GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Awesome Feather | Margin: 5¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Awesome of Course - Precious Feather, Gone West
Sire: Awesome of Course , Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 5 wins, $152,440. Lifetime: 3 yearlings sold, median $7,500. In 2009: 2.53 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Gone West, Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $2,300,000.
| 2 | Delightful Mary | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Mare | Limehouse - Deputy's Delight, French Deputy
Sire: Limehouse , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 157 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $500,000.
| 3 | Sweet Repent | Margin: 5¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Repent - Sweetbabe, Formal Dinner
Sire: Repent , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,255,660. Lifetime: 163 yearlings sold, median $8,183. In 2009: .97 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Formal Dinner, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988.
Others: My Pal Chrisy, $15,000; Tiz the Argument, $9,000; Perfect Embrace, $6,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awesome Feather | Jeffrey Sanchez | Chad C. Brown |
| 2 | Delightful Mary | Luis Contreras | Mark E. Casse |
| 3 | Sweet Repent | Manoel R. Cruz | J. David Braddy |
| 4 | My Pal Chrisy | Luca Panici | Padarath Lutchman |
| 5 | Tiz the Argument | Ramon A. Dominguez | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 6 | Perfect Embrace | Paco Lopez | Bobby S. Dibona |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Awesome Feather | Jeffrey Sanchez | $3.60 | $2.60 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 3 | Delightful Mary | Luis Contreras | $5.40 | $3.60 | |||||||
| 6 | Sweet Repent | Manoel R. Cruz | $3.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-3) | $16.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-3-6) | $52.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-3-6-1) | $175.40 | ||||||||||
Favored Delightful Mary, a champion in Canada as a 2 year old, returned from a 15-month absence to win the Hendrie Stakes (Can-III) with a smart late charge June 1 at Woodbine.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Canada's champion 2-year-old filly of 2010 Delightful Mary is scheduled to make her first start in more than a year Saturday, June 1 in the $150,000 Hendrie Stakes at Woodbine.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
After a six-year hiatus, the Calder Casino & Race Course Hall of Fame will welcome nine new members to its roster when inducting three horses, two jockeys, two trainers, and two owners/breeders.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Few want anything to do with Besilu Stable's 5-year-old champion Royal Delta as she preps for a start in the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) Feb. 17 at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
In what is expected to be her final start, Successful Song secured the most lucrative victory of her career when she cruised through the stretch to easily win the $300,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff Stakes.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Successful Song was supposed to retire after the Dec. 30 Ocala Stakes, a one-mile dirt event run at Gulfstream Park. But when she won, her connections decided to run back in the $300,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Popular Eclipse Award champion Awesome Feather, who prevailed in 10 of 11 career starts, has been retired from racing to join the broodmare band of Frank Stronach's Adena Springs near Paris, Ky.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Havant and Clarinet head a field of eight fillies and mares entered for the $100,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Calder Race Course & Casino Nov. 30, but the lightly raced sophomore Ciao Bella could make an impact.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
My Pal Chrisy and Bad Debt were repeat winners in the Florida Million at Calder Casino & Race Course Nov. 10, while Cash Rules led all the way to capture the $150,000 Carl G. Rose Classic Handicap.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Florida Million Day returns to Calder Casino & Race Course for the 11th time Nov. 10, with title defenses in the Bonnie Heath Turf Cup by Bad Debt and the Elmer Heubeck Distaff by My Pal Chrisy highlighting the program.
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Five years after Chad Brown slapped the saddle on Stronach Stables' Ginger Punch to win the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff while subbing for Bobby Frankel, he is back with another top Stronach filly.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Romney and Obama, aka Steve and Lenny, debate the Breeders' Cup picks, juvenile races, Bob Baffert and more!
The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) didn't draw the largest field, but it attracted eight fillies and mares that could put on quite a show in the $2 million event Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Ladies' Classic contender Awesome Feather settles in at Santa Anita for Breeders' Cup Oct. 29.
Undefeated champion My Miss Aurelia, among the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I), breezed a half-mile in :48 at Santa Anita Oct. 28 in preparation for her Nov. 2 World Championships race.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Bill Mott sent his quartet of Breeders' Cup hopefuls out for their final works Oct. 28, with Royal Delta (:48.96), To Honor and Serve (:47.72) and Flat Out (:48.01) all turning in half-miles.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
The Breeders' Cup announced Oct. 24 that 180 horses, including eight former or defending winners, were pre-entered for the Nov. 2-3 World Championships at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Trainer Chad Brown sent out undefeated Awesome Feather Oct. 21 at Belmont Park for her penultimate morning work prior to an expected start in the 1 1/8-mile Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I).
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Undefeated champion Awesome Feather returned from her victory in the Sept. 20 Nasty Storm stakes in fine condition, reported trainer Chad Brown, and will train up to the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Santa Anita.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Undefeated Awesome Feather returned from an eight-month layoff and took a 10th straight trip to the winner's circle Sept. 20, crushing a field of lesser foes in the $85,000 Nasty Storm Stakes at Belmont Park.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Awesome Feather will look to run her record to a perfect 10-for-10 Sept. 20 at Belmont Park in the one-mile Nasty Storm overnight stakes, scheduled as third race. The race drew nine entrants, but some are expected to scratch.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Stronach Stable's undefeated Awesome Feather, unraced since winning the Sunshine Millions Distaff in January at Gulfstream Park, continues to flourish while training at Saratoga Race Course.
Friday, August 10, 2012
El Padrino put the finishing touches on his preparations for the upcoming Floriday Derby (gr. I) with a half-mile workout in :49 flat at Palm Meadows Training Center March 25.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I) runner-up It's Tricky will launch her 4-year-old campaign against five rivals in the $200,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) March 3 at Aqueduct.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Steve and Lenny discuss the Full House among older horses, 3yos on the Derby Trail, and Luck. Plus, interviews with Jack Wolf, owner of Algorithms, and Paul Reddam, owner of I'll Have Another.
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]