SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Fabulous Strike | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 114 | TrueNicks: B+ | $150,000 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Smart Strike - Fabulous Find, Lost Code
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Lost Code, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984. In 2009: 1.46 AEI.
| 2 | Go Go Shoot | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 113 | TrueNicks: C | $50,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Songandaprayer - Sailor Pluto, You and I
Sire: Songandaprayer , Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 3 wins, $380,480. Lifetime: 441 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 1.73 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: You and I, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991.
| 3 | Kodiak Kowboy | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 111 | TrueNicks: A++ | $25,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Posse - Kokadrie, Coronado's Quest
Sire: Posse , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 7 wins, $662,841. Lifetime: 237 yearlings sold, median $20,000. In 2009: 2.36 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Coronado's Quest, Chestnut, 1995.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Select Sale of Yearlings, $70,000.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, $40,000.
Others: Benny the Bull, $12,500; Eaton's Gift, $7,500; Fatal Bullet, $5,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabulous Strike | Ramon A. Dominguez | Todd M. Beattie |
| 2 | Go Go Shoot | John R. Velazquez | Bruce N. Levine |
| 3 | Kodiak Kowboy | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones |
| 4 | Benny the Bull | Edgar S. Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 5 | Eaton's Gift | Jose Lezcano | Chad C. Brown |
| 6 | Fatal Bullet | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Reade Baker |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabulous Strike | Ramon A. Dominguez | $4.00 | $3.00 | $2.30 | |||||||
| Go Go Shoot | John R. Velazquez | $8.40 | $3.80 | ||||||||
| Kodiak Kowboy | Gabriel Saez | $3.10 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-1) | $40.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-1-2) | $99.00 | ||||||||||
Freshman sire Kodiak Kowboy was represented by his first starter and winner when 2-year-old filly Bear Facts won a Trial race at Turf Paradise April 19.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Recently-acquired stallions Pure Prize, Kodiak Kowboy, and Street Hero have been added to WinStar Farm's "Breed to Win" promotion.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Major sires More Than Ready and Congrats head a group of five stallions that have been relocated to Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013Multiple champion Benny the Bull will stand in 2013 at Eugene Melnyk's Winding Oaks Farm near Ocala, Fla., for a fee of $2,500 live foal.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Essence Hit Man is set to defend his title in the $150,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 25 at Woodbine; his start will come just days after the passing of his trainer and owner, Audre Cappuccitti.
Thursday, November 22, 2012Vinery has announced their 2013 stud fees for the stallion divisions in Kentucky and New York. All fees are payable when foal stands and nurses.
Friday, November 02, 2012
Signature Red, whose only two victories since July 2010 have come in the Highlander Stakes (Can-IIIT), is back to defend his title for a second time in the $200,000 grass event at Woodbine June 23.
Thursday, June 21, 2012International bloodstock agent Renato Gameiro of Albatroz Bloodstock and owner Greg James have reached an agreement to shuttle 2008 Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Benny the Bull to Brazil.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012Eaton's Gift, a multiple grade II winner, has been purchased for stallion duty to stand in 2012 at Joe and Sharon Kerby's Key Ranch near Salado, Texas.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012Two-time champion sprinter Benny the Bull, who was scheduled to stand in 2012 at Tom Simon's Vinery near Lexington, will stand instead at Vinery Florida near Summerfield, Fla.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Fabulous Strike, winner of the 2007 Vosburgh Stakes (gr. I), has been pensioned at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Center near Georgetown, Ky.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Essence Hit Man set a quick pace and held off Gypsy Ring in deep stretch for an upset score in the $150,000 Kennedy Road (Can-III) Nov. 19 at Woodbine.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Hollywood Hit, Canada's defending champion sprinter, will try for his third stakes win this year as he takes on five rivals in the Kennedy Road Stakes (Can-III) over Woodbine's synthetic surface Saturday, Nov. 19.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011More Than Ready, sire of Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) winner Regally Ready, will stand in 2012 for $60,000, up from $40,000 in 2010.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Despite being winless in his last four starts and making his North American debut, Bated Breath was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT) Oct. 16 at Woodbine.
Friday, October 14, 2011Benny the Bull, whose undefeated 2008 season earned him an Eclipse Award as North America's champion sprinter, will stand the 2012 breeding season at Vinery near Lexington, Kentucky.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Havelock, shipping in from Kentucky for trainer Darrin Miller, closed with a rush along the rail to register an 18-1 upset by a head in the Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf Aug. 28.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Jungle Wave, who won the 2009 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine and finished second in last year's running, returns for another go around in the seven-furlong sprint Sunday, Aug. 28.
Thursday, August 25, 2011Quantum Miss set a new track record for six furlongs at Hollywood Casino at Penn National May 27 while Fabulous Strike finished fifth in another stakes on the program.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Two top-class sprinters, both Pennsylvania breds, will help kick off the 2011 stakes season at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course on Friday night, May 27.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Essence Hit Man launched his 2011 campaign in blistering style, setting a track record of 1:08.16 for six furlongs while taking the US$174,973 Jacques Cartier Stakes by two lengths April 17 at Woodbine.
Sunday, April 17, 2011More than 18 months on the sidelines hasn't dulled the brilliant speed of Tea Party Stable's Fabulous Strike. He made a successful return to competition April 9.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Walter Downey's Pennsylvania homebred Fabulous Strike was entered in an allowance race April 9 at Penn National Race Course, where he will make his first start since finishing second in the Vosburgh (gr. I) in October 2009.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Florida training center under Ian Brennan sends out winners in bunches
The first foal by 2008 champion sprinter Benny the Bull is a colt born Jan. 26 at Ben-D South near Ocala, Fla.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
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