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Eleven months after nearly knocking off champion Gio Ponti in the Grade 1 Man o’ War, 7-year-old Mission Approved returned to turn the trick Saturday, wiring the field at odds of 21-1 to take the Grade 1, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park.   Claimed by trainer Naipaul...Read More
Cleared from quarantine at Aqueduct Racetrack, Mrs. John Magnier’s Master of Hounds took a van ride to Belmont Park a little after 6 a.m., and arrived full of himself at his temporary home in trainer John Hertler’s barn.   T. J. Comerford, assistant to trainer Aidan O’Brien, sent the world-trav...Read More
One of the most accomplished racehorses in recent history, Castleton Lyons Farm’s Gio Ponti returns to the turf at Belmont Park on Saturday to run in his third straight Grade 1, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap.   The 139th running of the historic grass race, run at 1 ¼ miles on the...Read More
Shackleford is on target for the Belmont stakes after a solid work this morning over the main track at Belmont Park. Read More
Heading the contenders for the Woodford Reserve Manhattan is reigning Eclipse Champion turf male Gio Ponti. Trained by Christophe Clement for Castleton Lyons Farm, the 6-year-old Tale of the Cat horse has not raced since finishing fifth, beaten less than two lengths, in the Dubai World Cup on March ...Read More
In spite of a sharp six-furlong turf work in 1:14.05 Sunday morning, trainer Tom Bush said he was leaning against running Sullimar Stable’s dual Grade 1 winner Get Stormy in the Grade 1, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan at 1 ¼ miles on the Belmont Stakes undercard.   The 5-year-old son of St...Read More
Trainer Christophe Clement pronounced reigning Eclipse Champion turf male Gio Ponti's formal preparations for the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan complete following a six-furlong work in 1:13.24 over the Belmont Park turf course Saturday morning. The 6-year-old son of Tale of the Cat was accompan...Read More
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  • medlocke · My gut tells me that this season is definitely going to be the last hoorah for Gio Ponti. But I really hope Clement schedules his season with either a crack at the Classic on conventional dirt, or the Breeders Cup Turf over a 1-1/2 in mind. Gio Ponti ran a great race for 2nd in last year's B.C. Mile. But he's just never going to have the kind of turn of foot necessary to beat Goldikova over a mile on turf. And likely as not, Richard Hannon will send Canford Cliffs over to America for the Mile this year, too. He sent Paco Boy last year, but Canford Cliffs has an even more devastating turn of foot than Paco Boy did. I know Gio Ponti has struggled at times over 1-1/2 in his career. But even in the races he's lost at that distance, he's always gotten the 1-1/2, and usually finished 2nd at worst with a shot to win. Last year's B.C. Turf field was one of the weakest in years. Which was confirmed when the winner, Dangerous Midge finished stone last of 14 in the Sheema Classic, and the runner-up, Champs Pegasus finished 12th of 14 in the Sheema Classic. Really made the 2010 B.C. Turf form look quite weak. I really do believe that if Gio Ponti had been entered in last year's B.C. Turf? His class would've easily carried him through that race on the day!! TJMO. · 361 days ago ·
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  • medlocke · I do hope that Clement let's Gio Ponti take another shot at the Arlington Million again in 2011? That's really the best turf race in America for drawing some of the better European turf horses, and it kind of allows you to gauge how Gio Ponti might fare against them should Clement decide to take him to the B.C. Turf this year? Likely that Gitano Hernando will be at Arlington this year off of his recent G1 Singapore Airlines International Cup. The 2nd place finisher of that race, Mike De Kock's brilliant race-mare River Jetez, is reportedly being considered for the G1 Beverly D. during the Million meet. But given that she was narrowly beaten by Presvis in the G1 Dubai Duty Free, and narrowly beaten by Gitano Hernando in the G1 SAIC, wouldn't surprise me to see De Kock change his mind about the Beverly D. Stakes and give River Jetez a shot at the Arlington Million herself? JMO. · 361 days ago ·
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Dual Grade 1 winner Get Stormy turned in a six furlong (1:14.14) turf work under jockey Ramon Dominguez at Belmont Park Sunday morning, but plans for the Sullimar Stable representative remain undetermined.“He’s doing great, I just have to figure out where to run him,” said trainer Tom Bush as he gra...Read More
Gio Ponti, the reigning Eclipse champion as top turf male, breezed five furlongs on the turf this morning as he prepares for the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap on Belmont Stakes day.   “Gio Ponti is on course for the Manhattan,” trainer Christophe Clement proclaimed. “He will work...Read More
