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Alpha Named 2012 Aiken Trained Horse-Of-The-Year 5A "JLFO4UBOEBSEt EDITED BY: Stephanie Turner aikenstandard.com Wednesday, November 28, 2012: Alpha named 2012 Aiken UPCOMING EVENTS Chipper purchase Admission will be either will be discussed paying $2 or giving a new unwrapped toy, at the door. Trained Horse-of-the-Year There will be a special called meeting of the Town Men golf for Toys for Council of Jackson at 3 p.m. Tots on Friday BY BEN BAUGH the 1 1/16-mile Grade 3 Withers this year, but mostly ups,” said today at the Council Cham- [email protected] Stakes, with both races being McLaughlin. “He didn’t run Want to go? ber in the Jackson Municipal The Baker Holiday Toy held at Aqueduct. Alpha’s suc- well in the Derby. He doesn’t WHAT: Alpha’s Award &RPSOH[ on 106 Main St. Drive’s third annual Toys Godolphin Racing LLC’s cess continued during the sum- seem to like Churchill Downs.” Ceremony The purchase of a chipper For Tots Golf Event will be multiple graded stakes winner mer months with wins in the 1 The stakes winning colt for the sanitation department held on Friday at Hound- Alpha has been selected as the 1/8-mile Grade 2 Jim Dandy spiked a fever the week of WHEN: March 17, 2013 will be topic of discussion. slake Country Club. The 2012 Aiken Trained Horse-of- Stakes over on an off-track and the Belmont Stakes, keeping WHERE: Aiken Thor- four-man scramble tourna- the-Year. the 3-year-old dead heated with him out of the third jewel of oughbred Racing Hall of Sale on pottery will ment will open with late The son of the 2006 Eclipse Golden Ticket in the 1 1/4-mile Thoroughbred Racing’s Triple Fame and Museum be in Edgefield registration at 8:30 a.m. and Award winning, 3-year-old, Travers Stakes at Saratoga. Al- Crown. “The fever was a bless- FOR MORE INFORMA- a shotgun start at 9 a.m. PDOH%HUQDUGLQLSODFHG¿UVW pha also just missed by a neck ing in disguise,” said McLaugh- TION: Call 642-7631 The Edgefield Area Clay Fees are $60 per person plus in four stakes races during his in the 1 1/8-mile Grade 1 Re- lin. “We sent him to Saratoga Guild will have its Christ- a toy donation for Toys For sophomore season. Alpha was sorts World Casino New York to train on June 2, and he was mas Pottery Sale from 10 Tots. For more information, broken and trained in Aiken City Wood Memorial Stakes ready for the Jim Dandy, which ³,WZDVWKH¿UVWWLPHKHUDQ a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and call Sarah Mayson at (706) by Tim Jones. The bay colt is this spring at Aqueduct. he won easy (two-length vic- against older horses.” Saturday at the Trinity Epis- 829-2197. conditioned by trainer Kiaran “He’s a great horse, has a tory), and then the dead heat in 7KHQHZ\HDUZLOO¿QG$OSKD copal Church on Simpkins McLaughlin. great personality, trains well the Travers.” in a different environment Street. School to perform A ceremony for Alpha will and does everything right,” said All four of his stakes wins and on a new continent, said Agatha Christie play be held March 17, 2013 at 12:30 McLaughlin. “Jones and his came in New York, and Alpha McLaughlin. Mark Harris and p.m. at the Aiken Thorough- crew did everything right with ¿QLVKHGVL[WKLQWKH*UDGH “Alpha was left out in Califor- Friends will perform A production of Agatha bred Racing Hall of Fame and him as a yearling and young 3HQQV\OYDQLD'HUE\DW3DU[ nia, in quarantine, and will go Christie’s classic “The Museum. 2-year-old.” Racing. to Dubai for the winter,” said WAFJ 88.3 will host two Mousetrap” will be at 7 p.m. Alpha’s four stakes scores +RZHYHUKLVWKSODFH¿QLVK Alpha shipped to Santa McLaughlin. Christmas concerts fea- on Friday and Saturday and all came at different distances in the 1 1/4-mile Grade 1 Ken- Anita Park for the $5 million 1 “Maybe, he’ll come back to us turing Mark Harris and at 2 p.m. on Sunday at South during his three-year-old cam- tucky Derby was an anomaly 1/4-mile Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup QH[WVXPPHU´ Friends, at 7:30 p.m. on Aiken High School. Tickets paign, with his victories this LQDQRWKHUZLVHVWURQJ¿UVWKDOI &ODVVLFZKHUHKH¿QLVKHGWK $OSKDKDV¿YHZLQVVHFRQG Thursday and noon on Fri- are $6 for adults and $5 for winter being in the 1-mile and of 2012. “It was a poor performance, a seconds from 11 lifetime starts day at the Kroc Center on students and seniors and 70 yards Count Fleet Stakes and “He’s had his ups and downs tough race,” said McLaughlin. and has bankrolled $1,270,000. 1833 Broad St. in Augusta. available at the door..
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