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2008 Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. 1)

OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA

Purse: $2,000,000
Date: October 24, 2008
Class: Grade I
TV: ESPN2
Age: 2 year olds fillies
Race: 5
Distance: 1 1/16 miles
Post Time: 4:55 ET

Race Detail
Order of Finish
Payoffs

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1	Stardom Bound	Margin: 1½	BRIS: 100	$1,080,000

Stardom Bound

Margin: 1½

BRIS: 100

$1,080,000

2006, Gray or Roan Filly
Tapit - My White Corvette, Tarr Road

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Breeder:Fletcher Gray, Carolyn Gray & John Youngblood
Owner: C.R. Cono, LLC
Trainer: Christopher S. Paasch
Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Tapit , Gray or Roan, 2001. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $557,300. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $45,000.

Broodmare Sire: Tarr Road, Roan, 1983. In 2009: .81 AEI.

2	Dream Empress	Margin: 1½	BRIS: 98	$400,000

Dream Empress

Margin: 1½

BRIS: 98

$400,000

2006, Bay Filly
Bernstein - Chinese Empress, Nijinsky II

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Breeder:Hopewell Investments, LLC, Glencrest Farm & Bryan Cross
Owner: Livin the Dream Racing, LLC
Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek
Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux

Sire: Bernstein , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $173,120. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Nijinsky II, Bay, 1967.

3	Sky Diva	Margin: nose	BRIS: 96	$200,000

Sky Diva

Margin: nose

BRIS: 96

$200,000

2006, Chestnut Filly
Sky Mesa - Swift Girl, Unbridled

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Breeder:John D. Murphy
Owner: Puglisi Racing, LLC
Trainer: Steve Klesaris
Jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez

Sire: Sky Mesa , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $633,076. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $55,000. In 2009: .71 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Unbridled, Bay, 1987.

Time: 1:40.99 Track: FT

Others: Dave's Revenge, $102,000; Persistently, $50,000; Van Lear Rose; C. S. Silk; Black Magic Mama; Evita Argentina; Doremifasollatido; Pursuit of Glory (IRE); Be Smart; Palacio de Amor.

Finish	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
1	Stardom Bound	Mike E. Smith	Christopher S. Paasch
2	Dream Empress	Kent J. Desormeaux	Kenneth G. McPeek
3	Sky Diva	Ramon A. Dominguez	Steve Klesaris
4	Dave's Revenge	Joel Rosario	Robert B. Hess, Jr.
5	Persistently	Alan Garcia	Claude R. McGaughey III
6	Van Lear Rose	Chantal Sutherland	Catherine Day Phillips
7	C. S. Silk	Robby Albarado	Dale L. Romans
8	Black Magic Mama	Rafael Bejarano	Doug F. O'Neill
9	Evita Argentina	Alex O. Solis	John W. Sadler
10	Doremifasollatido	Eibar Coa	James A. Jerkens
11	Pursuit of Glory (IRE)	John Patrick Murtagh	DAVID WACHMAN
12	Be Smart	Garrett K. Gomez	D. Wayne Lukas
13	Palacio de Amor	Victor Espinoza	Myung Kwon Cho

Payoffs

Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
Stardom Bound	Mike E. Smith	$5.20	$3.20	$2.20
Dream Empress	Kent J. Desormeaux		$8.80	$5.20
Sky Diva	Ramon A. Dominguez			$3.60
	EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
	$2.00 Exacta (10-12)		$49.00
	$2.00 Trifecta (10-12-4)		$155.80
	$2.00 Superfecta (10-12-4-7)		$5077.80

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