http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=42341 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:52:00 EDT Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:00:04 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com Keeneland-Sold My Miss Aurelia High-Weighted Filly Alumni of Keeneland’s 2010 September Yearling Sale – led by high-weighted fillies My Miss Aurelia, Grace Hall and Stephanie’s Kitten – are among the top-ranked horses on the 2011 Experimental Free Handicap, announced today by The Jockey Club. Six of the ten high-weighted fillies and eight of the top 15 colts are Keeneland sales graduates. My Miss Aurelia, last year’s champion juvenile filly and undefeated winner of the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), was assigned high weight of 124 pounds in the filly division. The daughter of Smart Strike was purchased for $550,000 by co-owner George Bolton from Gainesway, agent for Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. Grace Hall and Stephanie’s Kitten were co-second high-weighted fillies at 120 pounds each. Grace Hall suffered her only loss at two to My Miss Aurelia in the Juvenile Fillies following wins in the Spinaway (G1) and Blue Hen Stakes. Anthony Dutrow paid $95,000 for the Empire Maker filly, who was consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent, to the September Sale. Stephanie’s Kitten, consigned to the September by Legacy Bloodstock, captured Keeneland’s Darley Alcibiades (G1) and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G2). Three other graduates of the 2010 September Sale ranked among the top 10 high-weighted fillies, including Grade 1 stakes-placed Stopshoppingmaria (118 pounds); Sharp Cat Stakes winner Charm the Maker (117); and Matron (G2) winner Millionreasonswhy (115). Eight of the top 15 colts on the Experimental went through the Keeneland auction ring, led by Norfolk (G1) and Best Pal (G2) winner Creative Cause, ranked third at 124 pounds. The Giant’s Causeway colt was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency to the 2010 September Sale, where he sold for $135,000 to Becky Thomas. Others high-weights representing the September Sale are CashCall Futurity (G1) winner Liaison (120 pounds); Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1) winner Dullahan (119); Hollywood Juvenile Championship (G3) winner Majestic City (119); Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Secret Circle (118); Del Mar Futurity (G1) winner Drill (116)(also sold as a weanling at the 2009 November Breeding Stock Sale); and Delta Downs Jackpot (G3) winner Sabercat (116). Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) winner Gemologist, ranked at 118 pounds, was sold as a weanling at the 2009 November Sale. The Experimental Free Handicap, published annually by The Jockey Club since 1935, is a weight-based assessment of the previous year’s leading juveniles, with weights compiled for a hypothetical race at 1 1/16 miles on dirt. Keeneland will conduct its next auction, the 2012 April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, on Monday, April 9. The preview show will be held Thursday, April 5. The 2012 September Yearling Sale begins Sunday, September 9; closing date is Tuesday, May 1. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6496059 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6496059 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:05:00 EDT When Algorithms scored a runaway win in the grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes, it stamped the son of Bernardini as a Kentucky Derby contender. It marked not only his first foray into stakes company--and off only a maiden win no less--but his first race beyond six-and-a-half furlongs. Algorithms will stay have to show he can reproduce that kind of run around two turns but there's a chance his personality as well as his pedigree could get him home. Valkyre Stud owner Cathy Parke tells us that Algorithms stood out from the crowd of foals there not only for his looks but for his relentless appetite for running. Parke says it would just be for a few minutes but 20 or more minutes that Algorithms would romp in the Scott County fields at Valkyre. Algorithms sold in the 2010 Keeneland September sale for $170,000--a bargain that was a result of the colt's unwillingness to undergo "scoping" before the sale. Parke credits owner Patricia Klaussman's horse-first mindset for the decision to let Parke assure potential buyers that the colt had done just fine at the farm, rather than force the scoping on him but Parke understands some buyers were skidish. Enter Jack Wolf of Starlight Stables. He had a previous relationship with Valkyre through a horse that raced in his colors, Keyed Entry. Wolf trusted Parke's word and he has been rewarded with a graded stakes winner and a potential strong Kentucky Derby contender. Watch: Interview with Cathy Parke of Valkyre Stud Watch: Stretch from 2012 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Watch: Algorithms Selling at Keeneland's 2010 September Yearling Sale http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6496058 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6496058 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:04:00 EDT Keeneland-Sold Algorithms Remains Perfect in Holy Bull January 30, 2012 email this article bookmark this article Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate Algorithms dominated Sunday’s Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream, winning by five lengths to remain undefeated and stamp himself among the top Triple Crown contenders. Keeneland sales sophomores have led from start to finish in January, kicking off the Triple Crown trail with Reveron’s victory in the Gulfstream Park Derby on New Year’s Day, and including impressive wins by Russian Greek (California Derby), Junebugred (Smarty Jones Stakes), Mr. Bowling (Lecomte Stakes-G3) and Midnight Transfer (San Pedro Stakes). KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS ALGORITHMS, 3YO colt by Bernardini – Ava Knowsthecode ($170,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Valkyre Stud, agent for Oakbrook Farm; Buyer- Starlight Partners, Frank Brothers, agent) Won Holy Bull S. (G3) on 1/29 at Gulfstream (career 3-3-0-0, $301,500) O- Starlight Racing; B- Oakbrook Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher Keeneland sales graduates finished 1-2-3 in the John B. Connally Turf Cup (G3) on 1/28 at Sam Houston: 1- PAPAW BODIE, 5YO gelding by Strong Hope – Trillion Wing ($150,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Greenfield Farm, agent; Buyer- Ken & Sarah Ramsey) O- Connie Apostelos; B- Omega Farm, B.D. Gibbs Farm & Chancey Mill Farm (KY); T- Michael Maker 2- Proceed Bee, 6YO gelding by Bernstein – Procession ($40,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hunter Valley Farm, agent; Buyer- Patrick Costello, agent for Bill Stiritz) O- William Stiritz; B- Hunter Valley Farm, H & W Thoroughbreds and Mary Wade (KY); T- S. Becker 3- Little Wagon, 9YO gelding by Langfuhr – Quilt ($5,000, 2004 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Warrendale Sales, agent; Buyer- Henry Thilmony) O- Deanna Kirchoff & Henry Thilmony; B- C. James Hyslop (KY); T- R. Oberlander HOOH WHY, 6YO mare by Cloud Hopping – Magic Merger ($325,000 RNA, 2011 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent) Won $150,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf S. on 1/28 at Gulfstream (career 36-9-8-7, $943,172) O- Estate of Gail Gee, Mark Hoffman & Earl Trostrud Jr.; B- Gail Gee (FL); T- Shirley Girten-Drake BEGGARTHYNEIGHBOR, 3YO colt by Half Ours – Postulant ($150,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Dapple Bloodstock, agent for Alastar Thoroughbred Company; Buyer- Buzz Chace, agent) Won $75,000 Dancing Count S. on 1/28 at Laurel (career 4-2-0-2, $91,000) O- Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence; B- Alastar Thoroughbred Co (KY); T- Chad Brown LOVE AND PRIDE, 4YO filly by A. P. Indy – Ile de France ($380,000 RNA, 2010 April 2YO in Training, Consignor- Niall Brennan Stables, agent) Won $73,500 Affectionately S. on 1/28 at Aqueduct (career 9-4-0-4, $208,760) O- Green Hills Farm Inc; B- Stud TNT (KY); T- Todd Pletcher REDDING COLLIERY, 6YO horse by Mineshaft – Joop ($170,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent; Buyer- Meadowlands Stud) Won $73,500 Evening Attire S. on 1/28 at Aqueduct (career 17-7-3-1, $729,208) O- Mrs. Fitriani Hay; B- Gainesway Thoroughbreds & 707 Stables (KY); T- Kiaran McLaughlin http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6496057 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6496057 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:00 EDT Keeneland September Sale Graduate Havre de Grace Voted 2011 Horse of the Year LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 17, 2012) – Havre de Grace was named 2011 Horse of the Year and champion older female at last night’s 41st annual Eclipse Awards ceremony, marking the fourth time in five years that a Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate has earned Horse of the Year honors, following Zenyatta (2010) and Curlin (2007 and 2008). Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Animal Kingdom and Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner My Miss Aurelia, both graduates of the September Sale, won Eclipse Awards as champion three-year-old old colt and champion two-year-old filly, respectively. Eclipse Award winners and their Keeneland connections include: • Havre de Grace was purchased by owner Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farm for $380,000 from Mill Ridge Sales, agent, at Keeneland’s 2008 September Yearling Sale. The Saint Liam filly won five of seven starts last year, for earnings for more than $1.6 million. Wins in the Grade 1 Beldame Invitational and Apple Blossom established her at the top of her division, while a victory against males in the Woodward (G1) and a solid fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) clinched Horse of the Year honors. Havre de Grace was stabled at Keeneland during the fall meeting with trainer Larry Jones. • Animal Kingdom earned his champion three-year-old colt honors off an impressive 2¾-length victory in the 2011 Kentucky Derby. Following his win in Turfway Park’s Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (G3) last March, trainer Graham Motion elected to train Animal Kingdom at Keeneland during April in preparation for the Derby. The Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) colt was consigned to the 2009 September Sale by Denali Stud and purchased for $100,000 by Barry Irwin’s Team Valor International. • My Miss Aurelia was the overwhelming choice for champion two-year-old filly following wins in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and Frizette Stakes, and Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes. Co-owner George Bolton bought the Smart Strike filly at Keeneland’s 2010 September Sale for $550,000 from Gainesway, agent for Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. • Champion female sprinter Musical Romance finished second in Keeneland’s Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) last October prior to winning the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1). • Eclipse Award-winning owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey won their ninth Keeneland leading owner title in the spring of 2011, and finished second in the owner standings during the fall race meeting. • Bill Mott, winner of the Eclipse Award as champion trainer, is a perennial member of the leader board at Keeneland. Mott currently ranks second among trainers in Keeneland’s all-time standings with 244 wins and 34 stakes victories. • Champion jockey Ramon Dominguez won two stakes at Keeneland during the 2011 fall meeting – the Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) with Gio Ponti and the Juddmonte Spinster (G1) with Aruna. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6484026 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6484026 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:56:00 EDT Five Grade 1 stakes, among them the Toyota Blue Grass, Central Bank Ashland and the newly upgraded Jenny Wiley Stakes, headline the 16 stakes worth $3.625 million slated for Keeneland’s 2012 spring race meeting. The 15-day spring meeting will be held Friday, April 6 through Friday, April 27. There is no racing on Mondays, Tuesdays or Easter Sunday (April 8). Post time for the first race is 1:15 p.m. daily. Five Grade 1 stakes will be featured opening week, bookended by Keeneland’s signature classic preps, the Central Bank Ashland, a 1 1/16-mile stakes for three-year-old fillies on April 7 which carries a purse of $500,000, elevated from $400,000 in 2011, and the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass, a 1 1/8-mile event for three-year-old colts, scheduled for April 14. Many of the nation’s top handicap horses will be showcased in the $300,000 Vinery Madison Stakes (G1), for older fillies and mares going seven furlongs on April 12, and the $300,000 Maker’s 46 Mile (G1), for older horses at a mile on the turf on April 13. Formerly known as the Maker’s Mark Mile, the stakes has been renamed in honor of Maker’s 46 bourbon, which is the distillery’s first new product in more than 50 years. Three other graded stakes will form a strong undercard on Toyota Blue Grass Day, including the Jenny Wiley, for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on the turf. The Jenny Wiley was promoted to Grade 1 status this year by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and received a purse hike of $100,000 to $300,000. “The racing world converges at Keeneland in the spring, and we are proud that our stakes schedule will once again provide lucrative opportunities for horsemen and exciting wagering options for our fans,” said Keeneland Vice President of Racing W.B. Rogers Beasley. “The elevation of the Jenny Wiley to Grade 1 status, and purse increases for both it and the Central Bank Ashland are very positive steps. We continue to pursue initiatives to grow our racing program in order to remain competitive in today’s very challenging environment.” Rounding out Toyota Blue Grass Day are two sprint stakes for three-year-olds and up – the $175,000 Commonwealth Stakes (G2) at seven furlongs, and the $100,000 Shakertown Stakes (G3) at 5½ furlongs on the turf. Keeneland will host an additional Kentucky Derby prep with its $200,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes (G3), for three-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on Saturday, April 21. The complete 2012 spring stakes schedule is as follows: 2012 Keeneland Spring Stakes Schedule DATE STAKES DIVISION DISTANCE April 6 $100,000 Transylvania (G3) 3YO 1 1/16 Miles (T) April 7 $500,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1) 3YO F 1 1/16 Miles April 12 $300,000 Vinery Madison (G1) 4YO & Up, F&M 7 Furlongs April 13 $300,000 Maker’s 46 Mile (G1) 4YO & Up 1 Mile (T) April 14 $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) 3YO 1 1/8 Miles April 14 $300,000 Jenny Wiley (G1) 4YO & Up, F&M 1 1/16 Miles (T) April 14 $175,000 Commonwealth (G2) 3YO & Up 7 Furlongs April 14 $100,000 Shakertown (G3) 3YO & Up 5½ Furlongs (T) April 15 $150,000 Beaumont (G2) 3YO F 7 Furlongs, 184 ft April 19 $100,000 Appalachian (G3) 3YO F 1 Mile (T) April 20 $100,000 Hilliard Lyons 4YO & Up Doubledogdare (G3) F&M 1 1/16 Miles April 21 $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3) 3YO 1 1/16 Miles April 21 $100,000 Giant’s Causeway (L) 3YO & Up, F&M 5½ Furlongs (T) April 22 $150,000 Ben Ali (G3) 4YO & Up 1 1/8 Miles April 26 $150,000 Grey Goose Bewitch (G3) 4YO & Up, F&M 1½ Miles (T) April 27 $150,000 Elkhorn (G2) 4YO & Up 1½ Miles (T) http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6484025 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6484025 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:53:00 EDT Market Confidence Drives Significant Gains at Keeneland January Sale LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 12, 2012) – The 2012 January Horses of All Ages Sale closed Thursday with a 50-percent increase in total sales, becoming the third consecutive Keeneland auction to achieve double-digit growth in gross, average and median, and concluding a strong sale season which saw renewed confidence in the Thoroughbred market. Gross receipts for the four-day sale, held January 9-12, rose 50.4 percent as1,003 horses sold for $37,991,900 compared to last year’s five-day sale when 1,021 horses brought $25,250,350. Keeneland surpassed 2011 January Sale totals on only the second day of selling, Tuesday, January 10. Cumulatively, average price of $37,878 increased 53.1 percent from $24,731 in 2011, while the median of $15,000 was up 100 percent from last year’s $7,500. Thirty-seven horses sold in January for $200,000 or more compared to only 16 last year. The strong sale results are yet another positive sign that the Thoroughbred breeding industry is rebounding from the anticipated market correction in 2008, brought about by the overproduction of commercial horses and exacerbated by the global financial crisis. Today, fewer horses are being bred for commercial sale, enabling Keeneland to tighten recent sales, thereby enhancing their overall quality. “The momentum that began to build during last fall’s September Yearling and November Breeding Stock sales rolled into January, and that’s a very healthy sign,” said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Walt Robertson. “The years since the 2008 crisis resulted in an ‘economic cabin fever,’ if you will. Now there’s a growing optimism, particularly among domestic buyers, that they have weathered the storm and are ready to get back in the game.” Keeneland’s strategic initiative to build and sustain relationships with horsemen in traditional and emerging markets remains a key factor in its success. The participation of a globally deep buying bench at all levels of the market was in evidence in January, once again led by Japan’s prominent Yoshida family, who purchased three of the sale’s highest-priced horses. North American horsemen also flexed their buying muscle at recent sales, dominating the leading buyer rankings and purchasing 24 of the 30 horses sold for $1 million or more since September. Brad Kelley’s Bluegrass Hall topped the January leading buyer list, purchasing 31 horses for $1,977,000. “Professional breeders have realized ‘ultimately, this is our business,’ and in order to breed and sell horses they have to have stock,” said Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland’s Director of Sales. “There’s less risk in the horse business than there is in the stock market, so they are putting their money into what they know. They are in it for the long haul.” Another indicator of the strength of the January Sale is the 27.8 decrease in the cumulative buyback rate, which fell to 19.7 percent. “Overproduction has been curbed, and supply is falling in line with demand,” Russell said. “The two major dispersals we’ve had since 2008 – Overbrook Farm and Spring Hill Farm – gave the industry a comfort level in evaluating horses. Consignors are setting reasonable reserves and buyers feel they are getting a fair price.” Grade 1 producing broodmares commanded the January Sale’s top two prices. Northern Farm’s Katsumi Yoshida paid $1.4 million for Topliner, dam of 2011 Matriarch (G1) and Senorita (G3) winner Star Billing, sold in foal to leading sire Medaglia d’Oro. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent, Topliner is a 10-year-old daughter of Thunder Gulch and a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 stakes winners Stellar Jayne and Starrer. Adrian Regan and Fergus Galvin of Hunter Valley Farm, on behalf of an undisclosed client, went to $775,000 to acquire Grade 2 stakes winner Spice Island, in foal to leading sire Tapit. Spice Island is the dam of Ice Box, winner of the 2010 Florida Derby (G1) and second in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Spice Island was consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent. Quality short yearlings also were highly prized in January as many weanling-to-yearling pinhookers sought to fill orders left open given the November Sale’s competitive market. A half-brother by Unbridled’s Song to 2011 Humana Distaff (G1) and Princess Rooney Handicap (G1) winner and Eclipse Award finalist Sassy Image sold to Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farm for $490,000 to be the sale’s top-priced yearling. He was consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency, agent. Taylor Made Sales Agency topped the January Sale consignor list for the 11th time in 12 years, selling 96 horses for $4,264,700. On Thursday, Keeneland sold 253 horses for $3,620,700, up 92.9 percent from a year ago when 230 horses brought $1,876,500. The day’s average of $14,311 increased 75.4 percent from $8,159 in 2011, while the median rose 102.3 percent from $4,200 to $8,500. Two broodmares brought $90,000 each to top the final session. La Defense, dam of stakes winner Quelle Surprise and in foal to Munnings, was purchased by McMahon and Hill LLC. Consigned by Mr. and Mrs. Jody Huckabay’s Elm Tree Farm, agent, the mare is a half-sister to Modesty Handicap (G3) winner Noisette. Diamond G Ranch bought Rendezvouz Point, an 11-year-old daughter of Kingmambo, sold in foal to Discreet Cat. Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent, the mare is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Five Star Day. “We can only achieve such success with the outstanding support of our consignors and buyers,” said Robertson. “We want to wish them all best of luck throughout the upcoming breeding season.” Keeneland’s next auction, the 2012 April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, will be held Monday, April 9. The April Sale preview show will be held Thursday, April 5. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6477325 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6477325 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:41:00 EDT Horse of the Year contender Havre de Grace, and classic winners Animal Kingdom and Shackleford, are among the Keeneland sales graduates named as finalists for 2011 Eclipse Awards. Havre de Grace, purchased by owner Rick Porter for $380,000 from Mill Ridge Sales, agent, at Keeneland’s 2008 September Yearling Sale, won five of seven starts last year, for earnings for more than $1.6 million. Wins in the Grade 1 Beldame Invitational and Apple Blossom established her at the top of her division, while a victory against males in the Woodward (G1) and a solid fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) made her a leading contender for Horse of the Year. Animal Kingdom and Shackleford, both alumni of the 2009 September Sale, earned their status as Eclipse Award contenders following classic wins in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1), respectively. Keeneland sales graduates named as finalists for Eclipse Awards are: Two-Year-Old Male – Norfolk (G1) winner Creative Cause, an alum of the 2010 September Sale Two-Year-Old Female – Each of the three finalists for juvenile filly champion were sold at the 2010 September Sale – Spinaway (G1) winner Grace Hall; Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner My Miss Aurelia; and Darley Alcibiades (G1) winner Stephanie’s Kitten Three-Year-Old Male – Classic winners Animal Kingdom and Shackleford are alumni of the 2009 September Sale Older Male – Game On Dude, winner of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap and Goodwood Stakes, and second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), was consigned to the 2008 September Sale. Whitney Invitational (G1) and Metropolitan (G1) winner Tizway is a graduate of the 2006 September Sale Older Female – Havre de Grace is a 2008 September Sale graduate. Male Sprinter – Regally Ready, winner of the Nearctic (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G2), sold at the 2008 September Sale Female Sprinter – Ballerina (G1) winner Hilda’s Passion was consigned to the 2007 November Sale, while Sassy Image, winner of the Princess Rooney (G1) and Humana Distaff (G1) is an alum of the 2008 September Sale http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6472388 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6472388 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:17:00 EDT Course-Record Setting Mare Cataloged for Monday Session of Keeneland January Sale Prominent Thoroughbred owner and breeder Jerry Jamgotchian has announced that he will donate $100,000 from the sale of Morekissesforpatti, a five-year-old mare by Unbridbled’s Song cataloged for Keeneland’s upcoming January Horses of All Ages Sale, to the athletic department of his alma mater, the University of Southern California. Consigned as a broodmare prospect by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent, Morekissesforpatti will sell as Hip #62 during Monday’s opening session. Named for Jamgotchian’s wife, Patti, the mare is out of Magpie, by Woodman, a full sister to champion three-year-old colt and classic winner Hansel and graded stakes winner Lahint. Morekissesforpatti was a winner at three and four, setting a course record of 1:27.74 for 7½ furlongs at Indiana Downs. A resident of Manhattan Beach, California, Jamgotchian graduated from the USC School of Business, now known as the Marshall School of Business, in 1974 with an emphasis in Real Estate Finance and Development. “My USC education has provided me and my family with exceptional business and personal opportunities,” he said. “Therefore, I wanted to show my appreciation by giving back to USC and helping other Trojan students fulfill their dreams and benefit from my success.” Jamgotchian, whose stable earned nearly $900,000 in 2011, owns approximately 80 horses, 60 of which are currently in training on the East and West Coasts. Among his most prominent runners is Satans Quick Chick, winner of Keeneland’s 2009 Lexus Raven Run Stakes (G2) and career earnings of more than $435,000. Satans Quick Chick also is slated to be sold during Monday’s session (Hip #124) of the January Sale. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6470245 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6470245 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:28:00 EDT A total of 1,594 lots have been cataloged for the four-day auction, to be held January 9-12. Sessions begin daily at 10 a.m. ET. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6470151 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6470151 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:58:00 EDT Bauble Queen and Mizdirection, both graduates of Keeneland’s 2009 September Yearling Sale, earned graded stakes wins over New Year’s weekend, taking Santa Anita’s Robert J. Frankel Stakes (G2) and Monrovia Stakes (G3), respectively. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6470146 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6470146 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:57:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (Dec. 19, 2011) – Keeneland-sold Liaison stamped himself as a top contender for the 2012 Triple Crown by winning the Grade 1 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood on Saturday. Fellow juvenile and Keeneland April Sale grad Summer Front remained undefeated with his win in the Dania Beach Stakes on Sunday at Gulfstream. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS LIAISON, 2YO colt by Indian Charlie – Galloping Gal ($290,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Arnold Zetcher ) Won CashCall Futurity (G1) on 12/17 at Hollywood (career 4-3-0-1, $469,560) O- Arnold Zetcher; B- William A. Carl Estate (KY); T- Bob Baffert OBRUCHEV, 2YO colt by Malibu Moon – Chatter Chatter ($140,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent; Buyer- Koji Maeda) Won Zennihon Nisai Yushun (L) on 12/14 at Kawasaki (career 5-4-0-0, ¥70,259,000) O- Koji Maeda; B- Bloodstock Holdings; T- Kiyoshi Hagiwara Keeneland sales grads finished 1-2-3 in the $100,000 Dania Beach S. on 12/18 at Gulfstream: 1- SUMMER FRONT, 2YO colt by War Front – Rose of Summer ($475,000, 2011 April 2YO in Training, Consignor- Niall Brennan Stables, agent; Buyer- Steven Young, agent) (career 3-3-0-0, $126,000) O- Waterford Stable; B- Graceville Breeding (KY); T- Christophe Clement 2- Finale, 2YO colt by Scat Daddy – Twinkle ($175,000, 2009 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Hartwell Farm, agent; Buyer- Foxtale Farm) O- Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; T- Todd Pletcher 3- Excaper, 2YO colt by Exchange Rate – Ada Ruckus ($30,000 RNA, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Castle Park Farm, agent) O- Richard Kaster & Frederick Wieting; T- Ian Black KING AND CRUSADER, 2YO colt by Lion Heart – Sugarloaf ($8,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Warrendale Sales, agent; Buyer- Brandon Rice & Ali de Meric) Won $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship on 12/17 at Laurel (career 5-2-0-1, $64,300) O- James Riccio; B- North Highland Farm (MD); T- Richard Dutrow Jr. CHEROKEE QUEEN, 6YO mare by Cherokee Run – Virginia Bee ($240,000, 2011 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Clark Brewster) Won $75,000 Blushing K. D. H. on 12/17 at Fair Grounds (career 33-10-6-1, $568,312) O- Clark Brewster; B- J. Mack Robinson (KY); T- Steve Margolis TRICKMEISTER, 4YO colt by Proud Citizen – Afternoon Trick ($95,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) Won $60,000 Harlan’s Holiday S. on 12/17 at Gulfstream (career 5-5-0-0, $187,200) O- Pegasus Holding Group Stables & IEAH Stables; B- Brereton Jones & Timothy Thornton (KY); T- Richard Dutrow Jr. PROCEED BEE, 5YO gelding by Bernstein – Procession ($40,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hunter Valley Farm, agent; Buyer- Patrick Costello, agent for Bill Stiritz) Won $50,000 Prairie Bayou S. on 12/17 at Turfway (career 28-12-0-5, $639,371) O- William Stiritz; B- Hunter Valley Farm, H&W Thoroughbreds and Mary Wade (KY); T- Scott Becker ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6454109 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6454109 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:12:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (Dec. 5, 2011) – Eagle Poise, purchased by owner Riverdee Stable as a horse of racing age at Keeneland’s 2010 November Breeding Stock Sale, prevailed by a head in Woodbine’s Valedictory Stakes (G3) on Sunday. Keeneland-sold Silver Medallion posted a win in Friday’s Grade 3 Tropical Turf Handicap at Calder. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS EAGLE POISE, 5YO gelding by Empire Maker – Reams of Verse ($65,000, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Sean Clancy Bloodstock) Won Valedictory S. (G3) on 12/4 at Woodbine (career 20-6-4-1, $401,068) O- Riverdee Stable; B- Juddmonte Farms (KY); T- H. Graham Motion SILVER MEDALLION, 3YO colt by Badge of Silver – Another Vegetarian ($150,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent; Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) Won Tropical Turf H. (G3) on 12/2 at Calder (career 11-4-2-1, $366,123) O- Black Rock Stables; B- Brereton Jones (KY); T- Todd Pletcher ANCIENT ROME, 2YO colt by Roman Ruler – Wish It Were ($35,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Never Know Racing) Won $100,000 Spectacular Bid S. on 12/3 at Gulfstream (career 3-2-1-0, $92,000) O- Michael Dubb; B- Greg Mascera & Roman Ruler Syndicate (KY); T- Anthony Dutrow COMPLIANCE OFFICER, 5YO gelding by Officer – Purple Hills ($19,000 RNA, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) Won $93,000 Claiming Crown Emerald S. on 12/3 at Fair Grounds (career 24-10-4-2, $464,566) O- La Marca Stable; B- Ken & Sarah Ramsey (NY); T- Bruce Brown LADY OF FIFTY, 2YO filly by After Market – K. D.’s Shady Lady ($40,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woodford Thoroughbreds, agent for Cloverleaf Farms; Buyer- Jerry Hollendorfer) Won $75,260 Corte Madera S. on 12/3 at Golden Gate (career 4-3-0-1, $94,170) O- Jerry Hollendorfer & George Todaro; B- Cloverleaf Farms (KY); T- Jerry Hollendorfer ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6440357 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6440357 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:55:00 EDT Keeneland opens its 68th annual November Breeding Stock Sale on Monday, November 7, featuring the dispersals of Edward P. Evans and Prince Saud bin Khaled’s Palides Investments N.V. Inc., and a strong selection of stakes-winning fillies led by champion Blind Luck. Among the 3,920 horses cataloged for the 11-day sale, which runs through November 17, will be: • The dispersals of the estates of Edward P. (Ned) Evans’ Spring Hill Farm, consigned by Lane’s End, agent, and Prince Saud bin Khaled’s Palides Investments N.V. Inc., consigned by Chanteclair Farm, agent. • 2010 champion filly Blind Luck and such Grade 1 stakes-winning fillies and mares as Buster’s Ready, Gypsy’s Warning (SAF), Hooh Why, Life At Ten, Royal Delta and Unrivaled Belle. • A weanling half-sister by Henrythenavigator to 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta and Grade 1 stakes winner Balance, consigned by Select Sales, agent. • Horses in training from such prominent stables as WinStar and Thoroughbred Legends, among others, on November 15. • Shares in the stallions Smart Strike, Lemon Drop Kid, Pleasantly Perfect, Aragorn (IRE) and Belong to Me at the end of session 1 on Monday, November 7. Recent November Sale graduates include 2010 champion juvenile colt and Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Uncle Mo, as well as such 2011 graded stakes winners as Hilda’s Passion (Ballerina Stakes-G1); Drill (Del Mar Futurity-G1); The Factor (Pat O’Brien Stakes –G1); Miss Match (ARG) (Santa Margarita Invitational-G1); Pool Play (Stephen Foster Handicap-G1); Summer Soiree (Del Mar Oaks-G1); To Honor and Serve (Pennsylvania Derby-G2); Overdriven (Sanford Stakes-G2); Prayer for Relief (Super Derby-G2); Strong Suit (Bet365 Lennox Stakes-G2); City to City (Palomar Handicap-G2); No Advantage (General George Stakes-G2); Finale (Summer Stakes-G3); Noble’s Promise (Aristides Stakes-G3); Northern Causeway (British Columbia Derby-G3); and Savvy Supreme (Monmouth Oaks-G3). Of the 3,920 horses cataloged, 1,992 broodmares or broodmare prospects, 1,518 weanlings, 398 horses of racing age, five stallions and seven stallion shares will be offered. Mares in-foal to 206 of the world’s top stallions, highlighted by Awesome Again, Bernardini, Blame, Candy Ride (ARG), Cape Cross, Curlin, Distorted Humor, Dynaformer, Eskendereya, Giant’s Causeway, Hard Spun, Henrythenavigator, Indian Charlie, Lemon Drop Kid, Lookin At Lucky, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d’Oro, Mineshaft, More Than Ready, Pulpit, Quality Road, Raven’s Pass, Scat Daddy, Sea the Stars, Smart Strike, Speightstown, Stormy Atlantic, Street Cry (IRE), Street Sense, Summer Bird, Tale of the Cat, Tapit, Tiznow, Unbridled’s Song, War Front and Warrior’s Reward, will be offered. The November catalog also features weanlings by 198 prominent sires, including A.P. Indy, Arch, Awesome Again, Bernardini, Candy Ride (ARG), Colonel John, Curlin, Distorted Humor, Dixie Union, Dynaformer, Empire Maker, Giant’s Causeway, Hard Spun, Henrythenavigator, Indian Charlie, Lemon Drop Kid, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d’Oro, Mineshaft, More Than Ready, Pulpit, Scat Daddy, Smart Strike, Speightstown, Stormy Atlantic, Street Cry (IRE), Street Sense, Tale of the Cat, Tapit, Tiz Wonderful, Tiznow, Unbridled’s Song, War Front and Zensational, among others. Sessions begin daily at 10 a.m. ET. Keeneland will provide live coverage of the entire sale on its website at www.keeneland.com. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6411856 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6411856 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:59:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY. (October 28, 2011) – Gold d’Oro, with Edgar Prado aboard, scored a 36-1 upset when she pushed her head in front of 2-1 favorite It’s Tea Time at the finish to win the $56,000 Stonetower Farm Purse before a crowd of 10,163 at Keeneland on Friday. The Stonetower originally was carded for 1 1/16 miles on the turf course but was moved to the main track due to the effects of recent rains. Gold d’Oro, who was coming off two unplaced finishes in stakes on the turf at Saratoga, defeated 11 fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up. She won the race in 1:44.39 to earn her first win in three starts this year. The victory was worth $33,600 to Gold d’Oro, a 5-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’Oro out of Gold Canyon, by Mr. Prospector, who is a homebred racing for Donald A. Adam’s Courtlandt Farms. Racing Hall of Famer Bill Mott trains the winner, a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Adriano who improved her career record to four wins in 18 starts and earnings of $184,389. Gold d’Oro returned $75.80, $27.60 and $15.20. It’s Tea Time, ridden by James Graham, paid $4.40 and $3.20. Secret File, with Robby Albarado aboard, paid $3.60 to show. Zaphyra finished fourth and was followed in order by Happy Henrietta, Bella Medaglia, Bet On the Blue, Sassy’s Dream, Jungle Tale, War Tigress, Tiger Girl and Granny Ramsey. Graham rode four winners on the 10-race card. He won the third on Religious Ed (paying $15.20), the fourth on Photo Shoot ($6.80), the seventh on San Antone ($5.60) and the 10th on Thunder Harbor ($12.20). Graham, who won three races on Thursday, now has 17 victories and is in second place behind Julien Leparoux, who has 28 victories. Racing resumes on Friday, closing day of Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meeting. The 10-race program begins at 1:15 p.m. (ET). The featured ninth race is the 53rd running of the Fayette (G2). Post time for the Fayette is 5:23 p.m. ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6400337 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6400337 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:48:00 EDT Jockey James Graham scored his third win of the afternoon when he and 6-5 favorite Sea Level Drive took command down the stretch to win the $54,000 Man o’ War Purse before a crowd of 6,702 on Thursday at Keeneland. The 1 1/16-mile race for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, was originally scheduled for the turf course, but was moved to the main track because of heavy overnight rain. Sea Level Drive, who scored the first win of her career on Keeneland’s main track a year ago, won the race by two lengths from pacesetter and 26-1 longshot Full Moon Party and covered the distance in 1:43.92. She gave trainer Rusty Arnold his second win of the afternoon. Arnold and Graham teamed up to win the fourth race with Our Delight. Graham also won the first race on Need to Believe. Today’s victory was worth $32,400 to Sea Level Drive, who was coming off a second-place finish in the Pucker Up (G3) in September on the turf at Arlington Park. She now has won three of seven starts and has earned $104,368 in her career. The 3-year-old filly by Malibu Moon races for Richard D. Masson’s Green Lantern Stables LLC, who purchased her for $80,000 at the 2009 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Finishing third, a nose behind Full Moon Party, was Angelica Zapata, who was followed in order by Annabel Lee, Kilmore Quay (IRE), Niji’s Grand Girl, Star Passage, Embarr, High Alpine, Sparky’s Dream, Bellaridge and Megaspiel (GB). Sea Level Drive returned $4.60, $3.40 and $2.80. Fulll Moon Party, ridden by Jon Court, paid $14.80 and $7. Jamie Theriot rode Angelica Zapata, who returned $4.80. Racing resumes Friday with a 10-race program that begins at 1:15 p.m. (ET). Saturday is closing day of the 17-day Fall Meeting. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6398746 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6398746 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:29:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY. (October 23, 2011) – Edgar Prado scored his third victory of the afternoon when he made a well-timed ride aboard 16-1 longshot Senada to win the 20th running of the $125,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager (L) before 17,512 fans at Keeneland on Sunday. With the performance, the 4-year-old filly by Pulpit earned the first stakes win of her career. Senada broke from post position 2 in the field of 11 fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, going 1½ miles on the turf. She raced near the back of the field as 78-1 longshot Royal Madame led rivals through fractions of :24.63, :49.46 and 1:14.90, widening her lead to as much as seven lengths as the horses raced past the finish the first time. Royal Madame’s lead began to shorten on the backstretch and she was overtaken by 6-5 favorite Cheetah (GB) around the final turn. Meanwhile, Upperline and jockey James Graham made a four-wide move to catch Cheetah and took a half-length lead with a furlong to run. Prado, who had angled Senada to the outside entering the stretch, charged by Upperline en route to a three-quarter-length victory. Senada, who won the race in 2:31.19, paid $35.40, $13 and $5.20. Upperline returned $8.80 and $4.60. Cheetah finished three lengths behind in third under Garrett Gomez and paid $3 to show. Completing the order of finish were Askbut I Won’ttell, Dyani, Hasay (GB), Grecian Maiden, Endless Expanse (IRE), Miss Laa di Da (GB), Malibu Win and Royal Madame. The victory was worth $75,000 to Senada, who scored the second win of her career in 16 starts and increased her career bankroll to $184,876. Trained by Barclay Tagg, she races for Roy and Gretchen Jackson’s Lael Stables, who purchased her for $800,000 at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Senada, who was bred by Stone Farm, is out of the Harlan mare Owsley, whom Prado rode to win the 2002 WinStar Galaxy (GB) on the Keeneland turf. Prado also won the second race on Grigio ($3.40) and the fifth race on Silver Summation ($23.40). Racing resumes at Keeneland on Wednesday with a nine-race program that begins at 1:154 p.m. (ET). Four days remain in the 17-day Fall Meeting, which concludes Saturday with the 53rd running of the $150,000 Fayette (G2). ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6394112 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6394112 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:57:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY. (October 22, 2011) – Southern California invaders Great Hot (BRZ) and jockey Chantal Sutherland held off Kentucky-based Groupie Doll and jockey Greta Kuntzweiler to win the 13th running of the $250,000 Lexus Raven Run (G2) before a crowd of 22,591 at Keeneland on Saturday. Dr. Diamonds Prize, the 76-1 longshot, led the field of 12 3-year-old fillies racing seven furlongs through fractions of :22.07, :44.62 and 1:08.87 with Honey Chile and Mizdirection in closest pursuit and Great Hot racing behind the early leaders. Around the turn, Sutherland moved Great Hot to the rail and passed the leaders while Groupie Doll raced six wide and launched her charge. The two were in a match race to the finish with Dr. Diamonds Prize, 7-2 favorite Mizdirection and Strike the Moon battling for third. Great Hot finished a head in front of Groupie Doll. Great Hot returned $10.40, $5.40 and $3.80. Groupie Doll paid $5.40 and $3.60 to place. Dr. Diamonds Prize crossed the finish in third, but was disqualified for interference in the stretch and moved to fourth. Mizdirection was elevated to third, returning $4 with Garrett Gomez aboard. Following Dr. Diamonds Prize in order were Strike the Moon, Funny Sunny, Button Girl, Hot Summer, Ms. Cruisen’, Grandacious, Honey Chile and Roman Treasure. A homebred racing for Luiz Dannemann’s Coudelaria Jessica, Great Hot made her North American debut in Southern California in March. She won the Torrey Pines at Del Mar on September 4 and was third behind Zazu and Ultra Blend in the Lady’s Secret (G1) at Santa Anita on October 1. Victory in the Lexus Raven Run was worth $150,000, pushing Great Hot’s career earnings to $291,265 with four wins in seven starts. Trainer A.C. Avila said the 3-year-old Orientate filly was headed to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 4-5 at Churchill Downs. Racing continues Sunday with a nine-race card that includes the 20th running of the $125,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6391168 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6391168 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:39:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY. (October 21, 2011) – Making the first start of her career on turf, 43-1 longshot Daisy Devine and jockey Calvin Borel charged late to win the 21st running of the $150,000 Pin Oak Valley View (G3) before a crowd of 14,346 at Keeneland on Friday. In Step, the 3-1 second choice, took the lead in the 1 1/16-mile race over a turf course listed as “yielding” with Daisy Devine racing a length behind her. In Step led her rivals through fractions of :23.32, :47.72, 1:12.50 and a mile in 1:36.97 while the eventual winner was in closest pursuit. Down the stretch, In Step began to surrender the lead, and Daisy Devine took command inside the furlong marker. She then held off the late-charging 8-5 favorite, Bizzy Caroline, to win by a half-length in 1:43.30. In Step held on for third and was followed, in order, by Holidaysatthefarm, Pinch Pie, Dynamic Holiday, Safe Crossing, Barbies M, Christmas Cove and Maid of Heaven. Daisy Devine, who gave trainer Andrew McKeever his first Keeneland stakes win, returned $89, $23.20 and $9.40. Bizzy Caroline, ridden by Manny Cruz, paid $4 and $2.60. In Step returned $4 under jockey Garrett Gomez. Bred in Kentucky by J. Reiley McDonald, Daisy Devine is a daughter of Kafwain out of the Devil’s Bag mare Devil’s Dispute. Owner James M. Miller purchased her for $5,500 at the 2009 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Victory in the Pin Oak Valley View was worth $90,000, improving Daisy Devine’s career earnings to $488,349 with four wins in nine starts. Earlier this year, the filly won the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) and was seventh in the Kentucky Oaks (G1). She came into the Pin Oak Valley View off a third-place finish in the Indiana Oaks on October 1. Julien Leparoux, who rode seventh-place finisher Safe Crossing in the Pin Oak Valley View, won five races during the afternoon, becoming the ninth jockey in track history to win five races on a card, and the first since 2000. Leparoux, who rode in all 10 races, won the second on Bizzee Mizzee ($4.40), third on Birdie Beats Par ($3.80), fifth on Demure Halo ($12) eighth on Rescue Squad ($6.00) and tenth on High On Kitten ($5.80). “It feels great,” said Leparoux, who leads all riders during the Fall Meeting with 22 victories. “I thought I had a good chance before the day started. I had some good trips today. Five is great at Keeneland.” The Keeneland record for the most number of wins on a card by a jockey is six, set by Randy Romero and equaled by Craig Perret during the 1990 Spring Meeting. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6390080 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6390080 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:59:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY. (October 20, 2011) – Winning his second stakes in his fourth start since arriving in North America, Andreas Jacobs’ Sanagas (GER) took the lead down the stretch and won the 17th running of the $100,00 Sycamore on Thursday in track-record time before a Keeneland crowd of 6,943. The Sycamore, a Grade 3 race, was to be run at 1½ miles on the turf course but because of persistent rain was moved to the main track and held at 1 5/8 miles. Ridden by Rajiv Maragh for trainer Graham Motion, Sanagas was the 9-5 second choice in the Sycamore field of six 3-year-olds and older horses. He raced in fourth place while Bim Bam led the field through fractions of :25.05, :49.25 and 1:39.23. Sanagas was one of three horses on Thursday to break track records. In the fifth race, Hammers Terror lowered the mark for the Beard Course distance of seven furlongs and 184 feet when he won in :1:24.31. The winner of the ninth race, Baby Afleet, lowered the 1 1/16-mile mark to 1:41.61 A total of five track records have fallen during the first 10 days of Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meeting. On October 14, Applauding lowered the six-furlong mark to 1:07.76. On Wednesday, the 3-year-old Newsdad won at 1¼ miles in 2:00.61. Racing continues Friday with a 10-race program that begins at 1:15 p.m. (ET). Highlighting the card is the 21st running of the $150,000 Pin Oak Valley View (G3) for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles on the grass. The Pin Oak Valley View is the ninth race with a 5:23 p.m. post time. Friday is See Blue Day at Keeneland, with events to kick off the University of Kentucky’s homecoming weekend. UK students, faculty and staff with a valid UK ID and UK Alumni Association members with a membership card will receive free general admission. Former UK star running back Artose Pinner will autograph commemorative UK/Keeneland 75th Anniversary hats (on sale for $15) to raise money for UK’s DanceBlue initiative and UK’s Pediatric Oncology Clinic. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6388787 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6388787 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:37:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 6, 2011) – Thirteen fillies and mares passed the entry box Thursday morning for Sunday’s 56th running of the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (G1) to be run at 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Juddmonte Spinster, a “Win and You’re In” race for the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (G1) to be run November 4 at Churchill Downs, will go as the ninth race on Sunday’s 10-race program with a 5:45 p.m. (ET) post time. First post time Sunday is 1:15 p.m. Fares Farm’s Embur’s Song, winner of the Doubledogdare (G3) on the main track here this spring, will make her Grade 1 debut for trainer Todd Pletcher. Undefeated in two starts at Keeneland and a two-time Grade 3 winner on Woodbine’s all-weather surface, Embur’s Song will break from post position seven and be ridden by Jesus Castanon. Two other Juddmonte Spinster entrants have graded stakes victories on all-weather surfaces: La Gran Bailadora and Pachattack. Tracy Farmer’s La Gran Bailadora won the Kentucky Cup Distaff (G3) at Turfway Park on September 24 in her most recent start. Trained by Mike Maker, La Gran Bailadora will be ridden by Corey Lanerie and break from post position six. Druid Racing’s Pachattack was a six-length winner of the Arlington Matron (G3) on May 28, defeating La Gran Bailadora. In her most recent start, Pachattack ran second in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign at Saratoga. Trained by Gerard Butler, Pachattack will be ridden by Rajiv Maragh and break from post position 12. Two other Woodbine main-track stakes winners are in the Juddmonte Spinster field: Sugar Again and Stars to Shine. Augustin Stable’s Sugar Again won the Ruling Angel at 6½ furlongs last fall at Woodbine. Trained by Jonathan Sheppard, Sugar Again will break from post position four under Alex Solis. Richard Brown’s Stars to Shine was a 3¾-length winner of the Belle Mahone at Woodbine in August going 1 1/16 miles. Trained by Mark Frostad, Stars to Shine will break from post position five under William Buick. The field for the Juddmonte Spinster, from the rail out, is as follows: Super Espresso (Julien Leparoux, 124 pounds), Aruna (Ramon Dominguez, 124), Tapitsfly (Robby Albarado, 124), Sugar Again (Solis, 124), Stars to Shine (Buick, 124), La Gran Bailadora (Lanerie, 124), Embur’s Song (Castanon, 124), Tesoro de Amor (Juan Leyva, 124), Dynazaper (Edgar Prado, 124), Theyskens’ Theory (Kent Desormeaux, 121), Protesting (John Velazquez, 124), Pachattack (Maragh, 124) and Well Monied (Garrett Gomez, 124). ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6366785 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6366785 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:43:00 EDT New 2YO Stakes Celebrates 75th Anniversary; Stoll Keenon Ogden Sponsors Phoenix LEXINGTON, KY (July 13, 2011) – Keeneland has slated 18 stakes – led by five Grade 1 races on opening FallStars Weekend – with purse money totaling $4.375 million for its 2011 fall meeting, Oct. 7-29, which celebrates the historic track’s 75th anniversary of racing. Keeneland hosted more than 8,000 fans for its first day of live racing on Oct. 15, 1936. In honor of that milestone, on Saturday, Oct. 15, Keeneland will feature not only the 28th running of the internationally renowned, $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), but the $125,000 Keeneland 75th Anniversary Stakes (L) for two-year-olds at six furlongs on the main track. Dubai Majesty won the 2010 Thoroughbred Club of America and then took the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. The Keeneland 75th Anniversary Stakes is a nod to the original Lexington Stakes, one of four stakes (the others being the Keen Handicap, Breeders’ Stakes and Ashland Stakes) contested during the track’s inaugural fall meeting. The Lexington was held for two-year-olds going six furlongs from 1936-1937. Also new this fall will be Stoll Keenon Ogden’s sponsorship of the $175,000 Phoenix (G3), a six-furlong race for three-year-olds and up on opening Friday, Oct. 7. “This fall will be particularly special for Keeneland as we commemorate our 75-year history and reflect on the many champions – both human and equine – that have graced this race course,” said W.B. Rogers Beasley, Keeneland’s vice president of racing. “Keeneland is a jewel of American racing, and we take pride in continuing its legacy of offering the highest quality racing possible.” Nine graded stakes worth more than $2.8 million will highlight Keeneland’s signature FallStars Weekend, attracting top contenders for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and subsequent year-end honors. Six FallStars stakes are part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge, a global series of automatic qualifying races for the Breeders’ Cup, to be held Nov. 4-5 at Churchill Downs – the Darley Alcibiades-G1(Juvenile Fillies-G1) and Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix-G3 (Sprint-G1) on Oct. 7; the Shadwell Turf Mile-G1 (Mile-G1), Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity-G1 (Juvenile-G1) and Thoroughbred Club of America-G2 (Filly and Mare Sprint-G1) on Oct. 8; and the Juddmonte Spinster-G1 (Ladies’ Classic-G1) on Oct. 9. Last fall, Dubai Majesty and Chamberlain Bridge prepped for their respective Breeders’ Cup wins in FallStar stakes. Dubai Majesty followed her win in the Thoroughbred Club of America with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, while Chamberlain Bridge, fourth in the Woodford, won the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G2). The JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (G3) on Oct. 13 will serve as the Breeders’ Cup Challenge race for the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G2). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6240946 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6240946 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:06:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (July 13, 2011) – Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, one of Kentucky’s largest and most established law firms, is now the sponsor of Keeneland’s historic Phoenix Stakes (G3), beginning with the 159th running on Friday, Oct. 7, the opening day of the fall meet. The $175,000 Phoenix is the oldest stakes race run in the United States, dating back to 1831 at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington. “Stoll Keenon Ogden has been an invaluable member of the Keeneland family since our founding, and we are very pleased to celebrate our longstanding partnership, particularly during this 75th anniversary year,” said Keeneland President & CEO Nick Nicholson. “Their sponsorship also demonstrates their commitment to the entire Thoroughbred industry and reflects their ongoing support of racing.” Stoll Keenon Ogden was instrumental in forming Keeneland in 1936, and two of the firm’s attorneys currently serve on Keeneland’s Board of Directors. “We greatly value the partnership we have had with Keeneland during its 75 years of racing,” said David Smith, SKO Managing Director and Keeneland Board Member. “We feel particularly flattered to have the opportunity to partner with Keeneland on a race with such a rich history.” The Phoenix, a six-furlong stakes for three-year-olds and up, has been won by such notable horses as Devil Diver, Coaltown, Hill Gail, Sea O Erin, Moccasin, Honey Jay, Deposit Ticket, Bet On Sunshine, Five Star Day, Champali and Kelly’s Landing. Originally named for the old Phoenix Hotel in Lexington, the race has been known as the Brennan, Chiles, Phoenix, Association, Phoenix Hotel Stakes and Phoenix Handicap. Last run at the Kentucky Association track in 1930, the Phoenix was revived at Keeneland in the spring of 1937. From 1943- 1945, the Phoenix was renewed as part of the Keeneland-at-Churchill Downs meetings. Prior to 1989, the Phoenix was held during the spring meeting. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6240943 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6240943 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:06:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (July 13, 2011) – In celebration this fall of Keeneland’s 75th anniversary, officials today announced a special six-furlong stakes for two-year-olds, to be held Saturday, Oct. 15, the actual opening date of the track’s first live meet in 1936. The $125,000 Keeneland 75th Anniversary Stakes is a nod to the original Lexington Stakes, one of four stakes (the others being the Keen Handicap, Breeders’ Stakes and Ashland Stakes) contested during the track’s inaugural fall meeting. The Lexington was held for two-year-olds going six furlongs from 1936-1937. “We felt it was a fitting way to commemorate the 75th anniversary, by reaching back to the inaugural fall meeting,” Keeneland Vice President of Racing W.B. Rogers Beasley said. Also featured that Saturday will be the 28th running of the $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), an invitation-only, 1 1/8-mile turf race for three-year-old fillies. Keeneland’s 17-day fall meeting will be held Oct. 7-29, with racing Wednesday through Sunday. Post time for the first race each day is 1:15 p.m. ET. ### For nearly 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, forprofit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376, Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6240942 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6240942 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:05:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (July 5, 2011) – Smiling Tiger’s dominating win in Saturday’s Triple Bend Handicap at Belmont marked the third Grade 1 victory for the Keeneland sales alum, and pushed the colt’s career earnings past the $1 million mark. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS SMILING TIGER, 4YO colt by Hold That Tiger – Shandra Smiles ($32,000 RNA, 2008 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Katalpa Farm, agent) Won Triple Bend H. (G1) on 7/2 at Hollywood (career 16-8-1-6, $1,149,353) O- Klein or Lebherz; B- Dr. Rodney Orr (KY); T- Jeff Bonde DOMINUS, 3YO ridgling by Smart Strike – Cuando ($270,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent) Won Dwyer S. (G2) on 7/2 at Belmont (career 4-2-2-0, $175,829) O- Stonestreet Stables, George Bolton & Spendthrift Farm; B- Edward P. Evans (VA); T- Steve Asmussen MILLIONREASONSWHY, 2YO filly by Grand Slam – In Secure ($115,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Trackside Farm, agent for Tom Evans, Tenlane Farm & Oratis; Buyer- Sagamore Farm/Bob Feld, agent) Won Matron S. (G2) on 7/3 at Belmont (career 2-2-0-0, $103,340) O- Sagamore Farm; B- Tom Evans, Tenlane Farm & Oratis (KY); T- I. Correas IV FLASHPOINT, 3YO colt by Pomeroy – Two Punch Lil ($115,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Foxtale Farm; $100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent, Buyer- John Fort) Won Jersey Shore S. (G3) on 7/3 at Monmouth (career 5-3-0-0, $255,200) O- Peachtree Stable; B- Silverleaf Farms Inc (FL); T- Welsey Ward DEVIL BY DESIGN, 5YO mare by Medaglia d’Oro – Beauty’s Due ($160,000, 2006 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Glennwood Farm Inc, agent; Buyer- Eurowest Bloodstock Services) Won Chicago H. (G3) on 7/3 at Arlington (career 14-6-1-0, $259,874) O- John D. Gunther, Eurowest Bloodstock Services & Tony Chedraoui; B- John Gunther & Fred Sahadi (KY); T- Bill Mott AMIABLE GRACE, 4YO filly by Alphabet Soup – Marquise Miss ($70,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hidden Brook, agent for Adena Springs; Buyer- Windhaven) Won $116,672 Sweet Briar Too S. on 7/1 at Woodbine (career 12-4-4-1, $266,618) O- Windhaven; B- Adena Springs (ON); T- Michael Doyle GALLANT SON, 5YO horse by Malabar Gold – Explicitly ($9,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Highclere Sales, agent; Buyer- Chris Randall) Won $81,898 Robert K. Kerlan Memorial H. on 7/3 at Hollywood (career 25-7-4-2, $380,662) O- Randall & Rossi LLC; B- Tony Holmes & Highclere (KY); T- Frank Lucarelli LUNAR MIST, 4YO filly by Malibu Moon – Misty Rain ($92,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Chance Farm; Buyer- Lothenbach Stables) Won $75,000 Firecracker S. on 7/3 at Mountaineer (career 14-4-2-2, $144,671) O- J. Jamgotchian; B- Chance Farm (VA); T- Eric Reed KINGOFTHEBLUEGRASS, 4YO colt by Petionville – Two to Waltz ($13,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Pope McLean, agent for Everest Stables; Buyer- McCauley Farm) Won $75,000 Independence Day S. on 7/3 at Mountaineer (career 24-7-3-4, $210,973) O- Ron McCauley; B- Everest Stables Inc (KY); T- Tevis Q. McCauley ZAYDA, 3YO colt by Bluegrass Cat – Winter Solstice ($90,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Buyer- John Cummins, agent; $22,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) Won $50,000 Pepsi-Cola H. on 6/26 at Emerald Downs (career 7-2-0-1, $54,190) O- Nelson Family Racing; B- Hertrich/McCarthy Livestock (KY); T- Blaine Wright. PALOMA MESA, 3YO filly by Sky Mesa – City Sleeper ($37,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent for Kirk & Judy Robison; Buyer- Gus Bell, agent) Won $50,000 Budweiser Allowance S. on 7/4 at Sun Ray Park (career 8-3-3-0, $113,050) O- Running Horse Farm LLC; B- J. Kirk & Judy Robison (KY); T- Thomas Pierce Jr. ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6228458 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6228458 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:51:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (June 24, 2011) – More than 35 Keeneland sales alumni are entered in graded stakes this weekend, led by Joyful Victory (Mother Goose Stakes-G1), Daisy Devine (Iowa Oaks-G3), Astrology (Iowa Derby-G3), Zazu (Hollywood Oaks-G2), Giants Play (New York Stakes-G2) and Summer Soiree (Boiling Springs Stakes-G3). SATURDAY, June 25 MOTHER GOOSE S. (G1), Belmont, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YO Fillies VICTORIA’S WILDCAT, 3YO filly by Bellamy Road – Flaming Mirage ($20,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Robert & Victoria Bayer) O- Andrew Rosen, Robert Bayer & Jonathan Metcalf; B- Marvin Little Jr. (KY); T- Robert Hess Jr. JOYFUL VICTORY, 3YO filly by Tapit – Wild Lucy Black ($60,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Michael Sucher) O- Fox Hill Farm; B- William D. Graham (ON); T- Larry Jones ALSEERA, 3YO filly by Distorted Humor – Unbridled Idol ($500,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Shadwell Estate Company) O- Shadwell Stable; B- Manganaro LLC (KY); T- Kiaran McLaughlin KING EDWARD S. (G2), Woodbine, 1 Mile (T), 3YOs & Up HAILSTONE, 4YO colt by City Zip – Weekend Storm ($100,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Mark Casse, agent) O- Woodford Racing & Westrock Stables; B- W.S. Farish & Kilroy Thoroughbred Partnership (KY); T- Mark Casse COURT OF THE REALM, 4YO colt by Powerscourt (GB) – Grand Fan ($5,500, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Gemstone, agent) O- Aurora Meadows & Oxbridge Farm; B- J. Fred Miller III (KY); T- P. Berringer NEW YORK (G2), Belmont, 1¼ Miles (T), 3YOs & Up, F&M TRIX IN THE CITY, 5YO mare by Friends Lake – Trix City ($22,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woodspring Farm, agent; Buyer- Eisaman Equine) O- Patsy Symons; B- Roasting Ear Ranch (KY); T- Richard A. Violette Jr. GIANTS PLAY, 4YO filly by Giant’s Causeway – Playful Act (IRE) ($850,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent for Swettenham Stud; Buyer- John Warren, agent) O- Newsells Park Stud; B- Swettenham Stud (KY); T- Christophe Clement HOLLYWOOD OAKS (G2), Hollywood, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YO Fillies LOVE THEWAY YOUARE, 3YO filly by Arch – Diversa ($24,000 RNA, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Hartwell Farm, agent) O- M.K. Cho Stables; B- Christopher Dragone (KY); T- M.K. Cho ZAZU, 3YO filly by Tapit – Rhumb Line ($285,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent; Buyer- Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Moss) O- Mr. & Mrs. J.S. Moss; B- Summerhill Equine (KY); T- John Sadler BIG TIZ, 3YO filly by Tiznow – Squall City ($240,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woodford Thoroughbreds) O- Branch, Branch & Wagner; B- Woodford Thorougbreds (KY); T- M. Glatt PRAIRIE MEADOWS CORNHUSKER H. (G3), Prairie Meadows, 1 1/8 Miles, 3YOs & Up SCHRAMSBERG, 5YO horse by Storm Cat – Serena’s Song ($1.4 million RNA, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent for Robert & Beverly Lewis Trust) O- Bobby Joe Jammer; B- Robert & Beverly Lewis Trust (KY); T- C. Hartman RED LEAD, 5YO gelding by Red Bullet – Upside ($20,000 RNA, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Crossroads Sales Agency, agent) O- Frontier Stables; B- Adena Springs (FL); T- C. Hartman CRYPTOLIGHT, 7YO horse by Fantastic Light – Crypto’s Redjet ($20,000, 2005 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Darby Dan Farm, agent for Dr. Paul Guthiel, Ron DeWolfe & Darley Stud; Buyer- Dr. Paul Gutheil & Ron DeWolfe) O- Ron DeWolfe & Paul Gutheil; B- Paul Gutheil & Ron DeWolfe (KY); T- T. Martin IOWA DERBY (G3), Prairie Meadows, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs PRAYER FOR RELIEF, 3YO colt by Jump Start – Sparklin Lil ($39,000 RNA, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- War Horse Place; $80,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent for War Horse Place, Buyer- Zayat Stables) O- Zayat Stables; B- G.R. Aschinger (KY); T- Bob Baffert SHERRIFF COGBURN, 3YO colt by Vindication – Sweet Nanette ($50,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent for Eldon Farm Equine; Buyer- DWF Inc) O- Dream Walkin Farms; B- Eldon Farm Equine (KY); T- Donnie Von Hemel ASTROLOGY, 3YO colt by A.P. Indy – Quiet Eclipse ($285,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings) O- George Bolton & Stonestreet Stables; B- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY); T- Steve Asmussen CHOSEN MIRACLE, 3YO colt by Ghostzapper – Royally Chosen ($70,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Adena Springs; Buyer- Bruce Headley) O- Abruzzo Racing Stable; B- Adena Springs (FL); T- T. Swearingen IOWA OAKS (G3), Prairie Meadows, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YO Fillies LITTLE MISS HOLLY, 3YO filly by Maria’s Mon – Common Hope ($115,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent for Pam & Martin Wygod) O- Gold Square; B- Pam & Martin Wygod (KY); T- Steve Margolis VERSAILLES SONG, 3YO filly by Unbridled’s Song – Versailles Treaty ($370,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Bowden Global Bloodstock) O- SF Racing; B- Capital Bloodstock (KY); T- J. Corrigan HEARTS ON FIRE, 3YO filly by Lion Heart – Salem Heart ($77,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Nolan Creek Farm/Diane Connell) O- Nolan Creek Farm; B- Phil T. Owens (KY); T- Donnie Von Hemel DAISY DEVINE, 3YO filly by Kafwain – Devil’s Dispute ($5,500, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- James M. Miller) O- James M. Miller; B- J. Reiley McDonald (KY); T- A. McKeever FIND THE HUMOR, 3YO filly by Sharp Humor – Thank the Academy ($40,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent; Buyer- McMahon Bloodstock, agent) O- Whispering Pines; B- WinStar Farm (KY); T- P. Vallance BOILING SPRINGS S. (G3), Monmouth, 1 1/16 Miles (T), 3YO Fillies SALARY DRIVE, 3YO filly by Mizzen Mast – Sporty Card ($14,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hinkle Farms, agent) O/B- Joel Kligman (KY); T- Ed Plesa Jr. HESSONITE, 3YO filly by Freud – Lakab ($27,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Patrick Hoppel, agent for William Punk Jr.) O- William Punk Jr. & Philip Dileo; B- Berkshire Stud & Waterville Lake Stables (NY); T- David Donk SUMMER SOIREE, 3YO filly by War Front – Mazel Tov ($70,000 RNA, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) O- Team Valor International; B- Brereton Jones & Bret Jones (KY); T- H. Graham Motion DEBUTANTE S. (G3), Churchill Downs, 6 Furlongs, 2YO Fillies FIVE STAR MOMMA, 2YO filly by Five Star Day – Momma in Law ($11,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Terry Allen) O- Terry Allen; B- T.F. VanMeter (KY); T- C. Dickey QUEEN TEUTA, 2YO filly by Theatrical (IRE) – Queens Plaza ($20,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bluewater Sales; Buyer- Stoneway Farm) O- Stoneway Farm; B- Stonewall Farm Stallions (KY); T- Bernie Flint CULOTTE, 2YO filly by Sky Mesa – Normandy’s Nell ($50,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Todd Quast, agent for Goldmark Farm) O- Gold Mark Farm; B- Normandy Farm (KY); T- Tom Amoss DEFY GRAVITY, 2YO filly by Bandini – Quickest ($2,500, 2009 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Karen & Gary Farrar) O- R N R Stable; B- Vincent Colbert (KY); T- V. Testerman SUNDAY, JUNE 26 HIGHLANDER S. (G2), Woodbine, 6 Furlongs (T), 3YOs & Up JUNGLE WAVE, 6YO gelding by Hold That Tiger – Darien Blue Wave ($140,000, 2005 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Katalpa Farm, agent; Buyer- Cumberland Bloodstock) O- Tucci Stables; B- Katalpa Farm & Dr. Rodney Orr (KY); T- Sid Attard STORMY LORD, 4YO gelding by Stormy Atlantic – Lady Auchamore ($10,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Anderson Farms, agent for Kinghaven Farms) O- Hat Trick Stable & Kinghaven Farms; B- Kinghaven Farms (ON); T- Ian Black SINGSPIEL S. (G3), Woodbine, 1½ Miles (T), 3YOs & Up SOLITAIRE, 6YO gelding by Victory Gallop – Ring Star ($52,000, 2005 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Elm Tree Farm, agent, Buyer- Bourbon House; $250,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- James M. Herbener Jr., agent, Buyer- William Clifton Jr.) O- William Clifton Jr.; B- Windways Farm (ON); T- H. J. Bond SIMMARD, 6YO horse by Dixieland Band – Dibs ($37,000 RNA, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Haras Santa Maria de Araras SA) O- Roger Attfield & William Werner; B- Haras Santa Maria de Araras SA (KY); T- Roger Attfield WINDWARD ISLANDS, 7YO gelding by Cozzene – Cruisie ($70,000 RNA, 2005 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent for Carliwood Farms) O- Sam-Son Farms; B- Dr. Steve Kramer & Cozzene Syndicate (KY); T- Mark Frostad MIAMI DECO, 4YO colt by Limehouse – Miami Dreams ($47,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Jim & Susan Hill) O- Jim & Susan Hill; B- James Everatt, Janeane Everatt & J. Arika Everatt (ON); T- Brian Lynch BEVERLY HILLS H. (G3), Hollywood, 1¼ Miles (T), 3YOs & Up, F&M RESTLESS SOUL (GB), 7YO mare by Singspiel (IRE) – Seasonal Splendour (IRE) ($110,000, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Freyer Bloodstock) O- Cloros Bloodstock; B- C.A. Cyzer (GB); T- Neil Drysdale DAVID L. “ZEKE” FERGUSON MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE (NSA G3), Colonial Downs, 2¼ Miles (Hurdle), 4YOs & Up STRAIGHT TO IT, 5YO gelding by Giant’s Causeway – Helsinka (FR) ($500,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent; Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) O- Sheila Williams & Andre Brewster; B- Thierry Grandsir (KY); T- J. Fisher # # # For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6210823 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6210823 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:43:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (June 23, 2011) – The call to post might be three months away, but there is plenty of excitement happening at Keeneland this summer. Starting Friday, June 24, Keeneland will host Happy Hour on the last Friday of the month through September. This week, the band Off the Clock will play from 5 to 8 p.m. on the North Terrace. The Happy Hours will feature dollar-draft beer, free chips and salsa and popcorn and appetizer specials. Wagering on late Friday tracks, including Churchill Downs, will be available starting at 6 p.m. Keeneland also will feature several exciting simulcasting contests throughout the summer: · FastBet Betting Spree – Every Thursday through July 7, three contestants will have the chance to call as many wagers as possible on designated races and keep the winnings. Free to enter. Registration will be held outside Elevator C on the 2nd floor. · Churchill Downs Handicapping Contest – On July 1, Keeneland will host a contest on Churchill Downs’ card. First post is 6 p.m. The contest entry fee is $30 and includes a meal, program and estimated prize fund of $2,000. Registration will be held at 4:30 p.m. outside Elevator B on the day of the contest. · Del Mar Handicapping Tournament – On July 22, Keeneland will offer a $10 entry fee tournament with 100 percent of the prize money paid back. Play any 7 of the first 9 races at Del Mar with $2 mythical win/place wagers and qualify for a spot in the November Tournament of Champions. Registration will begin at 5 p.m. July 20 on the 2nd floor of the Grandstand. Contest begins at 7 p.m. · DRF/NTRA Handicapping Contest – On July 30, Keeneland will offer simulcast patrons a chance at three spots for the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas. Entry fee is $150. Total prize pool estimated at $40,000. Cocktail reception on July 29. · Road to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge - Begins mid-July; exact date to be announced. Place imaginary wagers on races leading up to and including the Breeders' Cup. Top two finishers win all-expense paid trips to the Coast Casinos Horseplayers World Series in Las Vegas in February 2012. Signups available on weekends. The best racing from both coasts will be featured in July and August, with simulcasting from Del Mar and Saratoga, which begins July 20 and July 22, respectively. Keeneland offers a variety of dining options for simulcast patrons, including outdoor table seating during the summer. The Blue Grass Room offers an array of food selections. Admission to the Blue Grass Room is $3. Reservations are accepted but not required. ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 or Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6209050 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6209050 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:52:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (June 20, 2011) – Keeneland sales graduates were prominent on the world stage this week, winning two stakes on Stephen Foster Day at Churchill Downs (Pool Play in the Stephen Foster-G1 and Scotus in the Matt Winn-G3) and during England’s Royal Ascot meeting (Bapak Chinta in the Norfolk-G2 and Strong Suit in the Jersey-G3). KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS Keeneland sales graduates finished 1-2 in the Stephen Foster H. (G1) on 6-18 at Churchill Downs: 1- POOL PLAY, 6YO horse by Silver Deputy – Zuri Ridge ($60,000, 2005 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Windfields Farm, Buyer- Aspiration Stud; $625,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gracefield, Buyer- Geathers Racing Stable, $180,000, 2008 Nov, Consignor- WinStar Racing, agent, Buyer- Bill Farish) (career 28-6-6-5, $909,556) O- W.S. Farish Jr; B- Windfields Farm (ON); T- Mark Casse 2- Mission Impazible, 4YO colt by Unbridled’s Song – La Paz ($200,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Twin Creeks Racing Stable) O- Twin Creeks Racing Stable; B- Summer Wind Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher BAPAK CHINTA, 2YO colt by Speightstown – Suena Cay ($20,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Threave Main Stud, agent; Buyer- Brown Island Stables) Won Norfolk S. (G2) on 6-16 at Ascot (career 2-2-0-0, £45,816) O- T.A. Rahman; B- E.T. Buckley, S. Varney & A. O’Donnell; T- Kevin Ryan SCOTUS, 3YO colt by Successful Appeal – Devine ($25,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Ken McPeek, agent) Won Matt Winn S. (G3) on 6-18 at Churchill Downs (career 5-2-1-2, $121,054) O- Peter Callahan; B- Mike Rutherford (KY); T- Ken McPeek STRONG SUIT, 3YO colt by Rahy – Helwa ($27,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Margaret O’Toole) Won Jersey S. (G3) on 6-15 at Ascot (career 6-3-1-1, £157,522) O- Mrs. Julie Wood; B- McDowell Farm, Gainsborough Farm & Robert Clay; T- Richard Hannon J P’S GUSTO, 3YO ridgling by Successful Appeal – Call Her Magic ($52,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent; Buyer- Steve Bajer, agent) Won $400,000 Red Legend S. on 6-18 at Charles Town (career 12-5-3-0, $811,760) O- Gem Inc; B- WinStar Farm (KY); T- Michael Hushion LIL BIT O’FUN, 3YO gelding by Langfuhr – Dash of Humor ($22,000 RNA, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent) Won $214,200 Oliver S. on 6-15 at Indiana Downs (career 9-4-1-1, $209405) O- Grant Heider, John Kuehl & David Conway; B- Jim Conway (KY); T- Tom Proctor MAJESTIC CITY, 2YO colt by City Zip – It’schemistrybaby ($30,000, 2010 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Trackside Farm, agent; Buyer- Reddick Partners) Won $78,470 Willard L. Proctor Memorial on 6-12 at Hollywood (career 2-2-0-0, $75,570) O- Majestic Racing Stable; B- Trackside Farm, Robert & Helen Evans (KY); T- Peter Miller IRISH GYPSY, 5YO mare by Hennessy – Rayelle ($120,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Hill ‘n’ Dale Bloodstock) Won $76,050 Desert Stormer H. on 6-19 at Hollywood (career 13-5-4-1, $239,420) O- Mike Pegram & John Sikura; B- Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Moss (KY); T- Bob Baffert ROMAN TREASURE, 3YO filly by Roman Ruler – Jeanne Jones ($200,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent for Liberation, Oratis & Brandywine; Buyer- Black Swan Stable/John DeStefano, agent) Won $71,250 Miss Royal S. on 6-16 at Belmont (career 5-3-0-0, $105,500) O- Black Swan Stable; B- Liberation Farm, Brandywine Farm & Oratis Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Michael Hushion LINE CHANGE, 3YO colt by Toccet – Tipperary Moon ($25,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Gary Capuano, agent) Won $57,450 Floor Show S. on 6-13 at Delaware (career 8-5-1-1, $106,470) O- Paul Fowler Jr.; B- Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate Inc (KY); T- Gary Capuano ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6204683 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6204683 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:30:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (June 17, 2011) – Grade 1 stakes winners Unrivaled Belle, Switch, Life At Ten and Miss Match (ARG) are prominent among the 30 Keeneland sales alumni competing in graded stakes this weekend. SATURDAY, June 18 STEPHEN FOSTER H. (G1), Churchill Downs, 1 1/8 Miles, 3YOs & Up EL CABALLO, 7YO horse by El Corredor – Fine Jewel ($225,000, 2005 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent for Paragon Farm; Buyer- James Spence) O- James Spence; B- Paragon Farm (KY); T- Ralph Nicks EQUESTRIO, 4YO colt by Elusive Quality – Costume Party ($140,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent) O- Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable; B- G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Humphrey (KY); T- Nick Zito MISSION IMPAZIBLE, 4YO colt by Unbridled’s Song – La Paz ($200,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Twin Creeks Racing Stable) O- Twin Creeks Racing Stable; B- Summer Wind Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher POOL PLAY, 6YO horse by Silver Deputy – Zuri Ridge ($60,000, 2005 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Windfields Farm, Buyer- Aspiration Stud; $625,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gradefield, Buyer- Geathers Racing Stable, $180,000, 2008 Nov, Consignor- WinStar Racing, agent, Buyer- Bill Farish) O- W.S. Farish Jr; B- Windfields Farm (ON); T- Mark Casse OGDEN PHIPPS H. (G1), Belmont, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs & Up, F&M SUPER ESPRESSO, 4YO filly by Medaglia d’Oro – Amizette ($1.1 million, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Trackside Farm, agent for Liberation Farm et al; Buyer- Paul D’Arcy) O- Bobby Flay; B- Liberation Farm & Stonewall Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher LIFE AT TEN, 6YO mare by Malibu Moon – Rahrahsixboombah ($35,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent; Buyer- Big Time Thoroughbreds) O- Candy DeBartolo; B- Nickelback Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher UNRIVALED BELLE, 5YO mare by Unbridled’s Song – Queenie Belle ($260,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Three Chimneys Farm) O/B- Peter Vegso & Gary Seidler (KY); T- Bill Mott PAYTON D’ORO, 5YO mare by Medaglia d’Oro – Jealous and Jaded ($35,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bill Reightler, agent; Buyer- Michael Pressley) O- Mike Pressley & Edward Taylor; B- T/C Stable & James Carter (KY); T- Larry Jones VANITY H. (G1), Hollywood, 1 1/8 Miles, 3YOs & Up, F&M MISS MATCH (ARG), 6YO mare by Indygo Shiner – Miss Simpatia (ARG) ($500,000, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Freyer Bloodstock) O- Cloros Bloodstock; B- La Quebrada (ARG); T- Neil Drysdale AMERICAN STORY, 4YO filly by Ghostzapper – Holiday Runner ($400,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Hartley/De Renzo) O- Kaleem Shah Inc; B- Gibraltar Group (KY); T- Bob Baffert SWITCH, 4YO filly by Quiet American – Antoniette ($150,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Calumet Farm; Buyer- Third Street Stable) O- C R K Stable; B- Calumet Farm (KY); T- John Sadler MATT WINN S. (G3), Churchill Downs, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs ALSTOM, 3YO colt by Silver Train – Miss Special Salsa ($15,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Castle Park Farm, agent; Buyer- Scanlon Training Center) O- Iron Horse Racing; B- Richard Brodie, Bruce Brown & Frank DeSavino (NY); T- D. Wayne Lukas WILBURN, 3YO colt by Bernardini – Moonlight Sonata ($625,000, 2010 April 2YO in Training, Consignor- William Helmbrecht, agent; Buyer- Stonestreet Stable) O- Stonestreet Stable; B- Woodbridge Bloodstock (KY); T- Steve Asmussen CHALICE, 3YO gelding by Pulpit – Copperfield ($37,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Viking Stud Inc, agent) O/B- Ashby Thoroughbreds (KY); T- K. Gorder SCOTUS, 3YO colt by Successful Appeal – Devine ($25,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Ken McPeek, agent) O- Peter Callahan; B- Mike Rutherford (KY); T- Ken McPeek JOE VANN, 3YO colt by Silver Deputy – Polish Flower ($150,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Monticule; Buyer- Zayat Stable) O- Zayat Stable; B- Monticule (KY); T- Todd Pletcher REGRET S. (G3), Churchill Downs, 1 1/8 Miles (T), 3YO Fillies DIVA ASH, 3YO filly by Tapit – Positioning ($110,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Zayat Stables) O- Zayat Stables; B- T.F. Van Meter (KY); T- Dale Romans BOUQUET BOOTH, 3YO filly by Flower Alley – Toll Order ($19,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brookdale Sales, agent) O- Right Time Racing; B- Brookdale & Dr. Ted Folkerth (KY); T- Steve Margolis KATHMANBLU, 3YO filly by Bluegrass Cat – Abba Gold ($57,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent for Five D Thoroughbreds) O/B- Five D Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Ken McPeek JEFFERSON CUP (G3), Churchill Downs, 1 1/16 Miles (T), 3YOs REDBOARD, 3YO gelding by Flower Alley – Divine Honor ($17,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Castle Park Farm, agent; Buyer- Burr Travis) O- Burr Travis Racing; B- Somewhere Stables (KY); T- G. Simms DREAM WARRIOR, 3YO colt by Fusaichi Pegasus – Oonagh ($1,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Winter Quarter Farm, agent; Buyer- Row Six Stables) O- Anthony Chok; B- Waterville Lake Stables (KY); T- Eddie Kenneally SWAGGER JACK, 3YO colt by Smart Strike – Lyrical Prayer ($280,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Silverton Hill) O- Silverton Hill; B- Edward P. Evans (VA); T- Darrin Miller BENERGY, 3YO colt by Tapit – Pearly Beach ($130,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent; Buyer- Zayat Stables) O- Zayat Stables; B- Gainesway Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Dale Romans GREAT MILLS, 3YO colt by War Front – Oriental Glitter ($2,500 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Millennium Farms, agent) O/B- Millennium Farms (KY); T- Steve Asmussen PEGASUS S. (G3), Monmouth, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs CLARKE LANE, 3YO colt by Giant’s Causeway – Wonder Lady Anne L ($190,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hidden Brook, agent; Buyer- Gulf Coast Farm) O- Pegasus Holding Group & IEAH Stable; B- IEAH Stable & Ashford Stud (KY); T- J. Sallusto HARLAN’S HELLO, 3YO colt by Harlan’s Holiday – Princess Hello ($19,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Hunter Valley Farm, agent; Buyer- Ralph Bodine) O- Shivmangal Racing Stable; B- Starlight Stable (KY); T- D. Shivmangal RUSH NOW, 3YO colt by Tiznow – Dirty Rush ($280,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Pearl Street Farm) O- David Cottle & Smart Angle; B- Chris & Kirt Cahill (KY); T- Anthony Dutrow HILL PRINCE S. (G3), Belmont, 1 Mile (T), 3YOs CASINO HOST, 3YO colt by Dynaformer – Ensenada ($290,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Ben Glass, agent) O- Gary & Mary West; B- Colts Neck Stables (KY); T- Chad Brown CHINGLISH, 3YO colt by War Front – Pete’s Fancy ($125,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- John J. Greely III, agent, Buyer- Good Luck Racing; $145,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Dixiana, agent, Buyer- Maple Ridge Bloodstock; $225,000, 2010 April 2YO in Training, Consignor- Niall Brennan Stables, agent, Buyer- Denali Stud, agent for Jerry Frankel) O- Gerald & Ronald Frankel; B- John J. Greely IV & Phil Houchens (KY); T- Mark Hennig EDWARD PL EVANS ALL ALONG S. (G3), Colonial Downs, 1 1/8 Miles (T), 3YOs & Up, F&M SPRING PARTY, 5YO mare by Smart Strike – Surf Club ($150,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brookdale Sales, agent for International Equities Holding Inc; Buyer- Nicoma Bloodstock, agent) O- Jerry Jamgotchian; B- International Equities Holding Inc (KY); T- Eric Reed # # # For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6200992 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6200992 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:15:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (June 9, 2011) – Six of the 12 horses entered for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (G1), including Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Animal Kingdom and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Shackleford, are alumni of Keeneland’s 2009 September Yearling Sale. Keeneland sales alumni have won four of the past five runnings of the Belmont – Drosselmeyer (2010), Da’Tara (2008), Rags to Riches (2007) and Jazil (2006). Sixteen sales alumni have won racing’s “Test of Champions,” including Lemon Drop Kid (1999), Victory Gallop (1998), Thunder Gulch (1995) and A.P. Indy (1992) Keeneland Sales Alumni Entered in the 2011 Belmont Stakes (G1) ANIMAL KINGDOM, 3YO colt by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) – Dalicia (GER) ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Team Valor International) O- Team Valor International; B- Team Valor (KY); T- H. Graham Motion SHACKLEFORD, 3YO colt by Forestry – Oatsee ($275,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Belvedere Farm, agent) O/B- Michael Lauffer & W.D. Cubbedge (KY); T- Dale Romans NEHRO, 3YO colt by Mineshaft – The Administrator ($170,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mt. Brilliant Farm; Buyer- Zayat Stables) O- Zayat Stables; B- Mt. Brilliant Farm (KY); T- Steve Asmussen STAY THIRSTY, 3YO colt by Bernardini – Marozia ($160,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Glennwood Farm, agent; Buyer- Whitehorse Stables) O- Repole Stable; B- John Gunther & John Darren Gunther (KY); T- Todd Pletcher RULER ON ICE, 3YO gelding by Roman Ruler – Champagne Glow ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent for Liberation Farm & Brandywine; Buyer- George & Lori Hall) O- George & Lori Hall; B- Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm (KY); T- Kelly Breen PRIME CUT, 3YO colt by Bernstein – Life Happened ($55,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent, Buyer- F.J.M. Stables; $475,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Moreau Bloodstock International Inc, Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) O- Donald Adam; B- Stuart McPhee (KY); T- Neil Howard ### For nearly 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6192125 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6192125 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:55:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (June 7, 2011) – Come out to Keeneland on Saturday, June 11, to watch Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Animal Kingdom and Preakness (G1) winner Shackleford, both Keeneland sales alumni, face off in the Belmont Stakes (G1). First post is scheduled for 11:35 a.m. ET, with the Belmont scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Gates open at 9 a.m. Grandstand mutuel windows open at 11:15 a.m. Drive-thru windows open at 8 a.m. Parking and general admission are free. Grandstand concession areas will be open. In honor of the Belmont, a New York-style menu that includes Manhattan clam chowder, New York strip steak sandwiches, New Yokr-style cheesecake and the “Belmont Breeze” (the official Belmont Stakes drink), will be served. In addition, the Blue Grass Room is open for dining reservations. A brats and burger buffet will be available there for $9.95. Contact the ticket office at 859 288-4213 for more information. Advance wagering for the entire Belmont Stakes Day card will be available at mutuel windows beginning at 12:30 p.m., Friday, June 10. The drive-thru will open at 8 a.m. and will take Belmont advance wagers at that time. The Belmont Stakes caps a $1 million-guaranteed Pick Six that begins with the sixth race and a $1 million-guaranteed Pick Four that starts with race eight. Post time for race six is approximately 2:34 p.m. ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 or Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6189430 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6189430 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:08:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (June 6, 2011) – Weekend graded stakes winners included Keeneland sales alumni Hilda’s Passion (a 5 1/4-length winner of the Vagrancy H.-G2), Noble’s Promise (who became a millionaire with his win in the Aristides S.-G3) and Bay to Bay (who returned to Woodbine to win the Nassau S.-G3). KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS Keeneland sales grads finished 1-2-3 in the Vagrancy H. (G2) on 6/4 at Belmont: 1- HILDA’S PASSION, 4YO filly by Canadian Frontier – Executricker ($4,200 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Shawhan Place) (career 12-7-2-0, $587,993) O- Starlight Racing & Charles Glasscock; B- Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kuster (KY); T- Todd Pletcher 2- Curlina, 4YO filly by Cuvee – Most Admired ($7,000, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- James Keogh/Grovendale, agent; Buyer- Sescan LLC) O- Team Power Play Racing; B- Chapel Hill & Stanley Inman (KY); T- G. Gullo 3- Tidal Pool, 4YO filly by Yankee Gentleman – Sea Rhythm ($120,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Dapple Bloodstock) O- Westrock Stables; B- David Garvin (KY); T- D. Wayne Lukas NOBLE’S PROMISE, 4YO colt by Cuvee – The Devil’s Trick ($10,000, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Gainesway, agent; Buyer- Southcoast Bloodstock, agent for Wild as Elle) Won Aristides S. (G3) on 6/4 at Churchill Downs (career 14-5-3-1, $1,027,815) O- Chasing Dreams Racing 2008; B- C. Kidder, Cole & B. Kidder (KY); T- Ken McPeek BAY TO BAY, 4YO filly by Sligo Bay (IRE) – Bala ($35,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hidden Brook, agent for Adena Springs; Buyer- Robert Smithen) Won Nassau S. (G2) on 6/4 at Woodbine (career 11-4-4-1, $528-773) O- Robert Smithen; B- Adena Springs (FL); T- Brian Lynch NEW NORMAL, 3YO filly by Forestry – New Economy ($125,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) Won $102,219 Alywow S. on 6/5 at Woodbine (career 6-3-0-0, $213,910) O/B- R.S. Evans (KY); T- Mark Frostad SEAN AVERY, 5YO gelding by Cherokee Run – Latin Lynx ($30,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brookdale Sales, agent; Buyer- John Destefano, agent for Steven Schoenfeld) Won $75,900 Longfellow S. on 6/5 at Monmouth (career 8-5-0-2, $173,180) O- Black Swan Stable; B- Darley (KY); T- Allen Iwinksi HESSONITE, 3YO filly by Freud – Lakab ($27,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Patrick Hoppel, agent for William Punk Jr.) Won $75,000 New York Stallion Cupecoy’s Joy S. on 6/5 at Belmont (career 6-3-0-0, $102,310) O- William Punk Jr. & Philip Dileo; B- Berkshire Stud & Waterville Lake Stables (NY); T- David Donk FAST TIP, 3YO filly by Najran – Because I Can ($20,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hopewell Farm, agent; Buyer- Off the Hook, agent) Won $60,000 Panthers S. on 6/4 at Prairie Meadows (career 6-3-0-0, $88,232) O- Luxair Properties Inc; B- Hopewell Investments (KY); T- W. Bret Calhoun WILD JACOB, 3YO gelding by Eurosilver – Let’s Coast ($11,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Walnut Green, agent for Bohemia Stable; Buyer- Stanley Mankin) Won $58,800 Prairie Mile S. on 6/4 at Prairie Meadows (career 7-3-1-2, $86,814) O- Stanley Mankin; B- Bohemia Stable (MD); T- Doug Anderson ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6188356 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6188356 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:10:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 31, 2011) – Graduates of Keeneland’s 2006 September Yearling Sale – Tizway and Rodman – finished 1-2 in Monday’s Metropolitan Mile (G1) at Belmont. Keeneland sales alumni Stormy Lord, Pachattack and Sassy Image also scored graded stakes wins over the Memorial Day weekend. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS Keeneland September Yearling Sale grads finished 1-2 in the Metropolitan H. (G1) on 5/30 at Belmont: 1- TIZWAY, 6YO horse by Tiznow – Bethany ($140,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Darby Dan Farm, agent for Whisper Hill Farm; Buyer- William Clifton Jr) (career 18-6-1-5, $909,274) O- William Clifton Jr.; B- Whisper Hill Farm (KY); T- H. J. Bond 2- Rodman, 6YO horse by Malibu Moon – Crystal Gem ($150,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services Inc, agent; Buyer- Buzz Chace, agent for Barry Schwartz) O- Barry Schwartz; B- David Hager II (KY); T- Michael Hushion STORMY LORD, 4YO gelding by Stormy Atlantic – Lady Auchamore ($10,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Anderson Farms, agent for Kinghaven Farms) Won Connaught Cup (G2) on 5/29 at Woodbine (career 15-5-5-1, $636,858) O- Hat Trick Stable & Kinghaven Farms; B- Kinghaven Farms Ltd (ON); T- Ian Black PACHATTACK, 5YO mare by Pulpit – El Laoob ($270,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Dapple Stud; Buyer- McKeever St. Lawrence) Won Arlington Matron S. (G3) on 5/28 at Arlington (career 22-5-3-3, $361,489) O- Michael Deegan; B- Dapple Broodmares 2004 (KY); T- G. Butler SASSY IMAGE, 4YO filly by Broken Vow – Ideal Image ($42,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Dale Romans, agent) Won Winning Colors S. (G3) on 5/30 at Churchill Downs (career 13-6-2-1, $598,781) O- Jerry Romans; J C Davis Farm Inc (KY); T- Dale Romans NOBLE STORM, 5YO horse by Yankee Gentleman – Changed Tune ($52,000, 2006 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent; Buyer- J.C. Bloodstock) Won Piper-Heidsieck Achilles S. (L) on 5/27 at Haydock Park (career 26-8-7-3, £123,830) O- R.L. Bedding; B- Brereton Jones (KY); T- Ed McMahon GETAWAY GUY, 3YO gelding by Yankee Gentleman – Kamaal ($18,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Clarkland Farm) Won $100,500 Tom Ridge S. on 5/18 at Presque Isle Downs 9career 8-4-0-2, $144,580) O- Clarkland Farm & Greg Foley; B- Clarkland Farm (KY); T- Greg Foley JEHAN, 5YO mare by Forest Wildcat – Classy Date ($135,000 RNA, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent) Won $75,900 Red Cross S. on 5/29 at Monmouth (career 25-5-6-5, $292,883) O- Farnsworth Stables; B- Sunset Stables & Davant Latham (KY); T- Martin Wolfson GRANDACIOUS, 3YO filly by Grand Slam – Kirsten Doll ($15,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Hunter Valley Farm, agent; Buyer- Michael Rogers) Won $75,000 Cinemine S. on 5/30 at Lone Star (career 9-4-1-2, $203,343) O- Carl Moore Management; B- Leonardo Javier Jr. (KY); T- W. Bret Calhoun MOTOVATO, 6YO horse by Proud Citizen – Buffalo Bird Woman ($150,000, 2005 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent, Buyer- Falling Springs Farm; $75,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woods Edge Farm, agent, Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) Won $75,000 Memorial Day H. on 5/30 at Calder (career 18-7-4-3, $375,119) O- Team Valor International & Gary Barber; Elizabeth Jones & Brownell Alexander (KY); T- Martin Wolfson PEPPI KNOWS, 4YO gelding by Stephen Got Even – Miracle Worker ($23,000, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent, Buyer- Twilite Farms Inc; $6,500, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Lucky Star Racing Inc) Won $75,000 Changing Times S. on 5/27 at Penn National (career 16-7-3-1, $290,030) O- Lucky Star Racing Inc; B- G. Watts Humphrey Jr. (KY); T- Timothy Kreiser IRISH GYPSY, 5YO mare by Hennessy – Rayelle ($120,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Hill ‘n’ Dale Bloodstock) Won $75,000 Valid Expectations S. on 5/30 at Lone Star (career 12-4-4-1, $196,310) O- Mike Pegram & Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings Inc; B- Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Moss (KY); T- Bob Baffert KISS MINE, 5YO mare by Mineshaft – Kiss the Devil ($105,000 RNA, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hermitage Farm, agent) Won $75,000 Decoration Day H. on 5/30 at Mountaineer (career 30-9-3-5, $400,201) O- Carl Pollard; B- Hermitage Farm (KY); T- David Vance CRIMSON CHINA, 3YO colt by Giant’s Causeway – Parisian Affair ($120,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent) Won $70,000 Lamplighter S. on 5/28 at Monmouth (career 6-3-2-0, $112,536) O- Team Valor International; B- Plantation Stud/Silver Springs Stud Farm (KY); T- H. Graham Motion SAVVY SUPREME, 3YO filly by Distorted Humor – Outsource ($520,000 weanling, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent; Buyer- WinStar Farm, agent) Won $58,800 Classy Mirage S. on 5/18 at Belmont (career 3-2-1-0, $69,525) O- WinStar Farm; B- Brereton Jones & Racehorse Management (KY); T- Todd Pletcher ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6177640 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6177640 Tue, 31 May 2011 13:44:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 23, 2011) – Keeneland September Yearling Sale alumni Shackleford, Animal Kingdom and Astrology finished 1-2-3 in Saturday’s Preakness (G1), while multiple graded stakes winner Paddy O’Prado took the Dixie Stakes (G2) and Super Espresso won the Allaire Dupont Distaff (G3). KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS Keeneland sales alumni finished 1-2-3 in the Preakness S. (G1) on 5/21 at Pimlico: 1- SHACKLEFORD, 3YO colt by Forestry – Oatsee ($275,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Belvedere Farm, agent) (career 6-3-2-1, $232,750) O/B- Michael Lauffer & W.D. Cubbedge (KY); T- Dale Romans 2- Animal Kingdom, 3YO colt by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) – Dalicia (GER) ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Team Valor International) O- Team Valor International; B- Team Valor (KY); T- H. Graham Motion 3- Astrology, 3YO colt by A.P. Indy – Quiet Eclipse ($285,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings) O- Stonestreet Stable & George Bolton; B- Stonstreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY); T- Steve Asmussen PADDY O’PRADO, 4YO colt by El Prado (IRE) – Fun House ($105,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent; Buyer- Dale Romans, agent) Won Dixie S. (G2) on 5/21 at Pimlico (career 14-5-3-3, $1,721,297) O- Donegal Racing; B- Winchell Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Dale Romans SUPER ESPRESSO, 4YO filly by Medaglia d’Oro – Amizette ($1.1 million, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Trackside Farm, agent for Liberation Farm; Buyer- Paul D’Arcy) Won Allaire Dupont Distaff (G3) on 5/21 at Pimlico (career 12-4-1-3, $185,360) O- Bobby Flay; B- Liberation Farm & Stonewall Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher PASSION FOR GOLD, 4YO colt by Medaglia d’Oro – C’Est l’Amour ($125,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Yeomanstown Stud) Won Southern Daily Echo Tapster S. (L) on 5/21 at Goodwood. O- Godolphin; B- Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson; T- Saeed bin Surror CHINGLISH, 3YO colt by War Front – Pete’s Fancy ($125,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- John J. Greely III, agent, Buyer- Good Luck Racing; $145,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Dixiana, agent, Buyer- Maple Ridge Bloodstock; $225,000, 2010 April 2YO in Training, Consignor- Niall Brennan Stables, agent, Buyer- Denali Stud, agent for Jerry Frankel) Won $100,000 James W. Murphy S. on 5/21 at Pimlico (career 6-2-1-0, $94,155) O- Jerry & Ronald Frankel; B- John J. Greely IV & Phil Houchens (KY); T- Mark Hennig VENGEFUL WILDCAT, 3YO colt by Vindication – Wild Snitch ($27,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) Won $100,000 Chick Lang S. on 5/21 at Pimlico (career 6-3-2-1, $232,750) O/B- New Farm (KY); T- Ben Perkins Jr. RUSH NOW, 3YO colt by Tiznow – Dirty Rush ($280,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Pearl Street Farm) Won $75,900 Spend a Buck S. on 5/22 at Monmouth (career 9-4-1-1, $158,765) O- David Cottle & Smart Angle; B- Chris & Kirt Cahill (KY); T- Anthony Dutrow SUCCESSFUL MISSION, 5YO gelding by Successful Appeal – Ava Knowsthecode ($360,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Valkyre Stud, agent for Oakbrook Farm; Buyer- Live Oak Plantation) Won $75,000 Elkwood S. on 5/21 at Monmouth (career 17-8-0-2, $332,643 ) O- Live Oak Plantation; B- Oakbrook Farm (KY); T- Edward Plesa Jr. ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6147997 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6147997 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:58:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 20, 2011) – More than 30 Keeneland sales alumni are competing in graded stakes this Preakness (G1) weekend, highlighted by six Keeneland-sold colts vying for the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown. FRIDAY, MAY 20 BLACK-EYED SUSAN S. (G2), Pimlico, 1 1/8 Miles, 3YO Fillies HOT SUMMER, 3YO filly by Malibu Moon – Summer Delight ($180,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent for Lazy Lane Farms Inc; Buyer- Hal Queen) O- Harold Queen; B- Lazy Lane Farms Inc (VA); T- D. Fawkes COAX LIBERTY, 3YO filly by Successful Appeal – Chelsie’s House ($30,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Pope McLean, agent; Buyer- Glencrest Farm) O- Copper Penny Stables; B- My MeadowView (KY); T- J. Lawrence WYOMIA, 3YO filly by Vindication – Beyond the Sun ($145,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Dromoland Farm Inc, agent; Buyer- Solera Farm) O- Beverly Anderson & Edward Seltzer; B- Marilyn & Edward Seltzer (KY); T- C. Garrison LOVE THEWAY YOUARE, 3YO filly by Arch – Diversa ($24,000 RNA, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Hartwell Farm, agent) O/T- Myung Kwon Cho; B- Christopher Dragone (KY) SATURDAY, MAY 21 PREAKNESS (G1), Pimlico, 1 3/16 Miles, 3YOs ANIMAL KINGDOM, 3YO colt by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) – Dalicia (GER) ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Team Valor International) O- Team Valor International; B- Team Valor (KY); T- H. Graham Motion SHACKLEFORD, 3YO colt by Forestry – Oatsee ($275,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Belvedere Farm, agent) O/B- Michael Lauffer & W.D. Cubbedge (KY); T- Dale Romans ASTROLOGY, 3YO colt by A.P. Indy – Quiet Eclipse ($285,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings) O- Stonestreet Stable & George Bolton; B- Stonstreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY); T- Steve Asmussen KING CONGIE, 3YO colt by Badge of Silver – Wise Ending ($30,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Jacks Creek Bloodstock; $47,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woods Edge Farm, agent, Buyer- Cecil Seaman, agent) O- West Point Thoroughbreds; B- Bob Austin (KY); T- Tom Albertrani FLASHPOINT, 3YO colt by Pomeroy – Two Punch Lil ($115,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Foxtale Farm; $100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent, Buyer- John Fort) O- Peachtree Stables; B- Silverleaf Farms Inc (FL); T- Wesley Ward SWAY AWAY, 3YO colt by Afleet Alex – Seattle Shimmer ($170,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Classic Oaks Farm) O- Batman Stable, Philip Lebhert, Cindy Olsen, Janet Sharp & Glen Wallace; B- Billy Tillery & Bob Sliger (KY); T- Jeff Bonde DIXIE S. (G2), Pimlico, 1 1/8 Miles (T), 3YOs & Up PADDY O’PRADO, 4YO colt by El Prado (IRE) – Fun House ($105,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent; Buyer- Dale Romans, agent) O- Donegal Racing; B- Winchell Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Dale Romans BARYSHNIKOV, 5YO horse by Empire Maker – Ski Dancer ($90,000 RNA, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent) O- Jeffrey Columbro & Connie Apostelos; B- Summer Wind Farm (KY); T- Michael Maker HANSHIN CUP (G3), Arlington Park, 1 Mile, 3YOs & Up COOL BULLET, 4YO gelding by Red Bullet – Lizzy Cool ($4,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hidden Brook, agent for Adena Springs; Buyer- Lynwood Stable) O- Robert & Lawana Low and Winmore LLC; B- Adena Springs (FL); T- Steve Margolis PACIFIC OCEAN, 4YO gelding by Ghostzapper – Miss Salsa ($300,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent for Swordlestown Stud; Buyer- Ben Glass, agent) O- Gary & Mary West; B- Swordlestown Stu (KY); T- Wayne Catalano SHUVEE H. (G2), Belmont, 1 Mile, 3YOs & Up, F&M HAPPY WEEK, 4YO filly by Distorted Humor – Lassie’s Legacy ($600,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Wertheimer Et Frere) O- Wertheimer Et Frere; B- W.S. Farish & Kilroy Thoroughbred Partnership (KY); T- Todd Pletcher MILADY H. (G2), Hollywood, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs & Up, F&M WASHINGTON BRIDGE, 4YO filly by Yankee Gentleman – Stirling Bridge ($24,000 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent; $23,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) O- Mark DeDomenico or Hollendorfer; B- Brereton Jones (KY); T- Jerry Hollendorfer CHURCH CAMP, 4YO filly by Forest Camp – Holy Forest ($17,000 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) O- Legacy Ranch Inc, Carmel & Strauss; B- Brereton Jones (KY); T- Brian Koriner AMERICAN STORY, 4YO filly by Ghostzapper – Holida Runner ($400,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Hartley/DeRenzo) O- Kaleem Shah Inc; B- Mrs. E.L. Hunter (KY); T- Bob Baffert RAILBIRD S. (G3), Hollywood, 7 Furlongs, 3YO Fillies ALEC’S MOON, 3YO filly by Malibu Moon – Bello Cielo ($125,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Jerry Hollendorfer) O- Mark DeDomenico or Hollendorfer; B- David Garvin (KY); T- Jerry Hollendorfer PEDALTOTHEMEDAL, 3YO filly by Medallist – Something Brewing ($9,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent) O- Ackerman Stable; B- Fair Way Equine & Three Chimneys Farm (KY); T- A. Sherman SPECTACULAR SKY, 3YO filly by Sky Mesa – La Princesse Jolie ($40,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bedouin Bloodstock, agent; Buyer- AJM Racing) O- AJM Racing or Litt; B- John & Mildred Boyce (KY); T- M. Jones ORIENTATIOUS, 3YO filly by Orientate – Energise ($20,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent, Buyer- R.J. Singer; $16,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Buyer- Bradley Thoroughbreds, agent) O- Lenner, Skyline Stable, Strauss, et al; B- Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm (KY); T- M. Puype ADVANTAGE PLAYER, 3YO filly by Bernstein – Regal Approval ($35,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woods Edge Farm, agent for Liberation Farm; Buyer- All the Rage Partners) O- Doubledown Stable; B- Liberation Farm & Fiona Craig (KY); T- P. Miller BIG TIZ, 3YO filly by Tiznow – Squall City ($240,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woodford Thoroughbreds) O- Branch, Branch & Wagner; B- Woodford Thoroughbreds (KY); T- M. Glatt ALLAIRE DUPONT DISTAFF (G3), Pimlico, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs & Up, F&M PAYTON D’ORO, 5YO mare by Medaglia d’Oro – Jealous and Jaded ($35,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bill Reightler, agent; Buyer- Michael Pressley) O- Mike Pressley & Edward Taylor; B- T/C Stable & James Carter (KY); T- J.L. Jones LIFE AT TEN, 6YO mare by Malibu Moon – Rahrahsixboombah ($35,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent; Buyer- Big Time Thoroughbreds) O- Candy DeBartolo; B- Nickelback Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher SUPER ESPRESSO, 4YO filly by Medaglia d’Oro – Amizette ($1.1 million, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Trackside Farm, agent for Liberation Farm; Buyer- Paul D’Arcy) O- Bobby Flay; B- Liberation Farm & Stonewall Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher GALLORETTE H. (G3), Pimlico, 1 1/16 Miles (T), 3YOs & Up, F&M JOHARMONY, 4YO filly by Johar – Dynamia ($45,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Gary Chervenell) O- Gary Chervenell; B- Dr. John A. Chandler (KY); T- L. Delacour SHARED ACCOUNT, 5YO mare by Pleasantly Perfect – Silk n’ Sapphire ($170,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Sagamore Farm) O- Sagamore Farm; B- William Carl (KY); T- H. Graham Motion MARYLAND SPRINT H. (G3), Pimlico, 6 Furlongs, 3YOs & Up MY CUZ C J, 4YO gelding by Orientate – L’Abidjanaise ($19,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent) O- Dale Long; B- Robert Trussell Jr. (KY); T- K. Cox DELONG ROAD, 4YO colt by Storm Cat – Tates Creek ($100,000, 2009 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent for Overbrook Farm; Buyer- Sam Winstead) O- G.P. Winclar; B- Juddmonte Farms (KY); T- D. Wayne Lukas CHINA, 4YO colt by Tale of the Cat – Crow Jane ($110,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent for Nuckols Farm; Buyer- Hoby & Layna Kight) O- Black Sheep Racing; B- Totier Creek Farm (KY); T- J. Good WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER S. (G3), Pimlico, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs & Up NO ADVANTAGE, 6YO horse by Posse – Prime Advantage ($32,000, 2006 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Viking Stud Inc, Buyer- Ted Campion Stable; $55,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent, Buyer- D.K. Racing; $50,000, 2009 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Bluewater Sales, agent, Buyer- Suarez Racing Inc) O- Suarez Racing Inc; B- Viking Stud Inc (KY); T- S. Beattie OUR DARK KNIGHT, 4YO colt by Medaglia d’Oro – Drifa ($160,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent for Joseph Bryan Jr., Buyer- Whitehorse Stables; $325,000 RNA, 2009 April 2YO in Training, Consignor- Scanlon Thoroughbreds, agent) O- Robert LaPenta; B- Joseph Bryan Jr. & Sandy Lane Farm (KY); T- Nick Zito http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6136354 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6136354 Fri, 20 May 2011 09:10:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 19, 2011) – Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Animal Kingdom is among six Keeneland sales alumni entered for Saturday’s $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1), the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown. Keeneland-sold champions have accounted for three of the past four runnings of the Preakness – Lookin At Lucky (2010), Big Brown (2008) and Curlin (2007). A total of 18 alumni have won racing’s second jewel of the Triple Crown, including War Emblem (2002), Real Quiet (1998), Hansel (1991), Sunday Silence (1989), Alysheba (1987) and Spectacular Bid (1979). Keeneland Sales Alumni Entered in the 2011 Preakness Stakes (G1) ANIMAL KINGDOM, 3YO colt by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) – Dalicia (GER) ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Team Valor International) O- Team Valor International; B- Team Valor (KY); T- H. Graham Motion SHACKLEFORD, 3YO colt by Forestry – Oatsee ($275,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Belvedere Farm, agent) O/B- Michael Lauffer & W.D. Cubbedge (KY); T- Dale Romans ASTROLOGY, 3YO colt by A.P. Indy – Quiet Eclipse ($285,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings) O- Stonestreet Stable & George Bolton; B- Stonstreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY); T- Steve Asmussen KING CONGIE, 3YO colt by Badge of Silver – Wise Ending ($30,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Jacks Creek Bloodstock; $47,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woods Edge Farm, agent, Buyer- Cecil Seaman, agent) O- West Point Thoroughbreds; B- Bob Austin (KY); T- Tom Albertrani FLASHPOINT, 3YO colt by Pomeroy – Two Punch Lil ($115,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Foxtale Farm; $100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent, Buyer- John Fort) O- Peachtree Stables; B- Silverleaf Farms Inc (FL); T- Wesley Ward SWAY AWAY, 3YO colt by Afleet Alex – Seattle Shimmer ($170,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Classic Oaks Farm) O- Batman Stable, Philip Lebhert, Cindy Olsen, Janet Sharp & Glen Wallace; B- Billy Tillery & Bob Sliger (KY); T- Jeff Bonde ### For nearly 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6132534 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6132534 Thu, 19 May 2011 09:45:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 17, 2011) – What better place to watch Animal Kingdom try to become the next Triple Crown winner than where he was sold as a yearling? Keeneland is excited to host simulcasting on Preakness Day, Saturday, May 21. First post is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. ET, with the Preakness Stakes (G1) scheduled for 6:18 p.m. Gates open at 9 a.m. Grandstand mutuel windows open at 10:15 a.m. Drive-thru windows open at 8 a.m. Parking and general admission are free. Grandstand concession areas will be open. In honor of the Preakness, crab cakes and the “Black-Eyed Susan,” the official drink of the Preakness, will be served in the Paddock. In addition, the Blue Grass Room is open for dining reservations. Admission cost is $3. Contact the ticket office at 859 288-4213 for more information. Advance wagering for the entire Preakness Day card will be available at mutuel windows beginning at 11:45 a.m., Friday, May 20. The drive-thru will open at 8 a.m. and will take Preakness advance wagers at that time. Animal Kingdom, winner of the May 7 Kentucky Derby, was sold at a Keeneland September Yearling Sale. In addition, the Team Valor horse prepped for the Kentucky Derby on Keeneland's all-weather surface. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6126354 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6126354 Tue, 17 May 2011 11:38:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 16, 2011) – Keeneland September Yearling Sale grad Embur’s Song followed her track-record-setting win in the Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) with a victory in Woodbine’s Hendrie Stakes (G3). KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS EMBUR’S SONG, 4YO filly by Unbridled’s Song – Embur Sunshine ($170,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Fares Farm) Won Hendrie S. (G3) on 5/14 at Woodbine (career 8-4-1-1, $368,816) O- Fares Farm Inc; B- Josham Farms Ltd (ON); T- Todd Pletcher GIG HARBOR, 3YO colt by City Zip – Miss Blue Grass ($47,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Ann Marie Farm) Won $75,000 Alcatraz S. on 5/14 at Golden Gate (career 4-3-0-1, $90,300) O- Daniel O’Neill; B- Ann Marie Farm (KY); T- Steve Specht AWESOME PATRIOT, 3YO colt by Awesome Again – Tizamazing ($350,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Burleson Farms, agent; Buyer- Lanni Family Trust) Won $72,960 Alydar S. on 5/8 at Hollywood (career 6-3-0-1, $112,600) O- Lanni Family Trust; B- Colts Neck Stables (KY); T- Bob Baffert DROSSELMEYER, 4YO colt by Distorted Humor – Golden Ballet ($600,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Aaron & Marie Jones; Buyer- Maverick Racing) Won $60,000 One Count S. on 5/15 at Belmont (career 12-4-3-2, $843,170) O- WinStar Farm; B- Aaron & Marie Jones (KY); T- Bill Mott MUCH REJOICING, 4YO filly by Distorted Humor – Soaring Softly ($385,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Darby Dan Farm, agent for Partial Dispersal of Estate of Joan Phillips; Buyer- J. J. Toner) Won $60,000 Glia S. on 5/13 at Belmont (career 8-4-0-0, $123,378) O- A J Suited Racing Stable; B- Phillips Racing Partnership (KY); T- James J. Toner ARCH TRAVELER, 3YO colt by Sky Mesa – Mettle ($260,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Monticule; Buyer- Centennial Farms) Won $58,800 Ziggy’s Boy S. on 5/12 at Belmont (career 6-3-1-1, $116,250) O- Centennial Farms; B- Monticule (KY); T- James A. Jerkens http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6123732 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6123732 Mon, 16 May 2011 13:45:00 EDT Keeneland congratulates trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, and the fillies Safely Kept, Open Mind and Sky Beauty, on their election to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame. Safely Kept, 1989 champion female sprinter, won the 1990 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. Champion Open Mind and multiple Grade 1 stakes winner Sky Beauty are both graduates of Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale. Open Mind, consigned as a horse of racing age as part of the Eugene V. Klein dispersal in 1989, was purchased for $4.6 million by Kazuo Nakamura. Sky Beauty sold in 1999 for $2.85 million to John Magnier. She was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, as agent for the dispersal of Wycombe House Stud. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6112783 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6112783 Fri, 13 May 2011 14:42:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 13, 2011) – Six Keeneland sales alumni are scheduled to go postward in Saturday’s Peter Pan Stakes (G2) at Belmont, including Jerome Stakes (G2) winner Adios Charlie and TVG Illinois Derby (G3) victor Joe Vann. The 1 1/8-mile Peter Pan is a prep for the June 11 Belmont (G1). Also on Saturday, Keeneland-sold Embur’s Song returns to Woodbine for the Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes. Embur’s Song scored a track-record-setting win in Keeneland’s Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) in her last start. SATURDAY, MAY 14 PETER PAN S. (G2), Belmont, 1 1/8 Miles, 3YOs BEER MEISTER, 3YO gelding by Pleasant Tap – Nanas Cozy Account ($19,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent) O- Jim Egger, P. Burns & A. William; B- Elisabeth Alexander (KY); T- M. Ortiz Sr. PRIME CUT, 3YO colt by Bernstein – Life Happened ($55,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent, Buyer- F.J.M. Stables; $475,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Moreau Bloodstock International Inc, Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) O- Donald Adam; B- Stuart McPhee (KY); T- Neil Howard TAP ATTACK, 3YO colt by Tapit – Hot Chipotle ($7,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Scott Schwartz) O- Herbert & Carol Schwartz; B- JMJ Racing Stables (NY); T- S. Scott Schwartz ADIOS CHARLIE, 3YO colt by Indian Charlie – Teak Totem ($75,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for BryLynn Farm Inc; Buyer- Eisaman Equine) O- Robert Sahn & Stanley Hough; B- BryLynn Farm Inc (FL); T- Stanley Hough NEWSDAD, 3YO colt by Arch – Storm Tracer ($32,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Claiborne Farm, agent) O/- James Karp (KY); T- Bill Mott JOE VANN, 3YO colt by Silver Deputy – Polish Flower ($150,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Monticule; Buyer- Zayat Stables) O- Zayat Stables; B- Monticule (KY); T- Todd Pletcher JIM MURRAY H. (G2), Hollywood, 1½ Miles (T), 3YOs & Up RESTLESS SOUL (GB), 7YO mare by Singspiel (IRE) – Seasonal Splendour (IRE) ($110,000, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Freyer Bloodstock) O- Cloros Bloodstock; B- C.A. Cyzer (GB); T- Neil Drysdale HENDRIE S. (G3), Woodbine, 6½ Furlongs, 4YOs & Up, F&M EMBUR’S SONG, 4YO filly by Unbridled’s Song – Embur Sunshine ($170,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Fares Farm) O- Fares Farm; B- Josham Farms Ltd (ON); T- Todd Pletcher SHUKRIYA, 4YO filly by Grand Reward – Buttermilk ($27,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent) O- Pinkston Racing; B- Cedarstone Farm (KY); T- M. Mattine SUNDAY, MAY 15 LAZARO S. BARRERA MEMORIAL (G3), Hollywood, 7 Furlongs, 3YOs SINAI, 3YO colt by Rockport Harbor – Dontgetinmyway ($50,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Buyer- Highway 460 Stables; $50,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Buyer- Zayat Stables) O- Zayat Stables; Guida Racing Stable Inc (KY); T- Bob Baffert http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6112345 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6112345 Fri, 13 May 2011 11:54:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 12, 2011) – Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy has won an Independent Publisher Book Award for best sports book of 2010. Published by Eclipse Press for the Keeneland Association, the book chronicles the track’s first 75 years. A collection of well-known writers contributed chapters on topics ranging from the Keene family legacy and the track’s early years to Keeneland racing, sales, and community involvement. Hundreds of historic and contemporary photos illustrate the work. “Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy beautifully showcases the history and traditions of Keeneland,” Keeneland President Nick Nicholson said. “As Keeneland celebrates its 75th anniversary, we are proud that this book will help tell our story for years to come.” More than 4,000 works were entered in the 15th annual “IPPY” awards. “We are proud to be selected by Keeneland to collaborate on Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy. Keeneland exemplifies Thoroughbred racing tradition here in the Bluegrass, and we are gratified to have a role in celebrating the history of this landmark operation,” said Marla Bickel, president and CEO of Blood-Horse Publications. Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy is one of three books published by Eclipse Press to commemorate Keeneland’s 75th anniversary this year. Keeneland Entertains, a guide to entertaining that centers around the Keeneland experience and includes menus and recipes, received third place in the Independent Publisher’s regional non-fiction category. Eclipse Press also published Keeneland Then; Keeneland Now, which tells the track’s history in photographs. Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy is available at www.keenelandshop.com and at www.exclusivelyequine.com, along with Keeneland Entertains and Keeneland Then; Keeneland Now. Eclipse Press is the award-winning book publishing division of Blood-Horse Publications, publishers since 1916. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6108880 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6108880 Thu, 12 May 2011 14:44:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 9, 2011) – Keeneland sales graduates finished 1-2 in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and 1-2-3 in the Humana Distaff (G1), on Saturday at Churchill Downs. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS Keeneland sales graduates finished 1-2 in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on 5/7 at Churchill Downs: 1- ANIMAL KINGDOM, 3YO colt by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) – Dalicia (GER) ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Team Valor International) (career 5-3-2-0, $1,738,700) O- Team Valor International; B- Team Valor (KY); T- H. Graham Motion 2- Nehro, 3YO colt by Mineshaft – The Administrator ($170,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mt. Brilliant Farm; Buyer- Zayat Stables) O- Zayat Stables; B- Mt. Brilliant Farm (KY); T- Steve Asmussen Keeneland sales alumni finished 1-2-3 in the Humana Distaff (G1) on 5/7 at Churchill Downs: 1- SASSY IMAGE, 4YO filly by Broken Vow – Ideal Image ($42,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Dale Romans, agent) Won (career 12-5-2-1, $532,355) O- Jerry Romans; B- J.C. Davis Farm Inc (KY); T- Dale Romans 2- Hilda’s Passion, 4YO filly by Canadian Frontier – Executricker ($4,200 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Shawhan Place) O- Starlight Partners & C.E. Glasscock; B- Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kuster (KY); T- Todd Pletcher 3- Amen Hallelujah, 4YO filly by Montbrook – Sara’s Success ($40,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hidden Brook, agent; Buyer- Cecil Seaman, agent) O- IEAH Stables, Whizway Farm & Robert Teel (FL); T- Michelle Nevin REGALLY READY, 4YO gelding by More Than Ready – Kivi ($110,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Vinery Stables) Won Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G3) on 5/7 at Churchill Downs (career 13-7-2-3, $364,853) O- Vinery Stables; B- Grapestock (KY); T- Steve Asmussen VICTORIA’S WILDCAT, 3YO filly by Bellamy Road – Flaming Mirage ($20,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Robert & Victoria Bayer) Won Eight Belles S. (G3) on 5/6 at Churchill Downs (career 7-3-1-0, $151,571) O- Bob & Victoria Bayer and Jonathan Metcalf; B- Marvin Little Jr. (KY); T- Robert Hess Jr. STRAIGHT STORY, 5YO horse by Giant’s Causeway – Eventail ($400,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent for Gallagher’s Stud; Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) Won Fort Marcy S. (G3) on 5/7 at Belmont (career 18-6-6-0, $641,778) O- Richard Santulli; B- Gallagher’s Stud (NY); T- Allen Goldberg STUNNING STAG, 7YO gelding by Running Stag – Midday Fun ($37,000 RNA, 2005 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent) Won Vigil S. (G3) on 5/8 at Woodbine (career 27-10-8-3, $795,915) O- Janice Attard; B- Adena Springs (ON); T- Sid Attard DIVA ASH, 3YO filly by Tapit – Positioning ($110,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Zayat Stables) Won $113,800 Edgewood S. on 5/6 at Churchill Downs (career 3-2-1-0, $100,459) O- Zayat Stables; B- T. VanMeter (KY); T- Dale Romans COMEDERO, 4YO gelding by Posse – Pawnee Patti ($50,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent) Won $79,050 Vincent A. Moscarelli Memorial on 5/7 at Delaware (career 14-10-1-0, $623,300) O- Peter Redekop; B- McDowell Farm (AR); T- Mike Stidham ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6095957 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6095957 Mon, 09 May 2011 09:59:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 5, 2011) – Nine of the 20 colts entered in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) are Keeneland sales alumni. Keeneland Sales Alumni Entered in the 2011 Kentucky Derby (G1) ARCHARCHARCH, 3YO colt by Arch – Woodman’s Dancer ($60,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Robert Yagos) O- Robert & Val Yagos; B- Grapestock (KY); T- William H. Fires TWICE THE APPEAL, 3YO colt by Successful Appeal – Double Boarded ($4,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent) O- Edward Rusty Brown Jr., Victor Flores & Henry Hernandez; B- John T.L. Jones III (KY); T- Jeff Bonde STAY THIRSTY, 3YO colt by Bernardini – Marozia ($160,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Glennwood Farm Inc, agent; Buyer- Whitehorse Stables/Foye Genetics, agent) O- Repole Stable; B- John Gunther & John Darren Gunther (KY); T- Todd Pletcher TWINSPIRED, 3YO colt by Harlan’s Holiday – Historical Drive ($55,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Good Win Farm, agent; Buyer- Eisaman Equine) O- Alpha Stables, Skychai Racing & Sand Dollar Stables; B- John Jain, Lawrence Opas & Frank Sinatra (KY); T- Michael Maker SHACKLEFORD, 3YO colt by Forestry – Oatsee ($275,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Belvedere Farm Inc, agent) O/B- Michael Lauffer & W.D. Cubbedge (KY); T- Dale Romans ANIMAL KINGDOM, 3YO colt by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) – Dalicia (GER) ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Team Valor International) O- Team Valor International; B- Team Valor (KY); T- H. Graham Motion SOLDAT, 3YO colt by War Front – Le Relais ($180,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Elm Tree Farm, agent; Buyer- Steve Shahinian, agent for Harvey Clarke) O- Clarke, Robertson, Braverman & Namcook; B- Brookfield Stud (KY); T- Kiaran McLaughlin UNCLE MO, 3YO colt by Indian Charlie – Playa Maya ($160,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent, Buyer- Moon Bloodstock; $220,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent, Buyer- Repole Stable Inc) O- Repole Stable; B- D. Michael Cavey DVM (KY); T- Todd Pletcher NEHRO, 3YO colt by Mineshaft – The Administrator ($170,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mt. Brilliant Farm; Buyer- Zayat Stables) O- Zayat Stables; Mt. Brilliant Farm (KY); T- Steve Asmussen ### For nearly 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376, Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6081226 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6081226 Thu, 05 May 2011 15:07:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (May 5, 2011) – Twenty Keeneland sales alumni are competing in graded stakes on Friday’s Kentucky Oaks Day card at Churchill Downs, led by Grade 1 stakes winners Lilacs and Lace, Zazu and Unrivaled Belle. FRIDAY, MAY 6 KENTUCKY OAKS (G1), Churchill Downs, 1 1/8 Miles, 3YO Fillies JOYFUL VICTORY, 3YO filly by Tapit – Wild Lucy Black ($60,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Michael Sucher) O- Fox Hill Farms; T- Larry Jones LILACS AND LACE, 3YO filly by Flower Alley – Refinement ($35,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent) O- James Covello, Judy Hicks & Kathryn Nikkel; T- John Terranova II SUMMER SOIREE, 3YO filly by War Front – Mazel Tov ($70,000 RNA, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) O- Team Valor International; T- Graham Motion KATHMANBLU, 3YO filly by Bluegrass Cat – Abba Gold ($57,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent for Five-D Thoroughbreds) O- Five-D Thoroughbreds & Wind River Stables; T- Ken McPeek ZAZU, 3YO filly by Tapit – Rhumb Line ($285,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent; Buyer- Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Moss) O- Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Moss; T- John Sadler BOUQUET BOOTH, 3YO filly by Flower Alley – Toll Order ($19,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brookdale Sales, agent) O- Right Time Racing; T- Steve Margolis DAISY DEVINE, 3YO filly by Kafwain – Devil’s Dispute ($5,500, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- James M. Miller) O- James M. Miller; T- Andrew McKeever STREET STORM, 3YO filly by Stormy Atlantic – Oblivious ($45,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent for Liberation Farm & Brandywine, Buyer- Kris Stuebs, agent; $37,000 RNA, 2010 April 2YOs in Training, Consignor- Blazing Meadows Farm, agent) O- Right Time Racing; T- Steve Margolis LA TROIENNE S. (G2), Churchill Downs, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs & Up, Fillies & Mares STAGE MAGIC, 4YO filly by Ghostzapper – Magical Illusion ($70,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Glennwood Farm, Inc, agent) O/B- John D. Gunther (KY); T- Helen Pitts UNRIVALED BELLE, 5YO mare by Unbridled’s Song – Queenie Belle ($260,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Three Chimneys Farm) O/B- Peter Vegso & Gary Seidler (KY); T- Bill Mott AMERICAN TURF S. (G2), Churchill Downs, 1 1/16 Miles (T), 3YOs CLOSE ALLY, 3YO colt by Giant’s Causeway – Abundance ($75,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent) O/B- W.S. Farish & Skara Glen Stables; T- Neil Howard GREAT MILLS, 3YO colt by War Front – Oriental Glitter ($2,500, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Millennium Farms, agent) O/B- Millennium Farms; T- Steve Asmussen SMARTER THAN EVER, 3YO colt by Smarty Jones – Ever Lasting ($22,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Clark Hanna/D. Burge) O- Don Benge; B- SJ Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Clark Hanna SWAGGER JACK, 3YO colt by Smart Strike – Lyrical Prayer ($280,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- Silverton Hill) O- Silverton Hill; B- Edward P. Evans (VA); T- Darrin Miller TAG V EYE, 3YO gelding by Hennessy – Averinsky ($45,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Hurstland Farm, agent, Buyer- Chesapeake Partners; $120,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent, Buyer- Nick Sallusto, agent for Pegasus Holding Group) O- Pegasus Holding Group Stables; B- Sean Gorman (KY); T- John Terranova II EIGHT BELLES S. (G3), Churchill Downs, 7 Furlongs, 3YO Fillies ARIENZA, 3YO filly by Giant’s Causeway – Azeri ($800,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Robert & Lawana Low) O- Robert & Lawana Low; B- Allen Paulson Living Trust (KY); T- Danny Peitz VICTORIA’S WILDCAT, 3YO filly by Bellamy Road – Flaming Mirage ($20,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Robert & Victoria Bayer) O- Bob & Victoria Bayer and Jonathan Metcalf; B- Marvin Little Jr. (KY); T- Robert Hess Jr. ALYSHEBA S. (G3), Churchill Downs, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs & Up EQUESTRIO, 4YO colt by Elusive Quality – Costume Party ($140,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent) O- Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable; B- G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Humphrey (KY); T- Nick Zito MISSION IMPAZIBLE, 4YO colt by Unbridled’s Song – La Paz ($200,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Twin Creeks Racing Stables) O- Twin Creeks Racing Stable; B- Summer Wind Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher DEMARCATION, 7YO gelding by Gulch – Divine Line ($100,000, 2005 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Darby Dan Farm, agent for Canard Investments; Buyer- Amerman Racing) O- Amerman Racing Stable; B- Canard Investments (KY); T- Paul McGee # # # For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6080927 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6080927 Thu, 05 May 2011 13:51:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 28, 2011) – Barbara Hunter’s homebred Keertana took the lead from pacesetter Honimiere (IRE) inside the eighth pole and won the 50th running of the $150,000 Grey Goose Bewitch (G3) by 1¼ lengths before a Wednesday afternoon crowd of 10,957 at Keeneland. The victory in the 1½-mile race on a turf course listed as “good” marked the first Keeneland stakes win for jockey Jose Lezcano. Trained by Tom Proctor, Keertana settled near the back of seven older fillies and mares while Silver La Belle led through the first quarter-mile in :25.64. Honimiere took the lead as the field raced past the finish line the first time and maintained her advantage until about a furlong remained in the race. Keertana, racing six wide around the final turn, charged on the outside to overtake Honimiere. My Baby Baby rallied from last on the inside to finish second, a length in front of Honimiere. Keertana covered the distance in 2:33.08. The victory was worth $90,000 to Keertana, a 5-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Johar, and increased her career earnings to $914,371 with a record of 10 wins in 25 starts. Third in last year’s Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) at Churchill Downs, Keertana has won two of five starts at Keeneland during her career. Keertana, the slight 2-1 favorite, returned payoffs of $6.40, $3.60 and $3. My Baby Baby, ridden by Alan Garcia, paid $7.40 and $4.20 to show. Honimiere, ridden by Javier Castellano, paid $4.60 to show. Completing the field in order were second choice La Luna de Miel (GER), Endless Expanse (IRE), Silver La Belle and Super Espresso. Keeneland’s 15-day spring meeting concludes Friday with a 10-race program that begins at 1:15 p.m. The closing-day feature is the 26th running of the Elkhorn (G2), a 1 ½-mile race for 4-year-olds and up. The Elkhorn is the ninth race with a 5:23 p.m. post time. ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6054153 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6054153 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:58:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 28, 2011) – As another exciting Keeneland race meet draws to a close, the Legacy Council of the Markey Cancer Foundation will host a finale concert featuring the popular 80’s cover band the Spazmatics Friday evening on the Clubhouse lawn. Concert on the Lawn, with proceeds to benefit the Markey Cancer Center, begins at 7:15 p.m. Concession stands near the Paddock will reopen at 6 p.m., after Keeneland’s final day of spring racing. “It’s been a wet April, but that hasn’t dampened fans’ enthusiasm for Keeneland racing,” said Vice President and COO Vince Gabbert. “Concert on the Lawn is a great way to end another exciting race meet at Keeneland while supporting an important cause.” The Legacy Council of the Markey Cancer Foundation is a group of young professionals interested in supporting their community through philanthropy. “We are excited to kick off our first event during Keeneland's 75th anniversary, but we want this to be a fun occasion that continues for years to come,” said Bret Jones, Airdrie Stud’s bloodstock services manager and Legacy Council member. “The goal is to raise awareness and support for the Markey Cancer Center, and we are so grateful to have Keeneland as a partner in this mission.” Tickets are $15 in advance, $25 at the door. Students who show a valid student ID can buy tickets for $10 in advance and $20 at the door. Outside food and drinks are not permitted. Call 859 323-6448 or visit www.markeycancerfoundation.org to purchase tickets. Concertgoers are encouraged to use LexTran, which is partnering with Keeneland to provide transportation to and from Keeneland during the meet. Patrons can take the trolley from the downtown Transit Center and Hyatt and return after the concert. The service is $1 each way. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6052867 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6052867 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:01:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 27, 2011) – Cheyenne Stables’ Mystical Star caught Skating at the finish to win Wednesday’s featured $54,000 Fair Way Purse by a head before a crowd of 8,039 at Keeneland. The race was originally carded for 1 1/8 miles on turf but was moved to the fast Polytrack after a severe storm with heavy rains and the threat of tornadoes moved through Lexington on Wednesday morning. Ridden by Garrett Gomez for trainer Christophe Clement, Mystical Star was the even-money favorite for the race, which she won in 1:51.99. She returned $4.20, $3.20 and $2.80. Skating, ridden by Jose Lezcano, paid $6.80 and $4.60 to place. Jones Zing finished third, another 5 ¾ lengths back under Brian Hernandez Jr., and paid $6.80 to show. A 3-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper, Mystical Star was sold at the 2009 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $45,000. With today’s victory, she earned $32,400 and improved her record to two wins in three starts with earnings of $85,500. Racing resumes Thursday with a nine-race program that begins at 1:15 p.m. (ET). The featured eighth race is the 50th running of the Grey Goose Bewitch (G3). Approximate post time for the Grey Goose Bewitch is 4:52 p.m. Friday is closing day of Keeneland’s 15-day spring season. ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6050105 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6050105 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:32:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 23, 2011) – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Derby Kitten rallied from last place to sweep past Prime Cut and Casper’s Touch to win the 30th running of the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3) for 3-year-olds by 1½ lengths before a Saturday afternoon crowd of 20,273 at Keeneland. Also posting stakes victories Saturday afternoon were Wertheimer and Frere’s Exhi in the 81st running of the $150,000 Ben Ali (G3) and the Ramseys’ Holiday for Kitten in the 15th running of the $100,000 Giant’s Causeway. The victory was the first in the Coolmore Lexington for trainer Mike Maker and jockey Julien Leparoux. Derby Kitten, a homebred son of Kitten’s Joy out of the Menifee mare Blush, covered the 1 1/16 miles in the rain in 1:42.03. Casper’s Touch, ridden by Alan Garcia, took the lead out of the gate and led the field of six through fractions of :23.96 and :47.17 with Prime Cut and Edgar Prado in closest pursuit and Derby Kitten at the back of the field. On the far turn, Taptowne briefly joined the leaders after six furlongs in 1:12.11 as Leparoux moved Derby Kitten closer. Nearing the top of the stretch, Leparoux angled Derby Kitten to the inside of a fading Taptowne and then swung to the outside to gradually wear down the leaders. The $120,000 winner’s check boosted Derby Kitten’s career earnings to $172,333 with a record of 9-2-3-1. Derby Kitten returned $20.40, $6.60 and $3.60. Prime Cut returned $4.40 and $3 with Casper’s Touch finishing a half-length back in third and paying $3 to show. Favored Silver Medallion was 2¾ lengths back in fourth and was followed in order by Hurricane Lake and Taptowne. In the Ben Ali, Javier Castellano put odds-on favorite Exhi on the lead out of the gate and never trailed in defeating Dean’s Kitten by 1 3/4 lengths. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Exhi led the field of five through fractions of :25.17, :49.25 and 1:12.82 with Dean’s Kitten, ridden by Leparoux, in closest pursuit. Dean’s Kitten made a strong run at Exhi leaving the far turn, but was repulsed by the winner. It was Castellano’s second victory in the Ben Ali, having won the 2006 running with Wanderin Boy, and marked his third stakes win of the meeting. It was the first Ben Ali win for Pletcher and fourth stakes win of the meet for the trainer. Exhi, a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Maria’s Mon out of the Polish Numbers mare Soldera, covered the 1 1/8 miles on the fast main track in 1:48.14. The $93,000 winner’s check increased Exhi’s earnings to $800,382 with a record of 14-6-4-1 that includes a victory in last year’s Coolmore Lexington and a runner-up finish in last fall’s Fayette (G2). Exhi returned $3.40, $2.60 and $2.10. Dean’s Kitten returned $3.80 and $2.40 with Mister Marti Gras rallying for third, another 1½ lengths back under Rosie Napravnik, and paying $2.80 to show. Completing the field in order were Researcher and Stay Put. In the Giant’s Causeway, which was taken off the turf and run on the main track, Holiday for Kitten fought off a midstretch bid from Speedacious and then held off a late rail run from Wild About Marie by a half-length to give trainer Wesley Ward and jockey Juan Delgado their first Keeneland stakes victories and the first career stakes victory for Delgado. Holiday for Kitten, a 3-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Kitten’s Joy out of the Cure the Blues mare Blue Holiday, covered the 5 ½ furlongs in track-record time of 1:02.78. The victory was worth $60,000 and increased Holiday for Kitten’s career earnings to $144,145 with a record of 7-3-2-1. Holiday for Kitten returned $25.60, $9.80 and $8. Wild About Marie, ridden by Robby Albarado, returned $8.60 and $6.40 with Speedacious, ridden by Jamie Theriot, finishing third, another half-length back, and paying $9.20 to show. Favored Rose Catherine was fourth and followed in order by Chantilly Nayla, Lady’s Laughter, Lunar Mist, Stormy Publisher (ARG), Sweet Gladys and Midst. The final three days of the 15-day spring meeting kick off Wednesday with a nine-race program beginning at 1:15 p.m. (ET). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6036248 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6036248 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:26:00 EDT ANIMAL KINGDOM’S WORK FOR DERBY DOESN’T GO AS PLANNED; SUMMER SOIREE SIZZLES The Saturday work at Keeneland for Team Valor International’s Animal Kingdom in preparation for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 7 “didn’t go as planned” in the eyes of trainer Graham Motion as the colt was clocked in 1:02.80 from the half-mile pole to the seven-eighths in a steady rain. “Unfortunately, his workmate (Meistersinger, a maiden winner at Gulfstream Park) struggled (this morning),” Motion said. “My rider (David Nava) waited for him and finally went on with it. I got him for five-eighths around 1:02.” Clockers caught the two horses through a first quarter-mile in 30 seconds with Animal Kingdom then going :50.40 from the half-mile pole to the wire and then an extra eighth in :12.40. Robert and Beverly Lewis' Charismatic won the 1999 Coolmore Lexington on his way to a Kentucky Derby victory. Motion initially planned to work Animal Kingdom at Churchill Downs on Saturday, but with heavy rain in the forecast elected to remain here to work on the all-weather surface instead of taking a chance on the Churchill track condition, which was sloppy on Saturday. Despite overnight rainfall of 1.4 inches, and early morning storms which forced the track to close for training for nearly an hour, 70 works were recorded at Keeneland on Saturday. “He will ship over there Wednesday or Thursday,” Motion said about Animal Kingdom. “I want him to gallop at least once over the track before working next Saturday.” Winner of the Vinery Racing Spiral (G3) at Turfway Park on March 26 in his most recent start, Animal Kingdom worked five furlongs in :59.20 here last Saturday in what Motion described as an “ideal work. It was unfortunate that it didn’t work out today, but he’ll be fine.” Motion has another Kentucky Derby prospect in Dianne Cotter’s Toby’s Corner, winner of the Wood Memorial (G1). Currently stabled at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland, Toby’s Corner is scheduled to ship to Churchill Downs on Monday, May 2, after a work the previous day. A half-hour before Animal Kingdom worked, Team Valor International’s Summer Soiree worked six furlongs in 1:10.80 on her own under jockey Gabriel Saez. A winner of her past two starts by a combined 20½ lengths, Summer Soiree is scheduled to ship to Churchill the same day as Animal Kingdom. “The filly worked very quickly,” Motion said. “Gabe won’t work her next week, but he will ride her in the ($1 million Kentucky) Oaks (G1).” LILACS AND LACE BREEZES FIVE FURLONGS FOR KENTUCKY OAKS Central Bank Ashland (G1) winner Lilacs and Lace on Saturday breezed five furlongs in company with stablemate Tag V Eye in :59 in her second-to-last breeze before the Kentucky Oaks (G1). “She looked awesome, fantastic,” trainer John Terranova said. “She’s in great shape, and I think she’s continuing to move forward since the Ashland, so perfect timing going into the Oaks. Hopefully she just stays good the next couple weeks and we’ll go over there in good shape.” James Covello, Judy Hicks and Kathryn Nikkel’s Lilacs and Lace has been under the care of Terranova for her last two starts after shipping to the East Coast from her initial California base. In addition to her Central Bank Ashland victory, she had a fourth-place finish to Kentucky Oaks contender Summer Soiree in the Bourbonette Oaks (G3) in her first start for Terranova. This morning’s breeze marked her first move since the Central Bank Ashland. “She was just cruising out there,” Terranova said. “I got her home pretty quick. She was the last quarter in under :23 – just cruising.” Lilacs and Lace will ship to Churchill Downs in several days and have her final breeze for the Oaks next Saturday, six days before the race. Tag V Eye, third in an allowance at Keeneland on April 10, is a possibility for the American Turf (G2) on Oaks Day, Terranova said, but m he may opt for another allowance race. MICHELLE LOVELL ON THE FAST TRACK Trainer Michelle Lovell has been on the fast track at Keeneland since her first appearance here and has continued her success this spring. After finishing third in her first Keeneland appearance in 2006, Lovell reappeared in the fall of 2010, scoring three wins with two seconds in 12 starts. This season, she has sent out three winners from 12 starters, with a second and a third as well. . “We’re very fortunate, I think,” Lovell said about her success. “Every time I take the step forward, my owners do as well. Keeneland is awesome, and we are just privileged to be here and race. To win races here is an honor. It’s pretty cool, good timing. I think timing is everything, and it’s been great timing.” A native of Florida, Lovell is a former jockey, having ridden under the name Michelle Renne Hanley. She retired from riding in 1999. She began training in 2003 and has approximately 30 horses in training. She is stabled at the Trackside Training Center in Louisville, and ships to Keeneland to race. “My husband and I had a business breaking babies, and we were working sales and had our own sales in Texas,” Lovell said. “A few of our clients that we didn’t sell the horses for asked me if I would train them, and I said sure, and that’s how I got started.” Lovell and her husband, Casey, have a farm in Texas and work together. Having been a jockey provides Lovell with a unique perspective as a trainer,” she said. “It used to really bug me, but I had to let that go because I ride jockeys that are really talented and when I see mistakes I’m critical,” she said. “When owners think they see mistakes (made by jockeys), I can kind of give the jockeys a little break because I know a little bit more what’s going on in a race. I can stand up for them as well. Some things look different on film than they really feel like when you’re out there. I can be critical and I can be forgiving, so that helps.” Lovell plans on being based in Kentucky for the rest of the year before returning to Fair Grounds for the winter. She has finished in the top 10 in the trainer standings at the Fair Grounds the last two seasons. In the meantime, Lovell will focus on bettering the barn. “I’ve never really had goals set because I think that limits you sometimes,” Lovell said. “Every day my goal is just to do a great job and wherever that takes me I’m really happy with.” GALLOPING OUT Dave Rock, assistant to trainer Graham Motion, said Lael Stables’ Check the Label came out of her runner-up finish in Friday’s Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) in good order. Motion had said after the race that Check the Label’s next out was probably five to six weeks away. Rusty Arnold, trainer of Alex Campbell Jr.’s It’s Tea Time, was pleased with his filly’s effort that resulted in a dead heat for third. “I thought she ran well, but it is hard to catch them when they set the track record,” Arnold said. “She will probably come back at Churchill Downs.” Wesley Ward sent out his fourth 2-year-old winner of the meeting Friday when Gypsy Robin won the sixth race under Jeffrey Sanchez. Gypsy Robin covered the Headley Course distance of 4½ furlongs in :50.34, the fastest time of the meet. Sanchez has ridden six of Ward’s seven winners through the first 11 days of the 15-day meeting. There have been six races for 2-year-olds and Ward has had a starter in each one of them, running second in the races he didn’t win. John Velazquez rode four winners on Friday to join Julien Leparoux with four-win days during the meeting. Velazquez won the second on Cristiano (PER) ($9.80), the fifth on Artisanal ($4.40), the eighth on Good Better Best ($21.20) and took the Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) on Embur’s Song ($21.20). Leparoux’s four-win day came last Sunday. PART OWNER OF TURBULENT DESCENT PLACES WINNING BID ON SADDLE TOWEL FOR CHARITY Robert Butler, a member of the Blinkers On Racing partnership that owns Turbulent Descent, on Friday placed the $1,025 winning bid on eBay for the camouflage saddle towel the 3-year-old filly wore while winning last Sunday’s Beaumont (G3). Proceeds from the auction will go to USA Cares, a non-profit organization that supports members of the military and their families. Last Sunday was Military Appreciation Day presented by Windstream at Keeneland. Butler, of Colorado Springs, who is one of 10 owners of Turbulent Descent, said that as a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, he was glad to support the charity. “I thought it was really cool (Keeneland) had the Military Appreciation Day and all the soldiers were out there,” he said. “I certainly wanted to support the charity and it’s sort of a bonus that we got the saddle towel.” Keeneland welcomed roughly 1,000 basic trainees from Fort Knox during Military Appreciation Day. Active and inactive members of the military received free general admission and soldiers were given access to a phone back to call loved ones courtesy of Windstream Communications. The towel was donated by Woodford Racing LLC and signed by 10 members of Keeneland’s jockey colony, including David Flores, who rode Turbulent Descent to victory in the $150,000 Beaumont. Butler said he plans to frame the saddle towel and hang it in his recreation room. 2011 KEENELAND SPRING MEETING LEADERS (Stats Through Friday, April 22) Current Meet Leading Jockeys Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Alan Garcia 46 14 8 6 $514,734 Julien Leparoux 84 13 16 12 $623,589 Javier Castellano 46 9 8 13 $762,376 Jose Lezcano 39 8 5 8 $401,947 John Velazquez 27 8 3 4 $519,067 Shaun Bridgmohan 37 7 4 1 $384,407 Garrett Gomez 37 6 2 7 $425,953 Jeffrey Sanchez 17 6 2 1 $173,618 James Graham 54 5 4 2 $168,185 Constantino Roman 32 3 3 3 $ 93,511 Jesus Castanon 21 3 1 2 $126,650 Rosie Napravnik 50 2 8 2 $237,240 Robby Albarado 52 2 7 11 $380,605 Kent Desormeaux 33 2 5 3 $116,184 Miguel Mena 33 2 2 2 $ 81,198 Brian Hernandez Jr. 14 2 2 1 $ 54,727 Rajiv Maragh 26 2 1 2 $196,304 Joel Rosario 5 2 1 0 $503,380 Current Meet Leading Trainers Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Ken McPeek 26 12 3 4 $335,523 Wesley Ward 20 7 3 2 $206,413 Todd Pletcher 15 5 1 0 $332,475 Michael Maker 33 4 5 3 $306,742 Roger Attfield 15 4 3 3 $196,580 Michael Matz 10 4 1 1 $136,353 Shug McGaughey III 13 3 3 1 $162,605 Chad Brown 14 3 2 5 $135,393 John Terranova II 14 3 2 4 $344,362 Tom Amoss 10 3 2 1 $ 68,487 Tom Proctor 10 3 1 2 $114,001 Michelle Lovell 12 3 1 1 $ 91,299 Bill Mott 25 2 4 2 $166,110 Phil Sims 14 2 3 0 $ 64,576 Neil Howard 15 2 2 1 $ 95,693 Tom Albertrani 6 2 1 1 $563,100 Darrin Miller 6 2 1 1 $ 70,314 Dallas Stewart 6 2 1 0 $ 49,950 Chuck Peery 8 2 0 1 $ 40,888 Ralph Nicks 4 2 0 0 $ 69,060 Chris Block 2 2 0 0 $151,620 Current Meet Leading Owners Name Wins Ken & Sarah Ramsey 6 Magdalena Racing (Susan McPeek et al) 4 Dogwood Stable (W. Cothran Campbell) 3 Wesley A. Ward 3 Doug Branham 2 Team Block (Patricia, David & Ryan Block) 2 Charles E. Fipke 2 Harlequin Ranches (Richard Bonnycastle) 2 Melnyk Racing Stables Inc. 2 Silverton Hill LLC (Bonnie & Tom Hamilton) 2 For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6035499 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6035499 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:30:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 22, 2011) – Fares Farm’s Embur’s Song held off a late surge from Check the Label to win the 17th running of the $125,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) by a neck before a Friday afternoon crowd of 15,320 at Keeneland. Embur’s Song gave trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their third victory in the race. Embur’s Song, a $170,000 purchase at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, ran the 1 1/16 miles in a Polytrack record time of 1:41.62. Pletcher and Velazquez also won the race in 2005 with Colony Band and 2006 with Pool Land. Velazquez, who rode four winners on the Friday program, put Embur’s Song on the lead out of the gate and ran unopposed on the front end in fractions of :23.90, :47.75 and 1:11.55, with Much Rejoicing, Denomination and Milwaukee Appeal in closest pursuit. Embur’s Song shed those challengers on the far turn and had enough to hold off the bid from Check the Label, who enjoyed a ground-saving trip under Ramon Dominguez. The victory was worth $75,000 to Embur’s Song and increased the 4-year-old filly’s bankroll to $244,940 with a record of 7-3-1-1. Embur’s Song is a Canadian-bred daughter of Unbridled’s Song out of the Bold Ruckus mare Embur Sunshine. Embur’s Song returned payoffs of $21.20, $10.40 and $5.20. Check the Label returned $7 and $4.20 as she finished two lengths ahead of favored Washington Bridge and It’s Tea Time, who dead-heated for third place. Washington Bridge returned $2.20 to show and It’s Tea Time $2.40. Completing the field in order were La Gran Bailadora, Much Rejoicing, Satans Quick Chick, Denomination, Milwaukee Appeal, Blushing Dixie and Riviera Chic. Racing continues Saturday with a 10-race program that features three stakes with first post time at 1:15 p.m. (ET). The centerpiece of the stakes action is the 30th running of the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3) for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Coolmore Lexington will go as the afternoon’s ninth race with a 5:20 p.m. post time. ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6032669 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6032669 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:22:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 22, 2011) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced this week that Keeneland has become the first racetrack to earn re-accreditation from the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. “Keeneland is proud to be the first track in the country to be re-accredited by the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance,” said Keeneland President and CEO Nick Nicholson. “We continue to strive to ensure the safety and well-being of the human and equine athlete and preserve the integrity of the sport. The accreditation program covers a broad spectrum with high standards. This is an important program for the industry. I would also like to thank all of the team members at Keeneland who worked on the re-accreditation process.” Keeneland was one of the first race courses in the country to receive initial Alliance accreditation in 2009. All accreditations carry an effective period of two years. The re-accreditation of Keeneland was the culmination of a lengthy process that began with the track’s completion of a 48-page written application and continued as Keeneland hosted several meetings with Alliance officials. The on-site review included inspections of all facets of the racing facility, with special attention paid to areas that were newly added to the Alliance’s Code of Standards in 2010 and 2011. Such areas containing new or more stringent requirements include wagering security, injury reporting, post-mortem veterinary inspections, jockey health and safety, paddock safety, aftercare/transitioning of retired racehorses and cross-jurisdictional sharing of vet’s list data. Interviews also were conducted with track executives, racetrack personnel, jockeys, owners, trainers, stewards and fans. The inspection team comprised Ronald Jensen, DVM; racing official Richard Lewis; Mike Kilpack of the Organization of Racing Investigators (ORI) and Mike Ziegler, Executive Director of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. “Keeneland was an exemplary facility during its initial inspection in 2009, and it’s most recent inspection during its current spring meet clearly displayed Keeneland’s ongoing, across-the-board commitment to safety and integrity in all of its operations,” Ziegler said. The Alliance, formed in 2008 with the goal of establishing national uniform standards in the areas of safety and integrity, includes 55 racetracks in North America and every major national horsemen’s organization. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6031365 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6031365 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:21:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 21, 2011) – The Phillips Racing Partnership’s Winter Memories collared 42-1 longshot Dos Lunas in deep stretch to win the 23rd running of the $100,000 Appalachian (G3) for 3-year-old fillies by a neck before a crowd of 11,576 on Thursday afternoon at Keeneland. Ridden by Jose Lezcano and trained by James Toner, Winter Memories ran the mile on a firm turf course in 1:37.27 to post her second graded stakes victory and third win in four career starts. It was Lezcano’s first stakes victory at Keeneland and the third for Toner. New Normal, ridden by Javier Castellano, led the field through fractions of :24.15, :49.02 and 1:14.27 with Dos Lunas and Jon Court running second and Winter Memories running in midpack under a ground-saving trip from Lezcano. On the far turn, Lezcano moved Winter Memories to the outside and in upper stretch took aim on Dos Lunas, who had put away New Normal. The two raced as a team in the stretch until Winter Memories drew clear late. A homebred daughter of El Prado (IRE) out of the Keeneland Grade 1-winning Silver Hawk mare Memories of Silver, Winter Memories increased her bankroll to $360,600 with Thursday’s $60,000 check. Sent off as the odds-on favorite in the field of 10, Winter Memories returned $3.80, $3.20 and $2.40. Dos Lunas returned $21.40 and $8. Parting Words, 2½ lengths in back of Dos Lunas, returned $4.60 to show under Julien Leparoux. My Redbyrd finished fourth and was followed in order by Blushandbashful, Harlan’s Ruby, Fast Tip, New Normal, Santina Dond and Ruthenia. Racing continues Friday with a 10-race program beginning at 1:15 p.m. (ET). Highlighting the card is the 17th running of the $125,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) for fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Post time for the Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare, scheduled as the afternoon’s ninth race, is 5:23 p.m. ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6028783 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6028783 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:46:00 EDT IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME FOR TONER WITH WINTER MEMORIES IN APPALACHIAN For trainer James Toner, Thursday morning at Keeneland was like Christmas in April as he waited to unwrap the most significant package under the tree. The package in question was Winter Memories as she prepared to make her 2011 this afternoon in the one-mile Appalachian (G3). “That’s a good analogy,” Toner said of the anticipation of Winter Memories’ return to the races. “You’ve got to start somewhere and we had planned on this race. This is the perfect spot. There was a stake at Gulfstream at a mile and an eighth earlier, but I didn’t want her to do a mile and an eighth first out.” Owned and bred by the Phillips Racing Partnership, Winter Memories won her first two starts in impressive fashion last year before running second as the favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G2). “She was just second best that day; nobody was going to beat the winner (More Than Real),” Toner said. “We gave her some time off after the Breeders’ Cup and she had a very good winter at Palm Meadows. I am very happy with her.” Jose Lezcano will be back aboard today on Winter Memories, who will face 10 rivals. “It’s a tough spot from top to bottom,” Toner said of the Appalachian, which will serve as the start of a campaign that Toner hopes will end back here in six months in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) instead of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). “That’s our goal.” Toner said of the QE II. “She is only a 3-year-old. Her mother (Memories of Silver) won the Queen Elizabeth and then I took her to the Breeders’ Cup to run against the boys when they didn’t have a turf race for fillies and mares. That was tough. I took her to Woodbine in 1996 and she ran fifth behind Da Hoss.” GALLOPING OUT Tom R. Walters’ Santiva, who finished ninth as the favorite in the Toyota Blue Grass (G1) last Saturday, moved to trainer Eddie Kenneally’s barn at Churchill Downs on Wednesday. The Giant’s Causeway colt is 21st on the latest list of horses under consideration for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) ranked by graded stakes earnings. The top 20 in graded stakes earnings at entry time make the starting gate. Apprentice jockey Cory Orm and trainer David Atkins teamed up to score their first Keeneland win in the third race on Wednesday with Mitch Butler’s Cursesandblessings. The 7-year-old gelding by Stephen Got Even won the 1¼-mile allowance race on the main track by 1 1/2 lengths in 2:04.79. Orm, who recorded the first win of his career in December at Turfway Park, is a graduate of the North American Racing Academy located at The Thoroughbred Center in Lexington. Trainer Ronan Cunningham recorded his first Keeneland winner when he sent out Marc Ferrell’s Well Deserved to win the eighth race on Wednesday. Ridden by Alan Garcia, the 4-year-old daughter of Cactus Ridge captured the 5½-furlong turf allowance race by three-quarters of a length in 1:03.66. Apprentice jockey Amanda Tamburello earned her first Keeneland win when she rode Whispering Oaks Farm’s Olympist to win the ninth race on Wednesday. Trained by Allen Crupper, the 5-year-old Victory Gallop gelding won the 1 1/8-mile race on the main track by a half-length in 1:51.01. Alan Garcia rode two winners Wednesday to leap back ahead of Julien Leparoux in the race for leading rider. “So far so good,” Garcia said Thursday morning. “This is the first time I have ridden a whole meet here.” Garcia owns a 13-12 edge on Leparoux on 30 fewer mounts with six days remaining in the meeting. Garcia is named on five mounts today and Leparoux seven. The 1-2 finishers in the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) on March 26, Daisy Devine and St. John’s River, left Keeneland today for the short van ride to Churchill Downs and expected starts in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 6. Both fillies worked twice here after coming to Kentucky from New Orleans. KEENELAND TO HOST SEVEN BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACES Keeneland will host seven Breeders’ Cup Challenge races during its 2011 fall meeting, scheduled for October 7-29. The Breeders’ Cup Challenge is a global series of 68 automatic qualifying races for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The Challenge series will be held at many of the world’s premier racetracks in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Australia, England, France, Ireland and Japan. Six Breeders’ Cup Challenge races highlight Keeneland’s FallStars Weekend, which comprises the opening three days of the fall meeting. The Keeneland stakes and their qualifying Breeders’ Cup race are: Friday, October 7 Darley Alcibiades (G1) – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) Phoenix Stakes (G3) – Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) Saturday, October 8 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) – Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1) – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) – Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) Sunday, October 9 Juddmonte Spinster (G1) – Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (G1) Thursday, October 13 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine (G3) – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G2) This year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be held November 4-5 at Churchill Downs, and will be televised live on ABC and ESPN. The 2011 Challenge races will be televised on ESPN, TVG and HRTV, and TSN in Canada. REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP SWEEPSTAKES Fans can register to win the Breeders’ Cup Sweepstakes, sponsored by Grey Goose, with the grand prize to include two clubhouse seats to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 4-5 at Churchill Downs. Entries are being accepted on Keeneland’s Facebook page through April 28. Registration also will take place at Keeneland on April 28. Fans can sign up at the Grey Goose table located trackside near Elevator B. The grand prize package includes: Two tickets to the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Pre-Race Party, November 3, in Louisville. Two clubhouse seats for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, November 4-5. Two tickets to the Grey Goose After Party, November 5. $100 gift certificate to the Breeders’ Cup Shop, Keeneland Gift Shop and Grey Goose Deluxe Gift Basket. Second- and third-place prizes: Breeders’ Cup, Keeneland Gift Shop and Grey Goose Deluxe Gift Bag Grey Goose is the sponsor of Keeneland’s $150,000 Grey Goose Bewitch (G3) for older fillies and mares at 1½ miles on the turf on April 28. Grey Goose also sponsors the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), each worth $2 million. DELANEY AND BROWN FINISH FAST FOR CONTEST EXACTA In 13th place with one race to go, Dennis Delaney needed a longshot to winner to capture the top prize in Keeneland’s Wednesday Handicapping Contest. The $28.80 of combined win and place prices he earned when Olympist won the ninth race was more than enough to put him on top. “I was in position to win,” the Edgewood, Kentucky, handicapper said. “I just needed to find the right horse in the last race. I took the number two.” Delaney ended with a final score of $75.80 on a day when favorites dominated. He took home $1,500 for the victory. Clifton Brown, a Fort Wright, Kentucky, resident also made a late charge, moving up 20 places with the result of the last race to finish second, posting $70 in winnings. He received $750. Lexington’s Robert Jones finished third with a score of $63.40 and garnered $370 for a solid afternoon of handicapping. Cash prizes were paid to the top 10 finishers from the $3,220 purse. The final $2,500 guaranteed Wednesday Handicapping Contest of the spring meeting will be held April 27. Sponsored by Daily Racing Form, the contest has a $10 entry fee, with a limit of three entries per person. SPRING MEETING SPECIAL EVENTS Friday, April 22: Jockey Autograph Signing. Meet such prominent retired jockeys as Chris McCarron, Pat Day, Jean Cruguet, Mike Manganello, John Oldham and Gary Birzer, as well as members of Keeneland’s current jockey colony, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. adjacent to the paddock. Jockeys will sign Keeneland 75th anniversary hats, available for purchase for $15. Proceeds will benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23: Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a trunk show with Dorfman Pacific, featuring Kentucky Derby hats. Saturday, April 23: Breakfast With the Works, beginning at 7 a.m., featuring a Southern-style breakfast and free children’s activities. Program includes trackside commentary on Thoroughbreds as they train. A demonstration in the paddock featuring Keeneland starter Robert “Spec” Alexander and the starting gate follows at 8:45 a.m. (Breakfast is $7; children three and under eat free.) Free handicapping seminar. Conducted by Tom Law, managing editor of Thoroughbred Times, 11:30 a.m. trackside. Jockey Q&A. TVG analyst and former jockey Donna Brothers will conduct a question and answer session with Eclipse Award-winning jockey Julien Leparoux beginning at 12:05 in the paddock. 2011 KEENELAND SPRING MEETING LEADERS (Stats Through Wednesday, April 20) Current Meet Leading Jockeys Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Alan Garcia 38 13 5 6 $476,117 Julien Leparoux 68 12 11 9 $517,892 Javier Castellano 36 9 6 8 $718,471 Jose Lezcano 31 7 4 6 $319,386 Shaun Bridgmohan 31 6 3 1 $341,188 Garrett Gomez 31 5 2 6 $370,028 John Velazquez 21 4 3 3 $354,227 Jeffrey Sanchez 13 4 2 1 $108,538 James Graham 43 3 4 2 $119,512 Robby Albarado 44 2 7 10 $374,132 Rosie Napravnik 39 2 7 1 $214,685 Kent Desormeaux 27 2 4 3 $104,838 Joel Rosario 5 2 1 0 $503,380 Jesus Castanon 17 2 0 2 $ 99,932 Current Meet Leading Trainers Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Ken McPeek 20 11 1 4 $307,323 Wesley Ward 17 5 3 2 $143,833 Michael Maker 28 4 4 3 $291,119 Roger Attfield 14 3 3 3 $168,080 John Terranova II 9 3 2 2 $331,053 Shug McGaughey III 11 3 2 1 $156,105 Tom Amoss 8 3 2 1 $ 67,567 Chad Brown 11 3 1 4 $121,313 Michael Matz 8 3 1 1 $112,413 Todd Pletcher 13 3 1 0 $225,075 Tom Proctor 8 3 0 2 $103,701 Bill Mott 19 2 3 2 $156,333 Neil Howard 14 2 2 1 $ 92,793 Michelle Lovell 8 2 1 1 $ 58,713 Tom Albertrani 6 2 1 1 $563,100 Ralph Nicks 4 2 0 0 $ 69,060 Chris Block 2 2 0 0 $151,620 For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6027988 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6027988 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:09:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 20, 2011) – Marc Ferrell’s Well Deserved raced past Quake Lake at the eighth pole and had more than enough to hold off Sally Sally by three-quarters of a length to win the $58,000 Winter Quarter Purse for fillies and mares before a Wednesday afternoon crowd of 9,943 at Keeneland. Trained by Ronan Cunningham and ridden by Alan Garcia, Well Deserved ran the 5 ½ furlongs on a turf course rated as “yielding” in 1:03.66. Garcia rated Well Deserved in third place in the run down the backstretch as Anearlybreeze led the field of seven through a first quarter-mile in :21.43. Quake Lake briefly took over leaving the far turn only to have Well Deserved gain command shortly afterward. A 4-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Cactus Ridge, Well Deserved improved her record to 10-3-2-3 and increased her career earnings to $182,581 with Wednesday’s $34,800 check. Sent off as the favorite, Well Deserved returned $6.40, $4.20 and $2.80. Sally Sally, ridden by Oriana Rossi, returned $12.80 and $4.60 with Leopard Rock finishing third another 1¼ lengths back under Shaun Bridgmohan and paying $2.80 to show. Racing resumes Thursday with a nine-race program beginning at 1:15 p.m. (ET) and featuring the 23rd running of the $100,000 Appalachian (G3) for 3-year-old fillies going a mile on the turf. Post time for the Appalachian is 4:52 p.m. ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6024780 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6024780 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:28:00 EDT SILVER MEDALLION HEADS FIELD OF 6 FOR SATURDAY’S COOLMORE LEXINGTON Black Rob Stables and Michael Ryan’s Silver Medallion, fourth two weeks ago as the favorite in the Santa Anita Derby (G1), headlines a field of six 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for Saturday’s 30th running of the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3). To be run at 1 1/16 miles on the main track, the Coolmore Lexington will go as Saturday’s ninth race on a 10-race program with an approximate post time of 5:20 p.m. (ET). First post time Saturday is 1:15 p.m. The Coolmore Lexington, won last year by Exhi, represents one of the final chances for horses to earn enough graded stakes money to secure a spot in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 7. Only Silver Medallion, with a Coolmore Lexington victory and the $120,000 winner’s check to go with his $184,334 in graded earnings, can move into the top 20 among horses under consideration for the Run for the Roses. Trained by Steve Asmussen, Silver Medallion won the El Camino Real Derby (G3) on an all-weather surface in February at Golden Gate. In his lone Keeneland appearance, Silver Medallion finished seventh in the Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1). Javier Castellano, who won the 2005 Coolmore Lexington on Coin Silver, has the mount on Silver Medallion, who will break from post position two and carry top weight of 121 pounds. Also expected to receive support at the windows on Saturday are Courtlandt Farms’ Prime Cut and Magdalena Racing’s Casper’s Touch. Prime Cut enters the Coolmore Lexington off an allowance victory at Fair Grounds on March 26 in which he defeated the highly regarded Bind. Trained by Neil Howard, Prime Cut will break from post position three and be ridden by Edgar Prado, who won this race in 2003 with Scrimshaw. Casper’s Touch comes back 15 days after winning an allowance race by three lengths here. Trained by Ken McPeek, Casper’s Touch will break from post position six and be ridden by Alan Garcia. The field for the Coolmore Lexington, from the rail out, is as follows: Derby Kitten (Julien Leparoux, 117 pounds), Silver Medallion (Castellano, 121), Prime Cut (Prado, 117), Hurricane Lake (Calvin Borel, 119), Taptowne (Corey Lanerie, 117) and Casper’s Touch (Garcia, 117). EXHI MAKES 2011 DEBUT IN SATURDAY’S 81st BEN ALI Wertheimer and Frere’s Exhi, front-running winner of the 2010 Coolmore Lexington, will make his 2011 debut Saturday when he headlines a field of five for the 81st running of the $150,000 Ben Ali (G3) at 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Ben Ali will go as the seventh race Saturday with an approximate post time of 4:18 p.m. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Exhi ran off two more dominating stakes scores after his Coolmore Lexington victory and closed the year with a runner-up finish to Successful Dan in the Fayette (G2) here at the Ben Ali distance. Javier Castellano, who won the Ben Ali in 2006 on Wanderin Boy, has the mount on Exhi, who will break from post position three. Chief rivals to Exhi figure to be Kinross Corp.’s Researcher and Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Dean’s Kitten. Two-time Charles Town Classic winner and millionaire Researcher will be making his Keeneland debut under Alan Garcia and will break from position two. Dean’s Kitten, winner of last year’s Lane’s End (G2) at Turfway, will be ridden by Julien Leparoux and break from post position four. The field for the Ben Ali, from the rail out, is as follows: Stay Put (Shaun Bridgmohan), Researcher (Garcia), Exhi (Castellano), Dean’s Kitten (Leparoux) and Mister Marti Gras (Rosie Napravnik). All starters will carry 117 pounds. ROSE CATHERINE MAIN HEADLINER IN FIELD OF 11 FOR SATURDAY’S GIANT’S CAUSEWAY Paul Pompa Jr.’s Rose Catherine, a four-time stakes winner on grass, heads a field of 11 fillies and mares entered Wednesday for Saturday’s 15th running of the $100,000 Giant’s Causeway at 5½ furlongs on the grass. The Giant’s Causeway will be run as the eighth race Saturday with an approximate post time of 4:49 p.m. Trained by Todd Pletcher, who has won this race twice including last year with West Ocean, Rose Catherine returns to face her own sex after running against males in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G2) to end 2010 and in allowance company at Gulfstream last month. Javier Castellano, a two-time winner in the race including last year, has the mount on Rose Catherine, who will break from post position three under 118 pounds. The main challengers to Rose Catherine appear to be Waratah Thoroughbreds’ Stormy Publisher (ARG) and Dawn and Ike Thrash’s Wild About Marie. Alan Garcia has the mount on Stormy Publisher, who is undefeated in three sprints in this country. Stormy Publisher will break from post position 11. Wild About Marie, a two-time turf stakes winner at the just-concluded Fair Grounds meeting, will be ridden by Robby Albarado and break from post position six. The field for the Giant’s Causeway, from the inside out, is as follows: Sweet Gladys (James Lopez, 118 pounds), Lady’s Laughter (Julien Leparoux, 118), Rose Catherine (Castellano, 118), Midst (Garrett Gomez, 118), Lunar Mist (Michael Baze, 118), Wild About Marie (Albarado, 118), Holiday for Kitten (John Delgado, 111), Winsockie (James Graham, 118), Chantilly Nayla (Shaun Bridgmohan, 118), Speedacious (Jamie Theriot, 121) and Stormy Publisher (ARG) (Garcia, 118). GRADE 1 WINNER CHECK THE LABEL MAKES 2011 DEBUT IN HILLIARD LYONS DOUBLEDOGDARE After more than six months away from the races, Lael Stables’ Check the Label returns to action Friday in the 17th running of the $125,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3). “She got here Monday from Fair Hill (in Maryland),” said Dave Rock, assistant to trainer Graham Motion. “She looks great and looks like she has grown a little bit.” In her final start of 2010, Check the Label finished sixth in Keeneland’s Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) for 3-year-olds, snapping a string of four consecutive stakes victories that included a score in the Garden City (G1). “We just gave her some time off after that race,” Rock said. “She had not had a break since the summer of her 2-year-old season.” Check the Label’s stakes victories in 2010 all came on the turf and included a score in the Appalachian (G3) here in April. The Doubledogdare will be run on the Polytrack. “She ran on it once as a 2-year-old at Woodbine,” Rock said. “But at Fair Hill, she has been training on the Tapeta all the time.” There was no need for the Motion barn to take Check the Label to the Breeders’ Cup for the Emirates Airline Filly & Mare Turf (G1) because it had Sagamore Farm’s Shared Account, who won the race in a $94 shocker. “Shared Account has been at Fair Hill and she is scheduled to come back next month on Preakness Day,” Rock said, referring to the $100,000 Gallorette Handicap (G3) at 1 1/16 miles on the turf at Pimlico. BOULMETIS TRAINS AND STUDIES Tanya Boulmetis has spent the past four years doing double duty, training Thoroughbreds at Keeneland and attending classes at the University of Kentucky. On May 8, the day after the Kentucky Derby (G1), she will graduate with an A average, Dean’s List honors and a bachelor’s degree. “I did like one semester of college out of high school and I really wanted to train,” said Boulmetis, whose ex-father-in-law is Racing Hall of Fame jockey Sam Boulmetis Sr. “That’s all I wanted to do, and you don’t need a college degree to train. So I dropped out, I got my trainer’s license at 21 and I was in my mid-30s when it was sort of a personal goal (to finish college).” Boulmetis, who has 12 horses in training, including six horses at Keeneland, will send out three starters here today. This year, she also has saddled horses at Turfway Park and Mountaineer. While in her early 20s, Boulmetis spent six months in Japan at the invitation of a Japanese horseman for whom she broke yearlings. She returned to her native Canada and began training in 2000. After about seven years at Woodbine, she moved to the United States and landed in Kentucky, where she received an associate’s degree in chemistry from the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. She began UK’s Equine Initiative program in 2007. “When I was here and UK started the equine program, it was just sort of perfect timing for me to go on and get my bachelor of science in equine management,” Boulmetis said. “I figured they’d be fairly flexible allowing part time.” Boulmetis has taken classes in such subjects as accounting management, equine anatomy and physiology, equine health and diseases, and horse handling, which have given her a factual, scientific background to what she has already instinctively done as a trainer, she said. She said she often completes homework at the track. “Thank goodness for laptops,” she said. “I’ve written many a paper waiting on a race. It’s a good use of your time.” GALLOPING OUT Trainer Charles Lopresti said Morton Fink’s Wise Dan, fourth in Saturday’s Commonwealth (G2) in his 2011 debut, remains on track for the $300,000 Alysheba (G3) on May 6 at Churchill Downs. “He came out of the race fine,” Lopresti said. “That was his first start in five months and there were some nice horses in there. I am looking at the Alysheba. It is a mile and a sixteenth and I have always wanted to stretch him out.” Wise Dan won the Phoenix (G3) before running sixth in the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). “We kind of threw him to the wolves sprinting,” Lopresti said. “He won the Phoenix and next was the Breeders’ Cup. His half-brother (Successful Dan) won the (Grade 3) Northern Dancer (at Churchill Downs in 2009) after a sprint. He (Wise Dan) won at a mile after the Breeders’ Cup. I always thought he would be better going long, so we’ll see how smart I am.” Dede McGehee’s St. John’s River, a fast-closing second in her most recent start in the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) for trainer Andy Leggio Jr., worked five furlongs in 1:00.20 under jockey Rosie Napravnik on an overcast Wednesday morning at Keeneland. Scheduled to run next in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 6, St. John’s River posted fractions of :12.40, :24.20, :36 and :48.20 with a six-furlong gallop out of 1:14.80. It was the second Keeneland work for St. John’s River, who has breezed five furlongs in 1:00.80 on April 13. Team Valor International’s Animal Kingdom, winner of the Vinery Racing Spiral (G3) in his most recent start, and Summer Soiree, winner of the Bourbonette Oaks (G3) in her most recent start, are scheduled to ship to Churchill Downs on Thursday to prepare for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), respectively. Plans are for the two to stay at Churchill Downs with works scheduled Saturday, weather permitting, according to Dave Rock, assistant to trainer Graham Motion. SPRING MEETING SPECIAL EVENTS Friday, April 22: Jockey Autograph Signing. Meet retired jockeys and current Keeneland riders from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. adjacent to the paddock. Jockeys will sign Keeneland 75th anniversary hats, available for purchase for $15. Proceeds will benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23: Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a trunk show with Dorfman Pacific, featuring Kentucky Derby hats. Saturday, April 23: Breakfast With the Works, beginning at 7 a.m., featuring a Southern-style breakfast and free children’s activities. Program includes trackside commentary on Thoroughbreds as they train. An equine-related demonstration in the paddock featuring Keeneland starter Robert “Spec” Alexander and the starting gate follows at 8:45 a.m. (Breakfast is $7; children three and under eat free.) Free handicapping seminar. Conducted by Tom Law, managing editor of Thoroughbred Times, 11:30 a.m. trackside. Jockey Q&A. TVG analyst and former jockey Donna Brothers will conduct a question and answer session with a featured jockey beginning at 12:05 in the paddock. 2011 KEENELAND SPRING MEETING LEADERS (Stats Through Sunday, April 17) Current Meet Leading Jockeys Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Julien Leparoux 60 12 10 9 $507,645 Alan Garcia 33 11 3 5 $405,617 Javier Castellano 34 8 6 8 $697,325 Jose Lezcano 29 7 4 6 $315,386 Shaun Bridgmohan 27 5 2 0 $295,838 John Velazquez 21 4 3 3 $354,227 Garrett Gomez 27 3 2 5 $306,648 James Graham 39 3 2 1 $101,449 Jeffrey Sanchez 10 3 2 1 $ 90,125 Rosie Napravnik 38 2 7 1 $214,518 Robby Albarado 40 2 6 8 $360,582 Kent Desormeaux 26 2 4 3 $104,298 Joel Rosario 5 2 1 0 $503,380 Jesus Castanon 16 2 0 2 $ 99,422 10 jockeys are tied with one win each. Current Meet Leading Trainers Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Ken McPeek 18 10 1 3 $292,423 Michael Maker 24 4 3 3 $285,019 Wesley Ward 15 4 3 2 $125,483 Roger Attfield 14 3 3 3 $168,080 John Terranova II 8 3 2 2 $329,303 Michael Matz 7 3 1 1 $110,913 Todd Pletcher 12 3 1 0 $222,575 Tom Proctor 8 3 0 1 $103,701 Bill Mott 18 2 3 2 $155,383 Neil Howard 14 2 2 1 $ 92,793 Shug McGaughey III 10 2 2 1 $125,225 Chad Brown 9 2 1 4 $100,167 Michelle Lovell 7 2 1 1 $ 58,563 Tom Albertrani 6 2 1 1 $563,100 Tom Amoss 6 2 1 1 $ 29,167 Ralph Nicks 4 2 0 0 $ 69,060 Chris Block 2 2 0 0 $151,620 25 trainers are tied with one win each. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6024299 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6024299 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:34:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 19, 2011) – Archarcharch, a graduate of Keeneland’s 2009 September Yearling Sale, established himself as a top Kentucky Derby (G1) contender with his win in Saturday’s Grade 1 Arkansas Derby, while fellow September Sale graduate Havre de Grace recorded her first Grade 1 win in the Apple Blossom Handicap. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS ARCHARCHARCH, 3YO colt by Arch – Woodman’s Dancer ($60,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Robert Yagos) Won Arkansas Derby (G1) on 4/16 at Oaklawn (career 6-3-1-1, $832,744) O- Robert & Loval Yagos; B- Grapestock (KY); T- William Fires HAVRE DE GRACE, 4YO filly by Saint Liam – Easter Bunnette ($380,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Fox Hill Farm) Won Apple Blossom H. (G1) on 4/15 at Oaklawn (career 10-5-3-2, $1,263,175) O- Fox Hill Farms Inc; B- Nancy Dillman (KY); T- Larry Jones JUNIPER PASS, 4YO colt by Lemon Drop Kid – Child Bride ($92,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Longitude Farm, agent; Buyer- Marc Ferrell) Won San Juan Capistrano Invitational (G2) on 4/17 at Santa Anita (career 12-4-1-2, $284,380) O- Betty & Robert Irvin; B- Brookdale Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Thomas Ray Bell II NICOLE H, 4YO filly by Mr. Greeley – Hot Chipotle ($115,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Steve Bajer, agent) Won Distaff H. (G2) on 4/16 at Aqueduct (career 15-5-5-2, $279,344) O- Gem Inc; B- JMJ Racing Stables (KY); T- Michael Hushion SMILING TIGER, 4YO colt by Hold That Tiger – Shandra Smiles ($32,000 RNA, 2008 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Katalpa Farm, agent) Won Count Fleet H. (G3) on 4/14 at Oaklawn (career 14-7-1-6, $995,864) O- Lebherz Racing & Alan Klein; B- Dr. Rodney Orr (KY); T- Jeff Bonde REGALLY READY, 4YO gelding by More Than Ready – Kivi ($110,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Vinery Stables) Won San Simeon H. (G3) on 4/16 at Santa Anita (career 12-6-2-3, $297,977) O- Vinery Stables; B- Grapestock (KY); T- Steve Asmussen TIDAL POOL, 4YO filly by Yankee Gentleman – Sea Rhythm ($120,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Dapple Bloodstock) Won $100,000 Red Bud S. on 4/13 at Oaklawn (career 20-5-2-3, $349,216) O- Westrock Stables; B- David Garwin (KY); T- D. Wayne Lukas ROAD READY, 3YO colt by More Than Ready – Eishin Bridle ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Divine Assetts Inc) Won $75,000 Bachelor S. on 4/15 at Oaklawn (career 5-2-1-0, $93,580) O- Wayne & Peggy Atwell, Mersad Metanovic & James Vreeland 1998 Trust; B- Gulf Coast Farms (KY); T- Jeff Bonde JUSTENUFAPPEAL, 3YO filly by Exchange Rate – Hasty Appeal ($150,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Summerfield, agent; Buyer- Mike Dye & Praz Racing Stable) Won $75,000 Golden Poppy S. on 4/16 at Golden Gate (career 6-3-2-1, $109,200) O- Praz Racing Stable, Eddie Delahoussaye & Michael Dye; B- Luis de Hechavarria (FL); T- Steven Specht RODMAN, 6YO horse by Malibu Moon – Crystal Gem ($150,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services Inc, agent; Buyer- Buzz Chace, agent for Barry Schwartz) Won $60,000 Irish Tower S. on 4/14 at Aqueduct (career 14-6-3-0, $246,152) O- Barry Schwartz; B- David Hager (KY); T- Michael Hushion ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6021333 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6021333 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:31:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 19, 2011) – Hilliard Lyons has become the signature sponsor of Keeneland’s Doubledogdare Stakes (G3), which will hold its 17th running on Friday, April 22. Keeneland has increased the purse for the Doubledogdare – a stakes race for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles – from $100,000 to $125,000. “Hilliard Lyons is a well-respected member of Central Kentucky’s business community, and we are very pleased to welcome them to the Keeneland family,” said W. Rogers Beasley, Keeneland’s vice president of racing. Inaugurated in 1992, the Doubledogdare has been won by champion Silverbulletday (2000) and by such prominent stakes winners as Darling My Darling (2001), Dancethruthedawn (2002), Mayo On the Side (2004), Asi Siempre (2007) and Haka (2010). The stakes is named for Claiborne Farm’s outstanding filly Doubledogdare, winner of the 1955 Alcibiades and 1956 Spinster at Keeneland. Trained by the legendary Moody Jolley, Doubledogdare earned champion filly honors in 1955 and 1956. ### For 75 years, The Keeneland Association has devoted itself to the health and vibrancy of the Thoroughbred industry. As the world's largest Thoroughbred auction company, Keeneland conducts sales every January, April, September and November. Its sales graduates dominate racing across the globe at every level. In April and October, Keeneland offers some of the highest caliber and richest Thoroughbred racing in the world. Uniquely structured, Keeneland is a private, for-profit corporation that returns its earnings back to the industry and the community in the form of higher purses, as well as millions of dollars in charitable contributions for education, research and health and human services throughout Central Kentucky. To learn more about Keeneland, visit us online at www.keeneland.com. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6020886 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6020886 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:08:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 17, 2011) – Blinkers On Racing, William Strauss and Robert Butler et al’s Turbulent Descent cruised past pace-setting Gran Lioness in upper stretch to score a five-length victory over Honey Chile to win the 26th running of the $150,000 Beaumont (G2) for 3-year-old fillies before a Sunday afternoon crowd of 18,873 at Keeneland. Trained by Mike Puype and ridden by David Flores, Turbulent Descent scored her third graded stakes victory and first outside of California. Turbulent Descent won the Santa Anita Oaks (G1) in her previous start and last December won the Hollywood Starlet (G1). Gran Lioness, ridden by Jamie Theriot, led the field of six in the run down the backstretch through fractions of :23.26 and :47.03 with Honey Chile and Jose Lezcano in closest pursuit. Flores had Turbulent Descent running about three lengths off the lead on the backstretch before going after the leader on the far turn. In the stretch, Turbulent Descent quickly assumed command and extended her advantage to the wire to give Flores his third Keeneland stakes victory and give Puype his first stakes victory here. Turbulent Descent, a Florida-bred daughter of Congrats out of the Forestry mare Roger’s Sue, covered the Beard Course distance of seven furlongs, 184 feet in 1:26.12. The victory was worth $90,000 and increased Turbulent Descent’s bankroll to $618,350 with a record of 6-5-1-0. Turbulent Dancer returned $3.20, $2.60 and $2.10. Honey Chile returned $4.80 and $3.60 and finished a half-length ahead of Coax Liberty, ridden by Garrett Gomez, who paid $3.60 to show. Aide finished fourth, another half-length back, and was followed by Tell a Kelly and Gran Lioness. Racing resumes Wednesday with a nine-race program that begins at 1:15 p.m. (ET). ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6015832 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6015832 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:41:00 EDT A YEAR LATER, ALBERTRANI GETS TO ENJOY THE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS Last year after the Toyota Blue Grass (G1), trainer Tom Albertrani was perplexed with the last-place showing of Odysseus in the race. A few days later, Albertrani had his answer as Odysseus sustained a bone chip in the back of his left knee in the race. Fast forward a year and Albertrani is thinking Kentucky Derby with Live Oak Plantation’s Brilliant Speed, who came from last place in the field of 12 to nip Twinspired by a nose in the 87th running of the $750,000 race. Albertrani also saddled third-place finisher King Congie, who was a head behind Twinspired. “Last year we were a little disappointed,” Albertrani said. “Some horses take to the Polytrack and some don’t. We thought these two (horses) would make the transition to Polytrack. The transition from Polytrack to dirt remains to be seen.” Brilliant Speed began his career with two off-the-board finishes on dirt last summer at Belmont Park and Saratoga. Five consecutive turf races came prior to the Toyota Blue Grass. “He trained well on the dirt at Palm Meadows,” Albertrani said. “I remember when I galloped (champion grass horse) Paradise Creek, he’d go a half in :46 or :47 on dirt but seldom repeat that in a race on dirt. The same thing happened when I was in Dubai. Occasionally they would run a good race, but they were not consistent. It might just be the right day for them.” Albertrani said a decision would be made in the next couple of days regarding when Brilliant Speed would ship to Churchill Downs for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). “That’s up to (owner) Mrs. (Charlotte) Weber,” Albertrani said. “We would probably go over a week before and have one breeze over the track.” Plans for West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie are indefinite. “We talked after the race and we might give the Preakness (G1) a try,” Albertrani said, noting the colt had not been nominated to the $200,000 American Turf (G2) at Churchill Downs on May 6. “We have a lot of options with him, things like the Virginia Derby (G2) and the Secretariat (G1).” James S. Karp’s homebred Newsdad was fine the morning after he rallied to finish fourth, within 1½ lengths of Brilliant Speed in his Polytrack debut, trainer Bill Mott said. “He had kind of a troubled trip,” Mott said about the son of Arch, who was ridden by Jesus Castanon. “He might have won it with a perfect trip.” Mott said he was not sure what Newsdad’s next race might be. The colt, who had made his three previous starts on grass, is the only horse that competed in the Toyota Blue Grass that is not nominated to the Triple Crown. Dave Rock, assistant to trainer Graham Motion, said that Team Valor International’s Crimson China came out of his fifth-place effort in good order. Even though Crimson China failed to earn a Kentucky Derby spot, Team Valor and Motion have another candidate in Vinery Racing Spiral (G3) winner Animal Kingdom, who worked five furlongs here Saturday morning in :59.20. “Everybody was happy with the works yesterday,” said Rock, about the moves that included a 1:00.40 work by Team Valor’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) hopeful, Summer Soiree. “Depending on the weather, both of them probably will go to Churchill Downs on Thursday, gallop Friday and work on Saturday.” Trainer Mike Stidham was lamenting a rough trip for All In Stable’s Willcox Inn in his eighth-place finish. “He had a rough trip and was stuck inside,” Stidham said. “But if he had a significant move, he would have made it, but he didn’t. In his good races, he has been back further and put in a sustained run. Yesterday, he didn’t.” Stidham agonized through the race as Willcox Inn was caught in traffic for practically the entire trip. “I noticed one time about the 4½ (furlong) pole that (jockey) Rosie (Napravnik) practically stood up on him,” Stidham said. “The race as it unfolded reminded me of the Derby where the horses get all jammed up on the inside with no place to go and a horse comes up on the outside, loops the field and runs by them all.” Stidham said Willcox Inn would be pointed to the Mid-America Triple series at Arlington Park that begins with the Arlington Classic on May 28, continues with the American Derby (G2) on July 9 and concludes with the Grade 1 Secretariat on August 13. “The timing is good and we are stabled there,” Stidham said. “A bad trip,” trainer Eddie Kenneally said about the performance turned in by Tom R. Walter’s Santiva, the 2.30-1 favorite who finished ninth. Santiva broke from post three. “Down on the inside, no running room,” he added. Kenneally said the Giant’s Causeway colt will relocate to Churchill Downs later in the week. Santiva has $242,397 in graded stakes earnings, placing him unofficially in 21st position on the list of possible starters for the Kentucky Derby. WINTER MEMORIES HEADS OVERFLOW FIELD FOR THURSDAY’S APPALACHIAN Phillips Racing Partnership’s Winter Memories will make her much anticipated 2011 debut here Thursday when she faces 11 rivals in the 23rd running of the $100,000 Appalachian (G3) for 3-year-old fillies going a mile on the turf. The Appalachian, which drew 12 entries and two also-eligibles, was won last year by Check the Label. The Appalachian will go as the eighth race on Thursday’s nine-race program with an approximate post time of 4:52 p.m. (ET). First post time Thursday is 1:15 p.m. Trained by Jim Toner, Winter Memories won her first two starts last year and closed 2010 with a runner-up finish as the favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G2) at Churchill Downs. Jose Lezcano, who has been aboard Winter Memories in all her starts, has the call Thursday on the filly, who will break from post position four under co-high weight of 123 pounds. Robert S. Evans’ New Normal, winner of the Natalma (G3) last September at Woodbine, also will carry 123 pounds. Trained by Mark Frostad, New Normal will be making her first start since finishing eighth in the Breeders’ Juvenile Fillies Turf. Javier Castellano has the mount on New Normal, who will break from post position six. Two undefeated fillies with ties to Keeneland stakes winners are also in the field. Stronach Stable’s Smart Sting, a daughter of 1999 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) winner Perfect Sting, has won both of her starts for trainer Roger Attfield. Shaun Bridgmohan has the mount Thursday on Smart Sting, who will break from post position 10 under a 117-pound impost. Virginia Kraft Payson’s Ruthenia, a full sister to 2008 Jenny Wiley (G2) winner Rutherienne, will be making her 2011 debut for trainer Christophe Clement after winning her two grass starts last year. Alan Garcia, who was aboard for those two wins, has the call Thursday on Ruthenia, who will break from post position 12 and carry 121 pounds. The field for the Appalachian, from the inside out, is as follows: My Redbyrd (Garrett Gomez, 117 pounds), Dos Lunas (Jon Court, 117), Diva Ash (Kent Desormeaux, 117), Winter Memories (Lezcano, 123), Artisanal (John Velazquez, 117), New Normal (Castellano, 123), Harlan’s Ruby (Robby Albarado, 117), Fast Tip (Rosie Napravnik, 117), My Phi Temper (Corey Lanerie, 117), Smart Sting (Bridgmohan, 117), Parting Words (Julien Leparoux, 117) and Ruthenia (Garcia, 121). Also-eligibles: Blushandbashful (Rajiv Maragh, 117) and Santina Dond (Anthony Stephen, 117). TOP THREE IN JENNY WILEY WELL ON SUNDAY Team Block’s Never Retreat came out of her 1¾-length victory in the $200,000 Jenny Wiley (G2) on Saturday in good order, according to Neil Pessin, who had the filly in his care here for trainer Chris Block. “She came out of the race fine,” Pessin said of Never Retreat, who arrived in his barn from Florida 12 days ago. “There are no plans for her yet, but most likely it will not be at Churchill Downs (for the $200,000 Grade 2 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile on May 7). That would be a little quick coming back in three weeks.” Chris Block was at Churchill Sunday morning to oversee a work by two-time Grade 1 winner Giant Oak, who covered five furlongs over a muddy track in 1:01.40 in preparation for the $300,000 Alysheba (G3) on May 6. Trainer Jonathan Sheppard was pleased with the second-place finish by Augustin Stable’s Fantasia (GB), who was making her first start since nosing out Never Retreat to win the River Memories Stakes at Woodbine last October. Sheppard said Fantasia might return at Churchill in the May 6 La Troienne (G2) or he would take a look at the Foxwoods Just a Game (G1) on June 11 at Belmont Park. Zagora (FR), post-time favorite in the Jenny Wiley, also was well the morning after her third-place finish. “Zagora came back looking good,” said trainer Chad Brown. “She ran OK. Maybe the really yielding ground probably wasn’t for her, but she did try. At least she hit the board. She was out there trying but the jock felt she was better on firmer turf.” No plans have been finalized for Zagora’s next race. SHAKERTOWN RUNNER-UP GRAND ADVENTURE HEADED TO CANADA; SILVER TIMBER OK Shakertown (G3) runner-up Grand Adventure was fine the morning after he was second to Stratford Hills, according to trainer Mark Frostad. “He came out of the race in good order and seems happy and content,” he said. The Shakertown was Grand Adventure’s 2011 debut after a ninth- place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G2) at Churchill Downs in November. “He always shows up but he’d been off for quite awhile and you’re always concerned about that, first start back,” Frostad said. “But he’s a professional; he showed up and he ran hard. I was ecstatic with his race.” Grand Adventure is next pointed to the Connaught Cup (G2) on May 29 at Woodbine. He is scheduled to head north next week. Trainer Chad Brown reported Sunday morning that Silver Timber, second-choice favorite in the Shakertown, was OK after being pulled up at the end of the race and vanned off the turf course. “He has a puncture wound on his hind leg,” Brown said. “Somehow on the turn he must have got kicked by another horse or something. I don’t know if that’s what (jockey Julien Leparoux) felt, but Julien said in the lane he just didn’t feel comfortable. So he was a little cautious with him and just pulled him up and got off him. Luckily I think he’s OK. We just have to heal him up.” Plans for Silver Timber will be day to day for a while as Brown focuses on healing the gelding’s wound. “It’s definitely not a career-ending injury, but it’s something that is going to take a little time to heal, I can tell you that,” Brown said. The 8-year-old gelding was the winner of the 2010 running of the Shakertown and back-to-back winner of the Woodford (G3) the past two years. GALLOPING OUT In works of note Sunday morning at Keeneland, Washington Bridge, prepping for Friday’s Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3), worked a half-mile in :47.60 under jockey Garrett Gomez. Fractions for the move were :12.20, :24.20, :36.20 and out five furlongs in 1:00.60. Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) winner Daisy Devine, gearing up for a Kentucky Oaks (G1) bid, worked five furlongs in company in 1:01 under jockey James Graham. Fractions for Daisy Devine were :12.80, :25.40, :36.80, :48.80 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:13.20 and seven-eighths in 1:27.40. Stakes coordinator Scott Jones’ list of probable and possible contenders for Saturday’s 30th running of the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3) stood at seven on Sunday morning. Considered as probable for the 1 1/16-mile race are Gary and Mary West’s Beachcombing, Magdalena Racing’s Casper’s Touch, Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Derby Kitten, Courtlandt Farms’ Prime Cut and Michael Ryan’s Silver Medallion. Possible for the race are Gary Piper’s Hurricane Lake and Kaleem Shah’s Uncle Sam. Entries for the Coolmore Lexington will be taken Wednesday. 2011 KEENELAND SPRING MEETING LEADERS (Stats Through Saturday, April 16) Current Meet Leading Jockeys Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Alan Garcia 30 9 3 5 $354,441 Julien Leparoux 52 8 9 9 $377,375 Javier Castellano 29 8 5 7 $675,455 Jose Lezcano 25 7 3 6 $284,535 Shaun Bridgmohan 25 5 2 0 $286,138 Garrett Gomez 25 3 2 3 $285,848 John Velazquez 16 3 2 2 $303,167 Jeffrey Sanchez 9 3 2 1 $ 87,745 Rosie Napravnik 36 2 6 1 $207,918 Robby Albarado 36 2 5 6 $340,502 Kent Desormeaux 25 2 4 3 $103,248 James Graham 35 2 2 1 $ 88,809 Joel Rosario 5 2 1 0 $503,380 Jesus Castanon 15 2 0 1 $ 95,022 9 jockeys are tied with one win each. Current Meet Leading Trainers Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Ken McPeek 16 8 1 3 $241,423 Wesley Ward 14 4 3 2 $123,103 Roger Attfield 10 3 2 2 $146,220 John Terranova II 7 3 1 2 $319,303 Todd Pletcher 11 3 1 0 $221,255 Tom Proctor 7 3 0 1 $ 97,901 Michael Maker 19 2 3 2 $211,369 Bill Mott 17 2 3 2 $155,183 Neil Howard 11 2 2 1 $ 88,773 Chad Brown 8 2 1 4 $ 95,667 Shug McGaughey III 9 2 1 1 $114,425 Tom Albertrani 6 2 1 1 $563,100 Michael Matz 6 2 1 1 $ 78,513 Michelle Lovell 6 2 0 1 $ 48,563 Ralph Nicks 4 2 0 0 $ 69,060 25 trainers are tied with one win each. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6015413 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6015413 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:55:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 16, 2011) – Live Oak Plantation’s Brilliant Speed, ridden by Joel Rosario, got up in the final jump to nip Twinspired by a nose to win the 87th running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) before a crowd of 24,990 on a cool and overcast Saturday afternoon at Keeneland. Trained by Tom Albertrani, Brilliant Speed was last in the field of 12 going into the first turn as Joes Blazing Aaron, under Garrett Gomez, led the way with Praetereo in closest pursuit under Edgar Prado and Twinspired in third under Robby Albarado. The top three remained unchanged through fractions of :25.14, :50.33 and 1:14.76. Midway on the final turn, Twinspired slipped past Praetereo and at the head of the stretch took over from Joes Blazing Aaron as Brilliant Speed lagged at the rear of the field. Twinspired opened a daylight margin at midstretch, but was soon challenged on the outside by King Congie, also trained by Albertrani and ridden by Rajiv Maragh. Widest of all, Rosario had Brilliant Speed gobbling up ground, moving to sixth by the eighth pole and getting up in time to score by a nose. It was the fourth time the race had been decided by a nose with the most recent time coming in 2007 when Dominican edged eventual Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Street Sense. Brilliant Speed, a Florida-bred son of Dynaformer out of the Gone West mare Speed Succeeds, ran the 1 1/8 miles over the main track in 1:50.92. The victory, the second in eight starts, was worth $450,000 and increased Brilliant Speed’s earnings to $515,750 with a record of 8-2-2-2. Brilliant Speed rewarded his backers with payoffs of $40.20, $20.80 and $13. Twinspired returned $21.20 and $11.80 with King Congie finishing a head back in third and paying $8.80 to show. Newsdad was another length back in fourth and was followed in order by Crimson China, Joes Blazing Aaron, Queen’splatekitten, Willcox Inn, favored Santiva, Wilkinson, Praetereo and Sensational Slam. In the races preceding the Toyota Blue Grass, Team Block’s Never Retreat and Dogwood Stable’s Aikenite posted Grade 2 victories by taking the Jenny Wiley and Commonwealth, respectively. On the same card, Melnyk Racing Stables’ Stratford Hill won the Grade 3 Shakertown. Trained by Chris Block and ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan, Never Retreat grabbed the lead entering the stretch and repulsed an upper-stretch bid from Fantasia (GB) to win the 23rd running of the $200,000 Jenny Wiley by 1¾ lengths, covering the 1 1/16 miles on a yielding turf course in 1:44.72. It was the first victory in the Jenny Wiley for both Block and Bridgmohan. C. S. Silk and Kiss Mine led the field of 10 fillies and mares through early fractions of :24.44 and :49.15 with Never Retreat a couple of lengths back in third. Leaving the far turn, Bridgmohan sent Never Retreat to the outside of Kiss Mine and took command with Fantasia (GB) moving to her outside only to have Never Retreat kick clear. A 6-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Smart Strike out of the Steady Growth mare Lisieux, Never Retreat improved her overall record to 25-8-6-6 and increased her bankroll to $616,481 with Saturday’s $120,000 check. Never Retreat returned mutuels of $16.60, $7.80 and $4.40. Fantasia, ridden by Rosie Napravnik, returned $10.40 and $5.80 with favored Zagora (FR), ridden by Julien Leparoux, finishing a length back in third and returning $2.60 show. Forest Uproar finished fourth a neck back of Zagora and was followed in order by Eclaire de Lune (GER), Miss Keller (IRE), Gypsy’s Warning (SAF), Kiss Mine, C. S. Silk and Valli With a Vow. In the $175,000 Commonwealth, Aikenite rallied from fourth place in upper stretch to run down Cool Bullet and draw away to a 2 1/4-length victory to give the jockey-trainer combination of John Velazquez and Todd Pletcher back-to-back graded stakes victories following a score in the Shakertown by Stratford Hill. It was Pletcher’s third Commonwealth victory to go with triumphs in 2003 with Smooth Jazz and 2004 with Lion Tamer. Cool Bullet, ridden by Bridgmohan, and Le Grand Cru, ridden by Jamie Theriot, dueled for the lead through fractions of :22.68 and :45.29 with Aikenite running in fourth place in the field of five. Leaving the backstretch, Velazquez angled Aikenite to the outside for clear running and took command at the sixteenth pole from Cool Bullet, who had shaken clear at the head of the stretch. Aikenite, a 4-year-old Florida-bred son of Yes It’s True out of the Saint Ballado mare Silverlado, covered the seven furlongs in 1:22.35 in winning for the fourth time in 17 career starts. The victory was worth $108,500 and raised Aikenite’s career earnings to $487,460. Aikenite returned mutuels of $4.60, $3.20 and $2.40. Cool Bullet returned $6 and $3.80 with Le Grand Cru finishing two lengths back in third and paying $4 to show. Favored Wise Dan finished fourth, three-quarters of a length behind Le Grand Cru, with Taqarub running last. Melnyk Racing Stables’ Stratford Hill made his stakes debut a winning one by collaring Great Attack in deep stretch and then holding off Grand Adventure by a half-length to win the 15th running of the $100,000 Shakertown, covering the 5½ furlongs on the yielding turf course in 1:03.90. Trained by Pletcher and ridden by Velazquez, Stratford Hill raced in the second flight in the run down the backstretch, moved up entering the far turn and gradually wore down Great Attack. Grand Adventure rallied from far back to get second by a nose over Great Attack. It was the first Shakertown victory for Pletcher and Velazquez. A 4-year-old Florida-bred son of A.P. Indy out of the Hennessy mare Harmony Lodge, Stratford Hill remained perfect on the grass with his fourth consecutive win and increased his earnings to $160,400 with the $60,000 winner’s check. Stratford Hill returned $14, $5.20 and $3.20. Grand Adventure, ridden by Joel Rosario, returned $5.20 and $4.20 and Great Attack, ridden by Garrett Gomez, returned $4 to show. Completing the field in order were favored Chamberlain Bridge, Strike Impact, Silver Timber, Goldzar and Kennessey. Racing continues Sunday with a nine-race program highlighted by the 26th running of the $150,000 Beaumont (G2) for 3-year-old fillies on the Beard Course of seven furlongs, 184 feet. First post time is 1:15 p.m. (ET) with the Beaumont scheduled to go at 4:52 p.m. ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6013207 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6013207 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:12:00 EDT THE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS POSTRACE INTERVIEWS WITH WINNING CONNECTIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE FIRST FLOOR JOCKEY QUARTERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RACE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS NOTES A field of 12 horses will go postward today in the 87th running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1). The Toyota Blue Grass is the richest and most famous race at Keeneland, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. So why don’t the numbers match? History The Blue Grass was named for the famous Bluegrass region of Central Kentucky and held in 1911-14 and 1919-26 at the old Kentucky Association track near downtown Lexington. Second-place finishers Meridian (1911), Donerail (1913) and Behave Yourself (1921) went on to win the Kentucky Derby. The 1926 winner, Bubbling Over, became the first horse to win the Blue Grass and the Kentucky Derby. With the closure of the Kentucky Association track, a group of prominent area Thoroughbred breeders went to work to return racing to Lexington. In 1935, they founded the Keeneland Association, purchased land from horseman J.O. “Jack” Keene and set out to open a model racetrack. Keeneland opened on October 15, 1936, for nine days of racing. In April 1937, Keeneland held its inaugural spring meeting and ran the Blue Grass for the first time. Blue Grass - Kentucky Derby Connection A total of nine winners of the Blue Grass at Keeneland have won the Kentucky Derby. Another 10 horses who ran in the race have won the Run for the Roses. Toyota Sponsorship In 1996, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (located in Georgetown), five area Toyota dealerships and Toyota Motor Sales in Cincinnati teamed up to sponsor the Blue Grass, marking Toyota’s first sponsorship of a horse race. Biographical information on the connections of each entrant in this year’s race, as well as past performances, charts dating back to the first running of the race at Keeneland in 1937 and historical statistics on the race are available in the TOYOTA BLUE GRASS MEDIA GUIDE Additional material, including videos of past races, is available at www.toyotabluegrassstakes.com. This information also might aid in your coverage: Post Positions Morning-line favorite Santiva drew Post 3 for the race. Post 3 has produced 10 winners, including last year’s winner, Stately Victor. Here are the post positions and the number of winners each post position has produced since 1937 (the race was run in two divisions in 1951): Post No. of Winners 1 13 2 12 3 10 4 13 5 9 6 3 7 3 8 5 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 1 The largest field in race history is 14 (1954, 1974). Jockeys Jockey Edgar Prado (Praetereo) is bidding for his fourth win in the race, following Harlan’s Holiday (2002), Peace Rules (2003) and Monba (2008). Alan Garcia (Crimson China), Garrett Gomez (Joes Blazing Aaron) and John Velazquez (Queen’splatekitten) are looking for their second wins in the race. Garcia won last year with Stately Victor. Gomez won in 2006 with Sinister Minister. Velazquez won in 2005 with Bandini. Riding in the Toyota Blue Grass for the first time, Rosie Napravnik (Willcox Inn) could become the first female jockey to win the race. Other female jockeys who have ridden in the race are Patti Cooksey, Tammy Fox and Racing Hall of Fame member Julie Krone. Cooksey was seventh on So Vague in 1984. Fox was fourth on Big Courage in 1991. Krone was 10th on Colony Light in 1992 and second on Suave Prospect in 1995. Another jockey riding in the race for the first time is Joel Rosario (Brilliant Speed). Trainers First-time trainers in the race are Eddie Kenneally (Santiva) and Mike Stidham (Willcox Inn). Trainer Todd Pletcher is bidding for his third win in the race, following Bandini (2005) and Monba (2008). Pletcher sends out three horses this year: Praetereo, Queen’splatekitten and Sensational Slam. Other trainers with a previous win in the race are Neil Howard, who won with Summer Squall (1990); Mike Maker, who saddled last year’s winner, Stately Victor; and Racing Hall of Fame member Bill Mott (Newsdad), who won with Taylor’s Special (1984). Sires Harlan’s Holiday, who won the race in 2002, is the sire of two starters in this year’s race: Twinspired and Willcox Inn. Harlan’s Holiday won the race for Jack Wolf ’s Starlight Stable. Wolf is a member of Starlight Partners, which owns Praetereo and 2008 winner Monba. Harlan’s Holiday, now 12, stands not far from Keeneland at WinStar Farm. The stallion Giant’s Causeway is represented by three starters this year: Santiva, Praetereo and Crimson China. The 14-year-old son of Storm Cat stands at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Kentucky. Keeneland Sales Grads Several graduates of the 2009 Keeneland September Yearling Sale are in this year’s race: Praetereo ($250,000 purchase) Sensational Slam ($80,000 purchase) and Twinspired ($55,000 purchase). Crimson China and Newsdad were consigned to the sale. Praetereo initially was sold for $265,000 at the 2008 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Odds The shortest-priced favorite to win the race was Spectacular Bid, who went off at .05-1 (1-20). He paid $2.10. The longest shot to win the race was Stately Victor, who went off at 40.10-1 in 2010. He paid $82.20 to win. Margin of Victory The largest margin of victory was turned in by Arts and Letters, who won the 1969 race by 15 lengths. He was followed by Alydar (13-length winner in 1978) and Sinister Minister (12¾-length winner in 2006). Times This is the fifth year that the Toyota Blue Grass has been run on Keeneland’s Polytrack main track. (Polytrack debuted during the 2006 fall meeting.) The Polytrack record for 1 1/8 miles, the distance of the Toyota Blue Grass, is 1:46.77, set by Carriage Trail in the 2008 Juddmonte Spinster (G1). The stakes record is 1:47 1/5, set by Skip Away in 1996. Attendance Keeneland drew a record Toyota Blue Grass Day attendance of 33,727 in 2010, surpassing the 33,621 in attendance in 2005. Last year’s attendance on Toyota Blue Grass Day was the second-largest in track history, nearly surpassing the 33,821 for Coolmore Lexington Stakes Day in 2007. Wagering All-sources wagering on last year’s 10-race Toyota Blue Grass card reached $14,027,589. On-track handle last year was $2,277,400. ALBERTRANI HOPES TOYOTA BLUE GRASS ENABLES HIM TO MOVE ON TO DERBY Tom Albertrani has danced the Kentucky Derby dance as a trainer once before in 2006 with Deputy Glitters. A victory in this afternoon’s Toyota Blue Grass (G1) by Live Oak Plantation’s Brilliant Speed or West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie could put Albertrani in the Derby picture again. “Hopefully we can get one of them to run well and win,” Albertrani said of the duo, both of whom have not raced since February 6. “It would be nice to lead one over there on Derby Day.” Neither colt has any graded stakes earnings and the first-place winner’s check today of $450,000 would secure a spot in the starting gate for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 7. Second place is worth $150,000, which would not be enough to crack the top 20 in earnings among those horses under consideration for the Derby. “If they run well here, we’ll know we have some good ones for down the road later on this year,” Albertrani said. The two last ran on February 6 in the Hallandale Beach at Gulfstream Park with King Congie finishing first but disqualified to third for drifting out in the stretch. Brilliant Speed was elevated to second by the disqualification. King Congie was to run three weeks ago in the Vinery Racing Spiral (G3) at Turfway Park but suffered a strained hind muscle the day before the race and was scratched. “They are both pretty consistent,” Albertrani said. “Both have trained well and I am happy with their conditioning. Brilliant Speed had run in two races pretty close together and he lost a little weight so we gave him some time off.” King Congie, listed as the second choice at 5-1 on the morning line, will break from post position two under Rajiv Maragh. Brilliant Speed, the co-third choice at 6-1, will be ridden Joel Rosario and break from post position five. Both riders are seeking their initial Toyota Blue Grass victories. JAYCITO, PRIME CUT TOP LIST OF PROBABLE COOLMORE LEXINGTON STARTERS Zayat Stables’ Jaycito, winner of the Norfolk (G1) last year, and Courtlandt Farms’ Prime Cut, winner over the highly regarded Bind in his most recent start, are two of the marquee names from a list of 32 nominations for next Saturday’s 30th running of the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3). Trained by Bob Baffert, Jaycito opened his 2011 campaign with a runner-up finish in the San Felipe (G2) on March 12 at Santa Anita. Prime Cut will be making his stakes debut in the Coolmore Lexington. Trained by Neil Howard, Prime Cut has won two of five starts. In his three-quarter length victory over Bind, he covered the mile and 70 yards in 1:41.20, which was a fifth of a second off the track record. Also possible for the race, which serves as one of the final preps for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) to be run May 7 at Churchill Downs, is Magdalena Racing’s Casper’s Touch, an allowance winner here on April 8. Entries for the Coolmore Lexington will be taken Wednesday. Stakes activity continues Thursday with the 23rd running of the $100,000 Appalachian (G3) for 3-year-old fillies going a mile on the turf. Headlining the list of 29 nominations is the Phillips Racing Partnership’s Winter Memories. Second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G2) as the favorite, Winter Memories is scheduled to make her 2011 debut in the Appalachian. Entries for the race will be drawn Sunday. Headlining the 23 nominees for Friday’s 17th running of the $100,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) for fillies and mares going a mile and a sixteenth on the main track are Lael Stables’ Check the Label and Mark DeDomenico and Jerry Hollendorfer’s Washington Bridge. Check the Label won four graded stakes in 2010, including the Appalachian and the Grade 1 Garden City. The Doubledogdare would mark her 2011 debut. Washington Bridge won the Grade 2 Bayakoa at Hollywood Park last December and has run fourth in two Grade 2 events this winter at Santa Anita. Two other stakes will be run on the Coolmore Lexington program next Saturday: the 81st running of the $150,000 Ben Ali (G3) at 1 1/8 miles on the main track for 4-year-olds and up, and the 15th running of the Giant’s Causeway for fillies and mares going 5 ½ furlongs on the turf. WinStar Farm’s Drosselmeyer, winner of the 2010 Belmont Stakes (G1), is the marquee name among 22 nominees to the Ben Ali that was won last year by Dubious Miss. Among the other nominees are winners of Keeneland’s two major spring 3-year-old races last year: Tom and Jack Conway’s Stately Victor, winner of the Toyota Blue Grass (G1) and Wertheimer and Frere’s Exhi, winner of the Coolmore Lexington. Dawn and Ike Thrash’s Wild About Marie, a two-time stakes winner on turf this winter at Fair Grounds, is considered probable for the Giant’s Causeway that drew 26 nominations. Others considered probable by Keeneland racing officials are Martin Racing Stable and Morgan Thoroughbred’s Beat the Blues; Andrew Farm, David Scanlon and Frankie O’Connor’s Celadon; Team Valor International and Highfield Stock Farm’s Chantilly Nayla and Richard Davis’ Greeley’s Rocket. GALLOPING OUT Trainer Mike Stidham, who sends out Willcox Inn in this afternoon’s Toyota Blue Grass (G1), said that Estrorace’s Workin for Hops came out of his runner-up effort in Friday’s Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) in good order. “He lays it down out there every time,” said Stidham, who does not plan to bring the 4-year-old gelding back in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve (G1) at 1 1/8 miles on May 7 at Churchill Downs. “That would be a little quick. We came back here in three weeks and that was forcing the issue a little bit. It is a long year and we will probably keep him at a mile and a sixteenth.” Charles Fipke and George Waud’s Society’s Chairman, who finished a neck in back of Workin for Hops, likely will head back to his home base at Woodbine for his next start according to trainer Roger Attfield. “He never runs that well on soft ground and he had a lot to do yesterday,” Attfield said. “He tried his heart out. He is the epitome of a racehorse. He always tries and he hasn’t missed many checks in his career.” It was the second consecutive year Society’s Chairman had run third in the Maker’s Mark and last fall here he had run second behind champion Gio Ponti in the Shadwell Turf Mile (G1). Trainer Graham Motion, who hopes to gain a third possible Kentucky Derby starter when he saddles Team Valor International’s Crimson China in this afternoon’s Toyota Blue Grass, worked one of his Churchill Downs-bound hopefuls here Saturday morning in Team Valor’s Animal Kingdom. Winner of the Vinery Racing Spiral (G3) in his most recent start, Animal Kingdom worked five furlongs in :59.20 in company with Senor Dehere. Animal Kingdom started off a length behind his workmate and finished a length in front as he posted fractions of :13.40, :25.40, :37, :48.20 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:11.20 and seven-eighths in 1:24. About a half-hour later in a steady rain, Team Valor’s Summer Soiree, winner of the Bourbonette Oaks (G3) three weeks ago in her most recent start, worked five furlongs on her own in 1:00.40. Fractions for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) hopeful were :12.20, :24.20, :36.20, :48.20 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:13.60. Brandon and Marianne Chase’s Here Comes Ben worked six furlongs in 1:13.80 for trainer Charles Lopresti early Saturday morning in preparation for his 2011 debut in the $300,000 Churchill Downs Presented by Navistar (G2) on May 7. Fractions on the work were :12.60, :25.20, :37, :49, 1:01.80 and out seven furlongs in 1:28. DOGWOOD STABLE ONE STAKES WIN AWAY FROM GOLD TROPHY MILESTONE Cot Campbell’s Dogwood Stable has a chance to win an eighth graded stakes at Keeneland today, and if so, a gold tray as part of Keeneland’s unique gold trophy program. Only 16 other owners in Keeneland history have earned a gold tray. Dogwood is represented by Aikenite in the Commonwealth (G2), today’s seventh race. Dogwood’s previous stakes wins at Keeneland came in the 1971 Alcibiades (now Grade 1) with Mrs. Cornwallis; 1989 Forerunner (G3) with Luge II; 1990 Blue Grass (G2) and 1991 Fayette (G2) with Summer Squall; 1992 Phoenix Breeders’ Cup (now Grade 3) with British Banker; 1996 Beaumont (G2) with Golden Gale; and 2005 Perryville (G3) with Vicarage. KEENELAND’S MOBILE SITE GAINING POPULARITY Keeneland’s new, smartphone-friendly version of its website has been a hit with race fans at the start of the 2011 race meeting. It has had 33,113 page views in the past seven days and 8,375 unique visitors. Fans are using it as Keeneland expected: while they are at Keeneland. Activity peaked Saturday, April 9, with 8,839 page views and 2,116 unique visitors. The page for entries, scratches and results has the highest number of page views at 4,731, while the event calendar has the most number of unique visitors at 3,969. Horsemen also are using the mobile site, with 490 unique visitors to the horsemen’s information page. The iPhone is the most popular device using the site – by far. SUNDAY SPECIAL EVENTS Sunday, April 17: Military Appreciation Day. Some 900 troops from Fort Knox will be guests of Keeneland. All active and inactive members of the military and their families will receive free general admission with military ID. Soldiers will have access to a phone bank, courtesy of Windstream Communications, to call their loved ones. The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with Phil Dandrea, author of Sham: Great Was Second Best. 2011 KEENELAND SPRING MEETING LEADERS (Stats Through Friday, April 15) Current Meet Leading Jockeys Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Javier Castellano 29 8 5 7 $675,455 Alan Garcia 25 8 3 4 $281,291 Julien Leparoux 42 7 7 8 $280,040 Jose Lezcano 20 6 2 6 $240,554 Shaun Bridgmohan 18 4 0 0 $116,458 Jeffrey Sanchez 9 3 2 1 $ 87,745 Garrett Gomez 16 3 1 1 $254,419 Rosie Napravnik 30 2 5 1 $163,636 Robby Albarado 30 2 4 5 $178,055 Kent Desormeaux 23 2 4 3 $102,901 Jesus Castanon 13 2 0 1 $ 55,782 10 Jockeys are tied with one win each. Current Meet Leading Trainers Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Ken McPeek 14 7 1 2 $206,023 Wesley Ward 13 4 3 1 $113,103 John Terranova II 7 3 1 2 $319,303 Tom Proctor 6 3 0 1 $ 97,742 Bill Mott 14 2 3 2 $117,323 Neil Howard 8 2 2 1 $ 83,563 Chad Brown 6 2 1 3 $ 75,000 Michael Maker 14 2 1 2 $ 43,566 Roger Attfield 6 2 1 2 $100,820 Shug McGaughey III 8 2 1 1 $111,725 Michelle Lovell 4 2 0 0 $ 42,183 26 trainers are tied with one win each. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6012477 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6012477 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:26:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 15, 2011) – Sullimar Stables’ Get Stormy took the lead out of the gate and never looked back as he rolled to a 2¾-length victory over Workin for Hops to win the 23rd running of the $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) on a drizzly Friday afternoon before a crowd of 16,461 at Keeneland. Trained by Tom Bush, Get Stormy was ridden by Javier Castellano, who claimed his second Grade 1 victory of the meeting. Castellano, who has 14 Keeneland stakes victories, rode Lilacs and Lace to victory in last Saturday’s Central Bank Ashland (G1). Get Stormy grabbed the lead at the outset and quickly opened a daylight margin on Workin for Hops, ridden by Rosie Napravnik. Racing over a course labeled “yielding,” Get Stormy led the field of eight through fractions of :24.61, :49.31 and 1:14.01. At the top of the stretch, Workin for Hops moved within a half-length of Get Stormy but could get closer as Get Stormy kicked clear at midstretch and cruised to victory. Get Stormy, who won the Bryan Station (G3) in 2009, covered the mile in 1:37.31. The victory was worth $180,000 and increased Get Stormy’s earnings to $795,961 with a record of 21-9-2-2. Get Stormy is a five-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic out of the Kiri’s Clown mare Foolish Gal. Sent off as the third choice, Get Stormy returned $10.20, $5 and $3.40. Workin for Hops returned $7.60 and $4.60 with Society’s Chairman finishing a neck back in third under Jose Lezcano and paying $3.20 to show. Favored Court Vision finished a head back in fourth and was followed in order by Bim Bam, Furthest Land, Zifzaf and Turallure. Racing resumes Saturday with a 10-race program that is highlighted by the centerpiece of the 15-day spring meeting, the 87th running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1), The Toyota Blue Grass, scheduled as the ninth race with an approximate post time of 5:45 p.m. (ET), is one of four graded stakes races on the card. First post time is 1:15 p.m. # # # For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6010188 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6010188 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:31:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 14, 2011) – C.R. Trout’s homebred Shotgun Gulch rallied from last place under Garrett Gomez in a field of nine to win the 10th running of the $300,000 Vinery Madison (G1) for fillies and mares by a head over favored Amen Hallelujah before a Thursday afternoon crowd of 11,872 at Keeneland. Defending race champion Dr. Zic led the field under Corey Lanerie through fractions of :22.39, and :45.62 with My Jen, Kitty in a Tizzy and Decelerator in closest pursuit. Amen Hallelujah and second choice Evening Jewel raced in midpack while Shotgun Gulch lagged at the back of the field. Turning for home, Dr. Zic shook clear of her initial pursuers only to have Amen Hallelujah slip through on the inside and Evening Jewel range up on the outside. Gomez had Shotgun Gulch in the clear on the far outside and he caught Amen Hallelujah in the final strides after she had taken the lead from Dr. Zic inside the eighth pole. Shotgun Gulch, a 4-year-old daughter of Thunder Gulch out of the Boston Harbor mare Rosieville, covered the seven furlongs over the main track in 1:24.14. The victory was worth $180,000 and increased Shotgun Gulch’s bankroll to $478,146 with a record of 17-7-1-4. The victory was the second in the race for Gomez, who won the Vinery Madison in 2008 with Ventura. For Trout, who also trains Shotgun Gulch, it was his first Keeneland stakes victory and first Grade 1 victory. Trout plans to ship Shotgun Gulch on Friday morning to Churchill Downs where she will be pointed to the Humana Distaff (G1) at seven furlongs on May 7. Shotgun Gulch rewarded her backers with mutuels of $25.40, $9.20 and $6.20. Amen Hallelujah, ridden by John Velazquez, returned $3.80 and $3.40 and finished 2 ¾ lengths in front of Dr. Zic, who returned $8.60 to show. Evening Jewel finished a head back in fourth and was followed in order by My Jen, Decelerator, Kitty in a Tizzy, Fascinatin’ Rhythm and Tremendamente Loca. Grade 1 activity continues Friday at Keeneland with the 23rd running of the $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile. First post time Friday is 1:15 p.m. (ET) with the Maker’s Mark scheduled as the ninth race on the 10-race program with an approximate post time of 5:23 p.m. ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6006916 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6006916 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:03:00 EDT Blinkers On Racing, William Strauss and Robert Butler’s Turbulent Descent, winner of the Santa Anita Oaks (G1) in her most recent start, and Dawn and Ike Thrash’s Tell a Kelly, winner of the Darley Debutante (G1) last summer at Del Mar, headline a field of six 3-year-old fillies entered Thursday for Sunday’s 26th running of the $150,000 Beaumont (G2). The Beaumont, won last year by Franny Freud, is run over the Beard Course distance of seven furlongs, 184 feet. This year’s renewal will go as the eighth race on Sunday’s nine-race program with an approximate post time of 4:52 p.m. (ET). First post time Sunday is 1:15 p.m. Trained by Mike Puype, Turbulent Descent has won four of five career starts that also include a triumph in the Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet to close her unbeaten 2010 campaign. David Flores, who has been aboard Turbulent Descent in all her starts, has the call Sunday on the Congrats filly who will break from post position six under 123 pounds. The Beaumont will mark the 2011 debut for Tell a Kelly, who closed 2010 with a third-place finish behind Turbulent Descent in the Hollywood Starlet. Julien Leparoux has the mount Sunday on the Chad Brown trainee who will break from post position five and carry 123 pounds. The field for the Beaumont, from the rail out, is as follows: Coax Liberty (Garrett Gomez, 117 pounds), Aide (Shaun Bridgmohan, 117), Gran Lioness (Jamie Theriot, 119), Honey Chile (Jose Lezcano, 117), Tell a Kelly (Leparoux, 123) and Turbulent Descent (Flores, 123). KENNEALLY CONFIDENT IN TOYOTA BLUE GRASS MORNING-LINE FAVORITE SANTIVA Post positions were drawn Wednesday for the Toyota Blue Grass (G1), and on Thursday morning trainer Eddie Kenneally said he had studied the field for Saturday’s $750,000 race. Kenneally will saddle the 3-1 morning-line favorite Santiva, who will be ridden by Julien Leparoux and break from post three in the field of 12. “There is some speed in the race,” Kenneally said. “There is no true, true speed horses in there, but there are horses that like to lay close to the pace as does our horse. With a good break, we’ll just leave it with Julien, let him dictate what happens as the race unfolds. No specific instructions for him.” Santiva, who was second here in the Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1) last October, won the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) last November on the dirt at Churchill Downs. He has made only one start this year, finishing second behind Mucho Macho Man in the Risen Star (G2) on dirt at Fair Grounds on February 19. Santiva currently is 17th on the list of horses with graded stakes earnings that determines the starters for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). “He’s a fresh, lightly raced horse,” said Kenneally about Santiva, a colt by Giant’s Causeway who races for Tom R. Walters. “He’s had some experience on the (Keeneland) surface; he ran well on this track last fall. Definitely I feel good about his chances for Saturday. He’s won a graded stakes at Churchill Downs, so he’s familiar with that track. We have a live horse.” Santiva is the first starter in the Toyota Blue Grass for Kenneally, who won Keeneland’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies, the Ashland (G1), in 2006 with Homewrecker Stable LLC’s Bushfire. “It’s a prestigious race,” Kenneally said about the Toyota Blue Grass. “It’s one race you’d like to win. It gets a lot of exposure because it’s a major prep for the Kentucky Derby and, of course, the Derby is the race that gets all the press. To have a contender in a major Derby prep is a great feeling, and it’s nice to win here. We train here; we’re based here for part of the year so it’d be nice to win the race. We’ve won the Ashland. It’d be nice to add this one to it.” In other Toyota Blue Grass news, James S. Karp’s homebred Newsdad galloped about 1½ miles with exercise Rodolphe Brissett aboard. The Arch colt, who is trained by Racing Hall of Fame member Bill Mott, is scheduled to school in the paddock today with horses competing in the fourth race. The other Toyota Blue Grass entrants stabled at Keeneland had routine gallops Thursday morning. Dan Blacker, assistant to trainer Tom Albertrani, was aboard West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie and Live Oak Plantation’s Brilliant Speed; Leo Molina was up on Team Valor International’s Crimson China for a 1½-mile exercise; and Freddy Alvarado was aboard All In Stable’s Willcox Inn for a 1½-mile gallop. Reynaldo Abreu, assistant to John Terranova, reported that James Dolan and James Covello’s Swift Warrior had successful surgery Wednesday at the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital after suffering a lateral non-displaced condylar fracture to his right front after breezing in preparation for the Toyota Blue Grass. “The vet was very pleased with the result,” Abreu said. “He will come back here to the barn after he is released, which is usually in a day or two (after surgery).” SHOTGUN GULCH TACKLES ANOTHER MARQUEE FILLY C.R. Trout usually does not venture far from a circuit that encompasses Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, but he has come to Keeneland to try to take down a Grade 1 victory this afternoon with his owned, trained and bred 4-year-old Shotgun Gulch in the Vinery Madison. With the presence of Evening Jewel in the starting gate for the seven-furlong sprint, Trout was asked if he could have found an easier spot. “I sent her to Santa Anita to try Switch and ran against Blind Luck at Oaklawn,” Trout said. “She ran third in California and should have been second.” Fifth in two starts this year, Shotgun Gulch cuts back to a sprint today after chasing Havre de Grace and Blind Luck in the Azeri (G3) last month. “The more speed in there the better,” Trout said of Shotgun Gulch, an Oklahoma-bred daughter of Thunder Gulch. “She never has been on Polytrack and she’ll either like it or won’t.” Trout said that should Shotgun Gulch run well today, she would stay in Kentucky and go to Churchill Downs for the $300,000 Humana Distaff (G1) at seven furlongs on May 7. At Churchill, she will be under the care of trainer Rick Hiles. Garrett Gomez will ride Shotgun Gulch today. McANALLY RETURNS TO KEENELAND WITH ÉCLAIR DE LUNE (GER) Racing Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally, who won Keeneland Grade 1 stakes with champions Bayakoa (ARG) and Paseana (ARG), has returned to Keeneland with Éclair de Lune (GER) for Saturday’s $200,000 Jenny Wiley (G2). He trains the four-year-old for Richard Duchossois, the chairman of Arlington Park. Éclair de Lune, who won the 2010 Beverly D. (G1) named for Duchossois’ late wife, is coming off two unplaced finishes in turf stakes at Santa Anita. McAnally said she didn’t handle the Santa Anita turf course. “She liked Churchill when she ran in the (Grade 1) Breeders’ Cup (Filly & Mare Turf),” he said, “and this is the same type of turf course so we decided to bring her here.” Éclair De Lune will be ridden in the Jenny Wiley by Junior Alvarado, who rode her in the Beverly D. McAnally said the filly would be able to adapt her running style to how the 1 1/16-mile race unfolds. “She can go either way,” he said. “If need be, she’d go to the front if she had to. We’ll see how the race shapes up.” McAnally, a Kentucky native who is based in Southern California, has four wins in Keeneland’s Spinster (G1), including two with Bayakoa and one with Paseana. He won the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) in 2001 with Bayakoa’s granddaughter, Affluent. NO OAKS DECISION YET FOR BOUQUET BOOTH Right Time Racing’s Bouquet Booth, fourth in last Saturday’s Central Bank Ashland (G1), returned to the track to jog Thursday morning. “She came out of the race fine and will ship back to Churchill Downs tomorrow,” trainer Steve Margolis said. With $326,000 in graded stakes earnings, Bouquet Booth has more than enough money to be assured a spot in the starting gate for the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 6 at Churchill Downs. “I am waiting for the owners to make a decision (on the Oaks),” Margolis said. “She is also nominated to the Eight Belles and the Edgewood.” The $100,000 Eight Belles (G3) is run at seven furlongs on the main track and the $100,000 Edgewood is run at 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Both races are May 6. Beverly Anderson and Edward Seltzer’s Wyomia, runner-up to Lilacs and Lace in the Central Bank Ashland, left Keeneland Wednesday afternoon to return to Solera Farm in Williston, Florida. Trainer Curtis Garrison told Keeneland stable office personnel that the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at 1 1/8 miles at Pimlico on May 20 may be next for Wyomia. GALLOPING OUT Trainer Ken McPeek and jockey Alan Garcia teamed up to win three races on Wednesday and now lead their respective categories through the first four days of the spring meeting with seven wins each. McPeek and Garcia won the first race with Pleasant Run, the second race with Cardsontablefaceup and the sixth race with Sassy’s Dream. The record for the most wins by a trainer on a single card is four, held by Bill Mott (Spring 1995) and Todd Pletcher (Spring 2008). During the Spring 1990 season, jockeys Randy Romero and Craig Perrett each won a record six races on a Keeneland card. On Sunday, which is Palm Sunday, Mass in the Keeneland Sales Pavilion will begin at 10:15 p.m. There will be no Mass on Easter Sunday, Sunday April 17. TOYOTA BLUE GRASS LINKS TOYOTA BLUE GRASS (G1) WEBSITE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS MEDIA GUIDE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS PROGRAM PAGE WITH SILKS TOYOTA BLUE GRASS POST POSITION DRAW VIDEO TOYOTA BLUE GRASS TV/RADIO COVERAGE Saturday’s Toyota Blue Grass (G1) will be broadcast live on the cable racing network TVG and on Lexington’s NBC affiliate, WLEX. Racing fans also can watch the race live at Keeneland.com and at NTRA Live! TVG’s comprehensive on-site coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass will air from 5-6 p.m. (ET). WLEX will broadcast from Keeneland from 4-6:30 p.m., with live coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass scheduled from 5-6 p.m. Coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass on NTRA Live! will include pre- and post race analysis and commentary, features, live on-track updates, running of the race and a live chat. Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) will provide live coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass (G1), Commonwealth (G2), Jenny Wiley (G2) and Shakertown (G3) on Saturday from 4-6 p.m. ET. The two-hour broadcast, which also will include coverage of the Arkansas Derby (G1), can be heard on various HRRN affiliates as well as worldwide with free live streaming on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net. HRRN will host a special Toyota Blue Grass edition of “Equine Forum” live from Keeneland on Saturday morning from 8-10 a.m. Equine Forum can be heard locally on HANK 96.1 FM or via live streaming on the HRRN website. TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WEEK SPECIAL EVENTS Thursday, April 14 - Sunday, April 17: The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a trunk show with celebrity hat milliner Christine Moore. Friday, April 15: Maker’s Mark bottle signing. Begins at 6:30 a.m. trackside. Limit two bottles per person. Proceeds from the specialty bottle, which went on sale April 8, will benefit a newly named endowment for the arts honoring retiring University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. and his wife, Patsy. Bottle signers are Dr. Todd, Keeneland President & CEO Nick Nicholson, Maker’s Mark President & CEO Bill Samuels Jr., incoming Maker’s Mark President Rob Samuels and retired Keeneland President Bill Greely. Free wax dipping of select merchandise purchased from the Keeneland Gift Shop will be featured. Friday Pick 4 Presented by TVG. A $200,000-guaranteed pool will be offered on races 7-10. Saturday, April 16: Breakfast With the Works. Featuring a Southern-style breakfast and free children’s activities, beginning at 7 a.m. Program includes trackside commentary on Thoroughbreds as they train and a show-and-tell by a member of the racing industry. A paddock demonstration featuring Old Friends retirement facility and its newest member, stakes winner Ball Four, begins at 8:45 a.m. (Breakfast is $7; children three and under eat free.) Free handicapping seminar. Conducted by Tom Law, managing editor of Thoroughbred Times, 11:30 a.m. trackside. Jockey Q&A. TVG analyst and former jockey Donna Brothers will conduct a question and answer session with jockey Rosie Napravnik beginning at 12:05 in the paddock. All Stakes Pick 4 presented by TVG. A $250,000-guaranteed pool will be offered on the day’s four stakes - the Shakertown (G3), Commonwealth (G2), Jenny Wiley (G2) and Toyota Blue Grass (G1). Sunday, April 17: Military Appreciation Day. Some 900 troops from Fort Knox will be guests of Keeneland. All active and inactive members of the military and their families will receive free general admission with military ID. Soldiers will have access to a phone bank, courtesy of Windstream Communications, to call their loved ones. The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with Phil Dandrea, author of Sham: Great Was Second Best. 2011 KEENELAND SPRING MEETING LEADERS (Stats Through Wednesday, April 13) Current Meet Leading Jockeys Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Alan Garcia 20 7 2 3 $232,246 Julien Leparoux 32 6 5 8 $224,590 Javier Castellano 21 6 3 5 $429,355 Jose Lezcano 11 4 2 3 $139,694 Kent Desormeaux 17 2 4 2 $ 91,944 Robby Albarado 22 2 3 3 $140,092 Garrett Gomez 14 2 1 1 $ 74,276 Jesus Castanon 10 2 0 1 $ 55,002 Shaun Bridgmohan 11 2 0 0 $ 67,538 Five jockeys are tied with one win each. Current Meet Leading Trainers Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Ken McPeek 14 7 1 2 $206,023 John Terranova II 6 3 1 1 $313,903 Wesley Ward 8 2 2 0 $ 63,160 Neil Howard 7 2 2 0 $ 78,563 Chad Brown 6 2 1 3 $ 75,000 Michael Maker 8 2 0 2 $ 36,036 Tom Proctor 4 2 0 0 $ 66,342 Eighteen trainers are tied with one win each. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6006328 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6006328 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:48:00 EDT John Chandler’s homebred Joshua Reynolds rallied from off the pace to win Wednesday afternoon’s $58,000 featured Summer Wind Purse for 4-year-olds and up by a neck over Colonialism before a crowd of 10,058 at Keeneland. Trained by Ralph Nicks and ridden by Robby Albarado, Joshua Reynolds was next to last in the field of 11 leaving the backstretch. Entering the stretch six wide for clear sailing, Joshua Reynolds collared Colonialism at the sixteenth pole and drew clear in the final few yards. Joshua Reynolds, a 4-year-old son of Royal Academy, covered the 1 1/16 miles on a turf course labeled as soft in 1:45.81. The victory, the third in a row for Joshua Reynolds, was worth $34,800 and increased the winner’s bankroll to $81,185 with a record of 7-3-1-0. Joshua Reynolds returned $46.40, $14.20 and $11.20. Colonialism, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, returned $8.40 and $6 with Day of Destiny, ridden by Javier Castellano, finishing 1 ¼ lengths back in third and returning $7.80 to show. Racing resumes Thursday with a nine-race program that features the 10th running of the $300,000 Vinery Madison (G1) at seven furlongs on the main track that features 2010 Central Bank Ashland (G1) winner Evening Jewel. First post time is 1:15 p.m. (ET) with the Vinery Madison scheduled as the eighth race with a 4:52 p.m. post time. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6003707 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6003707 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:36:00 EDT LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2011) – Tom Walters’ Santiva, winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) last fall at Churchill Downs, heads a field of 12 horses entered Wednesday for Saturday’s 87th running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland. The 1 1/8-mile Toyota Blue Grass is one of two final Grade 1 preps for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). A total of 19 horses that ran in the Toyota Blue Grass went on to win the Kentucky Derby, with Street Sense in 2007 the most recent. The Toyota Blue Grass is scheduled to go off at 5:45 p.m. (ET) as the ninth race on Saturday’s 10-race program. First post time is 1:15 p.m. for the card that features three other graded stakes in addition to the Toyota Blue Grass. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 50s with a chance of rain. Santiva, installed by handicapper Mike Battaglia as the 3-1 favorite on the morning line, returns to Keeneland’s Polytrack surface for the first time since finishing second in last October’s Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1). Trained by Eddie Kenneally, Santiva finished second in the Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds on February 19 in his lone 2011 start. Julien Leparoux will be aboard Santiva for the first time on Saturday and break from post position three. Second choice on the morning line at 5-1 is West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie, trained by Tom Albertrani. King Congie was scheduled to run three weeks ago at Turfway Park in the Vinery Racing Spiral (G3), but a strained hind muscle knocked him out of that race. In his most recent start, King Congie was disqualified out of the victory in the Hallandale Beach on turf at Gulfstream Park on February 6. Rajiv Maragh has the mount on King Congie, who will break from post position two. Co-third choices on the morning line at 6-1 are the Live Oak Plantation’s Brilliant Speed and Gaillardia Racing’s Wilkinson. Brilliant Speed, also trained by Albertrani, was elevated to second in the Hallandale Beach in his most recent start. Joel Rosario has the mount on Brilliant Speed, who will break from post position five. Wilkinson won the Lecomte (G3) in January at Fair Grounds for trainer Neil Howard, who won the 1990 Blue Grass with Summer Squall. Sixth in his most recent start in the Louisiana Derby (G2), Wilkinson will break from post position nine under Jamie Theriot. The other graded stakes winner in the field is Joseph Witek’s Joes Blazing Aaron, who won the Palm Beach (G3) on turf at Gulfstream Park on March 12 in his most recent start. Mike Maker, who saddled Stately Victor to a 40-1 upset in last year’s Toyota Blue Grass, trains Joes Blazing Aaron, who will be ridden by Garrett Gomez and break from post position four. Joes Blazing Aaron is 12-1 on the morning line. Gomez will be trying for his second Toyota Blue Grass victory, having won the 2006 renewal on Sinister Minister. Maker also will send out Alpha Stables, Skychai Racing and Sand Dollar Stable’s Twinspired. Listed at 12-1 on the morning line, Twinspired will be ridden by Robby Albarado and break from post position seven. In addition to Gomez, three riders will be trying to add to their Toyota Blue Grass victory totals. Edgar Prado, who will ride Praetereo, has won the race three times. His victories were with Harlan’s Holiday (2002), Peace Rules (2003) and Monba (2008). John Velazquez, who will ride Queen’splatekitten, won the 2005 renewal on Bandini. Alan Garcia, who will ride Crimson China, won last year on Stately Victor. Rosie Napravnik, seeking to become the first woman rider to win the Toyota Blue Grass and the second to win a Grade 1 race at Keeneland, has the riding assignment on Willcox Inn. (Julie Krone won the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup twice.) Two trainers will be seeking to expand their Blue Grass Stakes resumes: Todd Pletcher and Bill Mott. Pletcher, who sent out Bandini (2005) and Monba (2008) to victory in the race, will be represented by three runners on Saturday: Praetereo, Queen’splatekitten and Sensational Slam. The most accomplished of the trio is Sensational Slam, owned by celebrity chef Bobby Flay. A winner of three of four career starts, Sensational Sam won the Fred Capossela Stakes at Aqueduct in his most recent start. Mill House owns Queen’splatekitten, who was second to Joes Blazing Aaron in the Palm Beach in his most recent start. Starlight Partners owns Praetereo, who broke his maiden in his sixth career start in his most recent race. Mott, who won the 1984 Blue Grass with Taylor’s Special, will send out Newsdad for owner James Karp. Newsdad, third in the Palm Beach in his most recent start, will be ridden by Jesus Castanon and break from post position one. The complete field for the Toyota Blue Grass with morning line odds from the rail out is as follows: Newsdad (Castanon, 20-1), King Congie (Maragh, 5-1), Santiva (Leparoux, 3-1), Joes Blazing Aaron (Gomez, 12-1), Brilliant Speed (Rosario, 6-1), Sensational Slam (Jose Lezcano, 10-1), Twinspired (Albarado, 12-1), Willcox Inn (Napravnik, 10-1), Wilkinson (Theriot, 6-1), Praetereo (Prado, 15-1), Crimson China (Garcia, 10-1) and Queen’splatekitten (Velazquez, 12-1). All starters will carry 123 pounds. ************************* Saturday’s Toyota Blue Grass (G1) will be broadcast live on the cable racing network TVG and on Lexington’s NBC affiliate, WLEX. Racing fans also can watch the race live at Keeneland.com and at NTRA Live! TVG’s comprehensive on-site coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass will air from 5-6 p.m. (ET). WLEX will broadcast from Keeneland from 4-6:30 p.m., with live coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass scheduled from 5-6 p.m. Coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass on NTRA Live! will include pre- and post-race analysis and commentary, features, live on-track updates, running of the race and a live chat. ******************** Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) will provide live coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass (G1), Commonwealth (G2), Jenny Wiley (G2) and Shakertown (G3) on Saturday from 4-6 p.m. ET. The two-hour broadcast, which also will include coverage of the Arkansas Derby (G1), can be heard on various HRRN affiliates as well as worldwide with free live streaming on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net. HRRN will host a special Toyota Blue Grass edition of “Equine Forum” live from Keeneland on Saturday morning from 8-10 a.m. Equine Forum can be heard locally on HANK 96.1 FM or via live streaming on the HRRN website. ******************** On Saturday, Keeneland will offer a $250,000-guaranteed All Stakes Pick 4 Presented by TVG comprising the Shakertown (G3), Commonwealth (G2), Jenny Wiley (G2) and Toyota Blue Grass (G1). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6003270 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6003270 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:16:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 12, 2011) – IEAH Stables and Resolute Group Stables’ Court Vision, a multiple Grade 1 winner and earner of more than $2.6 million, headlines a field of eight turf specialists entered Tuesday for Friday’s 23rd running of the $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) at Keeneland. The Maker’s Mark Mile will be run as the ninth race on Friday’s 10-race program with an approximate post time of 5:23 p.m. (ET). First post time Friday is 1:15 p.m. Friday’s race will mark the 2011 debut for the 6-year-old Court Vision, who ran second in last year’s race to Karelian. Court Vision had two Grade 1 victories in 2010, the Woodbine Mile and the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, and won the Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) here in 2009. Robby Albarado, winner of the Maker’s Mark Mile in 2003 on Royal Spy and in 1998 on Lasting Approval, has the riding assignment on Court Vision, who will break from post position one and carry 119 pounds. Also back from last year’s race is Charles Fipke and George Waud’s Society’s Chairman, who was 1½ lengths in back of Court Vision in a third-place showing in the Maker’s Mark. Trained by Roger Attfield, Society’s Chairman was second to champion Gio Ponti in last fall’s Shadwell Turf Mile and opened 2011 with a runner-up finish in the Canadian Turf (G3) at Gulfstream Park on February 27. Jose Lezcano has the mount on Society’s Chairman, who will break from post position six under a 117-pound impost. Two other graded stakes winners on the turf are in the field: Sullimar Stables’ Get Stormy and Estrorace LLC’s Workin for Hops. Get Stormy, who won the Bryan Station (G3) here in the fall of 2009, posted Grade 2 victories last summer at Saratoga in the Fourstardave and Bernard Baruch handicaps. Regular rider Javier Castellano has the call Friday on Get Stormy, who will break from post position five under 119 pounds. Workin for Hops won the Grade 2 American Derby last summer at Arlington Park and posted non-graded victories in the Grindstone at Fair Grounds and the Arlington Classic. Rosie Napravnik has the mount Friday on Workin for Hops, who will break from post position four under 119 pounds. The field for the Maker’s Mark Mile, from the inside out, is as follows: Court Vision (Albarado, 119 pounds), Zifzaf (Rajiv Maragh, 117), Bim Bam (John Velazquez, 117), Workin for Hops (Napravnik, 119), Get Stormy (Castellano, 119), Society’s Chairman (Lezcano, 117), Turallure (Shaun Bridgmohan, 117) and Furthest Land (Julien Leparoux, 117). