OCALA TRAINING CENTER, Ocala, FL
| 1 | Quiet All American | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A | $60,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Forest Camp - Quiet Summernight, Quiet American
Sire: Forest Camp, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $339,984. Lifetime: 267 yearlings sold, median $45,000. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $225,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $130,000.
| 2 | Gator Tiger | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A | $20,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Tiger Ridge - Aunti Hattie, Affirmed
Sire: Tiger Ridge, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 1 years. 5 starts, $11,950. Lifetime: 263 yearlings sold, median $24,000. In 2009: 1.43 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Affirmed, Chestnut, 1975. In 2009: 2.43 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $50,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Open Sale of Yearlings, ($7,500).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Fall Mixed Sale, $3,000.
| 3 | Forty Nine Acres | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: B | $10,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Gelding | West Acre - Always Belle, Always a Classic
Sire: West Acre, Bay, 1995. Lifetime: 69 yearlings sold, median $7,000. In 2009: 1.42 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Always a Classic, Chestnut, 1993. In 2009: 1.04 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $52,000.
Others: Three Deadly Sins, $7,000; Thank U Philippe, $3,000; Da Plane; Soldier Field; Forestry Steel; Illicit Lover.
Scratched: Chief Counsel; Monte.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quiet All American | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Dale L. Romans |
| 2 | Gator Tiger | Elvis Trujillo | Joseph C. Catanese, III |
| 3 | Forty Nine Acres | Manoel R. Cruz | William A. Kaplan |
| 4 | Three Deadly Sins | Patrick Husbands | Jose Pinchin |
| 5 | Thank U Philippe | Julien R. Leparoux | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 6 | Da Plane | Pedro L. Cotto, Jr. | Tony Wilson |
| 7 | Soldier Field | Eibar Coa | William I. Mott |
| 8 | Forestry Steel | Daniel Centeno | Kenneth W. Marshall |
| 9 | Illicit Lover | Luis E. Arango | Agustin C. Bezara |
Jockey Gary Boulanger, away from the races for nearly nine years, rides John Oxley's Conquestor to victory in the OBS Sprint Stakes during the OBS Day of Champions. Spring Venture returns a winner in the filly division.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Crafty Unicorn made a big impression in his career debut, rolling to a 1 3/4-length victory in the male division of the $100,000 OBS Championship Stakes March 12 in Central Florida.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Roger Urbina's Reprized Halo held off a late charge by WinStar Farm's Extended Family to win the $100,000 Ocala Breeders'Sales Championship Stakes for 3-year-old colts and geldings by three quarters of a length March 14.
Monday, March 14, 2011
D' Funnybone tracks a hot early pace set by Discreetly Mine and Eightyfiveinafifty and cruises home to win the seven-furlong Woody Stephens by 3 1/4 lengths.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Multiple grade II winner D' Funnybone gets back to his favored distance of seven furlongs when he takes on four other 3-year-olds in the $250,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 5 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Of the 12 sophomores entered for the $300,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, there will be no bigger sentimental favorite than Fantasy Lane Stable's Uptowncharlybrown, whose trainer Alan Seewald passed away April 12
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Dean's Kitten 2 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) at Turfway Park March 27 pushes Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred right into the Kentucky Derby picture.
Saturday, March 27, 2010Connemara, winner of the El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) last month, is the 9-5 morning line favorite for the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) at Turfway Park March 27.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Vow to Wager, who ran second in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes last out, will face an accomplished field in the March 27 Lane's End Stakes (gr. I) at Turfway Park.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Quiet All American and Splendid Sound were the big winners Feb. 15 in Central Florida, taking the richest races on the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Day of Champions racing card.
Monday, February 15, 2010
The $100,000 OBS Championship Stakes for 3-year-olds Feb. 15 headlines the annual OBS Day of Champions at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's racetrack.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Winslow Homer moved into striking position approaching the turn, Winslow Homer splits horses at the top of the lane and held off 2-1 favorite Jackson Bend to win the Holy Bull by a length in his stakes debut Jan. 23.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Gulfstream Park will host an important showdown between several of the most talented 3-year-olds in Southern Florida Jan. 23 when a field of nine square off in the $150,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III).
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Becky's Kitten, who has never before raced at 1 1/8 miles, will attempt to follow in the footsteps of his sire, Kitten's Joy, with a win in the Jan. 1 Tropical Park Derby (gr. IIIT) at Calder Race Course.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]