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Presious Passion Digs In, Fights Back To Hold Off A Game Banrock To Win The Monmouth Stakes In Thrilling Fashion: Snap Shots From Monmouth Stakes/Big Brown Bobble Head Day

ThoroughbredZone — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:25:25 +0000

Presious Passion Wins The Monmouth Stakes

Presious Passion

Banrock- Desormeaux Up

Strike A Deal -CC Lopez Up

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Grand Couturier - Bravo Up

Proudinksy Gets Lip Service

Presious Passion

Kiss The Kid Acting Up

Kiss The Kid Is A Handful

The Mayor

Phipps Stable's Profitable

Stronach's Devil's Victory

Devil's Victory

Raising Timber

IEAH's Michael Iavarone

Michael Iavarone Signs Big Brown Bobble Heads

Newest Banner

Gate Break

From Picnic Area

Big Brown Bobble Head

These snap shots are from June 13, 2008. It was Big Brown Bobble Head Day. It was a decent crowd, rain came late. Michael Iavarone signed snap shots of Big Brown and bobble heads for about an hour, and Big Brown became the newest member of Monmouth Parks Hall of Champions and the newest banner dropped. During the time he was signing one of IEAH’s horses, Please Impress won an off the turf race. Told him before the race, his horse looked superb on the track as he galloped alone without a pony…

The Monmouth Stakes was a spectacular race. Once again Presious Passion ignored on the board, took the lead opened up, hooked at the bend and passed, but dug in to regain the lead and fended off Banrock, in one of the most exciting races of the year so far.

Race 6 was a maiden special weight that ThoroughbredZone went over. Easy Gallop was scratched. Bounty Heroes in fact did run in New York. He was fractious before the start of the race and did not want any part of the gate. Raced into contention, but could not get to the winner late. Raising Timber, was well bet. Raced decent, but did not have enough late. Nice looking colt, has speed and Stronach Stable’s Devil’s Victory got off to a poor start, and was never a factor finishing up the track. He did however, looked super in the paddock. There is a pic above of him. Would think this race was a toss. He should run better next out.

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Strike A Deal Surges To Win The Red Smith

ThoroughbredZone — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:26:19 +0000

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Strike A Deal Finally Closed The Deal Under Chuck C. Lopez With A Late Surge To Win The Red Smith At Aqueduct On Saturday. Trained By Alan Goldberg, The Sharp looking Son Of The Hot Smart Strike Was Full of Run To Win Going Away

Presious Passion Upsets Again…Winning In GI United Nations…Notional Surprises In Salvator Mile

ThoroughbredZone — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:44:57 +0000

Presious Passion went right to the lead and never did look back. Setting slow fractions in taking the UN in front running style. Strike A Deal made a belated try to get him, but ran out of real estate. Presious Passion was sent off at 13/1 and paid $29.60 in winning his first GI

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Notional Wins Salvator Mile

Notional upsets Gottcha Gold in Salvator mile. Gottcha Gold went to the lead as expected and led the whole way until Notional made a big, sweeping rally to go by and win. Notional return to dirt was a winning one, as it is the only surface he has ever ran good on. Bravo rode the 7/1 shot to victory.

Maddy’s Lion Nails Joey P In Mr. Prospector

Joey P just misses in Mr. Prospector after his Charles Town Dash win. Maddy’s Lion launched a big rally fom behind to nail Joey P at the wire. Joey P leading all the way began to tire as they closed in on the wire, and Maddy’s Lion was coming strongly to beat him at the buzzer.