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PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Altoona, IA
| 1 | Little Miss Holly | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A | $120,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | Maria's Mon - Common Hope, Storm Cat
Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $200,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $115,000.
| 2 | Hearts On Fire | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: D | $40,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | Lion Heart - Salem Heart, Touch Gold
Sire: Lion Heart , Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 494 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Touch Gold , Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $77,000.
| 3 | Find the Humor | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Sharp Humor - Thank the Academy, Royal Academy
Sire: Sharp Humor , Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 142 yearlings sold, median $12,500.
Broodmare Sire: Royal Academy, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Others: All About Allie, $10,000; Daisy Devine, $6,000; Versailles Song, $4,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Miss Holly | Corey J. Lanerie | Steve Margolis |
| 2 | Hearts On Fire | Alex Birzer | Donnie K. Von Hemel |
| 3 | Find the Humor | David Mello | Paul Vallance |
| 4 | All About Allie | Shane Laviolette | David E. Whited |
| 5 | Daisy Devine | James Graham | Andrew McKeever |
| 6 | Versailles Song | Terry J. Thompson | Jimmy Corrigan |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Miss Holly | Corey J. Lanerie | $8.80 | $4.00 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 3 | Hearts On Fire | Alex Birzer | $5.00 | $3.20 | |||||||
| 6 | Find the Humor | David Mello | $5.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-3) | $26.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-3-6) | $381.80 | ||||||||||
A solid field of 10 female turf specialists that includes recent Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IT) winner Daisy Devine has been entered in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT) on May 5.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
James Miller's Daisy Devine, allowed to get away with an easy lead under James Graham, went wire-to-wire in the $300,000 Jenny Wiley (gr. IT) April 14 at Keeneland.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Zagora, who ran third in last year's Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland, is back for this year running, but this time she's coming off two straight graded stakes wins.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Caleb's Posse worked March 27 for a run in Aqueduct's Carter Handicap (gr. I) April 7; Scatman goes a half in :49 in first move since running third in the Rebel Stakes (gr. II).
Thursday, March 29, 2012
James M. Miller's Daisy Devine sprung a huge upset in the $150,000 Pin Oak Valley View (gr. IIIT) Oct. 21 at Keeneland, as she ran down pacesetter In Step in the final yards to pop at 43-1.
Friday, October 21, 2011
William and Graydon Patterson's Juanita, claimed for $25,000 in March, made her first stakes victory count when she led the whole way to take the $200,000 Indiana Oaks (gr. II) at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Six fillies, including Zayat Stables' grade I winner A Z Warrior, were entered for Hoosier Park's $200,000 Indiana Oaks (gr. II) Oct. 1.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
More Than Real, who handed Winter Memories the only defeat of her career in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT), square off again in the $150,000 Lake George Stakes (gr. IIT) July 27 at Saratoga.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Fast-improving Little Miss Holly swept past Find the Humor in the stretch and held sway for a two-length victory in the $200,000 Iowa Oaks (gr. III) on the night of June 25 at Prairie Meadows.
Saturday, June 25, 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
Strictly from a handicapping standpoint, I will give you my three top picks for the Kentucky Oaks and tell you why.
Fox Hills Farms' Joyful Victory, runaway winner of Oaklawn Park's Honeybee (gr. III) and Fantasy (gr. II) in her past two starts, tops a stellar cast of 13 3-year-old fillies entered in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Who will win this year's Kentucky Oaks? Will it be a Joyful Victory? Is it time for a Summer Soiree? Are you expecting a Street Storm? Or will the results be Plum Pretty?
Daisy Devine and Plum Pretty complete final drills for the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Monday, May 02, 2011
From a $5,500 Keeneland September yearling sale purchase to grade II winner, Daisy Devine has proven to be a brilliant investment for owner James Miller's two-horse stable.
Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) hopeful fillies R Heat Lightning, Plum Pretty, Holy Heavens, and Daisy Devine all posted workouts during a busy morning at Churchill Downs April 26.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
With the addition of Suave Voir Faire and Royal Delta to the list of prospective starters in the 137 running of the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), there are 16 fillies listed as "likely" or "possible."
Friday, April 22, 2011
The 2011 Florida Derby, Swale, Skip Away, and more!
The weekend's racing from the US, Dubai, and Japan.
Daisy Devine disposed of pacesetter Grandacious leaving the far turn and held sway in the lane to win the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) by a half-length March 26 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Dixie City makes her first start since winning Aqueduct's Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) last November as one of the favorites in the $125,000 Honeybee Stakes (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park March 12.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Favored Bouquet Booth held off Daisy Devine in deep stretch to win the $98,000 Silverbulletday Stakes by a neck at Fair Grounds Jan. 22 for her third consecutive victory.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Nine juvenile fillies make their graded-stakes debuts in the $500,000 Delta Downs Princess (gr. III) Nov. 20, with undefeated All About Allie starting on the far outside.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Jockey Calvin Borel went against type and swung Seeking the Title to the outside in the stretch run of the $200,000 Iowa Oaks (gr. III), but the move paid off when she went on to a half-length victory at Prairie Meadows.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Fox Hill Farm's Winslow Homer is an unexpected headliner in a field of six in the $250,000 Iowa Derby (gr. III) June 26 at Prairie Meadows.
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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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