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Grand Couturier

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Owner(s):
Marc Keller  - 
Trainer:
Robert J. Ribaudo
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Pedigree:
Grand Lodge  -  Lady Elgar  by  Sadler's Wells
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What the Nation is saying about Grand Couturier...

Although trainer Bobby Ribaudo has nominated Marc Keller’s Qualia to both the Grade 3 Fall Highweight at six furlongs on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, and the Grade 2 Top Flight the following day, he indicated the 4-year-old Saarland filly would most likely start in that Friday’s one-mile race for...Read More
Where to begin? To say this week has been a busy one news-wise for horse racing would be an understatement. Beginning last weekend with the death of jockey Mark Anthony Villa at Zia Park, it’s been a mostly unsettling week. The announcement of Real Quiet’s tragic accident was quickly overshadowed by...Read More
Grand Couturier, winner of three Grade 1 races on The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit, and earner of nearly $1.5 million, was retired today, according to trainer Bobby Ribaudo.   “We were getting ready to go to Canada a few weeks ago, and his ankle flared up,” Ribaudo said. “Al...Read More
Qualia, who had an eventful outing in her last race, finishing eighth in the Grade 1 Ballerina at Saratoga after shedding a shoe in the paddock, bumping with Pretty Prolific at the break and then having her saddle slip, continues to work well towards Saturday’s Grade 2 Gallant Bloom, trainer Bobby ...Read More
 Al Khali may find himself at the perfect distance when he competes in the Grade 2, $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap over 1 3/8 miles on the Inner Turf Course on Saturday, September 11, opening day for the 2010 Fall Championship Meet at Belmont Park.   After taking the 2009 Grade 3 Saranac,...Read More
Trainer Bobby Ribaudo was disappointed but relieved outside his Clare Court barn Sunday morning, a day after a disastrous outing for his fleet 4-year-old filly Qualia.   The daughter of Saarland, owned by Marc Keller, was expected to have a strong chance to win the Grade 1, $250,000 Ballerina,...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
Trainer Robert Ribaudo said Monday morning that he plans to accept Grand Couturier’s invitation to Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational at 1 ½ miles over the Saratoga turf course.   The 7-year-old veteran, owned by Marc Keller, will try for his third Sword Dancer victory on S...Read More
Grand Couturier, winner of two consecutive editions of the Grade 1 Sword Dancer in 2007 and 2008, will make another bid for his third victory in the 1 ½-mile turf test on August 14. The 7-year-old son of Grand Lodge finished fifth in the 2009 Sword Dancer and was most recently seventh in the Grade ...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. · 1047 days ago ·
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  • railbird33 · Cugel is right. English Channel didn't try to switch, nor should Gio Ponti · 1047 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
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. · 1084 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · A great bet against for the win spot. Makes the race a better betting proposition · 1084 days ago ·
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Grand Couturier and Interpatation, winners of the last two renewals of the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational, will cut back in distance and face a contentious field when they commence their 2010 campaigns in the Grade 3, $100,000 Fort Marcy at Belmont Park on Saturday.   The Fort Mar...Read More
Patricia Generazio’s 7-year-old Presious Passion worked a mile in 1:40 flat Thursday morning at Gulfstream Park as he prepares for the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (G3) to be run at 1 3/8 miles on turf on Sun., Feb. 28, a race he won last year for trainer Mary Hartmann early in his best season ever...Read More
The fourth time was the charm for Interpatation, who staged an improbable come-again upset over odds-on Gio Ponti to win Saturday's $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic as the rank outsider at Belmont Park. Read More
Favored Grand Couturier got the soft going he appreciates and a solid pace to chase, helping him to his first win of the year in the $158,500 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park Sept. 13.Read More
According to Godolphin's assistant trainer Rick Mettee, last year's champion juvenile Midshipman is sitting on ready. "We're looking at a race like the Jerome for him," he said. But the stronger half of Godolphin's Jerome entry may well be Girolamo (8th, $2.70), who was an impressive first-level all...Read More
Grand Couturier heads into the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park Sept. 13 as the morning line favorite in spite of a fifth-place finish in Saratoga's Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) last month that left trainer Robert Ribaudo a bit perplexed.Read More

Grand Couturier - Pedigree

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Grand LodgeChief's CrownDanzig
Six Crowns
La PapagenaHabitat
Magic Flute
Lady ElgarSadler's WellsNorthern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
RadiantFoolish Pleasure
Ivory Wand

Grand Couturier - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video08/14/106thA GarciaSar101 1/2mTSword Dancer Invitational-G103+ MTellingBearpathAl Khali2:25.29
View DetailsView Video07/10/107thR MaraghBel91 3/8 m TMan O' War Stakes-G103+ MGio PontiMission ApprovedExpansion2:16.20
View DetailsView Video06/05/107thA GarciaBel101 1/4 mTManhattan Handicap-G103+ MWinchesterGio PontiExpansion1:59.46
View Details05/01/106thM LuzziBel91 1/16 mTFort Marcy Stakes-G303+ MBalettiDynamoorBrother Nick1:40.36
View Details11/07/092ndJ LezcanoAqu61 3/8 m TRed Smith Handicap-G203+ MExpansionGrand CouturierSpice Route2:18.93
View DetailsView Video10/03/093rdA GarciaBel91 1/2mTJoe Hirsch Turf Classic-G103+ MInterpatationGio PontiGrand Couturier2:41.22
View Details09/13/091stA GarciaBel91 3/8 m TBowling Green Handicap-G203+ MGrand CouturierWinchesterThabazimbi2:15.86
View DetailsView Video08/15/095thA GarciaSar101 1/2mTSword Dancer Invitational-G103+ MTellingBetter Talk NowBrass Hat2:25.43
View DetailsView Video07/11/095thA GarciaBel71 3/8 m TMan O' War Stakes-G103+ MGio PontiMusketierQuijano2:12.56
View DetailsView Video06/13/095thJ BravoMth91 1/8 mTMonmouth 03+ MPresious PassionBanrockProudinsky1:47.32
View Details10/25/0811thA GarciaSA81 1/2mTBreeders' Cup Turf-G103+ MConduitEagle MountainDancing Forever2:23.42
View DetailsView Video09/27/081stA GarciaBel91 1/2mTJoe Hirsch Turf Classic-G103+ MGrand CouturierInterpatationSummer Patriot2:34.84
View DetailsView Video08/16/081stA GarciaSar81 1/2mTSword Dancer Invitational-G103+ MGrand CouturierBetter Talk NowInterpatation2:32.21
View DetailsView Video07/12/086thC BorelBel91 3/8 m TMan O' War Stakes-G103+ MRed RocksCurlinBetter Talk Now2:12.60
View DetailsView Video10/27/076thC BorelMth101 1/2mTBreeders' Cup Turf-G103+ MEnglish ChannelShamdinanRed Rocks2:36.96
View Details09/08/073rdC BorelBel91 3/8 m TMan O' War Stakes-G103+ MDoctor DinoSunriverGrand Couturier2:12.26
View DetailsView Video07/14/064thT JarnetLon61 1/2mTGrand Prix de Paris-G103 MRail LinkRed RocksSudan2:26.40