Two-time turf Champion Gio Ponti had his first work Saturday since a fifth-place finish in the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 26. Originally scheduled for last Sunday, trainer Christophe Clement opted to postpone the move for a week, breezing the 6-year-old a half-mile in company with the Arg...Read More
Is it that difficult to show a race on television so that it both reflects the power and excitement of the Thoroughbred horse and yet still allows viewers to know what’s going on in the race? Apparently so, especially if you happened to be the person in charge of televising Saturday’s Belmont Stakes...Read More
  • humphrey · the ultimate accountability for a televised show is the director's use of the multiple images he/she receives during the broadcast along with their placement. The mindless view changes destroys continuity of the race and they should just leave it to the feed the crowd gets. · 723 days ago ·
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  • paceman · If you had a split screen of the normal track feed and the blimp shot, that's all you would need. The blimp shot is great at picking up horses on the move. If you don't like the split screen idea, at least throw the Trackus feature up below the track feed since it may often offer the only clue to what is going on in a race given the bone head attempts of networks to cover the race. · 722 days ago ·
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WOODFORD RESERVE MANHATTAN QUOTES   Christophe Clement, winning trainer of Winchester (No. 4) and runner-up Gio Ponti (No. 1): “He ran a great race, and I am delighted. Gio Ponti was pinned inside. I’m very happy with the two horses. The two horses worked remarkably together last Sunday. Winche...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. · 727 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · A great bet against for the win spot. Makes the race a better betting proposition · 726 days ago ·
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Four-time Grade 1 winner on turf Gio Ponti worked five furlongs over Belmont Park’s inner turf course Sunday morning in preparation for an expected start in the Grade 1, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap on the Belmont Stakes undercard, which will be his first race since a fourth-pl...Read More
Turf marathoner Interpatation, winner of last year’s Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic over soft ground, breezed five furlongs over the Belmont main track in 1:01.40 on Sunday morning.   The workout was the second drill for the 8-year-old gelding since an eighth-place finish in the Grade 3 Fort ...Read More
Quality Road will have his final tune-up on Tuesday for Memorial Day’s Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap, and trainer Todd Pletcher could not be happier with the way the 4-year-old Elusive Quality colt is coming into the race.   “He’s doing great,” said Pletcher of Edward P. Evans’ homebred, who in...Read More
Four-time Grade 1 winner Gio Ponti breezed a half-mile in 49.16 over the Belmont Park turf course Sunday morning, his first work since a fourth-place finish in the Group 1, $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse on March 27.   “It was a nice, easy work,” said trainer Christophe Clemen...Read More
Belmont track announcer Tom Durkin made note of Gio Ponti being at the back of the pack as the field turned down the backside in the $400,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan (gr. IT), but the colt came from last to first to win the race in dramatic fashion.Read More

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  • 2012 Manhattan Handicap (G1)
  • 1 1/4 m, Turf; 3+ M
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Hudson SteeleT. PletcherPossible Paladin
Brilliant SpeedT. AlbertraniProbable mdracing69

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View Details06/09/12Bel181 1/4 mT03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1   0:00.00
View DetailsView Video06/11/11Bel101 1/4 mT03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1Mission ApprovedBim BamGio Ponti2:06.32
View DetailsView Video06/05/10Bel101 1/4 mT03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1WinchesterGio PontiExpansion1:59.46
View DetailsView Video06/06/09Bel101 1/4 mT03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1Gio PontiMarsh SideBetter Talk Now2:02.91
View DetailsView Video06/07/08Bel101 1/4 mT03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1Dancing ForeverOut Of ControlPays To Dream1:59.62
View Details06/10/06Bel101 1/4 mT03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1CaciqueRelaxed GestureGrey Swallow2:04.10
View Details06/07/03Bel101 1/4 mT03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1DenonRequeteDr. Brendler2:14.16
View Details06/07/91Bel81 1/4 mT03+ MManhattan Handicap-G2Academy AwardThree Coins UpTarsho1:59.78
View Details09/20/38Bel51 1/2mD0 Manhattan HandicapIsolaterRegal LilySeabiscuit2:31.00
View Details10/06/05Bel16 fD03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1   1:11.30
View Details10/06/05Bel16 fD03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1   1:11.30
View Details10/06/05Bel16 fD03+ MManhattan Handicap-G1   1:11.30
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