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Turf Paradise Derby

TURF PARADISE, Phoenix, AZ

  • Purse: $50,000
  • Date: February 26, 2011
  • Class:
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yos
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time:
1 Beer Meister Margin: 2 TrueNicks: A $30,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Pleasant Tap - Nanas Cozy Account, Langfuhr  

  • Breeder:Elisabeth Alexander
  • Owner: Egger, Jim and Burns, William
  • Trainer: Manuel Ortiz, Sr.
  • Jockey: Glenn W. Corbett

Sire: Pleasant Tap, Bay, 1987. Raced 4 years. 32 starts, 9 wins, $2,721,169. Lifetime: 362 yearlings sold, median $15,000.

Broodmare Sire: Langfuhr  , Bay, 1992.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($19,000).

2 Indian Winter Margin: neck TrueNicks: A++ $10,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Indian Charlie - Backroom Blues, Dixieland Band

  • Breeder:Larry Byer
  • Owner: Abruzzo, Peter, Carver, John, Hollendorfer, Jerry and Todaro, George
  • Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
  • Jockey: Juan G. Rivera

Sire: Indian Charlie, Bay, 1995. Raced 2 years. 5 starts, 4 wins, $616,120. Lifetime: 502 yearlings sold, median $55,000.

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

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $125,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $50,000.

3 Mr Artistic M D Margin: neck TrueNicks: D $5,000

2008 | Bay Gelding | Mr. Greeley - Art Fair, Air Forbes Won

  • Breeder:Fairlawn Farm
  • Owner: Mark Dedomenico LLC
  • Trainer: Sandi Gann
  • Jockey: Scott A. Stevens

Sire: Mr. Greeley, Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 5 wins, $474,452. Lifetime: 863 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Air Forbes Won, Bay, 1979. In 2009: 1.61 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $160,000.

Time: 1:41.99   Track: Fast

Others: Twice the Appeal, $3,000; The Great Caper, $2,000; Mighty Buck; Arcadian; Jamaican Memories.

Scratched: Doc Can Dance; Northern Indy.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Beer MeisterGlenn W. CorbettManuel Ortiz, Sr.
2Indian WinterJuan G. RiveraJerry Hollendorfer
3Mr Artistic M DScott A. StevensSandi Gann
4Twice the AppealJake BartonMike Chambers
5The Great CaperJorge CarrenoRobertino Diodoro
6Mighty BuckDavid Wilder EssmanManuel Ortiz, Sr.
7ArcadianRy EikleberryDan L. McFarlane
8Jamaican MemoriesMichael Phillip IammarinoScott Rollins

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
5 Beer MeisterGlenn W. Corbett$82.40$20.80$6.40
1 Indian WinterJuan G. Rivera$2.80$2.40
9 Mr Artistic M DScott A. Stevens$2.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-1)$273.20
$2.00 Trifecta (5-1-9)$1,350.40
$2.00 Superfecta (5-1-9-4)$3,743.20

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