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3 year old Colt | Active
Owner(s):
Godolphin  -  Godolphin Racing LLC
Trainer:
Kiaran P. McLaughlin
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Darley
Pedigree:
Bernardini  -  Munnaya  by  Nijinsky II
Rating:
 
 
Alpha breaks maiden at Saratoga (9-3-11).
NYRA, Adam Coglianese
Alpha wins 2012 Count Fleet Stakes.
NYRA, Adam Coglianese
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Alpha...

Zipse tabs I'll Have Another as an early even money choice in his march towards racing immortality.Read More
WHOS GOING TO RIDE THIS COLT IN THE BELMONT STAKES????
Godolphin Racing’s Alpha breezed five furlongs over the Belmont training track shortly after 6:15 Sunday morning. Sent out under exercise rider Ricardo Ponce, he was clocked in 1:01.93 for his second breeze following a 12th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. Read More
Alpha breezed 5f in 1:01.93 (15/38) at Belmont Park (dirt training) on May 27.   
Who is going to ride him in the Belmont?
Which horse has the best pedigree to handle twelve furlongs in the final leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, June 9 at Belmont Park? My Belmont Stakes alphabetical list starts with Alpha, and you would be hard pressed to find better bloodlines. Read More
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  • the bid · Alpha/Union Rags cold exacta · 1 day ago ·
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  • buds · suprieror pedigree + Graded Stakes victories + Stayin close to home + Fresh, + No excuses like scuffed legs and bad post position == Ill take my chances at 8-1 with alpha. You go ahead and bet on the 2-1 fav. IHA, or 3-1 union rags, or 4-1 dullahan · 1 day ago ·
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I’ll Have Another galloped one mile under exercise rider Humberto Gomez this morning at Belmont Park, where on June 9 he will attempt to add the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes to his victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and become racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner. Read More
I’ll Have Another will take one final step in his quest for Triple Crown glory in the twelve furlong Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 9, 2012. There is no shortage of fresh horses waiting for him in the Test of Champions including my top ranked 3-year-old Union Rags. I have always th...Read More
How many Kentucky Derby glasses do you own?Read More
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  • showtime502 · i got a mint 1964 program if ya want it email me · 27 days ago ·
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  • RonMicetic · Have all the Derby glasses from the 1940 aluminum to present except for the bakelites. Derby programs from 1921 on. · 5 days ago ·
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On Saturday morning at Belmont Park Godolphin Racing’s Alpha turned in his first timed workout since a 12th-place finish in the May 5 Kentucky Derby. The son of Bernardini, a two-time stakes winner at Aqueduct Racetrack this winter, covered four furlongs over the main track in 49.17.Read More
I’ll Have Another will try to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he runs in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 9. Since Spectacular Bid in 1979, eleven 3-year-olds have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness only to fail in their Triple Crown quest at Belmont Park. Spec...Read More
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  • AnnaK · Would love a Triple Crown, mostly because it would pull people in to the races, (already started I like to think), plus IHA is such a strong red engine and Mario is excellent, that it just might be. Can't see Dullahan doing it, 27 in the last q good to know, that fancy inefficient leg work, so IHA and UR and anyone else can duke it out. · 6 days ago ·
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  • cocoa2 · Icy, Dullahan is the best Allowance horse I have ever seen, especially since he has won graded stakes. Or was I not to take you literally? · 6 days ago ·
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I'll Have Another heads a probable field of seven horses at the moment for the 2012 Belmont Stakes.Read More
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  • AfterHours · IHA's only real competition, IMO, will be Dullahan. If Gemologist weren't out on an injury I would say he would be serious competition as well, and in that case I wouldn't know who to route for but luckily that's not the case! But as far as UR goes, he isn't even in my top 3 ITM horses. IHA, Dullahan and Paynter will be the horses I'm watching. But no matter who wins, it will be an amazing race and IHA will remain one of the best horses I've seen (personally). · 7 days ago ·
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  • cocoa2 · It depends on when IHA gets the lead. If UR blocks him in and Dullahan gets the wire first... · 7 days ago ·
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Alpha worked for the first time since finishing 12th in the Derby. The Belmont Stakes contender breezed 4f in :49.17 (27/47) at Belmont Park on May 19.   
