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| 1 | A. U. Miner | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: C | $120,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Mineshaft - Clerical Etoile (ARG), The Watcher
Sire: Mineshaft , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 10 wins, $2,283,402. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: The Watcher, Bay, 1982. In 2009: .87 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2007 Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($42,000).
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $90,000.
| 2 | Birdrun | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Birdstone - Run Like Martha, Jolie's Halo
Sire: Birdstone , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 151 yearlings sold, median $21,000.
Broodmare Sire: Jolie's Halo, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $60,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2006 Mixed Sale, $95,000.
| 3 | Afleet Again | Margin: 10½ | TrueNicks: A | $22,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Colt | Afleet Alex - Lucky Again, Wild Again
Sire: Afleet Alex , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 287 yearlings sold, median $37,000.
Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $30,000.
Others: Ponzi Scheme, $12,000; Moe Man, $6,000; Schoolyard Dreams; Polka At Night; Chirac.
Scratched: Ron the Greek; Not Abroad.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. U. Miner | Calvin H. Borel | Clark Hanna |
| 2 | Birdrun | Rajiv Maragh | William I. Mott |
| 3 | Afleet Again | Frankie Pennington | Robert E. Reid, Jr. |
| 4 | Ponzi Scheme | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Juan Serey |
| 5 | Moe Man | Leandro R. Goncalves | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 6 | Schoolyard Dreams | Stewart Elliott | Derek S. Ryan |
| 7 | Polka At Night | Edwin Rivera | Raphael B. Kissoon |
| 8 | Chirac | Kendrick Carmouche | Juan Carlos Guerrero |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A. U. Miner | Calvin H. Borel | $8.80 | $3.20 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 3 | Birdrun | Rajiv Maragh | $2.60 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 2 | Afleet Again | Frankie Pennington | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-3) | $21.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-3-2) | $80.00 | ||||||||||
The Charles Town board of stewards, track officials, and Equibase have amended the official time for the April 20 Charles Town Classic (gr. II), won by Game on Dude.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Game On Dude earned $1 million the evening of April 20, but he had to work hard for it in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, two of the top older horses in training, are among the seven horses entered in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Game On Dude arrived at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 16 in anticipation of a start in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20 at the West Virginia track.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Game On Dude, second in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II) in 2011, is among the 52 nominees for and an expected entrant in this year's $1.5 million race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.
Monday, April 08, 2013Full Mandate, sire of multiple grade I winner Ron the Greek, has been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Game On Dude erased any doubts about his ability to get 1 1/4 miles and proved once more that he's the king of Santa Anita Park with a breathtaking front-running score in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 2.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
A pair of improving 4-year-olds worth a look in the Santa Anita Handicap.
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Gotham Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap.
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, horses with contrasting styles but both possessing a victory in the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), are the clear standouts in the marquee event for handicap horses March 2 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Though he wasn't happy with the 125-pound weight assignment, trainer Bob Baffert said Game On Dude would contest the upcoming Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) after the favorite worked a fast six furlongs Feb. 24.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Evan Hammonds recaps the Sunshine Millions Classic, Lecomte Stakes, and Silverbulletday Stakes.
Ron the Greek turned it on in a big way in the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park Jan. 19, overpowering his state-bred foes by 11 1/4 lengths on an off track.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Lecomte Stakes and Sunshine Millions Classic this weekend.
Mucho Macho Man and Ron the Greek, two of the leading older horses of 2012, embark on another title quest Jan. 19 when they face off in the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's 5-year-old Mucho Macho Man worked a bullet five furlongs in :58 3/5 the morning of Jan. 5 at Gulfstream Park, with regular exercise rider Nick Petro, Jr. in the irons.
Saturday, January 05, 2013Keyser is first person to win Media Eclipse Awards in both writing and photography categories.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Janis R. Whitham's Fort Larned led from gate to wire and held off a sustained stretch bid by Mucho Macho Man to win the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) before a crowd of 55,123 at Santa Anita Park Nov. 3.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Game On Dude could put himself atop the favorites list for Horse of the Year with a victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Friday, November 02, 2012
Pete says Ron the Greek will thrive going 10 furlongs.
The final contingent of Breeders' Cup runners, including Mile favorite Wise Dan and Classic contenders Mucho Macho Man, Fort Larned, and Brilliant Speed, arrived at Santa Anita Park Oct. 31.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Bill Mott sent his quartet of Breeders' Cup hopefuls out for their final works Oct. 28, with Royal Delta (:48.96), To Honor and Serve (:47.72) and Flat Out (:48.01) all turning in half-miles.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Watch Tom and Pete preview the Breeders' Cup Saturday card, including the Classic, Mile, Juvenile Turf and Juvenile.
The Breeders' Cup announced Oct. 24 that 180 horses, including eight former or defending winners, were pre-entered for the Nov. 2-3 World Championships at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Trainer Bill Mott sent out Royal Delta and two of his three contenders in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) for workouts at Belmont Park Oct. 13.
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