Ring Weekend - Pimlico, May 16, 2014
Photo: Jerry Dzierwinski/Maryland Jockey Club
Ring Weekend works at Fair Hill on May 10, 2014.
Photo: Maggie Kimmitt, Herringswell Stables
Ring Weekend at Fair Hill
Photo: Chad B. Harmon
Ring Weekend wins the 2014 Tampa Bay Derby.
Photo: SV Photography
Ring Weekend wins the 2014 Tampa Bay Derby.
Photo: SV Photography
Ring Weekend wins the 2014 Tampa Bay Derby.
Photo: SV Photography
Ring Weekend wins the 2014 Tampa Bay Derby.
Photo: SV Photography
Ring Weekend wins the 2014 Tampa Bay Derby.
Photo: SV Photography
Ring Weekend wins the 2014 Tampa Bay Derby.
Photo: SV Photography| Trainer | H. Graham Motion |
|---|---|
| Jockey | John R. Velazquez |
| Owner | St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds |
| Breeder | Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. |
| Ring Weekend View Five-Cross Pedigree | Tapit | Pulpit |
| Tap Your Heels | ||
| Free the Magic | Cryptoclearance | |
| Pompoes (DEN) |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2012 Hip 1340 |
Yearling | West Point Thoroughbreds & St. Elias | Gainesway, agent | $310,000 |
Making his first start in stakes company, front-running Tourist put away Storming Inti rounding the turn for home and spurted clear in the stretch to take the $100,000 Sir Cat Stakes on opening day at Saratoga July 18.
The one-mile Sir Cat drew an eight-horse group for the opening day program July 18, led by Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner Ring Weekend.
Brereton Jones' homebred Albano swiftly moved to challenge the front-runners around the turn and romped away to an open-lengths victory Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) June 15 at Monmouth Park.
Ring Weekend, coming off a fifth in the Preakness, and Uncle Sigh, 14th in the Kentucky Derby, head a field of seven sophomores slated for the Pegasus Stakes June 15 at Monmouth Park that also marks the return of Albano.
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The owners of Ring Weekend are hoping his distant second-place finish in the Calder Derby isn't a true indication of his chances in the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.
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After the vans pulled in late the afternoon of May 14, all the contenders for the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (gr. I) were on the grounds at Pimlico Race Course except for Ring Weekend, who will arrive May 15 before noon.
West Point Thoroughbreds founder and president Terry Finley had to reach deep into his wallet to acquire Preakness Stakes contender Ring Weekend, a son of Tapit, at the 2012 Keeneland September yearling sale.
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Ring Weekend breezed six furlong in 1:13 1/5 at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md. the morning of May 10 and appears likely for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
West Point Thoroughbreds' Commanding Curve, second in the May 3 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) to California Chrome, will target a run in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), his connections said May 5.
Trainer Graham Motion said because of a fever, Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III) winner Ring Weekend is no longer being considered for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner Ring Weekend satisfied his connections with a drill at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland April 25 and will move on to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Top-of-the-stretch antics cost Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner Ring Weekend a possible victory in the $250,000 Calder Derby April 5 at Calder Casino & Race Course, as 5-1 Our Caravan drew off to win by 9 3/4 lengths.
Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner Ring Weekend will make his final prep for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands when the gelded son of Tapit goes to post in the $250,000 Calder Derby at Calder Casino & Race Course.
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