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: 194 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
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: 169 yearlings sold, median $6,767.
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: 412 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
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 | ||||||||||
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
Jason Shandler looks at the likely 2010 Eclipse Award winners.
With jockey Calvin Borel up, Hurricane Ike tuned up for his engagement in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) by working six furlongs at Churchill Downs in 1:12 2/5 after the renovation break Oct. 23.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Discreetly Mine, winner of the Aug. 28 King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, is no longer being pointed toward the Nov. 6 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Churchill Downs due to an injury to his left stifle.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Driven wide into the homestretch by jockey Jesse Campbell, Apart methodically mowed his rivals down to win the $500,000 Super Derby (gr. II) by 1 1/2 lengths for his first graded stakes win Sept. 25 at Louisiana Downs.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Trainer Todd Pletcher will train the grade I winner up to the Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
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]