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Sunny Desert wins the 2012 Staten Island Division of the NY Stallion Series.
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La Verdad seeks her first win beyond six furlongs as she heads a group of nine New York-bred fillies and mares in the $200,000 Critical Eye at one mile. Earlier on the card, Flipcup heads $125,000 Bouwerie.
New York Showcase Day June 1 at Belmont Park features eight stakes on a 10-race card restricted to New York-breds, with a variety of familiar contenders running for $850,000 in purses.
New York-bred Sunny Desert will put her six-race win streak on the line when she tries to grab the first graded stakes victory of her career March 2 in the $200,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Saul and Max Kupferberg's Sunny Desert continued her winning ways in the Jan. 6 $67,500 Cat Cay Stakes at Aqueduct. The victory was marred by the breakdown of Wildcat's Smile.
Favorites swept the New York Stallion Series stakes Nov. 14 at Aqueduct as Sportswriter took the $100,000 Thunder Rumble and Sunny Desert overcame a troubled start to win the $100,000 Staten Island for fillies and mares.
Sportswriter will try to win his first NYSS on the dirt when he competes in the $100,000 Thunder Rumble at Aqueduct Racetrack, while Sunny Desert heads the $100,000 Staten Island for females Nov. 14.
| Trainer | Bruce N. Levine |
|---|---|
| Jockey | John R. Velazquez |
| Owner | Kupferberg, Saul J. and Max |
| Breeder | Breed of Characters, LLC |
| Sunny Desert View Five-Cross Pedigree | Wild Desert | Wild Rush |
| Desert Radiance | ||
| Hoping for Sun | Louis Quatorze | |
| Hopeful Prospect |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBSOCT2009 Hip 123 |
Weanling | Drs. K.K. & Vilasini D. Jayaraman | Quiet Time Farm, agent | $2,000 |
| KEENOV2015 Hip 809 |
Broodmare | Spendthrift Farm | Claiborne Farm, agent | $135,000 |
| Beholder |
| Tepin |
| Songbird |
| Nyquist |
| Arrogate |
| Exaggerator |
| Dacita (CHI) |
| Frosted |
| Rainha Da Bateria |
| Steip Amach (IRE) |
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