SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Bullsbay | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 108 | TrueNicks: A++ | $450,000 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Tiznow - The Hess Express, Lord Carson
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 384 yearlings sold, median $95,000.
Broodmare Sire: Lord Carson, Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $130,000.
| 2 | Macho Again | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 106 | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Horse | Macho Uno - Go Donna Go, Wild Again
Sire: Macho Uno , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,851,803. Lifetime: 222 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $150,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Select Sale of Yearlings, $85,000.
| 3 | Commentator | Margin: 2¾ | BRIS: 104 | TrueNicks: A | $75,000 |
2001 | Chestnut Gelding | Distorted Humor - Outsource, Storm Bird
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Bird, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 2.27 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2002 Select Yearling Sale, $135,000.
Keeneland November 2001 Breeding Stock Sale, $45,000.
Others: Tizway, $37,500; Dry Martini, $22,500; Smooth Air, $15,000.
Scratched: Asiatic Boy (ARG).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullsbay | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion |
| 2 | Macho Again | Robby Albarado | Dallas Stewart |
| 3 | Commentator | John R. Velazquez | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 4 | Tizway | Rajiv Maragh | H. James Bond |
| 5 | Dry Martini | Edgar S. Prado | Barclay Tagg |
| 6 | Smooth Air | Jose Lezcano | Chad C. Brown |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullsbay | Jeremy Rose | $39.60 | $12.00 | $5.90 | |||||||
| Macho Again | Robby Albarado | $4.90 | $3.40 | ||||||||
| Commentator | John R. Velazquez | $3.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-4) | $179.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-4-7) | $554.00 | ||||||||||
Images from some of the Kentucky Farm Open Houses in January 2012.
A visual look at some of the top new stallions for 2012.
B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm announced stud fees for its 2012 roster of stallions, which is headlined by leading sire Malibu Moon.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Goldikova, Havre de Grace lead the charge for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships. Eight of the 15 races are over-subscribed.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tizway, one of the top contenders for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), will miss the race with a ligament injury. Trainer Jim Bond confirmed the 6-year-old horse has been retired.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tiznow's courageous 2001 Classic victory resonates 10 years later
Game On Dude, Havre de Grace, and Tizway probably control their own destiny.
Tizway, who missed the Oct. 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) with a fever, shipped from his Saratoga barn and worked a mile in 1:38.47 over the Belmont Park main track Oct. 12.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
It took 10 months, but the Classic now has our full attention.
Leading handicap horse Tizway was back on the work tab Sept. 27 at Saratoga after missing last week's scheduled training due to a fever.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The column is about the Gold Cup's influence on the Breeders' Cup Classic and how to approach the race, as prestigious as it is, with the Classic in mind.
Tizway, the expected favorite for the next weekend's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), will miss the race, according to trainer Jimmy Bond.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tizway, Havre de Grace, Cape Blanco, and The Factor top the rankings.
Tizway, the leader of the handicap division, breezed an easy five furlongs over Saratoga's Oklahoma Training Track Sept. 9 as he continues to prepare for the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational (gr. I) next month.
Friday, September 09, 2011
The guys reveal a Top 5 in the Sprint division, and discuss the current Breeders' Cup picture.
The latest odds say otherwise, but she certainly belongs in the mix
This week's nominees: Bourbon Bay, Tres Borrachos, Coil, Ask the Moon, Tizway, and Ultra Blend.
Grade I winner Morning Line had chips removed from both knees Aug. 17 and is expected to return to racing next year.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Lenny and Kenny Rice of NBC Sports review breaking news, the Saratoga race meet, Del Mar Exes race, Race Medication and Leftylenythelegend.
Morning Line, last in the Whitney Invitational Handicap (gr. I) Aug. 6, will get some time off at Will Farish's Lane's End Farm in Kentucky. The 4-year-old Tiznow colt departed Saratoga on Aug. 10.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tizway and Flat Out, the first two finishers in the Whitney Invitational Handicap (gr. I), appear headed for a rematch in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) at Belmont Park Oct. 1.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Dominant performances dominate Whitney Day
Tizway picked up his second consecutive grade I victory Aug. 6 at Saratoga when he took over approaching the quarter-pole and breezed to an easy score in the $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap (gr. I).
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Spendthrift Farm has acquired the breeding interest in Tizway, winner of the Aug. 6 Whitney Handicap (gr. I) at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Jason Shandler takes a look at the Whitney and other weekend stakes.
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]