RIVER DOWNS, Cincinnati, OH
| 1 | Slides Choice | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A | $60,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Devil His Due - Slide Along, Binalong
Sire: Devil His Due , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 4 years. 41 starts, 11 wins, $3,920,405. Lifetime: 361 yearlings sold, median $11,000.
Broodmare Sire: Binalong, Bay, 1989. In 2009: .85 AEI.
| 2 | Honey Be Fleet | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: D | $20,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Northern Afleet - Land O Honey, Badger Land
Sire: Northern Afleet , Bay, 1993. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $626,671. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Badger Land, Bay, 1983. In 2009: 1.38 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2007 Yearling Sale, $30,000.
| 3 | Gathering Dreams | Margin: 8 | TrueNicks: B+ | $10,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Mercer Mill - Touched Bythe Lite, Light Idea
Sire: Mercer Mill, Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 20 starts, 2 wins, $72,286. Lifetime: 24 yearlings sold, median $6,100. In 2009: .69 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Light Idea, Bay, 1981.
Others: Pyrite Score, $5,000; Strikewhileurhot, $3,000; Birdrock, $2,000.
Scratched: Roxy Lady.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slides Choice | Hector L. Rosario, Jr. | Timothy E. Hamm |
| 2 | Honey Be Fleet | Rodney A. Prescott | William D. Cowans |
| 3 | Gathering Dreams | Christian P. Pilares | Joseph P. Shuman |
| 4 | Pyrite Score | Andrew R. Ramgeet | Miguel A. Feliciano |
| 5 | Strikewhileurhot | Azael De Leon | Timothy E. Hamm |
| 6 | Birdrock | Pablo Tolentino | Shirley K. Girten-Drake |
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]