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SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Persistently | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: B+ | $180,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Filly | Smoke Glacken - Just Reward, Deputy Minister
Sire: Smoke Glacken , Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 10 wins, $759,560. Lifetime: 395 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.
| 2 | Rachel Alexandra | Margin: 10¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2006 | Bay Filly | Medaglia d'Oro - Lotta Kim, Roar
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 343 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Roar, Bay, 1993.
| 3 | Life At Ten | Margin: 5¼ | TrueNicks: A | $30,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Mare | Malibu Moon - Rahrahsixboombah, Rahy
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 412 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $1,950,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $35,000.
Others: Miss Singhsix (IRE), $15,000; Classofsixtythree, $9,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persistently | Alan Garcia | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 2 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin H. Borel | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 3 | Life At Ten | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Miss Singhsix (IRE) | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 5 | Classofsixtythree | Javier Castellano | Gary C. Contessa |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Persistently | Alan Garcia | $45.00 | $8.10 | $3.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin H. Borel | $2.30 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 4 | Life At Ten | John R. Velazquez | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-2) | $94.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-2-4) | $228.00 | ||||||||||
Harold T. McCormick, minority owner of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, died April 19.
Saturday, April 21, 2012A Circuit Court judge has granted a stay of the enforcement of a one-year suspension imposed by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on former chief steward John Veitch.
Thursday, April 12, 2012Dam of Rachel Alexandra is confirmed in foal to champion Lookin At Lucky.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year who produced her first foal this year, has been pronounced in foal to Darley stallion Bernardini.
Monday, March 26, 2012
John Veitch, the Hall of Fame trainer who was fired from his position as chief racing steward in Kentucky, has filed legal documents seeking to be reinstated and to have a one-year suspension imposed on him lifted.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Stakes purses at the Belmont Park and Saratoga meets this year will increase roughly 27%, while overnight purses will jump about 42%, the New York Racing Association said Feb. 29.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Footage of Rachel Alexandra's Curlin colt, who was born on Jan. 22, 2012, at Stonestreet Farm.
Photographer Anne M. Eberhardt visits with Rachel Alexandra and her Curlin colt at Stonestreet Farm.
Anne M. Eberhardt's photos of Rachel Alexandra with her 2012 Curlin colt at Stonestreet Farm.
An attorney for former Kentucky chief steward John Veitch said his client will appeal the Feb. 15 action by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in which it suspended Veitch for one year.
Friday, February 17, 2012
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted unanimously Feb. 15 to suspend fired chief state steward John Veitch for one year in connection with his actions surrounding the Life At Ten case.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012Barbara Banke, owner of Stonestreet Farm, and Harold McCormick are seeking help in naming the first foal by 2009 Horse of the Year Rachael Alexandra.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Rachel Alexandra and her Curlin colt returned to Stonestreet Farm Jan. 30 after being treated at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital as a precautionary measure for pain management related to the birth.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and her newborn colt have been taken to an equine facility for pain management related to the birth, according to a spokesman.
Friday, January 27, 2012
When Horses of the Year are bred to Horses of the Year, the results can be quite good in some cases and not so good in others.
Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the Year, gave birth Jan. 22 to a 125-pound colt by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, who stands at Lane's End Farm.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
A hearing officer has concluded that former Kentucky chief steward John Veitch violated five rules of racing in his handling of the Life At Ten incident during the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
John Veitch, chief steward for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission who was the subject of an investigation into the Life At Ten situation during the 2010 Breeders' Cup, was dismissed from his position Nov. 28.
Monday, November 28, 2011
The hearing officer in the lengthy Life At Ten investigation has requested a 30-day extension to complete his report to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Steve discusses his visit with the queens of racing.
New policies in place at this year's Breeders' Cup as a result of the Life At Ten incident in 2010 will still allow pre-race television interviews with jockeys immediately prior to the start of a World Championship race.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Lisa Underwood said Oct. 24 she will step down as executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to take a job with Wyatt, Tarrant, and Combs, a law firm for which she had worked previously.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Fillies are beating colts regularly all over the world.
Stonestreet Farms takes the time to reach racing's fans through its 2009 Horse of the Year.
In an effort to avoid another Life At Ten situation, the Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, and Kentucky Horse Racing Commission have adopted new policies that will be in effect for this year's World Championships Nov. 4-5.
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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]
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