Alpha, 12th in the Kentucky Derby, returned to the track at Belmont Park this morning and is under consideration for the Belmont Stakes, said Art Magnuson, assistant to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. Read More
  • alpha bet · He's bred to run the 1 1/2 miles... just needs some racing luck. I read he got too hot before the derby so hopefully there is redemption in the Belmont. · 12 days ago ·
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He just can't run off the NY Curcit he will look a lot better if run in the Belmont Stakes!
Let's take another look at the performances of each of the 20 Kentucky Derby runners and their prospects for the Preakness...Read More
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  • wcbguy1 · just imange thet i'll have another wins the prekaness.... · 19 days ago ·
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  • saratoga john · Watched the race several times again this morning. Guiterrez made two key moves with I'll Have Another. Both occurred at the top of the stretch. One at the start, one coming for home. The first was getting him out of that 2nd gate to a wide open space through the stretch so he could relax the horse through the clubhouse turn. The second was pretty remarkable since this was Guiterrez' first time in a race of this magnitude. When spinning off the turn at the 1/4 pole, he was out in the middle of the track with Went the Day Well. The key move was sliding him back inside to make his run at Bodemeister. The closers that stayed out there kept coming but it was too late. That move was make or break for him in catching the game Bodemeister. Bodemeisters' ability to burn those fractions and still be running at the end was quite impressive. · 19 days ago ·
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The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby went according to script from a pace standpoint and I’ll Have Another ran down Bodemeister after sitting the perfect outside stalking trip. Post position was critical in the outcome of Kentucky Derby 2012 and the key was the draw of the speed horses. Bodemeist...Read More
Blogger Ashley Tamulonis bids adieu to 2011, and looks forward to everything we have on the horizon in 2012...Read More
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  • Junebug719 · The fillies miss you, Now I know. You could have beaten them all. We have you in our hearts and our memories. · 19 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · Wise Dan came back great, Eblouissante is still an unknown quantity, and Z had a boy. So much for my predictions. · 19 days ago ·
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BOB BAFFERT (Bodemeister, second) – “He was doing it easily. He was within himself. He was being pressed, but he’s a brilliant horse. That’s the way he wanted to run. We talked about it before. I told Mike (Smith), ‘Look, if he breaks great and feels like running, we can win it.’ “He ran his race. H...Read More
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  • notobsessed · Matz said he would discuss the jockey situation with the horse's owners... · 21 days ago ·
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  • ChantalSmithless · I knew that Union Rags' race was over when he left the starting gate. This 20 horse field every year is ridiculous and until something is done about it the best horse is always going to be compromised (not that Rags was the best horse) but look at the quality of the field and the where they finished. Ridiculous! · 21 days ago ·
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MIKE SMITH (Bodemeister, second) – “I’m very disappointed, but at the same time I’m just so proud of him. He’s brilliant. He really is. “He was flying leaving there. He was two in front leaving the gate. “He didn't finish first, but he's still the winner. He's such a free running horse that I couldn...Read More
  • notobsessed · I guess we all forgave Mike Smith for his last ride on Zenyatta, so we will also get over JULIEN LEPAROUX's Derby ride on Union Rags? · 21 days ago ·
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Alpha - Pedigree

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BernardiniA. P. IndySeattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Cara RafaelaQuiet American
Oil Fable
MunnayaNijinsky IINorthern Dancer
Flaming Page
HiaamAlydar
Kamar

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Alpha - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video05/05/1212thR MaraghCD111 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MI'll Have AnotherBodemeisterDullahan2:01.83
View DetailsView Video04/07/122ndR DominguezAqu91 1/8 mDWood Memorial-G103 MGemologistAlphaTeeth of the Dog1:50.96
View DetailsView Video02/04/121stR DominguezAqu91 1/16 mDWithers -G303 MAlphaSpeightscityTiger Walk1:44.23
View DetailsView Video01/07/121stR DominguezAqu81 70yDCount Fleet03 MAlphaStephanoatseeIl Villano1:42.83
View DetailsView Video11/05/1111thG GomezCD91 1/16 mDBreeders' Cup Juvenile-G102 MHansenUnion RagsCreative Cause1:44.44
View DetailsView Video10/08/112ndA GarciaBel91 mileDChampagne-G102 MUnion RagsAlphaRight to Vote1:35.55
View DetailsView Video09/03/111stA GarciaSar77 fDMSW02 MAlphaInvocationAfricanist1:23.97

 

 

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