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OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: 500000
  • Date: November 6, 2009
  • Class:
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 3
  • Distance: One And Three Fourth Miles
  • Post Time: 3:35 PM EST
 Five-Cross
1 Man of Iron Margin: nose TrueNick: A $270,000

2006, Chestnut Colt
Giant's Causeway   - Better Than Honour, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Shell Bloodstock
  • Owner: Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
  • Trainer: Aidan P. O'Brien
  • Jockey: John Patrick Murtagh

Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 592 yearlings sold, median $147,901.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

2 Cloudy's Knight Margin: TrueNick: A $90,000

2000, Chestnut Gelding
Lord Avie - Cloudy Spot, Solar City

  • Breeder:Jerrald Schwartz
  • Owner: S J Stables, LLC
  • Trainer: Jonathan E. Sheppard
  • Jockey: Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr.

Sire: Lord Avie, Bay, 1978. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 8 wins, $705,977. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $14,000.

Broodmare Sire: Solar City, Bay, 1981.

3 Mastery (GB) Margin: 11½ TrueNick: B+ $49,500

2006, Bay Colt
Sulamani (IRE) - Moyesii, Diesis (GB)

  • Breeder:Darley
  • Owner: Godolphin Racing, LLC - Lessee
  • Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
  • Jockey: Lanfranco Dettori

Sire: Sulamani (IRE), Bay, 1999. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $22,421.

Broodmare Sire: Diesis (GB), Chestnut, 1980.

Time: 2:54.11   Track: Fast

Others: Gangbuster, $30,000; Muhannak (IRE), $15,000; Father Time (GB); Eldaafer; Nite Light; Black Astor; Sir Dave.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Man of IronJohn Patrick MurtaghAidan P. O'Brien
2Cloudy's KnightRosemary B. Homeister, Jr.Jonathan E. Sheppard
3Mastery (GB)Lanfranco DettoriSaeed bin Suroor
4GangbusterKent J. DesormeauxJ. Keith Desormeaux
5Muhannak (IRE)Ryan L. MooreRalph Beckett
6Father Time (GB)Eddie AhernHenry Cecil
7EldaaferRafael BejaranoDiane Alvarado
8Nite LightJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
9Black AstorAlex O. SolisLisa L. Lewis
10Sir DaveJoel RosarioJack Carava

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
9 Man of IronJohn Patrick Murtagh$14.80$7.20$4.40
4 Cloudy's KnightRosemary B. Homeister, Jr.$7.40$4.60
6 Mastery (GB)Lanfranco Dettori$2.40
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (9-4)$120.20
$2.00 Trifecta (9-4-6)$450.20
$2.00 Superfecta (9-4-6-10)$5,691.00

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