Trainer:Robert Holthus Jockey:John McKee Foaling Date: 3-1-2003 Pedigree: Langfuhr - Donation by Lord Avie Dosage Profile: 4-7-7-0-0 Dosage Index/CD: 4.14 0.83 2005 Record: 10 starts 3-0-3 $129,208 Best Beyer Figure: 106 Note: Easily the most experience of the current top 3-year-olds with 10 starts at 2, he took 6 tries to break his maiden. His other two wins last year were in the Grand Canyon at Churchill and the Diamond Jo at Evangeline Downs. Started off 2006 with a decisive 8 1/4 length victory in the Risen Start Stakes at the Fair Grounds and followed up with a wire-to-wire win in the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn. Proved he could rate and go a distance in the Rebel where he stayed th early then rallied to take the lead in the stretch and in by 3 lengths. Gave an impressive performance in his final prep, winning the Arkansas Derby where he took the lead after a half mile and then just drew away to win by 2 3/4 lengths. was never a factor in the Derby, finishing 12th. Came out of the race with an ankle injury.
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: 3-1-2003