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Mint Lane (KY)

2005 Bay Colt

Trainer: James A. Jerkens
Jockey: John R. Velazquez
Owner: Pinebloom Stable
Breeder: Pope McLean Sr., Pope McLean Jr., Marc McLean, William Schiffman et al
Mint Lane Maria's Mon Wavering Monarch
Carlotta Maria
Sister Girl Conquistador Cielo
Scipio
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Auction History

Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.

YearSalePrice
2005Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale$110,000
2006Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale$270,000
2007Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2007($420,000)

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Grade II Winner Mint Lane Retired

Grade II Winner Mint Lane Retired

Mint Lane, a New York grade II winner, has been retired from racing.

 Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Macho Again Pulls Jim Dandy Upset

Macho Again Pulls Jim Dandy Upset

Preakness (gr. I) runner-up Macho Again split horses coming off the turn, took over inside the eighth-pole and held off a late charge from favored Pyro to post a half-length upset victory in the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) July 27 at Saratoga.

 Sunday, July 27, 2008
Da' Tara Returns in Jim Dandy

Da' Tara Returns in Jim Dandy

Da' Tara, who shocked the nation when he wired the field at odds of 38-1 in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and denied Big Brown the Triple Crown, returns to the racetrack July 27 in the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) at Saratoga.

 Friday, July 25, 2008
Speedy Mint Lane Spears Dwyer Rivals

Speedy Mint Lane Spears Dwyer Rivals

Odds-on choice Mint Lane controlled the pace and was never threatened while posting a 2 3/4-length victory in the $198,500 Dwyer Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II), tallying his first graded win for trainer James Jerkens July 6 at Belmont Park.

 Sunday, July 06, 2008
Improving Mint Lane Tries Dwyer

Improving Mint Lane Tries Dwyer

Three-year-old challengers at Belmont Park include Ready's Image, Halo Najib and Fidelio.

 Friday, July 04, 2008

Mint Lane Cruises in Postponed Stakes

With the heavy money going on the highly touted maiden winner Unbridled's Heart, it was the stakes-placed Mint Lane who took control of the 1 1/16-mile Postponed Stakes at Belmont Friday and cruised to a 5 3/4-length victory.

 Friday, June 13, 2008
Icabad Crane Wakes Up in Tesio Stakes

Icabad Crane Wakes Up in Tesio Stakes

Launching a strong bid from between horses on the final turn, favored Icabad Crane ran down the front-running Mint Lane in the final sixteenth of a mile to register a head victory in the $100,000 Federico Tesio Stakes on opening weekend at Pimlico April 19. The triumph could provide trainer H. Graham Motion and owner Earle I. Mack with a prospect for the May 17 Preakness (gr. I) over the track.

 Saturday, April 19, 2008
Tesio: Servis Hopes to Make Splash

Tesio: Servis Hopes to Make Splash

John Servis has not been on the Triple Crown trail since Smarty Jones captivated the Thoroughbred racing world in 2004. The veteran trainer will try to change that this year, as he sends out Indian Jump in the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes April 19 at Pimlico Race Course, a 1 1/8-mile dirt event that serves as the local prep for the May 17 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Thursday, April 17, 2008
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Mint Lane pulls away in the Dwyer.
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Mint Lane pulls away in the Dwyer.

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