OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Vale of York (IRE) | Margin: head | BRIS: 93 | TrueNicks: A++ | $1,080,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Red Vale (IRE), Halling
Sire: Invincible Spirit (IRE) , Bay, 1997. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $374,711. Lifetime: 464 yearlings sold, median $69,019.
Broodmare Sire: Halling, Chestnut, 1991.
Sale History:
Tattersall's Craven Breeze Up Sale 2009, ($102,307).
Tattersall's December 2008 Foal Sale, $35,909.
| 2 | Lookin At Lucky | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 93 | TrueNicks: A++ | $360,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Smart Strike - Private Feeling, Belong to Me
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 425 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Belong to Me , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2009 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $475,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($35,000).
| 3 | Noble's Promise | Margin: head | BRIS: 92 | TrueNicks: A++ | $198,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Cuvee - The Devil's Trick, Clever Trick
Sire: Cuvee , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $402,044. Lifetime: 192 yearlings sold, median $12,250.
Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $125,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, ($25,000).
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $10,000.
Others: Piscitelli, $120,000; Aikenite, $60,000; Beethoven (IRE); Radiohead (GB); William's Kitten; Eskendereya; Alfred Nobel (IRE); Pulsion; Aspire; D' Funnybone.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vale of York (IRE) | Ahmed Ajtebi | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2 | Lookin At Lucky | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Noble's Promise | Willie Martinez | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 4 | Piscitelli | Kent J. Desormeaux | Gregory D. Sacco |
| 5 | Aikenite | Alan Garcia | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 6 | Beethoven (IRE) | Ryan L. Moore | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 7 | Radiohead (GB) | Martin J. Dwyer | Brian Meehan |
| 8 | William's Kitten | Ramon A. Dominguez | Michael J. Maker |
| 9 | Eskendereya | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 10 | Alfred Nobel (IRE) | John Patrick Murtagh | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 11 | Pulsion | Mike E. Smith | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 12 | Aspire | Julien R. Leparoux | Eddie Kenneally |
| 13 | D' Funnybone | Edgar S. Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Vale of York (IRE) | Ahmed Ajtebi | $63.20 | $24.40 | $12.40 | ||||||
| 13 | Lookin At Lucky | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.40 | $3.00 | |||||||
| 4 | Noble's Promise | Willie Martinez | $4.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-13) | $334.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-13-4) | $2,362.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-13-4-2) | $47,859.80 | ||||||||||
Grade I winner Eskendereya sired his first reported foal on Jan. 20 when a filly was born at Lynn Alexander's Alastar in Nicholasville, Ky.
Sunday, January 22, 2012The first reported foal by dual champion Lookin At Lucky is a filly born Jan. 16 at Royal Pegasus near Lexington.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Major stallion Unbridled's Song will stand in 2012 at the Taylor family's Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky., for $85,000 stands and nurses, down from $100,000 in 2011.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Grade I winners Uncle Mo and Cape Blanco, both newcomer stallions at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., will stand for $35,000 and $17,500, respectively in 2012.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Three horses bred by BryLynn started in the Breeders' Cup: Aikenite, Teaks North, and Jeranimo.
Hansen, a local horse coming off of pair of dominating wins at Turfway Park, desperately held off heavy favorite Union Rags to win a thriller in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill.
Saturday, November 05, 2011Godolphin Racing's Alpha may be 15-1 on the morning line for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile, but his connections believe he can outrun those odds if he moves forward from his last start in the Champagne Stakes.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Chadds Ford Stable's Union Rags is favored to remain undefeated and seal the 2-year-old championship in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Mike Repole's pair of Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty get in their final tune-ups at Churchill Downs for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). Both colts went five furlongs.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Preston Stables' Flat Out, who could be one of the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), zipped a half-mile in an impressive :46 3/5 in the pre-dawn cold at Churchill Downs Oct. 30.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sidney's Candy, a TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) hopeful, covered a half mile on firm turf in :50 at Churchill Downs Oct. 25. He is trained by Todd Pletcher for WinStar Farm and Rubio Stable.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Dullahan, upset winner of the Dixiana Breeders' Futurity (gr. I), breezed five furlongs in 1:03 3/5 Oct. 22 at Churchill Downs track under Kent Desormeaux. Shackleford also worked in preparation for the BC Dirt Mile (gr. I).
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) hopeful Take Charge Indy clocked a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 3/5 at Churchill Downs Oct. 21. With jockey James Graham aboard.
Friday, October 21, 2011
D' Funnybone, a five-time grade II winner for Paul Pompa Jr., will enter stud in 2012 at Tom Simon's Vinery New York at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Hopeful (gr. I) winner Currency Swap will be forced to miss the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) due to a recently-discovered ankle injury.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Jon & Joel unveil Top 5s in the Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies, and talk prep results.
Unbeaten Union Rags, forced to wait for room in traffic, slipped past pacesetter Right to Vote on the outside in mid-stretch and drew off to capture the $300,000 Champagne Stakes in dominating style at Belmont Park Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
New Zealand-bred Hoofit held off Aikenite by a desperate nose to score an 11-1 upset in the $175,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (gr. III) Oct. 7 on opening day at Keeneland.
Friday, October 07, 2011
Peachtree Stable's Flashpoint will hope the inside post is kinder to him this time around when he faces six competitors in the $175,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (gr. III) Oct. 7, opening day of the Keeneland meet.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Multiple Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti returns to Keeneland on Oct. 8 as he seeks to defend his title in the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT), one of nine graded stakes over the Lexington track's opening weekend.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Creative Cause, an unlucky loser in the Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) last time out, turned the tables on favored Drill in the $250,000 Norfolk Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
The fast-improving Drill, who jumped from the maiden ranks to win the Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) in his most recent start, faces five rival juveniles in the $250,000 Norfolk Stakes (gr. I).
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Unbeaten graded stakes winners Majestic City and Creative Cause square off in the $250,000 Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) on closing day of the seaside track's 2011 season Sept. 7.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Robert LaPenta and Fred Brei's Jackson Bend comes from off the pace to win the seven-furlong Forego Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga in 1:22.08.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
As versatile as Sidney's Candy is, the options for WinStar Farm and Todd Pletcher are virtually limitless. For his next start, the connections decided to sprint him on dirt in the $250,000 Forego (gr. I) Sept. 3 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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