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Irish You Well #2 (right) with Orlando Bocachica riding won the $100,000 Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth Park.
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Irish You Well gallops at Monmouth Park on July 24, 2014.
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Irish You Well - Monmouth Park, July 23, 2014.
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Irish You Well - Monmouth Park, July 19, 2014.
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Irish You Well wins the 2014 Long Branch Stakes.
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Irish You Well wins the 2014 Long Branch Stakes.
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Irish You Well wins the 2014 Long Branch Stakes.
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Irish You Well gets the victory in the Long Branch Stakes.
Geothermal and jockey Robby Albarado swept to the front turning for home and gamely refused to be passed en route to a 1 1/2-length victory over favored Departing in the inaugural Lukas Classic Stakes.
Departing, Mylute, and Ulanbator figure to mix it up late in Lukas Classic Stakes under the Twin Spires.
Multiple graded-stakes winner Protonico leads the cast of older horses going 1 1/16 miles in the $200,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 2.
Protonico, winner of the Discovery Handicap (gr. III) and runner-up in the Clark Handicap (gr. I) to close 2014, will carry top weight of 120 pounds in a field of six entered for the April 11 Ben Ali (gr. III) at Keeneland.
As part of Donegal Racing, Amanda Gillman often goes to the track with her mother Paula when one of their horses is in action, and accompanies them to the saddling paddock, flanking the runner's right side.
Lexie Lou, Shared Belief, Itsmyluckyday, Irish You Well, Clearly Now, and more! view slideshow
Donegal Racing's Irish You Well took the lead at the top of the stretch to capture the $105,000 Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth Park July 5, punching his ticket to the Haskell Invitational (gr. I) in three weeks.
His development slowed by a lung infection, Tonalist showed he can be a major contender in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) next month when he crushed the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) May 10 on a sloppy track at Belmont Park.
Looking ahead to the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), trainer Todd Pletcher sends out Commissioner and Matterhorn in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes for 3-year-olds May 10, kicking off a big weekend of stakes action at Belmont Park.
Dynamic Impact continued trainer Mark Casse's big spring April 19, edging 2-5 favorite Midnight Hawk by the narrowest of noses in the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. II) at Hawthorne Race Course.
| Trainer | Wayne M. Catalano |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Channing Hill |
| Owner | Donegal Racing |
| Breeder | Dell Hancock & Bernie Sams |
| Irish You Well View Five-Cross Pedigree | Broken Vow | Unbridled |
| Wedding Vow | ||
| Pun | Pulpit | |
| Joke |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2012 Hip 1086 |
Yearling | Jerry Crawford & Donegal Racing | Claiborne Farm, agent | $170,000 |
| I'm a Rock |
| Arrogate |
| Songbird |
| American Gal |
| Princess Victoria |
| Tapwrit |
| Always Dreaming |
| Irap |
| Shaman Ghost |
| Fall At Last |
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