Do huge Beyer Speed Figures bode well for the Meister?

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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