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Owner(s):
Godolphin Racing LLC
Trainer:
Kiaran P. McLaughlin
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Darley
Pedigree:
Bernardini  -  Munnaya  by  Nijinsky II
Rating:
 
 
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Alpha...

Alpha breezed 4f in :50.84 (13/16) at Saratoga (dirt training) on 5-17.
on May 5, Alpha worked 3F at Saratoga on Fast Dirt training in :37.29 b finishing 2/3.
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  • kaitlinefree1 · agreed jmac, i think that was a terrible decision. · 17 days ago ·
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  • Northport · He has been back with McLaughin at least for a while now I think, at least that as what Godolphin's website had listed him as. · 17 days ago ·
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i think theyshould base alpha in new york. he hasn't finished better than sixth outsibe new york but he's never finished worse than second inside new york
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  • Mike in SB · It could also be that his competition in the New York races was pretty weak. The field he faced in the Travers was the weakest I have seen in the 30 years I have been going to Saratoga for Travers weekend. · 104 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · Mike in SB / bingo · 104 days ago ·
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I wonder how he'll do on thursday in Dubai.
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  • Dtgeorge · Hunters delight wins. They're giving alpha a race or de Souza/mickael would be on alpha if he was gonna · 106 days ago ·
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  • northport · Hunter's Light · 106 days ago ·
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Horse Racing Nation reader, Madison Jackson, becomes a turf writer for the day as she recounts her favorite races of 2012...Read More
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  • muddyshamrock · Decent List..... Definitely forgot the Met Mile · 106 days ago ·
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  • TampaBayDowns Fan · Yes the Met Mile too.... · 106 days ago ·
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Alpha, who finished in a dead heat for first in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga last August, makes his Dubai debut in Thursday’s $250,000 Round Two of the Maktoum Challenge at Meydan Racecourse.Read More
Alpha has been transferred to the stabled of Saeed bin Suroor. Not sure if he will stay with him following the Dubai Winter Carnival, but he couldn't get much worse. A photo of him working today can be seen in this 'Today at Godolphin' gallery - http://www.godolphin.com/today-at-godolphin/gallery/140/al-quoz-stables-dubai
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  • tcglory · i also hope questing comes back cause she really picked it up when she switched to dirt · 127 days ago ·
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  • northport · Ermm I don't know how much of a force Alpha will be, but who knows, maybe he will love Tapeta! · 127 days ago ·
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Join Gary Quill as he counts down the best of Maryland in 2012...Read More
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  • illhaveanothertriplecrown · I think the Preakness was race of the year! · 153 days ago ·
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  • joseph.martin.1044186 · Still love the Maryland Hunt Cup. A great day; a great race...in Md. · 152 days ago ·
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Shackleford nosing out Caleb's Posse in the Met Mile, and a historic finish in the Travers Stakes were just a few of the the New York racing highlights this year.Read More
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  • marylandgq · Well done Matt! My personal NY favorite was the DEAD HEAT in the Travers. · 155 days ago ·
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  • UnionRagsRules · Mary, I think Spurious Precision would have given SB a run for his money. · 155 days ago ·
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Ran dead last in the Classic. It just shows with all the good three year olds gone, that he is not the amazing horse that everyone makes him out to be.
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  • icyhotboo · I remember saying he was the best horse left standing but I also added he was very slow. This is a very nice horse who I believe will be competitive on a grade 2 or 3 level. CreativeCause, you're not even close to be among the best of handicappers on this site thinking any of the 3yos would finish better than fifth in that field reflects the upon the weight your comment deserves, which is zero. That's not an opinion, it's a fact. · 198 days ago ·
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  • rafirox · Wow,CC. He is a monster when NOT traveling. If the classic were to be in NY, I don't think he would have won, but he would have had a chance to maybe round the super. No one believes he is AMAZING, we (the general public) thinks he is a good horse, and a monster when NOT traveling.... · 198 days ago ·
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We have waited, watched, talked about, and wondered for months. Now the time is finally here. Time for the creme to rise to the top. It's Breeders Cup TIME!!!Read More
Alpha – Godolphin Racing’s Alpha galloped 1 1/2m under exercise rider Rob Massey at Santa Anita Thursday morning in preparation for a scheduled start in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. The Kiaran McLaughlin-trained 3yo colt then visited the starting gate. “He was super,” McLaughlin said.Read More
Game On Dude can make his case for Horse of the Year with a win in Saturday's Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. Read More
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  • MarkRobbens · Mott x 3 and Fort Larned · 203 days ago ·
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  • Peppermint Paddy · GOD Darn it...GOD is not a horse...He's a VIP in Baffert's Barn, for Christ's sake · 203 days ago ·
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Alpha – Godolphin Racing’s Alpha galloped 1 1/2m under exercise rider Rob Massey Wednesday morning at Santa Anita in preparation for a scheduled start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The Kiaran McLaughlin-trained 3yo was schooled in the paddock following his gallop. Read More
Alpha breezed 5f in 1:01.20 (2/3) at Greentree Training Center on 10-19.   
This horse is in a league of his own in NY but can't perform at all away from there. Such a quirk but please obey it: don't send him to Santa Anita.
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  • Dressage3295 · Honestly, he's probably just a bad traveler. I bet if they sent him to another state a month or two early before a race to get use to the environment there, he'd be just fine. · 217 days ago ·
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  • rafirox · Yea that is what I am saying Dressage. Agree with you. · 217 days ago ·
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Alpha, tuning up for the BC Classic, breezed 5f in :59.80 (2/3) at Greentree Training Center on 10-12.   
Neck ‘n Neck, patiently handled while breaking from post eleven under Brian Hernandez Jr., rallied from 10th place to land the Grade II Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park on Saturday.Read More
BC Classic hopeful Alpha breezed 4f in :48.40 (3/4) at Greentree Training Center on 10-5.  
This is my first in a series of blogs devoted to Kentucky Derby 2013 contenders. Once again I am getting an early start in September and there will be many twists and turns in the months ahead. Eight of the last twelve Kentucky Derby winners graduated by October 4 including six of the last seven. Ke...Read More

