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4 year old Colt | Active
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...

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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  • hshfarms · I'm not hard to please... just realistic. Everyone here is so hungry for a Triple Crown that they have already convinced themselves that IHA will win it. We'll see on June 9th. · 1 day ago ·
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  • GaryHeppy · The Belmont's 1 1/2 M contest fits I'll have anothers running style perfectly! Mario = EDDIE D · 3 hours ago ·
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Preakness week was more than just I'll Have Another - see the stars at Pimlico in this phot gallery!Read More
Alternation withstood a late charge by Nehro to eke out a victory in the 42nd running of the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) by a nose.Read More
Friday's Black-Eyed Susan undercard at Pimlico features a stellar edition of the Grade 3, $300,000 Pimlico Special Stakes as well as three sprint stakes in the lead-up to Saturday's 137th running of the Preakness Stakes. Read More
Breathtaking shots from this week's Kentucky Derby preps and more!Read More
Alternation went to the lead and never looked back in the 66th running of the $400,000 Oaklawn Handicap. Read More
Alternation  wins the Oaklawn Handicap impressively wire to wire. 
Welcome to the last Derby dance Saturday! While the Arkansas Derby itself seems to be coming up lighter than in recent years, there are some BIG names running at the "Spa of the South" tomorrow.Read More
  • 12thCrown · Already changed my long-shot picks after a few more hours of study - I like Cozzetti as the sleeper pick but think Isn't He Clever will be tough with his stalking style. Good luck all! · 40 days ago ·
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  • BrianZipse · Looking forward to the Oaklawn Handicap every bit as much as the Arkansas Derby ... I like Nehro and Alternation. · 40 days ago ·
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Pin Oak Stable’s Alternation, the local leader of the handicap division by virtue of his wins in the Essex and Razorback (G3) Handicaps this meet, had an easy maintenance work Thursday morning, breezing five furlongs in 1:02 2/5 under the watchful eye of groom and shedrow foreman Rocky Chapman, who ...Read More
Trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel rolled out his barn’s top runners on successive mornings at Oaklawn with a pair of them landing the “bullet” designation as the fastest of the morning at their distance.Read More
Quietly, one of the best performances on an excellent Saturday of racing took place in Oaklawn Park’s Essex Handicap. On paper the race looked like it would be Pin Oak Stable’s Alternation to lose. Although 2011 became largely a season of unfulfilled potential for the attractive son of Distorted Hum...Read More
  • Winplacsho · It's nice to see Alternation back, it seemed like he fell off the map after that subpar effort in the Jim Dandy. I agree that this horse is similar to Blame in a couple of ways: running style, under the radar by being midwest based & no triple crown starts as a 3 year old. · 108 days ago ·
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Calvin “Bo Bo” Borel just couldn’t resist the lure of budding three year-olds at Oaklawn Park, where he picked up the mount on Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver in 2010. His agent Jerry Hissam recently announced that the 45 year-old Cajun jockey with the famous ear to ear grin will be moving his tac...Read More
  • zatt · Borel at Oaklawn is a good thing ... Alternation is the class, and should have a good year, but today, and especially if the track is sloppy, may be a vulnerable favorite. · 110 days ago ·
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The last time Oaklawn fans saw Alternation he was closing late to get fifth in the 2011 Arkansas Derby, a race that he seemed destined to win early in the season after two impressive allowance race victories. Pin Oak Stud’s regally bred son of Distorted Humor, now four, returns to Oaklawn ready to r...Read More
Redeemed took his game to a new level on Sunday, when he closed with authority to win the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby over Grade 2 winners Alternation and Prayer for Relief. It was the first stakes win and first win at two turns for the rapidly improving  Redeemed, who added blinkers one start afte...Read More
The gang’s all here. Well, almost. The field for the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby on Sunday will include six of the nine horses who ran in last month’s Grade 2 Super Derby, including winner Prayer for Relief. The reunion at Remington Park comes in the richest race of the meet. In all, a field of 12 was d...Read More
Prayer For Relief has turned into a decent sort for Bob Baffert. He followed up prominent throughout wins in the G3 Iowa Derby and G2 West Virginia Derby with an easy wire job in the G2 Super Derby (98 BSF). I am not sure how good he is since he was basically handed the Louisiana Downs showcase afte...Read More
