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MJC Media Guide
2021 MEDIA GUIDE 2021 PIMLICO/LAUREL MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents Staff Directory & Bios . 2-4 Maryland Jockey Club History . 5-22 2020 In Review . 23-27 Trainers . 28-54 Jockeys . 55-74 Graded Stakes Races . 75-92 Maryland Million . 91-92 Credits Racing Dates Editor LAUREL PARK . January 1 - March 21 David Joseph LAUREL PARK . April 8 - May 2 Phil Janack PIMLICO . May 6 - May 31 LAUREL PARK . .. June 4 - August 22 Contributors Clayton Beck LAUREL PARK . .. September 10 - December 31 Photographs Jim McCue Special Events Jim Duley BLACK-EYED SUSAN DAY . Friday, May 14, 2021 Matt Ryb PREAKNESS DAY . Saturday, May 15, 2021 (Cover photo) MARYLAND MILLION DAY . Saturday, October 23, 2021 Racing dates are subject to change . Media Relations Contacts 301-725-0400 Statistics and charts provided by Equibase and The Daily David Joseph, x5461 Racing Form . Copyright © 2017 Vice President of Communications/Media reproduced with permission of copyright owners . Dave Rodman, Track Announcer x5530 Keith Feustle, Handicapper x5541 Jim McCue, Track Photographer x5529 Mission Statement The Maryland Jockey Club is dedicated to presenting the great sport of Thoroughbred racing as the centerpiece of a high-quality entertainment experience providing fun and excitement in an inviting and friendly atmosphere for people of all ages . 1 THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB Laurel Racing Assoc. Inc. • P.O. Box 130 •Laurel, Maryland 20725 301-725-0400 • www.laurelpark.com EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS STATE OF MARYLAND Sal Sinatra President and General Manager Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor Douglas J. Illig Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tim Luzius Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager Boyd K. -
'Group' Effort at Keeneland
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ‘GROUP’ EFFORT AT KEENELAND AIt=s been well spread out with all of today=s The Keeneland November sale continued to churn out $1-million horses sold to different interests, which is strong results during the second day of selling very good and the top of the market is very strong,@ Wednesday in Lexington. Yesterday=s session saw said Russell. AThe top end of the market is very strong 129 horses sell for $44,277,000. The session average at the moment and was up 10.6% to $343,233 and the median rose 10% people are willing to to $220,000. Cumulatively, 242 horses have grossed spend for quality $86,532,000, compared to 209 head selling for offerings and we had $61,505,000 at this same point a year ago. The two- those top-quality day average is up 21.5% to $357,570, while the offerings. Actually median soared 37.5% to $220,000. The buy-back rate there are several for the two-day old auction stands at 20%, down from people who are very 31% in 2012. unhappy that they The star of Wednesday=s show was 2012 champion were the underbidders female sprinter Groupie Doll (Bowman=s Band), who and who haven=t commanded a final $3.1-million bid from Whisper Hill actually bought Farm=s Mandy Pope. She was the second highest priced anything. It=s because broodmare in Book 1, following Tuesday=s $4-million it=s the criteria they are price tag for Awesome Maria (Maria=s Mon). -
EMPIRE WAY Empire Maker—Delta Princess, by A
©Benoit EMPIRE WAY Empire Maker—Delta Princess, by A. P. Indy Grade 1 Stakes-Placed Winner of $119,170 Ran second in the Grade 2, Robert B. Lewis Stakes behind subsequent Kentucky Derby-G1 and Preakness Stakes-G1 winner I’LL HAVE ANOTHER. Full brother to two-time Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic winner and Eclipse champion ROYAL DELTA. By EMPIRE MAKER, sire of 18 stakes winners from 4 crops of racing age, topped by millionaire and multiple G1 winner PIONEEROF THE NILE, who was second in the 2009 Kentucky Derby. 