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11/10/2008
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Sibling to Our Pulpit Filly Wins Stake At Meadowlands
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Spritely, a half sister to Wood Sprite 07 (pictured), won the Honey Bee Handicap at the Meadowlands on Saturday. Spritely, who is by Touch Gold, is conditioned by trainer, Todd Pletcher.
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10/29/2008
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Upcoming Runners
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Hampered badly in his last start by a fallen jockey, our More Than Ready colt, Up For Love (pictured), will try to get the job done again on Friday. He is running in the 9th race at Aqueduct, a maiden special for two year old New York Breds going a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. He will break from post position 5 of 12 and Johnny Velazquez will be in the irons this time. Post time is 4:12 EDT.
Our Dixie Union colt, Umbra, is running in the 4th race at Aqueduct on Saturday. It is a maiden special weight for 2yo colts going a mile and one sixteenth on the turf. He breaks from post 10 of 12 with Johnny Velazquez in the irons. Post time is 1:52 EDT.
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10/22/2008
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Odakota Running Saturday
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Our Indian Charlie filly, Odakota, will debut in the 4th race at Keeneland on Saturday. It is a maiden special weight going 6 furlongs on the main track for 2 year old fillies. She has drawn post position 10 of 12 and Julio Garcia will be in the irons. Post time is 2:50 EDT and the purse is $50,000.
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10/13/2008
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Up For Love Running Today At Belmont
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Our More Than Ready two year old colt, Up For Love (pictured), is running in the 5th race at Belmont today. It is a state bred maiden special weight going 7 furlongs on the turf. He will break from post position 8 of 12 and Edgar Prado will be in the irons. He was second in this condition last time out and would look to improve today.
Starlight Stable is running Sleuse in the 9th race. Trying the turf for the first time he will have Johnny Velazquez on board for this first level allowance race. He drew post 3 of 9 for this mile and one sixteenth event.
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10/7/2008
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Banshee Express Running At Keeneland
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Banshee Express (pictured on left as a yearling) is running in the 10th race at Keeneland on Friday. It is a maiden special weight for 2 year old fillies going 6 furlongs on the main track. She has drawn post position 11 of 12 and Rene Douglas will be in the irons. Post time for the race is 5:40. She has been training very forwardly and posted a nice gate move at the weekend so should be ready to shake rattle and roll.
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10/6/2008
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Daguerreotype Running Tomorrow
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Daguerreotype is running in the 5th race tomorrow at the Meadowlands. It is a first level allowance race for fillies and mares going 6 furlongs on the main track. She has drawn post position 5 of 7 and Chris Decarlo will be in the irons. Post time for the race is 2:45.
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10/2/2008
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Woodway Running Opening Day at Keeneland
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Woodway, owned by Starlight Stable in partnership with Barbara Lucarelli and Barbara Kurtin is running in the first race on opening day at Keeneland. It is a maiden claiming $50,000 race going seven furlongs on the polytrack. He will break from post position 2 of 10 and Brian Hernandez will be in the irons. Post time is 1:10. Jeff Thornbury trains Woodway.
Our 2007 partnership horses are beginning to roll.
Take The Points, our recent Belmont winner, will run next in the GIII $100,000 Stakes at Aqueduct on November 2nd.
Banshee Express (pictured) will debut at Keeneland on October 10th.
Also on October 10th, Up For Love will run in a NY bred maiden special on the turf. He was a fast closing second in his last and only start in the same condition.
A day later on October 11th, Umbra will run in a maiden special on the turf. He also ran second last time out encountering serious traffic problems. He was by far the best horse in the race so we hope he will break his maiden next time.
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9/28/2008
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Take The Points Wins At Belmont
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Take The Points broke his maiden yesterday at Belmont. Racing on a muddy sealed track Edgar positioned him nicely just off the pace four wide and at the top of the lane he pulled away from the others to prevail by a half length. As of Sunday morning he seems to have come out of this effort in great shape and he will stay at Belmont to be pointed to his next race.
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9/25/2008
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Take The Points In On Saturday At Belmont
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Take The Points is running in the 2nd Race at Belmont on Saturday. It is a maiden special weight for two year olds going a mile. He drew post 7 of 8 horses. Edgar Prado will be in the irons. He has been training very well at Saratoga and we hope that Saturday will be his day. Post time of the race is 1:31 and the purse is $53,000.
Our next runner will most likely be Banshee Express who will debut on October 10th at Keeneland.
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9/19/2008
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Up For Love Running Saturday
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Up for Love (pictured on left) will debut tomorrow at Belmont Park. The More Than Ready colt is running in the 5th race, a New York Bred maiden special weight race going a mile on the turf. He drew post position 4 of 12 and Corey Nakatani will be on board. Post time for the race is 3:11 EDT.
We were most unfortunate not to win with Umbra yesterday. He broke badly and ran into traffic on the back side. When Johnny Velazquez pulled him out heading for home on the turn he ran strongly down the center of the track only to get beaten a neck for second.
Take The Points will be the partnership's next runner. He is being pointed to a race on September 27th at Belmont.
Bullara, who is owned by Starlight Stable in partnership with Donald Lucarelli and Barbara Kurtin, is running in a third level allowance race going a mile on the turf at Philadelphia Park on Sunday. He drew post 1 of 11 and Kendrick Carmouche has the ride. Post time for this race is 3:22 EDT.
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9/14/2008
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Umbra Running Thursday
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Umbra (pictured on left) is running in the fourth race on Thursday at Belmont Park. It is a maiden special weight race for two year olds going a mile and one sixteenth on the turf. He drew post position six of twelve and Johnny Velazquez will be in the irons. Post time is 2:36. He is coming of a good second place at Saratoga which was his only start so we hope he can get the job done on Thursday.
