JUMP TO 2007 STARS OF KEENELAND JANUARY 2008
4/4/08 - 3rd race at Keeneland Merkel (1st in Maiden Special Weight) Sold 2007 Saratoga Select Sale Bought by Bill Heileighbrodt for $150,000.
STARS OF KEENELAND JANUARY 2008
#643, '07 Malibu Moon / Inclination colt
sold for $375,000
bought by Southern Equine Stables |
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#666 Lady Tiz (Broodmare)
In-foal to Empire Maker
sold for $210,000
bought by Fares Farm |
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#705, '07 Mineshaft / Miss Valid Pache colt
sold for $180,000
bought by CJZ Racing Stable |
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10/24/07 - WARRENDALE SELLS SALES TOPPER :Hip 511, Seeking The Gold - Atlantic Ocean filly to Mike Ryan.
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10/23/07 - WARRENDALE = Leading consignors and consignor agents, day one at FASIG TIPTON FALL selling 9 for $582,500 and an average of $64,722
Cotton Blossom Upsets Dream Rush in Acorn
by Dan Liebman
Courtesy of THE BLOODHORSE
Cotton Blossom beats favored Dream Rush by a length in the Acorn Stakes.
Heavy choice Dream Rush went to the lead as expected but th steady fighter Cotton Blossom ran her down in deep stretch to win the $250,000 Acorn Stakes (gr. I) (VIDEO) for 3-year-old fillies by one length at Belmont Park Saturday.
Under John Velazquez in the one-turn mile event, Cotton Blossom bided her time as Dream Rush and Garrett Gomez bounded away on the lead through an opening quarter in :22.24 and a half in :45.10. Opening up a three-length advantage, Gomez was looking back on Dream Rush as Princess Janie and Christmas Kid failed to close ground in the turn. The field went six furlongs in 1:09.13.
But as they straightened away for home, Velazquez had Cotton Blossom in motion on the outside and she collared the heavy favorite and drove past to win her first grade I race by a length. Dream Rush ran second and it was 8 1/4 lengths back to Christmas Kid in third. The final time for the mile was 1:34.70.
Cotton Blossom, owned by Dogwood Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher, is by Broken Vow and out of the Dixieland Band mare For Dixie. She was bred in Kentucky by Jim Squires.
“She was a little wide throughout, but outside of that, she had a clear run,” said Pletcher. “She had a nightmarish trip in the Kentucky Oaks. She wasn’t going to win, but she was going to hit the board. She was a deserving grade 1 winner today. She’s versatile enough where she can win between a mile and a mile and an eighth. She dug in, and the filly she ran down is a very nice horse.”
Cotton Blossom has now won at five furlongs, six furlongs, a mile and a 1 1/16 miles.
“It set up for her today,” said Velazquez. “The speed went and she had a really good trip. I couldn’t do anything with Dream Rush out there. I had to go out there and run my race. She pulled me up there and turning for home, I was in good position. This horse runs her race at any distance; today, it just really set up for her.”
Cotton Blossom was rebounding from a ninth place finish in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) while Dream Rush was coming off an impressive win in the Nassau County Breeders’ Cup (gr. II). Cotton Blossom's last victory came in the Florida Oaks March 17.
The bay filly Cotton Blossom improved to 4-2-1 in nine starts and the $150,000 earned Saturday increased her bankroll to $669,272.
 Teuflesberg Rallies From Last in Woody Stephens
by Dan Liebman
Courtesy of THE BLOODHORSE
Teuflesberg Rallies From Last in Woody Stephens
Teuflesberg rebounds from 17th in the Kentucky Derby to rally from last and win the Woody Stephens.
Teuflesberg, whose last start was a 17th place finish in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), came from last to win the $247,166 Woody Stephens Breeders’ Cup (gr. II) (VIDEO) for 3-year-olds by two lengths at Belmont Park Saturday.
Teuflesberg was beaten just a neck in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) and then contested the Derby, showing some brief speed and then backing up to be beaten 35 3/4 lengths. He lately has run best when on the lead but in the seven furlong Woody Stephens, Robby Albarado took him back to last and then slipped the son of Johannesburg through on the rail to score the upset.
