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OBS Championship (Colts and Geldings Division) S.

OCALA TRAINING CENTER, Ocala, FL

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: March 14, 2011
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  • Age: 3 yos
  • Race: 4
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
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1 Reprized Halo Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A $60,000

2008 | Bay Colt | Halo's Image - Reprized Angel, Reprized

  • Breeder:Debra Backlinie & Bill Backlinie
  • Owner: Roger Urbina
  • Trainer: Manuel J. Azpurua
  • Jockey: Jose L. Alvarez

Sire: Halo's Image, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 5 years. 26 starts, 9 wins, $549,891. Lifetime: 162 yearlings sold, median $12,750.

Broodmare Sire: Reprized, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. In 2009: .63 AEI.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $23,000.

2 Extended Family Margin: 1 TrueNicks: D $20,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Stephen Got Even   - Family First, Belong to Me  

  • Breeder:Emerald Pastures Corp.
  • Owner: WinStar Farm LLC
  • Trainer: Dale L. Romans
  • Jockey: Jeffrey Sanchez

Sire: Stephen Got Even  , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $1,019,200. Lifetime: 297 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Belong to Me  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $95,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $55,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2009 Winter Mixed Sale, $10,000.

3 Strike Oil Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ $10,000

2008 | Bay Gelding | Forest Wildcat - Acadia, Silver Deputy

  • Breeder:Windfields Farm Ltd
  • Owner: John C. Oxley
  • Trainer: Mark E. Casse
  • Jockey: Shaun Bridgmohan

Sire: Forest Wildcat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $478,862. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $65,000. In 2009: 1.55 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Silver Deputy, Bay, 1985.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $190,000.
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2009 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, $52,919.

Time: 1:47.40   Track: Fast

Others: Pick Four, $7,000; Tapilu, $3,000; Andysun; Powerman; Picaroo.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Reprized HaloJose L. AlvarezManuel J. Azpurua
2Extended FamilyJeffrey SanchezDale L. Romans
3Strike OilShaun BridgmohanMark E. Casse
4Pick FourLuis Antonio GonzalezRobert A. Jeffries
5TapiluTracy J. HebertRay E. Tracy, Jr.
6AndysunElvis TrujilloJose Pinchin
7PowermanRajiv MaraghMark E. Casse
8PicarooPedro L. Cotto, Jr.Edward L. Williams

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