SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Discreetly Mine | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Mineshaft - Pretty Discreet, Private Account
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: Private Account, Bay, 1976.
| 2 | Bank Merger | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: B+ | $50,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Horse | Consolidator - Lucrative, Seeking the Gold
Sire: Consolidator, Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 174 yearlings sold, median $6,634.
Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.
| 3 | Latigo Shore | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: D | $25,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Malibu Moon - Carson's Vanity, Carson City
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 493 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $16,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company January 2012 Winter Mixed Sale, $27,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $335,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $120,000.
Others: Hurricane Ike, $12,500; In Jack's Memory, $7,500; Bulldogger, $2,500; D' Funnybone, $2,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discreetly Mine | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Bank Merger | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 3 | Latigo Shore | Ramon A. Dominguez | Nicholas P. Zito |
| 4 | Hurricane Ike | Calvin H. Borel | John W. Sadler |
| 5 | In Jack's Memory | Miguel Mena | Eric J. Guillot |
| 6 | Bulldogger | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 7 | D' Funnybone | Edgar S. Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Discreetly Mine | John R. Velazquez | $4.10 | $2.90 | $2.30 | ||||||
| 6 | Bank Merger | Alan Garcia | $6.40 | $4.50 | |||||||
| 1 | Latigo Shore | Ramon A. Dominguez | $5.90 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-6) | $29.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-6-1) | $276.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-6-1-2) | $1,127.00 | ||||||||||
Z Thoroughbreds' homebred Infrattini earned his fourth straight victory, accomplished over four different tracks, by outfinishing odds-on choice Mark Valeski in the $100,000 Louisiana Handicap Jan. 19 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, January 19, 2013Vinery New York has scheduled its annual stallion show and open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Versatile grade I winner Willy Beamin will stick to route racing when he faces an expected five other 3-year-olds in the Discovery Handicap (gr. III) on Nov. 17 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, November 14, 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
Trinniberg and Currency Swap, two of the nation's best 3-year-old sprinters, square off once again in the $500,000 Foxwood King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Endorsement, on the comeback trail for trainer Eoin Harty, makes his first stakes appearance in more than two years in the $200,000 Texas Mile (gr. III) at Lone Star Park April 28.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012The first reported foal by grade I winner Discreetly Mine is a filly born Jan. 14 at Marion Hills Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
D' Funnybone, a five-time grade II winner for Paul Pompa Jr., will enter stud in 2012 at Tom Simon's Vinery New York at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Mike Repole's dynamic duo both drill over Belmont Park's main track for trainer Todd Pletcher.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Uncle Mo, after nearly winning the grade I King's Bishop off a four-month layoff and a severe, lingering illness, should be at least given the opportunity to strive for greatness.
Caleb's Posse came roaring down the lane and edged champion Uncle Mo by the narrowest of margins to win a thrilling edition of the $250,000 King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 27 at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
The top spot is on the line in the 3YO division.
Jason, Tom and James Scully from TwinSpires.com handicap the Travers Stakes and King's Bishop Stakes from Saratoga.
All eyes will be on champion Uncle Mo when he makes his comeback in the $250,000 Foxwood's King's Bishop (gr. I) Aug. 27, but unlike his season debut that was light on talent, he will have to be at his best at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The Travers, King's Bishop, and Pacific Classic could be must-see races.
Led by impressive True North Handicap (gr. II) winner Trappe Shot, eight older sprinters will try to catapult to the top of the sprint standings in the $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap Aug. 7 at Saratoga.
Thursday, August 04, 2011
The $100,000 Schuylerville (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies is the feature on opening day of the 40-day Saratoga meet, but the ungraded James Marvin Stakes for older sprinters is the race that has everyone taking notice.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Trappe Shot and Calibrachoa put their winning streaks on the line when they square off in the $250,000 True North Handicap (gr. II) Saturday, June 11 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Of the eight entrants drawn for the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III), not only do all of them have one-turn wins at Churchill Downs, but six of them have stakes wins over the track.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Top horses are entered in two races May 11, with several in a $60,000 sprint stakes at Belmont Park and another in a $41,000 allowance race at Delaware Park.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Paul Pompa, Jr.'s 4-year-old D' Funnybone, winner of last year's Hutcheson and Swale stakes (both gr. II), is scheduled to make his return in the $60,000 Sunshine State Stakes going seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Lane's End Farm has reported the first four mares have been scanned in foal to grade I winner Discreetly Mine., a 4-year-old son of Mineshaft who won the grade I King's Bishop Stakes last year.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Former Bob Baffert trainee Conveyance will make his 2011 debut in the Mahab Al Shimaal Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse March 3.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Discreetly Mine, one of the nation's top 3-year-old sprinters who led all the way in the King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga this year, will enter stud in 2011 at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Discreetly Mine, who developed into one of the nation's top sprinters this summer before being injured, has been retired from racing according to E. Paul Robsham Stables' racing manager Anna Hall.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
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]