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A. U. Miner

Status:
Retired
Owner(s):
Don L. Benge  - 
Trainer:
Clark Hanna
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Ten Broeck Farm, Inc.
Pedigree:
Mineshaft  -  Clerical Etoile  by  The Watcher
Rating:
 
 
A. U. Miner
A. U. Miner
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What the Nation is saying about A. U. Miner...

I read today that he will be entering stud in Indiana. I am so glad he recovered from his '11 BC Marathon Injury. I've always liked this guy.
  • yukichan · Great! Thanks for the update--he is another one I was stumped to find info on. Still have a APB out on Setsuko... · 18 days ago ·
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does anyone know where A U Miner is today?
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  • yukichan · Thank you for the update! I too have been searching, even tried to make contact with the owner's children via facebook to no avail. Good to know he is alive, comfortable and enjoying his post-race life.. · 138 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · Yeah, MBPhipps. We need more horse finders. Thanks for the update. · 138 days ago ·
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Don't think he is an active horse
Has anyone heard any updates on AU Miner since his surgery after breaking down in the BC Marathon?
any word on
: ) A.U. Miner update (11 days old): “I got a report on him this morning, and he’s doing okay,” trainer Clark Hanna said Wednesday. “He’s off all injectable medicines and is just on oral bute,” referring to phenylbutzaone, and anti-inflammatory analgesic. “The doctors say that’ll be the case for the next couple of weeks.” A.U. Miner, owned by Don Benge, had a plate and numerous screws inserted in the injured joint. His racing career is over after 25 races.
Does anyone know how A. U. Minor is doing?
A. U. Miner, the 3-1 second choice in the Breeders’ Cup Marathon (gr. II), is recovering from successful surgery to repair broken sesamoids sustained during the 1 3/4 mile race at Churchill Downs Nov. 5. A. U. Miner was seeking to defend his 2010 Marathon title when he was injured.Trainer Clark Hann...Read More
The head-spinning Breeders’ Cup has come and gone, and in some respects should not have been a surprise given how head-spinning the rest of the year has been (think way back to the ups and downs of the road to the Triple Crown). There’s no shortage of race recaps (and you’ve probably read them all b...Read More
Keeping positive thoughts--doesn't sound good: DRF: Dr. McIlwraith: A U Miner has sustained bilateral sesamoid fracture. being assessed. Meeznah eased due to fatigue.
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  • yukichan · Surgery scheduled for Mon or Tues...I guess if they can wait that long to repair...kind of a good sign? · 590 days ago ·
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  • notobsessed · Well, they waited a couple of days to do surgery on Banned after he was injured and he was dead a week later :( · 589 days ago ·
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Three Chimneys tweets: Spoke with AAEP vet on AU Miner: transferred to Hagyard fr/ Rood&Riddle; fractured left sesamoid, progressing very positively - will live.
Afleet Again rumbled down the Churchill stretch to win Saturday's Breeders' Cup Marathon in a stunning result.The Marathon pace was quicker than expected and Birdrun was the only early runner around at the finish. The Mott trainee got the place nod over Giant Oak. Cease took the lead around the far ...Read More
News? He didn't look good after Calvin jumped off,,,
  • yukichan · DRF tweets he's been vanned off... · 590 days ago ·
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  • yukichan · DRF: Dr. McIlwraith: A U Miner has sustained bilateral sesamoid fracture. being assessed. Meeznah eased due to fatigue. · 590 days ago ·
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Is he okay??
A. U. Miner, 5th in the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, is the tepid 3-1 morning line favorite in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Marathon. The 6-year-old son of Mineshaft is stabled at Churchill Downs and rallied to finish a troubled 4th (placed 3rd via DQ) in last year's Marathon. Calvin Borel is in the irons o...Read More
A.U. Miner, who earned a second automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Marathon (gr. II) by virtue of winning the $250,000 Greenwood Cup July 16 at Parx Racing, has been disqualified from the first-place purse earned in that victory as a result of a positive drug finding.According to Association of Ra...Read More
  • SkiptheCountry · I wonder if the people using corticosteroids really know the devastating side affects they can and do cause?? Wonder how it impacts breakdowns. · 613 days ago ·
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The 5-year-old Flat Out and the 70-year-old trainer Charles “Scooter” Dickey earned their first Grade 1 on Saturday afternoon as the bay horse came from off the pace to score a 2 ¼-length victory in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Super Saturday at Belmont Park.Read More
  • jasen.mangrum · Super excited to see Flat Out & Scooter Dickey win the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Scooter used to run horses at The Woodlands back in the day, so its nice to see all that hard work pay off. Hopefully he'll get rewarded more at the Breeders' Cup in a few weeks. · 625 days ago ·
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Stay Thirsty tackles older rivals for the first time in Saturday's Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. Read More
  • CraigBradshaw · it depends on which flat out shows up, the one that is putting in a scintillating 1:46 3/5 9f or the one that is putting in a 1:52 2/5 9f. his times are inconsistent. · 627 days ago ·
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Super Saturday, October 1, is shaping up to be a stellar day of racing with a total of six graded stakes, five of them Grade 1s, and all of them “Win and You’re In” races for the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs in November. ESPN Classic will carry live coverage from 4:30-7:30 p.m.   Repole Sta...Read More
For the second straight year, A. U. Miner earned an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Marathon at Churchill Downs by winning the Greenwood Cup Stakes July 16 at Parx Racing. Ridden by Calvin Borel for trainer Clark Hanna and owner Don L. Benge, A. U. Miner was at the rear of the eight-horse field...Read More

