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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Creative Cause | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Colt | Giant's Causeway - Dream of Summer, Siberian Summer
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 731 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Siberian Summer, Gray or Roan, 1989. In 2009: 1.19 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $135,000.
| 2 | Bodemeister | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: C | $60,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Empire Maker - Untouched Talent, Storm Cat
Sire: Empire Maker, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $1,985,800. Lifetime: 175 yearlings sold, median $150,000. In 2009: 2.45 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $260,000.
| 3 | Midnight Transfer | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $36,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Hard Spun - French Satin, French Deputy
Sire: Hard Spun , Bay, 2004. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 7 wins, $2,673,470. Lifetime: 191 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2011 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $80,000.
Others: Liaison, $18,000; Rousing Sermon, $6,000; Blingo; American Act; Tiz Point; Empire Way; Groovin' Solo.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creative Cause | Joel Rosario | Mike Harrington |
| 2 | Bodemeister | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Midnight Transfer | Victor Espinoza | Carla Gaines |
| 4 | Liaison | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 5 | Rousing Sermon | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 6 | Blingo | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs |
| 7 | American Act | Martin A. Pedroza | Jack Carava |
| 8 | Tiz Point | Eswan Flores | Richard E. Mandella |
| 9 | Empire Way | Brice Blanc | Mike Harrington |
| 10 | Groovin' Solo | Alonso Quinonez | Myung Kwon Cho |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Creative Cause | Joel Rosario | $6.40 | $3.40 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Bodemeister | Rafael Bejarano | $3.40 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 4 | Midnight Transfer | Victor Espinoza | $6.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-2) | $22.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-2-4) | $147.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-2-4-6) | $610.60 | ||||||||||
Liaison, sixth in the Kentucky Derby at odds of 56-1, should find the company a little more to his liking when he returns to action in the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) June 3 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
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Nearly everybody overlooked I'll Have Another as a sale 2-year-old.
Preakness third-place finisher will be given a little break and may try the grass.
Thursday, May 24, 2012A half sister to Triple Crown competitor Creative Cause brought $310,000 early in the afternoon of May 22 during the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training in Maryland.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The ominous shroud that has engulfed Thoroughbred racing recently is starting to lift, at least temporarily, thanks to the heroics of a golden chestnut colt named I'll Have Another...
Trainer Doug O'Neill has full confidence in the potential for I'll Have Another to handle the grueling 1 1/2 miles of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) after the colt captured the first two jewels of America's Triple Crown.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the Preakness Stakes and Pimlico Special. Evan dissects the race run by I'll Have Another to achieve victory.
Steve Cauthen sees comparisons between Affirmed, the colt he rode to the 1978 Triple Crown as an 18-year-old youngster, and I'll Have Another, poised to become the first 3-year-old to do it since.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
A strong contingent of horses will attempt to spoil the Triple Crown bid of I'll Have Another when the 3-year-olds assemble at Belmont Park on June 9 for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Doug O'Neill comments on the rivalry between Bodemeister and I'll Have Another with comparisons to Alydar and Affirmed as well as future plans.
Relive the exciting rivalry of I'll Have Another and Bodemeister!
Evan Hammonds recaps the exciting victory by I'll Have Another over Bodemeister in the 2012 Preakness. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
I'll Have Another heads to Belmont Park in three weeks with a chance to become Thoroughbred racing's 12th Triple Crown winner after nipping a determined Bodemeister in a terrific renewal of the Preakness Stakes May 19.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Determined Via Villaggio advanced along the rail to challenge overwhelming favorite Sister Moon in the stretch, then held on for a half-length upset in the $98,000 Railbird Stakes (gr. III) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 19.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
As of 11 a.m. EDT Saturday, Bodemeister remained the heavy betting favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), sitting at odds of 9-5 while Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another is the 3-1 second choice.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
With bright sunshine and a forecast for a high temperature of 80 degrees and little humidity, Preakness Day 2012 is looming as a picture perfect day that should lure a large crowd to Pimlico Race Course.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Trainer Doug O'Neill, on likely scenario for Preakness.
Here we go again. This is where we left you two weeks ago trying to decipher a formula of countless possibilities.
Evan Hammonds reports the news of the day, including track appearances by I'll Have Another, Bodemeister, Went the Day Well, and Zetterholm, and the weather. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm
Though I'll Have Another ran him down in deep stretch in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill, all signs point to Bodemeister being the one to beat in Preakness 137 at Pimlico Race Course May 19.
Friday, May 18, 2012
As a five-time winner of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas knows what it takes to succeed in the second leg of the Triple Crown. This year, he's at Pimlico with longshot Optimizer.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Jason Shandler makes his picks for the Preakness, in his final Triple Crown Talk blog.
Will it be I'll Have Another once again? Will Bodemeister get revenge? Or will one of the new players take the Black-eyed Susans?
Evan Hammonds reports on the news of the day including horses on the track Thursday, and the Alibi Breakfast. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Evan Hammonds and Jason Shandler handicap the Preakness Stakes track-side at Pimlico. Evan successfully picked I'll Have Another to win the Kentucky Derby; will he be correct this time?
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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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