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6000183 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6000183 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:47:00 EDT TOYOTA BLUE GRASS POST DRAW WEDNESDAY AT 11:30 A.M. Keeneland will host a breakfast prior to the post position draw for the Toyota Blue Grass (G1) on Wednesday morning. The breakfast and post position draw will be held in the Keeneland Sales Pavilion’s Limestone Café. The breakfast begins at 10 a.m. The post position draw begins at 11:30 a.m. TVG will provide live coverage of the draw. SWIFT WARRIOR WORK POSTPONED BY RAIN “I should be training water buffaloes,” trainer Roger Attfield said Tuesday morning as nonstop rain that began the day before saturated the grounds at Keeneland. Since Monday, more than three inches of rain had fallen in the Lexington area. John Terranova has no water buffaloes in his barn and that is where he elected to keep James Dolan and James Covello’s Swift Warrior instead of working for Saturday’s Toyota Blue Grass (G1). “I’m not working,” Terranova said as rain cascaded off the roof of Barn 38. “He will be lucky to leave the barn. This stuff is supposed to blow out of here this afternoon and be beautiful tomorrow. He’ll work a half-mile (tomorrow).” In other Toyota Blue Grass news, Live Oak Plantation’s Brilliant Speed arrived at Keeneland and settled into Barn 19 at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday. Trained by Tom Albertrani, Brilliant Speed had worked a half-mile in :51 at Palm Meadows in Florida on Monday morning. Albertrani’s other Toyota Blue Grass hopeful, West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie, came out of his 1:00.60 work on Monday morning in good order, according to Dan Blacker, assistant to Albertrani. Team Valor International’s Crimson China galloped a mile and a half under exercise rider Leo Molina. All In Stable’s Willcox Inn walked the shedrow at Barn 2 under tack. Trainer Mike Maker said Tuesday morning that Orlando Bocachica would have the mount on Joes Blazing Aaron in Saturday’s Toyota Blue Grass. Bocachica, a 29-year-old native of Puerto Rico, never has ridden at Keeneland. He has ridden Joes Blazing Aaron twice, both resulting in victories in the gelding’s previous two starts. PRIME CUT WORKS TOWARD COOLMORE LEXINGTON; WILKINSON SET FOR TOYOTA BLUE GRASS Courtlandt Farms’ Prime Cut, who defeated the highly regarded Bind in his most recent start, made the trip to Keeneland from Churchill Downs on Tuesday and worked five furlongs in company in 1:00.20 in preparation for a start in the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3) on Saturday, April 23. Working in company with Thomas Is Rockin under exercise rider Dane Noel, Prime Cut started off about a length and a half behind his workmate and finished a half-length in front while posting fractions of :12.40, :24, :35.60, :47.60 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:14. “He went very well,” trainer Neil Howard said. “He had never been on Polytrack before, but he was very smooth this morning. I figured he would work well.” Prime Cut has won two of five starts with the most recent score coming March 26 at Fair Grounds when he defeated Bind by three-quarters of a length, covering the mile and 70 yards in 1:41.20. The final time was a fifth of a second off the track record. “He will have his final work next week at Churchill,” Howard said. “We worked here today just to see if he handled the Polytrack.” Howard, who saddled Summer Squall to win the 1990 Blue Grass, will try for his second victory in Keeneland’s marquee spring race on Saturday with Gaillardia Racing’s Wilkinson. Wilkinson worked five furlongs in 1:01.20 over a fast track on Monday at Churchill Downs. “I was more than satisfied with his work,” Howard said. “He is likely to run Saturday. He has run on Polytrack before (second in his first start last fall here) and I am not that concerned about not working him on it because he handled it well.” BROWN HAS INCREASED KEENELAND PRESENCE Trainer Chad Brown has 25 horses stabled at Keeneland and has been spending a lot of time here this April. “With Keeneland, we just approach it to what we have in our barn,” Brown said. “This year I brought more because I have more horses that I think fit here, and I let the horses dictate what we do.” Leading the bunch are three-time Keeneland graded stakes winner Silver Timber, Group 3 winner Zagora (FR) and Grade 1 winner Tell a Kelly. The 8-year-old Silver Timber, who is undefeated in three races at Keeneland, will defend his title in Saturday’s Shakertown (G3). Zagora, who was second in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland last October before being transferred to Brown, will start in the Jenny Wiley (G2) on Saturday. Tell a Kelly will make her 3-year-old debut in the Beaumont (G2) on Sunday. Brown, who was born in Saratoga, New York, fell in love with horses - and racehorses in particular - as a teenager. While attending Cornell University, where he graduated with a degree in animal science, Brown worked during the summers for Racing Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. He served as assistant for the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel and saddled Ginger Punch to win the 2007 Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). Brown went on his own in 2007 and a year later won the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf with Maram. Now he has 60-70 horses in training. “It comes down to attracting the good owners with the good horses,” Brown said about the growth of his operation. “I’m lucky I have a lot of good owners behind me and they in turn have good teams behind them that buy horses for them and their farms they deal with that get them ready for me.” Brown said his main focus is “trying to develop more Breeders’ Cup-caliber horses by the end of the year.” “I’ve been on my own three years and three years I’ve had horses in the Breeders’ Cup,” he said. “I’m very, very lucky. That’s something that I want to participate in every year, so I look at the whole year in the long run. How do I get there with those horses, so that’s really my biggest focus of our business.” GALLOPING OUT Trainer Curtis Garrison said no decision has been made regarding the Kentucky Oaks (G1) status of Central Bank Ashland (G1) runner-up Wyomia. “She came out of the race fine and is doing well,” Garrison said. “We’ll probably have a decision by tomorrow.” WEDNESDAY SPECIAL EVENTS Wednesday, April 13 - Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation hat giveaway. Visit the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Table sponsored by Great American Insurance located Trackside from Elevator B to register to win a special day in the Bluegrass for six. The day will include a tour of Claiborne Farm, catered brunch in Man o’ War’s barn on Mt. Brilliant Farm and a box for the afternoon at Keeneland. The first 500 to register will receive a commemorative cap. The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with the three finalists of the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award. The annual award is co-sponsored by Castleton Lyons and Thoroughbred Times. 75-Cent Hot Dogs. Keeneland’s 75th anniversary inspires the bargain price for the fan favorites. Keeneland Handicapping Contest. Place a mythical $2 win and place wager on Keeneland races 3-9. Entry fee is $10 with a guaranteed $2,500 pool. Limit three entries per person. First 200 participants receive a free Daily Racing Form. KEENELAND SPRING MEETING LEADERS (Stats Through Sunday, April 10) Current Meet Leading Jockeys Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Julien Leparoux 24 5 4 6 $198,482 Javier Castellano 15 4 2 3 $367,735 Alan Garcia 13 4 2 2 $169,553 Jose Lezcano 10 4 1 3 $128,894 Kent Desormeaux 15 2 3 2 $ 80,260 Garrett Gomez 9 2 1 0 $ 65,930 Jesus Castanon 9 2 0 1 $ 54,918 Shaun Bridgmohan 9 2 0 0 $ 64,668 Corey Lanerie 9 1 0 1 $ 47,497 Rajiv Maragh 7 1 0 1 $ 70,510 Victor Lebron 6 1 0 1 $ 21,731 Jeffrey Sanchez 3 1 0 0 $ 27,060 Current Meet Leading Trainers Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Ken McPeek 7 4 1 1 $143,333 John Terranova II 5 3 1 1 $313,760 Chad Brown 4 2 1 1 $ 63,800 Wesley Ward 7 2 1 0 $ 52,360 Tom Proctor 4 2 0 0 $ 66,342 H. Graham Motion 6 1 1 1 $ 52,545 Neil Howard 5 1 1 0 $ 42,363 Tom Albertrani 4 1 1 0 $ 38,100 Merrill Scherer 3 1 1 0 $ 14,850 Roger Attfield 2 1 1 0 $ 38,700 Mike Maker 6 1 0 2 $ 23,220 Shug McGaughey III 5 1 0 1 $ 63,025 Chuck Peery 3 1 0 1 $ 19,800 Steve Margolis 5 1 0 0 $ 59,973 Mark Casse 4 1 0 0 $ 36,185 John Paul Pucek 3 1 0 0 $ 19,654 Todd Pletcher 2 1 0 0 $ 32,000 Darrin Miller 2 1 0 0 $ 30,155 Michael Matz 1 1 0 0 $ 30,000 Fred Seitz 1 1 0 0 $ 26,400 Wayne Mackey 1 1 0 0 $ 13,200 For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5999900 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5999900 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:42:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 11, 2011) – Jess Jackson’s Stonestreet Stables purchased the top two highest-priced juveniles at Keeneland’s April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, paying $625,000 for an Indian Charlie colt and $485,000 for a colt by War Front. Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent, consigned the Indian Charlie colt, who is out of the A.P. Indy mare Teenage Temper and from the family of multiple graded stakes winner Pleasant Temper. Click here to watch a video of the sale “He’s a big, strong horse,” said bloodstock agent John Moynihan, who signed both tickets on behalf of Jackson. “He’s out of an A.P. Indy mare; a really pretty horse. Hopefully he can go on and do some great things this time next year.” Moynihan went to $485,000 to acquire the War Front colt for Jackson. Out of the winning El Prado (IRE) mare La Prada, the colt is from the family of stakes winners Tommeyesgold and Cayenne Red. He was consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc., agent. “He went out extremely fast,” Moynihan said, referring to the colt’s April 7 Preview Day work in which he breezed an eighth of a mile in :10. “He’s a gorgeous horse. We thought we’d take a chance.” Keeneland sold 70 horses during the one-day April Sale for $11,564,000, for an average of $165,200 and a median of $130,000. In 2010, 71 horses were sold for gross receipts of $12,013,000, for an average of $169,197 and a median of $135,000. “Our Preview Day was conducted under ideal conditions and the horses performed exceptionally well,” said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Walt Robertson. “We knew we had some horses that were poised to sell well, plus we had a number of good, solid horses that would appeal to a wide range of buyers. There was good momentum throughout the session. We would have preferred fewer outs, but that’s the nature of the select two-year-old market these days. Overall, we’re pleased.” A half-brother by War Front to Hollywood Starlet (G1) winner Laragh brought the session’s third-highest price of $475,000 from Steven Young, as agent for an undisclosed client. The colt was consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent. Niall Brennan was the sale’s leading consignor, selling 12 horses for $2,187,000. Danny Dion’s Bear Stables led the buyer’s list, spending $1,205,000 for six horses. Justice Family Racing paid the day’s highest price for a filly, going to $335,000 to purchase a filly by Indian Charlie out of stakes winner West’s Secret, by West by West. Consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc., agent, the filly is from the family of stakes winners Top Secret, Tate and Megascape. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5997986 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5997986 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:18:00 EDT Jess Jackson’s Stonestreet Stables paid $485,000 for a colt by War Front to open Keeneland’s April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. “He went out extremely fast,” said bloodstock agent John Moynihan, who signed the ticket on behalf of Jackson, referring to the colt’s Preview Day work in which we went an eighth of a mile in :10. “He’s a gorgeous horse. We thought we’d take a chance.” Out of the winning El Prado (IRE) mare La Prada, the colt is from the family of stakes winners Tommeyesgold and Cayenne Red. He was consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc, agent. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5997605 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5997605 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:18:00 EDT KING CONGIE WORKS FIVE FURLONGS IN 1:00.60 FOR TOYOTA BLUE GRASS West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie put in his final major work for Saturday’s $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) by working five furlongs on the main track in 1:00.60. Working on his own and with jockey Rajiv Maragh up, King Congie reeled off fractions of :12.80, :24.60, :36.20, :48.80 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.20. “Everything went according to plan,” Maragh said. “He seemed like he handled the track fine.” The Toyota Blue Grass will mark the first race on Polytrack for King Congie, who won his first two starts on turf and was disqualified out of a third victory in his most recent start in the Hallandale Beach on February 6 at Gulfstream Park. Monday’s work also reunited Maragh with King Congie, whom he last rode six months ago under different circumstances than the duo will face Saturday. The October race was a 5½-furlong sprint on dirt. King Congie was being pointed to the Vinery Racing Spiral (G3) on March 26 at Turfway Park, but never made the race. “He had a strained hind muscle that we noticed the day before the race,” said Terry Finley, president of West Point Thoroughbreds. “We thought he would run well there. After that, our options were the Blue Grass or the (Grade 3 Coolmore) Lexington (on April 23), but the Blue Grass is $750,000.” King Congie has no graded stakes earnings and the $450,000 winner’s check of the Toyota Blue Grass would put him in the starting gate for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). First place in the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington would be worth $120,000. King Congie is trained by Tom Albertrani, who had another potential Toyota Blue Grass starter work Monday morning in Brilliant Speed. Owned by the Live Oak Plantation, Brilliant Speed worked a half-mile in :51 over a fast track at Palm Meadows in Florida. In other Toyota Blue Grass news, Gaillardia Racing’s Wilkinson, sixth in his most recent start in the Louisiana Derby (G2), worked five furlongs in 1:01.40 over a fast track at Churchill Downs for trainer Neil Howard. At Keeneland on Monday morning, Team Valor International’s Crimson China galloped a mile and a half under exercise rider Leo Molina; All In Stable’s Willcox Inn jogged a little more than a mile under Freddy Alvarado, accompanied by a pony; and James Covello and James Dolan’s Swift Warrior jogged one lap and galloped twice around on the training track with Eliel DeJesus up. Trainer John Terranova’s plans for Swift Warrior call for a work on the turf course Tuesday, but forecasted heavy rain beginning Monday afternoon could scuttle any grass action in the morning. “I’ve got a day to play with and I don’t have to do too much with him,” Terranova said of Swift Warrior, who won the Rushaway at Turfway Park on March 26 in his Polytrack debut. “Training at Palm Meadows gets them pretty fit. He has run well on dirt and turf in Florida and the big question with him was the Polytrack and how would he handle it.” A late addition to the prospective Toyota Blue Grass field is Clarke Lane, owned by IEAH Stables and the Pegasus Holding Group. Trained by Simon Callaghan, Clarke Lane was a fast-closing second in his U.S. debut on April 3 at Santa Anita. The son of Giant’s Causeway raced in England as a 2-year-old. Clarke Lane is scheduled to arrive at Keeneland on Tuesday from Southern California along with a handful of other horses pointing to upcoming stakes. Among those scheduled to arrive Tuesday are Evening Jewel (Grade 1 Vinery Madison), Éclair de Lune (GER), (Grade 2 Jenny Wiley), Turbulent Descent and Home Sweet Aspen (Grade 2 Beaumont), and Kinsale King (Grade 3 Shakertown). SANTIVA RETURNS TO KEENELAND FOR TOYOTA BLUE GRASS Tom R. Walters’ Santiva, second in the Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1) here last October, returned to Keeneland on Sunday and will make his next start in the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) on Saturday. The experience the Giant’s Causeway colt has over Keeneland’s Polytrack was among the factors in the decision to race him in the Toyota Blue Grass, said trainer Eddie Kenneally. “I think it’s a good choice for this horse,” he said. After the Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity, in which he was saddled by Todd Pletcher, Santiva won the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs in his first start for Kenneally. The colt currently is 18th in graded stakes earnings for horses under consideration for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). “I think he could have a very good 3-year-old year,” Kenneally said. “He’s matured, strengthened up and mentally he’s very, very good.” On Saturday, Santiva turned in his final work for the Toyota Blue Grass, working five furlongs at Kenneally’s winter base Palm Meadows in Florida, where Brendan Walsh oversees the string. The colt was clocked in a minute flat for the move. Julien Leparoux will ride Santiva in the Toyota Blue Grass. Post positions for the race will be drawn on Wednesday. AWESOME ACT TO RUN WEDNESDAY IN FIRST RACE SINCE KENTUCKY DERBY Awesome Act makes his first start since the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) in Wednesday’s eighth race, a 1 1/16-mile turf event. Julien Leparoux will ride the 4-year-old son of Awesome Again for owners Mrs. Susan Roy and Vinery Stables and trainer Steve Asmussen. “He got injured in the Derby,” Vinery President Tom Ludt said about Awesome Again. “He had what we thought was a minor infection, and it turned into a staph infection. He spent the better part of 60 days over at Rood & Riddle (Equine Hospital in Lexington). We almost lost him.” Around the end of July 2010, Awesome Act had recovered and was sent to Vinery’s Florida division. In February, the ridgling was flown to Asmussen in Southern California “and then had some minor issues and never got a race to go so we flew him back here,” Ludt said. Awesome Act, purchased for $240,000 at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, began his career for trainer Jeremy Noseda in England. He came to the United States for the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G2) in which he ran fourth. Awesome Act opened his 3-year-old season with a victory in the Gotham (G3) then was third in the Wood Memorial (G1). The Kentucky Derby was next for Awesome Act, who went off at odds of 11.60-1. He finished 19th behind winner Super Saver. “If he runs well (on Wednesday), we’ll think about running him over there (at Churchill Downs) in one of those big turf races Derby Week,” Ludt said. “He’s been gone so long we’re just hoping to get a good race in him.” TOYOTA BLUE GRASS POST DRAW WEDNESDAY AT 11:30 A.M. The post position draw for the Toyota Blue Grass (G1) will be held Wednesday, April 13, from 11:30 a.m.-noon, in the Limestone Café of the Keeneland Sales Pavilion. TVG will provide live coverage. OPENING WEEKEND SETS SPRING ATTENDANCE RECORD Attendance on opening day, Friday, April 8 (22,747), Saturday (23,155) and Sunday (16,625) combined for a record spring opening weekend total of 62,527. WEDNESDAY SPECIAL EVENTS Wednesday, April 13 - Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation hat giveaway. The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with the three finalists of the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award. The annual award is co-sponsored by Castleton Lyons and Thoroughbred Times. 75-Cent Hot Dogs. Keeneland’s 75th anniversary inspires the bargain price for the fan favorites. Keeneland Handicapping Contest. Place a mythical $2 win and place wager on Keeneland races 3-9. Entry fee is $10 with a guaranteed $2,500 pool. Limit three entries per person. First 200 participants receive a free Daily Racing Form. 2011 KEENELAND SPRING MEETING LEADERS (Stats Through Sunday, April 10) Current Meet Leading Jockeys Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Julien Leparoux 24 5 4 6 $198,482 Javier Castellano 15 4 2 3 $367,735 Alan Garcia 13 4 2 2 $169,553 Jose Lezcano 10 4 1 3 $128,894 Kent Desormeaux 15 2 3 2 $ 80,260 Garrett Gomez 9 2 1 0 $ 65,930 Jesus Castanon 9 2 0 1 $ 54,918 Shaun Bridgmohan 9 2 0 0 $ 64,668 Corey Lanerie 9 1 0 1 $ 47,497 Rajiv Maragh 7 1 0 1 $ 70,510 Victor Lebron 6 1 0 1 $ 21,731 Jeffrey Sanchez 3 1 0 0 $ 27,060 Current Meet Leading Trainers Name Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Purses Ken McPeek 7 4 1 1 $143,333 John Terranova II 5 3 1 1 $313,760 Chad Brown 4 2 1 1 $ 63,800 Wesley Ward 7 2 1 0 $ 52,360 Tom Proctor 4 2 0 0 $ 66,342 H. Graham Motion 6 1 1 1 $ 52,545 Neil Howard 5 1 1 0 $ 42,363 Tom Albertrani 4 1 1 0 $ 38,100 Merrill Scherer 3 1 1 0 $ 14,850 Roger Attfield 2 1 1 0 $ 38,700 Mike Maker 6 1 0 2 $ 23,220 Shug McGaughey III 5 1 0 1 $ 63,025 Chuck Peery 3 1 0 1 $ 19,800 Steve Margolis 5 1 0 0 $ 59,973 Mark Casse 4 1 0 0 $ 36,185 John Paul Pucek 3 1 0 0 $ 19,654 Todd Pletcher 2 1 0 0 $ 32,000 Darrin Miller 2 1 0 0 $ 30,155 Michael Matz 1 1 0 0 $ 30,000 Fred Seitz 1 1 0 0 $ 26,400 Wayne Mackey 1 1 0 0 $ 13,200 For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5997016 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5997016 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:07:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 10, 2011) – Barbara Hunter’s Snow Top Mountain assumed command inside the eighth pole and went on to win Sunday’s $56,580 featured Indian Creek Purse by 1 3/4 lengths over Ernfold at Keeneland. Ridden by Garrett Gomez and trained by Tom Proctor, Snow Top Mountain was making her 2011 debut after closing her 2010 campaign with a fourth-place finish in the Mrs. Revere (G2) at Churchill Downs. Snow Top Mountain, a 4-year-old homebred daughter of Najran, ran the mile on a firm Keeneland turf course in 1:36.43. The victory was worth $34,800 and increased Snow Top Mountain’s bankroll to $236,502 with a record of 11-3-6-0. She gave Proctor his second consecutive win on the card. Favored in the field of 12, Snow Top Mountain returned $7.20, $4 and $3. Ernfold, ridden by Jose Lezcano, returned $8.80 and $5.60 with Apple Charlotte rallying for third another half-length back under Julien Leparoux and returning $4.40 to show. Racing resumes Wednesday with a nine-race program that begins at 1:15 p.m. (ET). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5994634 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5994634 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:32:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 10, 2011) – The Braly Family Trust’s Evening Jewel, front-running winner of last year’s Central Bank Ashland Stakes (G1) and tough-luck runner-up in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), headlines a field of nine fillies and mares entered Sunday for Thursday’s 10th running of the $300,000 Vinery Madison (G1) at Keeneland. The Vinery Madison, to be run at seven furlongs on the main track, will go as the eighth race on Thursday’s nine-race program with an approximate post of 4:52 p.m. (ET). First post time Thursday is 1:15 p.m. Trained by James Cassidy, Evening Jewel has won one of three starts this year with the victory coming in the Sunshine Millions Distaff. In her lone start at the Vinery Madison distance of seven furlongs, Evening Jewel finished third in the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) last November at Churchill Downs. Victor Espinoza will have the mount on Evening Jewel, who will break from post position eight and carry top weight of 119 pounds and concede 2 pounds to each of her rivals. Evening Jewel will not be the only Grade 1 winner in the Vinery Madison as defending champion Dr. Zic returns to the race. Trained by part owner Joan Scott, Dr. Zic will be making her 2011 debut. Corey Lanerie has the call Thursday on Dr. Zic, who will break from post position nine. Three other graded stakes winners are in the field, including Grade 2 winners Amen Hallelujah and My Jen. IEAH Stables, Whizway Farm and Robert Teel’s Amen Hallelujah posted Grade 2 victories last year in the Santa Ynez at Santa Anita and Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park. Second in her most recent start in the Inside Information (G2), Amen Hallelujah will break from post position seven and be ridden by John Velazquez. Windmill Manor Farm’s My Jen won the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom last fall at Belmont Park. Sixth in her 2011 debut in the Hurricane Bertie (G3) at Gulfstream, My Jen will break from post position two under Javier Castellano. The other graded stakes winner in the field is Westrock Stables’ Decelerator, who won the 2009 Debutante (G3) at Churchill Downs. Rajiv Maragh has the call on Decelerator, who will break from post position three. The field for the Vinery Madison, from the rail out, is as follows: Kitty in a Tizzy (Julien Leparoux, 117 pounds), My Jen (Castellano, 117), Decelerator (Maragh, 117), Fascinatin’ Rhythm (Forest Boyce, 117), Shotgun Gulch (Garrett Gomez, 117), Tremendamente Loca (Pablo Morales, 117), Amen Hallelujah (Velazquez, 117), Evening Jewel (Espinoza, 119) and Dr. Zic (Lanerie, 117). ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5994443 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5994443 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:33:00 EDT TOYOTA BLUE GRASS HOPEFUL NEWSDAD WORKS FOR MOTT Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott was all smiles on Sunday morning after James S. Karp’s homebred Newsdad turned in an impressive work, covering six furlongs in 1:13 with exercise rider Rodolphe Brissett aboard. The Arch colt is scheduled to make his next start in Saturday’s $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1), which will mark his Polytrack debut after three consecutive starts on turf. “He worked very well,” said Mott about the colt, whose last breeze was at Gulfstream Park on March 31. “He seems like he’s handling the Polytrack just fine.” Clockers caught Newsdad in splits of :14.20, :26.60,: 38.60, :50.20 and 1:01.40 with out times of 1:25.20 and 1:39.80. Newsdad is coming into the Toyota Blue Grass off a third-place finish in the Palm Beach (G3) on March 12 at Gulfstream. The winner of that race, Joes Blazing Aaron, and runner-up, Queen’splatekitten, also are expected in the Toyota Blue Grass. Jesus Castanon, who rode Newsdad in the Palm Beach and has ridden the colt in three of his four races, will again be aboard the colt in the Toyota Blue Grass, Mott said. Newsdad has one victory, a maiden special weight score at 1 1/8 miles at Gulfstream on January 28. He has earned $45,794. Mott’s first Blue Grass starter was Taylor’s Special, who won the race in 1984. His second came 25 years later with Hold Me Back, who finished second, 1 ½ lengths behind General Quarters. In other Toyota Blue Grass news, West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie is scheduled to work Monday morning for the Toyota Blue Grass, likely between 7 and 7:30 with jockey Rajiv Maragh, up according to Dan Blacker, assistant to trainer Tom Albertrani. King Congie galloped 1 ¼ miles under Blacker early Sunday morning. Albertrani, who saddled Arthur’s Tale to a runner-up finish in Saturday’s Wood Memorial (G1), is scheduled to work another Toyota Blue Grass probable starter, Brilliant Speed, at Palm Meadows on Monday morning. Team Valor International’s Crimson China galloped 1 ½ miles under exercise rider Leo Molina as he continued to gallop up to Saturday’s Grade 1 test. Trainer Graham Motion, who already has Team Valor’s Animal Kingdom penciled in for a start in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), picked up another possible Derby starter Saturday when Toby’s Corner rallied to win Aqueduct’s Wood Memorial (G1) and defeat champion Uncle Mo. All In Stable’s Willcox Inn had the morning off Sunday after working six furlongs in 1:12.40 on Saturday morning. “He is fine this morning and he will go back to the track Monday,” trainer Mike Stidham said. Three horses trained by two-time Toyota Blue Grass winner Todd Pletcher worked Sunday morning at Churchill Downs. Starlight Partners’ Praetereo and Mill House’s Queen’splatekitten each worked a half-mile in :48.40 over a fast track. Bobby Flay’s Sensational Slam worked five furlongs in 1:00.20. LILACS AND LACE PUNCHES KENTUCKY OAKS TICKET WITH ASHLAND VICTORY When James Covello bought a majority interest in Lilacs and Lace, trainer John Terranova said they “wanted to get a good filly to bring back east.” Consider it mission accomplished. Lilacs and Lace scored a front-running victory in Saturday’s Central Bank Ashland (G1) and earned the right to move on down the road to Louisville and a shot in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 6. In her first start for Terranova, Lilacs and Lace finished fourth in the Bourbonette Oaks (G3) at Turfway Park on March 26 after a nearly three-month layoff. “She came out of the Bourbonette really well and trained well,” Terranova said. “I thought she’d run a good race. How she’d measure up to these kinds of horses was the only question.” Terranova plans to keep Lilacs and Lace here for a while before going to Churchill Downs. “I am going to send some horses over there that are going to run Derby Week and she might go the week before,” Terranova said. Lilacs and Lace’s victory, a $99.40 shocker before a crowd of 23,155, was the third of the day for Terranova and jockey Javier Castellano. The duo won the opener with Energized and the third with Citrus Kid. Covello also is a part owner in those two horses as well as Lilacs and Lace. “He was camped out at home yesterday and watched on TV,” Terranova said. “He was thrilled. He’ll be here next weekend for the Blue Grass.” Covello is co-owner with James Dolan in Swift Warrior, who could make Terranova the first trainer to sweep the Ashland and Toyota Blue Grass in the same year since Ken McPeek did it in 2002 with Take Charge Lady and Harlan’s Holiday. Swift Warrior turned in his Sunday exercise on the training track, jogging once around and galloping twice around under exercise rider Eliel DeJesus. Winner of the Rushaway on March 26 in his most recent start, Swift Warrior is expected to work Tuesday on the grass. “I am leaning in that direction,” Terranova said. “I just want to keep him happy. The turf course is in good shape and this horse has won on dirt and turf.” OAKS STATUS UNDECIDED FOR WYOMIA; DELIGHTFUL MARY WILL HEAD TO LOUISVILLE Saturday’s Central Bank Ashland (G1) result was a mixed bag for two Canadian-based fillies: runner-up Wyomia and seventh-place finisher Delightful Mary. “It was kind of like kissing your sister,” co-owner Edward Seltzer said of Wyomia’s effort. “The jock (Freddie Lenclud) lost his iron at the three-sixteenths pole – it’s in the chart – and he couldn’t ride her. But she kept trying.” Trainer Curtis Garrison said Wyomia came out of the race fine and she would remain at Keeneland for at least the next three or four days. “We are going to talk it over the next few days and see how she is doing before we decide on the Oaks,” Garrison said. “I think a mile and an eighth will be better for her than a mile and a sixteenth. The Kentucky Oaks (G1) is important, but it is about more than the next race; it’s about the whole year,” Seltzer said. “And looking ahead to next year, too. There are a lot of things I’d like to do with her.” Delightful Mary pressed the pace before giving away leaving the final turn. Trainer Mark Casse said that he would take the John Oxley-owned filly to Churchill Downs in about 10 days, gallop her a couple days and then breeze her. “(Jockey) Shaun (Bridgmohan) says she handles Churchill Downs better even though she runs OK on the synthetic,” Casse said. “The OBS race (at Ocala on March 14) took a lot out of her and I almost didn’t run here because I was worried she may bounce. If you subscribe to that theory, then her next race should be much better.” GALLOPING OUT A trio of graded stakes winners worked Sunday morning in preparation for probable starts in Friday’s 23rd running of the $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1). Court Vision, runner-up in the race last year, worked five furlongs on his own in 1:00.60 on the main track. Fractions for the move were :13, :25.20, :37.20 and out six furlongs in 1:13.20. Society’s Chairman, third in last year’s Maker’s Mark, worked the same distance on the main track in company in :58.60 with splits of :11.80, :22.80, :35, :46 and out six furlongs in 1:11.60. Working on the turf under jockey Javier Castellano was Get Stormy, who covered a half-mile in :49.20. Working well in the middle of the course, Get Stormy was caught in fractions of :13, :25, :37.40 and out five furlongs in 1:02.40. KEENELAND’S APRIL TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING SALE SET FOR MONDAY Keeneland will conduct its annual April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale Monday, April 11, beginning at 4 p.m. ET. The April Sale will be broadcast live by HRTV and at Keeneland.com. Video of Preview Day works from April 7 is available for viewing through Monday at Keeneland.com. Buyers can email a link for each video, as well as post a video on Facebook and Twitter. Work video also is available in the Keeneland sales pavilion TV viewing room. The April Sale has produced such classic winners as Lookin At Lucky, Big Brown, Thunder Gulch, Keeper Hill and Gal in a Ruckus. Other graduates include 2010 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) winner Haynesfield; Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile (G1) winner Jersey Town and Gallant Bloom (G2) winner My Jen. Seventy-two stallions are represented by April Sale juveniles, highlighted by a colt from the final crop of Storm Cat. Also cataloged are offspring by such sires as A.P. Indy, Bernardini, Empire Maker, Mr. Greeley, Tiznow, Unbridled’s Song, Afleet Alex, Congrats, Dynaformer, Giant’s Causeway, Indian Charlie, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d’Oro, Pulpit, Smart Strike, Speightstown, Street Cry (IRE) and Tapit, among others. 5,000 STUDENTS TURN OUT FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DAY Friday’s College Scholarship Day attracted 5,000 students to Keeneland on a beautiful afternoon, where they enjoyed free admission, live music and the chance to win one of 10 $1,000 college scholarships and other prize giveaways. Thousands of students from across Kentucky and the region munched on complimentary street tacos and chips with queso, provided by Qdoba, and bottles of Vitamin Water and Honest Tea, from Coke. The first 1,000 students who registered for the scholarship drawing received a free T-shirt courtesy of Kennedy Book Store in Lexington. Winners of a $1,000 scholarship, awarded after each of the day’s 10 races courtesy of Keeneland and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, were: Jacob Tabor, Bluegrass Community Technical College; Jennifer Jones, Western Kentucky University; Allie Parkhurst, Bellarmine University; James Hank, University of Kentucky; Kyle Kirk, UK; Hannah Gabbard, Georgetown College; John Coleman, Northern Kentucky University; Austin Jones, UK; Evan Marker, UK; and Abigail Elliston, Transylvania University. After each race drawings also were held for grand prizes that included a spa package from Ziyan Salon, gift certificates from Raising Cane’s and Orange Leaf, a year membership to Urban Active, and accessories from Vineyard Vines, Southern Proper, Barbour, Longchamp and JPK. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5994290 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5994290 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:28:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 9, 2011) – James Covello, Judy Hicks and Kathryn Nikkel’s Lilacs and Lace, the second-longest shot on the board at 48-1, took the lead shortly after the break and never looked back to win the 74th running of the $400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1) for 3-year-old fillies by one length over Wyomia on Saturday afternoon at Keeneland before a crowd of 23,155. The victory was the third of the afternoon for the tandem of trainer John Terranova and jockey Javier Castellano. Delightful Mary grabbed the lead out of the gate, but Lilacs and Lace had assumed command by the time the field of nine reached the first turn. Lilacs and Lace maintained a daylight advantage through fractions of :24.04, :47.95 and 1:11.90 with Delightful Mary and Excited in closest pursuit. Leaving the far turn, Lilacs and Lace shook off Delightful Mary and Excited, but was soon challenged by Wyomia, who slipped through to the inside of Delightful Mary, and favored Kathmanblu, who had clear sailing on the outside. Lilacs and Lace never wavered and continued unchallenged to the wire, covering the 1 1/16 miles on the fast main track in 1:42.73. “She broke well out of the gate,” Castellano said. “We talked about it before the race that if she broke well, take it from there. Don’t take anything away from the horse. It worked out great.” The victory was worth $240,000 and increased Lilacs and Lace’s bankroll to $340,300. The victory, the first graded triumph for Lilacs and Lace, improved her record to 8-3-2-0. Lilacs and Lace is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Flower Alley out of the Seattle Slew mare Refinement. She was bred by Hicks and Nikkel. Lilacs and Lace returned $99.40, $32.40 and $10. Wyomia, ridden by Freddie Lenclud, returned $5.80 and $3.60 in finishing 2 ¼ lengths in front of Kathmanblu, who paid $3 to show under Alan Garcia. It was another length back to Bouquet Booth, who was followed in order by Grand Style, Draw It, Delightful Mary, Excited and Dancinginherdreams. Racing resumes Sunday with a nine-race program beginning at 1:15 p.m. ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5992231 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5992231 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:24:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 8, 2011) – Stuart Janney III’s Air Support, ridden by Rajiv Maragh, caught pace-setting Great Mills in the final jump on Friday to win the 23rd running of the $100,000 Transylvania (G3) for 3-year-olds by a nose before a spring meet opening-day crowd of 22,747. Julien Leparoux put Great Mills on the lead and led the field of nine through fractions of :22.71, :46.35 and 1:11.35 while maintaining a daylight advantage. Meanwhile, Maragh had Air Support well back in the pack and on the outside in the run down the backstretch. Turning for home, Maragh moved Air Support to the far outside and made up a five-length deficit on Great Mills to prevail at the wire. “My horse settled pretty well, and it seemed like they were going pretty fast up front,” Maragh said. “I was thinking that I was going to be able to catch (Great Mills) when he starts slowing down late, and that’s what happened.” Air Support, a homebred son of Smart Strike out of the Danzig mare Gaze, covered the 1 1/16 miles on a Keeneland course labeled firm in 1:41.99. The $60,000 winner’s check increased Air Support’s earnings to $187,100 with a career record of 6-3-0-0. For trainer Shug McGaughey, it was his 21st stakes victory at Keeneland and first in the Transylvania. “He trained well in Florida this winter and I thought, ‘Well, I’ll take a look,’ ” McGaughey said of the Transylvania. “His breeze down there last Sunday before he left (for Keeneland) was very good, so we decided to take a chance.” Air Support returned mutuels of $23.20, $10.60 and $6.40. Great Mills returned $7.80 and $4.80 after finishing a neck in front of Adirondack Summer, who paid $3.40 to show under Alan Garcia. Completing the field in order were Lil Bit O’Fun, Powhatan County, Memen (IRE), favored Pluck, Ronin Dax and Legendary King. The 15-day spring meet resumes Saturday with a 10-race program beginning at 1:15 p.m. (ET). Highlighting the card is the 74th running of the $400,000 Central Bank Ashland Stakes (G1) that drew a field of nine 3-year-old fillies. Post time for the Central Bank Ashland is 5:23 p.m. ### For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5989770 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5989770 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:45:00 EDT KEENELAND KICKS OFF 2011 SPRING MEETING Thoroughbred racing returns to Keeneland today, the official start of the track’s 75th anniversary celebration. Highlights of the 15-day season, which concludes April 29, include the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) and the $400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1), springboards to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), respectively, as well as special events for some of the largest crowds in all of horse racing. This spring, Keeneland will feature racing on Wednesday through Sunday except Easter Sunday, April 24. Post time for the first race each day is 1:15 p.m. (ET). Average daily purses of more than $600,000 mean the country’s best trainers and jockeys will converge at Keeneland this spring for one of North America’s richest racing programs. Fifteen of the 16 stakes are graded; half of them will be contested on the turf. At least one stakes race will be held on 11 days. Keeneland also will offer a promotions schedule designed to appeal to fans of all ages. New this spring are a 50-cent Pick Five wager, an expanding social and digital media presence, 75-cent hot dogs on Wednesdays, and a variety of book signings hosted by the Keeneland Gift Shop coupled with the return of such fan favorites as College Scholarship Day, Pink Day, Military Day and Breakfast With the Works. MOTT BACK IN TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WITH NEWSDAD Despite being Keeneland’s second all-time leading trainer by wins (237) and stakes wins (34), Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott has had only two starters in the track’s richest race, the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1). His first was Taylor’s Special, who won the race in 1984; his second came 25 years later with Hold Me Back, who finished second, 1½ lengths behind General Quarters. This year, Mott will have his third starter in James S. Karp’s Newsdad, a homebred son of Arch who is coming into the race off a third-place finish in the Palm Beach (G3) on turf at Gulfstream Park with Jesus Castanon aboard. The winner of that March 12 race, Joes Blazing Aaron, and runner-up Queen’splatekitten also are expected in the Toyota Blue Grass. “We thought it might be a good spot,” Mott said about the decision to race Newsdad in the Toyota Blue Grass on April 16. “We’ve never run him on (Polytrack). We’ll see how he likes it.” Newsdad’s career debut came last November on dirt at Churchill Downs in which he was unplaced going one mile. He next ran second on the Fair Grounds turf in December and won a maiden race on the Gulfstream turf in January. Mott said Newsdad would work over the weekend for the Toyota Blue Grass. Under exercise rider Rodolphe Brisset, the colt galloped over the main track on Friday morning. D. Wayne Lukas is Keeneland’s all-time leading trainer by wins (275) and stakes wins (50). WYOMIA GETS GARRISON TO PUT TRAINING HAT BACK ON Given a choice of life on the farm or life at the track, Curtis Garrison likely would choose the former. “I like the farm, because the track never closes,” Garrison said. “(At the farm) you have plenty of time to do what you have to do.” And the farm is where Garrison has spent most of his time since the mid-1980s. He is the farm manager at Edward Seltzer’s Solera Farm in Williston, Florida. “I think the last time I was stabled regularly at the track was 25-26 years ago,” Garrison said. “I started out with Quarter Horses and then Thoroughbreds and trained in Louisiana and Florida.” For the past week, the farm life has been left behind as Garrison tends to Central Bank Ashland (G1) hopeful Wyomia. Wyomia, who is owned by Seltzer and Beverly Anderson, was one of a handful of horses that Garrison ran off the farm at Tampa Bay Downs this winter. The daughter of Vindication earned her ticket to Kentucky with a victory in the Suncoast Stakes in her 2011 debut. She will be ridden Saturday by Freddie Lenclud, who was aboard for the Tampa victory as well as a half-mile work in :47.80 here last Saturday. Until Wednesday, Garrison and Wyomia had Barn 22 all to themselves with Garrison spending a lot of time on the phone back to Florida and the farm. Solera has served as the winter base for numerous horses such as Wyomia, who was trained last year at Woodbine by Danny Vella. “We have had horses such as Sovereign Award winners King Corrie and Mt. Sassafras at the farm,” Garrison said. “I like to watch them go on and run good races.” A good race Saturday could propel Wyomia on to Churchill Downs and a possible start in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 6. But that likely would not be enough to bring Garrison back to the track fulltime. “I’ve got enough to do at the farm,” Garrison said. “However, if I was asked, I’d probably do it short term like this.” LILACS AND LACE GIVES TERRANOVA SHOT AT GRADE 1 DOUBLE With limited starters at Keeneland the past three years, trainer John Terranova has managed to snag at least one stakes win a year. On Saturday, Terranova will look to continue that run when he sends out Lilacs and Lace in the Central Bank Ashland (G1). Owned by James Covello, Judy Hicks and Kathryn Nikkel, Lilacs and Lace could help Terranova become the seventh trainer to complete an Ashland-Blue Grass stakes double in the same year. Terranova also trains Toyota Blue Grass (G1) hopeful Swift Warrior, who is co-owned by Covello and James Dolan. The most recent trainer to win the Ashland and Blue Grass in the same year was Ken McPeek in 2002 with Take Charge Lady and Harlan’s Holiday. Lilacs and Lace came to Terranova’s barn after starting her career in Northern California under the care of Duane Offield. Covello purchased a major interest in the filly after she won the California Oaks at Golden Gate on New Year’s Day. “I got her about five weeks before she ran in the Bourbonette (Oaks, G3 at Turfway Park on March 26),” Terranova said. “She had been on synthetic tracks in California, but I am eager to get her on dirt. She worked well on it at Palm Meadows.” In the Bourbonette, which was Lilacs and Lace’s first start since January 1, the daughter of Flower Alley finished fourth, beaten 12 lengths by Summer Soiree. “The winner is a standout, a very good filly,” Terranova said of Summer Soiree, who won by 10 ¾ lengths. “If I could have had a couple more works, she’d have been more race sharp and probably could have been second. “The race kind of blew the dust off her and woke her up a little bit. She was stuck down inside and didn’t like it. But she has not missed a beat since that race and even though it is a quick turnaround, we thought we’d give the Ashland a try.” Javier Castellano, who was aboard Lilacs and Lace in the Bourbonette, has the call Saturday. Swift Warrior, who won the Rushaway at Turfway Park in his first start for Terranova, galloped Friday morning under exercise rider Eliel De Jesus. Terranova plans to work the First Samurai colt Sunday or Monday or he said he may opt to wait until Tuesday and work Swift Warrior on the grass. GALLOPING OUT All In Stable’s Willcox Inn, who figures to be one of the major players in next weekend’s Toyota Blue Grass (G1), is scheduled to work Saturday morning with jockey Rosie Napravnik up. Trained by Michael Stidham, Willcox Inn galloped 1 ½ miles on Friday morning. … West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie jogged a mile and galloped a mile under Dan Blacker, assistant to trainer Tom Albertrani. Blacker said King Congie would work Monday morning with jockey Rajiv Maragh up. The barn’s other Toyota Blue Grass hopeful, Live Oak Plantation’s Brilliant Speed, is scheduled to work the same morning at Palm Meadows. … Team Valor’s Crimson China, runner-up to Swift Warrior in the Rushaway, galloped Friday morning under exercise rider Leo Molina. Trainer Graham Motion does not plan to work Crimson China before the Toyota Blue Grass. “I normally don’t work them with a race back that quick in three weeks,” Motion said. Crimson China has no graded stakes earnings and likely would need the $450,000 winner’s share of the Toyota Blue Grass to proceed down the road to Louisville and a shot in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). “He would have to run well to even consider it,” Motion said of the Derby. “It would be great if it works out.” But Motion already has another colt penciled in for the Derby for Team Valor in Animal Kingdom, winner of the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (G3). “Animal Kingdom is going to work here next week, and if all goes well he would go to Churchill Downs to work next,” said Motion, who has planned a similar schedule for Summer Soiree and her path to the Kentucky Oaks (G1). KEENELAND LAUNCHES TECHNOLOGY TO INTERACT WITH FANS Keeneland, long a leader in employing innovative technology to enhance the fan experience, has introduced two new, high-tech interactive features for its spring race meeting. A new smartphone-friendly version of its website, www.keeneland.com, compatible with iPhones, Androids, Blackberrys and other smartphone platforms, is designed to provide an array of useful information to Keeneland visitors, bettors and horsemen. The site features the latest Keeneland news, events calendar, guest information and videos. For bettors and horsemen, the mobile site contains entries, scratches, results, handicapper picks, Trakus replays and other Trakus data, including feet traveled. Keeneland also will offer mobile web-only special offers and discounts during race meets. Also new this meet is a self-guided QR Code tour of Keeneland that fans can take for a chance to win discounts and prizes. QR Codes, which are two-dimensional codes that can be scanned with special readers available for free on most smartphones, will be located at 10 sites around Keeneland. Fans of Keeneland on Facebook will continue to be rewarded with free general admission coupons on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Keeneland’s website will once again offer Trakus race video and its popular PolyCapping database. Through Trakus technology, race replays are shown in various animated formats using the patented, real-time technology. PolyCapping provides handicappers with detailed information on every horse that has won a race at Keeneland since October 2006. In addition, Keeneland continues to actively engage fans on YouTube, Twitter and Foursquare. OPENING WEEKEND SPECIAL EVENTS Saturday, April 9 Breakfast With the Works: Featuring a Southern-style breakfast and free children’s activities, beginning at 7 a.m. Program includes trackside commentary on Thoroughbreds as they train and a show-and-tell by a member of the racing industry. A demonstration in the paddock with the Lexington Mounted Police follows at 8:45 a.m. (Breakfast is $7; children 3 and under eat free.) The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with Alex Brown, author of Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and His Legacy. (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) Free handicapping seminar conducted by Tom Law, managing editor of Thoroughbred Times, 11:30 a.m. trackside. Jockey Q&A: TVG analyst and former jockey Donna Brothers will conduct a question-and-answer session with jockey Rosie Napravnik beginning at 12:05 p.m. in the paddock. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5989297 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5989297 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:05:00 EDT Here are a few things you might want to know so that your day at Keeneland is as enjoyable as possible. The basics Gates open at 11 a.m., first race post time is 1:15 p.m. General admission is $5 per person; children 12 and under admitted free. Full-time college students get in free today with a valid student ID as part of College Scholarship Day. Mutuel windows in the grandstand areas open at around 12:30 p.m.; drive-thru wagering opens at 8 a.m. Lawnchairs and umbrellas are permitted; alcohol, coolers, food, grills and tents are not permitted inside the admission gates. All bags are subject to inspection at the admission gate. Parking is free in the tailgating lot. Preferred parking is $5. Valet parking is $10. Bus parking is $10. As an alternative, Keeneland has partnered with LexTran once again to offer service to Keeneland from the Transit Center and Hyatt. Service runs every 30 minutes and costs $1 each way. Patrons will receive a $2 food voucher upon arrival at the track. Tailgating at Keeneland Tailgating at Keeneland is a wonderful tradition and one of the many things that make coming to Keeneland with your friends a great way to spend an afternoon. Tailgating is allowed throughout the Keeneland grounds. Off-duty uniformed officers patrol the Keeneland parking lots each day. Open bars and kegs are not permitted. Laws pertaining to disorderly conduct and underage drinking will be similarly enforced. Today's Special Events College Scholarship Day Full-time college students receive free general admission and the chance to win one of ten $1,000 scholarships after each race. Registration will take place in Keeneland's College Zone in the North Terrace. Students will enjoy live music by Elliot Collett and the Tin Roof; free snacks by Qdoba and Coke; prize drawings by Keeneland Gift Shop, Raising Cane's, Orange Leaf, Campus Quilts, Ziyan Salon and more. The first 1,000 students to register for a scholarship will receive a long-sleeve Keeneland College Scholarship Day t-shirt courtesy of Kennedy Book Store. Wagering Play Keeneland's late Pick Four on the 7th race, with a guaranteed pool of $200,000. Presented by TVG. Approximate post time is 4:21 p.m. New this year is a 50-cent Pick Five, which replaces the traditional Pick Six. Handy Tools for a Day at Keeneland Keeneland offers a variety of handicapping information on its website, www.keeneland.com. See picks from expert handicappers Mike Battaglia, Jeremy Plonk, Bill Howard and Kim Nelson. Have the picks sent to your email by texting "novice" or "advanced" to 80565. In addition, text the word "dining" to that number to find out if there are any table available. New this year is a mobile-friendly website. Keeneland.com on Smart Phones offers a variety of useful information, from a guide to the concession stands to handicapping information and Trakus. Also new is a free Facebook game at www.playkeeneland.com. Players earn points based on their picks. Prizes are awarded daily and at the end of the meet. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5988793 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5988793 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:03:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 7, 2011) – Four two-year-olds breezed an eighth of a mile in :9.4 – the fastest time of the day at that distance – during Thursday’s Preview Show works, held in advance of Keeneland’s April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The April Sale is scheduled for Monday, April 11, beginning at 4 p.m. ET. A colt and filly, each from the first crop of Street Sense, went an eighth in :9.4 – Hip #147, a colt out of Argentine graded stakes winner Good Student (ARG), consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc., agent, and Hip #150, a filly out of Gwinnett, consigned by Murray Smith, agent. Two other colts also got the eighth in :9.4 – Hip #107, Midnight Bourbon, by City Place out of Bourbon Night, consigned by Jon Jazdzewski, and Hip #138, a colt by Broken Vow out of stakes winner Fashion Girl, consigned by Eddie Woods, agent. Two colts consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, posted the day’s fastest time for a quarter-mile on the Polytrack, getting the distance in :20.4 – Hip #119, a colt by Hat Trick (JPN) out of Chiming Dixie, and Hip #122, a colt by Empire Maker out of Cosmic Wish. “We had a great crowd, great weather and great horses,” said Keeneland Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. “We have a very strong, professional group of consignors who presented quality horses that are very well prepared and worked well throughout the day.” Keeneland will post work videos on its website, Keeneland.com, within hours of the conclusion of the Preview Show. Videos will be available for viewing through the April 11 sale. Buyers will be able to email a link for each video, as well as post it on Facebook and Twitter. Work video also will be available in Keeneland’s sales pavilion TV viewing room beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 8. HRTV will highlight Preview Day works on a broadcast to air Friday at 9:30 p.m. The April Sale will be broadcast live by HRTV and at Keeneland.com. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5987183 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5987183 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:38:00 EDT One of the stars of the just completed meeting at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans was jockey Rosie Napravnik, who ran away with the leading rider title in her first season at the Louisiana track. The 23-year-old native of Morristown, N.J., rode 110 winners, 31 more than second-leading rider Shaun Bridgmohan. “I had ridden a lot for Mike Stidham the past two summers at Delaware Park,” said Napravnik, who was represented in New Orleans by Derek Ducoing, who will have her book here and during Derby Week at Churchill Downs. “I got down there, worked hard and our business really picked up.” Now a lot of people that Napravnik rode for, including Stidham, have relocated to Keeneland, where she will ride against arguably the deepest riding colony in the country. “It is very exciting to see what we can do,” said Napravnik, who is named on five mounts on Friday’s opening-day card. “I have ridden against all of these guys before, but never at a meet. It will give me a good perspective as to where I am at.” A jockey for six years, Napravnik considers herself to still be a work in progress. “I feel like I am improving all the time and I never want to get to the point where I stop learning,” Napravnik said. “I look back after each year and I can see where I have improved so much.” Her biggest victory at Fair Grounds came in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) on Pants On Fire, who will give Napravnik her first chance to ride in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). “I am very excited about him,” Napravnik said. “He is a great horse to ride and he will be the easiest kind of horse to ride in a huge field. He’s got a lot of heart.” This year’s Derby will be a first for Napravnik on all fronts. “I have never been to the Derby. I have been to a couple of Preaknesses and the Breeders’ Cup, but I hear Derby Week is just crazy,” Napravnik said. “I am very excited to have the chance to be there. “I didn’t expect to be riding in the Kentucky Derby in 2011. I wouldn’t say that riding the Derby is a dream of mine, but riding in those kinds of races are part of my dream. I want to be at the level where I can ride those kinds of races and do it more than once.” One of the first items of business for Napravnik at Keeneland will be her partnership with All In Stable’s Willcox Inn, whom she will ride in next Saturday’s $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) in a bid to become the first female rider to win the marquee race of the spring meeting. She is scheduled to be aboard Saturday morning when Willcox Inn has his final work for the 1 1/8-mile race. “He is a really nice horse and his race in the Breeders’ Cup was very impressive,” Napravnik said of Willcox Inn, who finished third in the Juvenile Turf (G2). “He has a really big late kick and the first time I rode him he closed a lot of ground. That race (the Grindstone) was only 7½ furlongs and the mile and eighth (of the Blue Grass) should be to his advantage.” In other news involving probable Toyota Blue Grass runners Thursday morning, Team Valor’s Crimson China galloped and will continue on that routine leading up to the race, according to John Panagot, part of trainer Graham Motion’s team. “He will train up to the race with no works,” Panagot said of Crimson China, who finished second in the Rushaway at Turfway Park on March 26. Rushaway winner Swift Warrior, owned by James Covello and James Dolan, galloped 1¼ miles under exercise rider Eliel De Jesus. The John Terranova trainee is scheduled to work between Saturday and Monday. West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie jogged a mile and galloped a mile under Dan Blacker. The Tropical Park Derby winner is scheduled to work this weekend. KATHMANBLU RETURNS TO KEENELAND FOR CENTRAL BANK ASHLAND Kathmanblu arrived at Keeneland on Wednesday afternoon from Florida four days after turning in a bullet work at Gulfstream Park in preparation for Saturday’s $400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1). A victory in the 1 1/16-mile stakes on Keeneland’s Polytrack would give the Bluegrass Cat filly her first Grade 1 score in front of a hometown crowd for her connections, a key factor in the decision to run her in the race. Winner of the JPMorgan Chase Jessamine on Keeneland’s turf course last October, Kathmanblu was bred in Kentucky by the Dobozi family’s Five D Thoroughbreds, which races her in partnership with Evan Trommer’s Wind River Stables. The filly enters the Central Bank Ashland off three consecutive stakes wins, most recently the Rachel Alexandra (G3) at Fair Grounds in February. “She’s been special,” said trainer Ken McPeek about Kathmanblu, who has raced at six racetracks and has earned $470,731. “She just keeps getting better and better and better. She’s easy to handle and a lot of fun.” Victory in the Central Bank Ashland would give Kathmanblu a stakes win on an all-weather surface to add to her stakes wins on turf and dirt. “It’s just a testament to her talent,” McPeek said about the filly’s versatility. “I do think a good horse runs on about anything, and she’s a good horse.” McPeek said Kathmanblu’s talent as a youngster was “far from obvious.” “She didn’t show much in her first race,” he said. “Even in her workouts, she’s just kinda done enough to get there, but she’s always done everything right. She was a bit of a plain wrapper. She didn’t scream at you: wow big strapping filly or anything special. She’s workmanlike, and I think that’s really more important.” McPeek, the leading trainer during Keeneland’s 2009 and 2010 fall meetings, won the 2002 Ashland with Take Charge Lady, who won a record four stakes at Keeneland from 2001-2003. He has won 20 stakes at the track, tying him with C.R. “Shug” McGaughey III for sixth place on the list of Keeneland’s all-time leading trainers by stakes wins. Kathmanblu will be ridden in the Central Bank Ashland for the first time by Alan Garcia and will break from post six in the nine-horse race. KEENELAND OPENS SPRING MEETING WITH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DAY Keeneland will put the emphasis on fun when it kicks off the spring meeting on Friday with one of the track’s most popular special events, College Scholarship Day. College Scholarship Day annually attracts thousands of students from colleges and universities throughout Kentucky and neighboring states. Admission is free for full-time students, who can register to win one of ten $1,000 scholarships to be given away after each of the day’s races. Registration will take place in Keeneland’s College Zone in the North Terrace. The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association is a sponsor of College Scholarship Day, which has surpassed $300,000 in scholarship aid to college students at giveaways at Thoroughbred tracks in Kentucky. KTA established its scholarship program in 2000. On Friday, students will enjoy live music by Elliot Collett and the Tin Roof; free snacks by Qdoba and Coke; and prize drawings provided by Raising Cane’s, Orange Leaf, Campus Quilts and Ziyan Salon, among others. The first 1,000 students to register receive a free T-shirt courtesy of Kennedy Book Store in Lexington. OPENING WEEKEND SPECIAL EVENTS Friday, April 8 College Scholarship Day: Full-time college students can register to win one of ten $1,000 college scholarships. Day will feature live music and prize drawings provided by local retailers. The first 1,000 students to register receive a free T-shirt courtesy of Kennedy Book Store in Lexington. Friday Pick 4 Presented by TVG: A $200,000-guaranteed pool will be offered on races 7-10. Friday, April 8 - Saturday, April, 9: The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a trunk show with Connie Roberson featuring her silk-related separates. Saturday, April 9 Breakfast With the Works: Featuring a Southern-style breakfast and free children’s activities, beginning at 7 a.m. Program includes trackside commentary on Thoroughbreds as they train and a show-and-tell by a member of the racing industry. A demonstration in the paddock with the Lexington Mounted Police follows at 8:45 a.m. (Breakfast is $7; children 3 and under eat free.) The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with Alex Brown, author of Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and His Legacy. (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) Free handicapping seminar conducted by Tom Law, managing editor of Thoroughbred Times, 11:30 a.m. trackside. Jockey Q&A: Each Saturday, beginning at 12:05 p.m. in the paddock, TVG analyst and former jockey Donna Brothers will conduct a question-and-answer session with a featured jockey. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5986768 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5986768 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:47:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 6, 2011) – Friday through Sunday during the upcoming spring meeting, Keeneland fans can essentially ride to the races for free on a LexTran bus or trolley. The service is $1 each way, but patrons who use LexTran will receive $2 vouchers between 11 a.m. and post time for final race. On Fridays and Saturdays, LexTran will offer service every 30 minutes from the Transit Center to Keeneland, with stops at the Hyatt Regency and Versailles Road at Alexandria Drive. The trolley will run every hour on Sundays. The last bus/trolley will leave Keeneland at 7 p.m. The service is $1 each way. Parking at the Transit Center is free on weekends. “Keeneland continues to search for ways to improve the Keeneland experience, making a visit to the historic race track smooth and convenient for all our patrons,” Keeneland President Nick Nicholson said. “We are thrilled once again to partner with LexTran to offer an affordable, easy way to head to the races.” Keeneland and LexTran have had a longstanding partnership to provide transportation to Lexington residents to the historic race track on Versailles Road. “We are excited to build upon our partnership with Keeneland, which we’ve enjoyed for years,” Lextran General Manager Rocky Burke said. “This spring we can offer an additional incentive to ride, compliments of Keeneland, and we’re hopeful more people will take advantage of our ride to the races.” Thoroughbred racing returns to Keeneland on Friday, the official start of the track’s 75th anniversary celebration. Highlights of the 15-day season, which concludes April 29, include the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) and the $400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1), springboards to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), respectively, as well as special events for some of the largest crowds in all of horse racing. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983905 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983905 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:47:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 6, 2011) – Five D Thoroughbreds and Wind River Stables’ Kathmanblu, a stakes winner on grass and dirt, will attempt to transfer that form to Keeneland’s Polytrack surface on Saturday when she headlines a field of nine 3-year-old fillies for the 74th running of the $400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1). The Central Bank Ashland, to be contested at 1 1/16 miles on the main track, will go as the ninth race on Saturday’s 10-race card with an approximate post time of 5:23 p.m. (ET). First post time Saturday is 1:15 p.m. Trained by Ken McPeek, who won the 2002 Ashland with Take Charge Lady, Kathmanblu enters the Central Bank Ashland on a three-race win streak that began with an 8½-length victory in the Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs in November. This year, Kathmanblu won the Sweetest Chant on yielding turf at Gulfstream Park in January and the Rachel Alexandra (G3) on dirt at Fair Grounds in February. Kathmanblu also won the JPMorgan Chase Jessamine at Keeneland on firm turf last year. Alan Garcia will have the mount on Kathmanblu, who will break from post position six. Three other graded stakes winners are in the field, headlined by John Oxley’s Dancinginherdreams. Trained by John Ward, Dancinginherdreams broke her maiden here last fall at first asking and then captured the Pocahontas (G2) at Churchill by 5¼ lengths. In two starts this year, Dancinginherdreams has run second at Gulfstream Park in the Forward Gal (G2) and Davona Dale (G2). Regular rider Julien Leparoux has the call Saturday on Dancinginherdreams, who will break from post position five. Oxley also owns Delightful Mary, who enters the Central Bank Ashland off a restricted stakes score at Ocala last month in her 2011 debut. Shaun Bridgmohan has the mount for trainer Mark Casse on Delightful Mary, who will break from post position four. The other graded stakes winners in the field are Right Time Racing’s Bouquet Booth and Beverly Anderson and Edward Seltzer’s Wyomia. Trained by Steve Margolis, Bouquet Booth won the Delta Downs Princess (G3) last fall in Louisiana and, in her most recent start, was third behind Kathmanblu in the Rachel Alexandra. Robby Albarado has the mount on Bouquet Booth, who will break from post position one. Curtis Garrison trains Wyomia, winner of the Mazarine (G3) last October at Woodbine. Victorious in the Suncoast Stakes last month at Tampa Bay Downs in her 2011 debut, Wyomia will be ridden Saturday by Freddie Lenclud and break from post position three. The field for the Central Bank Ashland, from the rail out, is as follows: Bouquet Booth (Albarado), Lilacs and Lace (Javier Castellano), Wyomia (Lenclud), Delightful Mary (Bridgmohan), Dancinginherdreams (Leparoux), Kathmanblu (Garcia), Grand Style (James Graham), Draw It (Rajiv Maragh) and Excited (Kent Desormeaux). All starters will carry 121 pounds. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983896 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983896 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:42:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 6, 2011) – First Lady Jane Beshear today unveiled a new license plate that celebrates the race track’s 75th anniversary. “Keeneland is one of the most historic and beautiful racetracks in the country, and citizens and visitors alike look forward every year to the beginning of the spring and fall meets,” said Mrs. Beshear. “An invaluable part of the Commonwealth’s tourism, Keeneland encompasses all that is Kentucky: horses, beauty and hospitality. I am delighted to help celebrate the track’s 75th anniversary, and this specialty plate will help promote a distinct part of Kentucky’s identity.” The license plate is part of Keeneland’s mission to include the community in its 75th anniversary celebration. From day one, the founders had a clear goal of staying connected to the community and Keeneland has maintained those ties through the decades. “As we planned for this 75th anniversary, it gave us the opportunity to appreciate that while much has changed though the years, at our core, we remain very much the same,” said Keeneland President Nick Nicholson. “Everyone has helped Keeneland flourish while staying true to the founders’ guiding principles of providing quality racing, sales and service to the community.” To obtain a green and white Keeneland license plate, take your current registration, proof of insurance and old license plate, along with $39, to your local County Clerk’s office. The fee includes an optional $5 donation that goes to the Keeneland Foundation’s charitable giving program, which has contributed $18 million to various charitable and educational enterprises throughout the years. The 75th anniversary celebration will continue during the Spring Meet, which starts Friday and runs through April 29. The celebration will culminate in a special one-night only salute to Keeneland by the Boston Pops and the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 15. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983834 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983834 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:36:00 EDT The fluctuating cast of possible starters for the 87th running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) on Saturday, April 16, grew to 13 on Wednesday morning with four probable additions. Chief among the additions to racing secretary Ben Huffman’s list are two colts trained by Todd Pletcher: Sensational Slam and Praetereo. The two are scheduled to fly to Louisville, Ky., on Thursday and be stabled at Churchill Downs along with Pletcher’s other Toyota Blue Grass probable, Queen’splatekitten. Owned by Bobby Flay, Sensational Slam has raced once in 2011, winning the Fred Capossela at Aqueduct on March 5. Praetereo, owned by Starlight Partners, broke his maiden in his most recent start on his sixth try on March 12 at Gulfstream Park. Also added to the Toyota Blue Grass picture was Live Oak Plantation’s Brilliant Speed, trained by Tom Albertrani. Currently stabled at Palm Meadows, Brilliant Speed has not raced since being elevated to second place in the Hallandale Beach at Gulfstream Park on February 6. James Karp’s Newsdad, third in his most recent start in the Palm Beach (G3) at Gulfstream Park on March 12, has joined the probable Toyota Blue Grass cast. Stabled in Barn 25, Newsdad is trained by Bill Mott, who is expected to be at Keeneland on Thursday. Other probables include Team Valor International’s Crimson China, Stuart Janney III’s Data Link, Joseph Witek’s Joes Blazing Aaron, West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie, Tom Walters’ Santiva, James Covello and James Dolan’s Swift Warrior, Gaillardia Racing’s Wilkinson and All In Stable’s Willcox Inn. Crimson China, King Congie, Swift Warrior and Willcox Inn had routine gallops at Keeneland Wednesday morning. RUSSIAN-BORN TRAINER TAKING ON KEENELAND Russian-born horseman Gennadi “Gary” Dorochenko will make his Keeneland training debut on Friday, opening day of the 2011 spring meeting, when he sends out four horses on the 10-race card. They include Vladamir Kazakov’s Legendary King, who began his career in Poland and will race in the $100,000 Transylvania (G3). “I’m excited. This is a big track, big trainers, big horses. We see what we do,” said Dorochenko, who has 24 horses stabled here. Dorochenko, 52, first came to the United States in 1993 when he knew only a word or two of English, rode on the West Coast until 1998 and returned to the saddle in 2002 to ride horses he also trained at Delaware Park. He now oversees a sizable breeding and racing operation for his Russian connections. Last night, he was 360 miles away at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort in West Virginia, where he scored a win and a fifth. He left Mountaineer about 11:45 p.m., was back at Keeneland at 5:30 a.m. today and galloped three horses. The seemingly tireless Dorochenko purchased Legendary King and his other Friday starters at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. In fact, he said he purchased 120 horses for his Russian connections at last year’s venue. “It’s the best sale, a lot of good horses,” he said. In 2009, Dorochenko bought Legendary King, a 3-year-old son of Brahms, for $14,000 from breeder Clarkland Farm. The Kentucky-bred colt was sent to Russia and won three of four starts on turf in Poland last year, breaking his maiden by eight lengths. He made his North American racing debut in March at Mountaineer, running fifth in a 5½-furlong allowance over a sloppy track. Legendary King now takes on the Transylvania and is the 50-1 longshot in the morning line. “There’s a lot of good horses,” said Dorochenko about his rivals in the 1 1/16-mile turf stakes, which has drawn the likes of 2010 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G2) winner Pluck. Legendary King will be ridden by Anthony Stephen, a veteran jockey originally from Trinidad who also will make his Keeneland debut on Friday. LOPRESTI EAGER TO GET HIS BIG GUNS STARTED IN 2011 Trainer Charles Lopresti enjoyed a banner year in 2010, sending out winners at a 32 percent clip and notching graded stakes victories with the likes of Successful Dan, Wise Dan and Here Comes Ben. “It will be very hard to duplicate what we did last year,” Lopresti said Wednesday morning. “If Successful Dan comes back like he was in the fall … those horses that he ran against in the Clark have been running well and that just shows how good a horse he was last year.” Owned by Morton Fink, Successful Dan won the Fayette (G2) here last fall before closing the year in the Clark Handicap (G1) in which he was disqualified from the victory and placed third for interference in the stretch. His return to the races will not come at Keeneland’s spring meeting that begins Friday. “He strained a suspensory and I lost six weeks with him,” Lopresti said. “He starts back next week and hopefully he can make the Stephen Foster (G1) on June 18.” Wise Dan, the younger half-brother to Successful Dan, is aiming for Keeneland’s $175,000 Commonwealth (G2) at seven furlongs on April 16 for his 2011 debut. Winner of the Phoenix (G3) here last fall, Wise Dan has not run since finishing sixth in the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) in November at Churchill Downs. Brandon and Marianne Chase’s Here Comes Ben, winner of the Forego (G1) last summer at Saratoga before finishing 11th as the favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), also may run on April 16. “He is about two weeks behind Wise Dan and hopefully there will be an allowance race for him on Blue Grass Day,” Lopresti said. “I don’t want to run him against Wise Dan. The immediate goal for him is the seven-eighths race on Derby Day (the $300,000 Grade 2 Churchill Downs on May 7).” Also gearing up for a 2011 debut for Lopresti is Four D Stable’s Turallure, a Keeneland turf allowance winner last fall and winner of the Cliff Guilliams Handicap at Ellis Park last September. Lopresti is looking at the $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) on Friday, April 15 or an allowance race as a starting point for Turallure, who closed 2010 with a third-place finish in the Commonwealth Turf (G3) at Churchill. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983776 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983776 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:36:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 6, 2011) – Keeneland has cataloged 169 horses for its April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, scheduled for Monday, April 11, at 4 p.m. ET. Prospective buyers have the opportunity to see the juveniles breeze under tack during a Preview Show to be held Thursday, April 7, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The April Sale will be broadcast live by HRTV and at Keeneland.com. Preview Day works will be streamed lived at Keeneland.com, and within hours of the conclusion of the Preview Show, Keeneland will post videos of each workout on its website. Videos will be available for viewing through the April 11 sale. Buyers will be able to email a link for each video, as well as post it on Facebook and Twitter. Work video will be available in Keeneland’s sales pavilion TV viewing room beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 8. HRTV also will highlight Preview Day works on a broadcast to air Friday at 9:30 p.m. The April Sale has produced such classic winners as Lookin At Lucky, Big Brown, Thunder Gulch, Keeper Hill and Gal in a Ruckus. Other graduates include 2010 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) winner Haynesfield; Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile (G1) winner Jersey Town and Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2) winner My Jen. Seventy-two different stallions are represented by April Sale juveniles, highlighted by a colt from the last crop of Storm Cat. Also cataloged are offspring by such sires as A.P. Indy, Bernardini, Empire Maker, Mr. Greeley, Tiznow, Unbridled’s Song, Afleet Alex, Congrats, Dynaformer, Giant’s Causeway, Indian Charlie, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d’Oro, Pulpit, Smart Strike, Speightstown, Street Cry (IRE) and Tapit, among others. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5983400 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:49:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 5, 2011) – Keeneland will offer a full slate of wagers, including low-cost options that are popular with fans of all skill levels, during its spring race meeting, April 8-29. New this spring is the popular 50-cent Pick Five, a wager in which fans select the winner of five consecutive races. The Pick Five will replace the traditional Pick Six. Other fan-friendly wagers offered by Keeneland are: • 50-Cent Pick Three and Pick Four (select the winner of three or four consecutive races, respectively), • 50-Cent Trifecta (select the first three finishers in exact order in a single race), • 10-Cent Superfecta (select the first four finishers in exact order in a single race) • Super High Five (select the first five finishers in exact order in the final Keeneland race each day. If there are no winners, the pool carries over to the next day’s race card. The minimum wager is $1). Note that fans can opt for a “quick pick” on all exotic wagers, with Keeneland’s wagering machines randomly selecting the numbers in their wagers. Keeneland will offer several special Pick Four wagers during opening week. On Friday, April 8 and Friday, April 15, fans can play a $200,000-guaranteed Friday Pick 4 Presented by TVG on races 7-10. A $250,000-guaranteed All-Stakes Pick 4 Presented by TVG, which includes the Toyota Blue Grass (G1), Commonwealth (G2), Jenny Wiley (G2) and Shakertown (G3), will take place on Toyota Blue Grass Day, Saturday, April 16. Handicapping Information Available for Novice and Advanced Fan In 2009 and 2010, the Horseplayers Association of North America (HANA) ranked Keeneland first among the continent’s top racetracks in its Track Rating System. Keeneland’s takeout rate of 16 percent on win/place/show wagers and 19 percent on exotics – among the lowest in the country – is a primary reason for its top rating. Wagering at Keeneland has benefited from a strong average field size – 9.91 starters per race overall last fall, with 9.95 on the main track and 9.76 on the turf course. Through the meeting, Keeneland will stream live racing video on Keeneland.com, enabling fans to watch the races at no cost. Online patrons also can participate in live chats and handicapping analysis hosted by Jeremy Plonk and Joe Kristufek, who will be joined by such guests as Bob Neumeier and Caton Bredar. Keeneland, a leader in employing innovative technology to enhance the fan experience, also offers Trakus race video and a PolyCapping database at Keeneland.com. Through Trakus technology, race replays are shown in various animated formats using the patented, real-time technology. PolyCapping provides handicappers with detailed information on every horse that has won a race at Keeneland since October 2006. The database is downloadable and sortable. Keeneland also has expanded its presence on Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter and YouTube and created a mobile site for smartphone users. Each Saturday during the meet Keeneland will host a free handicapping seminar, conducted by Tom Law, managing editor of the Thoroughbred Times. The seminar will be held trackside at 11:30 a.m. ET. Additionally, the Keeneland Handicapping Contest will be presented each Wednesday (April 13, 20 and 27) of the meeting. Entrants will receive a free Daily Racing Form and will play for a guaranteed $2,500 pool. During the spring meeting, post time for the first race is 1:15 p.m. daily. There is no racing on Mondays and Tuesdays, or on Easter Sunday, April 24. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5981169 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5981169 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:46:00 EDT TOYOTA BLUE GRASS MAY ATTRACT NEARLY FULL GATE A field of 10 or 11 is anticipated by Keeneland racing secretary Ben Huffman for the 87th running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1), centerpiece of the 15-day spring meeting that begins Friday and runs through Friday, April 29. Topping the list of probables is Tom Walters’ Santiva, runner-up in the Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (G1) here last fall and winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs to close out 2010. Trained by Eddie Kenneally, Santiva finished second in his 2011 debut, the Grade 2 Risen Star at Fair Grounds in February. Others considered as probable for the 1 1/8-mile test are Team Valor International’s Crimson China, Stuart Janney III’s Data Link, Joseph Witek’s Joes Blazing Aaron, West Point Thoroughbreds’ King Congie, Richlyn Farm’s Powhatan County, Mill House’s Queen’splatekitten, James Covello and James Dolan’s Swift Warrior, Gaillardia Racing’s Wilkinson and All In Stable’s Willcox Inn. Considered as possible for the Toyota Blue Grass is California-based Jakesam, owned by Bourque Goldstein Thoroughbreds. Four of the probables are at Keeneland and all four were on the track Monday morning. Willcox Inn, third in last fall’s Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity, galloped Monday for trainer Mike Stidham. Willcox Inn worked five furlongs in :59.40 on Friday and Stidham said the colt would have his final breeze for the Toyota Blue Grass this weekend. Rosie Napravnik, who was the leading rider at the just concluded Fair Grounds meet, is scheduled to ride Willcox Inn in the Toyota Blue Grass. Swift Warrior, winner of the Rushaway at Turfway Park in his most recent start, galloped under exercise rider Eliel De Jesus. Trainer John Terranova is expected to be at Keeneland on Tuesday. Heather Craig, assistant to trainer Graham Motion, was aboard for Crimson China’s gallop, while Dan Blacker, assistant to trainer Tom Albertrani, manned the reins as King Congie jogged early Monday morning. Both Motion and Albertrani are scheduled to be at Keeneland this weekend. Wilkinson, sixth in the Louisiana Derby (G2) in his most recent start, worked a half-mile in :49.20 over a fast track at Churchill Downs for trainer Neil Howard. The move was the third fastest of 22 at the distance. FIELD OF EIGHT PROBABLE FOR SATURDAY’S CENTRAL BANK ASHLAND Keeneland racing secretary Ben Huffman is anticipating a field of eight 3-year-old fillies for Saturday’s 74th running of the Central Bank Ashland, the first of four Grade 1 races at the 15-day spring meeting. Topping the list of probables is Five D Thoroughbreds and Wind River Stables’ Kathmanblu, a four-time stakes winner trained by Ken McPeek. Scheduled to arrive at Keeneland on Wednesday, Kathmanblu worked a bullet five furlongs in :59 on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. McPeek, who won the 2002 Ashland with Take Charge Lady, has saddled Kathmanblu to three consecutive victories, highlighted by an 8½-length score in the Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs to close out 2010. Kathmanblu also won the JPMorgan Chase Jessamine here last fall. Others expected to contest the Ashland include the John Oxley-owned duo of Dancinginherdreams and Delightful Mary. Dancinginherdreams is trained by John Ward and stabled at Churchill Downs, while Mark Casse trains Delightful Mary, who is stabled at Keeneland. The remaining Ashland probables are Right Time Racing’s Bouquet Booth, G. Watts Humphrey Jr.’s Grand Style and Beverly Anderson and Edward Seltzer’s Wyomia, all of whom are stabled at Keeneland, plus Mr. and Mrs. David Randal’s Draw It and Michael Tabor’s Excited. Grand Style, trained by Rusty Arnold, worked a half-mile in :47 on Monday morning. Entries for the 1 1/16-mile Ashland will be taken Wednesday. EIGHT CONSIDERED PROBABLE FOR OPENING-DAY TRANSYLVANIA A field of eight 3-year-olds is expected to pass the entry box on Tuesday for the 23rd running of the $100,000 Transylvania (G3) at 1 1/16 miles on the grass on Friday, the opening-day feature of the 15-day spring meeting. Headlining the list of probables according to racing secretary Ben Huffman, is Team Valor International’s Pluck, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G2) last fall at Churchill Downs. Trained by Graham Motion, Pluck finished fourth in his 2011 debut on March 12 at Tampa Bay Downs. Lining up to challenge Pluck will be Grant Heider, John Kuehl and David Conway’s Lil Bit O’Fun, who defeated Pluck by 2 ½ lengths in their March meeting at Tampa. Lil Bit O’Fun is trained by Tom Proctor. Other likely starters include Stuart Janney III’s Air Support, winner of the Pilgrim (G3) last fall at Belmont Park, Richard Duchossois’ Barrington Road, Millennium Farms’ Great Mills, Vladmir Kazakov’s Legendary King, Jim Ford, Steve Russell and Ken Smole’s Memen (IRE), and Bruno DeJulio, Galen Ho’o and Molly Jo Rosen’s Ronin Dax. GALLOPING OUT Richard, Bertram and Elaine Klein’s Stay Put, fifth in last year’s Belmont (G1), worked a half-mile in :48.80 under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan on Monday morning. Trainer Steve Margolis said Stay Put may run here in the $150,000 Ben Ali (G3) at 1 1/8 miles on April 23. Defending champion Dr. Zic is among five fillies and mares considered as probable by racing secretary Ben Huffman for the 10th running of the $300,000 Vinery Madison (G1) to be run at seven furlongs on the main track on Thursday, April 14. Other probables include Chantilly Nayla, Kitty in a Tizzy, Ms Vanenzza and Shotgun Gulch. Nominations close Wednesday for five stakes, including the Grade 1 Maker’s Mark Mile to be run Friday, April 15. Other stakes closing are the Commonwealth (G2), Jenny Wiley (G2) and Shakertown (G3), all to be run on Saturday, April 16, and the Beaumont (G2) to be run Sunday, April 17. For more information contact Amy Gregory at 859 288-4376 or Julie Balog at 859 288-4250. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5977997 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5977997 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:45:00 EDT Continuing its commitment to innovation, Keeneland is launching an online Facebook game called “Play Keeneland” for its April 8-29 race meeting. Designed for casual fans and gaming enthusiasts, Play Keeneland is free and gives players a chance to learn the basics of wagering on Thoroughbreds, without making an actual pari-mutuel bet. The game, developed by Keeneland’s longtime marketing partner Cornett Integrated Marketing Solutions, was Beta-tested during the final four days of the 2010 fall meeting. It received rave reviews from players. “Our goal is to showcase the excitement of Thoroughbred racing and do it in a way that is both fun and educational,” said Keeneland President Nick Nicholson. “We love introducing new fans to the sport and the next generation of fans are tuning in via social mediums like Facebook.” Play Keeneland will allow Facebook users to select the horses they want to finish first (win), second (place) and third (show). Players can earn points for picking the correct win, place or show horse as well as the exacta (first and second place in the correct order) and trifecta (1-2-3 finish in correct order). All races are real-time events from the daily race schedule at Keeneland. Each time a player wins, a trophy is displayed on their Facebook homepage. Points are automatically transferred to the player’s trophy case, where they can view their cumulative score for the spring meet and see how their picks finished in each race. Daily winners will receive $100 in Keeneland merchandise. One overall point leader for the race meet will win a grand prize trip to Lexington for the track’s fall meet and 75th anniversary, including private box seats, airfare for two and accommodations. “This is a very fun and simple game that we think will be shared in the gaming and Thoroughbred racing community,” noted game developer/Chief Creative Officer David Coomer of Cornett-IMS. “You can get a great introduction via a You Tube tutorial accessible from Keeneland’s website – www.keeneland.com. Play Keeneland is powered through a partnership with Equibase, the Thoroughbred industry’s official database for racing. “Equibase has always maintained a commitment to promote and expand participation in our sport,” said Equibase President and COO Hank Zeitlin. “Play Keeneland certainly has the potential to develop new fans by introducing them to the excitement of racing and the challenge of handicapping in a new and fun way.” Details on each day of races will be posted every morning and players can make their selections to earn points, beginning at 12:15 every day of Keeneland’s race meet. Play Keeneland will be available for smartphone, desktop and tablet computer users. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5969747 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5969747 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:42:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 1, 2011) – Keeneland, long a leader in employing innovative technology to enhance the fan experience, is excited to announce two new, high-tech interactive features for the upcoming Spring Meet, which runs April 8-29. A new Smartphone-friendly version of its website, www.keeneland.com, compatible with iPhones Androids, Blackberrys and other Smartphone platforms, is designed to provide an array of useful information to Keeneland visitors, bettors and horsemen. Want to know which concession stand serves Keeneland’s famous burgoo, see a race replay or contact Keeneland with one-touch dialing? It’s all on Keeneland’s new mobile website. The site features the latest Keeneland news, events calendar, guest information and videos. For bettors and horsemen, the mobile site contains entries, scratches, results, handicapper picks, Trakus replays and other Trakus data, including feet traveled. Keeneland also will offer mobile Web-only special offers and discounts during race meets. Also new this meet is a self-guided QR Code tour of Keeneland that fans can take for a chance to win discounts and prizes. QR Codes, which are two-dimensional codes that can be scanned with special readers available for free on most Smartphones, will be located at 10 different sites around Keeneland. Fans of Keeneland on Facebook will continue to be rewarded with free general admission coupons on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Keeneland’s website will once again offer Trakus race video and its popular PolyCapping database. Through Trakus technology, race replays are shown in various animated formats using the patented, real-time technology. PolyCapping provides handicappers with detailed information on every horse that has won a race at Keeneland since October 2006. In addition, Keeneland continues to actively engage fans on YouTube, Twitter and Foursquare. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5969746 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5969746 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:42:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (April 1, 2011) – Alumni of Keeneland’s 2009 September Yearling Sale dominate entries for Sunday’s Grade 1 Florida Derby at Gulfstream, highlighted by graded stakes winners Soldat, To Honor and Serve, Stay Thirsty and Flashpoint. Among the more than 25 Keeneland-sold graded stakes entries this weekend are 2010 Belmont (G1) winner Drosselmeyer and Grade 1 winner Unrivaled Belle. SATURDAY, APRIL 2 GULFSTREAM OAKS (G2), Gulfstream, 1 1/8 Miles, 3YO Fillies SALARY DRIVE, 3YO filly by Mizzen Mast – Sporty Card ($14,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hinkle Farms, agent) O/B- Joel Kligman (KY); T- E. Plesa Jr. TRIUNE, 3YO filly by E Dubai – Triple Act ($29,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bluewater Sales LLC, agent; Buyer- Pauls Mill) O- Ben Walden Jr. & Pat Madden; B- Darley (KY); T- James A. Jerkens KINDERSLEY, 3YO filly by Bernardini – Home Court ($350,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent for AGS Thoroughbreds Ltd; Buyer- Chiefswood Stables Ltd) O- Chiefswood Stable; B- AGS Thoroughbreds Ltd (KY); T- Michael Matz EXCELSIOR S. (G3), Aqueduct, 1/18 Miles, 3YOs & Up UNDERSTATEMENT, 6YO horse by Distorted Humor – Emotional Outburst ($1.05 million, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, Buyer- WinStar Farm LLC; $100,000 RNA, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- WinStar Racing, agent) O- Paul Pompa Jr.; B- Brenda Jones (KY); T- Todd Pletcher MORE THAN A REASON, 6YO horse by More Than Ready – Sab’s Reason ($9,500 RNA, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bluewater Sales LLC, agent) O- Anthony Calabrese; B- Ron Kirby & Tom Kirby (KY); T- R. Persaud MODERN COWBOY, 4YO colt by Tiznow – Western Woman ($200,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent; Buyer- Green Hills Farm) O- Green Hills Farm; B- Chestnut Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher RAMPART S. (G3), Gulfstream, 1 1/8 Miles, 4YOs & Up, F&M PERSUADING, 4YO filly by Broken Vow – Peaks Mill ($240,000, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Belvedere Farm Inc, agent) O- James Lauffer & Poplar Hill Equine; B- William Patterson (KY); T- Dale Romans UNRIVALED BELLE, 5YO mare by Unbridled’s Song – Queenie Belle ($260,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Three Chimneys Farm) O/B- Peter Vegso & Gary Seidler (KY); T- Bill Mott LAS FLORES S. (G3), Santa Anita, 6½ Furlongs, 4YOs & Up, F&M SUBSIDIZED, 4YO filly by Ghostzapper – Oh Nellie ($185,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent; Buyer- Morning Wood Farm) O- Pegram or Watson or Weitman; B- Chelston (KY); T- Bob Baffert GILDED GEM, 5YO mare by Smarty Jones – Golden Jewel Box ($100,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Eight Pole Enterprises) O- Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds & Nip; B- Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds & Serengeti Stable (KY); T- Bob Baffert SILVER SWALLOW, 7YO mare by Alphabet Soup – Topsom ($55,000, 2005 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hidden Brook, agent; Buyer- Bruce Headley) O- Gainesway Farm, Headley or Molasky; B- Robert Dodd (FL); T- Bruce Headley SUNDAY, APRIL 3 FLORIDA DERBY (G1), Gulfstream, 1 1/8 Miles, 3YOs SOLDAT, 3YO colt by War Front – Le Relais ($180,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Elm Tree Farm LLC, agent; Buyer- Steve Shahinian, agent for Harvey Clarke) O- Harvey Clarke, W. Craig Robertson III, Paul Braverman & Namcook Stable; B- Brookfield Stud LLC (KY); T- Kirian McLaughlin TO HONOR AND SERVE, 3YO colt by Bernardini – Pilfer ($250,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Buyer- Sommer Smith, agent; $575,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, Buyer- Live Oak Plantation) O- Live Oak Plantation; B- Twin Creeks Farm, Larry Byer & Rancho San Miguel (KY); T- Bill Mott ARCH TRAVELER, 3YO colt by Sky Mesa – Mettle ($260,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Monticule; Buyer- Centennial Farms) O- Centennial Farms; B- Monticule (KY); T- James A. Jerkens BOWMAN’S CAUSEWAY, 3YO colt by Giant’s Causeway – Victory Encounter ($55,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Adena Springs) O- Martin Schwartz; B- Adena Springs (ON); T- Patrick Biancone SHACKLEFORD, 3YO colt by Forestry – Oatsee ($275,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Belvedere Farm Inc, agent) O/B- Michael Lauffer & W.D. Cubbedge (KY); T- Dale Romans STAY THIRSTY, 3YO colt by Bernardini – Marozia ($160,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Glennwood Farm Inc, agent; Buyer- Whitehorse Stables) O- Repole Stable; B- John Gunther & John Darren Gunther (KY); T- Todd Pletcher FLASHPOINT, 3YO colt by Pomeroy – Two Punch Lil ($115,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Foxtale Farm; $100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent, Buyer- John Fort) O- Peachtree Stable; B- Silverleaf Farms Inc (FL); T- Richard Dutrow Jr. POTRERO GRANDE S. (G2), Santa Anita, 6½ Furlongs, 4YOs & Up CAPTAIN CHEROKEE, 5YO horse by Sir Cherokee – Candytuft ($150,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Trackside Farm, agent for Tom Evans, Macon Wilmil Equines & Marjac Farms; Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) O- Stonestreet Stables LLC; B- Tom Evans, Macon Wilmil Equines & Marjac Farms (KY); T- Steve Asmussen BET ON VICTOR, 5YO gelding by Yankee Victor – Bet Your Bonnet ($4,500, 2006 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Burleson Farms LLC, agent; Buyer- Gulick & Moorhouse) O- Holly & David Wilson; B- Thomas & Lakin (KY); T- V. Cerin SWALE S. (G2), Gulfstream, 7 Furlongs, 3YOs BLACK N BEAUTY, 3YO colt by Devil His Due – Harbor Girl ($2,500, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Adena Springs; Buyer- Morning Bloodstock) O- Zayat Stables LLC; B- Adena Springs (ON); T- Dale Romans RAZMATAZ, 3YO colt by Forest Wildcat – Miss Cheektowaga ($50,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) O- Let’s Go Stable; B- Gulf Coast Farms LLC (KY); T- Todd Pletcher INDIANO, 3YO colt by Indian Charlie – Separata (CHI) ($25,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Luis Shirley) O- Stud El Aguila; B- Diamond A Racing Corp (KY); T- Martin Wolfson EMIRATES AIRLINES APPLETON S. (G3), Gulfstream, 1 Mile (T), 4YOs & Up SUCCESSFUL MISSION, 5YO gelding by Successful Appeal – Ava Knowsthecode ($360,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Valkyre Stud, agent for Oakbrook Farm; Buyer- Live Oak Plantation) O- Live Oak Plantation; B- Oakbrook Farm (KY); T- E. Plesa Jr. SKIP AWAY S. (G3), Gulfstream, 1 3/16 Miles, 4YOs & Up DROSSELMEYER, 4YO colt by Distorted Humor – Golden Ballet ($600,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Aaron & Marie Jones; Buyer- Maverick Racing) O- WinStar Farm LLC; B- Aaron & Marie Jones (KY); T- Bill Mott MOE MAN, 4YO gelding by Yes It’s True – Maya ($80,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Middlebrook Farm, agent; Buyer- Lothenbach Stables) O- Lothenbach Stables Inc; B- Emory Hamilton (KY); T- Ian Wilkes OUR DARK KNIGHT, 4YO colt by Medaglia d’Oro – Drifa ($160,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent for Joseph Bryan Jr., Buyer- Whitehorse Stables; $325,000, 2009 April 2YO in Training, Consignor- Scanlon Training Center, agent) O- Robert LaPenta; B- Joseph Bryan Jr. & Sandy Lane Farm (KY); T- Nick Zito S. S. STONE, 5YO horse by Birdstone – Sing and Swing ($135,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Gainesway, agent for Marylou Whitney Stables LLC; Buyer- Whitehorse Stables) O- Robert La Penta; B- Marylou Whitney Stables (KY); T- Nick Zito http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5969547 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5969547 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:17:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (March 31, 2011) – Keeneland and Del Mar, two of racing’s iconic locations that conduct their business using similar styles and strategies, have announced a partnership for the 2011 season with the primary goal of enhancing and encouraging horse ownership. The Kentucky track, known for its short, classy spring and fall race meetings and the world-class Thoroughbred sales it conducts on its bucolic Lexington grounds, will team with its Southern California counterpart during Del Mar’s seaside summer meeting that runs this year from July 20 to September 7. With Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s assistance, Keeneland representatives will host several unique gatherings both at Del Mar and nearby for potential new owners and their guests over the course of the seven-week season. The purpose of the hospitality events will be to explain and expedite entry into the Thoroughbred racing game, especially through use of a high-end, high-potential avenue such as the Keeneland sales. “Building interest in Thoroughbred ownership is crucial to our sport,” said Keeneland president and CEO Nick Nicholson. “One of the best ways to generate interest among potential new owners is to give them the opportunity to see and experience the beauty of Thoroughbred racing up close. The high caliber of racing, coupled with its outstanding hospitality and scenic backdrop, make Del Mar the ideal partner for the Keeneland sales.” Keeneland and their efforts will be noted throughout the Del Mar meet in various ways, including stakes tie-ins, on-site signage and TV promotional spots. They also will be noted daily in the track’s program and in its horsemen’s publications. “Keeneland is a natural ally and a long-standing friend of Del Mar,” said Craig Fravel, DMTC’s president and general manager. “For us to work together to try to bring new people into our exciting game of racing makes sense from start to finish.” As it has for the past two years, Del Mar will race on a five-day-per-week basis from Wednesdays through Sundays. First post on most days is at 2 p.m.Pacific. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5967708 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5967708 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:04:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (March 31, 2011) – National and regional media outlets have scheduled extensive coverage of Keeneland’s spring racing season, to be held April 8-29. Once again, Keeneland will stream live racing video on Keeneland.com, enabling fans to watch the races at no cost. The $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1), a major prep race for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), will be run at Keeneland on Saturday, April 16, and be broadcast live on the cable racing network TVG and on Lexington’s NBC affiliate, WLEX. Racing fans also can watch the race live at Keeneland.com and at NTRA Live! TVG’s comprehensive on-site coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass will air from 5-6 p.m. (all times Eastern). WLEX will broadcast from Keeneland from 4-6:30 p.m., with live coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass scheduled from 5-6 p.m. Coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass on NTRA Live! will include pre- and post-race analysis and commentary, features, live on-track updates, running of the race and a live chat. TVG will feature live coverage of the post position draw for the Toyota Blue Grass at Keeneland on Wednesday, April 13, from 11:30 a.m.