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  • Game On Dude worked 4f in :50.60 (28/36) at Santa Anita on 5-20. Posted 2 hours ago
  • Overanalyze, breezing for Belmont Stakes 2013, went 4f in :47.50 (3/34) at Belmont (dirt training) on 5-19.Posted 1 day ago
  • 2013 Belmont Stakes hopeful Palace Malice breezed 4f in :47.49 (2/34) at Belmont Park (dirt training) on 5-19. Posted 1 day ago
  • Coffee Clique romps in the Selene Stakes!Posted 1 day ago
  • Royal Delta breezed 4f in :52.03 (15/23) at Belmont Park on 5-19. Posted 1 day ago
  • Oxbow and Gary Stevens wire the Preakness!Posted 1 day ago
  • Skyring goes all the way in the Dixie! Posted 1 day ago
  • Sage Valley rolls in the Maryland Sprint Handicap!Posted 2 days ago
  • Pianist goes all the way in the Gallorette! Posted 2 days ago
  •  Summer Applause scores in the Allaire Dupont Distaff!Posted 2 days ago
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What the Nation is saying about Dave in Dixie...

Ice Box, the unlucky second-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, drew post 6 and was installed as the 3-1 favorite of 12 runners for the June 5, Belmont Stakes.Read More
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  • cugel the clever · Yup - I was wrong about Ice Box. He ran a clunker. But none of the horses, including First Dude ran a "solid" race. Slowest Belmont in 15 years and despite a harness-racer pace, First Dude faded in the stretch and ran the last quarter in 26.8. There were no "champions" on the track at Belmont on Saturday. · 1079 days ago ·
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  • humphrey · displaced palate for the Ice Box · 1079 days ago ·
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Drosselmeyer grabbed the lead in the middle of the stretch and went onto a three-quarter-length victory over a fast-closing Fly Down on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park to take the 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes in a 13-1 upset.Read More
  • cugel the clever · This was the weakest Belmont field in decades - the slowest time in 15 years and no horse ran the last quarter in less than 26 seconds. Despite setting a harness-race early pace, First Dude had nothing left for the last quarter. Even Drosselmeyer and Fly Down had 26+ final quarters, which proves that they didn't so much have a finishing kick as they simply passed tired, ordinary horses. Ice Box had no excuse whatsoever - some people are saying that the slow early pace killed his chances - this is nonsense. If he had managed a 25-second final quarter, he would have won the race (in the Florida Derby, he ran the last quarter in 24.55 seconds). Here are the final-quarter times for the first 9 placers, direct from the official chart: · 1079 days ago ·
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  • cugel the clever · 26.3 Drosselmeyer 26.0 Fly Down 26.8 First Dude 26.8 Game on Dude 26.6 Uptowncharlybrown 26.8 Stay Put 28.0 Interactif 26.2 Stately Victor 27.5 Ice Box · 1079 days ago ·
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BELMONT STAKES QUOTES   Bill Mott, winning trainer of Drosselmeyer (No. 7): “I thought he was in a good position. I knew they were going slow, but he was in range. People don’t know it, but this is the second Belmont winner I’ve saddled. I saddled Victory Gallop [in the 1998 Belmont] for Elliot...Read More
After Belmont Stakes morning-line favorite Ice Box and stablemate Fly Down schooled in the gate and galloped this morning, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito was asked if his late closers would be closer to the pace in Saturday’s 1½-mile race.   “It depends,” said Zito. “Obviously, Ice Box has a gr...Read More
Every day seems to bring a new Belmont Stakes (gr. I) pick. What else is new?This year’s Belmont is that kind of race. There is no standout, and the majority of the horses entered seem to have a legitimate shot to win. Of course, as usual, we’ll be concentrating on longshots and potential overlays. ...Read More
Trainer John Sadler finalized work in his stable office at Hollywood Park Thursday morning before catching a flight to New York City. Sadler entered horses in two stakes here this weekend as well as two at Belmont Park Saturday. Sadler entered Dave In Dixie in the Belmont Stakes and Crisp in the Ac...Read More
Handicapping this Belmont Stakes comes down to an opportunity to wager on a relatively evenly-matched full field that will likely produce a fairly good priced winner. The favorite, Ice Box, is a come from behind runner who will need a strong pace up front or an altered running style to insure victor...Read More
Make Music for Me came out of Monday’s work over the training track in fine form, reported trainer Alexis Barba, and will jog Wednesday morning and school in the gate and in the paddock both Thursday and Friday.   ."He was happy this morning, eating grass,” said the trainer of the Bernstein col...Read More
“I know he wants to run that far, and the Belmont is coming up an interesting race,” said Sadler of the decision for that spot
We have seen numerous occasions when horses who do not have an abundance of stamina in their pedigree fall short going a mile and a half. So, you can do all the handicapping you want, but if your horse can’t get the trip, no Beyer numbers or speed sheets numbers are going to help get him to the winn...Read More
It looks like John Sadler’s Dave in Dixie will be racing in the Test of Champions on June 5. Owner Ike Thrash made the decision to send the colt to the Belmont Stakes. He was last seen finishing 5th in the Grade 3 Illinois Derby...Read More
Dave In Dixie is a late addition to the Belmont Stakes field. According to DRF, he worked a mile in 1:39.60 at Hollywood Park May 27. Calvin Borel will ride the John Sadler trainee in the Test of Champions.
