PHILADELPHIA PARK, Bensalem, PA
| 1 | Gone Astray | Margin: 9¼ | BRIS: 106 | TrueNicks: A++ | $600,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Dixie Union - Illicit, Mr. Prospector
Sire: Dixie Union, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 7 wins, $1,233,190. Lifetime: 451 yearlings sold, median $85,000.
Broodmare Sire: Mr. Prospector, Bay, 1970.
| 2 | Join in the Dance | Margin: 2 | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: B+ | $200,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Sky Mesa - Dance Darling, Devil's Bag
Sire: Sky Mesa , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $633,076. Lifetime: 320 yearlings sold, median $50,000. In 2009: .71 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Devil's Bag, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 1.81 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, ($90,000).
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($130,000).
| 3 | Kelly Leak | Margin: 4¼ | BRIS: 93 | TrueNicks: A | $110,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Runaway Groom - Hasty Appeal, World Appeal
Sire: Runaway Groom, Gray, 1979. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 6 wins, $347,537. Lifetime: 450 yearlings sold, median $16,500.
Broodmare Sire: World Appeal, Chestnut, 1980. In 2009: 1.10 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $110,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Selected Sale of Yearlings, $29,000.
Others: Duke of Mischief, $60,000; Bunker Hill, $30,000; Our Edge; Denver; Endymion.
Scratched: Soul Warrior.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone Astray | Eddie Castro | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 2 | Join in the Dance | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Kelly Leak | Mike E. Smith | Michael Machowsky |
| 4 | Duke of Mischief | Eibar Coa | David Fawkes |
| 5 | Bunker Hill | Frankie Pennington | Derek S. Ryan |
| 6 | Our Edge | Charles C. Lopez | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 7 | Denver | Jeremy Rose | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Endymion | Kendrick Carmouche | Christophe Clement |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gone Astray | Eddie Castro | $11.40 | $6.40 | $4.40 | |||||||
| Join in the Dance | John R. Velazquez | $6.00 | $3.40 | ||||||||
| Kelly Leak | Mike E. Smith | $3.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-1) | $63.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-1-3) | $238.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-1-3-4) | $609.40 | ||||||||||
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