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Owner(s):
Jonathan E. Sheppard  - 
Trainer:
Jonathan E. Sheppard
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Augustin Stable
Pedigree:
A. P. Indy  -  No Matter What  by  Nureyev
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What the Nation is saying about Just As Well...

You didn’t think that I would remember my final Arlington Million without mentioning Gio Ponti, did you? Read More
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  • BrianAppleton · I hope Gio Ponti recaptures the magic this year, he's such a game, talented horse. Go Gio!! · 179 days ago ·
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  • xMystix · I remember that year! I actually thought that with the win in the Arlington Million, that he had potential of becoming the Horse of the Year in 2009 because of his magnificent season at the time. I've always loved him. Saw him run in and win the Virginia Derby, bet on him to win, and haven't turned my back on him since :). Plus, he's been a sound horse and one that keeps running. · 178 days ago ·
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Violon Sacre overcame some traffic issues to register his second win in four North American starts this year, capturing the $250,000 PTHA President's Cup at Parx Racing at Philadelphia Park Sept. 18. Ridden by Pablo Fragoso for owner Bernard Weill and trainer Patrick Biancone, 5-year-old Violon Sacr...Read More
Although Rail Trip has resumed training following a minor foot issue, he most likely won't make the $750,000 Woodward Stakes here on Sept. 4, trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. said Monday. "I don't see the Woodward, but miracles do happen," said Dutrow, who said he is really targeting the $750,000 Jockey C...Read More
HRH Princess Haya of Jordan’s Debussy – a 4-year-old Irish-bred son of Diesis –  scored an unexpected victory with a crescendo of a late run in Arlington Million XXVIII Saturday.    Just moments earlier Castleton Lyons’ Gio Ponti appeared to have designed a second straight tally in t...Read More
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  • railbird33 · That was an amazing stretch run after Buick's "Borel-like" trip. Another Irish shipper to put in the mix for the BC Turf race in Nov. · 530 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · Interesting quotes from the race--William Buick (Debussy)-- "We were very tight for room. I thought 'Oh no, I'm not going to have room' but we finally got clear and he was able to run his race" Buick is Norwegian born and rides first call for John Gosden He also won the Dubai Sheema Classic aboard Dar Re Me. John Gosden--"I've been trying to win this race for 28 years" Ramon Dominguez (Gio Ponti)--"I thought I had enough to hang on. Once I got clear, the horse was idling a bit-maybe looking at the stands or something. The trip was great. I had a lot of horse turning for home." · 530 days ago ·
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Castleton Lyons’ Gio Ponti, who captured last summer’s Grade I Arlington Million as the fans’ favorite, looms as an even stronger 7-5 choice in the morning line as he faces nine rivals in Saturday’s 28th running of the centerpiece race of the Chicago Thoroughbred racing season – run at a mile and a ...Read More
  • medlocke · The three European turf horses that will run against Gio Ponti in the Arlington Million, I have seen all three of them in their races in 2010. Debussy, if Gio Ponti is not on his "A" game, could be a real threat. He's really a bit better horse than even his numbers suggest. Debussy won the G3 Huxley Stakes at Chester back in May. Beating a very good field of rivals, and looking pretty impressive in the race. He most recently just finished 4th in the Sky Bet York Stakes won by Summit Surge. Who is also in today's field. Tazeez is also another Euro horse that could be dangerous to Gio Ponti. He seems to be improving every race. Finishing 3rd behind Byword and Twice Over in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal-Ascot back in June. And most recently having again finished 3rd at Newmarket in the Princess of Wales Stakes. Beaten by Sans Frontiers and Redwood. But Tazeez has every chance to win the Princess of Wales, and also finished ahead of Spanish Moon, who was a heavy favorite to win the race. But if Gio Ponti runs to the form he capable of running? He should become a back to back winner of the Arlington Million, IMO. · 532 days ago ·
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Pre-entries for the Grade I Arlington Million, Grade I Beverly D. Stakes and Grade I Secretariat Stakes closed at midnight Friday with 10 older horses named to the 28th running of the Arlington Million, 11 fillies and mares available for the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes and seven sophomores slated as...Read More
Gio Ponti giveth and Gio Ponti taketh away – especially when it comes down to the field now likely for the 28th running of the Grade I Arlington Million a little over one week away on Saturday, Aug. 21.   The suddenly likely presence of Gio Ponti, the Arlington Million’s defending champion own...Read More
  • humphrey · That turf course is different than most as they leave the grass quite a bit longer than the manicured surfaces on the West coast. · 539 days ago ·
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Robert Courtney’s Rahystrada, third in the Grade II Dixie Stakes at Pimlico in his last start May 15, returned to his winning ways with a half-length victory over defending champion Just as Well in the Grade III $150,000 Arlington Handicap.  The Byron Hughes-trained son of Rahy was ridden by I...Read More
Tuscan Evening figured to get loose on the lead in the Modesty Cap, and she did, setting an exceedingly slow pace. So when she won by a half-length over 16-1 Eclair de Lune, the first response was, 'meh.' But this actually was better than merely meh. Yes, TE got a favorable setup, but she flew home....Read More
The Low-Down: The G3 Arlington Handicap is the local prep for the Arlington Million, to be run on Saturday, August 21. JUST AS WELL, the runner-up behind eventual Turf Champion Gio Ponti in last year's Million, defends his Arlington Handicap crown against a tough crowd. Other top challengers amongst...Read More
Thomas McCarthy’s General Quarters, winner of the Grade I Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs in May, faces 10 rivals including Jonathan Sheppard’s Just as Well in the Grade III $150,000 Arlington Handicap Saturday at Arlington Park.   The Arlington Handicap serves as the final lo...Read More
Juddmonte Farms’ jubilation following their one-two finish in Royal Ascot’s Group I Prince of Wales’s Stakes June 16 may also allow Ireland’s all-time leading trainer Dermot Weld the chance to saddle the first Grade I Arlington Million winner of his stellar international career.   That’s becau...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. · 610 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · A great bet against for the win spot. Makes the race a better betting proposition · 610 days ago ·
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On sentiment alone, there is reason to like Nicanor in the Dixie Stakes. Few things in racing evoke greater sentiment than thoughts of Nicanor's full brother Barbaro, whose breakdown in the Preakness four years ago ranks among the most powerful memories that many fans will ever have of a horse race....Read More
Blame emerged as a force last fall with victories in the Fayette Stakes (G2) at Keeneland Race Course and Clark Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs. The Arch colt will try to get his four-year-old season started with a victory on Saturday in the $100,000 William Donald Schaefer Stakes (G3) at Pimlico R...Read More
  • medlocke · I really like the looks of this colt!!! He's a real competitor, no doubt about it. I'm curios to see how well Blame performs after his winter lay-off. If he hits the track running in the same sort of form that he carried throughout 2009, he really could become one of America's top older colts to deal with in 2010. IMO. · 631 days ago ·
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  • humphrey · wow I cant see this one at all.as Indian Dance No Advantage and Understatement all look better. · 631 days ago ·
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Nicanor, full brother to 2006 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Barbaro, drew the far outside post in a field of 13 for his stakes debut in the $200,000 Dixie (gr. IIT) on the Pimlico turf May 15. The Dixie, at 1 1/8 miles, is the race preceding the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on Pimlico's biggest day of r...Read More
David P. Holloway Racing Inc. homebred's DUBIOUS MISS (E Dubai) returned to his favorite track on Sunday to add a first stakes win to his resume when taking the $150,000 Ben Ali S. (G3) at Keeneland by 1 1/2 lengths. Trained by Paul McGee, the six-year-old gelding was sent off the 2-1 favorite again...Read More
Just as Well, the lone grade I winner in a field of eight older horses going 1 1/8 miles on the Keeneland Polytrack, has been assigned top weight of 123 pounds for the $150,000 Ben Ali (gr. III) April 18.Read More