Bred in Kentucky by Richard Giacopelli, Teuflesberg is owned by Jeff Singer, Gary Logsdon, Donnie Kelly, and trainer Jamie Sanders. The 3-year-old colt is out of the Devil’s Bag mare St. Michele.
“I was so excited when I saw him come up the inside during the stretch run," Sanders said. "It was unbelievable! We knew what kind of a horse he was going into the race. He has so much class, and he keeps doing it over and over. We were confident. Robby knows him well and he has so much patience with him.
"He doesn’t have to keep sprinting. He can run longer and he has proven that. So, we do have our options. We can go in the King’s Bishop or maybe even the Travers.”
Stormello, whose last start was also the Derby when he ran 19th, took the lead under kent Desormeaux, followed by 9-5 choice Deadly Dealer, through opening quarter-miles of :22.38 and :44.93. After stumbling at the start, Teuflesberg was unhurried while racing at the rear of the eight-horse field. He came charging as the field ran six furlongs in 1:09.08, splitting horses in the stretch and closing stoutly along the inside.
“He broke a little bit behind the field, but he got back into the race," Albarado said. "He has overcome a lot of obstacles in his career, and he showed it today. He has always run good at one turn. He has been well-matched this year, and this was a breath of fresh air for him.”
He hit the wire in 1:21.49 with Most Distinguished and Eibar Coa getting second by three quarters of a length. Stormello held on for third, three lengths in front of Bill Place. Street Magician, Not For Money, Deadly Dealer and Hobbitontherocks completed the order.
Sanders once worked as an exercise rider for trainer Nick Zito, conditoner of Most Distinguished, who said, “Today, the pupil beat the teacher. But I am happy for her. She’s got a really nice horse that can run at seven furlongs. I thought we had the race coming for home. He was so tough on the outside, but Teuflesberg came up the inside and got by him.”
Teuflesberg paid $18.20, $9.40, and $5.10 while Most Distinguished returned $10 and $5.20. Stormello paid $3.50 to show.
It was the fifth win in 17 starts for Teuflesberg, who won Oakawn's Souhtwest Stakes Feb. 19. The victory, worth $150,000, increased his earnings to $535,431.
Hystericalady Wins Humana Distaff in Laugher
by Claire Novak
Courtesy iof the BloodHorse (www.bloodhorse.com)
05/05/05 -  Hystericalady earned the first grade one victory of her career when she overtook pacesetting Shaggy Mane at the top of the stretch and rolled to victory in the 21st running of the $340,800 Humana Distaff Stakes (gr. I)by a definitive four lengths on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Owned by Tom Clark’s Rancho San Miguel, George Todaro, and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, the 4-year-old daughter of Distorted Humor was ridden by Rafael Bejarano, who scored his fourth win on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) undercard. She covered seven furlongs in 1:21.87 on a track rated fast, paying $17.20, $5.80, and $4.20.
“We had her ready," Hollendorfer said. "She’s been training well all week on this racetrack, and yesterday we got to school her in the paddock with the big crowd. We wanted to try to get her to lay back today, and I didn’t know how that would work out. She likes to be up on the pace. But it worked today."
The Hollywood Breeders' Cup Oaks (gr. II) winner, who has now won six of 10 career races, was third at the start. She settled in second behind the front-running Shaggy Mane, who set moderate early fractions of :22.15 and :45.06 as they ran up the backside. The chestnut filly made her move at the head of the stretch, drawing away to hold off a late-running Pussycat Doll, who paid $3.20 and $2.80 as the even-money choice to place under Garrett Gomez. Pussycat Doll won the Humana Distaff last year. Carriage Trail and Julien Leparoux returned $7.80 to show while 1 3/4 lengths behind Pussycat Doll.
“This filly has so much energy," Bejarano said. "I worked her the last time and she worked beautifully, just wonderful. I thought if she could run like she worked, it would be perfect. I didn’t want to be on the lead with her, just get her in a good position and at the quarter pole let her run.”
The winner’s share of $200,732 nearly doubled Hystericalady’s lifetime earnings to $403,283. She was bred in Kentucky by Abbott Properties. Hystericalady was coming off a four-length optional allowance/claiming race at one mile at Bay Meadows one month ago. |
