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Owner(s):
Mike McCarty  -  Millennium Farms
Trainer:
Steven M. Asmussen
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Darley
Pedigree:
Maria's Mon  -  La Sylphide  by  Barathea
Rating:
 
 
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Expansion...

British-bred Dubawi Heights, a 4-year-old filly owned by Neville Callaghan, Michael Magnier, Clodagh McStay and Annabel Wyatt who is an original nominee to this summer’s Grade I Beverly D. Stakes Aug. 13, made positive strides in that direction by capturing Hollywood’s Grade I Gamely Stakes by a hea...Read More
Court Vision will break from post twelve and is the 4-1 favorite in a wide open renewal of the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic. Rick Dutrow has lost his license in Kentucky so Michael Nevin will saddle Court Vision at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The veteran campaigner has banked more than $2....Read More
Augustin Stable’s Smart Bid, who missed by a nose in his last start when second in the Grade I Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, turned up on the more profitable side of the photo finish camera when he captured the $400,000 Grade II Mervin Muniz Memorial Handicap by a nose on Saturday’s Louisiana Derby...Read More
First, Belmont Day 2010 he knocks me from a killer tri/super in the Manhattan. Today, at 32/1 odds he kicks me out of both a Pick3 and Pick4. I might include him next time, he'll probably run dully then.
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  • blooy · i knew he had to come back sometime. i had been betting him to win his past few races andit finally paid off. covered my telling bets. · 821 days ago ·
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  • blooy · he finally hit rock bottom and that is when some horses jump back for a big one. · 821 days ago ·
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Millennium Farms and Mike McCarty’s long shot Expansion ruled in the Grade III Fair Grounds Handicap with an exclamation – a win price of $66.40 for a $2 wager!   The Fair Grounds Handicap, contested over the Stall-Wilson turf course at about nine furlongs, is the designed  prep race for ...Read More
Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s Telling, winner of the last two renewals of Saratoga’s prestigious Grade I Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap, will journey to New Orleans later this week from his winter home in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to shoulder the top impost of 122 pounds in the Grade III Fair Grounds ...Read More
Grade 1 winner CHAMP PEGASUS (Fusaichi Pegasus), who nearly wired the November 6 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) at Churchill Downs last time out, opens his five-year-old campaign over his home turf in Monday's $150,000 San Marcos S. (G2) at Santa Anita. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day feature shapes up as a...Read More
The Usual Q. T., in his first appearance since placing third in the TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) early last month, heads the field for the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT) on the second day of the Santa Anita winter racing season Dec. 27.A field of 10, including three million-dollar earners,...Read More
Battle of Hastings ended a 10-race drought when he found clear sailing on the outside through the stretch to win the $111,200 River City Handicap (gr. IIIT) over a firm Churchill Downs turf course Nov. 4. Ridden for the first time by Joel Rosario, the winning British-bred 4-year-old gelding tallied ...Read More
The Woodbine Mile weekend has become my second favourite day of the Woodbine meet behind the Canadian International. Both events draw established turf stars from across the continent and overseas and the 2010 edition of Woodbine Mile day features three excellent turf tilts: the G2 Canadian...Read More
Marsh Side, a career winner of more than $2.1 million at Woodbine, returns to his favorite layout to defend his title in the $750,000 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes - Presented by Vtech (Can-IT) Sept. 19 against eight rivals.Read More
Telling demonstrated his affinity for Saratoga Race Course on Saturday by rallying along the inside to win the Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational for the second straight year.   Deftly ridden by Garrett Gomez, Telling received a clear trip as he raced in midpack behind fractions of 48....Read More
Saturday’s $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational at Saratoga Race Course has attracted an intriguing group that includes a horse who could give his locally based trainer his first Grade 1 victory, two horses who have combined to win the last three renewals of the race, and a pair of runners who are shi...Read More
Although still looking for his first win of 2010, dual Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti’s elite combination of class and ability makes him the overwhelming 1-2 morning line favorite in Saturday’s 52nd running of the Grade 1, $600,000 Man o’War at Belmont Park.Read More
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  • cugel the clever · It's a no-brainer decision. It must be the BC Turf. Would be an idiotic decision to run him on a surface over which he has never raced in the BC Classic against possibly three super-horses; Zenny, Rachel, and QR. 12 furlongs may be a stretch for him but he's proven himself against the best on turf. That's where his best chance lies. Better to stand a strong chance of winning the Turf than a certain out of the money finish in the Classic. · 1048 days ago ·
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  • railbird33 · Cugel is right. English Channel didn't try to switch, nor should Gio Ponti · 1048 days ago ·
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Reigning Turf Champion and Older Male Gio Ponti ran down 53-1 pacesetter Mission Approved in the final strides of the $600,000 Man o’War Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park to win consecutive runnings of the race and capture his fifth career Grade 1 victory. Read More
Trainer Carl Domino knows next Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Man o’War is a big step up for Midnite Silver, but the way the 4-year-old Silver Deputy colt won his last race and has been training since has him feeling optimistic.   “The distance suits him, he closed fast in his last race to win, a...Read More
WOODFORD RESERVE MANHATTAN QUOTES   Christophe Clement, winning trainer of Winchester (No. 4) and runner-up Gio Ponti (No. 1): “He ran a great race, and I am delighted. Gio Ponti was pinned inside. I’m very happy with the two horses. The two horses worked remarkably together last Sunday. Winche...Read More
Trainer Christophe Clement won the 109th running of the Grade 1, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan, just not with the horse everyone expected.   As favored Gio Ponti, the defending champion, steadied sharply in traffic on the far turn, long shot Winchester swung six wide with a quarter-mile ...Read More
The Belmont Stakes is now only hours away and while the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown may lack the Derby and Preakness winner, it has no shortage of quality.  There are two colts, First Dude and Ice Box, on the verge of ascending to the top of the 3YO ranks with a win in the Test of the champion....Read More
With four Grade 1 victories on his resume, Gio Ponti captured dual Eclipse Awards as the top turf male and leading older horse in the country.   After going winless in his first two starts this year, Gio Ponti will seek to reassert his dominance Saturday and defend his title against 10 others ...Read More
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  • arazi · This is a really good point. People forget, but Mandella is right. Very few horses come back from Dubai and are competitive in May and June. There have been plenty of flops over the years. I wouldn't toss Gio, but I would definitely spread in the Pick 4 around him. · 1085 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · A great bet against for the win spot. Makes the race a better betting proposition · 1085 days ago ·
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Expansion - Pedigree