A. U. Miner - Pedigree

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MineshaftA. P. IndySeattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Prospectors DeliteMr. Prospector
Up The Flagpole
Clerical EtoileThe WatcherBuckfinder
Marking Time
Clerical SilkCrozier
Ninon

A. U. Miner - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video11/05/1111thC BorelCD31 3/4 mDBreeders' Cup Marathon-G203+ MAfleet AgainBirdrunGiant Oak3:00.39
View DetailsView Video10/01/115thC BorelBel101 1/4 mDJockey Club Gold Cup-G103+ MFlat OutDrosselmeyerStay Thirsty2:03.17
View Details07/16/111stC BorelPrx81 1/2mDGreenwood Cup03+ MA. U. MinerBirdrunAfleet Again2:30.30
View Details06/17/115thM CruzCD101 1/16 mDAlwOC03+ MGlenwood CanyonModern CowboyNorthern Giant1:44.04
View DetailsView Video11/05/103rdC BorelCD51 3/4 mDBreeders' Cup Marathon-G303+ MEldaaferGabriel's HillA. U. Miner2:59.62
View Details10/02/103rdF PenningtonHaw81 1/4 mDHawthorne Gold Cup-G203+ MRedding CollieryGiant OakA. U. Miner2:04.16
View Details07/17/101stF PenningtonPrx91 1/2mDGreenwood Cup03+ MA. U. MinerAlcomoJade's Revenge2:29.97
View DetailsView Video06/12/107thF TorresCD101 1/8 mDStephen Foster Handicap-G104+ MBlameBattle PlanGeneral Quarters1:49.37
View DetailsView Video05/13/101stC BorelCD81 1/16 mDAlwOC03+ MA. U. MinerFine FlyerPathoki1:44.12
View DetailsView Video05/01/106thK DesormeauxCD127 fDAllow03+ ME Z's GentlemanHandlemanOmniscient1:23.47
View DetailsView Video02/06/104thD DugasFG91 1/16 mDAllow04+ MUnbridle's DreamTicfawCalifornia Strike1:46.82
View DetailsView Video01/09/102ndC BourqueFG61 1/16 mDAllow04+ MSea GazeA. U. MinerBig Polk a Dot1:44.07
View DetailsView Video11/22/097thF TorresCD81 1/16 mDAllow03+ MHeadache Austons Sure CureForest Warfare1:44.01
View DetailsView Video06/11/096thJ CourtCD81 1/16 mDAllow03+ MSunday SunriseAu MoonSquander1:44.86
View DetailsView Video05/02/093rdJ CourtCD41 1/16 mDAllow03+ MGlenwood CanyonNorthern PrinceA. U. Miner1:44.03
View DetailsView Video03/13/099thJ TheriotFG81 1/16 mTAllow04+ MNaturalyontherocksMogumbo CatCatch The Luck1:43.10
View DetailsView Video02/05/095thP ValenzuelaFG81 40yDAllow04+ MMaster PlanBlackberry RoadMythical Pegasus1:41.93