Trainer:Todd Pletcher Jockey:John Velazquez Foaling Date: 5-3-2002 Pedigree: Fusaichi Pegasus - Divine Dixie by Dixieland Band Dosage Profile: 14-4-14-0-0 Dosage Index/CD: 3.57 1.00 2004 Record: 1 starts 0-0-0 $180 Best Beyer Figure: 103 Graded Stakes Earnings: $525,000 Note: A bad start and green run kept him off the board in his only 2-year-old start. Came back at 3 to win his maiden and then an allowance at Gulfstream Park going away. Just missed to finish 2nd to High Fly in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream. Missed the Florida Derby due to a foot bruise but rebounded well to win the Blue Grass by 6 lengths. Having surgery to remove a chip in his ankle after finishing 19th in the Kentucky Derby. Expected to be back in the fall.
Manhattan Handicap (G1) and Just a Game Stakes (G1) Results - On the Belmont undercard, Gio Ponti won over Marsh Side and Better Talk Now in the Manhattan Handicap, while Diamondrella beat favorite Forever Together in the Just a Game Stakes. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Acorn Stakes (G1), True North Handicap (G2), and Woody Stephens Stakes (G2) Results - Also on the Belmont undercard, Gabby's Golden Gal upset favorite Justwhistledixie in the Acorn, top choice Fabulous Strike beat defending champ Benny the Bull in the True North Handicap, and Munnings won by 5 1/4 lengths in the Woody Stephens Stakes. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Brooklyn Handicap (G2) and Hill Prince Stakes - Eldaafer got up by a nose to win the Brooklyn Handicap over pacesetter Nite Light in the slop, with favorite Rising Moon third. In the Hill Prince Stakes, which was taken off the turf, Despite the Odds drew away to win by 7 1/2 lengths. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
2009 Belmont Stakes Entries - A field of 10 was entered with Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mine That Bird the 2-1 morning line favorite from post 7. Get the entries, post positions, odds, and free past performances here.
Belmont Stakes Friday Workouts - Photos of 5 of the Belmont Stakes horses on the sloppy track in the rain Friday morning, including Mine That Bird. Get the details and photos here.
Belmont Contenders Weekend Workouts - Five of the likely entrants for next weekend's Belmont Stakes had timed works at Belmont Park on May 30-31, including Charitable Man and Dunkirk. Get the details and photos here.
Rachel Alexandra wins the Preakness - She led most of the way and was ahead by 4 at the top of the stretch, then held off Mine That Bird by a length. Musket Man was another 1/2 length back in third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Preakness undercard stakes results - There were 7 other stakes on the card, most of them grade 2 or 3, including the Dixie Stakes (G2) won by Parading.
Foaling Date: 5-3-2002