak
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Triple Crown

Claire Novak updates us on how the horses returned from the Belmont Stakes and their future plans. Tonalist and Commissioner may point towards the Travers and Breeders' Cup is still in sight for California Chrome. watch video

Clement Reflects on Tonalist's Belmont Win

By Ron Mitchell
June 8, 2014
Racing, Triple Crown

Less than 12 hours after saddling Tonalist to an upset victory in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), trainer Christophe Clement was in his usual spot on the apron at the New York track at 5:30 a.m. June 8, overseeing workouts.