The likely field for the 142nd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes swelled to 11 Thursday with the announcement that Ike and Dawn Thrash’s Dave in Dixie is targeting the June 5 race.   Trained by John Sadler, the son of Dixie Union broke his maiden at first asking last summer at ...Read More
Updated 2010 Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes earnings as of March 31, 2010. Key contenders Eskendereya, Caracortado, Schoolyard Dreams, Drosselmeyer, Jackson Bend and Pleasant Prince will all likely require more graded stakes earnings to get in. Read More
  • bband · It seems like more horses will get shut out this year than in recent memory. What will be interesting is if Pletcher starts all 7 horses, fully knowing the lesser ones can't compete with his top runners. But what it will do is keep several real contenders out of the race. · 1146 days ago ·
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  • Blue Rooster · Is Drosselmeyer even going to make a showing in the big 3. · 1137 days ago ·
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Backtalk is a 3-1 favorite in a field of eight for Saturday's Illinois Derby.Read More
  • UpInClass · Threw in a 3rd place clunker after working 6 furlongs in 1:09.3. Many handicappers will abandon the BACKTALK bandwagon... but I have a feeling this talented colt still has a chance to light up the tote in the Kentucky Derby on May 1st... Good Luck to all BACKTALK backers! · 1139 days ago ·
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The results of the Wood Memorial, Santa Anita Derby and Illinois Derby shuffled the order of the Kentucky Derby graded earnings a bit. Read More
  • Rossington · As well as he's raced over every conventional dirt track that he's ever ran, I still find it hard to believe that Rick Dutrow isn't going to take a shot at the 2010 Kentucky Derby with D' Funnybone. I really think it's a distance question with Dutrow. But that wouldn't deter me from taking a shot with this colt, because none of the incoming contenders will be proven yet at 1-1/4. TJMO. · 1142 days ago ·
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  • Rossington · Boy, that Florida Stallion Series sure must not have paid very well for Jackson Bend to be so far down the list in Graded earnings. I also thought D' Funnybone with win's in the Saratoga Special, the Futurity Stakes, the Hutcheson Stakes, and the Swale Stakes, plus a place effort in the Frank Gomez Stakes would have acquired more money in Graded earnings than his total suggest. · 1142 days ago ·
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Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, who has won three Wood Memorials, is hoping a compact bay son of Hear No Evil will bring him a fourth tomorrow as Jackson Bend takes on Fountain of Youth winner Eskendereya, Gotham winner Awesome Act and three others in the 86th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 race a...Read More
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  • bband · One thing we need to keep in mind is handicapping the trainers. The wood is a race without a lot of speed. Zito has won some of his biggest races, by just sending horses to the lead (Go for Gin, Louis Quatorze, Da' Tara, etc.). That might be Jackson Bend's only chance to win. As for Pletcher, he's got a stable full of front-runners (Rule, Super Saver, Mission Impazible, Discreetly Mine) and he doesn't need one more in Eskendereya. Plus, Eskendereya won't win the Derby on the front, he needs to rate. And last week, as I predicted, Pletcher rated Discreetly Mine which set it up for Mission Impazible. So, all of this sets up for Jackson Bend potentially to be on or right near the lead with Eskendereya rating more than usual. That gives us a chance for an upset. If the pace is slow, look for Jackson Bend. If it's hot, watch out for Awesome Act and Schoolyard Dreams. · 1143 days ago ·
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  • grimey · i played jackson bend on my pic4 ticket.. · 1143 days ago ·
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Right now my list shows 8 Kentucky Derby contenders who are finished prepping and awaiting the first Saturday in May with $200,000 or more in graded stakes earnings, and another 7 with a final prep to go and already who have topped $200,000. With 6 slots available between now and Derby Day worth $20...Read More
Hawthorne Race Course lists seven 3-year-olds as probable starters for the April 3 Illinois Derby, but don't let the compact field size put you off: At least five of those seven could be serious horses, and Hawthorne's biggest race of the spring should generate plenty of interest if the prospective ...Read More
  • mdracing69 · Let's see if the disappointing American Lion can turn it around on conventional dirt in the Illinois Derby. · 1149 days ago ·
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  • UpInClass · ...the answer to this puzzle is backtalk. · 1148 days ago ·
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In what was the biggest weekend of the year for Derby preps, we saw a wide variety of top-class performances, such as Lookin At lucky turning near-disaster into a gutsy, thrilling victory in the Rebel Stakes (gr. III); Odysseus’ return from the dead to snatch victory in the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III)...Read More

Dave in Dixie - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details11/19/114thR BejaranoBHP71 1/16 mSAlwOC03+ MSpud SpivensKiller BearBay Rush1:43.55
View DetailsView Video06/05/1010thC BorelBel111 1/2mDBelmont Stakes-G103 MDrosselmeyerFly DownFirst Dude2:31.57
View DetailsView Video04/03/105thJ ValdiviaHaw71 1/8 mDIllinois Derby-G303 MAmerican LionYawanna TwistBacktalk1:51.31
View DetailsView Video03/13/106thJ RosarioSA91 1/16 mSSan Felipe-G203 MSidney's CandyInteractifCaracortado1:42.30
View DetailsView Video02/13/102ndJ RosarioSA61 1/16 mSRobert B. Lewis Stakes-G203 MCaracortadoDave in DixieAmerican Lion1:41.75
View DetailsView Video10/04/096thJ RosarioSA81 1/16 mSNorfolk Stakes-G102 MLookin At LuckyPulsionGallant Gent1:43.11
View Details08/29/091stJ RosarioDmr76 fDMSW02 MDave in DixieGet My FixThe Skinny Man1:10.46