Post-Race Analysis:
Elmont, New York - June 5, 2003: Trebizond (Ire) won the $100,000
Grade I Meadow Brook Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths over longshot Blasphemous.
It was another neck back to Mr Perkolater in third. The final time
for the 2 1/2 miles test run over 12 fences was 4:57.65 over a soft
course, well off the track record of 4:37.32 established by Sharp
Face last year.
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Trebizond (center) pulls away from Blasphemous
(left) and Mr. Perkolater (note rider has lost his irons)
in the final yards of the Meadow Brook.
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Blasphemous was rank at the start and assumed the early lead. Preemptive
Strike took control about a mile into the race, with Blasphemous
continuing to race forwardly. Trebizond was content to bide his
time in mid-pack early, made an aggressive move into third place
along the rail through the stretch the second time, and assumed
the lead around the final turn. Tom Foley had his charge in front
by 3 1/2 at the top of the stretch, but had an anxious moment at
the next-to-last fence when Trebizond dove through the hedge and
stumbled upon landing. The mistake didn't cost Trebizond though,
as he quickly regained his composure to jump the final fence cleanly
and prevail by 3 1/4 lengths.
Owned by William C. Lickle and trained by Kathy Neilson, Trebizond
has now won four of 14 career jump starts, and has earned $204,690.
The 7-year-old Irish-bred is 2-for-4 this year, with both victories
coming in Grade I novice events.
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Winning trainer Kathy Neilson sent Trebizond
out to capture two Grade I novice stakes races this year.
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"Trebizond really benefited from the soft turf today,"
said his trainer Kathy Neilson after the race. "I didn't want
him too close to the early pace, and Tom gave him a great ride.
He may jump awkwardly every now and again, but Tom seems to get
a good run out of him. We'll go on to Saratga with him and try the
Smithwick and the Turf Writers." Neilson had a banner day at
Belmont, as she also saddled Mr. Perkolater to finish third in the
Meadow Brook.
"Trebizond is a horse that you don't have to keep after,
so I kept him wedged in near the back of the pack," said winning
jockey Tom Foley. "The course was pretty soft in certain spots,
but he handles that so well. I asked him to run at the top of the
stretch and he just opened up. I was very pleased with him, despite
the stumble at the second-to-last fence."
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Winning jockey Tom Foley is all smiles
as he returns to the winner's circle with Trebizond after
the Grade I Meadow Brook.
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Blasphemous ran a peculiar race, going to the lead early, fading
to last down the backside the final time, and then coming on again
with a late drive too just get up for second place in the final
stride. The 5-year-old son of Providential (Ire) (by Run The Gauntlet)
beat Trebizond the last time those two met, but was pulled-up in
his last race before the Meadow Brook.
Third place finisher Mr. Perkolater had a good excuse when his
jockey, Michael Traurig, lost his left stirrup going down the backstretch
the last time. Failing to regain his iron around the final turn,
Traurig then purposely kicked-out his right foot before the last
two fences, which he jumped without stirrups. Traurig came off his
mount shortly after the finish, but did an excellent job to complete
the race under difficult circumstances. Owned by Mrs. S.K. Johnston,
Mr. Perkolater is a 5-year-old son of leading steeplechase sire
Northern Baby (by Northern Dancer).
Peachtree Stables Hotspur raced near the back of the pack early
before moving up around the final turn to finish a well-beaten fourth.
The 6 year-old son of Pine Bluff (by Danzig) is conditioned by Hall
of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard.
Armata Stable's Coal Dust moved into contention down the back side
the last time but then tired to finish fifth. The 4-year-old son
of Miner's Mark (by Mr. Prospector) is trained by three-time defending
steeplechase trainer champion Tom Voss, who is still searching for
his first Steeplechase Triple Crown win.
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Blasphemous (left) leads (to his right)
Trebizond, Senor Melchor, Sham Aciss, Naughty Prince and Preemptive
Strike at the first fence of the Meadow Brook.
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Whitewood Farm's Understood had the lead going into the far turn
and was still second approaching the last fence. The 7-year-old
son of Pistolet Bleu (Ire) (by Top Ville (Ire)) stumbled badly behind
upon landing and struggled home sixth.
Happenstance Stables Sham Aciss raced near the back of the back
and never threatened. The 5-year-old son of Roy (by Fappiano) is
trained by this year's leading steeplechase trainer Jack Fisher,
who won the Meadow Brook last year with 50-1 Sharp Face.
