SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Quality Road | Margin: 4¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $450,000 |
2006 | Bay Colt | Elusive Quality - Kobla, Strawberry Road (AUS)
Sire: Elusive Quality , Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $413,284. Lifetime: 736 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Strawberry Road (AUS), Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($110,000).
| 2 | Mythical Power | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B | $150,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Congaree - School for Scandal, Is It True
Sire: Congaree , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 5 years. 25 starts, 12 wins, $3,267,490. Lifetime: 109 yearlings sold, median $19,000.
Broodmare Sire: Is It True, Bay, 1986.
| 3 | Tranquil Manner | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $75,000 |
2006 | Bay Colt | A.P. Indy - Composure, Touch Gold
Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 365 yearlings sold, median $360,000.
Broodmare Sire: Touch Gold , Bay, 1994.
Others: Convocation, $37,500; Indian Dance, $22,500; Arcodoro, $7,500; Mine That Bird, $7,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality Road | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Mythical Power | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Tranquil Manner | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 4 | Convocation | Javier Castellano | James A. Jerkens |
| 5 | Indian Dance | Kent J. Desormeaux | Lawrence E. Murray |
| 6 | Arcodoro | David Cohen | Eric J. Guillot |
| 7 | Mine That Bird | Rajiv Maragh | D. Wayne Lukas |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Quality Road | John R. Velazquez | $2.60 | $2.10 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 7 | Mythical Power | Garrett K. Gomez | $5.90 | $4.40 | |||||||
| 6 | Tranquil Manner | Alan Garcia | $4.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-7) | $14.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-7-6) | $94.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-7-6-1) | $164.40 | ||||||||||
Lenny Shulman talks to Chip Woolley, who trained Mine That Bird to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby. Sponsored by Three Chimneys.
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Dullahan is the now the only likely starter for the Kentucky Derby with two grade I wins.
Mine That Bird, winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum Brands (gr. I) and living in retirement in New Mexico, is a half brother to 2012 Derby hopeful Dullahan.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
"Unbelievable" is how Phil Needham describes his association with Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) winner Dullahan and that colt's half brother, 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Mine That Bird.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Dullahan, with big strides down the center of the racetrack, ran down champion Hansen in the late stages to win the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) April 14 at Keeneland.
Saturday, April 14, 2012Four-time grade I winner Quality Road had his first known foal arrive Jan. 17. The colt, out of stakes winner Dorm Fever, was foaled at WinStar Farm.
Friday, January 20, 2012Chad Schumer's Schumer Bloodstock has purchased four North American stallions/stallion prospects for export to Saudi Arabia.
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale's reputation has improved dramatically in recent years.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Esther Marr talks with Chris Baker, Spring Hill Farm Manager, about the Edward P. Evans Dispersal, including thoughts of some of the top yearlings offered.
Spring Hill Farm manager Chris Baker talked about the standouts in the Estate of Edward P. Evans dispersal, as well as his bittersweet emotions leading up to the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Will Havre de Grace beat the boys? If not, then who's the winner?
Havre de Grace will face males for the first time in the $750,000 Woodward (gr.l) Sept. 3 at Saratoga, where she will meet seven rivals.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011The legacy of the late Edward P. Evans was carried on in a big way when the 2010 Virginia-bred champions were announced by the Virginia Thoroughbred Association.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
One of the biggest events of the 2011 Thoroughbred auction season will be the complete dispersal of stock owned by the late Edward P. 'Ned' Evans. Lane's End will consign the more than 200 horses.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The catalog for the Edward P. Evans Estate's complete dispersal is available online at Keeneland's website.
Friday, July 08, 2011
Jason and Tim of TwinSpires.com handicap the Shoemaker Mile S. and Suburban H. this week.
Colizeo looks to be lone speed in the $300,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. I) and the son of Distorted Humor will try to take advantage to pick up his first graded stakes of the season when he meets five others July 2 at Belmont.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Grade I winner Rail Trip made a favorable impression in his first start since the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) last fall, returning to Belmont Park June 5 with a strong runner-up finish behind Friend Or Foe in the Easy Goer.
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Smiling Tiger, making his first appearance under the Twin Spires since finishing third in last fall's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), is the mild favorite in the $300,000 Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II) May 7.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Making his first start for Mike Repole and Todd Pletcher after being claimed for $62,500, Caixa Eletronica pulled a 10-1 upset in the $100,000 Westchester (gr. III) April 30 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Grade I winner Haynesfield, expected to be one of the top older horses of 2011, will make his season debut April 30 when he faces five foes in the $100,000 Westchester (gr. III) on opening weekend at Belmont Park.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Midnight Interlude posted his third consecutive bullet workout when he covered six furlongs in 1:13 3/5 on the Churchill Downs main track the morning of April 26.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
A fast-closing fourth in the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), Soul Candy seeks his first graded stakes win in the $100,000 Tokyo City Cup (gr. III) at the marathon 1 1/2-mile distance March 26 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort will offer financial incentives designed to attract graded-stakes winners for the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II) on Aug. 6.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011The estate of the late Edward P. (Ned) Evans will disperse its Thoroughbred yearlings, weanlings, broodmares, and racing stock at Keeneland's September yearling and November breeding stock sales.
Friday, March 11, 2011
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]