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2009 Statistics

Last Updated Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Purses Won
7/1/2009 314 58 55 45 $2,247,109

2008 Statistics

Last Updated Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Purses Won
12/31/2008 674 115 120 104 $6,659,959

2007 Statistics

Last Updated Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Purses Won
12/31/2007 646 145 94 81 $6,562,654

 2006 Statistics     

Last Updated Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Purses Won
12/30/2006 495 90 82 65 $5,165,474

2005 Statistics

Last Updated Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Purses Won

12/31/2005

550

100

69

66

$4,903,695

     
 

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June 27th, 2009

              I've just watched the best horses in the country run and both of them brought tears to me eyes!!  Both of course were fillies (what else)!  Who can set a track record pulling up?  Rachel Alexandra!  Who can win on the bridle with 129lbs?  Zenyatta!  There are no words to describe what both of these fillies do for the sport.  In the old days there were real racing fans who went to watch the horses run, not play the slot machines or just to bet.  Both of these fillies bring back the real fans.  It's so exciting for racing.

              Very impressive win by Turf Melody in his second career start.  He stretched out to seven furlongs at Colonial Downs, set them all a merry pace and won by 15 lengths!  Many congratulations to Priscilla Graham and of course it's great to have a win for Pin Oak's much loved late stallion Maria's Mon.    

June 26th, 2009

              Absoulute Heaven is now Stakes placed!  She was second in the Sabellina Stakes at Belmont yesterday.  She was claimed for $35,000 at Saratoga a couple of years ago by Bushwood Stables which is the one and only claim I remember having been made since I've worked here!  Obviously well spotted.  She relishes training at Fair Hill on the Tapeta and it's also the first time since last October that she's run on the turf after notching up two wins and a third on the Woodbine polytrack.  Congratulations to Bushwood Stables. 

June 25th, 2009

              Rain Date won her second race yesterday at Delaware Park, a track she seems to favor.  Well done Rain Date and congratulations to Pin Oak Stud.

June 24th, 2009

              In a nutshell!

Bullsbay to ship west for Gold Cup

By Steve Andersen

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Bullsbay, the winner of the Grade 3 Alysheba Stakes at Churchill Downs last month, is being pointed for the $700,000 Hollywood Gold Cup on July 11, trainer Graham Motion said on Tuesday.

Motion, who is based in Maryland and had a division in California from last summer until April, said he is planning to send a small team to California in coming weeks. The group is expected to include the older sprinter Rebellion, a candidate for the $300,000 Triple Bend Handicap on July 5, and the 3-year-old filly Saucey Evening, who will race at Del Mar.

Bullsbay won the Alysheba on May 1, then finished in a dead heat for fourth in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs on June 13. Bullsbay has won 6 of 16 starts and $360,943.

"I like the timing from the Stephen Foster," Motion said. "I don't mind the mile and a quarter. I'd say I'm strongly considering it. If he runs well, we may keep him [in California] for Del Mar."

The Gold Cup lacks a standout runner, and is expected to draw a large field. The probable starters include Informed, Rail Trip, Dakota Phone, and Song of Navarone, the first four finishers in the Californian Stakes on June 13; Tres Borrachos, who won the Swaps Stakes last summer; Mast Track, the 2008 Gold Cup winner; and the 4-year-old filly Life Is Sweet, who won the Grade 1 Santa Margarita Handicap at Santa Anita earlier this year.

June 22nd, 2009

              The trend continued last evening at Presque Isle, this time with Kelowna.  Kelowna was a little unlucky in her previous outing at Pimlico but obviously made up for it this time.  Congratulations to Lavington Stud who bred her in England.

June 21st, 2009

              We had our second first time out two year old winner today at Colonial Downs.  Peace Fire won for Vinery Stable.  Many congratulations to them. 

June 19th, 2009

              Slam Dunk won at Presque Isle last night.  I think that's the fifth winner we've had there this month - hence the note on June 15th!  Congratulations to Namcook Stable who bought this gelding from England at the end of last year.

June 18th, 2009

            Sweet Drop A Line!  This 5 year old daughter of Lemon Drop Kind won her fifth race last night, her third at Presque Isle Downs, a surface she obviously enjoys.  Many congratulations to J. Mack Robinson, who is also her breeder..

June 15th, 2009

              We need more synthetic surfaces!!  Apart from Cherokee Queen winning at the weekend, Bold Abbott being 'pipped' at the post, both at Arlington on their Polytrack surface, Molly Moon won again at Presque Isle Downs on the Tapeta surface.  Congratulations to Tracy Farmer for his 5 time winner.

