To Honor and Serve Gets First Stakes Winner
Steps to Heaven wins Oct. 2 in Panama
To Honor and Serve
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Steps to Heaven becomes To Honor and Serve's first black-type stakes winner Oct. 2 at Presidente Remon racetrack in Panama
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Cutting back in distance in search of his first grade I win, To Honor and Serve put away Calibrachoa in upper stretch and held off Hymn Book by 1 3/4 lengths to take the Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) Nov. 26, 2011 at Aqueduct.
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To Honor and Serve wins the Woodward Stakes (gr. 1) Jockey: John Velazquez SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, NY Purse: $750,000 Date: September 1, 2012 Class: Grade 1 TV: Age: 3 yo's & up Race: 10 Distance: One And One Eighth Miles Post Time: 5:45 PM
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To Honor and Serve - Breeders' Cup 2012.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2012 Woodward.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2012 Woodward.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2012 Woodward.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2012 Woodward.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 Cigar Mile.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 PA Derby.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 PA Derby.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 PA Derby.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2011 PA Derby.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2010 Remsen.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2010 Remsen.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2010 Remsen.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2010 Remsen.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2010 Remsen.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2010 Remsen.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2010 Nashua.
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To Honor and Serve wins the 2010 Nashua.
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Oaks Hopeful Angela Renee Drills at Kee
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Cigar Mile as 'Stallion Maker'
While the Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) gets the most buzz from the 'best milers make the best sires' adage, the Cigar Mile (gr. I) coming up on Nov. 29 has also produced its fair share of top stallions.
Gainesway Announces 2015 Fees
Gainesway has announced the 2015 fee schedule for its seven-horse stallion roster, headed by leading sire Tapit with more than $15 million in current progeny earnings, a North American record.
To Honor and Serve's First Foal is a Filly
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Tapit's Fee Increased to $150,000 for 2014
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Gainesway Buys Mares for New Stallions
Antony Beck of Gainesway, which stands new stallions To Honor and Serve and Tapizar, has been shopping at both the Keeneland November breeding stock sale and the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale for mares.
To Honor and Serve Retired to Gainesway
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Mott's BC Quartet Among Belmont Workouts
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Jersey Town Stands Tall in Kelso
Charles Fipke's homebred Jersey Town, a 6-year-old son of Speightstown, blows by Shackleford in the stretch of the one-mile Kelso Handicap (gr. II). Favored To Honor and Serve finishes fourth.
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To Honor and Serve Pointing for Kelso
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Royal Delta, To Honor and Serve Work for Mott
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After the Wire - 9/3/2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the holiday weekend races including performances by To Honor And Serve and Emcee! watch video
After the Wire - 9/3/2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the holiday weekend races including performances by To Honor And Serve and Emcee!
To Honor and Serve May Get Start Before Cup
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Mucho Macho Man Chases Grade I in Woodward
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To Honor and Serve to Stand at Gainesway
Grade I winner To Honor and Serve, an earner of $1.3 million, will enter stud in 2013 at the Beck family's Gainesway Farm near Lexington, the farm announced Aug. 19.
Royal Delta, To Honor and Serve Work
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Mucho Macho Man Sizzles in Suburban
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Shackleford Hangs On to Win Metropolitan
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No Pushovers in Strong Metropolitan Handicap
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To Honor and Serve Cruises in Westchester
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Connections
| Trainer | William I. Mott |
|---|---|
| Jockey | John R. Velazquez |
| Owner | Live Oak Plantation |
| Breeder | Twin Creeks Farm, Larry Byer & Rancho San MIguel |
Pedigree
| To Honor and Serve View Five-Cross Pedigree | Bernardini | A.P. Indy |
| Cara Rafaela | ||
| Pilfer | Deputy Minister | |
| Misty Hour |
Auction History
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENOV2008 Hip 135 |
Weanling | Sommer Smith, agent | Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent | $250,000 |
| KEESEP2009 Hip 410 |
Yearling | Live Oak Plantation | Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent | $575,000 |
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