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SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | State of Play | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | War Front - Valeta, Procida
Sire: War Front , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 96 yearlings sold, median $27,000.
Broodmare Sire: Procida, Dark Bay or Brown, 1981.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $13,000.
| 2 | Optimizer | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: B | $30,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | English Channel - Indy Pick, A.P. Indy
Sire: English Channel , Chestnut, 2002. Raced 4 years. 23 starts, 13 wins, $5,319,028. Lifetime: 72 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
| 3 | Dullahan | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A | $15,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Even the Score - Mining My Own, Smart Strike
Sire: Even the Score , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 9 wins, $751,629. Lifetime: 134 yearlings sold, median $11,750.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $250,000.
Others: Knock Rock, $7,500; Splendiferous, $4,500; Captain Webb, $1,000; Fox Rules, $1,000; Sportswriter, $1,000; Two Months Rent, $1,000.
Scratched: Clip the Coupons.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Play | Ramon A. Dominguez | H. Graham Motion |
| 2 | Optimizer | Robby Albarado | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 3 | Dullahan | Julien R. Leparoux | Dale L. Romans |
| 4 | Knock Rock | Rajiv Maragh | Scott M. Schwartz |
| 5 | Splendiferous | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Margolis |
| 6 | Captain Webb | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Fox Rules | John A. Grabowski | M. Anthony Ferraro |
| 8 | Sportswriter | Ryan Curatolo | Carlos F. Martin |
| 9 | Two Months Rent | Javier Castellano | James J. Toner |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | State of Play | Ramon A. Dominguez | $8.00 | $4.70 | $3.40 | ||||||
| 9 | Optimizer | Robby Albarado | $5.80 | $4.00 | |||||||
| 4 | Dullahan | Julien R. Leparoux | $3.70 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-9) | $43.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-9-4) | $183.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-9-4-2) | $1,682.00 | ||||||||||
Tom and new co-host Pete Denk present an early look at the Belmont Stakes. Sponsored by TVG.
Trainer Dale Romans said May 29 that Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) winner Shackleford could run in the Whitney Handicap or Woodward Stakes en route to the ultimate goal of winning the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I).
2 days ago
Donegal Racing's Dullahan, the Kentucky Derby third-place finisher who will be seeking to block I'll Have Another's Triple Crown bid, breezed a mile at Churchill Downs the morning of May 26.
5 days ago
With a steady rain falling, dual classic winner I'll Have Another galloped a mile at Belmont Park May 25 as he continued to prepare for attempt at history in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
6 days ago
Javier Castellano will ride Donegal Racing's Dullahan in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Trainer Doug O'Neill has full confidence in the potential for I'll Have Another to handle the grueling 1 1/2 miles of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) after the colt captured the first two jewels of America's Triple Crown.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
A strong contingent of horses will attempt to spoil the Triple Crown bid of I'll Have Another when the 3-year-olds assemble at Belmont Park on June 9 for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Relive the exciting rivalry of I'll Have Another and Bodemeister!
Toyota Blue Grass (gr. I) winner Dullahan, most recently third in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), worked five furlongs at Churchill Downs in 1:00 1/5 on a fast track May 19.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Though I'll Have Another ran him down in deep stretch in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill, all signs point to Bodemeister being the one to beat in Preakness 137 at Pimlico Race Course May 19.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Steve Haskin talks to D. Wayne Lukas about Optimizer and the Preakness Stakes. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Will it be I'll Have Another once again? Will Bodemeister get revenge? Or will one of the new players take the Black-eyed Susans?
Evan Hammonds reports on the news of the day including horses on the track Thursday, and the Alibi Breakfast. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.
Evan Hammonds and Jason Shandler handicap the Preakness Stakes track-side at Pimlico. Evan successfully picked I'll Have Another to win the Kentucky Derby; will he be correct this time?
A Preakness tradition, the Alibi Breakfast gives trainers a chance to offer up an 'alibi' before the second jewel of the Triple Crown. This year there were few alibis and a lot more confidence from the connections.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Bodemeister, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has been made the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 19 and will break from post 7.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Stakes-placed colt will represent trainer Dale Romans in second leg of Triple Crown
Monday, May 14, 2012
Following the defection of Dullahan from Preakness consideration, jockey Kent Desormeaux has signed on to ride Tiger Walk, who is owned by Kevin Plank's Sagamore Farm.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Donegal Racing's Dullahan, a fast-closing third in the Kentucky Derby, will not run in the Preakness Stakes and will be pointed for the Belmont Stakes.
Friday, May 11, 2012
I'll Have Another made it to the track May 9 for the first time since his upset win in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) four days earlier, jogging around muddy Pimlico Race Course.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Reddam Racing's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another was settled into his new home in Barn D at Pimlico Race Course May 8 as the focus has shifted toward the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on May 19.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
The top four finishers all ran winning type races.
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another departed Churchill Downs at 1:19 p.m. May 7 and was taken to nearby Louisville International Airport for a flight to Baltimore, Md.
Monday, May 07, 2012
Ron Mitchell talks about how I'll Have Another and his connections are doing on Sunday morning. Ron also touches on future plans for other Kentucky Derby contenders.
Some of the starters in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will go on to the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) while plans are undetermined for other runners.
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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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