SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Capt. Candyman Can | Margin: 4½ | BRIS: 107 | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Candy Ride (ARG) - Stormy Way, Storm Creek
Sire: Candy Ride (ARG) , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 200 yearlings sold, median $31,500.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Creek, Bay, 1993.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $25,000.
| 2 | Vineyard Haven | Margin: head | BRIS: 107 | TrueNicks: A | $60,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Colt | Lido Palace (CHI) - Princess Aloha, Aloha Prospector
Sire: Lido Palace (CHI) , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 4 years. 23 starts, 11 wins, $2,705,865. Lifetime: 27 yearlings sold, median $4,500. In 2009: .30 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Aloha Prospector, Bay, 1985. In 2009: 1.08 AEI.
| 3 | Munnings | Margin: 3½ | BRIS: 100 | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Colt | Speightstown - La Comete, Holy Bull
Sire: Speightstown , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 10 wins, $1,258,256. Lifetime: 250 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Holy Bull , Gray, 1991.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, $1,700,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2006 Mixed Sale, ($150,000).
Others: Despite the Odds, $15,000; Not for Silver, $9,000; Big Drama, $1,500; Flat Bold, $1,500; Everyday Heroes, $1,500; Prince Joshua, $1,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capt. Candyman Can | Javier Castellano | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 2 | Vineyard Haven | Alan Garcia | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 3 | Munnings | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Despite the Odds | Jeremy Rose | Michael J. Trombetta |
| 5 | Not for Silver | Jose Lezcano | Michael J. Trombetta |
| 6 | Big Drama | Eibar Coa | David Fawkes |
| 7 | Flat Bold | Ramon A. Dominguez | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 8 | Everyday Heroes | Edgar S. Prado | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 9 | Prince Joshua | Rajiv Maragh | Barry R. Rose |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capt. Candyman Can | Javier Castellano | $9.80 | $4.50 | $3.30 | |||||||
| Vineyard Haven | Alan Garcia | $5.80 | $3.40 | ||||||||
| Munnings | John R. Velazquez | $2.60 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-1) | $52.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-1-2) | $121.50 | ||||||||||
Champion Royal Delta works six furlongs in 1:16.30 Feb. 9 at Payson Park on her way toward the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I). At Palm Meadows, Godolphin's Consortium drills a half-mile in :50.90.
5 days ago
Mike Repole and Michael Dubb, who were in a neck-in-neck owner's title race for most of the 2011 Saratoga meet, square off once again in the Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 4, as each will send out a coupled entry.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012Multiple graded stakes winner Munnings was represented by his first reported foal when a colt produced from Heaven's Grace (by Untuttable) was foaled at Anstu Farm in Millbrook, N.Y.
Friday, January 20, 2012
General Quarters, a two-time grade I winner, will enter stud at Stonewall Farm Ocala (Marc Haisfield, managing member) near Ocala, Fla.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Despite stumbling badly at the break and being rushed up into contention, Donald Dizney's homebred Apriority ran down pacesetter Zero Rate Policy to win the Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) by a nose Dec. 31 at Gulfstream.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Grade I winner Capt. Candyman Can, sidelined since June, returns to action in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) as Gulfstream Park rings out the year Dec. 31.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sunrise Smarty took all the heat up front and still had just enough to hang on for a half-length win in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) on Thanksgiving at Aqueduct.
Thursday, November 24, 2011Top sire Wildcat Heir will remain at $10,000 for 2012. New sires J P's Gusto will stand for $3,500, while Vineyard Haven will stand for $3,000.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011Vineyard Haven, a three-time grade I winner and the leading 2-year-old of his generation, has been retired from racing and will stand in 2012 at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Harold Queen's homebred champion sprinter Big Drama will enter stud in 2012 for $10,000 at Stonewall Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Florida breeder/owner Harold Queen has retired his homebred Eclipse Award winner and Breeders' Cup winner Big Drama.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Trainer David Fawkes has two for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I): last year's winner Big Drama and Apriority.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011Harold Queen's homebred Big Drama was made the 5-2 morning line favorite to repeat in the Nov. 5 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I). He'll break from post 8 in a field of 9.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Breeders' Cup World Championships week began Oct. 31 at Churchill Downs with more than a dozen contenders going through their final exercise regimens.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Jon and Joel take a first look at the Pre-Entries, focusing on the Filly & Mare Turf, the Sprint, the Turf, the Dirt Mile, the Mile, the Ladies' Classic, and the Classic. Brought to you by Taylor Made Stallions.
Last year's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Big Drama breezed a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 at Calder Casino & Race Course Oct. 22. Stablemate Apriority worked in company in 1:00 4/5.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Returned to the stakes calendar at Laurel Park after a one-year hiatus, the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash drew a field of 10, led by two-time grade III winner Ravalo.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Harold Queen's Florida homebred Big Drama worked six furlongs at Calder Casino & Race Oct. 15 between the third and fourth race.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Second-choice Big Drama scratched from Vosburgh after developing fever.
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) is still five weeks away, but few would complain if the field resembled this weekend's $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com handicap the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Vosburgh Inivitational at Belmont Park.
The champion sprinter expected to face stellar lineup in Vosburgh before BC.
Tizway, Havre de Grace, Cape Blanco, and The Factor top the rankings.
The guys reveal a Top 5 in the Sprint division, and discuss the current Breeders' Cup picture.
Eclipse champion sprinter Big Drama returned from a layoff of more than 6-½ months with a 2 1/4-length victory in the $72,750 Whippleton Stakes Sept. 4 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
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