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Milton Freewater (outside) - Maiden Win, April 22, 2016 (Creative Cause - Lovehi, by Swiss Yodeler)
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Milton Freewater (outside) - Maiden Win, April 22, 2016 (Creative Cause - Lovehi, by Swiss Yodeler)
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Milton Freewater (outside) - Maiden Win, April 22, 2016 (Creative Cause - Lovehi, by Swiss Yodeler)
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Milton Freewater - Maiden Win, April 22, 2016 (Creative Cause - Lovehi, by Swiss Yodeler)
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Milton Freewater - Maiden Win, April 22, 2016 (Creative Cause - Lovehi, by Swiss Yodeler)
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Milton Freewater (outside) - Maiden Win, April 22, 2016 (Creative Cause - Lovehi, by Swiss Yodeler)
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Milton Freewater (outside) - Maiden Win, April 22, 2016 (Creative Cause - Lovehi, by Swiss Yodeler)
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Creative Cause Conformation at Airdrie 2016 FFE
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Creative Cause, Pimlico Race Track, Baltimore, MD April 17, 2012
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Creative Cause at the Pimlico barn.
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Creative Cause before Preaknes 137.
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I'll Have Another leads Creative Cause, left, Bodemeister, right, and the rest of the field.
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I'll Have Another and Bodemeister in the Kentucky Derby.
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Creative Cause - Churchill Downs, May 3, 2012.
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Creative Cause - Churchill Downs, May 1, 2012.
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Creative Cause - Churchill Downs, May 1, 2012.
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Creative Cause at Churchill Downs 4/30/2012
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Creative Cause at Churchill Downs 4/30/2012
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Creative Cause jogs towards the Kentucky Derby 4/20/21012
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Creative Cause working towards the Kentucky Derby 4/29/2012
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I'll Have Another (left) outfights Creative Cause (center) and Blueskiesnrainbows (right) to win the Santa Anita Derby.
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I'll Have Another (left) outfights Creative Cause (center) and Blueskiesnrainbows (right) to win the Santa Anita Derby.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2012 San Felipe.
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Creative Cause wins the 2011 Norfolk.
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Creative Cause wins the 2011 Norfolk.
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Creative Cause wins the 2011 Norfolk.
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Creative Cause wins the 2011 Norfolk.
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Creative Cause wins the 2011 Norfolk.
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Creative Cause wins the 2011 Norfolk.
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Creative Cause wins the Best Pal Stakes.
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Creative Cause wins the Best Pal Stakes.
Unbeaten on dirt since he was transferred to the barn of Eclipse Award winner Chad Brown, Twisted Tom has a chance to become the poster child for outside-the-box thinking in the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1).
Only other year dominated by first-crop 3-year-olds since 1973
A Creative Cause filly was purchased by Kaitar Racing for $850,000 during the April 28 final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
After scoring a big pinhooking profit during the April 28 final session of Ocala Breeders' Sales spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, Billy Koch became emotional when discussing the effort required to get a horse to that point.
Last year, we undertook a review of the prospects of stallions with first 2-year-olds of 2016. The series focused on pedigree and biomechanical values as well as on our impressions of how their offspring performed at the juvenile sales.
Leading the roster are Creative Cause, Cairo Prince, and Majesticperfection at $15,000.
Jim Weigel has just three broodmares, but has bred classic-placed Creative Cause and Belmont Stakes (gr. I) contender Destin out of his mare Dream of Summer.
Kaleem Shah successfully bid $290,000 for a son of Candy Ride at the Barretts May sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age and immediately pointed to his 20-year-old daughter, Sophie.
Millennium Force, a daughter of Hansen, turned in the fastest furlong work of :09 4/5 at the under-tack preview for the Barretts May 2-year-old sale at Del Mar. Among those working a quarter-mile, a son of Speightstown posted :20 3/5.
First-time starter Milton Freewater got up in the final stride in race one at Los Alamitos Race Course April 22 and became the first winner for grade I winner and classic-placed Creative Cause.
With his stud fee doubling from $10,000 this year to $20,000 for 2016, Majesticperfection will carry the top fee for the upcoming season at Brereton Jones' Airdrie Stud.
Barretts Sales, having conducted paddock auctions of horses of racing age during the Del Mar race meeting the past four years, is inaugurating a select yearling sale this season. It will be held Aug. 15.
Fasig-Tipton kept true to its tradition of showcasing the first yearlings by some of the nation's eagerly awaited young stallions at its July sale at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington.
Airdrie Stud announced 2015 stud fees Oct. 29. Topping the roster is Creative Cause at $15,000; newcomer Cairo Prince to stand for $10,000.
Airdrie Stud has reported the birth of the first foal by grade I winner Creative Cause. The gray or roan filly is out of the Indian Charlie mare Incarnate Memories.
Brereton Jones' Airdrie Stud has announced its stud fees for 2014, led by Creative Cause and Proud Citizen, who will each stand for $15,000.
Grade I winner Creative Cause, one of the top performers of his generation at both 2 and 3, has been retired to stud duty at Brereton and Elizabeth Jones' Airdrie Stud near Midway, Ky.