2010 graded stakes winners include G1 winner ACOMA and G2 winners ACTING HAPPY and BATTLE PLAN. Out of the multiple graded stakes-winning A. P. INDY mare DELTA PRINCESS, who is a full sister to G1 winner INDY FIVE HUNDRED and a half-sister to Italian Group 1 winner BIONDETTI. EMPIRE MAKER sold at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton March Two-Year-Old in Training Sale for $250,000. 2013 FEE: $5,000-LIVE FOAL Standing at LOVACRES RANCH Inquiries to Terry Lovingier 35490 Hwy. 79, Warner Springs, California 92086 (562) 547-9848/FAX (562) 988-0094 e-mail: [email protected] or website: www.lovacres.com California Thoroughbred 2013 Stallion Directory www.ctba.com EMPIRE WAY 2009 Dark Bay or Brown - Dosage Profile: 10-11-17-0-2; DI: 2.81; CD: +0.68 Raise a Native RACE AND (STAKES) RECORD Mr. Prospector Gold Digger Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings Fappiano Dr. Fager 2 3 1 0 0 $72,000 410 foals, 48 SWs Killaloe Grand Splendor 3 9 0 1(1) 0 47,170 Unbridled Wild Risk 566 foals, 49 SWs 12 1 1(1) 0 $119,170 *Le Fabuleux Anguar Gana Facil In Reality 7 foals, 2 SWs At 2, WON a maiden special weight race at Hollywood Park Charedi Magic Empire Maker (2000) (6 1/2 fur., defeating Holy Candy, Unmarked Bills, Take Nearctic 561 foals, 36 SWs Northern Dancer Natalma No Prisoners, etc.). -
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners
ECLIPSE THOROUGHBRED PARTNERS Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners is recognized as the leading horse racing partnership in the United States and expanding into Australia. UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS In the company’s 6-year existence, we’ve proven the consistent ability to identify and develop top class racehorses capable of winning at an elite level. Racing experts around the world deem the achievements of our first five years “unprecedented.” We hold a strike rate of 20% winners to runners and 10 Group 1 wins headlined by horses such as: Curalina, Pinot, Tapwrit, Illuminant, Danza, In Lingerie, Byrama and Capo Bastone. A WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCE Our mission is to give our partners the best-of-all-worlds ownership experience, with elite horsemanship, world-class infrastructure, unparalleled service, exceptional business acumen, and value for money — underlined by our deep respect for the relationships and camaraderie that make a stable tick. QUALITY AND INTEGRITY The values of quality and integrity govern every facet of the Eclipse operation. We are guided by our deep respect and appreciation for: • The equine athletes, who put their bodies and souls on the line each time they step foot onto the racetrack • The partners, who put up their hard-earned money • The team, supports both This balanced formula — rooted in passion, integrity and excellence — has propelled Eclipse and our partners to the summit of the sport of thoroughbred horse racing. Our motto is: Believe Big! ECLIPSE THOROUGHBRED PARTNERS: ARON WELLMAN & BRIAN SPEARMAN Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners is led by Aron Wellman, a licensed attorney in the State of California and lifelong horseman, and Brian Spearman, a 32-year PepsiCo Executive and lifelong horse racing fan turned professional. -
112 Bay Colt
Barn 30 Hip No. Consigned by Hoby & Layna Kight, Agent 112 Bay Colt Fappiano Unbridled . { Gana Facil Empire Maker . El Gran Senor { Toussaud . { Image of Reality Bay Colt . Mr. Prospector February 20, 2009 Smart Strike . { Classy ’n Smart {Angel Arch . Deputy Minister (2004) { Maid’s Broom . { Overreaction By EMPIRE MAKER (2000), [G1] $1,985,800. Sire of 5 crops, 18 black type winners, $16,248,741, including Pioneerof the Nile ($1,634,200, CashCall Futurity [G1], etc.), Country Star [G1] ($668,865), Mushka [G1] ($1,096,- 125), Acoma [G1] (to 5, 2010, $1,060,898), Icon Project [G1] ($660,965), Battle Plan [G2] (to 5, 2010, $373,143), Acting Happy [G2] (at 3, 2010). 1st dam ANGEL ARCH, by Smart Strike. Placed at 3, $12,837. Sister to TENPINS. This is her first foal. 2nd dam MAID’S BROOM, by Deputy Minister. Winner at 3, $6,232. Dam of 6 foals to race, 5 winners, including-- TENPINS (c. by Smart Strike). 9 wins in 17 starts, 3 to 5, $1,133,449, Washington Park H. [G2] (AP, $240,000)-ntr, Prairie Meadows Cornhus- ker Breeders’ Cup H. [G3] (PRM, $210,000), Philip H. Iselin Breeders’ Cup H. [G3] (MTH, $120,000), Fayette S. [G3] (KEE, $99,789), William Donald Schaefer H. [G3] (PIM, $60,000), 2nd Hawthorne Gold Cup H. [G2] (HAW, $150,000), Fayette S. [G3] (KEE, $32,760), Louisiana H. (FG, $12,000), 3rd Stephen Foster H. [G1] (CD, $83,325). Sire. OVERIDE BATTLE (c. by Conquistador Cielo). 12 wins, 2 to 7, $222,850, Dowling S. [R] (DET, $30,000), Mackinac H. -
