Haynesfield Wins The Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park July 3
Turtle Bird Stable’s Haynesfield, ridden by jockey Ramon Dominguez, won the $300,000 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park on Saturday, July 3.
Trained by Steve Asmussen, Haynesfield covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.52 and paid $9.90, $4.40 and $2.70. Convocation, under jockey Kent Desormeaux, placed second and returned $4.20 and $2.50. I Want Revenge with jockey Joe Talamo aboard came in third and paid $2.10 to show.
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Drosselmeyer Wins The Belmont Stakes 2010 at Belmont Park June 5
WinStar Farm’s 13-1 longshot Drosselmeyer, ridden by jockey Mike Smith , won Saturday’s $1-million Belmont Stakes 2010 on June 5 at Belmont Park.
Trained by Bill Mott, Drosselmeyer covered 1 1/2 miles in 2:31.57 and paid $28, $11.60 and $7.70. Fly Down, under jockey John Velazquez, placed second and returned $6.80 and $5.10. First Dude with jockey Ramon Dominguez aboard came in third and paid $9.90 to show.
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Lookin At Lucky Wins The Preakness Stakes 2010 at Pimlico Race Course
Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram and Paul Weitman’s Lookin At Lucky, ridden by jockey Martin Garcia, won the $1,000,000 Preakness Stakes 135 at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 15.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Lookin At Lucky covered 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.47 and paid $6.80, $4.60 and $3.80. First Dude, under jockey Ramon Dominguez, placed second and returned $16.60 and $9.20. Jackson Bend with jockey Mike Smith aboard came in third and paid $6.60 to show.
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Todd Pletcher Gets His First Kentucky Derby Winner In Super Saver
WinStar Farm’s Super Saver, ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, won the $2,185,200 Kentucky Derby 2010 on the first Saturday of May at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Super Saver covered 1 1/4 miles on a sloppy track in 2:04.45 and paid $18, $8.80 and $6. Ice Box, under jockey Jose Lezcano, placed second and returned $11.20 and $8. Paddy O’Prado with jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard came in third and paid $7.40 to show.
After 24 Kentucky Derby starts, Todd Pletcher finally got his first Kentucky Derby winner. View the Kentucky Derby results & payouts.
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Line of David Wins The Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park April 10
Ike and Dawn Thrash’s 17-1 longshot Line of David, ridden by jockey Jon Court, won Saturday’s $1-million Arkansas Derby by a neck at Oaklawn Park April 10 and earned a spot in the Kentucky Derby entries list on May 1 at Churchill Downs.
Trained by John Sadler, Line of David ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.37 and paid $36.60, $14.80 and $6.80. Super Saver, under jockey Calvin Borel, placed second and returned $6.20 and $4. Dublin came in third and paid $3.60 to show.
The Arkansas Derby winner’s share of $600,000 has Line of David tied for fifth with Eskendereya, one of the Kentucky Derby favorites, in graded stakes earnings.
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Stately Victor Wins The Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland April 10
Thomas and Jack Conway’s longshot Stately Victor, ridden by jockey Alan Garcia, won the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday, April 10.
Trained by Michael Maker, Stately Victor covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.69 and paid $82.20 30.40 12.80. Paddy O’Prado, under jockey xKent Desormeau, placed second and returned $6 and $4.40. First Dude with jockey Ramon Dominguez aboard came in third and paid $6.40 to show.
The Blue Grass Stakes winner’s purse of $450,000 has earned Stately Victor a spot in the Kentucky Derby field on May 1 at Churchill Downs.
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Zenyatta Wins The Apple Blossom Invitational Handicap at Oaklawn Park April 9
A day before the $1-million Arkansas Derby 2010, Jerry and Ann Moss’s unbeaten Zenyatta, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, won the $490,000 Apple Blossom Invitational Handicap at Oaklawn Park on Friday, April 9.
Trained by John Shirreffs, Zenyatta covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.71 and paid $2.10 across the board. Taptam, under jockey Cliff Berry, placed second and returned $6.40. There was no show wagering because of the small Apple Blossom field.
With the Apple Blossom win, Zenyatta equaled the horse racing record jointly held by Cigar and Citation for wins in unrestricted racing without defeat.
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Sidney’s Candy Wins The Santa Anita Derby April 3
Jenny Craig’s Sidney’s Candy led all the way to win the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby by 4 1/2 lenghts at Santa Anita Park on Saturday giving 20-year-old jockey Joe Talamo a Kentucky Derby starter a year after his mount I Want Revenge was scratched as the early Kentucky Derby favorite the morning of the race.
Trained by John Sadler, Sidney’s Candy covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.00 and paid $9.60, $5.40 and $3. Setsuko, under jockey Rafael Bejarano, placed second and returned $10 and $4.80. Lookin At Lucky with jockey Garrett Gomez aboard came in third and paid $2.10 to show.
The Santa Anita Derby is West Coast’s major prep for the May 1 Kentucky Derby 2010.
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Eskendereya Wins The Wood Memorial at Aqueduct April 3
Zayat Stables’ horse betting favorite Eskendereya, one of the leading Kentucky Derby horses, won the $750,000 Wood Memorial by 9 3/4 lengths on Saturday at Aqueduct April 3.
Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by jockey John Velazquez, Eskendereya covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.97 and paid $3, $2.30 and $2.10. Jackson Bend, under jockey Calvin Borel, placed second and returned $3.90 and $2.60. Awesome Act with jockey Julien Leparoux aboard came in third and paid $2.20 to show.
Eskendereya earned $450,000 in the Wood Memorial to lift his graded stakes earnings to $600,000, which easily qualifies him for the Kentucky Derby field.
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Eightyfiveinafifty Wins The Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack April 3
Harold Lerner, et al’s Eightyfiveinafifty, ridden by New York’s leading jockey Ramon Dominguez, won Saturday’s $196,000 Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack April 3.
The Bay Shore Stakes is one of 2 Kentucky Derby 2010 prep races held at Aqueduct this Saturday.
Trained by Gary Contessa, Eightyfiveinafifty covered 7 furlongs in 1:21.89 and paid $3.20, $2.60 and $2.10. Hurricane Ike, under jockey Calvin Borel, placed second and returned $3.20 and $2.80. Remand with jockey John Velazquez aboard came in third and paid $3.40 to show.
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