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2008 Breeders' Cup Marathon

OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $500,000
  • Date: October 25, 2008
  • Class:
  • TV: ABC
  • Age: 3 year olds and up
  • Race: 1
  • Distance: 1 1/2 miles
  • Post Time: 1:10 ET
1 Muhannak (IRE) Margin: head $305,100

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Chester House - Opera (GB), Forzando (GB)

  • Breeder:Mount Coote Stud
  • Owner: Richard Pegum
  • Trainer: Ralph Beckett
  • Jockey: Patrick J. Smullen

Sire: Chester House, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 6 wins, $1,944,545. Lifetime: 87 yearlings sold, median $27,000.

Broodmare Sire: Forzando (GB), Dark Bay or Brown, 1981.

Sale History: Goff's Orby Million Sale 2005, $114,133.

2 Church Service Margin: ¾ $113,000

2003 | Bay Gelding | Pulpit   - To Be Approved, With Approval

  • Breeder:Joseph Allen
  • Owner: Robert Tjosvold & Dan Capen
  • Trainer: Mike R. Mitchell
  • Jockey: Edgar S. Prado

Sire: Pulpit  , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 364 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: With Approval, Gray or Roan, 1986.

Sale History: Keeneland 2004 September Yearling Sale, $32,000.

3 Big Booster Margin: $56,500

2001 | Bay Gelding | Accelerator - Waterside, Topsider

  • Breeder:Thomas/Lakin/Kintz
  • Owner: Scott Anastasi, Wayne Anastasi & Jimmy Ukegawa
  • Trainer: Mike R. Mitchell
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Accelerator, Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 4 years. 24 starts, 4 wins, $414,908. Lifetime: 49 yearlings sold, median $5,500. In 2009: .85 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Topsider, Bay, 1974.

Sale History: Fasig -Tipton Florida Select 2-Year Olds In Trainig 2003, $210,000.
2002 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, $52,000.
Keeneland November 2001 Breeding Stock Sale, ($14,000).

Time: 2:28.24   Track: FT

Others: Delightful Kiss, $28,815; Sixties Icon (GB), $14,125; Cedar Mountain (IRE); Zappa; Booyah.

Scratched: Add Heat.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Muhannak (IRE)Patrick J. SmullenRalph Beckett
2Church ServiceEdgar S. PradoMike R. Mitchell
3Big BoosterRafael BejaranoMike R. Mitchell
4Delightful KissCalvin H. BorelPete D. Anderson
5Sixties Icon (GB)Lanfranco DettoriJeremy Noseda
6Cedar Mountain (IRE)Javier CastellanoNeil D. Drysdale
7ZappaGarrett K. GomezJohn W. Sadler
8BooyahJoseph TalamoJerry M. Fanning

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Muhannak (IRE)Patrick J. Smullen$26.80$10.80$6.20
Church ServiceEdgar S. Prado$9.60$6.80
Big BoosterRafael Bejarano$6.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-1)$266.20
$2.00 Trifecta (5-1-7)$1,974.20
$2.00 Superfecta (5-1-7-3)$7,910

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