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Molly Pitcher Stakes
The Molly Pitcher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually during the last week of August at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. The race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, over one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. This Grade III event currently carries a purse of $100,000. The Molly Pitcher was reduced from a Grade II to a Grade III event in 2015 and had its purse lowered. In 1951, the Molly Pitcher was the first race in the United States ever to be televised in color. Records Speed record: * 1:40.47 - Search Results (2022) Most wins: * 2 - Politely (1967, 1968) * 2 - Hystericalady (2007, 2008) Most wins by a jockey: * 5 - Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991 an ... (1985, 1986, 1996, 1998, 2000) Most wins by a tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouth Park
Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey, Oceanport, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Darby Development, LLC. Monmouth Park's marquee event is the Haskell Invitational, named after Amory L. Haskell. The Haskell was first run in 1968 as a handicap, but was made into an Invitational Handicap in 1981. It is now a test for three-year-olds run in late July. Monmouth Park also now showcases the Jersey Derby originally run at Garden State Park until its closure in 2001. The racetrack's season spans from early May to Labor Day in early September. History Long Branch Racetrack Three different buildings have been called Monmouth Park throughout the years. The original thoroughbred racing track was opened by the Monmouth Park Association on July 30, 1870 in Eatontown, New Jersey to increase summer tourism for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allaire Du Pont
Helena Allaire Crozer du Pont (May 4, 1913 – January 6, 2006) was an American sportswoman and a member of the prominent French-American du Pont family of chemical manufacturers who is most remembered as the owner of the Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame champion, Kelso. Born Helena Allaire Crozer, in 1934 she married Richard C. du Pont with whom she had a son, Richard Jr. and a daughter Helena. An avid sportsperson, she was an Olympic Trap shooter and a champion tennis player. Allaire du Pont and her husband were both glider and powered aircraft pilots. She set a national endurance record for women gliders in 1935. In the early days of flying when it was still a novelty, doing stunts was popular and she once flew her plane under the Chesapeake City bridge. Her husband died in 1943 while working for the War effort when a U.S. government experimental glider in which he was a passenger crashed during a demonstration flight. In 1947, she established the Richard C. du Pont M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majestic River
Majestic or The Majestic may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''The Majestic'' (film), a 2001 film starring Jim Carrey * ''Majestic'' (film), a 2002 Indian film * The main antagonist of 50 Cent's 2005 film ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' Novel * Majestic, 1989 novel by Whitley Strieber Music Bands and artists * Majestic (band), a power metal band * Majestic (musician), English DJ and record producer Albums * ''Majestic'' (Gamma Ray album), 2005 * ''Majestic'', 2010, by ReinXeed * ''Majestic'' (Kari Jobe album), 2014 * '' Majestic: Revisited'', a 2015 Kari Jobe album Songs * "Majestic", by Journey from '' Captured'', 1981 * "Majestic", by Wax Fang, 2008 * "Majestic", by B'z from '' New Love'', 2019 * "The Majestic", by Dion from ''Runaround Sue'', 1961 Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Majestic'' (video game), a 2001 alternate reality video game * Mr. Majestic, a WildStorm Comics superhero Buildings * Majestic Building (other) * Majestic Cinema (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill 'n' Dale Farms
Hill 'n' Dale Farms is a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm with operations in Canada and the United States. History Hill 'n' Dale was founded in 1960 in Ontario, Canada by Czechoslovakian immigrant John Sikura Jr. Following John's death in an automobile accident in 1994, Hill 'n' Dale's American and Canadian operations were taken over by sons John G. Sikura and R. Glenn Sikura, respectively. Notable broodmares that have resided at Hill 'n' Dale include Horse of the Year Azeri, 1999 Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly Silverbulletday, 1991 Canadian Triple Crown champion Dance Smartly, and Better Than Honour, the mother of Belmont Stakes winners Jazil and Rags to Riches. In 2007, Azeri gave birth to a chestnut colt by another Horse of the Year, A. P. Indy. The old Hill 'n' Dale farm in Lexington, Kentucky is the burial place of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. Hill 'n' Dale closed its Lexington operations in October 2020 and the entire roster of horses was moved to Xalapa Farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly J
Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Kelly'' (Kelly Price album), 2011 * ''Kelly'' (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), by Mark Charlap, 1965 * "Kelly" (song), by Kelly Rowland, 2018 * ''Kelly'' (film), Canada, 1981 * ''Kelly'' (Australian TV series) * ''Kelly'' (talk show), Northern Ireland * The Kelly Family, a music group * ''Kelly Kelly'' (TV series), US, 1998 * "Kelly", a 2019 single by Peakboy * Kelly West/ Zelena, a character on ''Once Upon a Time'' * Kelly (The Walking Dead), a character * Kelly (musician), a character portrayed by Liam Kyle Sullivan People * Kelly (given name) * Kelly (surname) * Clan Kelly, a Scottish clan * Kelly (murder victim) * Kelly (footballer, born 1975), Clesly Evandro Guimarães, Brazilian * Kelly (footballer, born 1985), Kelly Cristina Pereira da Silva, Brazilian * Kelly (footballer, born 1987), Kelly Rodrigues Santana Costa, Brazilian Places Australia * Kelly, South Australia, a locality * Kelly Basin, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco Lopez (jockey)