              Alys Emson was at Keeneland at the weekend:

Graham has to work while he's there.  Hold Sefroua for a bath, talk on the phone and give orders - all at the same time!

Having some attention for being so good

Rebellion enjoying his bath

Zimmer

Teaching Sefroua to read to condition book

Sefroua and Alice

Colonel Rutledge on the rail and Rebellion

Beautiful Rebellion

June 12th, 2009

              I've just got back from Middleburg, VA where I watched some great racing yesterday at Graham's Mother's wonderful tack consignment store she owns and runs down there.  

               We had three winners yesterday, two of them Stakes.  No Use Denying had been entered main track only in the John W. Rooney Memorial Stakes at Delaware Park so it was great when it came off the turf.  She made it a parade and won by 10 lengths!  Congratulations to Pin Oak Stud for their home bred winning her 4th race.

              Cherokee Queen won her Stake, the Possibly Perfect Stakes at Arlington Park.  Nobody wanted to make the lead so she led from start to finish to win by 5 1/2.  Congratulations to J. Mack Robinson for his home bred winner too. 

              Million Seller won at Colonial after having a break from running in Southern California.  Dr. Iida is in Japan but maybe he got to see her run!  Well done, Dr. Iida. 

              I must not of course forget Bullsbay who ran a wonderful race at Churchill in the Grade I Stephen Foster to dead-heat for 4th place.  He was beaten a length, a neck and a nose!!  Not bad! 

June 10th, 2009

              Some great shots of Better Talk Now at Belmont last Saturday.  The first one though is of Slam Dunk going out for his race with John Panagot looking very smart!  All taken by Lydia Williams.

Very relaxed in the paddock

Great race shot

Credit to On The Wire Photos

Everyone's happy!

June 8th, 2009

              Over the weekend we had two winners with Spring Party at Presque Isle Downs, and Leamington who was ridden at Churchill by Calvin Borel who redeemed himself for his ride on Mine That Bird at Belmont on Saturday!!!  It was his first ride for us so we were very pleased.  Congratulations to Augustin Stable and Hickory Tree Stable.

June 6th, 2009

              What a wonderful horse Better Talk Now is.  Today, at the age of 10 he was third in the Grade I Manhattan Stakes at Belmont Park.  Ridden for the first time by Jeremy Rose he was a little closer to the pace and came with his usual finishing flourish and only beaten 2 3/4 lengths!  He was also in the post parade for the first time in a while!  We are so proud of him.  Congratulations to Bushwood Stables.

Belmont Park

Ten year-old gelding Better Talk Now (Talkin Man) closed gamely to finish third in the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap (G1) on Saturday, marking the sixth consecutive season he has finished in the top three in a Grade 1 race. 

The 2004 John Deere Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) winner and ’06 Breeders’ Cup Turf runner-up has finished on the board in a graded stakes every year since 2004.  He has amassed five Grade 1 wins among eight graded stakes victories. 

A career earner of $4,256,664, Better Talk Now is stabled at Fair Hill Training Center with trainer Graham Motion.  “I am really thrilled,” Motion said. “I wanted to see exactly where he was, and I think today he showed that he is back where he was.  …Our goal is to run in the Sword Dancer [Invitational Stakes (G1) on August 15 at Saratoga Race Course] next. We would love to win another Grade 1 with him.”

              Better Talk Now on Friday evening at feed time. 

The following was taken by Tara Cullen, our Cosequin representative

June 4th, 2009

              Winsome Ways won at Presque Isle Downs last night to make it two wins with us.  She won a hard fought battle down the stretch to prevail in a photo!  Well done Winsome and congratulations to breeders and owners Pin Oak Stud.

June 1st, 2009

              Nice start to June with Cozy Cottage winning nicely at Delaware in a pretty hotly contested maiden race.  Congratulations to J. V. Shields, Jr.

May 29th, 2009

              We had a winner at Arlington yesterday!  After having being scratched twice at Churchill when her turf races came off the grass, Graham sent Promulgation to Arlington Park.  Don't know much about the jockey Quincy Hamilton but he seems to ride like Julien Leparoux, leaving it till the last minute to make his move!!  It worked out though and she prevailed by 1/2 length.  Congratulations to this sister of Dr. Brender, home bred by Frank O'Toole.

              More photo's from Alys..................

