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Iowa Oaks (gr. 3)

PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Altoona, IA

  • Purse: $200,000
  • Date: June 26, 2010
  • Class: Grade 3
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  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 6
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 8:46 PM
1 Seeking the Title Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ $120,000

2007 | Bay Filly | Seeking the Gold - Title Seeker, Monarchos  

  • Breeder:Charles Fipke
  • Owner: Charles E. Fipke
  • Trainer: Dallas Stewart
  • Jockey: Calvin H. Borel

Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $2,307,000. Lifetime: 299 yearlings sold, median $220,000.

Broodmare Sire: Monarchos  , Gray or Roan, 1998. In 2009: 1.21 AEI.

2 Harissa Margin: 5 TrueNicks: B $40,000

2007 | Bay Filly | Afleet Alex   - Dynasty, Time for a Change

  • Breeder:Jeanne Bruce
  • Owner: Gem, Inc. (John Waken)
  • Trainer: David E. Hofmans
  • Jockey: Martin Garcia

Sire: Afleet Alex  , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 287 yearlings sold, median $37,000.

Broodmare Sire: Time for a Change, Chestnut, 1981.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $360,000.
Barretts Equine Limited March 2009 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($195,000).
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $95,000.

3 All Due Respect Margin: TrueNicks: D $20,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Value Plus - Aunt Due, Devil His Due  

  • Breeder:Lau-Mor Farms
  • Owner: Al and Saundra S. Kirkwood
  • Trainer: Kathy Walsh
  • Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Value Plus, Gray or Roan, 2001. Lifetime: 157 yearlings sold, median $12,000.

Broodmare Sire: Devil His Due  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $340,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $80,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, ($47,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Fall Mixed Sale, $17,000.

Time: 1:41.84   Track: Fast

Others: Quiet Temper, $10,000; Remit, $6,000; Shotgun Gulch, $4,000.

Scratched: Tap Tap Tapping.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Seeking the TitleCalvin H. BorelDallas Stewart
2HarissaMartin GarciaDavid E. Hofmans
3All Due RespectMike E. SmithKathy Walsh
4Quiet TemperRobby AlbaradoDale L. Romans
5RemitShaun BridgmohanSteven M. Asmussen
6Shotgun GulchM. Clifton BerryC. R. Trout

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 Seeking the TitleCalvin H. Borel$17.40$6.60$4.00
6 HarissaMartin Garcia$3.80$3.40
5 All Due RespectMike E. Smith$3.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-6)$72.40
$2.00 Trifecta (4-6-5)$232.40

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