Juddmontespinster Stakes
Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) Sponsored by Juddmonte Farms 63rd Running • Fall • 1 1/8 miles • 3-year-olds and up • fillies and mares The Spinster is one of North America’s most important weight-for-age stakes races held exclusively for fillies and mares. The 1963 and 1969 renewals were run as betless races. Juddmonte Farms, a world-renowned Thoroughbred operation with a farm in Lexington, began sponsoring the Spinster in 2005. Milestones – Spinster Stakes 2017 Purse: $500,000 Stakes Record: 1:46.77, Carriage Trail, 2008 Largest Straight Payoff: $51.80, Hail a Cab, 1988 Smallest Straight Payoff: $2.60, Bornastar, 1958; Royal Native, 1959; Susan’s Girl, 1975; Bold ’n Determined, 1980 Largest Field: 14, 1956; 1991 STAKES Smallest Field: 4, 1969; 1995 by Z Keeneland/Photos Largest Value to Winner: $348,440, Miss Linda (ARG), 2001 Romantic Vision swept to the lead leaving the far turn and cruised to a 2-length victory in the Juddmonte Spinster (G1). Winning Owner Winning Trainer Winning Jockey G. Watts Humphrey George R. Arnold II Brian Hernandez Jr. Owners – Spinster Stakes Ackerley Brothers Farm (Robert and Lee Flaxman Holdings Ltd. (Christoph Klemm) Jones, James T. – Star Maggie, 1965 Ackerley) – Miss Linda (ARG), 2001 – Aruna, 2011 Juddmonte Farms – Emollient, 2013 Agnew, Dan J. – Top Corsage, 1986 Folsom Farm (J.M. Jones Jr.) – Chou Croute, King Ranch – Gallant Bloom, 1969 Alexander, Helen C. and Helen K. Groves 1971 Paulson, Allen E. – Fowda, 1992 – Acoma, 2010 French Jr., L.R. and Barry Beal Paulson Living Trust, Allen E. (Michael Bell III, John A. – Try Something New, 1983; – Sacahuista, 1987 Paulson) – Azeri, 2004 Hail a Cab, 1988 Galbreath, Daniel M. -
SCRATCH N CLAW Barn 39 Hip No
Consigned by Burleson Farms, Agent Hip No. SCRATCH N CLAW Barn 807 Gray or Roan Mare; foaled 2014 39 A.P. Indy Pulpit .................................... Preach Tapit ...................................... Unbridled Tap Your Heels ...................... Ruby Slippers SCRATCH N CLAW Storm Bird Storm Cat .............................. Terlingua Cat Chat ................................ (1998) Phone Trick Phone Chatter ...................... Passing My Way By TAPIT (2001). Black-type winner of $557,300, Wood Memorial S. [G1] (AQU, $450,000), etc. Leading sire 3 times, sire of 12 crops of racing age, 1367 foals, 1083 starters, 125 black-type winners, 7 champions, 812 win - ners of 2437 races and earning $146,358,424. Sire of dams of 23 black- type winners, including champions Cross Dancer, Dynamic Dash, and of Gran Alegria, Tenfold, Solace, Qafila, Reride, Somelikeithotbrown, Myfour- chix, Air Strike, Tap Daddy, Majestic Eagle, Lexitonian, Sergei Prokofiev. 1st dam CAT CHAT , by Storm Cat. 3 wins at 2 and 3, $154,040, Nassau County S. [G2] . Dam of 10 other registered foals, 10 of racing age, 8 to race, 5 win - ners, including-- IN LINGERIE (f. by Empire Maker). 4 wins in 8 starts, $712,265, Juddmonte Spinster S. [G1] (KEE, $300,000), Black-Eyed Susan S. [G2] (PIM, $180,- 000), Bourbonette Oaks [G3] (TP, $60,140), 2nd Alabama S. [G1] (SAR, $120,000), 3rd TVG Coaching Club American Oaks [G1] (SAR, $30,000). Bride to Be (f. by Candy Ride (ARG)). 3 wins in 6 starts at 3 and 4, $100,250. Trailblazer (f. by Pioneerof the Nile). Winner at 2, placed at 3, 2019, $35,035. Red Fantasia (f. by Unbridled's Song). -
Trainers Steve Asmussen Thomas Albertrani