Fighting Star tired around the final turn and left the course at
the top of the stretch before the 11th fence. The 5-year-old son
of Chenin Blanc (by Lepheor) is owned by Willard C. "Mike" Freeman,
a successful trainer on the New York circuit last century who trained
the 1969 Filly Triple Crown winner Shuvee. Shuvee was retired in
1972 with earnings of $890,445, more than any other filly or mare
had earned at the time, and a record that stood until the mid-80's.
She was not only the best of her gender, she was also the first
filly or mare to win the two-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup, a feat she
accomplished two years in a row. On the strength of these and other
stakes victories, Shuvee was named champion older filly or mare
in both 1970 and 1971.
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Preemptive Strike (right) leads (from
left) Coal Dust, Naughty Prince, and Trebizond at the seventh
fence of the Meadow Brook.
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Contrarian Stable's Naughty Prince raced in third place throughout
most of the Meadow Brook but was bothered by Senor Melchor when
that horse fell at the ninth fence and was pulled-up shortly thereafter.
The 4-year-old son of Rakeen (by Northern Dancer) is a half-brother
to stakes winner Tres Touche.
Senor Melchor was dispatched as the favorite but fell at the ninth
fence, while Preemptive Strike fell at the next fence. None of the
fallen horses or riders were injured.
Trebizond was bred in Ireland by Vincent O'Brien, who was the master
of Coolmore's Ballydoyle Farm prior to retiring and turning the
reins over to current trainer Aidan O'Brien. Trebizond is by perennial
leading European sire Saddler's Wells (by Northern Dancer) out of
a mare by Storm Bird (by Northern Dancer) and as such is very closely
inbred (2x3) to Northern Dancer. Trebizond is also inbred 2x3 to
full sisters Lisadell and Special, the later being the dam of Nureyev.
Both sisters are granddaughters of the blue hen Rough Shod II. This
pedigree pattern is very similar to that of 1996 steeplechase champion
Correggio (Ire), who was also bred by Vincent O'Brien. Like Trebizond,
Correggio is by Saddler's Wells out of a daughter of Lisadell again
resulting in 2x3 inbreding to the full sisters Lisadell and Special.
The Meadow Brook is named after the Meadow Brook Hounds, who used
to hunt foxes near Belmont Park on the north shore of Nassau County,
Long Island. Founded in 1881, the hunt was generally considered
one of the best in the United States during the first half of the
20th century. Mr. F. Ambrose Clark, for many years a leading steeplechase
owner, was the master of the Meadow Brook Hounds in the 1920's,
and the grandfather of current leading steeplechase trainer Tom
Voss used to hunt with Meadow Brook when he lived on Long Island.
The Meadow Brook Hounds annually held a well-attended steeplechase
race meeting on Mr. Clark's property starting in 1919, and the trophy
that will be presented to this year's winning owner is the same
trophy that was presented to the winning owners last century. The
Meadow Brook Hounds folded in 1970 as a result of the development
of Nassau County, which borders New York City and is only 12 miles
from Manhattan. The Hunt's clubhouse still stands today as the home
of the Meadow Brook Golf Club in Jericho, New York.
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Charts for the Meadow Brook
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The complete order of finish for the Meadow Brook is set forth
below.
TAGG RIDES STEEPLECHASE PAST TO BRINK OF TRIPLE CROWN
Trainer Barclay Tagg is fast becoming a household name because
of his horse Funny Cide, who could become racing's 12th Triple Crown
winner with a victory in the Belmont Stakes June 7th. But savvy
racing fans will remember Tagg from the days when he used to ride
steeplechase races.
Tagg was a licensed steeplechase jockey from 1964-73, and won 37
steeplechase races including a single season-high of 13 in 1969.
That year, Tagg rode 113 races and finished fourth in the overall
standings while riding for top trainer Jonathan Sheppard. In 1966,
Tagg won his first jump race, a 1 1/2-mile, $500 maiden hurdle aboard
Kings Cruise for trainer Peter Howe at Deep Run, Virginia. In addition
to Sheppard and Howe, Tagg rode for trainers Burley Cocks, Morris
Dixon, Ronnie Houghton, Charlie Cushman and others.
During Tagg's time, steeplechases were a regular fixture at many
racetracks and he scored victories at Belmont, Saratoga, Aqueduct
and Monmouth Park.
Tagg wouldn't be the first former steeplechase jockey to win the
Triple Crown, as Seattle Slew's trainer Billy Turner also started
out as a jump jockey.
SUMMER SCHEDULE INCLUDES COLONIAL DOWNS & SARATOGA
Steeplechasing will again be a part of the racing schedules at
Virginia's Colonial Downs and New York's Saratoga racetracks. At
Colonial, 10 jump races are carded on five consecutive weekends
June 15, 22 and 29, plus July 5 and 12.
