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Alternation

Owner(s):
Pin Oak Stable LLC
Trainer:
Donnie K. Von Hemel
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Pin Oak Stud LLC
Pedigree:
Distorted Humor  -  Alternate  by  Seattle Slew
Rating:
 
 
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What the Nation is saying about Alternation...

Trainer Donnie Von Hemel said that Pin Oak Stable’s four-time graded stakes winner Alternation would be pointed to a late summer/fall campaign following an eighth-place finish in the Oaklawn Handicap (GII). “There is a minor issue and he will jog for 40 days, no galloping at all,” Von Hemel said, effectively ruling out a return run in the Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) on June 15. Alternation finished fifth in last year’s Stephen Foster.
Charles J. Cella’s Cyber Secret has proven to be a horse for the course, which is a good thing considering his owner is Oaklawn’s President. The 4-year-old Broken Vow colt earned his third straight win of the meet and his first career stakes with a hard-fought victory over Golden Ron in Saturday’s $...Read More
Not preferable results
No run in him at all today.
Pin Oak Stable’s multiple stakes winner Alternation, who has been keeping a weekly pattern of works since Jan. 19, posted a bullet half-mile workout in 48 2/5 Thursday as he continues preparations for this 5-year-old debut in either the March 9 Razorback Handicap (G3) or April 13 Oaklawn Handicap (G...Read More
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  • Mary Z. · Would you use Najjaar at all, tv? · 74 days ago ·
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  • jinlie01 · Doesn't anyone think Donoharm has a solid shot in the race? My two picks are Donoharm and Alternation · 74 days ago ·
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Saturday’s $150,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) drew a competitive 10-horse field featuring some familiar horses to Oaklawn fans, including last year’s winner Alternation, Donoharm, winner of the Fifth Season and Essex this season, and two of last year’s top 3-year-olds, Najjaar and Atigun. Read More
Pin Oak Stable’s Alternation, given a breather after the Hawthorne Gold Cup last October, returned to the worktab Saturday, posting a three-furlong workout in 38 4/5 under regular jockey Luis Quinonez. Last season, the Distorted Humor horse swept Oaklawn’s Essex, Razorback (G3) and Oaklawn (G2) Hand...Read More
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! · 151 days ago ·
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  • joseph.martin.1044186 · Still love the Maryland Hunt Cup. A great day; a great race...in Md. · 150 days ago ·
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Wow that was fast! Not more than a couple of days after we close the doors on Arlington’s great 2012 meet, we are immediately treated to a slew of amazing races on Saturday’s Hawthorne card! The featured race is the $500,000 Grade 2 Hawthorne Gold Cup where some of the country’s best prep for the Br...Read More
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  • cpsoren121 · Cease is looking good to me!! · 228 days ago ·
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  • Paladin · Nate's been scratched · 227 days ago ·
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William S. Farish Jr.’s Pool Play, trained by Mark Casse, was dismissed as the second longest shot on the board in Saturday’s Grade 2 Hawthorne Gold Cup, despite being the only Grade 1 winner in the field. That didn’t deter him, or rider Miguel Mena from going from last to first to grind out a half-...Read More
Drawing the rail and headlining the field for the Hawthorne Gold Cup is Alternation. Trained by Donnie K. Von Hemel, Alternation surpassed the $1 million mark in earnings in his most recent victory in the Governor’s Cup at Remington Park on August 11. A winner of five of six starts in 2012 and nine ...Read More
Ahh, the signs of autumn! The cool, crisp air, football season, and sending the kids back to school are a few signals that we’re making the swing into fall. What I’m looking forward to most is the fall meet at Hawthorne! There is always spectacular racing on the south-side oval, and this year promis...Read More
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  • Capper · Chris, you're articles lead me to follow Hawthorne more last year than any other. I'm ready for it to get going again this year & keep up the great Windy City coverage! · 231 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · I have got to add the Chicago tracks to my list of tracks attended! Some how. · 231 days ago ·
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Some in my business like to interview the human connections of their subjects, but I prefer to get it straight from the horse’s mouth. With an upcoming date in the local Hawthorne Gold Cup in his near future, I jumped at the chance to speak with the horse that seems to get so little respect…Read More
Quietly, Alternation has won five stakes races in six starts this year.
Nice win again for horse that always races well.
Wise Dan and Alternation head a stellar field of nine entered for Saturday’s 31st running of the Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) at Churchill Downs. Read More
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  • byebyebernie · Rest In Peace 'Giant Ryan', we all will miss you. www.giantryan.com · 340 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · RTG, Wise Dan, MI · 339 days ago ·
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Pin Oak Stable’s homebred Alternation, the top-ranked horse in the latest NTRA Poll, completed his major training preparations for Saturday’s Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) at Churchill Downs with an easy five-furlong breeze in 1:05.40 on the fast main track beneath the Twin Spires on Tuesday morning....Read More
I’ll Have Another was the unanimous number one selection in the three year-old poll, but in the poll for all divisions he was ranked in second behind Alternation. Read More
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  • notobsessed · I'm just not convinced that Alternation is the best horse · 361 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · And just think, we have two more weeks to debate the merits of IHA...fun, fun! · 360 days ago ·
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One of the best horses this year.
Preakness week was more than just I'll Have Another - see the stars at Pimlico in this phot gallery!Read More