TRAINERS TRAINERS THOMAS ALBERTRANI Bernardini: Jockey Club Gold Cup (2006); Scott and Eric Mark Travers (2006); Jim Dandy (2006); Preakness (2006); Withers (2006) 2015 RECORD Brilliant Speed: Saranac (2011); Blue Grass 1,499 252 252 217 $10,768,759 (2011) Buffum: Bold Ruler (2012) NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS Criticism: Long Island (2008-09); Sheepshead Curlin: Horse of the Year (2007-08), Top Older Bay (2009) Male (2008), Top 3-Year-Old Male (2007) Empire Dreams: Empire Classic (2015); Kodiak Kowboy: Top Male Sprinter (2009) Birthdate - March 21, 1958 Commentator (2015); NYSS Great White Way My Miss Aurelia: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (2011) Birthplace - Brooklyn, NY (2013) Rachel Alexandra: Horse of the Year (2009), Residence - Garden City, NY Flashing: Nassau County (2009) Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2009) Family - Wife Fonda, daughters Teal and Noelle Gozzip Girl: American Oaks (2009); Sands Untapable: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2014) Point (2009) 2015 RECORD Love Cove: Ticonderoga (2008) NEW YORK TRAINING TITLES 338 36 41 52 $3,253,692 Miss Frost: Riskaverse (2014) * 2010 Aqueduct spring, 12 victories Oratory: Peter Pan (2005) NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPION Raw Silk: Sands Point (2008) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Bernardini: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2006) Ready for Rye: Quick Call (2015); Allied Forces * Campaigned 3-Year-Old Filly Champion (2015) Untapable in 2014, which included four Grade CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Romansh: Excelsior H. (2014); Discovery H. 1 wins: the Kentucky Oaks, the Mother Goose, * Trained Bernardini, who won the Preakness, (2013); Curlin (2013) the -
Solemia Shocker Glory at Racing's Olympics In
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here SOLEMIA SHOCKER IN LINGERIE REVEALS HERSELF IN SPINSTER Firmly under the radar despite a latest third in the Gary Barber and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners=s In G1 Prix Vermeille over the same track and trip Sept. 16, Lingerie (Empire Maker) upped her synthetic track the Wertheimers= filly record to three-for-three and secured her spot in the Solemia (Ire) starting gate for the Nov. 2 GI Breeders= Cup Ladies= (Poliglote {GB}) Classic at Keeneland caused a surprise of yesterday with a major proportions in convincing two- yesterday=s G1 Qatar length defeat of her Prix de l=Arc de elders in the Triomphe when GI Juddmonte wearing down the Spinster S. Mystical Solemia (10) reels in Orfevre 7-2 favorite Orfevre Star (Ghostzapper) Edward Whitaker/Racing Post (Jpn) (Stay Gold took second from {Jpn}) in the final Upperline (Maria=s strides to score by a neck. In doing so, the homebred Mon), while In Lingerie cruises to victory in Spinster provided trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias with a first defending champion Coady Photography renewal of the great race and her rider Olivier Peslier Aruna (Mr. Greeley) with a record-equaling fourth at a huge 41-1. AIt is a settled for sixth. Tucked away in the pocket under pilot really great day, and to win the Arc with all my friends John Velazquez behind splits of :24.20, :47.97 and and family around me is a moment to savor,@ 1:12.41, the 2-1 favorite called out for running room at commented Laffon-Parias, who enjoyed a red-letter day the top of the lane. -
182 Bay Filly
Barn 29 Hip No. Consigned by Murray Smith, Agent 182 Bay Filly Fappiano Unbridled . { Gana Facil Empire Maker . El Gran Senor { Toussaud . { Image of Reality Bay Filly . A.P. Indy February 5, 2009 Pulpit . { Preach {Half A. P. Deputy Minister (2004) { Half Queen . { At the Half By EMPIRE MAKER (2000), [G1] $1,985,800. Sire of 5 crops, 18 black type winners, $16,248,741, including Pioneerof the Nile ($1,634,200, CashCall Futurity [G1], etc.), Country Star [G1] ($668,865), Mushka [G1] ($1,096,- 125), Acoma [G1] (to 5, 2010, $1,060,898), Icon Project [G1] ($660,965), Battle Plan [G2] (to 5, 2010, $373,143), Acting Happy [G2] (at 3, 2010). 1st dam HALF A. P., by Pulpit. Placed in 1 start at 2, $5,000. This is her first foal. 2nd dam HALF QUEEN, by Deputy Minister. Winner, $43,420. Dam of 2 winners, incl.