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SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY
| 1 | Currency Swap | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $150,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | High Cotton - Echo Bluff, Pine Bluff
Sire: High Cotton , Bay, 2003. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 4 wins, $462,574. Lifetime: 31 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pine Bluff, Bay, 1989.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($92,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2010 Select Yearling Sale, $70,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Fall Mixed Sale 2009, $42,000.
| 2 | Trinniberg | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: C+ | $50,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Teuflesberg - Bella Dorato, Goldminers Gold
Sire: Teuflesberg , Bay, 2004. Raced 2 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $621,981. Lifetime: 22 yearlings sold, median $7,750.
Broodmare Sire: Goldminers Gold, Chestnut, 1993. In 2009: 1.14 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $21,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2010 Yearling Sale, $1,500.
| 3 | Big Blue Nation | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: C+ | $25,000 |
2009 | Bay Colt | Bluegrass Cat - Lilah, Defrere
Sire: Bluegrass Cat , Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 144 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Defrere, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992. In 2009: 1.33 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $85,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2010 Select Yearling Sale, $55,000.
Others: Laurie's Rocket, $12,500; Power World, $7,500; I'll Have Another, $1,000; Hunt Crossing, $1,000; Vexor, $1,000; Clip the Coupons, $1,000; J C's Pride, $1,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Currency Swap | Rajiv Maragh | Teresa M. Pompay |
| 2 | Trinniberg | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Bisnath Parboo |
| 3 | Big Blue Nation | Ramon A. Dominguez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Laurie's Rocket | Kent J. Desormeaux | Dallas Stewart |
| 5 | Power World | Edgar S. Prado | Neil J. Howard |
| 6 | I'll Have Another | Julien R. Leparoux | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 7 | Hunt Crossing | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 8 | Vexor | David Cohen | John C. Kimmel |
| 9 | Clip the Coupons | Eddie Castro | Chad C. Brown |
| 10 | J C's Pride | Jose Lezcano | Robert Barbara |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Currency Swap | Rajiv Maragh | $5.80 | $3.40 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 6 | Trinniberg | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $32.00 | $11.40 | |||||||
| 5 | Big Blue Nation | Ramon A. Dominguez | $5.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-6) | $275.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-6-5) | $1,922.00 | ||||||||||
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Trainer Doug O'Neill said a loose horse nearly slammed into Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another during training May 31 at Belmont Park.
15 hours ago
Nearly everybody overlooked I'll Have Another as a sale 2-year-old.
Patrice Wolfson, owner of the last Triple Crown winner, says I'll Have Another is a worthy successor to Affirmed.
Yesterday
As he continues to prepare I'll Have Another for the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), trainer Doug O'Neill on May 30 recounted a conversation he had with trainer Billy Turner, who trained 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.
Yesterday
In the case of Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another, his family tree's branches are laden with tales of triumph and revenge.
Doug O'Neill says he's dismayed that Secretariat's former owner criticized the owner of Triple Crown candidate I'll Have Another for employing him as the horse's trainer.
Yesterday
As jockey Mario Gutierrez prepares for a coveted Triple Crown in the June 9 Belmont Stakes, he will have the advice of retired rider Richard Migliore, who recorded 1,352 wins at Belmont Park during his career.
2 days ago
The daughter of late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner invited Doug O'Neill, Mario Gutierrez, and I'll Have Another owner Paul Reddam to each throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium the night before the Belmont Stakes.
3 days ago
Trainer Doug O'Neill is taking an unconventional path to a Triple Crown bid by using a series of strong gallops rather than formal workouts to prepare I'll Have Another for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
4 days ago
In preparation for a large crowd for I'll Have Another's Triple Crown attempt, the New York Racing Association for the first time is making grandstand general admission tickets available through Ticketmaster.
4 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
I'll Have Another won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness wearing a nasal strip. He'll make his first start in the Belmont without one because NYRA bans nasal strips. The reason for the ban is unclear.
6 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
Trainer Doug O'Neill has been handed a conditional 45-day suspension and a $15,000 fine as the result of a horse in his care racing in 2010 with an elevated level of total carbon dioxide.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mario Gutierrez has risen from obscurity to the threshold of the Triple Crown.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Hall of Famers Steve Cauthen, who 34 years ago piloted Affirmed to become the 11th and most recent Triple Crown winner, and Jorge Velasquez, who rode runner-up Alydar, will autograph postcards May 26 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The cheers that accompany his star pupil, I'll Have Another, are always within ear shot, and Lava Man has no reason to believe they are not meant for him.
John Velazquez will replace Julien Leparoux aboard Union Rags as he seeks to end I'll Have Another's bid for the Triple Crown in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr .I).
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Trainer Michael Matz confirmed May 22 that Union Rags will be ridden by jockey John Velazquez in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
More than eight million viewers tuned into the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 19, as ratings declined for the second leg of the Triple Crown. I'll Have Another figures to attract more viewers for the June 9 Belmont Stakes.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012A full sister to grade III winner Trinniberg brought $450,000 late in the morning of May 22 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training in Maryland.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The ominous shroud that has engulfed Thoroughbred racing recently is starting to lift, at least temporarily, thanks to the heroics of a golden chestnut colt named I'll Have Another...
Preliminary numbers for NBC's telecast of I'll Have Another's Preakness (gr. I) victory indicate a slight dip from 2011 figures, although that could change when national numbers are released May 22.
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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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