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Went the Day Well (NY)

2009 Bay Colt

Trainer: H. Graham Motion
Jockey: John R. Velazquez
Owner: Team Valor International and Ford, Mark
Breeder: James Patrick Delaney
Went the Day Well Proud Citizen Gone West
Drums Of Freedom
Tiz Maie's Day Tiznow
Sweet Roberta
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Auction History

YearSalePrice
2009Keeneland Association November 2009 Breeding Stock Sale$15,000
2010Tattersalls October 2010 Yearling Sale$43,385

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Went the Day Well to Undergo Tieback Surgery

Went the Day Well to Undergo Tieback Surgery

Team Valor International's Went the Day Well, winner of the 2012 Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (gr. III) and fourth in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will undergo a tie-back operation in Versailles, Ky.

 Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Went the Day Well Experiences Breathing Issue

Went the Day Well Experiences Breathing Issue

Went the Day Well was a surprise non-factor at 1-2 odds at Aqueduct Racetrack March 3 when he apparently struggled to get his air in his first start since the 2012 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Sunday, March 03, 2013
Went the Day Well Returns to Action March 3

Went the Day Well Returns to Action March 3

Went the Day Well, winner of the 2012 Spiral Stakes (gr. III) and fourth after traffic trouble in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), returns March 3 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

 Thursday, February 28, 2013
Team Valor to Sponsor Rushaway at Turfway

Team Valor to Sponsor Rushaway at Turfway

A sponsorship from Team Valor International will allow Turfway Park to restore the Rushaway Stakes to its Sprial Stakes (gr. III) undercard.

 Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Went the Day Well Out for the Year

Went the Day Well Out for the Year

Spiral Stakes winner is sidelined with bone bruising likely suffered in Preakness.

 Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Animal Kingdom Resumes Training at Fair Hill

Animal Kingdom Resumes Training at Fair Hill

Animal Kingdom, winner of last year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), resumed galloping on June 21 at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland.

 Thursday, June 21, 2012
Bodemeister Still Heavy Preakness Favorite

Bodemeister Still Heavy Preakness Favorite

As of 11 a.m. EDT Saturday, Bodemeister remained the heavy betting favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), sitting at odds of 9-5 while Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another is the 3-1 second choice.

 Saturday, May 19, 2012
Preakness Interview: Barry Irwin

Preakness Interview: Barry Irwin

Steve Haskin talks to Team Valor's Barry Irwin about Went the Day Well's Derby, and his prospects for the Preakness. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.

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 Saturday, May 19, 2012
Haskin's Preakness Report: The Picks

Haskin's Preakness Report: The Picks

Here we go again. This is where we left you two weeks ago trying to decipher a formula of countless possibilities.

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 Friday, May 18, 2012
Preakness News Minute 5/18/2012

Preakness News Minute 5/18/2012

Evan Hammonds reports the news of the day, including track appearances by I'll Have Another, Bodemeister, Went the Day Well, and Zetterholm, and the weather. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm

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 Friday, May 18, 2012
Bodemeister, I'll Have Another Clash Again

Bodemeister, I'll Have Another Clash Again

Though I'll Have Another ran him down in deep stretch in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill, all signs point to Bodemeister being the one to beat in Preakness 137 at Pimlico Race Course May 19.

 Friday, May 18, 2012
Triple Crown Talk: Preakness 137 Picks

Triple Crown Talk: Preakness 137 Picks

Jason Shandler makes his picks for the Preakness, in his final Triple Crown Talk blog.

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 Friday, May 18, 2012
2012 Preakness - Predict the Order

2012 Preakness - Predict the Order

Will it be I'll Have Another once again? Will Bodemeister get revenge? Or will one of the new players take the Black-eyed Susans?

Predict the Order

 Thursday, May 17, 2012
Preakness News Minute 5/17/2012

Preakness News Minute 5/17/2012

Evan Hammonds reports on the news of the day including horses on the track Thursday, and the Alibi Breakfast. Sponsored by Three Chimneys Farm.

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 Thursday, May 17, 2012
THS: Preakness Stakes 2012

THS: Preakness Stakes 2012

Evan Hammonds and Jason Shandler handicap the Preakness Stakes track-side at Pimlico. Evan successfully picked I'll Have Another to win the Kentucky Derby; will he be correct this time?

