Post-Race Analysis:
Kingston, Georgia April 14, 2001: Electron electrified the crowd
with a thrilling stretch-run to just barely nail last year's steeplechase
Champion All Gong (GB) at the wire of the 36th running of the $100,000
Grade I Atlanta Cup. Masamadas (GB) finished third. All Gong had
lead the entire second circuit of the course and looked like a winner
as he led over the last fence but Electron, who carried 16 pounds
less than All Gong's 158, just got up through the stretch to win
by half a length.
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All Gong (insde) and Electron race to
the wire together in the Atlanta Cup.
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Electron, who could have been claimed for $20,000 last month, has
the distinction of being the only horse so far this year to win
three NSA-sanctioned steeplechase races. He captured a claiming
race at Little Everglades on March 11th by 8 1/4 lengths and followed
that score with a 3 3/4-length victory in an allowance race at Aiken
on March 24th. "I love this horse" said winning jockey
Craig Thorton after the race. "Dr. Griggs did a helluva job
preparing him - he's very fit. He has the heart of a lion and he
charged up the hill to the finish like a frieght train." The
Atlanta Cup was Electron's first career start in a steeplechase
stake race. He is owned and trained by Dr. John Grigg's of Lexington
Kentucky. The 8-year-old gelding is by Breeders' Cup Classic winner
Wild Again (by Icecapade) who stands at Three Chimneys Farm for
$60,000 live foal.
Calvin Houghland's All Gong won last year's edition of the Atlanta
Cup on his way to becoming the only horse to win two Grade I steeplechase
races in 2000. The English-bred son of Kris (by Sharpen Up) was
ridden by David Bentley for the first time as his regular jockey
Blythe Miller is in Japan to ride Campanile in the $1,420,000 Nakayama
Grand Jump.
Mrs. Jill Johnston's Masamadas (GB) , who finished third, was making
his second start over fences in this country. He was fourth beaten
only 1 1/2 lengths in the Tampa Bay Steeplechase on March 10th.
The 6-year-old son of Elmaamul (by Diesis) is trained by Janet Elliot.
Rowdy Irishman scratched.
In Monkton, Maryland, Doe and Harry Filbert's Ironfist (Voss/Horgan)
won the $20,000 My Lady's Manor timber stake for the second year
in a row defeating Irv Naylor's Emerald Action (Ire) (Fisher/Cushny)
by eight lengths. Frank Martin's Aitcheson Lane (Graham/Brustcher)
was third. The John Rush Streett maiden timber race was won by Mrs.
Henry F. Stern's Kanawha (Fisher/Cushny) after a thrilling stretch
duel with Mrs. J.R.S. Fisher's Matchless (Fisher/Gillet). The win
was the first in an NSA-sanctioned race for 19-year-old Cushny and
gave leading trainer Jack Fisher a sweep of the first two places
in the race.
The results of the Atlanta Cup are set forth below.
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Jockey David Bentley and All Gong were
upset by Electron in the Atlanta Cup.
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Click here for Daily Racing Form Past
Performance Charts for the Atlanta Cup!
Past performance charts are provided by the Daily
Racing Form.