-noon. On April 23, TVG will carry on-site coverage of the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington (G3) from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The 1 1/16-mile race on Polytrack is for three-year-olds with aspirations of competing in the Triple Crown. TVG will provide live coverage of Keeneland each race day beginning at 1 p.m. A portion of TVG’s daily Keeneland coverage will air on FOX Sports affiliates Altitude, Fox Sports Ohio, FSN Prime Ticket, SportSouth and/or Sun Sports. Times may vary and can be confirmed at foxsports.com. Special features, race replays Regional coverage of Keeneland racing includes: * “Keeneland Magazine on TV,” Friday, April 1, on Lexington’s Cwkyt at 7 p.m. The 30-minute program features “Al Stall: Campaign Headquarters,” “Barn Storming: Lexington Company Puts Old Wood to New Use,” “Market + Savvy: Food Impresario Pleases Local Palates” and “Driver’s Seat: Nicole Pieratt Steers Sallee Horse Vans into the Third Generation.” “Keeneland Magazine on TV” will be re-broadcast on Saturday, April 9, at 12:30 p.m. on Lexington’s WKYT. * “Keeneland Close Up,” a 30-minute show at 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays during the racing season. The show is broadcast on Lexington’s WLEX. * “Today at Keeneland,” a recap of the day’s races each race night in Lexington on Insight Cable on Cwkyt at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and at 6:30 p.m. on Sundays. “Today at Keeneland” also can be seen on TVG and HRTV the following day. Check listings at tvgnetwork.com and hrtv.com. Live racing, handicapping chats on Keeneland.com As always, Keeneland will stream live racing video on Keeneland.com, enabling fans to watch the races at no cost. Online patrons also can participate in live chats and handicapping analysis hosted by Jeremy Plonk and Joe Kristufek, who will be joined by such guests as Bob Neumeier and Caton Bredar. Keeneland also will stream the Trakus feed on its website, showing race replays in various animated formats using the patented, real-time technology. On the radio Horse Racing Radio Network, which received the 2010 Eclipse Award for audio/multi-media Internet for its live coverage of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will prominently feature coverage of Keeneland’s spring racing season. Through HRRN, live coverage of Keeneland’s daily feature race(s) will be broadcast in Lexington at HANK 96.1 FM, as well as on a number of radio stations in Kentucky and worldwide via free live streaming on HorseRacingRadio.net. For the latest schedule of HRRN coverage of Keeneland, visit HorseRacingRadio.net and click on the link titled 2011 Broadcast Schedule & Affiliates. Racing fans can also tune-in to “Equine Forum” on HRRN every Saturday from 8-10 a.m. on HANK 96.1 FM in Lexington or worldwide with free live streaming on HorseRacingRadio.net. Podcasts of the show are available on the website. April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale coverage Keeneland’s spring season annually includes its April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which this year has cataloged 169 Thoroughbreds ready to begin their racing careers. Recent graduates include 2010 Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Lookin At Lucky, who earned Eclipse Awards as champion two-year-old colt and champion three-year-old colt. Keeneland will stream live video of the sale’s Preview Day (under-tack show) on Thursday, April 7, at 10:30 a.m. Replays of Preview Day workouts will be available on Keeneland.com beginning that afternoon through the sale on Monday, April 11. Video also will be available in Keeneland’s sales pavilion TV viewing room beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 8. HRTV will broadcast works from Preview Day at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8. Live coverage of the April 11 sale will be available on Keeneland.com and on HRTV beginning at 4 p.m. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5967137 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5967137 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:05:00 EDT LEXINGTON, KY (March 30, 2011) – Keeneland will put the emphasis on fun as the spring race meeting (April 8-29) kicks off the historic track’s 75th anniversary celebration. In addition to world-class racing, a special events calendar packed with such new promotions as a 50-cent Pick Five wager, 75-cent hot dogs on Wednesdays, and an array of trunk shows and book signings hosted by the Keeneland Gift Shop will be combined with favorites such as College Scholarship Day, Pink Day, Military Day and Breakfast With the Works, to guarantee there is something for everyone this spring at Keeneland. Highlighting the 2011 spring meeting special events calendar: College Scholarship Day, Friday, April 8, annually attracts thousands of students from colleges and universities throughout Kentucky and neighboring states. Admission is free for full-time students, who can register to win one of ten $1,000 scholarships. Students will enjoy live music and prize drawings provided by Raising Cane’s, Orange Leaf, Campus Quilts, and Ziyan Salon, among others. The first 1,000 students to register receive a free T-shirt courtesy of Kennedy Book Store in Lexington. The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association is a sponsor of College Scholarship Day, which has surpassed $300,000 in scholarship aid to college students at giveaways at Thoroughbred tracks in Kentucky. KTA established its scholarship program in 2000. Breakfast With the Works each Saturday morning during the race meet. Enjoy a Southern-style breakfast trackside while watching the horses go through their morning workouts. The program includes free activities for the kids and equine-related demonstrations. Military Appreciation Day is Sunday, April 17. Fans are encouraged to be at the track early to help Keeneland welcome 900 troops from Fort Knox. Soldiers will have access to a phone bank, courtesy of Windstream Communications, to call their loved ones. Keeneland will turn pink on Wednesday, April 20, co-hosting Pink Day with Horses and Hope, First Lady Jane Beshear’s initiative to raise breast cancer awareness among women working in Kentucky’s horse industry. The day includes a Breast Cancer Survivor Luncheon in the Keeneland Sales Pavilion. Keeneland 2011 Spring Events Calendar • Friday, April 8: College Scholarship Day. Full-time college students can register to win one of ten $1,000 college scholarships. Day will feature live music and prize drawings provided by local retailers. The first 1,000 students to register receive a free T-shirt courtesy of Kennedy Book Store in Lexington. • Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April, 9: The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a trunk show with Connie Roberson, featuring her silk-related separates. • Friday, April 8, 15: Friday Pick 4 Presented by TVG. A $200,000-guaranteed pool will be offered on races 7-10. • Saturdays, April 9, 16 and 23: Breakfast With the Works, featuring a Southern-style breakfast and free children’s activities, beginning at 7 a.m. Program includes trackside commentary on Thoroughbreds as they train and a show-and-tell by a member of the racing industry. An equine-related demonstration in the paddock follows at 8:45 a.m. (Breakfast is $7; kids three and under eat free.) • Saturday, April 9: The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with Alex Brown, author of Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and His Legacy. (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) • Saturdays: Free handicapping seminar conducted by Tom Law, managing editor of The Thoroughbred Times, 11:30 a.m. trackside. • Saturdays: Jockey Q&A. Each Saturday, beginning at 12:05 p.m. in the paddock, TVG analyst and former jockey Donna Brothers will conduct a question and answer session with a featured jockey. • Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10: Best of the Bluegrass Festival. Celebrate the region’s unique culture (bestofthebluegrass.org). • Sunday, April 10: Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day. Free general admission for primary and secondary teachers, staff and administration. • Wednesday, April 13: Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation hat giveaway. • Wednesday, April 13: The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with the three finalists of the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award. Annual award is co-sponsored by Castleton Lyons and Thoroughbred Times. • Wednesdays, April 13, 20, 27: 75-Cent Hot Dogs. Keeneland’s 75th anniversary inspires the bargain price for the fan favorites. • Wednesdays, April 13, 20, 27: Keeneland Handicapping Contest. Place a mythical $2 win and place wager on Keeneland races 3-9. Entry fee is $10 with a guaranteed $2,500 pool. Limit three entries per person. First 200 participants receive a free Daily Racing Form. • Thursday, April 14 through Sunday, April 17: The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a trunk show with celebrity hat milliner Christine A. Moore. • Friday, April 15: Maker’s Mark bottle signing. Begins at 6:30 a.m. trackside. Limit 2 bottles per person. Proceeds from the specialty bottle, which goes on sale April 8, will benefit a newly named endowment for the arts honoring retiring University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. and his wife, Patsy. Bottle signers are: Dr. Todd, Keeneland President & CEO Nick Nicholson, Maker’s Mark President & CEO Bill Samuels Jr., incoming Maker’s Mark President Rob Samuels and retired Keeneland President Bill Greely. Free wax dipping of select merchandise purchased from the Keeneland Gift Shop will be featured. • Saturday, April 16: All Stakes Pick 4 presented by TVG. The $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) is among the four graded stakes that day at Keeneland that are included in the wager, which has a $250,000 guaranteed pool. • Sunday, April 17: Military Appreciation Day. Some 900 troops from Fort Knox will be guests of Keeneland. All active and inactive members of the military and their families will receive free general admission with military ID. Soldiers will have access to a phone bank, courtesy of Windstream Communications, to call their loved ones. The Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing with Phil Dandrea, author of Sham: Great Was Second Best. Grade One Gamble. Handicapping contest is a qualifying event for the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Challenge in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 2012. Thirty-six people who entered in March will compete for more than $28,000 in prizes and three qualifying spots. • Wednesday, April 20: Pink Day. Fans are encouraged to wear pink. Keeneland co-hosts with Horses and Hope, First Lady Jane Beshear’s initiative to raise breast cancer awareness among women working in Kentucky’s horse industry. Day includes luncheon for breast cancer survivors (ticket information available at horsesandhope.org). • Friday, April 22: Jockey Autograph Signing. Meet retired jockeys and current Keeneland riders from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. adjacent to the paddock. Jockeys will sign Keeneland 75th anniversary hats to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. • Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23: Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a trunk show with Dorfman Pacific, featuring Kentucky Derby hats. • Wednesday, April 27: United Way Day. Keeneland will donate a portion of the day’s gate receipts to the United Way of the Bluegrass. • Friday, April 29: Markey Cancer Center Concert. Join us on the Clubhouse Lawn after the races as the Markey Cancer Foundation hosts a benefit concert with headliners, the Spazmatics. Visit www.markeycancerfoundation.org for more details. Keeneland Gift Shop Presents a book signing for Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy. Current President and CEO Nick Nicholson will be joined by past presidents Bill Greely and Ted Bassett. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5964919 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5964919 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:06:00 EDT Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy, a 231-page hard cover book chronicling the first 75 years of the storied Bluegrass race course, has garnered accolades from a variety of equine industry experts and Keeneland enthusiasts alike. The hallmark book in the Keeneland legacy trilogy presents fresh insights and historical details about the rise of the track, from a bold idea of a few local horsemen in the midst of the Great Depression to an international leader of Thoroughbred racing and sales. “What an awesome book,” said Pat Day, Hall of Fame jockey and Keeneland’s all-time winningest rider. “A great read. Very interesting and informative even for the casual race fan and the pictures are wonderful, especially the ones from yesteryear!” Said Tom Hammond, a Lexington native and NBC horse racing announcer: “A new book, Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy, explains in pictures and prose how the dreams of the Founders were realized and Keeneland became a worldwide leader in racing and sales. I enjoyed the book immensely.” Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy, published by Eclipse Press, includes forewards by Keeneland President Nick Nicholson and past presidents William C. “Bill” Greely and James E. “Ted” Basssett III. The book contains vivid photos from Keeneland’s past and present and 12 chapters written by such local authors as Maryjean Wall, Ph.D., Rick Bailey and Sue Wylie. The chapters cover all aspects of Keeneland, from its start in 1936 to the history of its auctions and Keeneland’s place in Hollywood. The book is a reminder that Keeneland has become a special source of pride to the community, said Al Smith, veteran Kentucky journalist and founding host of KET’s Comment on Kentucky. “I’ve read, and reported, a lot of history about Kentucky,” he said. “If I could keep only one volume on racing, this colorful book would be it: 231 pages of pictures and prose as beautiful, elegant and exciting as Keeneland itself. Keeneland claims a special place in the affections of all of us who treasure the role of the noble horse in our heritage. This book tells why.” Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy is available for purchase at the Keeneland Gift Shop, www.keenelandshop.com and select local retailers. Suggested retail price is $39.95 with all profits to be distributed through the Keeneland Foundation to various community non-profit organizations. The other books in the legacy series, Keeneland Entertains and Keeneland Then and Now, also are available. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5961939 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5961939 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:15:00 EDT Alumni of Keeneland’s 2009 September Yearling Sale scored wins in two key Kentucky Derby (G1) preps this weekend, finishing 1-2-3 in Sunday’s Sunland Derby (G3) and capturing the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Turfway Park. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS Keeneland sales grads finished 1-2-3 in the Sunland Derby (G3) on 3/27 at Sunland Park: 1- TWICE THE APPEAL, 3YO colt by Successful Appeal – Double Boarded ($4,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent) (career 10-3-2-1, $449,920) O- Edward Brown Jr., Victor Flores & Henry Hernandez; B- John T.L. Jones III (KY); T- Jeff Bonde 2- Astrology, 3YO colt by A.P. Indy – Quiet Eclipse ($285,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC) O- Stonestreet Stables & George Bolton; B- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T- Steve Asmussen 3- Ruler On Ice, 3YO gelding by Roman Ruler – Champagne Glow ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent for Liberation Farm; Buyer- George & Lori Hall) O- George & Lori Hall; B- Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm (KY); T- Kelly Breen DAISY DEVINE, 3YO filly by Kafwain – Devil’s Dispute ($5,500, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- James M. Miller) Won Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) on 3/26 at Fair Grounds (career 5-3-1-0, $359,788) O- James M. Miller; B- J. Reiley McDonald (KY); T- A. McKeever MISSION IMPAZIBLE, 4YO colt by Unbridled’s Song – La Paz ($200,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC) Won New Orleans H. (G2) on 3/26 at Fair Grounds (career 9-3-3-2 $798,854) O- Twin Creeks Racing Stable; B- Summer Wind Farm (KY); T- Todd Pletcher ANIMAL KINGDOM, 3YO colt by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) – Dalicia (GER) ($100,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; Buyer- Team Valor International) Won Vinery Racing Spiral S. (G3) on 3/26 at Turfway (career 4-2-2-0, $326,900) O- Team Valor International; B- Team Valor (KY); T- H. Graham Motion SUMMER SOIREE, 3YO filly by War Front – Mazel Tov ($70,000 RNA, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) Won Bourbonette Oaks (G3) on 3/26 at Turfway (career 8-3-0-3, $121,680) O- Wahoo Partners LLC and Bret & Brereton Jones; B- Brereton Jones & Bret Jones (KY); T- Larry Jones WORTH REPEATING, 5YO horse by Giant’s Causeway – Lady Nichola ($525,000 RNA, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent for Spendthrift Farm) Won Tokyo City Cup (G3) on 3/26 at Santa Anita (career 19-3-4-2, $199,440) O- Spendthrift Farm LLC; B- B. Wayne Hughes (KY); T- Richard Mandella SILVER OCEAN, 3YO gelding by Silver Train – Endless Sea ($60,000 weanling, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Indian Creek, agent, Buyer- Twin Peeks Racing; $37,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Woods Edge Farm, agent) Won Premio Pisa (L) on 3/27 at Pisa (career 7-3-2-1, €84,310) O- Maestro; B- Sun Valley Farm; T- Riccardo Santini SWIFT WARRIOR, 3YO colt by First Samurai – Alfeet Summer ($80,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Blandford Stud, agent) Won $100,000 Rushaway S. on 3/26 at Turfway (career 12-3-2-5, $136,810) O- James Covello & James Dolan; B- Paget Bloodstock, Nearctic Bloodstock & Carhue Investments (KY); T- John Terranova CHURCH CAMP, 4YO filly by Forest Camp – Holy Forest ($17,000 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) Won $82,020 Santa Lucia S. on 3/27 at Santa Anita (career 9-4-2-0, $146,420) O- Legacy Ranch Inc, Judith Carmel & Strauss Racing Bros; B- Brereton Jones (KY); T- Brian Koriner GRAN LIONESS, 3YO filly by Lion Heart – Gran Dama ($17,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent; Buyer- Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch) Won $75,000 Prima Donna S. on 3/26 at Oaklawn (career 8-4-0-2, $239,822) O- Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch; B- John T.L. Jones Jr. & Bemak NV (KY); T- W. Bret Calhoun COSMO GIRL, 4YO filly by City Zip – Ever Imelda ($45,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Green Willows Farm, agent for Sea Jay Farm; Buyer- Baccari Racing) Won $75,000 Carousel S. on 3/27 at Oaklawn (career 17-4-4-1, $133,811) O- Baccari Racing Stable LLC; B- Ellen F. Kill Kelley (KY); T- Joe Petalino ALEC’S MOON, 3YO filly by Malibu Moon – Bello Cielo ($125,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Jerry Hollendorfer) Won Portland Meadows Derby on 3/23 at Portland Meadows (career 8-4-2-0, $115,240) O- Mark DeDomenico LLC, John Carver & Jerry Hollendorfer; B- David Garvin (KY); T- Jerry Hollendorfer http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5961138 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5961138 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:55:00 EDT Maker’s Mark Distillery officials announced today that the 2011 Maker’s Mark Mile commemorative bottle will honor a Kentucky icon – Keeneland Race Course in commemoration of its 75th anniversary. In addition, sales of the specialty bottle – which go on sale April 8 – will benefit a newly named endowment for the arts honoring retiring University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd, Jr. and his wife, Patsy. The Lee T. and Patsy Todd, Jr. Development Fund will make it possible for the UK Symphony Orchestra and students from the UK School of Music to take symphony music into public schools and communities throughout the state. This year is the third time that bottle proceeds have helped fund this program. “Every year, we strive to make this commemorative bottle and its charitable proceeds about the people and entities that have a positive impact on Kentucky,” said Maker’s Mark President and CEO Bill Samuels, Jr. “Lee and Patsy Todd, as well as Keeneland, have made significant contributions to Kentucky and have been such wonderful partners to Maker’s Mark through the years, that it seemed only fitting to honor them in this way.” The design of the 2011 collectable bottle features Keeneland’s specially designed anniversary logo and notes the 15th anniversary of the distillery’s sponsorship of the Maker’s Mark Mile. Keeneland Race Course opened on October 15, 1936. Samuels expects about $200,000 from the sale of more than 18,000 bottles statewide, creating funding for this unique program in excess of $1.2 million. “We are so honored that Maker’s Mark is paying tribute to our anniversary in this way,” said Keeneland President and CEO Nick Nicholson. “This sponsorship and all of the money it has raised through the years was the brainchild of Bill Samuels and he deserves a tremendous amount of credit for his ability to take a corporate partnership like ours to new heights. He is an innovator and, himself, a Kentucky icon.” “Art and music are passions for Patsy and me. We are humbled that Maker’s Mark, Bill Samuels and Keeneland would honor us in this way by making us part of this special program and by helping take the transformative power of music to children across our state,” Todd said. “Our School of Music, and this outreach program, are emblematic of what becoming a Top 20 public research institution can mean for Kentucky – conducting research and providing service that changes lives and makes our Commonwealth a better place to live.” Signing this year’s bottle will be Samuels, Todd and Nicholson along with Rob Samuels, the incoming President of Maker’s Mark and Bill Greely, retired Keeneland President. The signing will take place on Friday, April 15 at 6:30 a.m. trackside at Keeneland. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5958670 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5958670 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:34:00 EDT Fog City Stable and George Bolton’s The Factor stamped himself a leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contender with an easy 6¼-length win in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS THE FACTOR, 3YO colt by War Front – Greyciousness ($50,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Hunter Valley Farm, agent; Buyer- Iroquois Bloodstock) Won Rebel S. (G2) on 3/19 at Oaklawn (career 4-3-0-0, $304,680) O- Fog City Stable & George Bolton; B- H & W Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Bob Baffert HILDA’S PASSION, 4YO filly by Canadian Frontier – Executricker ($4,200 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Shawhan Place LLC) Won Inside Information S. (G2) on 3/19 at Gulfstream (career 10-6-1-0, $430,256) O- Starlight Partners & C.E. Glasscock; B- Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kuster (KY); T- Todd Pletcher HAVRE DE GRACE, 4YO filly by Saint Liam – Easter Bunnette ($380,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Fox Hill Farm, Tom McGreevy, agent) Won Azeri S. (G3) on 3/19 at Oaklawn (career 9-4-3-2, $963,175) O- Fox Hill Farm; B- Nancy Dillman (KY); T- Larry Jones JUNIPER PASS, 4YO colt by Lemon Drop Kid – Child Bride ($92,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Longitude Farm, agent; Buyer- Marc Ferrell) Won San Luis Rey S. (G3) on 3/20 at Santa Anita (career 11-3-1-2, $194,380) O- Betty & Robert Irvin; B- Brookdale Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T- T.R. Bell II HENNY HOUND, 3YO colt by Henny Hughes – Beautiful Moment ($105,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) Won Chunichi Sports Sho Falcon S. (G3) on 3/19 at Hanshin (JAPAN) (career 2-2-0-0) O- Masamichi Hayashi; B- Gulf Coast Farms LLC; T- Yoshito Yahagi MILDLY OFFENSIVE, 3YO filly by Sharp Humor – It’s Personal ($120,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent) Won $100,000 Santa Paula S. on 3/20 at Santa Anita (career 2-2-0-0, $92,400) O- Warren Williamson; B- WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T- Carla Gaines REGALLY READY, 4YO gelding by More Than Ready – Kivi ($110,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Vinery Stables) Won $79,150 Joe Hernandez S. on 3/18 at Santa Anita (career 11-5-2-3, $237,977) O- Vinery Stables; B- Grapestock LLC (KY); T- Steve Asmussen http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5940567 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5940567 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:19:00 EDT Keeneland sales graduates dominate the field of Triple Crown hopefuls slated to go postward in Saturday’s Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park. Eight of the 13 entries are Keeneland-sold, highlighted by The Factor and Sway Away, 1-2 finishers in the San Vicente Stakes (G2); Archarcharch, winner of the Southwest Stakes (G3), and J P’s Gusto, winner of the Del Mar Futurity (G1). SATURDAY, MARCH 19 REBEL S. (G2), Oaklawn, 1 1/16 Miles, 3YOs ARCHARCHARCH, 3YO colt by Arch – Woodman’s Dancer ($60,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Robert Yagos) O- Robert Yagos & Loval; B- Grapestock LLC (KY); T- W.H. Fires PICKO’S PRIDE, 3YO colt by Cactus Ridge – Cayce Lady ($10,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Beau Lane Bloodstock; Buyer- Mac Robertson, agent for Barry & Joni Butzow) O- Barry & Joni Butzow; B- E.H. Beau Lane III (KY); T- Mac Robertson J P’S GUSTO, 3YO colt by Successful Appeal – Call Her Magic ($52,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent; Buyer- Steve Bajer, agent) O- Gem Inc; B- WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T- J. Petalino THE FACTOR, 3YO colt by War Front – Greyciousness ($50,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Hunter Valley Farm, agent; Buyer- Iroquois Bloodstock) O- Fog City Stable & George Bolton; B- H & W Thoroughbreds (KY); T- Bob Baffert SWAY AWAY, 3YO colt by Afleet Alex – Seattle Shimmer ($170,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Classic Oaks Farm) O- Batman Stable, Bennett Lebherz, Everett Lebherz, Phillip Lebherz & Cind Olsen; B- Billy Tillery & Bob Sliger (KY); T- Jeff Bonde ELITE ALEX, 3YO colt by Afleet Alex – Catch the Moment ($300,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- Tim Ritchey, agent for CJZ Stable) O- Elite Alex LLC; B- Allison Register (ON); T- Tim Ritchey GLINT, 3YO colt by Sharp Humor – Glimmer ($32,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent; $340,000, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- WinStar Racing, agent, Buyer- Kevin & Tammie Hulse) O- TK Stables LLC; B- WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T- K. Gorder BLUEGRASS JAM, 3YO colt by Bluegrass Cat – Strawberry Way ($57,000, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- WinStar Racing, agent; Buyer- Patricia Blass) O- Patricia Blass; B- WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T- W.H. Fires SANTA ANA S. (G2), Santa Anita, 1 1/8 Miles (T), 4YOs & Up, F&M CHURCH CAMP, 4YO filly by Forest Camp – Holy Forest ($17,000 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) O- Legacy Ranch Inc; B- Brereton Jones (KY); T- B.J. Koriner WASHINGTON BRIDGE, 4YO filly by Yankee Gentleman – Stirling Bridge ($24,000 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent; $23,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brereton Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent) O- Mark DeDomenico LLC or Hollendorfer; B- Brereton Jones (KY); T- Jerry Hollendorfer IT TIZ, 4YO filly by Tiznow – Star of the Woods ($170,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services Inc, agent for Select Bloodstock LLC; Buyer- Susan & Allen Branch) O- Allen & Susan Branch; B- Select Bloodstock LLC (KY); T- M. Glatt LILLY FA POOTZ, 6YO mare by Gilded Time – Dark Rhythm ($25,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Robert Courtney/Crestfield Farm LLC, agent; Buyer- McMahan Bloodstock Services LLC) O- Team Green or Hollendorfer; B- Robert Courtney Jr., Cabby Boone & James Shropshire Jr. (KY); T- Jerry Hollendorfer INSIDE INFORMATION S. (G2), Gulfstream, 7 Furlongs, 4YOs & Up, F&M MS VANENZZA, 4YO filly by Successful Appeal – Speaking of Time ($4,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Trackside Farm, agent for Tenlane Farm; Buyer- Gary Contessa, agent) O- Florence Patitucci; B- Tenlane Farm (KY); T- J.C. Vazquez AMEN HALLELUJAH, 4YO filly by Montbrook – Sara’s Success ($40,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hidden Brook, agent; Buyer- Cecil Seaman, agent) O- IEAH Stables, Whizway Farm, Robert Teel & Pegasus Holding Group Stables; B- Thorobeam Farm (FL); T- Richard Dutrow Jr. HILDA’S PASSION, 4YO filly by Canadian Frontier – Executricker ($4,200 RNA, 2007 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Shawhan Place LLC) O- Starlight Partners & C.E. Glasscock; B- Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kuster (KY); T- Todd Pletcher CHORAGUS, 6YO mare by Harlan’s Holiday – Tappanzee ($42,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Chesapeake Farm, agent; Buyer- Chris Block, agent) O/B- Lothenbach Stables Inc; T- Anthony Reinstedler BEAUTICIAN, 4YO filly by Dehere – Caroni ($42,000, 2008 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- H. Allen Poindexter; $110,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Buyer- Ken McPeek, agent for Peter Callahan) O- Peter Callahan; B- G. David Shashura & Diane Shashura (KY); T- Ken McPeek CICADA S. (G3), Aqueduct, 6 Furlongs, 3YO Fillies IN STEP, 3YO filly by Unbridled’s Song – Strawberry Reason ($1 million, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Stone Farm, agent; Buyer- John Ferguson) O- Darley Stable; B- Payson Stud Inc (KY); T- Kiarin McLaughlin FULL MOON BLUES, 3YO filly by Petionville – Taurus Moon ($14,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Pope McLean, agent; Buyer- Everest Stables Inc) O- Jeffrey Nielsen; B- Everest Stables Inc (KY); T- T.J. Tullock Jr. ROMAN TREASURE 3YO filly by Roman Ruler – Jeanne Jones ($200,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent for Liberation, Oratis & Brandywine; Buyer- Black Swan Stable/John DeStefano, agent) O- Black Swan Stable; B- Liberation Farm, Brandywine Farm & Oratis Thoroughbreds (KY); T- M. Hushion WILD ABOUT SONNY, 3YO filly by Officer – Easy Action ($55,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- George & Lori Hall) O- George & Lori Hall; B- Gulf Coast Farms LLC (KY); T- Kelly Breen COAX LIBERTY, 3YO filly by Successful Appeal – Chelsie’s House ($30,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Pope McLean, agent; Buyer- Glencrest Farm LLC) O- Copper Penny Stables; B- My Meadowview LLC (KY); T- J.L. Lawrence II AZERI S. (G3), Oaklawn, 1 1/16 Miles, 4YOs & Up, F&M TIDAL POOL, 4YO filly by Yankee Gentleman – Sea Rhythm ($120,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Dapple Bloodstock) O- Westrock Stables LLC; David Garvin (KY); T- D. Wayne Lukas HAVRE DE GRACE, 4YO filly by Saint Liam – Easter Bunnette ($380,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Fox Hill Farm, Tom McGreevy, agent) O- Fox Hill Farm; B- Nancy Dillman (KY); T- Larry Jones TAMPA BAY S. (G3), Tampa Bay Downs, 1 1/16 Miles (T), 4YOs & Up BEARPATH, 5YO gelding by Dynaformer – Song ‘n Silk ($170,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Darby Dan Farm, agent for Whisper Hill Farm; Buyer- Chesapeake, agent) O- Lothenbach Stables Inc; B- Whisper Hill Farm (KY); T- Ian Wilkes VOODOO SWINGE, 5YO horse by Unbridled’s Song – Voodoo Dancer ($300,000 RNA, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Matagorda Farm Inc, agent) O/B- Green Hills Farm Inc (KY); T- Christophe Clement YANKEE INJUNUITY, 7YO horse by Yankee Victor – Honestly Honey ($9,000 RNA, 2004 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Warrendale Sales, agent) O- Encore Racing Stable & James McMullen; B- Valerie Dailey & Kelli Charles (FL); T- J.R. McMullen SUNDAY, MARCH 20 SAN LUIS REY S. (G2), Santa Anita, 1½ Miles (T), 4YOs & Up RESTLESS SOUL (GB), 7YO mare by Singspiel (IRE) – Seasonal Splendour (IRE) ($110,000, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Freyer Bloodstock) O- Cloros Bloodstock; B- C.A. Cyzer (GB); T- Neil Drysdale JUNIPER PASS, 4YO colt by Lemon Drop Kid – Child Bride ($92,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Longitude Farm, agent; Buyer- Marc Ferrell) O- Betty or Robert Irvin; B- Brookdale Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T- T.R. Bell II ORCHID S. (G3), Gulfstream, 1½ Miles (T), 4YOs & Up, F&M QUEEN MARTHA, 5YO mare by Rahy – Cryptoqueen ($100,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Three Chimneys Sales, agent; Buyer- Cecil Seaman, agent) O- Robert Trussell; B- Albert Coppola, Gainsboroughb Farm LLC & Robert Clay (KY); T- Patrick Biancone GIANTS PLAY, 4YO filly by Giant’s Causeway – Playful Act (IRE) ($850,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent for Swettenham Stud; Buyer- John Warren, agent) O- Newsells Park Stud; B- Swettenham Stud (IRE); T- Christophe Clement TARRIP, 5YO mare by Green Desert – Spinnette (IRE) ($400,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Paramount Sales, agent; Buyer- Barouche Stud) O/B- Castleton Lyons (KY); T- Christophe Clement http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5933747 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5933747 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:17:00 EDT Keeneland’s spring race meet has been chosen as one of the 2011 Spring Top 10 Festivals & Events by the Kentucky Travel Industry Association. This year’s spring meet will be held April 8-29 at the historic Keeneland Race Course, a National Historic Landmark. Keeneland’s spring race meet attracts some of the best jockeys and horses in the world and features the prestigious Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1), which serves as a prep race for the Kentucky Derby (G1). Last spring, the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes drew a record crowd of 33,727 and the meet’s overall attendance of 238,282 was the fourth highest spring meet total ever. “We appreciate the KTIA’s recognition of Keeneland,” said Vince Gabbert, Keeneland Vice President and COO. “We are fortunate to draw fans from all over the world and their experience here is only made better by the hospitality of central Kentucky as whole – from the hotels, to the restaurants, and more.” This year, Keeneland is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Keeneland is planning a series of events, culminating in a special one-night only salute to Keeneland by the Boston Pops on Saturday, Oct. 15. The year-long celebration also includes salutes to Keeneland at the Bluegrass Trust Antiques and Garden Show in March and the Keeneland Concours d’Elegance in July. “We are so pleased Keeneland’s upcoming meet has been recognized as one of the spring’s Top 10 Festivals and Events by the Kentucky Travel Industry Association,” said Mary Quinn Ramer, vice president of tourism marketing at the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau. “There is no question that Keeneland’s race meets are a wonderful opportunity for visitors to experience the best of Lexington. We look forward to celebrating 75 years of racing with Keeneland throughout 2011.” A panel of impartial judges selects the Kentucky Travel Industry Association Top 10 Festival & Events for each season. Criteria for selection include popularity of the event, its impact on the local tourism economy as well as cultural and historical significance. The Kentucky Travel Industry Association (KTIA) is a 675-member statewide association representing all sectors of the state’s travel industry. The Association’s mission is to unite Kentucky’s third-largest industry through governmental interaction, communication and education. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5930428 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5930428 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:38:00 EDT Keeneland will host Commerce Lexington’s Good Morning Bluegrass, presented by Fifth Third Bank, on Friday, March 25, from 7:30-9 am, as part of Keeneland’s 75th anniversary festivities. Current Keeneland President and CEO Nick Nicholson, along with former presidents William C. “Bill” Greely and James E. “Ted” Bassett III, will speak together for the first time in a public setting about the history of Keeneland, its mission, and its role in both the Thoroughbred industry and the community. Keeneland trustee and director William M. “Bill” Lear Jr. will moderate the panel. Chair of the board of directors for Stoll Keenon Ogden, Lear is also a practicing attorney, civic leader and former Kentucky state representative. Following the panel discussion, Nicholson, Greely and Bassett will sign Keeneland: A Thoroughbred Legacy, which is the final book in a three-part series released in honor of Keeneland’s 75th anniversary. The history book covers Keeneland’s storied past, from its foundation and importance in Thoroughbred racing and sales to the technological advancements of recent years. Attendees can purchase the book at a reduced price of $24.99. Registration for the event is $25 for members of Commerce Lexington Inc., and $35 for non-members. Those who wish to attend can register via rsvp@CommerceLexington.com. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5924453 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5924453 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:19:00 EDT Champion and Keeneland sales graduate Uncle Mo confirmed his status as favorite for the Kentucky Derby (G1) with an easy win in his sophomore debut, Saturday’s Timely Writer Stakes at Gulfstream. On the West Coast, Keeneland sales alumni Miss Match (ARG), Switch and Vision in Gold took the top three spots in the Grade 1 Santa Margarita Invitational (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS Keeneland sales graduates ran 1-2-3 in the Santa Margarita Invitational (G1) on 3/12 at Santa Anita: 1- MISS MATCH (ARG), 6YO mare by Indygo Shiner – Miss Simpatia (ARG) ($500,000 HRA, 2010 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Freyer Bloodstock) (career 20-6-2-6, $551,614) O- Cloros Bloodstock; B- La Quebrada (ARG); T- Neil Drysdale 2- Switch, 4YO filly by Quiet American – Antoniette ($150,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Calumet Farm; Buyer- Third Street Stable) O- C R K Stable; B- Calumet Farm (KY); T- John Sadler 3- Vision in Gold, 4YO filly by Medaglia d’Oro – Corporate Vision ($360,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brandywine Farm LLC, agent for Liberation Farm et al; Buyer- Jay Em Ess Stable) O- Jay Em Ess Stable; B- Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm (KY); T- Ron Ellis JOYFUL VICTORY, 3YO filly by Tapit – Wild Lucy Black ($60,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Eaton Sales, agent; Buyer- Michael Sucher) Won Honeybee S. (G3) on 3/12 at Oaklawn (career 4-2-0-1, $200,100) O- Fox Hill Farm; B- William Graham (ON); T- Larry Jones UNCLE MO, 3YO colt by Indian Charlie – Playa Maya ($160,000, 2008 Nov Breeding Stock, Consignor- Denali Stud, agent, Buyer- Moon Bloodstock; $220,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Four Star Sales, agent, Buyer- Repole Stables Inc) Won $78,400 Timely Writer S. on 3/12 at Gulfstream (career 4-4-0-0, $1,336,000) O- Repole Stables; B- D. Michael Cavey D.V.M. (KY); T- Todd Pletcher STREET STORM, 3YO filly by Stormy Atlantic – Oblivious, by Cozzene ($45,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brandywine Farm, agent for Liberation Farm & Brandwine, Buyer- Kris Stuebs, agent; $37,000 RNA, April 2YO in Training, Consignor- Blazing Meadows Farm, agent) Won $59,400 Mardi Gras S. on 3/8 at Fair Grounds (career 7-2-0-1, $62,240) O- Right Time Racing LLC; B- Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm (KY); T- Steve Margolis WYOMIA, 3YO filly by Vindication – Beyond the Sun ($145,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Dromoland Farm Inc, agent; Buyer- Solera Farm) Won $55,500 Suncoast S. on 3/12 at Tampa Bay Downs (career 5-3-0-0, $198,287) O- Beverly Anderson & Edward Seltzer; B- Marilyn & Edward Seltzer (KY); T- Curtis Garrison SPRING PARTY, 5YO mare by Smart Strike – Surf Club ($150,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Brookdale Sales, agent for International Equities Holding Inc; Buyer- Nicoma Bloodstock, agent) Won $50,000 Wintergreen S. on 3/12 at Turfway (career 15-5-3-2, $158,397) O- Jerry Jamgotchian; B- International Equities Holding Inc (KY); T- Eric Reed http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5921768 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5921768 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:29:00 EDT The estate of the late Edward P. (Ned) Evans, who bred more than 100 stakes winners, including 2005 Horse of the Year Saint Liam and multiple Grade 1 stakes winner Quality Road, will disperse its Thoroughbred yearlings, weanlings, broodmares and racing stock at Keeneland’s September Yearling and November Breeding Stock Sales. Lane’s End Farm will act as agent for the complete dispersal, with the exception of Quality Road, which will continue to stand at Lane’s End. The approximately 250 horses will be sold without reserve. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Edward P. Evans Charitable Foundation. “Ned was an extraordinary sportsman who had such a wonderful passion for this game,” said Keeneland President & CEO Nick Nicholson. “He truly loved his horses, and took immense pride in the success of his breeding and racing program – personally planning the matings and racing his homebreds. Ned was a great friend to Keeneland, and a tremendous champion of our industry.” Evans operated Spring Hill Farm in Virginia for more than 40 years, and established himself among the nation’s top owners and breeders. The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association named Evans the Virginia Breeder of the Year nine times, most recently in 2009. That year it also named him the National Breeder of the Year. Evans retired his best fillies to build a world-class broodmare band, including such Grade 1 winners as Summer Colony and Raging Fever, and multiple graded stakes winner Gold Mover. “The Evans dispersal will offer breeding stock from families not previously available on the commercial market,” said Vice President of Sales Walt Robertson. “This will be a unique opportunity for Keeneland and horsemen worldwide.” In 2010, Evans ranked seventh among North American owners with stable earnings of $3.6 million, spurred by the success of homebred Quality Road, winner of the Woodward (G1), Donn (G1) and Metropolitan (G1) and earnings of more than $2.2 million. Evans purchased Kobla, dam of Quality Road, at Keeneland’s 1999 November Breeding Stock Sale. Evans counted among his other homebred stakes winners Gygistar, Tap Dance, Cat’s At Home, Minstrella and With Ability. He also campaigned Ruffian Invitational (G1) winner Malibu Prayer, Prioress Stakes (G1) winner Cat Moves and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) winner A Little Warm. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5921757 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5921757 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:21:00 EDT Game On Dude and Stay Thirsty, both alumni of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale, posted graded stakes wins on Saturday. Game On Dude got up by a neck to win the Santa Anita Handicap (G1), while Stay Thirsty took the Gotham Stakes (G3) in his three-year-old debut. KEENELAND SALES GRADUATES STAKES WINNERS GAME ON DUDE, 4YO gelding by Awesome Again – Worldly Pleasure, by Devil His Due ($210,000 RNA, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hidden Brook, agent for Adena Springs) Won Santa Anita H. (G1) on 3/5 at Santa Anita (career 8-4-1-0, $702,658) O- Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable & B.C. Schiappa; B- Adena Springs (KY); T- Bob Baffert STAY THIRSTY, 3YO colt by Bernardini – Marozia, by Storm Bird ($160,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Glennwood Farm Inc, agent; Buyer- Whitehorse Stables) Won Gotham S. (G3) on 3/5 at Aqueduct (career 5-2-2-0, $300,000) O- Repole Stable; B- John D. & John Darren Gunther (KY); T- Todd Pletcher MENDIP, 4YO colt by Harlan’s Holiday – Well Spring, by Coronado’s Quest ($130,000, 2008 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Ashview Farm LLC, agent; Buyer- Mike Ryan, agent) Won Burj Nahaar S. (G3) on 3/3 at Meydan (career 6-5-0-1, $658,461) O- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum; B- Jayeff B Stables; T- Saeed bin Suroor LA VERITA, 5YO mare by Unbridled’s Song – Go Classic, by Gone West ($320,000, 2007 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Lane’s End, agent; Buyer- North Hills Management) Won Empress Hai S. (L) on 3/2 at Kawasaki (JAPAN) (career 24-10-3-2, $3,333,939) O- Koji Maeda; B- Dell Ridge Farm; T- Shigeki Matsumoto Z HUMOR, 6YO horse by Distorted Humor – Offtheoldblock, by A.P. Indy ($240,000, 2006 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Mill Ridge Sales, agent; Buyer- Zayat Stables LLC) Won $150,000 Maxxam Gold Cup on 3/5 at Sam Houston (career 34-6-2-8, $970,163) O- Zayat Stables LLC; B- Jayeff “B” Stables (KY); T- Steve Asmussen POSITIVE RESPONSE, 3YO gelding by Pomeroy – Lisa’s Approval, by Farma Way ($15,000, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Moreau Bloodstock International Inc, Buyer- Gofastandwin; $35,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Pope McLean, agent, Buyer- Vinery Stables) Won $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial S. on 3/5 at Turfway (career 8-5-0-2, $223,201) O- Gevertz, Morey, Newman & Pagano; B- Rosebrook Farms LLC & Moreau Bloodstock International Inc (FL); T- William Morey SENSATIONAL SLAM, 3YO colt by Grand Slam – Roman Romance, by San Romano ($80,000, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent; Buyer- B M S Inc) Won $63,700 Fred “Cappy” Capossela S. on 3/5 at Aqueduct (career 4-3-0-0, $211,642) O- Bobby Flay; B- Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms (ON); T- Todd Pletcher SMOKE IT RIGHT, 3YO colt by Smoke Glacken – Bride in the Wings, by Alphabet Soup ($8,000 RNA, 2009 Jan Horses of All Ages, Consignor- Stony Point, agent; $12,000 RNA, 2009 Sept Yearling, Consignor- Stony Point, agent) Won $58,800 Mountain Valley S. on 3/5 at Oaklawn (career 4-4-0-0, $96,300) O- Rand Metoyer & Bernard Chatters; B- Robert Losey, Laura McKinney & Gainesway Farm (KY); T- Bernard Chatters http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5909800 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5909800 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:30:00 EDT Many of the nation’s most talented three-year-olds, including champion Uncle Mo, Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G2) winner Soldat, San Vicente (G2) winner The Factor and Holy Bull (G3) winner Dialed In, are among the 162 horses nominated to Keeneland’s $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1), slated for Saturday, April 16. The 2011 spring race meeting, to be held April 8-29, will kick off the year-long celebration of Keeneland’s 75th anniversary. Held three weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby (G1), the 1 1/8-mile Toyota Blue Grass is one of the country’s richest Triple Crown preps. The Blue Grass was first held at the old Kentucky Association track in Lexington from 1911-14 and from 1919-26, and revived by Keeneland in the spring of 1937, one year after its opening. In all, 23 horses – four at the Kentucky Association track and 19 at Keeneland – have used the Blue Grass as a path to victory in the Derby; most recently champion Street Sense in 2007. Repole Stable’s two-year-old champion and Derby favorite Uncle Mo heads this year’s Toyota Blue Grass nominees. The son of Indian Charlie earned an Eclipse Award and Experimental Free Handicap high weight following an undefeated season in 2010 highlighted by wins in the Champagne Stakes (G1) and Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Mike Repole purchased Uncle Mo for $220,000 from Four Star Sales, agent, at Keeneland’s 2009 September Yearling Sale. The colt also sold as a weanling at the 2008 November Breeding Stock Sale. Eclipse Award-winning trainers Todd Pletcher and Bob Baffert are each represented by 14 Toyota Blue Grass nominees. Repole Stable’s Uncle Mo and Grade 1 stakes-placed Stay Thirsty, along with WinStar Farm’s Sam F. Davis (G3) winner Brethren, highlight the Pletcher contingent, while Fog City Stable and George Bolton’s San Vicente winner The Factor leads the Baffert nominees. Two Toyota Blue Grass nominees were impressive stakes winners on February 26 at Gulfstream. Harvey Clarke, Craig Robertson III, Paul Braverman & Namcook Stable’s Soldat stamped himself as a leading Derby contender with a wire-to-wire, two-length win in the Fountain of Youth (G2), while Peachtree Stable’s Flashpoint dominated the Hutcheson (G2) field by 7¼ lengths. “This is an exciting crop of three-year-olds, and we are very pleased to have so many of the top Kentucky Derby contenders nominated to the Toyota Blue Grass,” said W. Rogers Beasley, Keeneland’s Vice President of Racing. “We thank our horsemen for their support, and look forward to a spectacular spring meeting.” Among other prominent Triple Crown contenders nominated to the Toyota Blue Grass are: Robert LaPenta’s Dialed In, winner of the Holy Bull; Robert Yagos’ Archarcharch and Gem Inc’s J P’s Gusto, first and second, respectively, in the Southwest (G3); Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Dream Team One Racing Stable’s Mucho Macho Man, winner of the Risen Star (G2); Michael Ryan’s Silver Medallion, winner of the El Camino Real Derby (G3); and Batman Stable, M. Hanna, Philip Lebherz, Cindy Olsen, Janet Sharp and Glen Wallace’s Sway Away, second in the San Vicente. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5900710 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5900710 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:33:00 EDT Graded stakes winners Kathmanblu, R Heat Lightning and Zazu are among the 107 accomplished three-year-old fillies nominated to Keeneland’s $400,000 Central Bank Ashland Stakes (G1), to be held Saturday, April 9. Contested at 1 1/16 miles, the Central Bank Ashland is the first of four Grade 1 stakes during Keeneland’s spring race meeting, to be held April 8-29, which kicks off the 75th year of racing at the historic track. The Central Bank Ashland has traditionally been a premier prep for the Kentucky Oaks (G1). Since 1936, 31 fillies have used the Ashland as a steppingstone to victory in the Oaks; including three this past decade: Ashado (2004), Summerly (2005) and Proud Spell (2008). Last year, in a thrilling stretch run, Central Bank Ashland winner Evening Jewel lost the Oaks by only a nose to champion Blind Luck. The early favorite for this year’s Oaks is Five D Thoroughbreds and Wind River Stables’ Kathmanblu, who followed wins in last fall’s JPMorgan Chase Jessamine and Golden Rod (G2) with a victory in the recent Rachel Alexandra (G3) at Fair Grounds. Two other Central Bank Ashland nominees also are proving to be serious classic contenders – Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moss’ Las Virgenes (G1) winner Zazu and E. Paul Robsham’s R Heat Lightning, a dominating 7¼-length victor in the recent Davona Dale (G2) at Gulfstream. Among the other top fillies nominated to the Central Bank Ashland are: John C. Oxley’s Dancinginherdreams, who broke her maiden at first asking last fall at Keeneland, followed by a win in the Pocahontas (G2) and seconds in the Forward Gal (G2) and Davona Dale; Hardacre Farm’s Pomeroy’s Pistol, winner of the Forward Gal (G2) and third in the Davona Dale; Zayat Stables’ A Z Warrior, winner of the Frizette (G1); Dawn and Ike Thrash’s Tell a Kelly, winner of the Darley Debutante (G1) and Blinkers On Racing, Dave Aurelio, Robert Butler, Joleen Coons and Lapso et al’s Turbulent Descent, winner of the Hollywood Starlet (G1) and second in the Las Virgenes. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5900709 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5900709 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:32:00 EDT Keeneland's 2011 spring race meeting will be held from Friday, April 8 thru Friday, April 29, with no racing on Monday or Tuesday or Easter Sunday (April 24). First post is 1:05 p.m.; races are run approximately every 30 minutes; the feature race is typically the eighth race, except on Saturdays, when it is the ninth race. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5872318 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5872318 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:00:05 EDT