-- HALFBRIDLED (f. by Unbridled). 4 wins in 6 starts at 2, $959,400, cham- pion filly at 2, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies [G1] (SA, $520,000), Del Mar Debutante S. [G1] (DMR, $150,000), Oak Leaf S. [G2] (SA, $150,- 000), 2nd Santa Anita Oaks [G1], Stonerside Beaumont S. [G2]. 3rd dam AT THE HALF, by Seeking the Gold. 5 wins in 8 starts at 2, $338,393, Golden Rod S. [G3], Bassinet S. [L] (RD, $90,000), Pocahontas S. [L] (CD, $75,660), Colleen S. [L], 3rd Sorority S. [G3]. Dam of-- LU RAVI. 11 wins, 3 to 6, $1,819,781, Molly Pitcher Breeders’ Cup H. [G2], Cotillion H. [G2], Delaware H. -
GUILTY PLEASURE Barn 47 Hip No. 2658
Consigned by Warrendale Sales, Agent for Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC Hip No. GUILTY PLEASURE Barn 2658 Bay Mare; foaled 1997 47 Northern Dancer Danzig .............................. Pas de Nom Pine Bluff .......................... Halo Rowdy Angel .................... Ramhyde GUILTY PLEASURE Naskra Nasty and Bold .................. College Bold Exquisite Mistress ............ (1986) Search for Gold El Hamo ............................ Buena Notte By PINE BLUFF (1989). Classic winner of $2,255,884, Preakness S. [G1] , etc. Sire of 19 crops of racing age, 601 foals, 451 starters, 32 black-type win - ners, 1 champion, 340 winners of 1251 races and earning $33,008,106. Sire of dams of 35 black-type winners, including Luhho (champion), A Shin Memphis, Absolut Glam, Just Jenda, Percussion, Shawklit Mint, Cur - rency Swap, Joku, Carlsbad, Raging Rapids, Like Now, May Day Rose, Ready to Please, Nobby Snip, Who's Happy, Czechers, Acting Happy. 1st dam EXQUISITE MISTRESS , by Nasty and Bold. 4 wins at 2 and 3, $118,642, Beau - mont S. [L] (KEE, $36,774), Davona Dale S. (FG, $16,065), etc. Half-sister to A Number One , Rollicking Dolly , Johnny's Turn [OR]. Dam of 15 reg - istered foals, 15 of racing age, 11 to race, 7 winners, including-- READY'S GAL (f. by More Than Ready). 6 wins, 2 to 4, $448,755, in N.A./U.S., Taylor Made Matchmaker S. [G3] (MTH, $90,000), etc.; winner in 2 starts at 4, $180,400, in Canada, Canadian S. [G2] (WO, $180,000). (Total: $609,- 959). Dam of MACHEN [G3] (c. by Distorted Humor, 3 wins, $216,530). GO SCOTTY (g. by Bold Ruckus). -
The Aratoga Sean Clancy: (302) 545-7713
Year 18 • No. 6 Saratoga’s Daily Racing Newspaper since 2001 Saturday, July 28, 2018 The aratoga VINO ROSSO HEADS JIM DANDY BOWLING GREEN GETS GOOD GROUP DECKER EYES AMSTERDAM UPSET ENTRIES & HANDICAPPING Mini Speed HOFBURG ROLLS IN CURLIN Imperial Hint eyes Vanderbilt Tod Marks Tod 2 THE SARATOGA SPECIAL SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018 here&there... at Saratoga NAMES OF THE DAY Heaven Is Waiting, sixth race. Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred is out of Gates Of Eden. Switzerland, eighth race. The 4-year-old colt owned by Woodford Racing is out of Czechers. Don’t call him neutral. Manitoulin, ninth race. You’ve got to follow along a bit here, and know your racing history. Owned by Darby Dan Farm Racing, the 5-year-old gelding is from a long line of homebreds including his millionaire dam Soaring Softly. Manitoulin is a Canadian island in Lake Huron. Its largest settlement is Little Current, the name of a 1970s Darby Dan runner who won the Preak- ness and Belmont Stakes. Nantucket Red, 11th race. The 3-year-old filly owned by Diane Snowden is by Get Stormy out of Scarlett Madeleine. You can buy shorts in that color. Cash Out, 11th race. The 3-year-old filly owned by G. Watts Humphrey is by Street Cry out of Deal Of The Decade. T-SHIRT SLOGAN OF THE DAY I only like horse racing, and beer, and maybe like three people. Tod Marks Wet Track. Friday’s crowd takes cover during one of several deluges. WORTH REPEATING “I’ve had peace and quiet.” Ian Wilkes after The Special’s Tom Law apologized BY THE NUMBERS for not coming for a visit until Thursday morning 1: Exercise rider singing “Shoulda been a cowboy,” while walking through Horse Haven on horseback in the rain Thursday morning.