Sold by Denali to Mike Ryan, Perfect Officer needed every inch of the short Keeneland stretch to run down pacesetter Great Mills, as the son of Officer won by a nose in the most exciting finish of the $100,000 Shakertown (gr. IIIT). Graded stakes-placed in his last three starts, Perfect Officer finally broke through under […]
ANIMAL KINGDOM GETS GREEN LIGHT TO RESUME TRAINING AT FAIR HILL2011 Kentucky Derby winner ANIMAL KINGDOM will begin jogging under tack next week as he attempts a second comeback to the races later this year. He underwent a bone scan at New Bolton Center that showed no signs of the injury that forced his connections to cancel a scheduled trip to the $10 million Dubai […]
BOURBON BAY PICK IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOBourbon Bay faces 5 in the San Juan Capistrano Handicap. Bourbon Bay will start as an overwhelming favorite in the marathon $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap (gr. IIT) as the curtain comes down on Santa Anita Park for the 75th season April 22. With six wins and a second in eight starts over the local […]
DENALI SALES BACK ON TOP FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROWAfter months on top the Paulick Report’s List of Consignors of North American Graded Stakes Winners in 2011, Denali Stud ended the year in a tie for first place. In 2012, Denali sits a lone on top of the standing released today. 2012 Graded Stakes Winners for Denali: BOURBON BAY, DOUBLES PARTNER, HERO OF ORDER, […]
STORMBERG, OUT OF DENALI’S MOST FAMOUS RESIDENTIn the second race at Santa Anita, a $61,830, an allowance optional for 3yo/up, run down the hill, at about 6 1/2fT, in a final time 1:12, over a course listed as firm, 4-year old STORMBERG came flying down the hill for the one length score. By Storm Cat, out of Serena’s Song {Ch. 3yo […]
ANIMAL KINGDOM CHAMPION KY BRED 3YOKentucky Derby-G1 winner and Denali foaled, raised and sold ANIMAL KINGDOM was recognized by Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association as champion 3YO Colt of 2011 at their annual awards luncheon held at Keeneland. Recuperating at Graham Motion’s Fair Hill Training Center, it is the hopes of Team Valor that […]
HERO OF ORDER JOINS BLUE GRASS CASTHero of Order, upset winner of the Louisiana Derby (G2), has joined the probable cast for Saturday’s 88th running of the Blue Grass Stakes (G1), according to Keeneland Publicity. “If he is feeling good, run him,” trainer Gennadi Dorochenko said on Monday. The 109-1 winner of the Louisiana Derby (G2) on April 1 at Fair […]
PLAIN’ YEARLING IS LOUISIANA DERBY’S ‘HERO’In 2010 the Keeneland September yearling sale in Lexington had 14 sessions. In the 11th, cataloged as Hip No. 3474, was Hero of Order. His appearance in the auction ring attracted little attention. The price he brought was only $3,000. Many of his kind, if they make it to the races, are destined for unheralded careers. […]
AN UNPREDICTABLE HERO OF ORDERFavored Mark Valeski could not get past a stubborn 109-1 shot April 1 in the Louisiana Derby (gr. II), resulting in an unpredictable outcome. Hero of Order, a $3,000 Keeneland September yearling who has made three starts in claiming company, is by a stallion that was banished to Korea after being represented by just one […]
2ND DERBY WINNER IN LESS THAN A YEAR5th Group/Graded Graduate from Denali Sales in 2012 The 99th running of the GII Louisiana Derby would be won by Raut LLC’s Hero of Order (Sharp Humor), was let go at 109-1, but he defied those odds to hold off favored Mark Valeski (Proud Citizen) by a halflength to secure a career best for owner/trainer […]
