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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf S. (gr. 2)

OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $1,000,000
  • Date: November 7, 2009
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: ABC
  • Age: 2 yo
  • Race: 2
  • Distance: One Mile
  • Post Time: 1:45 PM
1 Pounced Margin: ¾ BRIS: 88TrueNicks: A $540,000

2007 | Chestnut Colt | Rahy - Golden Cat, Storm Cat

  • Breeder:Carwell Equities Ltd
  • Owner: Lady Serena Rothschild
  • Trainer: John H. M. Gosden
  • Jockey: Lanfranco Dettori

Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $343,386. Lifetime: 441 yearlings sold, median $65,000.

Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.

2 Bridgetown Margin: head BRIS: 87TrueNicks: A++ $180,000

2007 | Chestnut Colt | Speightstown   - Ellesmere, Tabasco Cat

  • Breeder:Eugene Melnyk
  • Owner: Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
  • Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek
  • Jockey: Robert C. Landry

Sire: Speightstown  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 10 wins, $1,258,256. Lifetime: 250 yearlings sold, median $100,000.

Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.

3 Interactif Margin: ½ BRIS: 86TrueNicks: B+ $99,000

2007 | Bay Colt | Broken Vow   - Broad Pennant, Broad Brush

  • Breeder:Wertheimer Et Frere
  • Owner: Wertheimer & Frere
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux

Sire: Broken Vow  , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 9 wins, $725,296. Lifetime: 395 yearlings sold, median $32,000.

Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.

Time: 1:35.47   Track: Firm

Others: Awesome Act, $60,000; Buzzword (GB), $30,000; Dean's Kitten; Gallant Gent; Viscount Nelson; Becky's Kitten; King Ledley; Zip Quik; Codoy.

Scratched: Kera's Kitten; Summer Movie.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1PouncedLanfranco DettoriJohn H. M. Gosden
2BridgetownRobert C. LandryKenneth G. McPeek
3InteractifKent J. DesormeauxTodd A. Pletcher
4Awesome ActRyan L. MooreJeremy Noseda
5Buzzword (GB)Ahmed AjtebiSaeed bin Suroor
6Dean's KittenRamon A. DominguezMichael J. Maker
7Gallant GentJoel RosarioCraig Anthony Lewis
8Viscount NelsonJohn Patrick MurtaghAidan P. O'Brien
9Becky's KittenJulien R. LeparouxWesley A. Ward
10King LedleyRafael BejaranoDarrin Miller
11Zip QuikMike E. SmithPatrick L. Biancone
12CodoyGarrett K. GomezMark Hubley

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 PouncedLanfranco Dettori$6.80$4.80$3.20
7 BridgetownRobert C. Landry$6.60$4.20
11 InteractifKent J. Desormeaux$3.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-4)$62.00
$2.00 Trifecta (4-7-11)$181.20
$2.00 Superfecta (4-7-11-6)$5,501.40

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