Videos tagged with "(g2)"

O'Prado Again - 2011 Remsen (G2) [02:13]
In the Grade 2, $200000 Remsen for juveniles, O'Prado Again stayed well behind a moderate pace before launching a wide rally through the stretch that carried him to a three-quarter-length victory over Souper Speedy. O'Prado Again, a recent maiden winner at Keeneland trained by Dale Romans, was content to track Souper Speedy and Our Entourage as they dueled through an opening quarter of 24.38 and a half in 49.97. Given his cue by Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux with a quarter-mile to go, the gray son of El Prado charged through the stretch to take command inside the eighth pole and pulled away to hit the wire in 1:52.07. Sent off at 7-1, O'Prado Again returned $16.80 for a $2 win bet as he extended his record to 2-0-1 from five starts and earned $120000 for Donegal Racing.
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State of Play - 2011 With Anticipation (G2) [02:01]
Well-rated on the lead, State of Play turned back Optimizer's stretch bid to win Saratoga Race Course's Grade 2, $150000 With Anticipation for 2-year-olds on Thursday. State of Play cleared up front, dictating fractions of 24.24, 49.78 and 1:14.64 before Optimzer drew to the pacesetter's throatlatch with a furlong to travel. Given left-handed encouragement by Ramon Dominguez, State of Play brushed off that challenge to prevail by a half-length. The final time for 1 1/16 miles over the firm Mellon turf course was 1:43.97. The With Anticipation was State of Play's first start around two turns, having come from just off the pace to win a 5 ½-furlong turf sprint on July 27 at the Spa.
Tags: State, of, Play, With, Anticipation, saratoga, horse, racing, dominguez

Turallure - 2011 Bernard Baruch H. (G2) [02:10]
Turallure picked up the first graded stakes victory of his career Friday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course when he upset favored Get Stormy to win the Grade 2, $200000 Bernard Baruch Handicap. Racing on the inside towards the back of the pack as Get Stormy led the field through a half-mile in 48.45 and three-quarters in 1:12.45, Turallure advanced around the far turn and swung wide into the stretch. Closing rapidly down the outside of the course, Turallure put away the stubborn pacesetter and drew away to win by 2 ¼ lengths. The winner was clocked in 1:48.75 for 1 1/8 miles over turf rated "good."
Tags: Turallure, Bernard, Baruch, nyra, horse, racing, saratoga, get, stormy

Big Blue Kitten - 2011 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) [02:01]
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Big Blue Kitten rolled into the Grade 2, $150000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame on a four-race win streak, and with a powerful run along the rail in the lane made it five in a row Friday at Saratoga Race Course. The lone runner in the field of seven 3-year-olds who had never previously appeared in a stakes race, the bay son of 2004 Champion Turf Horse Kitten's Joy went off as the 9-2 third choice in the wagering and won by 1 ¼ lengths. Under leading Saratoga rider John Velazquez, he completed the 1 1/16-mile turf race in 1:42.91. Big Blue Kitten paid $11 for a $2 win bet. Perregaux, the longest shot on the board at 19-1, ran strongly inside the sixteenth pole and finished second, a half-length in front of Humble and Hungry. In the winner's circle after the race, a jubilant Kenneth Ramsey reveled in watching a colt that steadily climbed the ladder from $35000 maiden claimers reach such heights.
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Winter Memories - 2011 Lake George (G2) [02:15]
Almost exactly 15 years after saddling Memories of Silver to victory in a dramatic first running of the Lake George at Saratoga Race Course, trainer Jimmy Toner returned to send her daughter, Winter Memories, out for an equally scintillating performance in the Grade 2, 1 1/16-mile turf race. Uncharacteristically relaxed under Jose Lezcano through the early going, Winter Memories settled just off the rail in sixth as Sunlight Sonata led the field through an opening quarter in 23.15 and a half in 47.47. Swung wide and forced to check turning for home, Winter Memories dashed down the center of the track, easily blowing past her rivals to hit the wire 4 ½ lengths in front.
Tags: winter, memories, nyra, horse, racing, lake, george, more, than, real, lezcano, toner, saratoga