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Troy S.

SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: August 15, 2012
  • Class:
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 5
  • Distance: Five And One Half Furlongs
  • Post Time: 3:14 PM
1 Bridgetown Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

2007 | Chestnut Horse | Speightstown   - Ellesmere, Tabasco Cat

  • Breeder:Eugene Melnyk
  • Owner: Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: John R. Velazquez

Sire: Speightstown  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 10 wins, $1,258,256. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $100,000.

Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.

2 Perfect Officer Margin: 4 TrueNicks: B $20,000

2006 | Bay Gelding | Officer - Perfect Tradition, Perfect Vision

  • Breeder:Justice Farm, Greg Justice & Steve Justice
  • Owner: David A. Ross Racing Stable, LLC
  • Trainer: Anthony W. Dutrow
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Officer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 6 wins, $804,090. Lifetime: 315 yearlings sold, median $28,000.

Broodmare Sire: Perfect Vision, Chestnut, 1995. In 2009: .53 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $110,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 November Breeding Stock Sale, $75,000.

3 Wekiva Wachee Margin: TrueNicks: C+ $10,000

2005 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Wekiva Springs - Bud's Golden Girl, Neptuno (ARG)

  • Breeder:Mary Bonfili
  • Owner: Mary Jean Bonfili
  • Trainer: Michael Dini
  • Jockey: Junior Alvarado

Sire: Wekiva Springs, Gray, 1991. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 10 wins, $1,512,575. Lifetime: 122 yearlings sold, median $10,000. In 2009: .90 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Neptuno (ARG), Bay, 1986.

Time: 1:01.52   Track: Firm

Others: Night Officer, $5,000; Regally Ready, $3,000; Zeb, $1,000; Freudian Dilemma, $1,000.

Scratched: Saginaw; Artest; Zero Rate Policy; Crossbow.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1BridgetownJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
2Perfect OfficerJavier CastellanoAnthony W. Dutrow
3Wekiva WacheeJunior AlvaradoMichael Dini
4Night OfficerRosie NapravnikBruce R. Brown
5Regally ReadyJulien R. LeparouxSteven M. Asmussen
6ZebJoel RosarioDale L. Romans
7Freudian DilemmaIrad Ortiz, Jr.Carl Doran

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