SUNLAND PARK, Sunland Park, NM
| 1 | Scorewithcater | Margin: neck | $60,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Even the Score - Runaway Cater, Runaway Groom
Sire: Even the Score , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 9 wins, $751,629. Lifetime: 147 yearlings sold, median $12,500.
Broodmare Sire: Runaway Groom, Gray, 1979.
| 2 | Mine That Bird | Margin: 4¼ | $22,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Birdstone - Mining My Own, Smart Strike
Sire: Birdstone , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 151 yearlings sold, median $21,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2007 Yearling Sale, $9,500.
| 3 | Smokin' Legend | Margin: ½ | $10,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Smoke Glacken - Binalegend, Binalong
Sire: Smoke Glacken , Gray or Roan, 1994. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 10 wins, $759,560. Lifetime: 406 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Binalong, Bay, 1989. In 2009: .85 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $100,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $130,000.
Others: Tiz Believing, $4,000; Dumar, $2,000; Hornung, $1,000; Hoya, $1,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scorewithcater | Alonso Quinonez | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 2 | Mine That Bird | Casey T. Lambert | Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. |
| 3 | Smokin' Legend | Jorge Espitia | O. Dwain Grissom |
| 4 | Tiz Believing | Joe A. Martinez | H. Ray Ashford, Jr. |
| 5 | Dumar | Luis Contreras | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 6 | Hornung | Alejandro Medellin | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 7 | Hoya | Ken S. Tohill | Chris A. Hartman |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorewithcater | Alonso Quinonez | $6.60 | $2.80 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Mine That Bird | Casey T. Lambert | $4.00 | $2.80 | ||||||||
| Smokin' Legend | Jorge Espitia | $6.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-3) | $29.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-3-7) | $241.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-3-7-2) | $874.20 | ||||||||||
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]