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BODEMEISTER is a Kentucky Derby favourite -Steve Queen photo
KENTUCKY OAKS/DERBY, 8 DAYS!
Hard Not to Like goes for Canada next Friday, Prospective in ‘Roses’
Erin, Ontario’s Garland and Marie Williamson are hopefully headed to the big dance for fillies, the KENTUCKY OAKS, next Friday with their homebred grey miss, HARD NOT TO LIKE.
The Hard Spun – Like a Gem, Tactical Cat filly comes off a strong 2nd in the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes on Polytrack in her season debut. She was a top 2yo filly in Canada last year and ran well in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
She has never raced on the dirt.
HARD NOT TO LIKE’S profile page on the Kentucky Oaks page…
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/oaks/contenders/hard-not-to-like
Trained by Gail Cox, Hard Not to Like is out of the Williamson’s homebred mare LIKE A GEM, who earned over $500,000 and was a multiple stakes winner in Canada under trainer Dan Vella.
Like a Gem is out of Its a Ruby, a Rubiano mare.
Garland and Marie Williamson
MEANWHILE, John Oxley’s once-Woodbine based PROSPECTIVE, trained by Mark Casse and to be ridden by Luis Contreras, is featured in the Louisville Courier-Journal today:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120425/SPORTS08/304250117/prospective-derby-horse
KENTUCKY DERBY GRADED EARNINGS
Hansen … $1,550,000
Daddy Long Legs … $1,284.030
Union Rags … $1,170,000
Dullahan … $855,000
Creative Cause … $836,000
Gemologist … $703,855
Sabercat … $701,429
Take Charge Indy … $698,400
Bodemeister … $660,000
Hero of Order … $615,500 (not nominated and would require a $200,000 supplement, but still could not get in unless less than 20 early or late nominees were entered)
I’ll Have Another … $601,000
Daddy Nose Best … $545,558
Liaison … $393,000
Alpha … $380,000
Prospective … $367,327
Trinniberg … $324,500
Done Talking … $311,000
Went the Day Well … $282,000
Rousing Sermon … $270,000
Mark Valeski … $260,000
El Padrino … $250,000
OUT Isn’t He Clever (g) … $191,333
Optimizer … $184,708
Currency Swap … $150,000
The Lumber Guy … $150,000
My Adonis … $140,000
Brother Francis … $135,000
Longview Drive … $102,834
who do you like?
OBS 2YO SALE, DAYS 2 AND 3
BEAR STABLES CONTINUES SPENDING SPREE
F Put It Back Dixieland Gulch Indian Prairie Ranch Agent BEAR STABLES 40,000
10.1 C Tiz Wonderful Donna’s Doll Halcyon Hammock Farm Agent I BEAR STABLES 28,000
21.2 C Political Force Endless Virtue Azpurua Stables Agent BEAR STABLES , LTD 260,000
10.2 C Harlan’s Holiday Fabulous Sun de Meric Sales Agent VII BEAR STABLES , LTD 175,000
C. HORSE GREELEY /NORTHERN TRIP BEAR STABLES $57,000
21.3 Private Vow Parkdale $30,000
F. MR. GREELEY /PUNCH APPEAL BEAR STABLES $90,000
More Canadian Buyers
459 Frolic’s Song C Songandaprayer Frolic N My Dreams JIM & SUSAN HILL 100,000 21.1 Foundthecandy F Candy Ride (ARG) Harlow Gold CAM ALLARD $230,000
F. HARLINGTON /JUNGLE STORM Ralph Biamonte, agent for C. Demizio $35,000
F. TAPIT /LADY FU PEG JIM AND SUSAN HILL $125,000
F. GIANT’S CAUSEWAY /MADAME MOGAMBO RALPH BIAMONTE FOR CEC STABLE $35,000
F. BELGRAVIA /MARQUED TO MOVE A. GOSWELL FOR HARLEQUIN RANCHES $18,000
C. JOHANNESBURG /MY GALLOP JIM AND SUSAN HILL $130,000
ONTARIO BREDS IN APRIL SALE WITH UNDER TACK SHOW TIME Purchaser and price
33 …………………….CH F…… Circular Quay…………Waltzing Around (IRE) :11.00 NOT SOLD $9,000
54 …………………….DKB/BR F.. Macho Uno…………….Whiskey and Low :10 2/5 bear stables $50,000
