Isn't He Clever wins the San Juan County Commissioners Handicap.
Photo: Coady Photography
Isn't He Clever wins the San Juan County Commissioners Handicap.
Photo: Coady Photography
Isn't He Clever wins the Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes.
Photo: Coady Photography
Isn't He Clever wins the Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes.
Photo: Coady Photography
Isn't He Clever wins the 2012 Borderland Derby.
Photo: Lisa Dominguez/ Coady Photography
Isn't He Clever wins the 2012 Borderland Derby.
Photo: Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography| Trainer | Henry Dominguez |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Enrique Portillo Gomez |
| Owner | Robison, J. Kirk and Judy |
| Breeder | Monticule |
| Isn't He Clever View Five-Cross Pedigree | Smarty Jones | Elusive Quality |
| I'll Get Along | ||
| Sharp Minister | Deputy Minister | |
| Sharp Call |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2010 Hip 1333 |
Yearling | Kirk & Judy Robison | Monticule | $45,000 |
Richard Davis' Master Rick will try for a third straight win overall and second straight graded stakes score when he faces four other rivals in the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III) Monday, May 27.
Six sophomores seeking their first graded stakes score head postward in the $100,000 Jersey Shore Stakes (gr. III) July 14, sprinting six furlongs at Monmouth Park. Isn't He Clever is the lone stakes winner in the field.
After Hierro breezed at Churchill Downs the morning of May 14, Stonestreet Stables announced the son of Hard Spun would not be sent to Pimlico for the May 19 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
Stakes-placed colt will represent trainer Dale Romans in second leg of Triple Crown
Both colts got their final tune-ups May 13 for the grade I Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Isn't He Clever, the Sunland Derby (gr. III) runner-up trained by Steve Asmussen, is no longer under consideration for the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Brereton Jones' Mark Valeski, runner-up in the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) and Risen Star Stakes (gr. II), drilled five furlongs in :59 3/5 at Churchill Downs April 23 for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Sunland Derby (gr. III) runner-up Isn't He Clever, most recently eighth in the Arkansas Derby (gr. I), has been transferred to trainer Steve Amussen, according to owner J. Kirk Robison.
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Trainer Bob Baffert looks to continue his strong run of recent success at Oaklawn Park when he saddles Bodemeister and Secret Circle, the morning line favorites for the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I) April 14.
New Mexico-based Isn't He Clever and the Todd Pletcher-trained Heavy Breathing were added to the mix for the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I) when nominations closed with 97 horses being made eligible for the race.
Twenty 3-year-olds added during the late nomination process to the Triple Crown that closed March 24. A total of 418 now eligible for Derby, Preakness, and Belmont.
Daddy Nose Best proved his versatility once again when he ran down local hope Isn't He Clever in the final strides to claim the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) in New Mexico March 25.
There's something special about defending your home turf against an army of formidable invaders, and Isn't He Clever and trainer Henry Dominguez will get that chance in the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) March 25.
Jason and Tom preview the Sunland Derby, and comment on the Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park. Watch Video
One need only scan the names of multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainers Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, and Steve Asmussen to realize that in 2012, New Mexico's $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) has come of age.
Isn't He Clever happily returned to New Mexico for trainer Henry Dominguez, where he produced a sharp 1 3/4-length tally in the $150,000 Borderland Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino Feb. 25.
Isn't He Clever, returning to New Mexico after a fourth-place finish in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita earlier this month, heads a field of seven entered for Sunland Park's $150,000 Borderland Derby.
| Awesome Baby |
| Palace Malice |
| Cairo Prince |
| Samraat |
| Intense Holiday |
| Wildcat Red |
| California Chrome |
| Shared Belief |
| Lea |
| Rachel Alexandra |