Just As Well - Pedigree

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A. P. IndySeattle SlewBold Reasoning
My Charmer
Weekend SurpriseSecretariat
Lassie Dear
No Matter WhatNureyevNorthern Dancer
Special
Words of WarLord At War
Right Word

Just As Well - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details09/18/105thR NapravnikPrx121 1/8 mTPTHA President's Cup 03+ MViolon SacreRahy's AttorneyWar Hoot1:52.44
View DetailsView Video08/21/108thJ LeparouxAP101 1/4 mTArlington Million-G103+ MDebussyGio PontiTazeez2:03.01
View Details07/17/102ndJ LeparouxAP91 1/4 mTArlington Handicap-G303+ MRahystradaJust As WellTajaaweed2:01.26
View DetailsView Video06/05/105thK DesormeauxBel101 1/4 mTManhattan Handicap-G103+ MWinchesterGio PontiExpansion1:59.46
View DetailsView Video05/15/102ndJ LeparouxPim111 1/8 mTDixie Handicap-G203+ MStrike A DealJust As WellRahystrada1:47.81
View DetailsView Video04/18/104thJ LeparouxKee81 1/8 mSBen Ali-G304+ MDubious MissKiss The KidGiant Oak1:49.60
View Details11/29/097thJ LeparouxTok41 1/2mTJapan Cup-G103+ MVodkaOken Bruce LeeRed Desire2:22.40
View DetailsView Video10/17/095thJ LeparouxWO101 1/2mTCanadian International03+ MChamps ElyseesJukebox JuryBuccellati2:28.36
View DetailsView Video09/20/091stJ LeparouxWO81 1/2mTNorthern Dancer03+ MJust As WellQuijanoChamps Elysees2:26.68
View DetailsView Video08/08/092ndE BairdAP91 1/4 mTArlington Million-G103+ MGio PontiJust As WellStotsfold2:04.19
View Details07/11/091stE BairdAP121 1/4 mTArlington Handicap-G303+ MJust As WellGentleman ChesterCosmonaut2:02.84
View DetailsView Video05/16/092ndJ LeparouxPim111 1/8 mTDixie Handicap-G203+ MParadingJust As WellWesley1:48.28
View DetailsView Video04/10/093rdJ LeparouxKee91 mileTMaker's Mark Mile-G104+ MMr. SidneyPassagerJust As Well1:41.84
View Details02/28/097thJ LeparouxGP81 mileTCanadian Turf-G304+ MTwilight MeteorBuddy's HumorBuffalo Man1:34.31
View Details02/01/092ndJ LeparouxGP91 1/8 mTGulfstream Park Turf H.-G104+ MKip DevilleJust As WellCourt Vision1:45.70
View Details01/08/098thJ VelazquezGP71 1/16 mTAlwOC04 MBaltimore BobTastefully SmartBallast1:40.96
View DetailsView Video11/22/085thE BairdCD91 1/8 mTRiver City-G303+ MKarelianDemarcationTelling1:50.06

 

 

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