OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Furthest Land | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 102 | TrueNicks: A++ | $540,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Smart Strike - Flagrant, Rahy
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 425 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.
| 2 | Ready's Echo | Margin: head | BRIS: 101 | TrueNicks: B+ | $180,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | More Than Ready - Menekineko, Kingmambo
Sire: More Than Ready , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 899 yearlings sold, median $74,536.
Broodmare Sire: Kingmambo, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $100,000.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, ($20,000).
| 3 | Midshipman | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 101 | TrueNicks: D | $99,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Colt | Unbridled's Song - Fleet Lady, Avenue of Flags
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.
Broodmare Sire: Avenue of Flags, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
Others: Mastercraftsman (IRE), $60,000; Mambo Meister, $30,000; Neko Bay; Mr. Sidney; Chocolate Candy; Bullsbay; Pyro.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furthest Land | Julien R. Leparoux | Michael J. Maker |
| 2 | Ready's Echo | Calvin H. Borel | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Midshipman | Garrett K. Gomez | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 4 | Mastercraftsman (IRE) | John Patrick Murtagh | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 5 | Mambo Meister | Manoel R. Cruz | Philip A. Gleaves |
| 6 | Neko Bay | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs |
| 7 | Mr. Sidney | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott |
| 8 | Chocolate Candy | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 9 | Bullsbay | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion |
| 10 | Pyro | John R. Velazquez | Saeed bin Suroor |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Furthest Land | Julien R. Leparoux | $44.60 | $18.40 | $9.60 | ||||||
| 10 | Ready's Echo | Calvin H. Borel | $18.20 | $9.40 | |||||||
| 3 | Midshipman | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-10) | $658.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-10-3) | $5,866.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-10-3-1) | $13,323.80 | ||||||||||
Champion Midshipman's first foal was born at Darley's Stonerside division in Paris, Ky., Jan. 26. The filly is out of the grade III-winning mare Freefourracing.
Friday, February 03, 2012
The Fort Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIIT) not only drew a full field, but many of the entrants are recognizable names with both turf and dirt experience. It should make for an interesting race, as a field of 12 will do battle.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Graded stakes winner Chocolate Candy, who was retired from racing this fall to stand at Bar None Ranches near Dewinton, Alberta, Canada, died of complications following a paddock accident at the farm.
Monday, December 26, 2011Darley stallion Admire Moon will stand in 2012 for 4 million yen, approximately $51,000.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Graded stakes winner Chocolate Candy has been retired from racing for stallion duty in 2012 at Bar None Ranches near Dewinton, Alberta, Canada.
Monday, December 05, 2011
Making his stakes debut, career claimer Jimanator outdueled odds-on favorite Mambo Meister to win the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Nov. 26 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
While lightly raced this year, four-time grade I winner Winchester has by far the most decorated career heading into the Nov. 26 W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Mambo Meister, who got upended two races back in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, will try for his third stakes win this year at Calder Race Course when he takes on seven rivals in the Fred W. Hooper Handicap.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Like he was shot out of a cannon, Caleb's Posse rocketed past Shackleford in the stretch and romped to a four-length victory in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Shackleford drew post 2 for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I); Trappe Shot pegged the 3-1 favorite for the $1 million race.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Caleb's Posse turned in his second work at Keeneland Oct. 22 in preparation for his next start in the Breeders' Cup.
Saturday, October 22, 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
Bonnie Heath Farm's homebred Mad Flatter won the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III) for the second straight year when he held off Mambo Meister by a length Oct. 15 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Mad Flatter and Mambo Meister, the winners of the last two editions of the $100,000 Spend a Buck Handicap (gr. III), will face off again in the 1 1/16-mile race Oct. 15 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Irrefutable, who closed well to finish second behind victorious Amazombie in Santa Anita's Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8, might have earned himself a shot in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Jon and Joel recap the Super Derby, and reveal the Dirt Mile Top 5. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
Will Havre de Grace beat the boys? If not, then who's the winner?
Albertus Maximus, winner of the 2009 Donn Handicap (gr. I) and the previous year's TVG Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, has been retired from racing for stallion duty in 2012 at Sheikh Hamdan's Shadwell Farm near Lexington.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tres Borrachos snapped a losing streak that spanned more than two years when he rallied from between horses and swept past favored Kevlar Kid to capture the $200,000 San Diego Handicap (gr. II) at Del Mar July 30
Saturday, July 30, 2011
A starting berth in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) is on the line for eight older horses in Del Mar's San Diego Handicap (gr. II) July 30.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Successful Mission parlayed a ground-saving trip into his first graded stakes win, resisting favored Voodoo Swinge in the final strides by a neck in the $125,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) on turf at Calder.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Mambo Meister makes his first turf start in more than a year when he defends his title in the $125,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino and Race Course April 30.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Court Vision, second in last year's Maker's Mark Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland, will be making his 6-year-old debut in this year's running of the $300,000 stakes for IEAH Stables and Resolute Group Stables.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
There are some classy horses making their comebacks in the $150,000 Potrero Grande Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita April 3, including Crown of Thorns, M One Rifle, and Atta Boy Roy.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
A colt from the first crop by Japanese stallion Pyro was foaled March 6 at Catesby Clay's Runnymede Farm near Paris. Ky.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
There is an impressive list of older horses returning next year... [More]