Irish Blarney and Lisa

Cat Park and Bernardo

Across and Mark

Benny and Be Free

May 28th, 2009

              The good trend continued yesterday at Delaware Park when Shared Account won her third race.  Many congratulations to Sagamore Farm.

May 27th, 2009

              Silver Reunion won yesterday at Delaware Park on a wet-fast track.  It was originally scheduled for the turf but due to drizzle, making it a slick surface they rightly took it off the grass.  This is the second race she's won and interestingly, both races were taken off the turf!  Congratulations to Airdrie Stud.

              Alys Emson was here at the weekend and she took some really good photos too.

Just come through the tunnel on the way to the Tapeta

Waiting!

Pendulum with Benny

Sumo going by!  Xav Aizpuru up

One Man To Beat with Lisa and Million Seller with Molly

Jazz Jam and Jill

Leigh on Stonestreet Star

Lisa on Lavender Sky

Icabad Crane and Leigh

Jade's Revenge's little sister - not so little!  Mind you, Jill is small!

Hundred Adams on the rail with un-named Open Flirt colt

Commentator's full sister, Source Of Humor, Jorge riding

May 26th, 2009

              Moving Violation won for the second time today, this time at Philadelphia Park.  Ridden very patiently by Kendrick Carmouche he had to go quite wide to pass the others but he was definitely the best.  Congratulations to Mitchell Ranch LLC.

              I had to put this photo up that a friend of mine sent me.  It is of Gracie, a palomino mare who was found starving to death behind a feed store.  She was rescued and it now the amazing age of 39!!

Gracie - 39 years old by jziek.

May 25th, 2009

              Maggie Kimmitt, our resident photographer took some really nice photo's on Saturday:

Lisa on Bullsbay

Mark on Miss Lombardi

Changing Vista on the left breezing with Jazz Jam

My favorite, Deal Making with Leigh

Greg and Moving Violation

Spring Party in her paddock

Molly on Zak's In Town

May 23rd, 2009

              Another good day so far.  Amie's Legend won her first Stake at Pimlico, the Shine Again Stakes.  Congratulations to Two Legends Farm who I know went down there today with a big crowd!

              Caprice, although she didn't win notched up a good third in the Grade II Sheepshead Bay Stakes at Belmont Park.

              To cap off the day Cherokee Artist was third in the Hanshin Cup (Grade III) at Arlington Park.

              I also have to mention Maggie Kimmitt, our resident photographer!  She and a friend bought a horse a couple of years ago for $5,000.  They gave him plenty of time to mature and has only run two races prior to today.  Today he WON!  As you can imagine, she is ecstatic!  His jockey Matt Rispoli was riding only for the second time in his career.  He knew the horse well as he rode him while he was being educated at the Elloree Training Center, but how exciting for him too!

May 22nd, 2009

              Graham had a nice birthday present by having four runners; two winners, one second and a third!  Our winners were Kurbat at Philadelphia Park winning the MGK 102.9 Stakes and Molly Moon winning by 11 1/2 lengths at Presque Isle Downs!  For Sally ran a great race to be second, and Kelowna running for the first time in this country ran a fast finishing third, both fillies not having clear runs.  Congratulations to the winning owners Augustin Stables and Tracy Farmer.

May 21st, 2009

              Undisputed Legend ran a fast race over five furlongs on the Pimlico turf yesterday to score by one length.  Congratulations to David Wade for his home-bred filly.  David came to congratulate his horse personally this morning at the barn as he couldn't be at the races yesterday!

May 19th, 2009

              Nice win today by Luminaire Mystique at Philadelphia Park.  She was behind the field and looked like she was going to trail but when we looked at the time they were going we smiled to ourselves!  21 and 44 seconds for the first quarter and half were FAST.   We knew she could pick them up nicely!  Congratulations to Airdrie Stud.

May 16th, 2009

              Whatever the reasoning behind entering Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness (and I'm still not sure I really understand), once she was in I felt I had to cheer her on as girls beating the boys is always special.  I also wanted badly for Mine That Bird not to have been a one-off in the Derby.  I suppose I got both my wishes today.  Rachel Alexandra definitely has to be one of the best fillies we've seen in a few years, and as for little Mine That Bird!!  He never ceases to amaze me how he can run that fast from the back of the field like that at the end of the race!  Actually, he reminds me of Better Talk Now!  I can't imagine why the trainer looked disappointed after being second to a great filly.  Hey, we were ecstatic last year when Icabad Crane was third to Big Brown.  You'd have thought we'd BEATEN Big Brown!  We proudly put him behind his Preakness webbing for at least two weeks after he arrived back at Fair Hill!

