SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Here Comes Ben | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $150,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Street Cry (IRE) - Chasetheragingwind, Dayjur
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 344 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dayjur, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
| 2 | Big Drama | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: B | $50,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Montbrook - Riveting Drama, Notebook
Sire: Montbrook , Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 1 years. 8 starts, 5 wins, $373,728. Lifetime: 242 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Notebook, Bay, 1985.
| 3 | Vineyard Haven | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A | $25,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Colt | Lido Palace (CHI) - Princess Aloha, Aloha Prospector
Sire: Lido Palace (CHI) , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 4 years. 23 starts, 11 wins, $2,705,865. Lifetime: 27 yearlings sold, median $4,500. In 2009: .30 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Aloha Prospector, Bay, 1985. In 2009: 1.08 AEI.
Others: Warrior's Reward, $12,500; Girolamo, $7,500; Bribon (FR), $1,250; Omniscient, $1,250; You and I Forever, $1,250; Checklist, $1,250.
Scratched: Starforaday; Charitable Man.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here Comes Ben | Alex O. Solis | Charles Lopresti |
| 2 | Big Drama | Eibar Coa | David Fawkes |
| 3 | Vineyard Haven | Alan Garcia | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 4 | Warrior's Reward | Julien R. Leparoux | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 5 | Girolamo | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 6 | Bribon (FR) | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Omniscient | Calvin H. Borel | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 8 | You and I Forever | Javier Castellano | Thomas M. Bush |
| 9 | Checklist | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Here Comes Ben | Alex O. Solis | $21.80 | $8.50 | $3.70 | ||||||
| 3 | Big Drama | Eibar Coa | $6.70 | $3.30 | |||||||
| 1 | Vineyard Haven | Alan Garcia | $2.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-3) | $114.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-3-1) | $382.00 | ||||||||||
The first reported foal by grade I winner Warrior's Reward is a filly born Jan. 18 at Gary Biszantz' Cobra Farm near Lexington.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
General Quarters, a two-time grade I winner, will enter stud at Stonewall Farm Ocala (Marc Haisfield, managing member) near Ocala, Fla.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Grade I winner Here Comes Ben will enter stud in 2012 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., which will also be the new home of Justenuffhumor.
Friday, December 02, 2011Top sire Wildcat Heir will remain at $10,000 for 2012. New sires J P's Gusto will stand for $3,500, while Vineyard Haven will stand for $3,000.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011Vineyard Haven, a three-time grade I winner and the leading 2-year-old of his generation, has been retired from racing and will stand in 2012 at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Harold Queen's homebred champion sprinter Big Drama will enter stud in 2012 for $10,000 at Stonewall Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Florida breeder/owner Harold Queen has retired his homebred Eclipse Award winner and Breeders' Cup winner Big Drama.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Girolamo, Godolphin's grade I-winning son of A.P. Indy, will stand at Sequel Stallions in New York for the 2012 breeding season, Darley announced Nov. 2.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Trainer David Fawkes has two for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I): last year's winner Big Drama and Apriority.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011Harold Queen's homebred Big Drama was made the 5-2 morning line favorite to repeat in the Nov. 5 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I). He'll break from post 8 in a field of 9.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Breeders' Cup World Championships week began Oct. 31 at Churchill Downs with more than a dozen contenders going through their final exercise regimens.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Jon and Joel take a first look at the Pre-Entries, focusing on the Filly & Mare Turf, the Sprint, the Turf, the Dirt Mile, the Mile, the Ladies' Classic, and the Classic. Brought to you by Taylor Made Stallions.
Last year's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Big Drama breezed a bullet five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 at Calder Casino & Race Course Oct. 22. Stablemate Apriority worked in company in 1:00 4/5.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Harold Queen's Florida homebred Big Drama worked six furlongs at Calder Casino & Race Oct. 15 between the third and fourth race.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Second-choice Big Drama scratched from Vosburgh after developing fever.
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) is still five weeks away, but few would complain if the field resembled this weekend's $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
Friday, September 30, 2011
A three-time stakes winner, Here Comes Ben registered his biggest win in the 2010 Forego Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com handicap the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Vosburgh Inivitational at Belmont Park.
The champion sprinter expected to face stellar lineup in Vosburgh before BC.
Tizway, Havre de Grace, Cape Blanco, and The Factor top the rankings.
The guys reveal a Top 5 in the Sprint division, and discuss the current Breeders' Cup picture.
Eclipse champion sprinter Big Drama returned from a layoff of more than 6-½ months with a 2 1/4-length victory in the $72,750 Whippleton Stakes Sept. 4 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Harold Queen's Big Drama, champion sprinter of 2010, will return to the races Sept. 4 at Calder Casino & Race Course with an eye toward this year's Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).
Friday, September 02, 2011
Cash-strapped breeders prefer proven sires over young stallions, making it tougher to launch the careers of new studs.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Jackson Bend slipped through an opening along the rail at the top of the stretch en route to his first win since October 2009 in the $78,000 James Marvin Stakes on opening day at Saratoga July 22.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Copyright © 2012 Blood-Horse Publications. All rights reserved internationally.
