Coady Photography
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 River City Handicap
Coady Photography
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 River City Handicap
Coady Photography
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 River City Handicap
Coady Photography
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 River City Handicap
Coady Photography
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 River City Handicap
Coady Photography
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 River City Handicap
Coady Photography/Churchill Downs
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 Opening Verse Stakes.
Coady Photography/Churchill Downs
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 Opening Verse Stakes.
Coady Photography/Churchill Downs
Thatcher Street wins the 2016 Opening Verse Stakes.
Trainer Phil Sims would just as soon have the Turtle Bowl gelding keeps things simple on June 17 by duplicating the same effort in Saturday's $200,000 Wise Dan Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs that earned him the victory in the test one year ago.
Thatcher Street capped a big day at Churchill Downs for Australian-born trainer Ian Wilkes when his 5-year-old gelding came back to beat chief rival Pleuven by a half-length to win the $100,000 River City Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 24.
A weather delay of about 15 minutes didn't bother Watchyourownbobber in the More Than Ready Stakes, as the even-money favorite scored a clear victory in the one-mile test Sept. 10 at Kentucky Downs.
Nelson McMakin's Pleuven, a French-bred gelding who was a close second in the Opening Verse Stakes May 21 in his Churchill Downs debut, stepped up big time with a victory in the $200,000 Wise Dan Stakes (gr. IIT) at the Kentucky track June 18.
Ever-popular The Pizza Man, winner of last year's Arlington Million (gr. IT), returns to Churchill Downs for the June 18 Wise Dan Stakes (gr. IIT). The race goes under the lights with an approximate post of 9:05 p.m.
Terry Hamilton's Heart to Heart bounced back from a 10th-place finish in the Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT) to win the $100,000 River City Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs Nov. 26.
| Trainer | Ian R. Wilkes |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. |
| Owner | Bloch, Milner, Seiler & Amtietan LLC |
| Breeder | Randy Bloch, et al |
| Thatcher Street View Five-Cross Pedigree | Street Sense | Street Cry (IRE) |
| Bedazzle | ||
| Lenawee | Albert the Great | |
| Butterfield |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSAUG2012 Hip 22 |
Yearling | Three Chimneys Sales, agent | ($140,000) |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
| Arrogate |
| Cool Catomine |
| Songbird |
| Princess Victoria |
| Always Dreaming |
| Irap |
| Accelerate |
| Tapwrit |
| Abel Tasman |
| Zenyatta |
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