Alpha - Pedigree

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BernardiniA. P. IndySeattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Cara RafaelaQuiet American
Oil Fable
MunnayaNijinsky IINorthern Dancer
Flaming Page
HiaamAlydar
Kamar

Stakes Tracker - Probables

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View Details08/03/13AlphaWhitney Handicap-G1Goal EvanAnouna
View Details07/06/13AlphaSuburban Handicap-G2Goal EvanAnouna

Alpha - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video03/30/135thS De SousaMey21 mileSGodolphin Mile-G203+ MSoft Falling RainHaatheqMoonwalk In Paris1:39.97
View DetailsView Video02/07/1312thW BuickMey61 3/16 mSAl Maktoum Challenge - Rd. 2-G203+ MHunter's LightSurferPrince Bishop1:58.19
View DetailsView Video11/03/1212thR DominguezSA101 1/4 mDBreeders' Cup Classic-G103+ MFort LarnedMucho Macho ManFlat Out2:00.11
View Details09/22/126thR DominguezPrx111 1/8 mDPennsylvania Derby-G203 MHandsome MikeMacho MachoGolden Ticket0:00.00
View DetailsView Video08/25/121stR DominguezSar121 1/4 mDTravers Stakes-G103 MAlpha Fast Falcon2:02.74
View DetailsView Video07/28/121stR DominguezSar101 1/8 mDJim Dandy Stakes-G203 MAlphaNeck 'N NeckLiaison1:50.47
View DetailsView Video05/05/1212thR MaraghCD111 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MI'll Have AnotherBodemeisterDullahan2:01.83
View DetailsView Video04/07/122ndR DominguezAqu91 1/8 mDWood Memorial-G103 MGemologistAlphaTeeth of the Dog1:50.96
View DetailsView Video02/04/121stR DominguezAqu91 1/16 mDWithers -G303 MAlphaSpeightscityTiger Walk1:44.23
View DetailsView Video01/07/121stR DominguezAqu81 70yDCount Fleet Stakes03 MAlphaStephanoatseeIl Villano1:42.83
View DetailsView Video11/05/1111thG GomezCD91 1/16 mDBreeders' Cup Juvenile-G102 MHansenUnion RagsCreative Cause1:44.44
View DetailsView Video10/08/112ndA GarciaBel91 mileDChampagne Stakes-G102 MUnion RagsAlphaRight To Vote1:35.55
View DetailsView Video09/03/111stA GarciaSar77 fDMSW02 MAlphaInvocationAfricanist1:23.97