Populist Politics keeps stepping up his game, and following his big third-place finish in last weekend’s Super Derby, he could get another shot at graded competition next month. Trainer Tom Amoss said earlier this week that Populist Politics is now under consideration for the Grade 2, $500,000 India...Read More
Prayer For Relief broke on top and never looked back in Saturday's Grade 2 Super Derby from Louisiana Downs.Read More
  • tktile · I am sick to stomach today. I capped the 10th and 11th race to perfection and only cashed place and show bets in each. I was stuck at my tile store until late and had to rush to the track but I did my handicapping at home so I had a value plan for the 10th on #7 Gung Ho who's workouts suggested he was on the improve and was a much better value than his 12/1 M/L suggested. The betting public agreed and knocked him down to 9/2. But my choice as the A+ horse was #8 Top Cat Boogie who was 5/1 M/L and going off at 12/1 when I got to the track. Was the public reading the same program. 12/1 on the high speed figure and my top contender!! I went to mattresses on him and keyed him on top. $20 win/place 5 times $1 perfecta 8w1,7,9,11 ran 10 times(I hate paying taxes for handicapping good) .50 tri 8 w1,7,9,11 ran 10 times and .10 super 8w1,7,9,11 ran 10 times. If you watched the race my horse (Gung Ho) who I was driving down to bet won by a nose in a photo finish over my key horse. Had I called in my bet i would have won $1,180 on win $680 on place $627 perfecta $2,403 tri and $2,559 super. Instead I keyed the 8 and not the 7,8 w 1,7,8,9,11 and only cashed a $502 place bet. Alright I'm pretty sick at the moment but I had capped the 11th and had a small profit in my pocket and I loved #9 Awsome Bet in the next race. To make things better I loved #4 Populist Politics also. And when I saw those odds of #9 12/1 and #4 20/1 I said self were going to make some money on this race. I figured the #1 and #5 (who I thought would have a regression coming off a best speed figure)would get in a speed dual and the 4 & 9 woul d come running late. Furthermore what's not to like about the #6 Alteration who was up against it in this one but I liked to come in 2nd,3rd or 4th. I wasn't going to make the same mistake this time $20 win/place on the 4,9 5 times 4,9 w 4,5,6,9 perfecta, trifecta and super same bets as previous race. The race went down like this... The #5 got the lead as expected but the #1 didn't get out of the gate my 4,9 had nice position but when I saw a .50 1/2 mile I knew I might be up against it but my horses came charging late and briefky took the lead but the #5 had to much left in the tank a won by a 1/2 length. I tasted throw up in my mouth. Why do I not box when I only like 4 horses in the race. In fact the #5 was such an obvious choice how could I not play a defense per tri super keying the #5 if the pace didn't set up. I cashed a $460 place bet. Salt on the wound when #4 PP paid $9.20 to show. I'm sick. The money I should have made and just figure how close I was twice in a row to making I would estimate around $15K a race had my horse got that length or nose. Thanks for listening my girl says atleast you didn't lose but I feel awful and lost my pride. And like in tennis they were unforced errors because I know better. If you need a winner don't ask me but if your looking for a good place or show horse I'm your guy. · 256 days ago ·
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The 2011 Super Derby looks to be a an exciting renewal, with 9 starters making it one of the largest fields in recent years.Read More
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  • MichaelPavelick · @mdracing69 88 is good enough. It really depends if thats a improvement from his previous ungraded races, because it was off of a layoff. It also depends on PFR's speed rating in his w. Virg. derby victory. I will probably have a complete picture on Friday evening. So far to me Trubs is a exciting 12-1 shot. · 258 days ago ·
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  • RamonDimas · PRAYER FOR RELIEF will and have 2 beat ALTERNATION!! · 258 days ago ·
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Louisiana Downs toyed with the date of its marquee race this year by moving the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby up two weeks to Saturday. The gamble has paid off. Entries for 1 1/8-mile race were taken Wednesday, and the track drew one of its largest and most competitive fields in years, with the grou...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

Stakes Tracker - Probables

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View Details06/16/12Stephen Foster Handicap-G1Possible cbischof

Alternation - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details05/18/121stL QuinonezPim121 3/16 mDPimlico Special-G303+ MAlternationNehroEndorsement1:57.60
View Details04/14/121st OP991 1/8 mDOaklawn Handicap-G204+ MAlternationRon the GreekYawanna Twist1:49.94
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 -G203 MStay ThirstyMoonshine MullinDominus1:48.78
View DetailsView Video05/14/111stR DominguezBel91 1/8 mDPeter Pan-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

 

 

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