2011 Firecracker (G2)

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Date/Track:
7/4/2011, Churchill Downs
Distance:
1 mile (Turf)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
1:34.59

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Firecracker (G2)...

Strike Impact came out of his third-place finishing in Monday’s Firecracker in great order (certainly better than his humans).He ran so hard in losing by three lengths to a very nice horse in Wise Dan and finishing a neck behind runner-up Baryshnikov, who not only is a force in stakes but is eligibl...Read More
Mort Fink’s Wise Dan stalked the pace and rallied to take over from Strike Impact in deep stretch to draw off and win the Firecracker Handicap on Monday to close out the Spring Meet at Churchill Downs. Read More
i am sure Firecracker will be taken by julien Leparoux mount Baryshnikov.
There is so much that goes on behind the scenes with a horse and a stable that doesn’t show up in the past performances. For instance, when a jockey rides a certain horse in a race after previously riding another one, it’s easy to assume he or she liked the one better than the other. A handicapper m...Read More
Monday evening, admiring Strike Impact with all his dapples and the good flesh he carries, I felt pretty cocky, saying to Pat, “If he runs to his looks, he could be tough.” Strike Impact, the one-horse stable trained and partly-owned by my husband, Pat Dupuy, is targeting the $175,000-added, Grade I...Read More

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