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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
 Five-Cross
1 Stardom Bound Margin: BRIS: 100 $1,080,000

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

  • 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: BRIS: 98 $400,000

2006, Bay Filly
Bernstein   - Chinese Empress, Nijinsky II

  • 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

2006, Chestnut Filly
Sky Mesa   - Swift Girl, Unbridled

  • 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.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Stardom BoundMike E. SmithChristopher S. Paasch
2Dream EmpressKent J. DesormeauxKenneth G. McPeek
3Sky DivaRamon A. DominguezSteve Klesaris
4Dave's RevengeJoel RosarioRobert B. Hess, Jr.
5PersistentlyAlan GarciaClaude R. McGaughey III
6Van Lear RoseChantal SutherlandCatherine Day Phillips
7C. S. SilkRobby AlbaradoDale L. Romans
8Black Magic MamaRafael BejaranoDoug F. O'Neill
9Evita ArgentinaAlex O. SolisJohn W. Sadler
10DoremifasollatidoEibar CoaJames A. Jerkens
11Pursuit of Glory (IRE)John Patrick MurtaghDAVID WACHMAN
12Be SmartGarrett K. GomezD. Wayne Lukas
13Palacio de AmorVictor EspinozaMyung Kwon Cho

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Stardom BoundMike E. Smith$5.20$3.20$2.20
Dream EmpressKent J. Desormeaux$8.80$5.20
Sky DivaRamon 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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