Results:
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FP
|
Horse
|
lbs
|
Jockey
|
Trainer
|
Owner
|
|
1
|
Electron |
142 |
Thornton |
Griggs |
John K. Griggs |
|
2
|
All Gong (GB) |
158 |
Bentley |
F.B. Miller |
Calvin Houghland |
|
3
|
Masamadas (GB) |
142 |
Murphy |
Elliot |
Mrs. S.K. Johnston |
|
4
|
Spring Salute |
146 |
Brown |
S. Neilson |
Landslide Farm |
|
5
|
Allgrit |
142 |
Delozier |
Sheppard |
Hudson River Farms |
|
6
|
Greek Hero |
146 |
McCarron |
Murphy |
Sharon Sheppard |
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SCR
|
Rowdy Irishman |
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|
Haynes |
Vesta Balestiere |
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Pedigree of Winner
ELECTRON G, 1993 DP = 11-7-10-0-0 (28) DI = 4.60
CD = 1.04
ELECTRON
1993
|
WILD
AGAIN*
dkb/br. 1980
28-8-7-4
$2,204,829 |
ICECAPADE*
gr. 1969 [BC]
32-13-6-1
$256,468 |
NEARCTIC
(CAN)*
br. 1954
47-21-5-3
$152,384 |
|
NEARCO
(ITY)*
br. 1935 [BC] |
|
PHAROS
(GB)* |
b. 1920 [I] |
13-e |
| NOGARA
(ITY)* |
b. 1928 |
4-r |
LADY
ANGELA (GB)
ch. 1944 |
HYPERION
(GB)* |
|
ch. 1930 [BC] |
6-e |
| SISTER
SARAH (GB)* |
br. 1930 |
14-c |
SHENANIGANS**
gr. 1963
22-3-1-6
$18,120 |
NATIVE
DANCER (USA)*
gr. 1950 [IC] |
POLYNESIAN
(USA)* |
br. 1942 [I] |
14-a |
| GEISHA
(USA)* |
gr/r. 1943 |
5-f |
BOLD
IRISH*
dkb/br. 1948 |
FIGHTING
FOX* |
b. 1935 |
4-n |
| ERIN
(USA)* |
b. 1927 |
8-c |
BUSHEL-N-PECK
1958
23-8-4-2
$98,550 |
KHALED
(GB)*
br. 1943 [I]
$21,110 |
HYPERION
(GB)*
ch. 1930 [BC] |
|
GAINSBOROUGH
(GB)* |
b. 1915 [C] |
2-n |
| SELENE
(GB)** |
b. 1919 |
6-e |
ECLAIR
(GB)*
b. 1930 |
ETHNARCH
(GB) |
gr. 1922 |
1-h |
| BLACK
RAY (GB)* |
br. 1919 |
22-d |
DAMA
(GB)
1950
$1,285 |
DANTE
(GB)*
dkb/br. 1942 |
NEARCO
(ITY)* |
|
br. 1935 [BC] |
4-r |
| ROSY
LEGEND (FR) |
b. 1931 |
3-n |
CLOVELLY
(GB)
b. 1938 |
MAHMOUD
(FR)* |
|
gr. 1933 [IC] |
9-c |
| UDAIPUR
(GB)* |
br. 1929 |
3-e |
PLAYFUL
SPIRIT
1984
|
BOLD
HOUR
dkb/br. 1964
31-11-8-1
$548,190 |
BOLD
RULER (USA)*
dkb/br. 1954 [BI]
33-23-4-2
$764,204 |
NASRULLAH
(GB)*
b. 1940 [B] |
NEARCO
(ITY)* |
|
br. 1935 [BC] |
4-r |
| MUMTAZ
BEGUM (GB)* |
b. 1932 |
9-c |
MISS
DISCO (USA)**
b. 1944 |
DISCOVERY
(USA)* |
ch. 1931 [S] |
23-b |
| OUTDONE |
b. 1936 |
8-d |
SEVEN
THIRTY*
dkb/br. 1958
34-10-10-4
$234,956 |
MR.
MUSIC
blk. 1948 |
BALLADIER
(USA) |
blk. 1932 |
3-j |
| MATA
HARI |
br. 1931 |
2-o |
TIME
TO DINE
ch. 1944 |
JAMESTOWN
(USA) |
b. 1928 |
9 |
| DINNER
TIME |
ch. 1929 |
11-g |
SHY
SPIRIT
b. 1975
Unraced |
PERSONALITY*
b. 1967
25-8-4-2
$462,603 |
HAIL
TO REASON (USA)
br. 1958 [C] |
TURN-TO
(IRE)* |
b. 1951 [BI] |
1-w |
| NOTHIRDCHANCE
(USA) |
b. 1948 |
4-n |
AFFECTIONATELY*
dkb/br. 1960 |
SWAPS* |
ch. 1952 |
A4 |
| SEARCHING* |
b. 1952 |
1-s |
COOL
MOOD (CAN)
ch. 1966
41-8-5-7
$66,214 |
NORTHERN
DANCER (CAN)
b. 1961 [BC] |
NEARCTIC
(CAN)* |
|
br. 1954 |
14-c |
| NATALMA
(USA)* |
b. 1957 |
2-d |
HAPPY
MOOD*
ch. 1951 |
MAHMOUD
(FR)* |
|
gr. 1933 [IC] |
9-c |
| LA
REIGH* |
1940 |
2-n |
| Progeny | Inbred
descendants | Siblings Half - Full - 3/4 | Photos | Linebreeding
| Equivalents
| Tail
Female |
* - Photo Available
| * - Reine De Course |
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