TRIPLE CROWN 2003
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2003 TRIPLE CROWN TOP 10

LAST UPDATED: 7/10/03
1. Funny Cide

Owner: Sackatoga Stables

Trainer: Barclay Tagg

Jockey: Jose Santos

Breeder: WinStar Farm (NY)

Most Recent Race: 1st Kentucky Derby & Preakness Stakes - G1's

Belmont Stakes (Third-Belmont Park)

2. Empire Maker

Owner: Juddmonte Farm Inc.

Trainer: Bobby Frankel

Jockey: Jerry Bailey

Breeder: Juddmonte Farm Inc. (Ky.)

3-year-old wins:

Belmont Stakes-G1 (Belmont)

Wood Memorial-G1 (Aqueduct)

Florida Derby G1 (Gulfstream)

3. Peace Rules

Owner: Edmund Gann

Trainer: Bobby Frankel

Jockey: Edgar Prado

Breeder: Newchance Farm (Fla.)

Most Recent Race:

5/17 - 4th Preakness Stakes-G1 

5/3 - 2nd Kentucky Derby-G1

 

3-year-old wins:

Blue Grass-G1 (Keeneland)

Louisiana Derby-G2 (Fair Grounds)
4. Ten Most Wanted

Owner: Horizon Stable, J. Paul Reddam et al.

Trainer: Wallace Dollase

Jockey: Pat Day

Breeder: Jim H. Plemmons (Ky.)

3-year-old wins:

Illinois Derby-G2 (Hawthorne)

MSW (Santa Anita)

Belmont Stakes (Second-Belmont Park)

5. Atswhatimtalkinbout

Owner: B. Wayne Hughes & Biscuit Stables LLC

Trainer: Ron Ellis

Jockey: David Flores

Breeder: R&R King Stables (Ky.)

3-year-old wins:

AllowN1x (Santa Anita)

MSW (Santa Anita)

6. Scrimshaw

Owner: Bob & Beverly Lewis

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

Jockey: No Rider

Breeder: Stan & Igrid Stefanski (Ky.)

3-year-old wins: Lexington Stakes (Keeneland)

Horsephotos/NTRA

Midas Eyes wins 2003 Derby Trial at Churchill Downs.

Horsephotos/NTRA
Turning for home in the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland from left to right: Domestic Dispute, Trust-N-Luck, Minters Wildcat, Scrimshaw & Eye Of The Tiger.  Scrimshaw, the D. Wayne Lukas trainee, went on to win the final serious prep for the Kentucky Derby and in the process earned himself a ticket to the starting gate on the first Saturday in May.

135TH RUNNING OF THE BELMONT STAKES

June 7, 2003 6:40 PM EDT.
HORSE WIN PLACE SHOW
1 EMPIRE MAKER 6.00 3.70 2.80
6 TEN MOST WANTED   5.80 3.20
4 FUNNY CIDE     2.70
7. Midway Road

Owner: William S. Farish

Trainer: Neil Howard

Jockey: Robby Albarado

Breeder: William S. Farish

Most Recent Race: 

5/17 - 2nd Preakness Stakes-G1

4/24 - Allow N2x (Keeneland) 

 

8. Indian Express

Owner: Phil Chess

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Tyler Baze

Breeder: Highland Farms, Inc. (Utah)

3-year-old wins: none

Most Recent Race: 

5/3 - 14th Kentucky Derby-G1

4/5 - 2nd in Santa Anita Derby-G1 (Santa Anita)

 
9. Brancusi

Owner: Michael Tabor

Trainer: Patrick Biancone

Jockey: Tony Farina

Breeder: Nancy Much (Ky.)

3-year-old wins: MSW (Santa Anita)

Most Recent Race:

5/3 - 16th in Kentucky Derby-G1

4/12 - 2nd in Blue Grass-G1 (Keeneland)

3/16 - 3rd in San Felipe-G2 (Santa Anita)

 
10. Kafwain

Owner: The Thoroughbred Corp.

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Patrick Valenzuela

Breeder: Dr. & Mrs. R. Smiser West (Ky.)

 

3-year-old wins: San Vicente-G2 (Santa Anita)

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TRIPLE CROWN ARCHIVE 2002

2003 TRIPLE CROWN RACE RECAPS

 