A race earlier Starlight Stable will send out their three year old, Sleuse. It is a first level allowance race going seven furlongs. He will break from post one of eight and Cornelio Velasquez will be in the irons. Post time is 2:04. He has not run since the winter but has been training very well at Belmont.
On Monday at Kentucky Downs Dix Huit will run in a first level allowance race going a mile and five sixteenths on the turf. She will be ridden by Jamie Theriot and will break from post five of eight. Post time for that race is 5:30 EDT.
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9/10/2008
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Starlight Buys Seven At Keeneland
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The Starlight team were out in force the first few days of the Keeneland yearling sale. Over the first two days they purchased a total of seven horses. The top priced horse was a Pulpit filly (pictured). She cost $340,000. We ended up with a total of four fillies and three colts. This brings the total of horses for the 2008 partnership to nineteen.
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Daguerreotype, pictured breaking her maiden at Laurel Park in December, is running in the 3rd race on Wednesday at Monmouth Park. It is a first level allowance race going 6 furlongs on the dirt. She drew post position 4 of 5 and Joe Bravo will be in the irons. Post time for the race is 1:45 EDT. Daguerreotype is owned by Starlight Stable in partnership with Donald Lucarelli and Paul Saylor.
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Bullara (pictured) is running in the 6th race today at Saratoga. It is a $60,000 claiming race going a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. He has drawn post 10 of 10 and Johnny Velazquez will be in the irons. Post time is 3:49.
Sam P. is running in the 8th race at Saratoga on Friday. It is an optional claiming race going a mile and an eighth on the main track. He will run for the allowance condition. He has drawn post position 2 of 7 and Johnny Velazquez will be on board. Post time is 6:36.
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8/23/2008
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Weekend Runners
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Starlight Stable has two runners this weekend. Dix Huit is running in the third race today at Arlington Park. It is a first level allowance race going a mile and one eighth on the turf. She will break from post position five of six and Rene Douglas will be in the irons. Post time is 2:56 EDT.
Woodway is running in the seventh race at Ellis Park on Sunday. It is a maiden special weight going five and one half furlongs on the dirt. He will break from post position one of seven and Brian Hernandez will be back in the irons. Post time is 4:35 EDT. Woodway actually won this condition last time out but was disqualified so we hope he can get the job done tomorrow.
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8/19/2008
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Umbra Running Tuesday At Saratoga
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Umbra will make his first start at Saratoga on Tuesday. He is running in the second race, a maiden special weight, going a mile and one sixteenth on the turf. He has drawn post position 4 of 9 and Ramon Dominguez will be in the irons. The purse is $63,000 and the post time is 1:33.
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8/15/2008
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Take The Points Running Today
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Take The Points will make his second start today in the 9th race at Saratoga. Originally scheduled on the turf, the race will now be run over 7 furlongs on the main track. Johnny Velazquez will be in the irons and the post time for the race will be 5:30. Take the Points is coming off a fast closing finish in his last race at Churchill Downs and has been training well at Saratoga.
Umbra will be entered today for a maiden special on the turf on Sunday.
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8/8/2008
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Sam P. Running Saturday
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Sam P. is running in the $110,000 Duke of Magenta Stakes at Saratoga tomorrow. It is a mile and three sixteenths race for three year olds and up. It will be carded as the 10th race and the post time is 6:04. He wil break from postion position 7 of 7. Ramon Dominguez will be in the irons.
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8/5/2008
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Starlight Buys Four At Saratoga Sale
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Starlight purchased a total of 3 fillies and one colt at the Fasig Tipton Saratoga yearling sale.
Hip 38. A Fusaichi Pegasus colt out of the Sabona mare, Reason To Talk, for $210,000.
Hip 63. A Tiznow filly out of the Saint Ballado mare, St Ballado's Image for $335,000.
Hip 65. A More Than Ready filly out of the Storm Boot mare, Stoneway for $150,000.
Hip 164. A Maria's Mon filly out of the Forest Wildcat mare, Graceful Cat.
This brings 2008 partnership total to 12. We will be heading to Keeneland in September to wrap up our purchasing.
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7/31/2008
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Daguerreotype Running Friday
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Daguerreotype is running in the third race at Monmouth Park tomorrow. It is a first level allowance race for fillies and mares going 6 furlongs. She will break from post 3 of 6 and Joe Bravo will be on board. Post time for the race is 1:45. She is owned by Starlight Stable in partnership with Donald Lucarelli and Paul Saylor.
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7/29/2008
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Bullara Running Wednesday
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Bullara, owned by Starlight Stable, Donald Lucarelli and Barbara Kurtin is running in the 8th race at Monmouth Part tomorrow. It is an allowance optional claiming race for three year olds and up going a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. Joe Bravo rides . He will break from post 4 of 7. Post time for the race is 4:07 EDT.
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7/24/2008
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Woodway Running Saturday
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Woodway, owned by Starlight Stable, Donald Lucarelli and Barbara Kurtin is running in the 12th race at Ellis Park on Saturday. It is a maiden special weight race going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf. He has drawn post 3 of 12. Brian Hernandez will be on board and the post time for the race is 6:59 EDT.
Bullion Cache was scratched this morning from the Sanford due to a temperature. His next race has yet to be decided.
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7/22/2008
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Bullion Cache Running In Sanford
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The Starlight Racing 2007 Partnership has its first stakes runner! Our Seeking the Gold colt, Bullion Cache is running in the Grade II Sanford Stakes on Thursday at Saratoga. It is a $150,000 race for two year olds going six furlongs on the dirt. He has drawn post 5 of 7 and Johnny Velazquez will be in the irons. Post time for the race is 5:31.
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