              I wonder what the standings are for a jockey to win the Triple Crown on different horses?

May 15th, 2009

                Wendy Uzelac took this lovely photo of Good Ending galloping at Fair Hill the other day with Fenella riding:

               An update from our boy Shake The Bank!  He looks so collected in his dressage trot!

Hi guys,
 
Just wanted to send you some new pictures we got of Shake last weekend- now that he's shedding out and is no longer a hairy yak.
 
He's learning some new skills incredibly fast and seems to be thriving with the challenge of the more technical things we're doing. He has settled down a ton (we can ride quietly in the ring with other horses! Yay!) and is happy as can be. All is well, and as soon as I can get my act together he'll be making his show debut- at which time I'll flood you with more pictures :) ( He brings these photo-op sessions on himself, he's just too darn photogenic...)
 
Hope all is well! Take care!
 
Lauren

May 14th, 2009

              A nice introduction to this country for Salsa Star today at Pimlico on the grass.  A little reluctant to go in the gate, she was very happy to run her race and win by a comfortable 5 1/2 lengths.  Congratulations to Sagamore Farm.  Photo below by Maggie Kimmitt.

No Use Denying makes it a two timer at Pimlico, winning by 5 lengths!!!  Many congratulations to Pin Oak Stud.    Maggie was on hand again for the photo!

              To cap off a good day, Magger Bags (love that name)! wins her race at Presque Isle Downs.  No resident photographer up there I'm afraid but again, congratulations to Larry Johnson and Lynn Contino.

May 13th, 2009

              Maggie Kimmitt's at Pimlico and she caught a couple of the Preakness entries this morning:

General Quarters looking none the worse for wear after his 'fender bender' yesterday on his way to the track

The little Mine That Bird

He always looks so happy and content

May 9th, 2009

              Amie's Legend won her second race at Delaware ridden confidently by Joe Rocco, Jr.  I hope Matt Haney was there as he missed her first win!!  Congratulations Matt.

May 6th, 2009

              Couple of photos of Bullsbay taken last week by onthewirephotos.com

A concentrating Jeremy Rose

Slipping through on the rail

May 5th, 2009

              Dancerama broke her maiden today at Delaware Park on a sloppy track.  Sent to the front by Jeremy Rose, there she stayed until the wire!  In fact she drew away and won by 7 1/2 lengths.  Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Leverett Miller.

May 4th, 2009

              Yet ANOTHER win by Mary Motion on Orpington!  This time at Great Meadows on Virginia Gold Cup Day at the weekend.  Well done Mary!  Four for four now I think!  Photo's taken by Doug Lees.

 

Proud Dad!

May 2nd, 2009

              I think the Derby result was great!  Small gelding bought for just $9,500 trained by an unknown small trainer!  That kind of result gives so many people hope that they can do it too.  You don't always have to be the highest price or trained by a top trainer.    To save money too they travelled 21 hours in a horse trailer!  To give the horse his due though he was top two year old in Canada and did run in the Breeders Cup.  I would like to know the story of how he ended up in Sunland Park, New Mexico.  What I liked best was watching the little horse.  I looked at his breeding and form before the race and mentioned that he might have a chance (not really believing it)!  Watching him on the overhead blimp from the three furlong pole one would think he'd just broken from the gate he went so fast.  They were TOP horses he was running by as if they were standing still!  While he was being led back to the winners enclosure he was dwarfed by Donna Barton's pony - and he had his ears pricked the whole time!  A happy horse who looked like he couldn't blow out a candle!  Well done all the connections.

              A photo of Independent George and Icabad Crane breezing together which Maggie Kimmitt took last week.

May 1st, 2009

Bullsbay Rides Rail for Alysheba Win   Bullsbay and Jeremy Rose had a wonderful Alysheba Stakes (Grade III) victory today at Churchill Downs.  Taking the shortest route on the rail, which some jockeys had been not wanting to take thinking the ground was not as lively, worked out wonderfully for Bullsbay.  The second horse challenged him in the stretch which was great as that made him even more determined.  Many congratulations to Mitchell Ranch, Lewkowitz Racing and Joe Rice.

              I have to mention the Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra too.  What a filly!  Someone mentioned that it was like a workout to her.  To me it wasn't even that!  The rider has to move during a workout!!  Well done to her connections too.

 

      

 

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