OCALA TRAINING CENTER, Ocala, FL
| 1 | Crafty Unicorn | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Friends Lake - Unicorn Kid, Lemon Drop Kid
Sire: Friends Lake, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 3 wins, $696,400. Lifetime: 180 yearlings sold, median $12,750.
Broodmare Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 June Two-Year-Olds & Horses of Racing Age, $20,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($24,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2010 Open Yearling Sale, $10,000.
| 2 | Burn the Mortgage | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: D | $20,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Kitten's Joy - Mortgage the House, Chester House
Sire: Kitten's Joy , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 133 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Chester House, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $18,000.
| 3 | Moon Traveler | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B+ | $10,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Malibu Moon - Deputy Cures Blues, War Deputy
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 493 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: War Deputy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. In 2009: 1.49 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $325,000.
Others: Big Blue Nation, $7,000; Big Wednesday, $3,000; Here We Go Joe; Mucho Mas Macho; Patrioticandproud; Last Prayer; All for the Trip.
Scratched: Hello Prince.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crafty Unicorn | Angel Serpa | Dennis J. Manning |
| 2 | Burn the Mortgage | Julien R. Leparoux | Wayne M. Catalano |
| 3 | Moon Traveler | Luis Contreras | Mark E. Casse |
| 4 | Big Blue Nation | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Big Wednesday | Pablo Morales | Joseph R. Martin |
| 6 | Here We Go Joe | Elvis Trujillo | Jose Pinchin |
| 7 | Mucho Mas Macho | Juan C. Leyva | Henry Collazo |
| 8 | Patrioticandproud | Rajiv Maragh | Mark E. Casse |
| 9 | Last Prayer | Juan N. Delgado | James I. Spicknall |
| 10 | All for the Trip | Pedro L. Cotto, Jr. | Keith C. Dickey |
Multiple graded stakes winner Nates Mineshaft highlights the lineup for this year's $150,000 Hanshin Cup (gr. III) at Arlington Park May 25, making his first appearance for owner Windy Hill Farm in more than 11 months.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Cyber Secret has not won on the dirt at Churchill Downs, but fresh off a 5 3/4-length victory in the April 13 Oaklawn Handicap, trainer Lynn Whiting is willing to put his unbeaten season on the line.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Summer Front, third in last year's Jamaica Handicap and Secretariat Stakes (both gr. IT), makes his second start of 2013 in the $100,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 20 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013Jockey 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
He had one horse beaten in the stretch run, but Mucho Mas Macho kicked into gear when it mattered to upset the $150,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Lightly-raced Twilight Eclipse put away 3-2 favorite Ioya Bigtime entering the far turn and continued on to post an 11-1 upset win in the W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) Nov. 24 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
James Street, rallying with determination on the outside, collared pacesetter Patrioticandproud in deep stretch and went on to win the xx Autumn Stakes (Can-II) Nov. 10 at Woodbine.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Maritimer, winner of the 2011 Coronation Futurity and champion Canadian 2-year-old, makes his first start since March 31 in Dubai in the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 10.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Trainer Mark Casse entered Prospective and Stealcase in the $150,000 Ontario Derby at Woodbine Sept. 16, but only expects one to run. Casse will also send out Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber's Patrioticandproud.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Late-running Patrioticandproud took the overland route to his first stakes victory in the $148,833 Toronto Cup at Woodbine July 14.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Shivananda Racing's Trinniberg, who has returned to sprinting after a dismal effort in the Kentucky Derby, could be trying for his fourth graded stakes win if he takes on six foes in the Carry Back at Calder.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Prospective won for the first time since the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) in March when he overcame a stumble at the start to capture the $149,314 Victoria Park Stakes at Woodbine June 10.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
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
Trainer Todd Pletcher supplemented grade I-placed Big Blue Nation to the $100,000 OBS Championship colts and geldings division for 3-year-olds.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Willie Martinez and Trinniberg broke on top and never looked back en route to an easy front-running six-length victory in the $150,000 Swale Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park March 10.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
If Jonathan Sheppard could ever get Ever So Lucky started, he might find out if the colt is a legitimate Kentucky Derby (gr. I) contender. Hopefully, he will finally get a chance March 10 in the $150,000 Swale (gr. III).
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Jason Shandler looks at Todd Pletcher's Derby hopefuls.
Maritimer made a strong case for a Sovereign Award as Canada's champion 2-year-old male when he coasted to victory in Woodbine's $167,307 Display Stakes Nov. 27.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Favored Currency Swap handled sloppy conditions at rainy Saratoga better than any of his nine juvenile rivals in the $250,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I), edging a persistent Trinniberg on closing day Sept. 5.
Monday, September 05, 2011
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
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
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]