Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Indiana Derby.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Indiana Derby.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Indiana Derby.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Haskell.
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Lookin At Lucky at Monmouth Park on July 31, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky at Monmouth Park on July 31, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky gets a bath at Monmouth Park on July 31, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky at Monmouth Park on July 31, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky at Monmouth Park on July 30, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky arrives at Monmouth Park on July 29, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky arrives at Monmouth Park on July 29, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky arrives at Monmouth Park on July 29, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Preakness.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Preakness.
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Lookin At Lucky arrives at Churchill Downs on April 13, 2010.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Rebel.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2010 Rebel.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 Del Mar Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 CashCall Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 CashCall Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 CashCall Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 CashCall Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 CashCall Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 CashCall Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 CashCall Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 CashCall Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky at the 2009 Breeders' Cup
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 Norfolk.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 Del Mar Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 Best Pal.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 Best Pal.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 Del Mar Futurity.
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Lookin At Lucky wins the 2009 Best Pal.
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Good Luck Gus took the $252,098 New York Breeders' Futurity Oct. 4 at Finger Lakes, securing his first stakes score for trainer Rudy Rodriguez.
Lucky Player outfought stablemate Bold Conquest through the Churchill Downs stretch to win the $115,500 Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) and give trainer Steve Asmussen the winning exacta Sept. 6.
The Fasig-Tipton preferred sale of New York-bred yearlings concluded Aug. 10 on a positive note, with the overall two-day average increasing 11% and the median up 18% over the same sale at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a year ago.
A European racing experience, an exotic tropical vacation, and field-level box seats to the World Series are among the auction items included in this year's Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration.
With a front-running victory in a maiden special weight race May 16 at Gulfstream Park, filly Lucky'stormwarning became the first winner for her sire, Lookin At Lucky.
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The appeal of first-year sires for buyers at the Keeneland September yearling sale, which waned during the Great Recession, seems to be making a comeback in 2013.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2013 August Yearling Sale, with 841 youngsters cataloged, begins its three-day run Tuesday, Aug. 20.
When the Fasig-Tipton selected yearling sale kicks off in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., breeding industry professionals will be looking closely to see how offspring of first-crop sires fare.
After a strong 2-year-old sales season, Fasig-Tipton Kentucky hopes to build on last year's July sale that saw a 16.3% increase in average price to $81,291 and a 15.1% spike in gross to $15,364,000.
The connections of five horses who finished behind Orb in Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hope their starter can become 20th horse since 1973 to win the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) after coming up short in Derby.
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The gritty grey filly Mizdirection won last November's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT), and she put in another remarkably game performance to win 'in her comeback Jan. 6 in the Monrovia H. (gr. IIT).
While they did not draw the interest Plum Pretty garnered in November, two of the three half sisters to the 2011 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner sold on the opening day of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and Eclipse Award winner Hansen has been purchased to stand at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.
Lookin At Lucky, who shuttled last year to John Magnier and partners' Coolmore Australia, will shuttle to Haras Paso Nevado near Santiago, Chile, for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season.
Dam of Rachel Alexandra is confirmed in foal to champion Lookin At Lucky.
Keeneland has cataloged 161 horses for its 20th April sale of 2-year-olds in training. The number is down 4.7% from last year's total of 169.
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Grade I winners Uncle Mo and Cape Blanco, both newcomer stallions at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., will stand for $35,000 and $17,500, respectively in 2012.
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With darkening skies creating an almost surreal atmosphere, Blame and Zenyatta put on a show for the ages in the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Classic.
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Bob Baffert, who trains Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) contender Lookin At Lucky, said he believes Zenyatta must win the Nov. 6 race in order to earn the 2010 Horse of the Year award.
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Accompanied by a police escort, a van carrying Zenyatta rolled into the stable area of Churchill Downs and stopped at Barn 41 at 12:07 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Multiple stakes winner Lookin at Lucky worked five furlongs on Hollywood Park's Cushion Track in :59 3/5 Oct. 31 in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs.
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| Trainer | Bob Baffert |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Martin Garcia |
| Owner | Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul |
| Breeder | Gulf Coast Farms LLC |
| Lookin At Lucky View Five-Cross Pedigree | Smart Strike | Mr. Prospector |
| Classy 'n Smart | ||
| Private Feeling | Belong to Me | |
| Regal Feeling |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2008 Hip 1738 |
Yearling | Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent | ($35,000) | |
| KEEAPR2009 Hip 203 |
Two-year-old | Mike Pegram | Jerry Bailey Sales Agency, agent | $475,000 |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
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