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

OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $2,000,000
  • Date: October 25, 2008
  • Class: Grade I
  • TV: ESPN
  • Age: 2 year olds
  • Race: 5
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time: 3:55 ET
1 Midshipman Margin: BRIS: 102 $1,150,200

2006 | Chestnut Colt | Unbridled's Song   - Fleet Lady, Avenue of Flags

  • Breeder:Stonerside Stable
  • Owner: Darley Stable
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Garrett K. Gomez

Sire: Unbridled's Song  , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 666 yearlings sold, median $200,000.

Broodmare Sire: Avenue of Flags, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.

2 Square Eddie Margin: ½ BRIS: 100 $426,000

2006 | Chestnut Horse | Smart Strike   - Forty Gran, El Gran Senor

  • Breeder:Kinghaven Farms Limited
  • Owner: J. Paul Reddam
  • Trainer: Doug F. O'Neill
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Smart Strike  , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: El Gran Senor, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 2.68 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $200,000.

3 Street Hero Margin: ½ BRIS: 100 $213,000

2006 | Bay Horse | Street Cry (IRE)   - Squall Linda, Summer Squall

  • Breeder:Cho Myung Kwon
  • Owner: Myung Kwon Cho
  • Trainer: Myung Kwon Cho
  • Jockey: Alex O. Solis

Sire: Street Cry (IRE)  , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 399 yearlings sold, median $90,000.

Broodmare Sire: Summer Squall, Bay, 1987.

Time: 1:40.94   Track: FT

Others: Terrain, $108,630; Pioneerof the Nile, $53,250; West Side Bernie; Gallant Son; Silent Valor; Azul Leon; Munnings; Bushranger (IRE); Mine That Bird.

Scratched: Elusive Bluff.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1MidshipmanGarrett K. GomezBob Baffert
2Square EddieRafael BejaranoDoug F. O'Neill
3Street HeroAlex O. SolisMyung Kwon Cho
4TerrainJamie TheriotAlbert M. Stall, Jr.
5Pioneerof the NileRobby AlbaradoWilliam I. Mott
6West Side BernieStewart ElliottKelly J. Breen
7Gallant SonLeslie MawingFrank Lucarelli
8Silent ValorEdgar S. PradoTodd A. Pletcher
9Azul LeonJoel RosarioDoug F. O'Neill
10MunningsJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
11Bushranger (IRE)John Patrick MurtaghDAVID WACHMAN
12Mine That BirdChantal SutherlandRichard E. Mandella

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
MidshipmanGarrett K. Gomez$9.20$4.40$3.20
Square EddieRafael Bejarano$5.00$3.80
Street HeroAlex O. Solis$4.40
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (11-4)$39.40
$2.00 Trifecta (11-4-8)$144.40
$2.00 Superfecta (11-4-8-3)$1.473.40

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