SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Seventh Street | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Filly | Street Cry (IRE) - Holiday Runner, Meadowlake
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 399 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Meadowlake, Chestnut, 1983.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2007, $1,000,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $100,000.
| 2 | Miss Isella | Margin: head | BRIS: 92 | TrueNicks: C | $60,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Filly | Silver Charm - La Cucina (IRE), Last Tycoon (IRE)
Sire: Silver Charm, Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 4 years. 24 starts, 12 wins, $6,944,369. Lifetime: 184 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Last Tycoon (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2010 Horses of All Ages Sale, $1,085,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, ($60,000).
| 3 | Spritely | Margin: 5¾ | BRIS: 92 | TrueNicks: C+ | $30,000 |
2005 | Bay Filly | Touch Gold - Wood Sprite, Woodman
Sire: Touch Gold , Bay, 1994. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $1,679,907. Lifetime: 354 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Woodman, Chestnut, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $850,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $480,000.
Others: Weathered, $15,000; Color Me Up, $9,000; Luna Vega, $6,000.
Scratched: Cocoa Beach (CHI).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seventh Street | Rajiv Maragh | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2 | Miss Isella | Julien R. Leparoux | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 3 | Spritely | Edgar S. Prado | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Weathered | Michael J. Luzzi | Karl M. Grusmark |
| 5 | Color Me Up | Alan Garcia | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 6 | Luna Vega | Jose Lezcano | Steven M. Asmussen |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Street | Rajiv Maragh | $4.90 | $2.70 | $2.20 | |||||||
| Miss Isella | Julien R. Leparoux | $2.50 | $2.20 | ||||||||
| Spritely | Edgar S. Prado | $2.70 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-4) | $10.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-4-5) | $22.00 | ||||||||||
As Laurel Park digs out from a pair of massive snow storms, the Maryland Jockey Club will run four stakes races Presidents Day, including the General George and Barbara Fritchie Handicaps (both gr. II).
Friday, February 12, 2010
Gross and average rise, but results for overall sale remain down.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Frank Stronach, owner of Adena Springs and chairman of Magna Entertainment, paid $1.085 million for Miss Isella, a grade II-winning daughter of Silver Charm and a half-sister to grade II winner Sir Cherokee.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sara Louise, wheeling back in three weeks following a fourth-place showing in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I), held off Justwhistledixie in the final furlong Nov. 27 to win the $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) as the odds-on favorite at Aqueduct.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Godolphin Stable's 3-year-old Sara Louise, making her first start since a fourth-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) Nov. 6 at Santa Anita, headlines a field of nine for the $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares going one mile Nov. 27 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Godolphin's Music Note was third in the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic last year. Careless Jewel, second choice at 2-1, is on the rail.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Cocoa Beach and Music Note have been here before. In 2008, at the end of long campaigns, they were still able to finish second and third, respectively, to Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Unbridled Belle, as expected, made her final start in New York a winning one, drawing off to an easy four-length victory as the prohibitive choice in the $109,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Oct. 31.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Rachel Alexandra isn't coming and Zenyatta is leaning to the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). However, anyone who believes that doesn't leave much for the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) needs to think again.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Coming off a historic victory against the boys in the Sept. 20 Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), Ventura looks to be a powerful contender in the Nov. 5 Sentient Jet Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) as she attempts to defend her title at Santa Anita Park. But the Juddmonte Farms homebred will likely face some tough competition, as five other graded stakes-winning females were also pre-entered.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Millionaire mare Unbridled Belle, who has competed in some of New York's premier stakes races over the past four seasons, makes her final start in the Big Apple as the heavy favorite in the $100,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Oct. 31.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Future Prospect and Haynesfield are the stars and Naughty New Yorker is the sentimental favorite, but contention will run deep Oct. 24 when 11 colts and geldings and one filly line up for the $250,000 Empire Classic at Belmont Park.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Last weekendfs racing helped to clarify the Breedersf Cup picture for runners from Godolphin Racing, including Gayago, Girolamo, and Cocoa Beach.
Monday, October 12, 2009
As professional as ever, undefeated Zenyatta equaled Personal Ensign's 13-race winning streak to begin her career, sweeping past the pacesetters in upper stretch to capture Oak Tree's $300,000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita in characteristic fashion Oct. 10.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Undefeated Zenyatta attempts to equal Personal Ensign's streak of 13 consecutive wins when she goes to the post in Oak Tree's $300,000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) as the heavy favorite Oct. 10 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
A trio of contenders for the Oct. 3 $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) had their final tune-ups for the 1 1/4-mile race on a busy morning at Belmont Park Sept. 26.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., reported on several of his top horses Sept. 25 from Aqueduct, including Paul Pompa Jr.'s Futurity (gr. II) winner D' Funnybone, whose next start is still up in the air.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Mark Stanley's Swift Temper, returning to action off less than two weeks rest, upset odds-on favorite Seventh Street in the $300,000 Ruffian Handicap (gr. I) Sept. 12 in the mud at Belmont Park. The 1 3/4-length victory earned the 5-year-old daughter of Giant's Causeway an automatic berth in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I) Nov. 6 at Santa Anita.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Godolphin Stable's Seventh Street looks to notch her third grade I win of the season and lock up a spot in the Breeders' Cup later this season when she faces five fillies and mares in the $300,000 Ruffian Handicap (gr. I) Sept. 12 at Belmont Park.
Thursday, September 10, 2009Favored Icon Project, ridden by Julien Leparoux, demolished her rivals with a Rachel Alexandra-type performance Aug. 30 in the $400,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race course.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Luna Vega overcame Spritely in the homestretch to post a mild surprise in the $223,000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 30 for her second win in as many starts on the Monmouth Park main track.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Salve Germania, the longest shot in the $200,000 Ballston Spa Handicap (gr. IIT), charged down the center of the stretch to tag favored Rutherienne by a head at the wire on a soggy Saratoga Melon Turf Course Aug. 29.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Led by Edward P. Evans' Spritely, Pin Oak Stable's Euphony, and Glencrest Farm's Devil House, seven capable fillies and mares were entered for the $300,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 30 at Monmouth Park.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Multiple graded stakes winner Unbridled Belle tops a trio of charges from the barn of Todd Pletcher in the $400,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (gr. I), Saratoga's Aug. 30 headliner.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Originally pointed to a fall campaign at Belmont Park, Godolphin's Cocoa Beach came out of a stakes win at Saratoga earlier this month so well her connections have opted to run her Aug. 29 in the $200,000 Ballston Spa Handicap (gr. IIT).
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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