Daddy Nose Best - Pimlico, May 17, 2012.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Daddy Nose Best - Churchill Downs, April 30, 2012.
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Daddy Nose Best at Churchill Downs 4/30/2012
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Daddy Nose Best at Churchill Downs 4/30/2012
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Daddy Nose Best at Churchill Downs 4/23/2012
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Daddy Nose Best and Hiero working at Churchill Downs 4/16/2012.
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Daddy Nose Best in the Sunland Derby.
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Daddy Nose Best wins the Sunland Derby.
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Daddy Nose Best in the Sunland Derby.
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Daddy Nose Best wins the 2012 El Camino Real Derby.
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Daddy Nose Best wins the 2012 El Camino Real Derby.
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Daddy Nose Best wins the 2012 El Camino Real Derby.
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Daddy Nose Best wins the 2012 El Camino Real Derby.
Photo: Vassar Photography| Trainer | Steven M. Asmussen |
|---|---|
| Jockey | David Romero Flores |
| Owner | Cathy & Bob Zollars |
| Breeder | Patricia Ann Elia Trust |
| Daddy Nose Best View Five-Cross Pedigree | Scat Daddy | Johannesburg |
| Love Style | ||
| Follow Your Bliss | Thunder Gulch | |
| Follow the Money |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENOV2009 Hip 3979 |
Weanling | Betz Thoroughbreds, agent | ($34,000) | |
| KEESEP2010 Hip 1675 |
Yearling | Bob & Cathy Zollars | Betz Thoroughbreds, agent | $35,000 |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
A patient ride from jockey Juan Vargas and a grinding late run brought Potomac River to the winner's circle at the end of the 1 1/8-mile turf event Nov. 23 at Churchill Downs, trainer Sergio Baez's first graded stakes score.
Cathy and Bob Zollars' Daddy Nose Best will attempt to notch his fourth consecutive victory when facing a full field of 13 other rivals in the Nov. 23 River City Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs.
There's no doubt he's the best horse in the race, but can reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan overcome his 128-pound impost in the $150,000 Firecracker Handicap (gr. IIT) June 29 against a modest group at Churchill Downs?
Multiple graded stakes winner Silver Max was the class of the $62,415 Opening Verse Stakes June 1 at Churchill Downs, and moving the race off the turf didn't give the 4-year-old gelding any trouble.
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino begins an impressive $16 million live horse racing season Dec. 7 continuing through April 16.
Recent grade I winner Willy Beamin is part of a 10-horse field that includes fellow shippers Prospective and and Daddy Nose Best on the biggest day of the season at Remington Park Sept. 30.
Trainer Steve Asmussen has switched gears with Daddy Nose Best, attempting to take the colt from Triple Crown contender to quality turf runner in the $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame
Cozzetti made the best of an inside trip along the rail as he got up to nip pacesetter All Stormy by a neck in a four-horse blanket finish in the American Derby (gr. IIIT) at Arlington Park.
Silver Max, who is riding a five-race win streak, returns to Arlington Park for the American Derby (gr. IIIT) Saturday, July 14.
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.
Jason Shandler makes his picks for the Preakness, in his final Triple Crown Talk blog. read blog
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
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.
Jockey Julien Leparoux who guided Daddy Nose Best to victories in both the El Camino Real and Sunland Derbies (both gr. III), will be reunited with the son of Scat Daddy for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
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.
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.
The time is getting near. No not the Derby, trying to finally decipher this intricate and confusing puzzle. read blog
They might not win, but they could hit the board at long odds read blog
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
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
Not long after Churchill Downs opened for training April 30, trainer Steve Asmussen sent out his two Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hopefuls for their final workouts.
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.
Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen is pretty much set, compare who you have with his picks! watch video
Daddy Nose Best and Sabercat, both trained by Steve Asmussen, turned in solid works April 23 for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
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| Rachel Alexandra |
| Bodemeister |
| Shared Belief |
| Honor Code |
| Mucho Macho Man |
| Will Take Charge |
| Orb |
| Game On Dude |
| Wise Dan |
| Ria Antonia |
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