Highlighting the stint in Virginia is the $50,000 Zeke Ferguson
Memorial on July 12. All of the Colonial races will be key stepping
stones on the road to Saratoga, which kicks off with the July 20
Open House meeting.
Saratoga's regular schedule will include a jump race on every Thursday
during the six-week meet, and the Wednesday of Weeks 2, 4 and 6.
The $75,000 Grade II A.P. Smithwick Memorial on July 31st and the
$100,000 Grade I New York Turf Writers Cup on Aug. 28th highlight
the meet.
Results:
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FP
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Horse
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lbs
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Jockey
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Trainer
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Owner
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1
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Trebizond (Ire) |
154
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Foley |
Katherine Neilson |
Willaim C. Lickle |
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2
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Blasphemous |
151
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D. Gillam |
Jeremy Gillam |
Jeremy Gillam |
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3
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Mr. Perkolater |
151
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Traurig |
Kathy Neilson |
Mrs. S.K. Johnston Jr. |
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4
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Hotspur |
151
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McCarron |
Jonathan Sheppard |
Peachtree Stable |
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5
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Coal Dust |
138
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Murphy |
Thomas H. Voss |
Armata Stable |
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6
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Understood |
151
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C. Miller |
Richard Valentine |
Whitewood Farm |
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7
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Sham Aciss |
148
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Brown |
Jack Fisher |
Happenstance |
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PU
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Fighting Star |
151
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Massey |
Janet Elliot |
Willard C. Freeman |
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PU
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Naughty Prince |
141
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Bentley |
Ricky Hendriks |
Contrarian Stables |
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F
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Preemptive Strike |
151
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Walsh |
Paul Roland |
Polaris Stables |
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F
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Senor Melchor |
144
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Petty |
Sanna Hendriks |
Augustin Stable |
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Pedigree of Winner:
TREBIZOND (IRE) b. G,
1996 DP = 7-1-24-8-0 (40) DI = 1.00 CD = 0.18; GSV
= 72.93
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TREBIZOND
(IRE)
b. 1996
30-5-5-6
$171,755 as of May 1, 2003
Progeny
Stakes
Results |
SADLERS
WELLS (USA)*
b. 1981 [CS] (68.53)
11-6-4-0
$663,423 (in UK & Fr)
Progeny
Stakes
Results |
NORTHERN
DANCER (CAN)*
b. 1961 [BC] (90.80)
18-14-2-2
$580,806
Progeny
Stakes
Results
Book |
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NEARCTIC
(CAN)*
br. 1954 (80.54)
47-21-5-3
$152,384 |
NEARCO
(ITY)*
