Yankee Injunuity won the $200,000 Arlington Sprint Handicap at Arlington Park on July 11, 2009. The five-year-old Yankee Victor horse, trained by James McMullen and ridden by jockey E. T. Baird, Yankee Injunuity paid $19 to win, and was given a time of 1:02.50 for 5 1/2 furlongs on a firm turf course.
The win automatically qualifies Yankee Injunuity for a starting spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint to be run on November 7 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting.
July 26, 2009
Swift Temper won 2009 Delaware Handicap
Swift Temper ($17) captures the Grade 2, $1 million Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park on July 19, 2009. The win earned Swift Temper a berth in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic.
Under deft handling by jockey Alan Garcia, Swift Temper was allowed to cut out slow early fractions of :49.83 for the half mile and 1:14.79 for six furlongs in the mile and a quarter race.
Swift Temper covered the 12 furlongs in 2:03.41 and the Dale Romans trainee ran her career earnings to $1,033,346 while winning her fifth race from 27 starts. She returned $17.00, $6.00, $3.80.
Icon Project paid $4.20, $3.40, and Unbridled Belle paid $2.20. Trained by Nick Zito, Our Edged covered the mile and a sixteenth in 1:43.70 and returned $8.80, $4.40, $3.60.
Under deft handling by jockey Alan Garcia, Swift Temper was allowed to cut out slow early fractions of :49.83 for the half mile and 1:14.79 for six furlongs in the mile and a quarter race.
Swift Temper covered the 12 furlongs in 2:03.41 and the Dale Romans trainee ran her career earnings to $1,033,346 while winning her fifth race from 27 starts. She returned $17.00, $6.00, $3.80.
Icon Project paid $4.20, $3.40, and Unbridled Belle paid $2.20. Trained by Nick Zito, Our Edged covered the mile and a sixteenth in 1:43.70 and returned $8.80, $4.40, $3.60.
July 15, 2009
Breeders’ Cup Handicapping Event
Breeders’ Cup Ltd. and the Oak Tree Racing Association announced yesterday that they will sponsor a handicapping tournament with a $10,000 buy-in and $150,000 first-place prize in conjunction with the Breeders' Cup year-end event on Nov. 6-7 at Santa Anita,
Second place in the Breeders' Cup tournament will receive $50,000; third, $25,000; fourth, $15,000; fifth, $10,000; and sixth through 10th, $5,000.
The contest will be limited to the first 100 players who enter, the organization said.
The Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge also will offer the top six players the opportunity to qualify for the 2010 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, to be held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort, and Spa in Las Vegas in January. Each NHC qualifier also will earn $1,000 towards his or her travel expenses for Las Vegas.
Second place in the Breeders' Cup tournament will receive $50,000; third, $25,000; fourth, $15,000; fifth, $10,000; and sixth through 10th, $5,000.
The contest will be limited to the first 100 players who enter, the organization said.
The Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge also will offer the top six players the opportunity to qualify for the 2010 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, to be held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort, and Spa in Las Vegas in January. Each NHC qualifier also will earn $1,000 towards his or her travel expenses for Las Vegas.
July 12, 2009
Eaton's Gift won Smile Sprint Handicap
Eaton's Gift defeated defending Eclipse Award sprint champion Benny the Bull in the $350,000, Grade II Smile Sprint Handicap on Calder's Summit of Speed card.
The Smile Sprint Handicap, is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" program, so Eaton's Gift gets a spot in the November 7 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita, California.
The Smile Sprint Handicap, is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" program, so Eaton's Gift gets a spot in the November 7 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita, California.
Horse Jockey Win Place Show
5 Eaton's Gift Jose Lezcano 31.20 6.00 4.40
4 Benny the Bull Edgar S. Prado 2.10 2.10
3 Processor's Turf Eduardo O. Nunez 6.00
Game Face won Princess Rooney Handicap
Game Face outclassed her rivals in Saturday's $350,000 Princess Rooney Handicap at Calder race course, pulling off for the 6 3/4-length victory under an Edgar Prado hand ride. By winning the six-furlong Princess Rooney, Game Face earned a spot in the Breeders' Cup Fillies and Mares Sprint at Santa Anita in Arcadia, California, on November 6.
Bred in Kentucky by Marilyn F. Seltzer, Game Face is the first registered foal out of the unraced Galleon of Gold (Gone West), who has since produced an unnamed yearling colt by Indian Charlie. Galleon of Gold is herself a daughter of multiple Grade 1-placed stakes winner Harbour Club (Danzig), making her a half-sister to the stakes-winning sire Holzmeister (Woodman).
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Winners and Payouts
Bred in Kentucky by Marilyn F. Seltzer, Game Face is the first registered foal out of the unraced Galleon of Gold (Gone West), who has since produced an unnamed yearling colt by Indian Charlie. Galleon of Gold is herself a daughter of multiple Grade 1-placed stakes winner Harbour Club (Danzig), making her a half-sister to the stakes-winning sire Holzmeister (Woodman).
