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PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS, Erie, PA
| 1 | Gayego | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A | $150,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Gilded Time - Devils Lake, Lost Code
Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $975,980. Lifetime: 533 yearlings sold, median $38,000.
Broodmare Sire: Lost Code, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984. In 2009: 1.46 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $32,000.
| 2 | Successful Dan | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Successful Appeal - Lisa Danielle, Wolf Power (SAF)
Sire: Successful Appeal , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 292 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Wolf Power (SAF), Gray, 1978. In 2009: 1.30 AEI.
| 3 | Stunning Stag | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B | $22,500 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Running Stag - Midday Fun, The Prime Minister
Sire: Running Stag, Bay, 1994. Raced 5 years. 40 starts, 7 wins, $1,663,227. Lifetime: 138 yearlings sold, median $6,100.
Broodmare Sire: The Prime Minister, Bay, 1987. In 2009: .71 AEI.
Sale History:
Adena Springs 2006 Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, ($170,000).
Keeneland Association 2005 January Horses of All Ages Sale, ($37,000).
Others: Allie's Event, $11,250; Black Belt, $5,625; Mambo Meister, $3,750; Cherokee Artist, $1,250; Rockin' Rockstar, $1,250; I Know Why, $200.
Scratched: Kutais; For All Who Conga; Ryan's Gift.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gayego | Alan Garcia | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2 | Successful Dan | Julien R. Leparoux | Charles Lopresti |
| 3 | Stunning Stag | Gerry Olguin | Sid C. Attard |
| 4 | Allie's Event | Carlos Montalvo | Lori A. Smock |
| 5 | Black Belt | Ronald Dale Allen, Jr. | Gerald S. Bennett |
| 6 | Mambo Meister | Dale V. Beckner | Philip A. Gleaves |
| 7 | Cherokee Artist | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion |
| 8 | Rockin' Rockstar | Willie Martinez | Michael E. Lauer |
| 9 | I Know Why | Erick D. Rodriguez | Dale Capuano |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gayego | Alan Garcia | $4.40 | $3.20 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 2 | Successful Dan | Julien R. Leparoux | $5.00 | $3.80 | |||||||
| 8 | Stunning Stag | Gerry Olguin | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-2) | $20.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-2-8) | $106.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-2-8-12) | $499.40 | ||||||||||
Horse of the Year Wise Dan, who won the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT)) on the Keeneland turf in his 2013 debut, breezed five furlongs in a bullet :59 3/5 over the main track April 24.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Successful Dan, coming back off a layoff of nearly 10 months, dictated an easy pace and held off the pursuing Boisterous in the final furlong to post a one-length victory in the Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III) April 21 at Keeneland.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
There was a time when "the other Dan" was Wise Dan, who went on to become Horse of the Year. On April 21 fans will witness the return of the original, Successful Dan, in the $150,000 Ben Ali Stakes at Keeneland.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Blue Grass winner Java's War is the latest horse to go last to first during the Keeneland spring meet.
Charlie LoPresti talks about Wise Dan and Successful Dan at Keeneland on 4/2/2013.
Wise Dan, Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year, turned in his second work of the season at Keeneland March 2, a four-furlong move in :49 1/5. Stablemates Turallure and Successful Dan are also training well.
Sunday, March 03, 2013
Leading Horse of the Year candidate Wise Dan returned to the track Jan. 7 following some turnout time at trainer Charlie Lopresti's Forest Lane Farm near Lexington, joining Successful Dan and Turallure.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Russell Road will try to overcome a two-month layoff as he aims for his third victory in the West Virginia Breeders' Classic as the 2-1 morning line favorite on the night of Oct. 20 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
With his smashing victory Sept. 16 in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), Wise Dan underlined that he is a formidable performer on any surface.
Eternal Rule, whose unbeaten record was spoiled last time out, got back in the win column for trainer Sid Attard with a front-running victory in the $250,000 Presque Isle Mile Stakes on the evening of Sept. 7.
Friday, September 07, 2012
Stronach Stables' Hunters Bay, whose three-race win streak was broken when he stepped into grade I company last out, is the moderate 3-1 morning line choice in an oversubscribed edition of the Presque Isle Mile Sept. 7.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
James Street is back to defend his title in the $150,000 Seagram Cup (Can-III) against six opponents over the Polytrack Aug. 4 at Woodbine.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Trainer Charles Lopresti loaded Morton Fink's multiple grade II stakes winner Successful Dan onto a van the morning of July 28, bound for Lexington and an appointment with Dr. Larry Bramlage at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Even though it's more than a week away, the Aug. 3-5 stakes extravaganza at Saratoga Race Course is taking shape, with the release by the New York Racing Association of a list of probables for the four graded stakes.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Fort Larned, left alone on an easy pace, turned back heavy favorite Successful Dan in the lane to post an easy three-length triumph in the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III) in Iowa June 30.
Sunday, July 01, 2012
Highly regarded Successful Dan, winner of the Alysheba Stakes (gr. II) this spring, is 6-5 on the morning line for the $300,000 Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III) at Prairie Meadows on the night of June 30.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tom LaMarra and Evan Hammonds handicap the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs this weekend.
The 31st running of the 1 1/8-mile event sets up as a faceoff between two of the country's top older horses--Pin Oak Stable's Alternation and Morton Fink's Wise Dan.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Woodbine Polytrack specialist Stunning Stag makes his third attempt at winning the $150,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) in the seasonal debut for Janice and Sid Attard's 8-year-old May 26.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Pimlico Special (gr. III), returning to the Pimlico racing calendar after a three-year hiatus, has drawn a sold field of 10 handicap horses, headed by Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) winner Alternation.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Eric Mitchell recaps Kentucky Oaks Day for 2012, highlighted by the victory by Believe You Can and Rosie Napravnik in the Kentucky Oaks. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Successful Dan took advantage of a contested early pace and wore down the leaders to set a new Churchill Downs 1 1/16 mile track record while winning the $337,800 Alysheba Stakes (gr. II) May 4.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Mucho Macho Man's last race at Churchill Downs was a third in the 2011 Kentucky Derby. His connections hope to be in the winner's circle this year following the Alysheba Stakes May 4.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Images from opening weekend at Keeneland, April 2012.
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