General Quarters Silks

General Quarters

4 year old Colt | Active
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Kentucky (USA) by R. David Randal  -  [Add Data]
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Risen Star Stakes winner Discreetly Mine, Mineshaft Handicap hero Stonehouse, Silverbulletday Stakes heroine Jody Slew and Fair Grounds Handicap victor Blues Street all came out of their respective victories in Saturday’s graded stakes in good order and were doing well Sunday morning.   Discre...Read More
The predicted duel between last winter’s Grade II Louisiana Derby winner and last spring’s Grade I Blue Grass Stakes winner got shot down Saturday when Richard Rudolph and Michael Vranich’s Stonehouse snuck up to steal the gold medal in the Grade III Mineshaft Handicap.   Vinery Stable and Fox ...Read More
Risen Star Recap: Another Pletcher invader steals the candy as Discreetly Mine was never headed, and the top three ran that way all the way around the track. Drosselmeyer the fav was in the photo for the place, but he settled for 4th in a disappointing effort. For the record, he was coming back in ...Read More
The Louisiana Handicap on Jan. 23 essentially ended about 24.60 seconds after it began. That was the posted first quarter-mile split in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race, and out on the track, Friesan Fire was loping along by his lonesome. Friesan Fire kept clicking off 12-second furlongs. Not even a game G...Read More
Two prominent 3-year-old colts pointing toward Fair Grounds’ Grade II Risen Star Stakes Feb. 20 were given their last significant works Saturday morning in advance of next weekend’s final major prep for the Grade II Louisiana Derby March 27.   Sam-Son Farms’ Hotep, a full brother to last year’...Read More
Vinery Stable and Fox Hill Farms’ Friesan Fire, the hero of last year’s Louisiana Derby and also the gold medal winner in this season’s $75,000 Louisiana Handicap Jan. 23, is expected to match strides again with Louisiana Handicap silver medalist General Quarters, owned and trained by Tom McCarthy, ...Read More
Fair Grounds’ upcoming Grade III Mineshaft Handicap on Louisiana Derby Preview Day Feb. 20 is shaping up as one of the most anticipated races of the season – no matter who ships in from out of town.   That’s because it appears that last year’s Grade II Louisiana Derby winner Friesan Fire and l...Read More
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  • bellesforever · gotta go with friesan fire in this.giant oak could be a factor. · 36 days ago
  • mshutty · It will be interesting to see what kind of horse General Quarters will be this year. I have my doubts. · 35 days ago
Tom McCarthy’s General Quarters, hero of last spring’s Grade I Blue Grass Stakes and runner-up in last Saturday’s $75,000 Louisiana Handicap, will be nominated to the Grade III Mineshaft Handicap Feb. 20, the 76-year-old owner-trainer indicated Monday morning during training hours.   “I need t...Read More
That was more like it. Friesan Fire threw in a clunker, finishing third as the 2-5 favorite in a Dec. 3 allowance race comeback from a long layoff. But he looked like a different horse - like the horse that won the 2009 Louisiana Derby - winning the $75,000 Louisiana Handicap on Saturday at Fair Gro...Read More
  • pozzulirulz · this was one of my favorite horses last year... glad to see him coming back strong,, didn't know what to expect · 51 days ago
Tom McCarthy, owner and trainer of General Quarters, last spring’s Grade I Blue Grass winner who finished second in Saturday’s $75,000 Louisiana Handicap, reported his horse came out of Saturday’s effort in fine shape and was doing well Sunday morning.   “I was pleased with (General Quarters’) ...Read More
A 9-race program will be run on Sunday at the Fair Grounds. Cloudy morning skies figure to give way to afternoon sun with a high temperature of 67. Pick six carryover of $3,892. Three grass races are on the schedule, including an interesting finale for maiden claiming 3yo fillies. Settling Seas is t...Read More
A 13-race program will be run on Saturday at the Fair Grounds. Mostly cloudy skies are expected with a high temperature of 71. Pick six carryover of $1,616. Six stakes races on Saturday as part of the Road to the Derby program...Read More
He’s probably been more good than lucky over the past year – especially at Fair Grounds – so Laconian Racing Stable, Steve Organ and Josie Carroll’s Good and Lucky has finally been shouldered with the favorite’s mantle at 9-5 in the morning line for Saturday’s $75,000 Louisiana Handicap.   He ...Read More
Tom McCarthy, the 76-year-old owner and trainer of the one-horse stable that consists of last spring’s Grade I Blue Grass Stakes winner General Quarters, watched his horse gallop around the Fair Grounds course Tuesday morning in preparation for Saturday’s $75,000 Louisiana Handicap as part of the lo...Read More
Before I jump around the nation with news and notes, congrats to Rachel Alexandra for winning Horse of the Year honors over Zenyatta. She had the better overall season and deserved the nod. It is great that Zenyatta will race again this year, and we can only hope that the two fabulous ladies hook up...Read More
Sugar Bowl Stakes winner Cool Bullet faces 10 sophomore rivals, including a pair of invading 3-year-old stakes winners based on the East Coast, in Saturday’s Grade III $100,000 Lecomte Stakes – a race which serves as Fair Grounds’ early test leading to 2010’s upcoming Grade II, $750,000 Louisiana D...Read More
As always, the Grade III Lecomte Stakes, first leg of Fair Grounds’ sophomore series that culminates in the Grade II Louisiana Derby March 27, will be the headline attraction of this Saturday’s “Road to the Derby” card at the Crescent City oval, but probable starters slated for Saturday’s Grade III ...Read More
Fair Grounds Recap (Dec 26th) - Tempo Five (8th race) gamely spoiled the return of General Quarters by a ½ length. The former is a stakes quality sprinter, and the latter is better around two turns and figures to stretch out in the near future... Read More
Tom McCarthy, owner/trainer of GENERAL QUARTERS (Sky Mesa), reported for duty early at Fair Grounds' Barn 35 Sunday morning to check on his Blue Grass S. (G1) winner who returned to competition Saturday afternoon in his first start since last spring's Preakness S. (G1).Read More
Barr Three and Cherrywood Racing Stable's PRINCEVILLE CONDO (Morluc) made his stakes debut a winning one in Saturday's $60,000 Buddy Dilberto Memorial H. at Fair Grounds, rallying from off the pace to win by a head.Read More

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Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video02/20/102ndFGR Albarado111 1/16 mDMineshaft Hcp-G304+ MStonehouseGeneral QuartersGiant Oak1:44.09
View DetailsView Video01/23/102ndFGR Albarado71 1/16 mDLouisiana Hcp04+ MFriesan FireGeneral QuartersGood And Lucky1:43.39
View DetailsView Video12/26/092ndFGJ Riquelme86 fDAlwOC03+ MTempo FiveGeneral QuartersCredit Only1:10.49
View DetailsView Video05/16/099thPIMJ Leparoux121 3/16 mDPreakness-G103 MRachel AlexandraMine That BirdMusket Man1:55.08
View DetailsView Video05/02/0910thCDJ Leparoux111 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MMine That BirdPioneerof The NileMusket Man2:02.66
View DetailsView Video04/11/091stKeeE Coa91 1/8 mSBlue Grass-G103 MGeneral QuartersHold Me BackMassone1:49.26
View DetailsView Video03/14/095thTamJ Lopez111 1/16 mDTampa Bay Derby-G303 MMusket ManJoin In The DanceJustdontcallmejeri1:43.67
View Details02/14/091stTamJ Lopez101 1/16 mDSam F. Davis-G303 MGeneral QuartersSumoMusket Man1:43.54