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SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | R Heat Lightning | Margin: 4 | TrueNicks: D | $150,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Trippi - Yellow Heat, Gold Fever
Sire: Trippi , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 7 wins, $666,220. Lifetime: 355 yearlings sold, median $34,938.
Broodmare Sire: Gold Fever, Chestnut, 1993.
| 2 | Alienation | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $50,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Rock Hard Ten - Alienated, Gone West
Sire: Rock Hard Ten, Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 201 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gone West, Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $60,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($42,000).
| 3 | Valiant Passion | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: D | $25,000 |
2008 | Bay Mare | Lion Heart - Bold American, Quiet American
Sire: Lion Heart, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,390,800. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $11,000.
Others: Coax Liberty, $12,500; Le Mi Geaux, $7,500; Stopspendingmaria, $1,667; Abide, $1,667; Sky Hosoya, $1,666.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Heat Lightning | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 2 | Alienation | Channing Hill | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Valiant Passion | Julien R. Leparoux | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Coax Liberty | Jose C. Caraballo | James L. Lawrence, II |
| 5 | Le Mi Geaux | Frederic Lenclud | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 6 | Stopspendingmaria | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Abide | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 8 | Sky Hosoya | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | R Heat Lightning | Garrett K. Gomez | $10.40 | $5.20 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 3 | Alienation | Channing Hill | $5.40 | $4.30 | |||||||
| 4 | Valiant Passion | Julien R. Leparoux | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-3) | $51.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-3-4) | $164.00 | ||||||||||
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale, which will be held Oct. 1 in Timonium, Md., is in a prime location, especially this season.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Unbeaten So Many Ways gave trainer Tony Dutrow consecutive wins in the $300,000 Spinaway Stakes when she came from off the pace to defeat 3-5 favorite Teen Pauline going away Sept. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Two-year-old divisions come into focus over Labor Day weekend.
Hall of Fame rider has live mounts at Saratoga and Del Mar this week
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Three horses commanded six-figure prices during the first hour of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed auction Feb. 6 in Lexington.
Monday, February 06, 2012
Untried Grace Hall won the Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) like a true professional Sept. 4, stalking the leaders into the stretch and sweeping past favored Judy the Beauty to handily win the $250,000 event at Saratoga.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Led by 3-1 morning-line favorite Jealous Girl, a field of 10 3-year-old filly sprinters was drawn for the $100,000 Victory Ride (gr. III) Aug. 27 at Saratoga.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Shackleford and Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Ruler On Ice are among nine horses listed as at probable starters in the $1 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 27 Saratoga.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Undaunted by Turbulent Descent's defeat as the odds-on choice in the Acorn Stakes (gr. I), Southern California trainer Mike Puype returns to New York to try his filly in the $250,000 Test Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 6.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Well beaten in her last two tries, Bobby Flay's Her Smile became a grade I winner July 4 when she rallied from last to score in the $250,000 Prioress Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park.
Monday, July 04, 2011
Alienation, who made an eye-catching return in her season debut last month, will shoot for her first stakes win in the $250,000 Prioress (gr. I) July 4 at Belmont Park.
Friday, July 01, 2011
Second in the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I) last month, Wyomia is the 9-5 morning-line favorite for the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) May 20 at Pimlico Race Course.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Paul Robsham Stable's homebred R Heat Lightning, probable favorite in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), has been withdrawn from the race after heat was detected in her right knee.
Monday, May 02, 2011
R Heat Lightning, the likely favorite in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) for trainer Todd Pletcher, put in her final drill prior to the race April 30, working a half-mile in :48 1/5 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, April 30, 2011R Heat Lightning, the likely Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) favorite, and Kathmanblu braved a steady rain and sloppy track conditions at Churchill Downs to put in timed workouts just after the track maintenance break April 23.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
With the addition of Suave Voir Faire and Royal Delta to the list of prospective starters in the 137 running of the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), there are 16 fillies listed as "likely" or "possible."
Friday, April 22, 2011
Read about the name meanings of some of this year's Kentucky Oaks-bound fillies.
The one-time heavy favorite for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Repole Stable's Uncle Mo, was out for a gallop at Churchill Downs on Tuesday, April 19 in his first full day since arriving in Louisville.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Comes into the Oaks off two impressive victories at Gulfstream.
E. Paul Robsham Stables' R Heat Lightning, the possible favorite for the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, turned heads with a bullet half-mile work April 16 at Belmont Park.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Heavily favored Turbulent Descent dominated her five rivals in the $150,000 Beaumont Stakes (gr. II) before 18,873 at Keeneland April 17, winning by five lengths.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Turbulent Descent, a winner of a pair of grade I races in California, ships into Lexington to lead a field of six in the $150,000 Beaumont (gr. II) April 17 at Keeneland.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Joyce Robsham saw homebreds R Heat Lightning, Awesome Maria, and Travelin Man all win graded stakes at Gulfstream the weekend of April 2-3.
The 2011 Florida Derby, Swale, Skip Away, and more!
R Heat Lightning devoured six rivals in the 1 1/8-mile Gulfstream Oaks (gr. II), powering home to a 8 1/4-length victory under John Velazquez for her second straight dominating win.
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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]
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