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PIMLICO, Baltimore, MD
| 1 | Ventana | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Toccet - Full Figure, Polish Numbers
Sire: Toccet , Bay, 2000. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 7 wins, $931,387. Lifetime: 130 yearlings sold, median $11,250.
Broodmare Sire: Polish Numbers, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $410,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $147,000.
| 2 | Immortal Eyes | Margin: 5¼ | TrueNicks: D | $20,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Greatness - Private Eyes, Private Terms
Sire: Greatness, Chestnut, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 2 wins, $79,590. Lifetime: 57 yearlings sold, median $5,500. In 2009: .71 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Private Terms, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $220,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Select Sale of Yearlings, $80,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Winter Mixed Sale, $18,000.
| 3 | China | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $11,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Tale of the Cat - Crow Jane, Indian Charlie
Sire: Tale of the Cat , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $360,900. Lifetime: 1003 yearlings sold, median $65,000.
Broodmare Sire: Indian Charlie , Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $110,000.
Others: Nathan's H Q, $6,000; Heritage Hall, $3,000; Delong Road; Safety Check; My Cuz C J; Gattopardo.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventana | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Immortal Eyes | Travis L. Dunkelberger | Damon R. Dilodovico |
| 3 | China | John R. Velazquez | John Good |
| 4 | Nathan's H Q | Clyde W. Martin | Clyde W. Martin |
| 5 | Heritage Hall | Sheldon Russell | Mark Shuman |
| 6 | Delong Road | Jon Kenton Court | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 7 | Safety Check | Ramon A. Dominguez | Alan E. Goldberg |
| 8 | My Cuz C J | J. D. Acosta | Kenneth M. Cox |
| 9 | Gattopardo | Malcolm Franklin | Timothy J. Tullock, Jr. |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ventana | Martin Garcia | $5.20 | $3.40 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 6 | Immortal Eyes | Travis L. Dunkelberger | $13.60 | $6.00 | |||||||
| 7 | China | John R. Velazquez | $3.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-6) | $91.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-6-7) | $375.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-6-7-3) | $1,328.20 | ||||||||||
Hamazing Destiny and jockey Corey Nakatani took advantage of a duel between the early leaders before taking the lead at the top of the stretch to win the Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III).
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Robert Abbo Racing Stable's Immortal Eyes, who just missed winning last year's Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) after rating a bit early, will try again when the six-furlong event is held May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.
Thursday, May 17, 2012Coolmore is planning to develop, along with the Irish government, a Thoroughbred industry in China. The project involves racetracks, a training center, and the export of 100 mares from Ireland to China.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Grade II winner Ventana has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2012 at Gayle Gerth's Dana Point Farm in Lenhartsville, Pa.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Grade I winner Capt. Candyman Can, sidelined since June, returns to action in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) as Gulfstream Park rings out the year Dec. 31.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sunrise Smarty took all the heat up front and still had just enough to hang on for a half-length win in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) on Thanksgiving at Aqueduct.
Thursday, November 24, 2011Millionaire gelding wins a tight one over Immortal Eyes and Ben's Cat.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Ben's Cat, a comfortable winner of the off-the-turf Laurel Turf Dash in his last start, hopes to keep the momentum going in the $200,000 Six Bits Handicap at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course Nov. 23.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Favored Candyman E, overcoming trouble for jockey Joe Bravo entering the turn, exploited an opening along the inside to prevail in the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Oct. 22 at Laurel Park.
Saturday, October 22, 2011Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation has announced well-bred stakes winners Jalil and Sousa will enter stud in China in 2012 in an effort to bolster that country's emerging Thoroughbred industry.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Racing will be held in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, one day a week with four to six races on the program.
Monday, July 04, 2011
With six stakes worth more than $1 million, Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will hold its biggest racing weekend of the year June 24-25, highlighted by the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Ventana returned to his winning ways, as the 5-year-old finally did May 21 at Pimlico Race Course when he outdueled longshot Immortal Eyes to score the $100,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III).
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Ventana, the only previous graded stakes winner entered in the Maryland Sprint (gr. III), is seeking his first score outside California. The race, which attracted a field of nine, will be contested at six furlongs May 21.
Thursday, May 19, 2011The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced it has expanded its international equine sales to China.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Amazombie, closing with abandon on the far outside for jockey Mike Smith, nipped Captain Cherokee by a head in a terrific finish to the $150,000 Potrero Grande Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park April 3.
Sunday, April 03, 2011
There are some classy horses making their comebacks in the $150,000 Potrero Grande Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita April 3, including Crown of Thorns, M One Rifle, and Atta Boy Roy.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Veteran turf campaigner Twilight Meteor gets a little class relief when he takes on nine rivals, including Barbaro's full brother Nicanor, in the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes (gr. IIIT) Feb. 27 at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Suarez Racing Inc.'s No Advantage, winless in five previous starts at Laurel Park, made his victory count with a strong come-from-behind win in the $150,000 General George Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 21 at the Maryland racetrack.
Monday, February 21, 2011
There were some relieved smiles in Santa Anita's winner's circle after favored Smiling Tiger overcame a bad stumble at the start to capture the $150,000 San Carlos Handicap (gr. II) by a desperate head in the rain Feb. 19
Saturday, February 19, 2011
A disappointment in last month's Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II), two-time grade I winner Smiling Tiger will get a new jockey for the $150,000 San Carlos Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita Feb. 19 when Joel Rosario takes over.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert continued his domination of the young 2011 Santa Anita meet when Euroears scored an easy front-running 2 1/4-length upset in the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 22.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Smiling Tiger, who won a pair of grade I races and became a finalist as the nation's top sprinter, kicks off his 4-year-old campaign in the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 22 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Taqarub, a son of Aldebaran, goes wire to wire in the six-furlong Maryland Sprint Handicap at Pimlico on the Preakness Day undercard.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Ravalo, Silver Edition, and Celtic Innis ran one, two, three in last year's Maryland Sprint Handicap...and they return May 15 to battle again in the Preakness Day event.
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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