Starstruck wins the Matchmaker Stakes 7/27/2014.
Photo: Equi-Photo/Ryan Denver
Starstruck wins the Matchmaker Stakes 7/27/2014.
Photo: Equi-Photo/Bill Denver
Starstruck wins the Matchmaker Stakes.
Photo: Equi-Photo
Starstruck wins the Matchmaker Stakes.
Photo: Equi-Photo/William Osborn
Starstruck wins the Matchmaker Stakes.
Photo: Equi-Photo/Mark Wyville
Starstruck wins the Matchmaker Stakes.
Photo: Equi-Photo
Starstruck, Calumet Farm's 5-year-old Galileo mare, headlines the $100,000 Violet Stakes (gr. IIIT) Aug. 20 on the Jersey Shore, but the chestnut will have her work cut out for her against a full field.
Wearing the black and gold colors of historic Calumet Farm, Kerwin Clark split horses aboard Starstruck to take the $170,000 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park on July 27.
Cornerstone Thoroughbreds' Medea, winner of the Eatontown Stakes (gr. IIIT) in her last start at Monmouth Park, looks to double up in the $150,000 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes (gr. IIIT) at the New Jersey racetrack July 27.
Haras du Mezeray and Skymarc Farm's Aigue Marine benefited from a ground-saving trip to capture her first United States stakes win in the $200,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Delaware Park July 5.
Caroline Forgason's Somali Lemonade has spent her fair share of time on a horse van, and will add Pimlico Race Course to her resume when she faces nine others in the $150,000 Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT).
Shuffled back at the break and swung wide off the turn, Phipps Stable homebred Abaco overcame with a strong late run to win the $112,800 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT), her first graded score, on Nov. 9 at Churchill Downs.
Early Times Mint Julep Handicap (gr. IIIT) winner Miz Ida returns to the site of her latest victory in the $100,000 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 9 at Churchill Downs.
Good things come to those who wait, and so it was that Calumet Farm's Irish filly Starstruck bided time stalking the pace, waiting for the right moment to take home the win in the 47th Matchmaker Stakes.
An international field of fillies and mares is set for the 47th running of the $150,000 Matchmaker Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds and up at Monmouth Park July 28.
| Trainer | J. Larry Jones |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Kerwin D. Clark |
| Owner | Calumet Farm |
| Breeder | Mrs C. L. Weld |
| Starstruck (IRE) View Five-Cross Pedigree | Galileo (IRE) | Sadler's Wells |
| Urban Sea | ||
| Agnetha (GER) | Big Shuffle | |
| Aerleona (IRE) |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TATOCT2010 Hip 41 |
Yearling | Ben McElroy | The Castlebridge Consignment | $141,310 |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| California Chrome |
| Bodemeister |
| Calculator |
| Upstart |
| Far Right |
| Buddy's Saint |
| International Star |
| Main Sequence |
| Dortmund |
