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Shanghai Bobby Conformation
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. 1) Jockey: Rosie Napravnik SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA Purse: $2,000,000 Date: November 3, 2012 Class: Grade I TV: NBC Sports Network Age: 2YO Race: 8 Distance: 1 1/16 miles Post Time: 2:36 PM PDT
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. 2) Jockey: Rosie Napravnik SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY Purse: $300,000 Date: September 3, 2012 Class: Grade II TV: Age: 2YO Race: 9 Distance: 7 Furlongs
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Shanghai Bobby, 2012 (Champion Two Year Old Male)
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2013 Aljamin Stakes.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2013 Aljamin Stakes.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2013 Aljamin Stakes.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Capo Bastone far left, Shanghai Bobby far right.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
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Shanghai Bobby at Santa Anita 11/1/2012.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2012 Champagne.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2012 Champagne.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2012 Champagne.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2012 Champagne.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2012 Champagne.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2012 Champagne.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the Hopeful Stakes.
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Shanghai Bobby wins the 2012 Track Barron.
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Shanghai Bobby, the champion 2-year-old male of 2012, made his first start off the layoff a winning one Sept. 20 in the 6 1/2-furlong Aljamin overnight stakes at Belmont Park.
Shanghai Bobby, 2012 champion 2-year-old male, will make his first start in more than five months when he competes in the $100,000 Aljamin overnight stakes Friday at Belmont Park.
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Verrazano was the favored individual horse in the final of three Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools, but the field entry emerged as the overall pick once again for this year's Run for the Roses.
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Unbeaten Verrazano (#20), impressive in three dominant victories since he launched his racing career on New Year's Day, is a solid morning line choice to emerge as the overall betting favorite in the final KDFW.
Eclipse Award-winning Shanghai Bobby prepared for the $1 million Besilu Stables Florida Derby (gr. I) at Palm Meadows Training Center on the morning of March 17, breezing five furlongs in company with Palace Malice.
Champion Shanghai Bobby and fellow top Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contenders Orb and Verrazano lead the 189 nominees to this year's $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I).
Several Todd Pletcher trainees and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hopefuls worked at Palm Meadows Training Center the morning of March 10.
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A $100,000 bonus will be offered to the connections of any juvenile who breaks its maiden during the Aqueduct winter/spring or Belmont Park spring/summer meet and wins a graded stakes at a NYRA track in 2013.
Many of the top contenders for this year's Triple Crown races, including champion 2-year-old male Shanghai Bobby, completed workouts on Monday morning in South Florida and Southern California.
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Steve wants you to guess who has shifted on his Derby Dozen this week. Watch his video to find out why! watch video
| Trainer | Todd A. Pletcher |
|---|---|
| Jockey | John R. Velazquez |
| Owner | Starlight Racing, Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B. and Smith, Derrick |
| Breeder | Stonehaven Steadings |
| Shanghai Bobby View Five-Cross Pedigree | Harlan's Holiday | Harlan |
| Christmas in Aiken | ||
| Steelin' | Orientate | |
| Steel Band |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2011 Hip 346 |
Yearling | Frank Brothers, agent for Starlight | Stonehaven Steadings | $105,000 |
| Always Dreaming |
| Cloud Computing |
| Classic Empire |
| Lookin At Lee |
| Gunnevera |
| Conquest Mo Money |
| Hence |
| Senior Investment |
| Multiplier |
| Term of Art |
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