245 OUT …………………….DKB/BR F.. Silent Name (JPN)……..Catalina Cat
274 OUT One Hyde Park…………GR/RO C… Macho Uno…………….Classical Miss 22 3/5
290 OUT Chepstow……………..DKB/BR C.. Harlington……………Collymore Hall
406 …………………….DKB/BR C.. J Be K……………….Essie’s Link :10 4/5 $20,000
427 …………………….B C……. Philanthropist………..Financingavailable :22 1/5 not sold $47,000
438 …………………….B F……. Any Given Saturday…….Flawless Diamond :10 3/5 NOT SOLD $47,000
472 OUT…………………….DKB/BR C.. Dixie Union…………..Gentle Jazz
533 OUT Hall’s Village………..B C……. Graeme Hall…………..Highgate Park
599 …………………….B F……. Harlington……………Jungle Storm 10 2/5 RALPH BIAMONTE, AG FOR C. DEMIZIO $35,000
636 Chelsea Road………….CH F…… Speightstown………….Lambert Point 10 3/5 $20,000
641 …………………….CH C…… Songandaprayer………..Launch the Rocket :10** tied for fastest $65,000 private sale, W. ward
656 …………………….DKB/BR F.. Bernstein…………….Lillians Choice 10 2/5 $50,000
660 OUT …………………….GR/RO F… Macho Uno…………….Lip Gloss
668 …………………….B F……. Where’s the Ring………Lonesome Girl 10 4/5 $4,000
676 Bathsheba Park………..DKB/BR C.. Harlington……………Lucas Street :22 $20,000
710 Sufficientevidence…….CH C…… Pleasant Tap………….Matter of Law 22 2/5 $20,000
801 OUT Rosa Roja…………….DKB/BR F.. Spring At Last………..Numberonetreasure
827 …………………….GR/RO C… Bob and John………….Pandora’s Secret 10 2/5 $77,000
900 …………………….DKB/BR F.. Tap Day………………Queen of the Realm 21 2/2
933 …………………….DKB/BR C.. Street Boss…………..Reportedly 10 2/5
987 …………………….B C……. Dehere……………….Saving Ground 11 1/5
1012 …………………….B C……. Midnight Lute…………Shebandowana 22 /4
1093 …………………….DKB/BR F.. Grand Slam……………Street Cat 10 3/5
1105 …………………….CH F…… English Channel……….Summer Lass 10 4/5
1125 Take a Hold…………..DKB/BR C.. Milwaukee Brew………..Take a Look 21 2/5
QUEEN’S PLATE CONTENDERS – UPDATED!
ATTFIELD BUSY IN LAST FEW DAYS OF KEENELAND
Today, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s newest member, ROGER ATTFIELD, runs Charles Fipke’s Thisliksoulofmine in the Grade 3 Bewitch and then 10yp champion MUSKETIER in the Elkhorn…
Thursday, Keeneland, post time: 4:42 p.m. EDT
GREY GOOSE BEWITCH S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Here To Win (Brz) Roi Normand Bravo McLaughlin 121
2 Shimmering Moment K Afleet Alex Albarado Abbott III 119
3 Senada K Pulpit Castellano Tagg 121
4 Woodford Belle Arch Leparoux Nihei 119
5 Upperline Maria’s Mon Graham Stidham 119
6 Distorted Alice K Suave Lebron Lestingi 119
7 Hemera K Maria’s Mon Pedroza Dorochenko 119
8 Thislilsoulofmine Perfect Soul (Ire) Gomez Attfield 119
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
Slots program set to end next March, “trasitional funding” means what?, Fort Erie forging ahead
EXCLUSIVE: Fort Erie’s plan to take over race track slots on its way to Queen’s Park – read the proposal here
JOHN ROBBINS/Bullet News
FORT ERIE – A local takeover of the Slots at Fort Erie Race Track would see a newly constituted not-for-profit board to oversee the joint operations of the slots and the Fort Erie Race Track and an integration accounting, compliance, security and maintenance departments.
And in return for a license to operate the slots – including leasing of equipment from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation – the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium would pay the province $1 million a year.
Those are some of the main points contained in a formal proposal, which has now been forwarded to the provincial government for consideration.
http://www.bulletnewsniagara.ca/2012/04/25/exclusive
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