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SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | A Little Warm | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $300,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Stormin Fever - Minidar, Alydar
Sire: Stormin Fever , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 8 wins, $484,664. Lifetime: 304 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Alydar, Chestnut, 1975.
| 2 | Miner's Reserve | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A | $100,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Mineshaft - Royal Reserves, Forty Niner
Sire: Mineshaft , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 10 wins, $2,283,402. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Forty Niner, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | Afleet Express | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $50,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Afleet Alex - Expanse, Distant View
Sire: Afleet Alex , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 287 yearlings sold, median $37,000.
Broodmare Sire: Distant View, Chestnut, 1991.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($185,000).
Keeneland Association January 2008 Horses of All Ages Sale, $245,000.
Others: Friend Or Foe, $25,000; Fly Down, $15,000; Steinbeck (IRE), $3,334; Aikenite, $3,334; Stormy's Majesty, $3,332.
Scratched: Winslow Homer.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Little Warm | John R. Velazquez | Anthony W. Dutrow |
| 2 | Miner's Reserve | Calvin H. Borel | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 3 | Afleet Express | Javier Castellano | James A. Jerkens |
| 4 | Friend Or Foe | Rajiv Maragh | John C. Kimmel |
| 5 | Fly Down | Jose Lezcano | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 6 | Steinbeck (IRE) | Garrett K. Gomez | Aidan P. O'Brien |
| 7 | Aikenite | David Cohen | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Stormy's Majesty | Edgar S. Prado | Dominic G. Galluscio |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A Little Warm | John R. Velazquez | $10.20 | $5.50 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 6 | Miner's Reserve | Calvin H. Borel | $13.60 | $7.90 | |||||||
| 2 | Afleet Express | Javier Castellano | $3.50 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-6) | $96.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-6-2) | $344.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-6-2-8) | $2,006.00 | ||||||||||
Some prominent names -- including Flat Out and Pants On Fire -- are set to clash in the April 27 Westchester Stakes (gr. III) at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013Trainer Dominic Galluscio posted career victory No. 1,000 Feb. 17 when Discreet Force debuted a neck winner in the seventh race at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Two allowance events on the Feb. 15 and 16 Gulfstream Park cards feature some of racing's familiar names, with Pants On Fire taking on milers Feb. 15 and Capo Bastone making his first start since the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013Calumet Farm has listed stud fees for three new stallions scheduled to spend the 2013 breeding season at the historic Thoroughbred operation near Lexington.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Aikenite, a multiple graded stakes-winning son of Yes It's True who campaigned for Dogwood Stable, has been purchased privately for stallion duty by Calumet Farm.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Dogwood Stable's dual graded stakes winner Aikenite has been retired from racing after re-injuring an ankle while prepping for his final appearance in the Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
While Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) contender Wise Dan captivated the attention of many on the Keeneland grounds with his morning breeze Oct. 20, Willcox Inn, Atigun, Golden Ticket, and Brown Almighty were also on the worktab.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Opening day at Keeneland offers one of the last gateways to a spot in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), and it's a wide open contest.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Lenny recaps the Haskell Invitational, Jim Dandy and Diana Handicap.
Godolphin Racing's Alpha emerged from his Jim Dandy (gr. II) victory July 28 in fine fettle and is definitely bound for the Travers Stakes (gr. I), trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said the morni
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Horse racing's graded stakes committee may wake up to the reality that the graded stakes of summer and fall for 3-year-old horses fail to meet the criteria of grade I competition. But it's likely the committee won't.
Unraced since a 12th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Godolphin Stables' Alpha proved his mettle off the layup July 28 when he took the $600,000 Jim Dandy (gr. II) wire-to-wire at Saratoga.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
What remains of the three-year-old crop?
Claire and Pete handicap the Jim Dandy Stakes, Haskell Invitational, and Curlin Stakes.
A deep, competitive field of eight will face off in the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) July 28 to determine who continues to the $1 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Trainer Bob Baffert, who is making plans to return Paynter to New York this summer, said his valiant Belmont Stakes (gr. I) runner-up lost a shoe during the June 9 race at Belmont Park.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Dogwood Stable's Aikenite, a multiple graded stakes winner, has been retired from racing
Monday, March 19, 2012
A field of 14 will go to the post in the $400,000 Al Maktoum Challenge-Round 3 Sponsored by Emirates (UAE-I), one of two newlyelevated group I races that anchor a superb seven-race card at Meydan Racecourse March 10.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012The first reported foal by grade I winner Afleet Express is a filly born Jan. 16 at Corner Woods near Lexington.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012Multiple grade II winner to stand at Midwest Equine & Veterinary Hospital near Trafalgar, Ind. The son of Grand Slam will stand for a 2012 fee of $2,500.
Friday, December 30, 2011Gainesway Farm announces their stud fees for 2012; leading sire Tapit, sire of Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner Hansen to stand for $125,000.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Three horses bred by BryLynn started in the Breeders' Cup: Aikenite, Teaks North, and Jeranimo.
Mike Repole's pair of Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty get in their final tune-ups at Churchill Downs for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). Both colts went five furlongs.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Preston Stables' Flat Out, who could be one of the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), zipped a half-mile in an impressive :46 3/5 in the pre-dawn cold at Churchill Downs Oct. 30.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sidney's Candy, a TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) hopeful, covered a half mile on firm turf in :50 at Churchill Downs Oct. 25. He is trained by Todd Pletcher for WinStar Farm and Rubio Stable.
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Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]
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