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Trainer: Nicholas P. Zito Last Jockey: John R. Velazquez Owner(s): Tracy Farmer

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2009 Record: (3-1-0-1)

2009 Earnings: $164,750

2009 Win %: 33% In-The-Money %: 66%

Earned a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic via a Breeders' Cup Challenge victory in the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

Strengths: One of the most brilliant front-runners of recent decades, he can simply blitz much of his competition of their feet. A Grade 1 winner from 7 to 9 furlongs, his class is unquestioned against top-notch sprinters and handicap division foes. Impeccably managed at age 7 with a well-spaced campaign while conquering new challenges.

Weaknesses: Rarely responds to a challenge when hooked on the front end by a top-class horse, witnessed by a career record that’s extremely top-heavy in the win column and several off-the-board finishes. He’s never raced beyond 1-1/8 miles, meaning the Classic will be his longest test. Has raced only on dirt in his career.

Date	Purse	Race Name	Track	Grade	Finish
August 8, 2009	$750K	Whitney H.	Saratoga	1	3
June 12, 2009	$65K	Kashatreya S.	Belmont Park		1
April 18, 2009	$500K	Charles Town Classic S.	Charles Town Races & Slots		4
November 28, 2008	$400K	Clark H.	Churchill Downs	2	3
September 20, 2008	$500K	Massachusetts H.	Suffolk Downs		1
July 26, 2008	$750K	Whitney H.	Saratoga	1	1
May 26, 2008	$600K	Metropolitan H.	Belmont Park	1	2
March 8, 2008	$200K	Richter Scale Sprint H.	Gulfstream Park	2	1
January 17, 2008	$59.5K		Gulfstream Park		1
October 27, 2007	$2M	TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint	Monmouth Park	1	7
July 28, 2007	$250K	Alfred G. Vanderbilt H.	Saratoga	2	6
July 4, 2007	$200K	Tom Fool Breeders' Cup H.	Belmont Park	2	3
September 2, 2006	$250K	Forego S.	Saratoga	1	10
July 12, 2006	$65K	Mugatea S.	Belmont Park		1
September 10, 2005	$500K	Woodward S.	Belmont Park	1	3
August 6, 2005	$750K	Whitney H.	Saratoga	1	1

NOTE: Bio stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list. Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.