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Maria's MonWavering MonarchMajestic Light
Uncommitted
Carlotta MariaCaro
Water Malone
La SylphideBaratheaSadler's Wells
Brocade
Vanishing PrairieAlysheba
Venise

Expansion - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video05/07/1112thJ CastellanoCD101 1/8 mTWoodford Reserve Turf Classic-G104+ MGet StormySmart BidDoubles Partner1:50.81
View DetailsView Video03/26/112ndG MelanconFG91 1/8 mTMervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap -G204+ MSmart BidExpansionMoryba1:49.97
View Details02/19/111stG MelanconFG91 1/8 mTFair Grounds Handicap-G304+ MExpansionSleepless KnightDubious Miss1:54.94
View Details01/17/1110thV EspinozaSA81 1/4 mTSan Marcos Stakes-G204+ MBourbon Bay Champ PegasusSebastian Flyte2:00.03
View DetailsView Video12/27/104thG GomezSA81 1/8 mTSan Gabriel -G203+ MJeranimoProudinskyThe Usual Q. T. 1:47.20
View Details11/04/106thS BridgmohanCD111 1/8 mTRiver City-G303+ MBattle Of HastingsMidnight MischiefBoots Ahead1:48.90
View DetailsView Video09/19/109thG GomezWO81 1/2mTNorthern Dancer Turf Stakes-G103+ MRedwoodFifty ProofWindward Islands2:28.97
View DetailsView Video08/14/105thJ CastellanoSar101 1/2mTSword Dancer Invitational-G103+ MTellingBearpathAl Khali2:25.29
View DetailsView Video07/10/103rdJ CastellanoBel91 3/8 m TMan O' War Stakes-G103+ MGio PontiMission ApprovedExpansion2:16.20
View DetailsView Video06/05/103rdJ CastellanoBel101 1/4 mTManhattan Handicap-G103+ MWinchesterGio PontiExpansion1:59.46
View DetailsView Video04/23/104thJ LeparouxKee91 1/2mTElkhorn Stakes-G204+ MMusketierBrass HatBlushing Bear2:31.32
View Details02/28/105thJ LeparouxGP91 3/8 m TMac Diarmida Stakes-G204+ MPresious PassionWinchesterFeels All Right2:13.49
View Details11/07/091stC HillAqu61 3/8 m TRed Smith Handicap-G203+ MExpansionGrand CouturierSpice Route2:18.93
View Details10/09/092ndC VelasquezBel11 1/16 mTAlwOC03+ MBroad RiverExpansionGimme Credit1:42.44
View Details08/15/091stR MaraghSar91 3/16 mTAlwOC03+ MExpansionLease of LifeHotstufanthensome1:54.34
View Details07/05/094thR MaraghBel51 1/16 mTAlwOC03+ MRadical SabbaticalBallastSette E Mezzo1:42.80
View Details06/06/092ndA GarciaBel41 1/16 mTAlwOC03+ MPenningtonExpansionRadical Sabbatical1:45.32
View Details04/04/092ndA GarciaKee41 1/2mTAllow04+ MSudden WarExpansionSilver Mountain2:33.46
View Details02/28/095thE PradoGP61 1/16 mTAllow04+ MArctic CryBroad RiverBaletti1:41.75
View Details01/10/091stC VelasquezGP51 1/2mTAllow04 MExpansionNew FandanChinsegut Bay2:28.47