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TAMPA BAY DOWNS, Oldsmar, FL

  • Purse: $60,000
  • Date: March 5, 2011
  • Class:
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:50 PM
1 Colizeo Margin: 4 TrueNicks: A+ $36,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Distorted Humor   - Colony Band, Dixieland Band

  • Breeder:Wertheimer & Frere
  • Owner: Wertheimer and Frere
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Willie Martinez

Sire: Distorted Humor  , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.

2 Jardim (BRZ) Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $12,000

2006 | Gray or Roan Horse | Ski Champ - Copacabana Beach (BRZ), Midnight Tiger

  • Breeder:Stud Raca
  • Owner: RUPERT PLERSCH
  • Trainer: Eduardo Caramori
  • Jockey: Huber Villa-Gomez

Sire: Ski Champ, Gray, 1986. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $322,151. Lifetime: 1 yearlings sold, median $27,918. In 2009: 1.29 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Midnight Tiger, Chestnut, 1982.

3 Yummy With Butter Margin: head TrueNicks: A++ $6,000

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Silvador - Sophisticatedbagel, Kris S.

  • Breeder:Richard L. Lister
  • Owner: Bruno Schickedanz
  • Trainer: Yvon Belsoeur
  • Jockey: Ricardo Feliciano

Sire: Silvador, Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $28,000. Lifetime: 1 yearlings sold, median $846. In 2009: 1.91 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.

Time: 1:42.94   Track: Fast

Others: Drosselmeyer, $3,000; Mad Flatter, $1,800; Moe Man, $1,200; Thomas Got Even; Schoolyard Dreams; Let It Rock; Ponzi Scheme; Mad for Smarty.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1ColizeoWillie MartinezTodd A. Pletcher
2Jardim (BRZ)Huber Villa-GomezEduardo Caramori
3Yummy With ButterRicardo FelicianoYvon Belsoeur
4DrosselmeyerLuis GarciaWilliam I. Mott
5Mad FlatterLeandro R. GoncalvesJeffrey D. Thornbury
6Moe ManFrederic LencludIan R. Wilkes
7Thomas Got EvenFernando De La CruzNicholas P. Zito
8Schoolyard DreamsDaniel CentenoDerek S. Ryan
9Let It RockPablo MoralesChad J. Stewart
10Ponzi SchemeJesse Jimenez GarciaJuan Serey
11Mad for SmartyRonald Dale Allen, Jr.H. Allen Jerkens

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
1 ColizeoWillie Martinez$6.60$4.40$3.80
6 Jardim (BRZ)Huber Villa-Gomez$10.20$7.60
10 Yummy With ButterRicardo Feliciano$10.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (1-6)$72.20
$2.00 Trifecta (1-6-10)$1,496.20
$2.00 Superfecta (1-6-10-8)$6,610.40

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