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TAMPA BAY DOWNS, Oldsmar, FL
| 1 | General Quarters | Margin: 3½ | BRIS: 99 | $120,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Horse | Sky Mesa - Ecology, Unbridled's Song
Sire: Sky Mesa , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $633,076. Lifetime: 320 yearlings sold, median $50,000. In 2009: .71 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $20,000.
| 2 | Sumo | Margin: 3 | BRIS: 95 | $40,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Fusaichi Pegasus - Dyna Da Wyna, Doc's Leader
Sire: Fusaichi Pegasus , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 6 wins, $1,994,400. Lifetime: 727 yearlings sold, median $75,480.
Broodmare Sire: Doc's Leader, Chestnut, 1986. In 2009: 1.20 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2007 Select Yearling Sale, ($190,000).
| 3 | Musket Man | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 92 | $20,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Yonaguska - Fortuesque, Fortunate Prospect
Sire: Yonaguska, Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 18 starts, 6 wins, $536,355. Lifetime: 292 yearlings sold, median $22,000.
Broodmare Sire: Fortunate Prospect, Dark Bay or Brown, 1981. In 2009: 1.47 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds Sale 2008, ($35,000).
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $15,000.
Others: Free Country, $10,000; A. P. Cardinal, $6,000; Top Seed, $4,000; Atomic Rain; Cliffy's Future; Medaglia d'Onore; Mitchell Park, $12,500; Player's List, $8,500.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Quarters | James Lopez | Mark L. Miller |
| 2 | Sumo | Rene R. Douglas | H. Graham Motion |
| 3 | Musket Man | Jose Lezcano | Derek S. Ryan |
| 4 | Free Country | Kent J. Desormeaux | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 5 | A. P. Cardinal | Joe Bravo | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 6 | Top Seed | Ronald Dale Allen, Jr. | Michael J. Trombetta |
| 7 | Atomic Rain | John R. Velazquez | Kelly J. Breen |
| 8 | Cliffy's Future | Pascacio Lopez | Darrin Miller |
| 9 | Medaglia d'Onore | Daniel Centeno | Jamie Sanders |
| 10 | Mitchell Park | Luis Antonio Gonzalez | Roy S. Lerman |
| 11 | Player's List | Arienne Cox | Wayne W. Rice |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Quarters | James Lopez | $29.00 | $12.60 | $6.40 | |||||||
| Sumo | Rene R. Douglas | $24.00 | $12.40 | ||||||||
| Musket Man | Jose Lezcano | $4.60 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-10) | $893.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-10-9) | $6,783.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-10-9-7) | $25,813.40 | ||||||||||
Falling Sky, winner of the Feb. 2 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs, was scratched from the Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II) the morning of the race, as was maiden winner Sky Captain.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
The sky was the limit Feb. 2 at Tampa Bay Downs, with Falling Sky and Dynamic Sky finishing 1-2 in the $202,500 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III). Falling Sky, a 7-1 upsetter, survived an objection to get the job done.
Saturday, February 02, 2013It's supposed to be Dynamic Sky's race to lose, but he's going to face some 3-year-olds with upside potential in the grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes.
Friday, February 01, 2013
My Name is Michael and Dynamic Sky square off in 1 1/16-mile test at Tampa Bay Downs
Wednesday, January 30, 2013Two-time grade I winner General Quarters had his first reported foal, a filly out of Hannah's Ink, by Pentilicus born at Jim Loebig's Red Sunset Farm near Ocala, Fla., in early January.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) winner Battle Hardened returned to the worktab Feb. 17 at Palm Meadows Training Center with an easy half-mile breeze in :49 4/5.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Battle Hardened, given a patient ride by Julien Leparoux, earned the first win of his career when he defeated a big field in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs.
Saturday, February 04, 2012The grade III Sam F. Davis looks like a wide-open affair going in, so let's see if we can winnow out some angles.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Already with a slew of top 3-year-olds taking aim at the Triple Crown, Todd Pletcher will send out yet another prospect in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (gr. III), a race he has won four of the last six years.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
General Quarters, a two-time grade I winner, will enter stud at Stonewall Farm Ocala (Marc Haisfield, managing member) near Ocala, Fla.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
General Quarters, a grade I winner who gave his septuagenarian owner Tom McCarthy the thrill of a lifetime when contesting the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has been retired from racing.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Who will win the Clark Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs? Will it be one of the horses that ran in the Breeders' Cup, or a new face? How will the others finish?
Musket Man, who placed in the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and the BlackBerry Preakness Stakes (gr. I), will stand at Michele Rodriguez's Elite Thoroughbreds near Folsom, La.
Monday, November 21, 2011
A field of 12, including six horses that have won over the Keeneland main track, line up for an interesting edition of the $150,000 Fayette Stakes (gr. II) Oct. 29 on closing day of the fall meet.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Future Prospect gave Dodson Skaggs his first graded stakes winner in 42 years as a trainer when the 7-year-old gelding left General Quarters behind in the stretch to capture the $169,999 WinStar Kentucky Cup (gr. II).
Saturday, September 24, 2011
A field of eight was drawn for the $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (gr. II), which was revived this year after a one-year hiatus.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Two-time grade I winner General Quarters tops the list of probable starters for the $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (gr. II) at Turfway Park Sept. 24.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Workin for Hops, winner of the Hanshin Cup Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park this spring, returns to his favorite track for the $100,000 Washington Park Handicap (gr. III) on Polytrack Sept. 3.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Churchill Downs' meet ends with a bang with the Firecracker Handicap. Can you predict the finish order?
General Quarters, who scored the biggest turf win of his career last year at Churchill Downs, returns as the 119-pound high weight in the $175,000 Firecracker Handicap (gr. IIT) on closing day of the 38-day spring meet.
Friday, July 01, 2011
Wise Dan, General Quarters, Mister Mardi Gras among those that work the morning of June 28 in advance of Churchill Downs' July 4 Firecracker Handicap (gr. IIT).
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Two-time Champion Gio Ponti tops the list of early nominees to the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic. He could face last year's winner General Quarters in the grade I race May 7.
Friday, March 04, 2011
Super Saver's half brother bursts on the scene with a big win at Tampa. A TrueNicks pedigree profile.
Brethren remained unbeaten in three starts and did so in scintillating fashion, drawing off to a four length victory in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III).
Saturday, February 12, 2011While Brethren is the morning line favorite in the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes, he's a 5-2 favorite, not a 6-5 favorite. Not yet, anyway.
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