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Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile S. (gr. 1)

OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $2,000,000
  • Date: November 7, 2009
  • Class: Grade 1
  • TV: ESPN
  • Age: 2 yo
  • Race: 5
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 3:49 PM
1 Vale of York (IRE) Margin: head BRIS: 93TrueNicks: A++ $1,080,000

2007 | Bay Colt | Invincible Spirit (IRE)   - Red Vale (IRE), Halling

  • Breeder:Stock Vale Ltd
  • Owner: Godolphin Racing, LLC - Lessee
  • Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
  • Jockey: Ahmed Ajtebi

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: 93TrueNicks: A++ $360,000

2007 | Bay Colt | Smart Strike   - Private Feeling, Belong to Me  

  • Breeder:Gulf Coast Farms LLC
  • Owner: Mike Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Garrett K. Gomez

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: 92TrueNicks: A++ $198,000

2007 | Bay Colt | Cuvee   - The Devil's Trick, Clever Trick

  • Breeder:C. Kidder,Cole & B. Kidder
  • Owner: Chasing Dreams Racing 2008, LLC
  • Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek
  • Jockey: Willie Martinez

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.

Time: 1:43.48   Track: Fast

Others: Piscitelli, $120,000; Aikenite, $60,000; Beethoven (IRE); Radiohead (GB); William's Kitten; Eskendereya; Alfred Nobel (IRE); Pulsion; Aspire; D' Funnybone.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Vale of York (IRE)Ahmed AjtebiSaeed bin Suroor
2Lookin At LuckyGarrett K. GomezBob Baffert
3Noble's PromiseWillie MartinezKenneth G. McPeek
4PiscitelliKent J. DesormeauxGregory D. Sacco
5AikeniteAlan GarciaTodd A. Pletcher
6Beethoven (IRE)Ryan L. MooreAidan P. O'Brien
7Radiohead (GB)Martin J. DwyerBrian Meehan
8William's KittenRamon A. DominguezMichael J. Maker
9EskendereyaJavier CastellanoTodd A. Pletcher
10Alfred Nobel (IRE)John Patrick MurtaghAidan P. O'Brien
11PulsionMike E. SmithPatrick L. Biancone
12AspireJulien R. LeparouxEddie Kenneally
13D' FunnyboneEdgar S. PradoRichard E. Dutrow, Jr.

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
7 Vale of York (IRE)Ahmed Ajtebi$63.20$24.40$12.40
13 Lookin At LuckyGarrett K. Gomez$4.40$3.00
4 Noble's PromiseWillie 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

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