PHILADELPHIA PARK, Bensalem, PA
| 1 | A. U. Miner | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: C+ | $150,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Mineshaft - Clerical Etoile (ARG), The Watcher
Sire: Mineshaft , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 10 wins, $2,283,402. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: The Watcher, Bay, 1982. In 2009: .87 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2007 Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($42,000).
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $90,000.
| 2 | Alcomo (BRZ) | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2003 | Bay Horse | Rainbow Corner (GB) - Amazing Singer (BRZ), Tokatee
Sire: Rainbow Corner (GB), Bay, 1989. Raced 4 years. 15 starts, 3 wins, $349,312. In 2009: 1.26 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Tokatee, Bay, 1986.
| 3 | Jade's Revenge | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A | $27,500 |
2003 | Bay Horse | Quiet American - Valnesian, Valid Appeal
Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $754,650. Lifetime: 409 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Valid Appeal, Bay, 1972. In 2009: 2.19 AEI.
Others: Gabriel's Hill, $15,000; Stones River, $7,500; Marilyn's Guy.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. U. Miner | Frankie Pennington | Clark Hanna |
| 2 | Alcomo (BRZ) | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Eduardo Caramori |
| 3 | Jade's Revenge | Jose C. Caraballo | H. Graham Motion |
| 4 | Gabriel's Hill | Eibar Coa | Seth Benzel |
| 5 | Stones River | Gabriel Saez | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 6 | Marilyn's Guy | Kendrick Carmouche | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. U. Miner | Frankie Pennington | $30.60 | $8.20 | $4.60 | ||||||
| 4 | Alcomo (BRZ) | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $3.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 6 | Jade's Revenge | Jose C. Caraballo | $5.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-4) | $85.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-4-6) | $943.80 | ||||||||||
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
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
A sharp claim a year ago, Marilyn's Guy notched his first graded stakes victory March 17 at Aqueduct when he held off a game effort by San Pablo to win by a neck in the $150,000 Excelsior (gr. III).
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Burning Sands Stable's San Pablo has been nearly flawless for more than a year, and now he will try to take his game to the next level in the $150,000 Excelsior Stakes (gr. III) March 17 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
A. U. Miner, the 3-1 second choice in the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II), is recovering from successful surgery to repair broken sesamoids sustained during the 1 3/4 mile race at Churchill Downs Nov. 5.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Dr. Wayne Mcllwraith updates the condition of A. U. Miner, who was pulled up in the Breeders' Cup Marathon.
Dr. Wayne Mcllwraith updates the conditions of A. U. Miner and Meeznah after the Breeders' Cup Marathon.
Is the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) simply a 2 horse race between Flat Out and Stay Thirsty? Or, will the others have their say?
Preston Stables' Flat Out and Mike Repole's Stay Thirsty are the two standouts in the 1 1/4-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), which offers the winner an automatic berth in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Thursday, September 29, 2011
This week's nominees: First Dude, Blind Luck, Irish Gypsy, A. U. Miner.
For the second straight year, A. U. Miner earned an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) at Churchill Downs by winning the Greenwood Cup Stakes July 16 at Parx Racing.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Birdrun, Ponzi Scheme, and A.U. Miner are among the horses entered in the Greenwood Cup, a 1 1/2-mile stakes to be run July 16 at Parx Racing.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Prince Will I Am will return to the grass against a deep field in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 19 at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Jockeys Calvin Borel and Javier Castellano were fined for their post-rate fight in the winner's circle following the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. III) and Castellano was additionally handed a six-day suspension.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Selections for the six Friday Breeders' Cup races at Churchill Downs.
The Oct. 25 workout tab at Churchill Downs included more than a handful of contenders for the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Monday, October 25, 2010
A well-matched field of eight older horses have been entered in the $250,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II) at Hawthorne Racecourse on Oct. 2.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Don Benge's A. U. Miner, a 14-1 longshot, charged down the center of the racetrack and got up by a neck over favored Alcomo to win the $250,000 Greenwood Cup at Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack July 17.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
With a berth in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Marathon on the line, Abdul Rahman Al Jasmi Racing's Alcomo will try to defend his title in the $250,000 Greenwood Cup July 17 at Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Brazilian-bred Alcomo got up in the final jump to nip hard-luck pacesetter Gabriel's Hill by a nose in the $200,000 Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II) June 4 at Belmont Park.
Friday, June 04, 2010Edward P. Evans' homebred American Dance, installed as the lukewarm 3-1 morning line favorite for the June 4 Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II), will face stiff challenges from stablemate Tiger's Rock and Eldaafer.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Mambo Meister, second in last year's Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT), is back for the opening-day feature at Calder Casino & Race Course April 25, where he will face Sunshine Millions Turf winner Jet Propulsion.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Parading returns to the scene of his most lopsided stakes victory earlier this year when he takes on nine rivals in Keeneland's $150,000 Fayette Stakes on Oct. 31, closing day for the Lexington track's short fall meet.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]