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Pool Land (KY)

2002 Chestnut Mare

Trainer: Thomas Albertrani
Jockey: Eddie Castro
Owner: Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
Breeder: Kings Way Farm Inc & Windfield Farm
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Auction History

YearSalePrice
2003Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2003 Select Yearling Sale$475,000

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Melnyk Horses Bring Gratifying Sale Results

Melnyk Horses Bring Gratifying Sale Results

Just a month prior to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale, veteran horseman Eugene Melnyk made a decision to change his business model to reduce the emphasis on his breeding program.

 Tuesday, February 12, 2013
F-T Winter Mixed Sale Finishes with Fireworks

F-T Winter Mixed Sale Finishes with Fireworks

The one-day Fasig-Tipton winter mixed sale already was registering strong numbers on Feb. 11 in Lexington when a supplemental catalog from Eugene Melnyk's breeding operation assured a grand finale.

 Monday, February 11, 2013
Supplemental Catalog Adds Pizzazz to F-T Sale

Supplemental Catalog Adds Pizzazz to F-T Sale

Several late additions to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale have added considerable intrigue to the one-day auction at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington Feb. 11. The sale will begin at 10 a.m.

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Melnyk Mares to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton

Melnyk Mares to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton

Twenty-eight selected offerings from Eugene Melnyk's Winding Oaks Farm have been added to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale and will be sold Feb. 11 by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

 Thursday, January 24, 2013

Pool Land Retired

Grade I winner Pool Land has been retired from racing and will be bred to A.P. Indy.

 Monday, December 03, 2007
Consistent Pool Land in Top Flight

Consistent Pool Land in Top Flight

Pool Land, a winner of seven races from 10 starts, seeks her third graded win in the $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct Nov. 23.

 Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Pletcher, McLaughlin Discuss BC Strategies

At a Nov. 2 press conference next to the Churchill Downs paddock, trainer Todd Pletcher tried to explain the logistics of starting 17 horses on Breeders' Cup World Championship day Saturday.

 Thursday, November 02, 2006

Favored Fleet Indian in Middle of Distaff Pack

Fleet Indian is right where her owner, Paul Saylor, wants her to be in the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I).

 Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Pletcher Platoon Invades Belmont Work Tab

Working 14 horses in one morning is a major load for any trainer, but Todd Pletcher took that to another level Sunday when he put 14 Breeders' Cup horses through their paces with most of them turning in almost identical drills with machine-like precision.

 Sunday, October 22, 2006

Pletcher Runners Drill for Belmont's 'Super Saturday'

Todd Pletcher, the nation's reigning champion trainer, worked a number of his horses Sunday in preparation for grade I stakes appearances at Belmont Park Oct. 7.

 Sunday, October 01, 2006

Pool Land Powers Past Take D' Tour in Ruffian

Pool Land tracked favored Take D' Tour through wickedly fast early fractions, then pulled away in the stretch to win the $300,000 Ruffian (gr. I) for fillies and mares at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Sunday, September 10, 2006

Ruffian Field Full of Early Speed

Sunday's Ruffian Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park features only five fillies, but the catch is the top three choices in the race all run their best when on the front end.

 Friday, September 08, 2006

Saratoga Diary: Go For Wand Saves Day

One of the worst things a jockey at Saratoga can do to win a race these days is to use the rail in the final furlongs. There is a hard, smooth glide path just off the rail that seems to be more user-friendly to stretch-running horses en route to the winning post.

 Monday, July 31, 2006

Pletcher's 'Sugar' Gets Win in Spa Cliffhanger

Stronach Stables' Spun Sugar notched her second grade I victory of the year with a gut-wrenching effort to defeat the outsider Balletto by a whisker in the $250,000 Go for Wand Handicap (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Sunday.

 Sunday, July 30, 2006

Distance Test for Take D' Tour in Go For Wand

With a date in the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) on the horizon, trainer David Fawkes is anxious to see how his grade I winner Take D' Tour performs going two turns in Sunday's $250,000 Go For Wand Handicap (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course.

 Friday, July 28, 2006

Pool Land Pulls Away in BC Distaff Handicap

Pool Land, the 3-2 favorite, pulled away from Josh's Madelyn in the lane at Pimilco to win the Allaire DuPont Breeders' Cup Distaff Handicap (gr. III). Grade I winner In the Gold was a distant third.

 Friday, May 19, 2006

Pool Land, In the Gold Clash in Dupont BC

A field of nine is set to go in the Allaire DuPont Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. III) Friday at Pimlico, led by trainer Todd Pletcher's Doubledogdare Stakes winner Pool Land and trainer Nick Zito's grade I winner In the Gold.

 Sunday, May 14, 2006

Pool Land Tallies by 12 in Doubledogdare

Pool Land established an early lead from her inside post and then dusted her four rivals in the stretch for a 12-length victory in the $107,300 Doubledogdare Wednesday at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, April 19, 2006

In the Gold Faces Pool Land in Shirley Jones

In the Gold, who has established impressive credentials over the last two seasons, meets undefeated Pool Land for the first time to highlight Saturday's $200,000 Shirley Jones Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, March 16, 2006
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