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Longshot Exacta In Jaipur Highlight Of Successful Belmont Day For Hall Of Famer Mott Sponsored by:
Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott at Belmont Park
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott saddled a pair of longshot chances in Saturday s Grade 1, $400,000 Jackpocket Jaipur and ended up completing a personal exacta when Casa Creed [10-1] posted a two-length score over stablemate Chewing Gum [28-1] in the six-furlong inner turf sprint for 3-year-olds and up on Belmont Stakes day at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Owned by LRE Racing and JEH Racing Stable, the 5-year-old son of Jimmy Creed registered a career-best 105 Beyer for his first win since capturing the one-mile Grade 2 Hall of Fame in August 2019 at Saratoga.
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Jackie s Warrior wins the Pat Day Mile at Churchill Downs.
Undefeated one-turn titans Jackie s Warrior and Drain the Clock will square off in Saturday s 37th running of the Grade 1, $400,000 Woody Stephens presented by Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.
The historic seven-furlong sprint for sophomores is named in honor of the late Hall of Fame trainer, whose biggest claim to fame was capturing an unprecedented five straight wins in the Belmont Stakes with Conquistador Cielo [1982], Caveat [1983], Swale [1984], Crème Fraiche [1985] and Danzig Connection [1986].
Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., Drain the Clock arrives at his first Grade 1 test off an effortless triumph in the Grade 3 Bay Shore on April 3 at Aqueduct, where he crossed the wire in hand under jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.
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Ballyshannon Tommy, which sold for €3,200.
The Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society hosted the second of the May sales this weekend, with the Angus breed making up most of the lots present.
Strong pedigree and commercial demand meant a few super prices were achieved, along with an excellent clearance rate.
In total, 35 of the 39 Angus bulls on offer sold to average just shy of €2,450.
Leading the way
Leading the prices with a top call of €6,000 was the very first bull into the ring, Bunlahy Sean Dubh ET.
Bunlahy Sean Dubh ET which sold for €6,000.
Bred by brothers Aidan and David Reynolds from Ballinalee, Co Longford, the powerful October bull is out of the herd’s famous Bianca line.