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Winners and Payouts
Horse Jockey Win Place Show
6 Game Face Edgar S. Prado 5.60 3.60 2.80
7 Keep the Peace Manoel R. Cruz 5.80 4.00
2 Orinoquia Eduardo O. Nunez 8.40
July 4, 2009
Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule 2009
The Breeders' Cup Challenge series is highlighted by its 'Win and You're In' provision, with the winner of each of the Challenge races automatically qualifying for the corresponding divisional race in the two-day, fourteen-race, $25.5 million Breeders' Cup World Championships, to be held November 6 and 7 at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
| Date | Race | Division | Track | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26 | Champions Mile | Mile | Sha Tin | 03:55 |
| June 27 | Audi Pretty Polly S. | Filly & Mare Turf | Curragh | 08:00 |
| July 4 | Salvator Mile S. | Dirt Mile | Monmouth Park | 04:50 |
| July 4 | United Nations S. | Turf | Monmouth Park | 05:20 |
| July 11 | Princess Rooney H. | Filly & Mare Sprint | Calder Race Course | 04:00 |
| July 11 | Smile Sprint H. | Sprint | Calder Race Course | 04:00 |
| July 11 | Arlington Sprint H. | Turf Sprint | Arlington Park | 05:00 |
| July 18 | Greenwood Cup H. | Marathon | Philadelphia Park | 04:00 |
| July 19 | Delaware H. | Ladies' Classic | Delaware Park | 04:00 |
| August 2 | San Diego H. | Dirt Mile | Del Mar | 07:00 |
| August 5 | Cougar II H. | Marathon | Del Mar | 07:00 |
| August 8 | Arlington Million | Turf | Arlington Park | 04:30 |
| August 8 | Beverly D. | Filly & Mare Turf | Arlington Park | 05:00 |
| August 9 | Prix Maurice de Gheest | Turf Sprint | Deauville-La Touques | 08:00 |
| August 16 | John C. Mabee S. | Filly & Mare Turf | Del Mar | 07:00 |
| August 16 | Longacres Mile H. | Dirt Mile | Emerald Downs | 07:00 |
| August 29 | Del Mar Mile H. | Mile | Del Mar | 07:00 |
| August 30 | Moyglare Stud S. | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Curragh | 08:00 |
| August 30 | Del Mar H. | Turf | Del Mar | 07:00 |
| September 4 | Rancho Bernardo H. | Filly & Mare Sprint | Del Mar | 07:00 |
| September 5 | Tattersalls Million Irish Champion S. | Turf | Leopardstown | 08:00 |
| September 5 | Washington Park H. | Classic | Arlington Park | 05:00 |
| September 6 | Pat O'Brien S. | Sprint | Del Mar | 06:30 |
| September 6 | Pacific Classic | Classic | Del Mar | 07:00 |
| September 12 | Ruffian H. | Ladies' Classic | Belmont Park | 04:00 |
| September 12 | Turfway Park Fall Championship | Marathon | Turfway Park | 05:00 |
| September 19 | Summer S. | Juvenile Turf | Woodbine | 04:00 |
| September 19 | Natalma S. | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Woodbine | 04:00 |
| September 20 | Woodbine Mile | Mile | Woodbine | 04:00 |
| September 25 | Cleanevent Manikato S. | Turf Sprint | Moonee Valley | 08:00 |
| September 26 | Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. | Juvenile Turf | Ascot | 08:00 |
| September 26 | Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Ascot | 08:00 |
| September 26 | Queen Elizabeth II S. | Mile | Ascot | 08:00 |
| September 26 | Gallant Bloom H. | Filly & Mare Sprint | Belmont Park | 04:00 |
| September 30 | Morvich H. | Turf Sprint | Oak Tree | 07:00 |
| October 2 | Diamond S. | Marathon | Dundalk | 08:00 |
| October 4 | Qatar Prix de L'Abbaye | Turf Sprint | Longchamp | 08:00 |
| October 4 | Miss Grillo S. | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Belmont Park | 04:00 |
| October 4 | Pilgrim S. | Juvenile Turf | Belmont Park | 04:00 |
| October 4 | Norfolk S. | Juvenile | Oak Tree | 07:00 |
| October 4 | Oak Leaf S. | Juvenile Fillies | Oak Tree | 07:00 |
| October 9 | Darley Alcibiades S. | Juvenile Fillies | Keeneland | 05:00 |
| October 9 | Phoenix S. | Sprint | Keeneland | 05:00 |
| October 10 | Champagne S. | Juvenile | Belmont Park | 04:00 |
| October 10 | Frizette S. | Juvenile Fillies | Belmont Park | 04:00 |
| October 10 | Thoroughbred Club of America S. | Filly & Mare Sprint | Keeneland | 04:00 |
| October 10 | Shadwell Turf Mile S. | Mile | Keeneland | 05:00 |
| October 10 | Breeders' Futurity | Juvenile | Keeneland | 05:00 |
| October 10 | First Lady S. | Filly & Mare Turf | Keeneland | 05:00 |
| October 10 | Yellow Ribbon S. | Filly & Mare Turf | Oak Tree | 06:00 |
| October 10 | Goodwood S. | Classic | Oak Tree | 07:00 |
| October 10 | Lady's Secret S. | Ladies' Classic | Oak Tree | 07:00 |
| October 10 | Oak Tree Mile S. | Mile | Oak Tree | 07:00 |
| October 11 | Bourbon S. | Juvenile Turf | Keeneland | 05:00 |
| October 11 | Juddmonte Spinster S. | Ladies' Classic | Keeneland | 05:00 |
| October 11 | Ancient Title S. | Sprint | Oak Tree | 07:00 |
| October 15 | J.P. Morgan Chase Jessamine S. | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Keeneland | 05:00 |
| October 17 | Emirates Airline Champion S. | Turf | Newmarket | 08:00 |
| October 17 | Nearctic S. | Turf Sprint | Woodbine | 03:30 |
| October 17 | Spend a Buck H. | Dirt Mile | Calder Race Course | 04:00 |
| October 17 | E.P. Taylor S. | Filly & Mare Turf | Woodbine | 04:00 |
| October 17 | Pattison Canadian International | Turf | Woodbine | 04:30 |
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