Alternation - Pedigree

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Distorted HumorForty NinerMr. Prospector
File
Danzig's BeautyDanzig
Sweetest Chant
AlternateSeattle SlewBold Reasoning
My Charmer
Strike A BalanceGreen Dancer
Strike A Pose

Alternation - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video04/13/138thL QuinonezOP81 1/8 mDOaklawn Handicap-G204+ MCyber SecretTaptowneSabercat1:49.67
View DetailsView Video03/09/135thL QuinonezOP91 1/16 mDRazorback-G304+ MCyber SecretGolden RonAtigun1:44.80
View Details10/06/126thL QuinonesHaw81 1/4 mDHawthorne Gold Cup-G203+ MPool PlayCeaseEldaafer2:06.36
View Details08/11/121stL QuinonezRP81 1/8 mDGovernor's Cup 03+ MAlternationPrayer For ReliefGet In Da House1:49.27
View Details06/16/125thL QuinonesCD81 1/8 mDStephen Foster Handicap-G103+ MRon the GreekWise DanNates Mineshaft1:50.51
View DetailsView Video05/18/121stL QuinonezPim121 3/16 mDPimlico Special-G303+ MAlternationNehroEndorsement1:57.60
View Details04/14/121stL QuinonezOP101 1/8 mDOaklawn Handicap-G204+ MAlternationRon the GreekYawanna Twist1:49.94
View Details03/10/121stL QuinonezOP91 1/16 mDRazorback-G304+ MAlternationTapizarColor Me Blue1:43.20
View Details02/04/121stL QuinonezOP81 1/16 mDEssex Handicap04+ MAlternationColor Me BlueTwice The Appeal1:44.95
View Details10/16/112ndL QuinonesRP101 1/8 mDOklahoma Derby03 MRedeemedAlternationPrayer For Relief0:00.00
View DetailsView Video09/10/114thR DominguezLaD111 1/8 mDSuper Derby-G203 MPrayer For ReliefAwesome BetPopulist Politics1:52.29
View DetailsView Video07/30/114thR DominguezSar101 1/8 mDJim Dandy Stakes-G203 MStay ThirstyMoonshine MullinDominus1:48.78
View DetailsView Video05/14/111stR DominguezBel91 1/8 mDPeter Pan Stakes-G203 MAlternationAdios CharliePrime Cut1:49.53
View DetailsView Video04/16/115thL QuinonezOP111 1/8 mDArkansas Derby-G103 MArcharcharchNehroDance City1:49.34
View DetailsView Video02/21/111stL QuinonezOP71 1/16 mDAllow03 MAlternationDreaminofthewinBluegrass Bull1:45.24
View Details01/15/111stL QuinonezOP71 mileDAlwOC03 MAlternationElite AlexCommander1:42.16