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Hostess (KY)

2003 Dark Bay or Brown Mare

Trainer: H. James Bond
Jockey: Rajiv Maragh
Owner: Clifton, Jr., William, L.
Breeder: Peter Van Andel
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Auction History

YearSalePrice
2004Keeneland 2004 September Yearling Sale$70,000
2008Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale$650,000

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Table Ready for Hostess in Long Island

Table Ready for Hostess in Long Island

Hostess, a two-time graded stakes winner this year, makes what is likely the final start of her racing career in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT) over the Aqueduct turf Nov. 1.

 Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sealy Hill Nears Farewell in E.P. Taylor

Sealy Hill Nears Farewell in E.P. Taylor

Sealy Hill, Canada's reigning Horse of the Year, makes her final start over her home track at Woodbine as part of a strong field in the $1-million E.P. Taylor Stakes (gr. IT) on the grass Oct. 4.

 Thursday, October 02, 2008
Mauralakana Looking for Flower Bowl Win

Mauralakana Looking for Flower Bowl Win

Mauralakana, the leading filly and mare turf runner in the country, looks to add to her already dazzling resume in the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Sept. 27.

 Thursday, September 25, 2008
Hostess No Cupcake in Glens Falls 'Cap

Hostess No Cupcake in Glens Falls 'Cap

Hostess kept the leaders in range throughout the easily paced $108,900 Glens Falls Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Saratoga, then burst past odds-on choice Dynaforce and two others mid-stretch for jockey Rajiv Maragh to post a neck victory Sept. 1. on the inner turf course.

 Monday, September 01, 2008
Glen Falls: Dynaforce Should Be Tough

Glen Falls: Dynaforce Should Be Tough

Dynaforce, a hard-luck loser in both of her American starts, takes a small step down in class in hopes of securing her first win over here, as she leads a field of seven in the $100,000 Glen Falls Handicap (gr. IIIT) Sept. 1 at Saratoga.

 Sunday, August 31, 2008
Mauralakana Becomes Millionaire in NY

Mauralakana Becomes Millionaire in NY

Mauralakana had to work a bit harder than she did when taking the Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT) at Belmont last month, but the talented mare still earned her third consecutive victory and fourth stakes of the year June 21 when she held off a pair of challengers to capture the $242,000 New York Stakes (gr. IIT) by a neck. She became a millionaire in the process.

 Saturday, June 21, 2008
Red-Hot Mauralakana Eyes New York 'Cap

Red-Hot Mauralakana Eyes New York 'Cap

Robert Scarborough's Mauralakana looks to increase her value as a future broodmare even more when she seeks her fourth stakes victory of the season June 21 in the $250,000 New York Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, June 19, 2008
Mauralakana Explodes in Sheepshead Bay

Mauralakana Explodes in Sheepshead Bay

Robert Scarborough's Mauralakana continued her outstanding season May 24 at Belmont Park when she burst to the lead in upper stretch in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap (gr. IIT) and pulled away for a convincing three-length victory on the inner turf.

 Saturday, May 24, 2008
Pletcher Eyes Another Sheepshead Bay Win

Pletcher Eyes Another Sheepshead Bay Win

Todd Pletcher seeks his unprecedented third consecutive victory in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap (gr. IIT) May 24 at Belmont Park, and despite the loss of his top contender, the nation's leading trainer still has a pair of chances to make it happen.

 Thursday, May 22, 2008
Hostess Serves Up Win in Orchid 'Cap

Hostess Serves Up Win in Orchid 'Cap

William Clifton Jr.'s Hostess received a perfect ground-saving trip from John Velazquez, struck the front with a half-furlong to go, and edged away to win the $150,000 Orchid Handicap (gr. IIIT) by a length March 30 on the turf at Gulfstream Park.

 Sunday, March 30, 2008
Orchid 'Cap: Familiar Rivals Meet Again

Orchid 'Cap: Familiar Rivals Meet Again

Five of the eight entrants in the $150,000 Orchid Handicap (gr. IIIT) will face one another for second time in three weeks, as the older fillies and mares do battle March 30 on the turf at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, March 27, 2008
Sealy Hill Facing Tough Invaders in E.P. Taylor

Sealy Hill Facing Tough Invaders in E.P. Taylor

Labatt Woodbine Oaks winner Sealy Hill faces the biggest test of her career when the 3-year-old filly takes on a strong group of fillies and mares in the $1-million E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-IT) on the Woodbine turf course Oct. 21.

 Thursday, October 18, 2007
Rambunctious Rosinka Rolls in Glens Falls

Rambunctious Rosinka Rolls in Glens Falls

Rosinka overcame a scary sequence in the stretch run to win the Glens Falls Handicap (gr. IIIT) over the inner turf course on closing day of the 2007 meeting at Saratoga Sept. 3. It was the Irish-bred filly's fourth consecutive win.

 Monday, September 03, 2007
Makderah Can Make Amends in Glens Falls Handicap

Makderah Can Make Amends in Glens Falls Handicap

Shadwell Stable's grade II winner Makderah looks to make amends from her third-place finish as the heavy favorite in the Diana Handicap (gr. IT) earlier in the Saratoga meet when she meets eight rivals in the $100,000 Glens Falls Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares at 11 furlongs Sept. 3.

 Saturday, September 01, 2007

Makderah's Burst Too Much in New York BC Romp

Shadwell Stable's Makderah burst to the lead mid-stretch and left her five rivals behind en route to an easy four-length win in the $190,000 New York Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) for fillies and mares battling at 10 furlongs on the inner turf course at Belmont Park Saturday.

 Saturday, June 23, 2007

Honey Ryder Smooth as Ever in Sheepshead Bay

Glencrest Farm's Honey Ryder, handled patiently by Garrett Gomez, swept past stablemate Safari Queen inside the final sixteenth of a mile to make it back-to-back victories in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Belmont Park inner turf course Saturday.

 Saturday, May 26, 2007

Wait a While Back On Lawn for Sands Point

After facing the best 3-year-old fillies in the country in races like the Kentucky Oaks and Ashland (both gr. I), Wait a While moves back to the turf in Saturday's $100,000 Sands Point (gr. IIIT) at nine furlongs at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, June 01, 2006
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The Orchid Handicap (gr. IIIT) goes to the five-year-old mare Hostess, who won her first graded stakes in the process.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
The Orchid Handicap (gr. IIIT) goes to the five-year-old mare Hostess, who won her first graded stakes in the process.

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