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Goldfinch S.

PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Altoona, IA

  • Purse: $60,000
  • Date: April 20, 2012
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  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 9:37 PM
1 Tapajo Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $36,000

2009 | Gray or Roan Filly | Tapit   - Sleep Away Camp, Bertrando

  • Breeder:Dr. J. K. Griggs & Linda Griggs
  • Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
  • Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
  • Jockey: Alex Birzer

Sire: Tapit  , Gray or Roan, 2001. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $557,300. Lifetime: 371 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Bertrando, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, ($120,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 June Two-Year-Olds & Horses of Racing Age, $70,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $65,000.

2 Nurse Goodnight Margin: 1 TrueNicks: C $12,000

2009 | Chestnut Filly | Fire Slam - Sweet Jackie Jo, Stormy Atlantic  

  • Breeder:4 M Ranch
  • Owner: Jeanette Hughes
  • Trainer: Allen Milligan
  • Jockey: Terry J. Thompson

Sire: Fire Slam, Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 5 yearlings sold, median $2,200.

Broodmare Sire: Stormy Atlantic  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994.

Sale History: Fasig Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale 2010, $5,500.

3 Appealing Susan Margin: TrueNicks: A+ $6,000

2009 | Bay Filly | Successful Appeal   - Gold in My Stars, Forty Niner

  • Breeder:Robert B. Trussell Jr. & John T.L. Jones III
  • Owner: William Stiritz
  • Trainer: Scott Becker
  • Jockey: David Mello

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: Forty Niner, Chestnut, 1985.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2010 Open Yearling Sale, $35,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2010 January Mixed Sale, $10,000.
Keeneland Association November 2009 Breeding Stock Sale, $3,000.

Time: 1:10.14   Track: Fast

Others: When We Believe, $3,000; Heated Debate, $1,800; Here Comes Polly, $1,200; Tactical Girl.

Scratched: St. Louis City.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1TapajoAlex BirzerSteven M. Asmussen
2Nurse GoodnightTerry J. ThompsonAllen Milligan
3Appealing SusanDavid MelloScott Becker
4When We BelieveJohn JacintoJoe S. Offolter
5Heated DebateIsrael OcampoJohn E. Cox
6Here Comes PollyKen S. TohillTimothy E. Martin
7Tactical GirlDerek C. BellMike Kirby

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