br. 1935 [BC] (97.73)
Article |
PHAROS
(GB) |
b. 1920 [I]* |
13-e |
| NOGARA
(ITY) |
b. 1928 ** |
4-r |
LADY
ANGELA (IRE)
ch. 1944 |
HYPERION
(GB) |
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ch. 1930 [BC]* |
6-e |
| SISTER
SARAH (GB) |
br. 1930 * |
14-c |
NATALMA
(USA)*
b. 1957
7-3-0-2
$16,015 |
NATIVE
DANCER (USA)*
gr. 1950 [IC] (83.43)
Book |
POLYNESIAN
(USA) |
br. 1942 [I]* |
14-a |
| GEISHA
(USA) |
gr. 1943 * |
5-f |
ALMAHMOUD
(USA)**
ch. 1947 |
MAHMOUD
(FR) |
gr. 1933 [IC]* |
9-c* |
| ARBITRATOR
(USA) |
b. 1937 |
2-d |
FAIRY
BRIDGE (USA)
b. 1975
2-2-0-0
$4,948
Progeny
Stakes
Results |
BOLD
REASON (USA)
b. 1968 (49.45)
17-7-4-2
$304,082 |
HAIL
TO REASON (USA)*
br. 1958 [C] (82.73) |
TURN-TO
(IRE) |
b. 1951 [BI]* |
1-w |
| NOTHIRDCHANCE
(USA) |
b. 1948 |
4-n |
LALUN
(USA)*
b. 1952 |
DJEDDAH
(FR) |
ch. 1945 |
13-c |
| BE FAITHFUL
(USA) |
br. 1942 * |
19-b |
SPECIAL
(USA)*
b. 1969
1-0-0-0
$0 |
FORLI
(ARG)*
ch. 1963 [C] (64.81) |
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ARISTOPHANES
(GB) |
ch. 1948 * |
9-c* |
| TREVISA
(ARG) |
ch. 1951 |
3-b |
THONG
(USA)*
b. 1964 |
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NANTALLAH
(USA) |
b. 1953 |
6-a |
| ROUGH
SHOD (GB) |
b. 1944 * |
5-h |
KARRI
VALLEY (USA)
b. 1987
1-0-0-0
Progeny
Stakes
Results |
STORM
BIRD (CAN)
b. 1978 (56.02)
6-5-0-0
$168,891
Progeny
Stakes
Results |
NORTHERN
DANCER (CAN)*
b. 1961 [BC] (90.80)
18-14-2-2
$580,806
Book |
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NEARCTIC
(CAN)*
br. 1954 (80.54) |
NEARCO
(ITY) |
br. 1935 [BC]* |
4-r |
| LADY
ANGELA (IRE) |
ch. 1944 |
14-c |
NATALMA
(USA)*
b. 1957 |
NATIVE
DANCER (USA) |
gr. 1950 [IC]* |
5-f |
| ALMAHMOUD
(USA) |
ch. 1947 ** |
2-d |
SOUTH
OCEAN (CAN)*
b. 1967
22-4-8-5
$70,147 |
NEW
PROVIDENCE (CAN)
b. 1956 (55.00) |
BULL
PAGE (USA) |
dkb/br. 1947 |
4-m |
| FAIR
COLLEEN (GB) |
ch. 1950 |
9-d |
SHINING
SUN (USA)
b. 1962 |
CHOP CHOP
(USA) |
dkb/br. 1940 |
2-m |
| SOLAR
DISPLAY (USA) |
ch. 1951 * |
4-j |
LISADELL
(USA)
b. 1971
5-2-0-0
$30,739
Progeny
Stakes
Results |
FORLI
(ARG)*
ch. 1963 [C] (64.81)
10-9-1-0
$26,650 (N.A.) PA$ 21.732.465 (Arg) |
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ARISTOPHANES
(GB)*
ch. 1948 (73.00) |
HYPERION
(GB) |
|
ch. 1930 [BC]* |
6-e |
| COMMOTION
(GB) |
b. 1938 |
9-c* |
TREVISA
(ARG)
ch. 1951 |
ADVOCATE
(GB) |
ch. 1940 |
4-k |
| VENETA
(ARG) |
ch. 1940 |
3-b |
THONG
(USA)*
b. 1964
22-5-4-5
$50,036 |
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NANTALLAH
(USA)
b. 1953 (82.17) |
NASRULLAH
(GB) |
b. 1940 [B] |
9-c* |
| SHIMMER
(USA) |
b. 1945 |
6-a |
ROUGH
SHOD (GB)*
b. 1944
Article |
GOLD
BRIDGE (FR) |
ch. 1929 * |
22-d |
| DALMARY
(GB) |
dkb/br. 1931 * |
5-h |
Pedigrees compliments of Del
Mar Pedigree Query
Previous Winners:
| YEAR |
FIRST (Age) |
JOCKEY |
lbs. |
SECOND (Age) |
lbs. |
THIRD (Age) |
lbs. |
| 2002 |
Sharp Face (6) |
C. Miller |
151 |
Anofferucantrefuse (5) |
154 |
Najjm (6) |
160 |
| 2001 |
Praise The Prince (NZ) (6) |
Brown |
160 |
Pelagos (Fr) (6) |
151 |
War Talk (6) |
151 |
| 2000 |
Yellowroad (5) |
Kiser |
152 |
Indispensable (6) |
150 |
Pompeyo (Chi) (6) |
152 |
| 1999 |
Popular Gigalo (5) |
C. Miller |
152 |
Spring Salute (5) |
150 |
Aproaching Squall (5) |
154 |
| 1971 |
Wustenchef (6) |
M. O'Brien |
154 |
Shadow Brook (7) |
154 |
Madagascar (5) |
140 |
| 1970 |
National Anthem (6) |
L. O'Brien |
143 |
Attribution (5) |
143 |
Gentle Boy (8) |
136 |
| 1969 |
L'Escargot (6) |
Carberry |
148 |
Rural Riot (7) |
139 |
Wanderlure (8) |
147 |
| 1968 |
Sun Game (8) |
Fishback |
141 |
Irish Hammer (6) |
146 |
Duke Cannon (4) |
138 |
| 1967 |
Mako (7) |
L. O'Brien |
160 |
Golpista (9) |
144 |
Tuscalee (7) |
138 |
| 1966 |
Mako (6) |
Walsh |
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| 1965 |
Golpista (9) |
Small |
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Post-Race Analysis | Results
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