Better Lucky Seeks to Repeat in First Lady
Seven graded stakes winners will face off in the First Lady at Keeneland, with plenty of speedy fillies and mares perhaps setting the race up for a closer.
Centre Court
- Dark Bay or Brown Filly
- Born 2009
- KY-Bred
Anne M. Eberhardt
G. Watts Humphrey Jr.
Mark Mahan
The horses roar down the stretch of the Blue Grass Stakes.
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Mark Mahan
Java's War with Julien Leparoux celebrates after winning the 89th Running of the Blue Grass Stakes.
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Mathea Kelley
It was a big weekend of racing at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Centre Court, seizing the lead in deep stretch, held off a streaking Kitten's Point by a nose to make it consecutive wins in the $200,000 Grade II Honey Fox Stakes on the Gulfstream Park turf.
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Centre Court wins the 2012 Regret.
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Centre Court wins the 2014 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2014 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2014 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2014 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2014 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2014 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Jenny Wiley.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Jenny Wiley.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Jenny Wiley.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Jenny Wiley.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Jenny Wiley.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2013 Honey Fox.
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Centre Court wins the 2012 Mrs. Revere.
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Centre Court wins the 2012 Mrs. Revere.
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Centre Court wins the 2012 Lake George.
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Centre Court wins the 2012 Lake George.
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Centre Court wins the 2012 Lake George.
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Centre Court wins the 2012 Regret.
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Centre Court won the 2013 Jenny Wiley Stakes.
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Centre Court (right) holds off Kitten's Point to win the Honey Fox Stakes.
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Filimbi, Dayatthespa Get Ballston Spa Rematch
Filimbi, winner of the De La Rose Stakes over a comebacking Dayatthespa, will attempt to repeat her advantage Aug. 23 in the $250,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (gr. IIT) at Saratoga.
Effie Trinket Ships to Churchill in Turf Mile
Effie Trinket, stablemate of Derby runner Samraat, will be tough to beat in the May 3 Churchill Downs Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT). Nine older fillies and mares will battle for $300,000.
Centre Court to Defend Jenny Wiley Title
G. Watts Humphrey's 5-year-old mare Centre Court will attempt become only the second repeat winner of the Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IT) at Keeneland when she takes on nine rivals in the 1 1/16-mile turf race April 12.
Centre Court Scores Game Honey Fox Repeat
Centre Court, seizing the lead in deep stretch, held off a streaking Kitten's Point by a nose to make it consecutive wins in the $200,000 Honey Fox Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Gulfstream Park turf March 15.
Parranda Seeks More Gulf Glory in Honey Fox
Parranda, coming off back-to-back stakes victories at Gulfstream Park, will attempt to add to her impressive record n the $200,000 Honey Fox Stakes (gr. IIT) at one mile March 15.
Ballston Spa Stakes Draws Competitive Field
Grade I winner Centre Court will face Laughing, Miz Ida, Somali Lemonade, and Hungry Island trying to make it back to the winner's circle in the $250,000 Ketel One Ballston Spa Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 24 at Saratoga.
Laughing Goes All the Way in Diana Thriller
A determined Laughing (IRE) refused to relinquish the lead in the $588,000 Diana Stakes July 27 over the inner turf course at Saratoga Race Course, leading the all the way for her first grade I victory in a terrific finish.
Four Grade I Winners Highlight Diana
Chad Brown trio to tackle Stephanie's Kitten, Centre Court in 1 1/8-mile turf event.
Stiff Group Meets Mizdirection in Just a Game
Trainer Mike Puype has no doubt 2012 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint victress Mizdirection is best of seven entered in the June 8 Just a Game Stakes at Belmont. But the new surface could be her undoing, especially if it rains.
2013 Blue Grass Stakes Weekend
View the races and sights from the Blue Grass Stakes weekend at Keeneland.
Centre Court Runs Down 'Daisy' in Jenny Wiley
G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s homebred Centre Court ran down 2012 Jenny Wiley (gr. IT) winner Daisy Devine in the final furlong of the 2013 renewal to get her first grade I victory for trainer Rusty Arnold at Keeneland April 13.
Daisy Devine to Defend Jenny Wiley Title
Defending Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IT) winner Daisy Devine is back to protect her title April 13 at Keeneland, but the 5-year-old daughter of Kafwain faces a steep question as she goes up against six stakes winners.
Centre Court Sharp in Honey Fox Season Debut
There was no moss growing on Centre Court, who made her 2013 debut a winning one by 1 3/4 lengths in the $150,000 Honey Fox Stakes (gr. IIT) March 16 at Gulfstream Park.
Centre Court to Open 2013 Season in Honey Fox
After winning two grade II stakes on turf against other fillies of her age last season, Centre Court will take on older rivals for the first time when she begins her 4-year-old campaign March 16 in the Honey Fox Stakes.
Centre Court Takes Center Stage
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Racing as a homebred for the G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Ireland Humphrey Revocable Trust, Centre Court dominated a solid field of distaff turfers to notch her third graded stakes win of the year.
Centre Court Serves Up Ace in Mrs. Revere
Centre Court served up an ace at Churchill Downs in the $175,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes (gr. IIT) Nov. 17, fulfilling expectations as the 3-2 favorite and extending her record on the Louisville turf to a perfect 3-for-3.
Centre Court Gets High Weight in Mrs. Revere
Centre Court carries top weight in a full field of 12 sophomore fillies looking to capitalize on one of the last local grass stakes of the season, the $175,000-added Mrs. Revere Stakes (gr. IIT) at Churchill Downs Nov. 17.
Dayatthespa Takes 'Em All the Way in QEII Cup
New York-bred Dayatthespa took the lead early and scored a two-length victory in the $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT) on the turf at Keeneland Oct. 13, remaining unbeaten in 2012 with five wins in a row.
Stephanie's Kitten Surges in Lake Placid
With an eye-catching final burst, favored Stephanie's Kitten prevailed by a half-length in the $200,000 Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Stakes (gr. IIT) on the inner turf course at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 19.
Five from Lake George Return in Lake Placid
Five of the top six finishers from the July 25 Lake George Stakes, including top two Centre Court and Better Lucky, return to fight for supremacy in the $200,000 Woodford Reserve Lake Placid (gr. IIT) Aug. 19 at Saratoga.
Centre Court Aces Rough Lake George
Centre Court, weaving through traffic in the stretch run on the Saratoga Race Course turf under Julien Leparoux, got the lead in deep stretch and prevailed in a roughly-run renewal of the $200,000 Lake George Stakes July 25.
Schwartz Filly Samitar Eyes Lake George
Owner Martin S. Schwartz's eye for a good horse has led him to Samitar, who bears watching in the $200,000 Lake George Stakes (gr. IIT) at 1 1/16 miles for 3-year-old fillies on turf at Saratoga July 25.
Slideshow: Stephen Foster Day
Images from the great racing on Stephen Foster Day 2012. View Slideshow
Centre Court Steps Up Game in Regret Stakes
The 3-2 favorite in a field of 11 3-year-old turf fillies, the bay daughter of Smart Strike got her first graded win.
Coup One to Catch in Regret
Coup, an Empire Maker filly and winner of Pimlico's Hilltop Stakes on Preakness day, has the top stakes experience in the field for the June 16 Regret Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs.
Connections
| Trainer | George R. Arnold, II |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Julien R. Leparoux |
| Owner | G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. |
| Breeder | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Ireland Humphrey Revocable Trust - 2008 |
Pedigree
| Centre Court View Five-Cross Pedigree | Smart Strike | Mr. Prospector |
| Classy 'n Smart | ||
| Let | A.P. Indy | |
| Net Dancer |
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