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Just as Well (KY)

2003 Dark Bay or Brown Horse

Trainer: Jonathan E. Sheppard
Jockey: A. R. Napravnik
Owner: Jonathan E. Sheppard
Breeder: Augustin Stable
Just as Well A.P. Indy Seattle Slew
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 Saturday, July 17, 2010
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In his first start in more than 10 months, Strike a Deal wired the field for jockey Ramon Dominguez in the $200,000 Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT), registering a bit of larceny in the race preceding the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

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Borel, Dubious Miss On Target in Ben Ali

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Favored Dubious Miss, icily ridden by Calvin Borel, led nearly all the way to register his third consecutive win over Keeneland's Polytrack in the $150,000 Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III) April 18.

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Just as Well Carries Top Weight in Ben Ali

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Just as Well, the lone grade I winner in a field of eight older horses going 1 1/8 miles on the Keeneland Polytrack, has been assigned top weight of 123 pounds for the $150,000 Ben Ali (gr. III) April 18.

 Thursday, April 15, 2010
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Northern Dancer Inquiry Goes to Just as Well

Northern Dancer Inquiry Goes to Just as Well

Just as Well was awarded victory in the Northern Dancer Turf (Can-IT) at Woodbine Sept. 20 when the winner, Marsh Side, was disqualified for interference in the stretch.

 Sunday, September 20, 2009
Strong Field Lines Up For Northern Dancer

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 Thursday, September 17, 2009
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Gio Ponti Much the Best in Arlington Million

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 Saturday, August 08, 2009
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Gio Ponti Top Choice in Arlington Million

Einstein, who stumbled at the start and finished fifth in last year's Arlington Million (gr. IT), drew the inside post for this season's prestigious turf race at Arlington Park, which will be held Aug. 8.

 Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Strong Field Lining Up For Arlington Million

Strong Field Lining Up For Arlington Million

Einstein and Gio Ponti are just two of several talented turf horses considering the Aug. 8 race.

 Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Arlington 'Cap Ends Great for Just as Well

Arlington 'Cap Ends Great for Just as Well

Just As Well, knocking on the door in his last two starts, broke through with his first graded stakes score in the $200,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf July 12.

 Saturday, July 11, 2009
Modesty 'Cap: Pure Clan Primed For Big Effort

Modesty 'Cap: Pure Clan Primed For Big Effort

Lewis Lakin's Pure Clan, fully recovered from a minor injury suffered earlier this season, seems primed to begin her run towards the top of the older female turf division and the climb will start July 11 in the $200,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Arlington Park, where she will carry top weight of 122 pounds.

 Thursday, July 09, 2009
Parading Leads the Way in the Dixie

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Parading made it consecutive graded stakes victories when he held off Just as Well in the $150,000 Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT) at Pimlico May 16.

 Saturday, May 16, 2009
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Options Galore in 13-Horse Dixie Lineup

A deep field of 13, including multiple graded stakes winners Proudinsky, Kiss the Kid, and Wesley, makes for an intriguing match-up in the $150,000 Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT), the race that precedes the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico May 16.

 Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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 Friday, April 10, 2009
Distance No Problem for Kip Deville

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Kip Deville set aside a question of his stamina capability for nine furlongs when he put away a quality field in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) at the Hallandale Beach track Feb. 1.

 Sunday, February 01, 2009
Kip Deville Stretches Out for Turf 'Cap

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Kip Deville, one of the nation's leading grass milers, will be asked to go a little farther when he makes his seasonal debut in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) Feb. 1 for trainer Rick Dutrow Jr.

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