Pascacio "Paco" Lopez (born October 18, 1985)"Jockey Bios: Paco Lopez" "Keeneland", 2018 (Date Accessed: September 24, 2019) is a Mexican-born American . Early life Paco Lopez was born in , .Bill Finle"Paco Lopez, racing's best kept secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Asmussen
Steven Mark Asmussen (born November 18, 1965) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The leading trainer in North America by wins, he is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2016. His horses have won the Breeders' Cup Classic, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Travers Stakes, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Kentucky Oaks and Dubai World Cup. Background Asmussen was born in Gettysburg, South Dakota, then moved to Laredo, Texas at age two. His father, Keith, is a retired jockey and his mother Marilyn is a trainer who became the first woman to win a major quarter horse race with Vespero in the 1978 Kansas Futurity. They now operate El Primero Training Center and the Asmussen Horse Center, a breeding and sales operation, both in Laredo. The family was close-knit; Asmussen's grandmother, Helen M. Asmussen, died at the age of eighty-three, on Mother's Day, 2007. Asmussen attended her fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike E
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * Mike (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record producer * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album '' Fabulous Muscles'' * mike. (musician), American rapper and baseball player formerly known as Mike Stud Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Bisou
Midnight Bisou (foaled April 18, 2015) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the Champion Older Female Horse of 2019 after being one of the top-ranked fillies of 2018. At age three, she won five stakes races including the Santa Anita Oaks, Mother Goose and Cotillion Stakes. She was also third in both the Kentucky Oaks and Breeders' Cup Distaff. In 2019 at age four, she won seven straight stakes races including the Grade I Apple Blossom, Ogden Phipps, and Personal Ensign. Background Midnight Bisou is a dark bay filly who was bred in Kentucky by Woodford Thoroughbreds. She was sired by champion sprinter Midnight Lute, a son of Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet. Her dam, Diva Delite, is a graded-stakes winning daughter of Repent. Midnight Bisou was offered for sale at the 2016 Keeneland Yearling Sales but did not meet her reserve on a final bid of $19,000. She was later sold as a two-year-old in training at the 2017 Ocala Breeders' Sale for $80,000 to Bloom Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William I
William I may refer to: Kings * William the Conqueror (–1087), also known as William I, King of England * William I of Sicily (died 1166) * William I of Scotland (died 1214), known as William the Lion * William I of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (1772–1843) * William I of Bimbia () * William I of Württemberg (1781–1864) * William I, German Emperor (1797–1888) Nobles * William I of Gascony (died 848) * William I of Aquitaine (died 918) * William I of Montferrat () * William I of Normandy (–942) * William I of Montpellier () * William I of Provence (–993) * William I Talvas (–after 1030), seigneur of Alençon * William Iron Arm (before 1010–1046), Duke of Apulia * William I, Bishop of Utrecht (died 1076) * William I, Count of Nevers (–after 1083) * William I, Count of Burgundy (1020–1087) * William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey (died 1088) * William I of Cerdanya (1068–1095) * William I of Bures (died 1142), French crusader * William I of Béar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Bravo (jockey)
Joe Bravo (born September 10, 1971) is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse race, thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida, at the latter end of 1988. Nicknamed "Jersey Joe", Bravo has won 22 riding titles in his career at racetracks in New Jersey—13 at Monmouth Park Racetrack, Monmouth Park and nine at the Meadowlands Racetrack, Meadowlands. He got his big break in 1997 when he rode Formal Gold to his victories that year. Bravo has won the Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup Stakes five times, including three straight from 2004 through 2006. In 2019, Joe Bravo won the Breeders' Cup Distaff, his first victory after 21 career mounts at the Breeders' Cup. In June 2021, Bravo announced that he would be relocating to ride in Southern California, starting at Santa Anita Park. He will be represented by agent Matt Nakatani, the son of retired jockey Corey Nakatani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Rosario
Joel Rosario (born January 14, 1985) is a Dominican jockey who mainly competes in American thoroughbred horse racing, originally from the Dominican Republic. In the space of five weeks in 2013 he rode the winners of the Dubai World Cup and the Kentucky Derby. In 2021 he rode Knicks Go to wins in the Pegasus World Cup, Whitney Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Classic. A winner of 15 Breeders' Cup races and nine riding titles in Southern California, Rosario was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2024 in his first year of eligibility. Career On December 11, 2009, Rosario equaled a Hollywood Park Racetrack record when he won six races on a single race card. Previously, the feat had been achieved by Hall of Fame jockeys Bill Shoemaker (1953, 1970), Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1968), and Kent Desormeaux (1992). On March 30, 2013, Rosario won what was then the world's richest horse race, the US$10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, aboard the US-bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