 
2003 KENTUCKY DERBY PREPS (Courtesy Daily Racing Form)
Date Track Cond Race Dist Time Winner Beyer
1/1 Crc Good Tropical Park Derby -G3 9T 1:50.45 Nothing To Lose 90
1/3 GP Good Spectacular Bid Stakes-G3 6F 1:10.97 First Blush 90
1/11 GG Muddy Golden Gate Derby-G3 1 1/16m 1:43.76 Standard Setter 86
1/12 SA Fast San Miguel Stakes-G3 6F 1:08.65 Omega Code 102
1/18 GP Fast Holy Bull Stakes-G3 1 1/16m 1:43.00 Offlee Wild 99
1/18 SA Fast Santa Catalina Stakes-G2 1 1/16m 1:42.20 Domestic Dispute 102
1/25 FG Fast LeComte Stakes-G3 1 mile 1:37.62 Saintly Look 93
1/25 GP Fast Sunshine Millions Dash Stakes 7F 1:22.38 Valid Video 99
2/1 SA Fast San Vicente Stakes-G2 7F 1:21.12 Kafwain 115
2/1 TuP Fast Turf Paradise Derby 1 1/16m 1:41.74 Robledo 100
2/8 Aqu Fast Whirlaway Stakes 1 1/16m 1:44.74 Boston Park 93
2/9 GG Fast Golden State Mile 1 mile 1:36.89 Ministers Wild Cat 92
2/15 GP Fast Fountain of Youth Stakes-G1 1 1/16m 1:43.33 Trust N Luck 106
2/15 GP Fast Hutcheson Stakes-G2 7F 1:22.60 Lion Tamer 98
2/16 FG Fast Risen Star Stakes-G3 1 1/16m 1:42.99 Badge Of Silver 108
2/21 GP Firm Palm Beach Stakes-G3 9T 1:48.28 Nothing To Lose 92
2/22 Aqu Sloppy Best Turn Stakes 6F 1:10.68 Second In Command 94
2/22 Tam Sloppy Sam F. Davis Stakes 1 1/16m 1:45.47 White Buck 84
2/23 SA Firm Baldwin Stakes-G3 about 6.5T 1:12.56 Buddy Gil 106
3/1 OP Good Southwest Stakes 1 mile 1:38.96 Great Notion 104
3/1 TP Muddy John Battaglia Memorial Stakes 1 1/16m 1:46.23 Champali 88
3/1 SA Fast San Rafael Stakes-G2 1 mile 1:35.89 Rojo Toro 94
3/2 Sun Fast Borderland Derby 1 mile 1:36.23 Mr. Decatur 93
3/8 GG Fast El Camino Real Derby-G3 1 1/16m 1:42.26 Ocean Terrace 94
3/9 FG Fast Louisiana Derby-G2 1 1/16m 1:42.67 Peace Rules 105
3/15 GP Fast Florida Derby-G1 1 1/8m 1:49.05 Empire Maker 108
3/15 GP Fast Swale Stakes-G3 7F 1:21.06 Midas Eyes 110
3/16 Aqu Fast Gotham Stakes-G3 1 m 70y* 1:40.60 Alysweep 103
3/16 SA Good San Felipe Stakes-G2 1 1/16m 1:43.64 Buddy Gil 102
3/16 Tam Good Tampa Bay Derby-G3 1 1/16m 1:44.61 Region of Merit 93
3/22 TP Fast Hansel Stakes 6F 1:11.82 Quick Draw 81
3/22 TP Fast Lane's End Stakes-G2 1 1/8m 1:50.68 New York Hero 96
3/22 OP Fast Rebel Stakes 1 1/16m 1:44.00 Crowned King 90
3/22 TP Fast Rushaway Stakes 1 1/16m 1:45.43 Private Gold 82
3/22 SA Fast San Pedro Stakes 6.5F 1:15.21 King Robyn 104
3/29 Nas Fast UAE Derby 1 1/4m 2:02.45 Victory Moon  
3/29 Lrl Muddy Private Terms Stakes 1 1/16m 1:45.37 Sky Soldier 94
3/30 GP Good Caltech Handicap 1 1/8mT 1:55.94 Charge 88
3/30 Sun Fast WinStar Derby 1 1/16m 1:42.84 Excessivepleasure 93
4/4 Kee Firm Transylvania Stakes-G3 1 mileT 1:34.98 White Cat 95
4/5 GP Fast Aventura Stakes 1 1/16m 1:43.06 Dynever 101
4/5 LS Firm Grand Prairie Turf Challenge 1 mileT 1:39.70 Lone Star Deputy 82
4/5 Haw Fast Illinois Derby-G2 1 1/8m 1:51.47 Ten Most Wanted 110
4/5 SA Fast Santa Anita Derby-G1 1 1/8m 1:49.36 Buddy Gil 104
4/6 Kee Fast Lafayette Stakes-G3 7F 1:23.14 Posse 102
4/12 OP Fast Arkansas Derby-G2 1 1/8m 1:48.39 Sir Cherokee 106
4/12 Aqu Muddy Bay Shore Stakes-G3 7F 1:23.19 Halo Homewrecker 96
4/12 BM Sloppy California Derby 1 1/8m 1:47.65 Mr. Technique 94
4/12 OP Fast Northern Spur BC Stakes 1 mile 1:37.04 Mauk Four 95
4/12 Kee Fast Toyota Blue Grass Stakes-G1 1 1/8m 1:51.73 Peace Rules 104
4/12 Aqu Muddy Wood Memorial Stakes-G1 1 1/8m 1:48.70 Empire Maker 111
4/17 Kee Yielding Forerunner Stakes 1 1/8mT 1:52.10 Californian-GB 96
4/19 Pim Fast Federico Tesio Stakes 1 1/8m 1:49.86 Cherokee's Boy 92
4/19 Kee Fast Coolmore Lexington Stakes-G2 1 1/16m 1:45.47 Scrimshaw 99
4/26 CD  Fast Derby Trial Stakes-G3 1 mile  1:36.22  Midas Eyes  
*Originally scheduled at 1 mile on AQU main track. To be run on AQU inner dirt track at 1 mile & 70 yards.