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TAMPA BAY DOWNS, Oldsmar, FL
| 1 | Dixie Strike | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Dixie Union - Noble Strike, Smart Strike
Sire: Dixie Union, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 7 wins, $1,233,190. Lifetime: 396 yearlings sold, median $85,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2010 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, $43,457.
| 2 | More Than Love | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | More Than Ready - I'm in Love, Zafonic
Sire: More Than Ready , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 930 yearlings sold, median $75,649.
Broodmare Sire: Zafonic, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $130,000.
| 3 | Regalo Mia | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B | $15,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Sligo Bay (IRE) - Shake It Up, Red Bullet
Sire: Sligo Bay (IRE) , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 4 wins, $484,695. Lifetime: 111 yearlings sold, median $4,000.
Broodmare Sire: Red Bullet , Chestnut, 1997. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.
Others: Northern Passion, $5,000; Sisterhood, $3,000; Customer Base, $2,000; Spielzeit; Shezmyten.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dixie Strike | Jose Lezcano | Mark E. Casse |
| 2 | More Than Love | Javier Castellano | John P. Terranova, II |
| 3 | Regalo Mia | Leandro R. Goncalves | Michelle Nihei |
| 4 | Northern Passion | Luis Contreras | Mark E. Casse |
| 5 | Sisterhood | Angel Serpa | Wesley A. Ward |
| 6 | Customer Base | Julien R. Leparoux | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 7 | Spielzeit | Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr. | Kathleen O'Connell |
| 8 | Shezmyten | Mike Allen | Dennis Ward |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Dixie Strike | Jose Lezcano | $3.60 | $2.20 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 6 | More Than Love | Javier Castellano | $3.20 | $2.60 | |||||||
| 7 | Regalo Mia | Leandro R. Goncalves | $3.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-6) | $10.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-6-7) | $74.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-6-7-3) | $112.20 | ||||||||||
With the two favorites for the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweister in Dixie Strike and Northern Passion, trainer Mark Casse holds a powerful hand for the June 3 event at Woodbine.
3 hours ago
Grade III winner Somali Lemonade seeks to get back on the winning track when she heads the eight-horse field entered in the May 28 Sands Point (gr. IIT) on the Memorial Day card at Belmont Park.
6 days ago
John C. Oxley's Dixie Strike unleashed a drive on the inside to catch leader Tu Endie Wei and draw off to a 3 3/4-length victory in the Selene Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine May 13.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Tu Endie Wei will be the one to catch in the $250,000 Selene Stakes (Can-III), which attracted a field of six 3-year-old fillies to Woodbine's Polytrack May 13.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Favored Dayatthespa spoiled the Keeneland return of Somali Lemonade with a dominating front-running victory in the $100,000 Appalachian Stakes (gr. IIIT) by 2 3/4 lengths on the turf April 19.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Stephanie's Kitten, a leading juvenile filly last year on both the main track and the turf, heads a field of seven 3-year-old fillies in the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland April 7.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012Prospective, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) March 10, breezed five furlongs 1:03 on a fast main track at Churchill Downs the morning of March 27.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Newtown Anner Stud's More Than Love will carry top weight and figures the one to beat in the $100,000 Bourbonette Oaks (gr. III) March 22 at Turfway Park.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Odds-on Dayatthespa became a graded stakes winner when she held off Regalo Mia in the final strides to capture the $150,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a neck on the Gulfstream Park turf course March 11.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Filly Dixie Strike, trained by champion conditioner Mark Casse and owned by John Oxley, was installed as the 4-1 favorite in the Queen's Plate Winterbook.
Friday, March 09, 2012
Trainer Chad Brown, who experienced great success last year with female turf stars Stacelita and Zagora, now appears to have an emerging turf stakes filly prospect in Dayatthespa.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Favored Dixie Strike, a half sister to 2011 Woodbine Oaks and Queen's Plate champion Inglorious, romped to a 5 1/2-length win in the $148,720 Ontario Lassie Stakes at Woodbine Dec. 3.
Saturday, December 03, 2011
See races from around the world from Thanksgiving weekend 2011.
Even-money choice More Than Love, making her stakes debut, was all-out to the final lunge to nose ultra-game 29-1 pacesetter Starship Flare in the $100,000 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Hollywood Park turf Nov. 25.
Friday, November 25, 2011
WinStar Farm and Todd Pletcher hope history will repeat itself, as likely favorite Gemologist leads a field of 11 juveniles in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) Nov. 26 at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011An easy maiden winner over a yielding grass course at Keeneland Oct. 26, 2-year-old filly Assateague will step into stakes company in the $100,000 Miesque (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Nov. 25.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Canada-based trainer Mark Casse and owner John Oxley are a Breeders' Cup World Championships dynamic duo in the division for 2-year-old runners.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
These horses have the potential to light up the board at Churchill Downs
Rebounding from her fifth-place finish in the Mazarine Stakes earlier this month, Rose and Shine swept to the lead approaching mid-stretch and held on well to win the $252,100 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine Oct. 29.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
This week's nominees: Drill, Northern Passion, Finale, Turallure
Jon and Joel discuss the Garden City Stakes, Goldikova, and reveal the BC Mile Top 5. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
Northern Passion, one of four starters for trainer Mark Casse, ran down Dayatthespa in mid-stretch and went on to take the $235,100 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIIT) by 1 1/4 lengths Sept. 17 at Woodbine.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
HRTV will continue its coverage of key prep races for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) when it travels to Gulfstream Park this weekend for April 3, $1 million Florida Derby.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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, 2011
Tampa Bay Downs will kick off its 91-day meet Dec. 11, with the Tampa Bay Derby highlighting the Oldsmar, Fla. racetrack's 85th season. Twenty-five stakes will be run for an approximate total of $2.5 million in purses.
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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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