SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Summer Bird | Margin: 3½ | BRIS: 108 | TrueNicks: A++ | $600,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Colt | Birdstone - Hong Kong Squall, Summer Squall
Sire: Birdstone , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 115 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Summer Squall, Bay, 1987.
| 2 | Hold Me Back | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 104 | TrueNicks: A | $200,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Giant's Causeway - Restraint, Unbridled's Song
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: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $400,000.
| 3 | Quality Road | Margin: 2½ | BRIS: 102 | TrueNicks: A++ | $100,000 |
2006 | Bay Colt | Elusive Quality - Kobla, Strawberry Road (AUS)
Sire: Elusive Quality , Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $413,284. Lifetime: 736 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Strawberry Road (AUS), Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($110,000).
Others: Charitable Man, $50,000; Warrior's Reward, $30,000; Kensei, $10,000; Our Edge, $10,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer Bird | Kent J. Desormeaux | Tim A. Ice |
| 2 | Hold Me Back | Julien R. Leparoux | William I. Mott |
| 3 | Quality Road | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Charitable Man | Ramon A. Dominguez | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 5 | Warrior's Reward | Calvin H. Borel | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 6 | Kensei | Edgar S. Prado | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 7 | Our Edge | Alan Garcia | Nicholas P. Zito |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Bird | Kent J. Desormeaux | $7.80 | $4.30 | $2.70 | |||||||
| Hold Me Back | Julien R. Leparoux | $12.40 | $5.30 | ||||||||
| Quality Road | John R. Velazquez | $2.50 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-1) | $115.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-1-4) | $343.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-1-4-2) | $1,139.00 | ||||||||||
The first reported foal by grade I winner Warrior's Reward is a filly born Jan. 18 at Gary Biszantz' Cobra Farm near Lexington.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012Multiple graded stakes winner Hold Me Back sired his first reported foal Jan. 23 when a chestnut filly was born at Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012Three-time grade I winner and champion 3-year-old Summer Bird sired his first reported foal Jan. 26 when a colt was born at Fred Hertrich's Watercress Farm in Paris, Ky.
Friday, January 27, 2012Four-time grade I winner Quality Road had his first known foal arrive Jan. 17. The colt, out of stakes winner Dorm Fever, was foaled at WinStar Farm.
Friday, January 20, 2012WinStar Farm announced 2012 fees for its expanded roster of stallions, led by North America's leading sire Distorted Humor, who will stand for $100,000 (stands and nurses) and will breed an exclusive book of 100 mares.
Friday, November 11, 2011
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale's reputation has improved dramatically in recent years.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Esther Marr talks with Chris Baker, Spring Hill Farm Manager, about the Edward P. Evans Dispersal, including thoughts of some of the top yearlings offered.
Spring Hill Farm manager Chris Baker talked about the standouts in the Estate of Edward P. Evans dispersal, as well as his bittersweet emotions leading up to the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Multiple grade II winner Kensei, a half brother to champion Lookin At Lucky, was euthanized Aug. 23 after breaking down during a gallop over the Belmont Park training track.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011The legacy of the late Edward P. Evans was carried on in a big way when the 2010 Virginia-bred champions were announced by the Virginia Thoroughbred Association.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
WinStar Farm has acquired an interest in all four stallions -- Bellamy Road, Summer Bird, Artie Schiller, and U S Ranger -- from Pauls Mill and will relocate them to their Versailles, Ky. farm for the 2012 breeding season.
Friday, July 29, 2011
One of the biggest events of the 2011 Thoroughbred auction season will be the complete dispersal of stock owned by the late Edward P. 'Ned' Evans. Lane's End will consign the more than 200 horses.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Cash-strapped breeders prefer proven sires over young stallions, making it tougher to launch the careers of new studs.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The catalog for the Edward P. Evans Estate's complete dispersal is available online at Keeneland's website.
Friday, July 08, 2011
Review graded stakes from Independence Day weekend.
Winless since August, 2009 and dismissed at 15-1 against an accomplished field, Kensei sprung a big upset in the $200,000 Salvator Mile (gr. III) when he came from off the pace under Edgar Prado to win July 2 at Monmouth Park
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Morning Line, winner of the seven-furlong Carter Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct in his last start, heads a field of seven in the Salvator Mile Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
In no race is the blend of speed with stamina more important than in the Belmont. Mr. Prospector contributed the right stuff to produce descendants capable of dominating the 'Test of the Champion'.
This year's Met Mile features a deep field of 11. Can you predict the order of finish from first to last?
The estate of the late Edward P. (Ned) Evans will disperse its Thoroughbred yearlings, weanlings, broodmares, and racing stock at Keeneland's September yearling and November breeding stock sales.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Lane's End Farm has reported that six mares have been scanned as being in foal to $2.2 million earner Quality Road.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Mares reported in foal to first-year stallions Warrior's Reward, Line of David, and Temple City.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Three-time grade I winner and 2009 champion 3-year-old male Summer Bird had his first confirmed in-foal mare since entering his initial season at stud at Mr. & Mrs. Ben P. Walden Jr.'s Pauls Mill Farm in Versailles.
Friday, February 25, 2011
From Captain Steve to Quality Road, rank the last 10 winners of the Donn Handicap.
Fifth Third Bank has filed a lawsuit against Gulf Coast Farms, North America's fourth-leading breeder for 2010, and related entities alleging they are in default on loans made in 2009 and 2010.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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