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 Thursday, May 17, 2012
Few Alibis Offered at Alibi Breakfast

Few Alibis Offered at Alibi Breakfast

A Preakness tradition, the Alibi Breakfast gives trainers a chance to offer up an 'alibi' before the second jewel of the Triple Crown. This year there were few alibis and a lot more confidence from the connections.

 Thursday, May 17, 2012
Graham Motion Preakness Comments 5/17/2012

Graham Motion Preakness Comments 5/17/2012

Graham Motion discusses Went the Day Well and being back for Preakness after experience with Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom last year.

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 Thursday, May 17, 2012
Bodemeister (8-5) Draws Post 7 for Preakness

Bodemeister (8-5) Draws Post 7 for Preakness

Bodemeister, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has been made the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 19 and will break from post 7.

 Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Haskin's Preakness Report: Sagamore Saga

Haskin's Preakness Report: Sagamore Saga

Native Dancer's stall bears little memory of the "Gray Ghost," other than a wooden plank across the door, deformed by years of gnawing and still bearing The Dancer's teeth marks.

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 Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Preakness Notes: Large Field Expected

Preakness Notes: Large Field Expected

Reddam Racing's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another was settled into his new home in Barn D at Pimlico Race Course May 8 as the focus has shifted toward the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on May 19.

 Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Triple Crown Talk: Post Derby 138 Thoughts

Triple Crown Talk: Post Derby 138 Thoughts

The top four finishers all ran winning type races.

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 Tuesday, May 08, 2012
I'll Have Another Headed to Pimlico

I'll Have Another Headed to Pimlico

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another departed Churchill Downs at 1:19 p.m. May 7 and was taken to nearby Louisville International Airport for a flight to Baltimore, Md.

 Monday, May 07, 2012
Early List: Full Field Expected for Preakness

Early List: Full Field Expected for Preakness

The Maryland Jockey Club is expecting a full field for the May 19 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico Race Course, officials said.

 Sunday, May 06, 2012
The Morning After: Plans for Derby Starters

The Morning After: Plans for Derby Starters

Some of the starters in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will go on to the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) while plans are undetermined for other runners.

 Sunday, May 06, 2012
Derby Has Consistent, Well-Matched Field

Derby Has Consistent, Well-Matched Field

There is no true standout in the 2012 Kentucky Derby, but despite it being a wide-open affair, that shouldn't be mistaken for inconsistency. A record nine Derby starters return from last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

 Friday, May 04, 2012
More Articles about Went the Day Well
Went the Day Well - Pimlico May 17, 2012.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Went the Day Well - Pimlico May 17, 2012.
Went the Day Well - Pimlico May 16, 2012.
Photo: Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club
Went the Day Well - Pimlico May 16, 2012.
Wen tthe Day Well jogs at Fair Hill
Photo: Megan Jones/Team Valor
Wen tthe Day Well jogs at Fair Hill
First Time by in Kentucky Derby 138.
Photo: Mallory Haigh
First Time by in Kentucky Derby 138.
Went the Day Well - Churchill Downs 5/2/2012
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Went the Day Well - Churchill Downs 5/2/2012
Went the Day Well - Churchill Downs, April 27, 2012.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Went the Day Well - Churchill Downs, April 27, 2012.
Went the Day Well - Churchill Downs, April 27, 2012.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Went the Day Well - Churchill Downs, April 27, 2012.
Went the Day Well - Keeneland Work, April 21, 2012.
Photo: Mallory Haigh
Went the Day Well - Keeneland Work, April 21, 2012.
Went the Day Well - Keeneland Work, April 21, 2012.
Photo: Keeneland/Coady Photography
Went the Day Well - Keeneland Work, April 21, 2012.
Went the Day Well - Keeneland Work, April 21, 2012.
Photo: Keeneland/Coady Photography
Went the Day Well - Keeneland Work, April 21, 2012.
Went the Day Well works at Keeneland, April 14, 2012.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Went the Day Well works at Keeneland, April 14, 2012.
Went the Day Well wins the 2012 Spiral Stakes.
Photo: Pat Lang
Went the Day Well wins the 2012 Spiral Stakes.
Went the Day Well wins the 2012 Spiral Stakes.
Photo: Pat Lang
Went the Day Well wins the 2012 Spiral Stakes.
Went the Day Well Maiden Win 03/03/12
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Went the Day Well Maiden Win 03/03/12

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