PENN NATIONAL, Grantville, PA
| 1 | Toby's Corner | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: C | $105,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | Bellamy Road - Brandon's Ride, Mister Frisky
Sire: Bellamy Road , Dark Bay or Brown, 2002. Lifetime: 92 yearlings sold, median $18,750.
Broodmare Sire: Mister Frisky, Chestnut, 1987. In 2009: .84 AEI.
| 2 | Isn't He Perfect | Margin: 4 | TrueNicks: B | $35,000 |
2008 | Bay Horse | Pleasantly Perfect - Reciclada (CHI), Rictorious
Sire: Pleasantly Perfect , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 9 wins, $7,789,880. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rictorious, Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $27,000.
| 3 | Not Abroad | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $19,250 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Not For Love - Timely Broad, Broad Brush
Sire: Not For Love , Bay, 1990. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 6 wins, $178,870. Lifetime: 335 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2008 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, $25,000.
Others: Unbridled Kimanchi, $10,500; Marilyn's Guy, $5,250.
Scratched: I'm Steppin' It Up; Ponzi Scheme; Small Town Talk.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toby's Corner | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion |
| 2 | Isn't He Perfect | Michael J. Luzzi | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 3 | Not Abroad | Nicholas J. Petro | Michael P. Petro |
| 4 | Unbridled Kimanchi | Dana G. Whitney | Chris J. Englehart |
| 5 | Marilyn's Guy | Charles C. Lopez | Anthony W. Dutrow |
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, two of the top older horses in training, are among the seven horses entered in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Last Gunfighter overcame a troubled start and came through on the rail to win the $150,000 Excelsior Stakes (gr. III) March 23 at Aqueduct, while 2011 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Ruler On Ice finished fifth.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
The 3-1 second choice on the morning line for the $150,000 Excelsior Stakes (gr. III) March 23 at Aqueduct Racetrack is 2011 Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice, who won an Aqueduct optional claimer Jan. 30.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Six older horses seek their first graded stakes score in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack Feb. 2, led by 120-pound highweight Mine Over Matter and the recently claimed Johannesburg Smile.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, seeking to add more punch to its open stakes schedule, has added a $500,000 event for 3-year-olds on the turf at one mile in 2013.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Toby's Corner, winner of the 2011 Resorts World New York Casino Wood Memorial Stakes (gr.I), will launch his stallion career in Japan at Hidaka Stallion Station.
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Poseidon's Warrior seeks to bounce back off a dull effort in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) as the 135-pound highweight in the Nov. 22 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) at the Big A.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
The final contingent of Breeders' Cup runners, including Mile favorite Wise Dan and Classic contenders Mucho Macho Man, Fort Larned, and Brilliant Speed, arrived at Santa Anita Park Oct. 31.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Not Abroad and his jockey, Nick Petro, took advantage of an opening along the rail and won the $142,500 Maryland Million Classic Stakes Oct. 6 at Laurel Park.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Eighttofasttocatch has been tabbed as the 9-5 favorite as he goes for a repeat in the $150,000 Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park Oct. 6.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Though it seemed doubtful 11 days ago, the resilient Jackson Bend was entered in the $500,000 Forego Stakes (gr. I) to be contested Sept. 1 at Saratoga Race Course.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Heavily favored San Pablo mowed down Toby's Corner and Small Town Talk in the stretch to easily win the $150,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park Aug. 18 for his seventh lifetime win in 12 starts.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Fresh from his first win since taking the Resorts World New York Casino Wood Memorial (gr. I) in April 2011, Toby's Corner returns in the $150,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (gr. III) Aug. 18 at Monmouth Park.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Charging on the outside of the Penn National Race Course, 34-1 shot Kyma registered his first stakes victory in the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup on the turf July 28.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Ben's Cat will be back to defend his crown against nine rivals in the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup on the night of July 28, at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Roman Tiger, whose two stakes wins this year include a triumph in the Tampa Bay Stakes, headlines a field of nine in the Sussex Stakes at the same 1 1/16-mile distance as the Tampa Bay Stakes.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Jay Em Ess Stable's Redeemed held off a nagging pressure from Not Abroad to win the $200,000 Greenwood Cup (gr. III) in track-record time at Parx Racing July 14.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Preston Stables' Flat Out will make his first start for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott in the $200,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (gr. III) July 7, having been transferred from the barn of Scooter Dickey.
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Vicky Schowe's homebred Sloane Ranger upset the $150,000 Donald LeVine Memorial Handicap by a neck at Parx Racing June 23, while 2011 Wood Memorial winner Toby's Corner finished fourth.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
$150,000 Donald LeVine Memorial Handicap June 23 offers potential confidence-booster off seventh-place finish in Pimlico Special.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Ghislaine Head's Right One, who last raced over Keeneland's Polytrack, returns to grass racing when he takes on seven rivals in the June 8 Jaipur Stakes (gr. IIIT) at seven furlongs at Belmont Park.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Marathoner Birdrun is entered for a repeat chance in the Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II). Redeemed is the 5-2 morning-line choice for the June 5 feature, run at the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) distance: one lap around 'Big Sandy.'
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Pin Oak Stable's Alternation grabbed the lead inside the eighth pole and held off the late charge of Nehro to win the May 18 Pimlico Special (gr. III) by a nose. The son of Distorted Humor covered 1 3/16 miles in 1:57.60.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Blue skies and balmy temperatures greeted a new era at Monmouth Park May 12 when the track opened its 67th season of Thoroughbred racing with increases in attendance and wagering over last year.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Three grade I winners--To Honor and Serve, Jersey Town, and Boys at Tosconova--headline the $150,000 Westchester (gr. III) April 28, the first of 35 stakes at Belmont Park's 2012 spring/summer meet.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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