The revamped "Road to the Kentucky Derby" series kicks off Sept. 29 with points awarded to the top four finishers in the Juddmonte Royal Lodge (Eng-II) at Newmarket and the FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.
Preakness third-place finisher will be given a little break and may try the grass.
A half sister to Triple Crown competitor Creative Cause brought $310,000 early in the afternoon of May 22 during the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training in Maryland.
Trainer Doug O'Neill has full confidence in the potential for I'll Have Another to handle the grueling 1 1/2 miles of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) after the colt captured the first two jewels of America's Triple Crown.
Relive the exciting rivalry of I'll Have Another and Bodemeister! view slideshow
I'll Have Another heads to Belmont Park in three weeks with a chance to become Thoroughbred racing's 12th Triple Crown winner after nipping a determined Bodemeister in a terrific renewal of the Preakness Stakes May 19.
As of 11 a.m. EDT Saturday, Bodemeister remained the heavy betting favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), sitting at odds of 9-5 while Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another is the 3-1 second choice.
With bright sunshine and a forecast for a high temperature of 80 degrees and little humidity, Preakness Day 2012 is looming as a picture perfect day that should lure a large crowd to Pimlico Race Course.
Here we go again. This is where we left you two weeks ago trying to decipher a formula of countless possibilities. read blog
Though I'll Have Another ran him down in deep stretch in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill, all signs point to Bodemeister being the one to beat in Preakness 137 at Pimlico Race Course May 19.
Will it be I'll Have Another once again? Will Bodemeister get revenge? Or will one of the new players take the Black-eyed Susans? Predict the Order
Evan Hammonds and Jason Shandler handicap the Preakness Stakes track-side at Pimlico. Evan successfully picked I'll Have Another to win the Kentucky Derby; will he be correct this time? watch video
Creative Cause just may turn out to be the overlay special of the Preakness. read blog
A Preakness tradition, the Alibi Breakfast gives trainers a chance to offer up an 'alibi' before the second jewel of the Triple Crown. This year there were few alibis and a lot more confidence from the connections.
Bodemeister, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has been made the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 19 and will break from post 7.
Rather than take Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another out to exercise on a wet track the morning of May 15, trainer Doug O'Neill opted to keep Reddam Racing's star 3-year-old under cover.
Both colts got their final tune-ups May 13 for the grade I Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Before Derby winner I'll Have Another went to the track Sunday to prepare for the Preakness, trainer Doug O'Neill had a nice chat with Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to a Triple Crown sweep.
The Maryland Jockey Club is expecting a full field for the May 19 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico Race Course, officials said.
Some of the starters in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will go on to the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) while plans are undetermined for other runners.
As the rumor mill, fueled by Twitter reports, swirled around Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contender Creative Cause the morning of May 4, trainer Mike Harrington said there were no plans to scratch the colt.
There is no true standout in the 2012 Kentucky Derby, but despite it being a wide-open affair, that shouldn't be mistaken for inconsistency. A record nine Derby starters return from last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
James Weigel feels blessed that a horse he bred, Creative Cause, is scheduled to run in the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I). The 3-year-old son of Giant's Causeway is 12-1 on the morning line.
It sure felt like summer as several Derby horses schooled this morning and afternoon. read blog
Heinz Steinmann, who enjoyed success with Swiss Yodeler, teams again with trainer Mike Harrington on top colt Creative Cause.
Steve's at the end of his 2012 Kentucky Derby Dozen trail. What is the final line-up for Kentucky Derby 138? Read to find out! watch video
Trainer Mike Harrington called Creative Cause's workout "perfect in my book" after the gray/roan colt covered a half-mile in :47 4/5 at Churchill Downs April 30 over a fast track.
The works are done, and all that remains are the final gallops and observing how the horses are thriving during the final week read blog
Lenny Shulman talks about the final Derby work outs for Creative Cause, Liaison, Daddy Nose Best, Sabercat and Mark Valeski. Daddy Long Legs works today across the Ocean and of course the weather forecast! watch video
It was a warm, humid day at Churchill Downs on Monday, April 30, and the track was fast as a handful of contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands went through their final workouts.
Eric Mitchell updates us on track conditions, the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby works for Bodemeister, Optimizer, Jemima's Pearl and Believe You Can. watch video
Trainer Mike Harrington bought Creative Cause sight unseen.
Santa Anita Derby one-two-finishers arrived in good shape at Churchill Downs April 28.
| Trainer | Mike Harrington |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Joel Rosario |
| Owner | Heinz Steinmann |
| Breeder | James C. Weigel |
| Creative Cause View Five-Cross Pedigree | Giant's Causeway | Storm Cat |
| Mariah's Storm | ||
| Dream of Summer | Siberian Summer | |
| Mary's Dream |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2010 Hip 142 |
Yearling | Becky Thomas | Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent | $135,000 |
| Arrogate |
| Songbird |
| Princess Victoria |
| Irap |
| Tapwrit |
| Accelerate |
| Always Dreaming |
| Cool Catomine |
| Abel Tasman |
| Shaman Ghost |
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