Blue Finally the Winning Color at Churchill
Beat the Blues, runner-up in Churchill Downs' Winning Colors Stakes (gr. III) the last two years, gets the win May 27 in wire-to-wire fashion.
Beat the Blues
- Bay Filly
- Born 2007
- FL-Bred
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Beath the Blues wins the Winning Colors.
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Beath the Blues, inside, wins the Winning Colors.
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Beat the Blues wins the 2012 Carousel Stakes.
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Beat the Blues wins the 2012 Carousel Stakes.
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Beat the Blues wins the 2012 Carousel Stakes.
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Beat The Blues wins the 2011 Saylorville
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Vuitton Bags Carousel for Red-Hot Asmussen
Vuitton came from well off the pace to edge favored Beat the Blues by a nose in the $100,000 Carousel Stakes at Oaklawn Park April 11, capping a sensational afternoon for trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Ricardo Santana Jr.
C C's Pal Surges to Honorable Miss Triumph
C C's Pal closed into a torrid pace and held off a late run from Island Bound to get the victory Aug. 3 in the $200,000 Honorable Miss (gr. II) at Saratoga Race Course.
Island Bound Rallies for Winning Colors Win
Island Bound picked up the first added-money victory of her career when she came from off the pace to take the $110,100 Winning Colors Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs June 2.
Calhoun Trio Heads Winning Colors Field
The Bret Calhoun-trained trio of Beat the Blues, Speedacious, and Gleaming highlight a field of eight fillies and mares entered for the June 2 Winning Colors (gr. III) to be run under the lights at Churchill Downs June 2.
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Presque Isle Downs Masters Lures 15
Jenny's So Great has a chance to add additional luster to her name as she totes co-high weight of 123 pounds in the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. II).
Irish Gypsy Ships East for Honorable Miss
Fresh off her narrow win in the A Gleam Handicap (gr. II), California shipper Irish Gypsy tries New York racing for the first time when she faces four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 7 at Saratoga
Awesome Gem, Astrology in Iowa Stakes
With six stakes worth more than $1 million, Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will hold its biggest racing weekend of the year June 24-25, highlighted by the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).
Sassy Image Bags Another Stakes at Churchill
Sassy Image made her win in the grade I Humana Distaff look easy earlier this month at Churchill, but she was pushed to the limit by longshot Beat the Blues May 30 before prevailing by a neck in the Winning Colors (gr. III).
Sassy Image Seeks to Add to Churchill Success
Sassy Image, upset winner of the Humana Distaff (gr. I) for the owner-trainer brother duo of Jerry Romans and Dale Romans, headlines a field of 10 fillies and mares entered in the $100,000 Winning Colors (gr. III).
Connections
| Trainer | W. Bret Calhoun |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Norberto Arroyo, Jr. |
| Owner | Martin Racing Stable, LLC and Morgan Thoroughbred, LLC |
| Breeder | Edward Pendray, B.K. Pendray, William F Murphy & Annabel Murphy |
Pedigree
| Beat the Blues View Five-Cross Pedigree | Great Pyramid (IRE) | Danehill |
| Offshore Boom | ||
| Imtheblues | Pentelicus | |
| Thunder Blues |
Auction History
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENOV2014 Hip 36 |
Broodmare | Spendthrift Farm | Three Chimneys Farm, agent | $180,000 |
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