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October 6, 2007:
PURIM WINS G1 SHADWELL TURF MILE!
Purim got up in time to edged Cosmonaut at the wire in an exciting edition of the $648,000, Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland!
Purim tracked the moderate pace to T. D. Vance through splits of :23.64, :47.21 and three-quarters in 1:11.49. He made a five wide move into the stretch and closed the gap with every stride. Cosmonaut would not go down to defeat without a fight, but Purim would not be denied. Unleashing a sub twelve second final furlong, Purim gained the advantage late to win by a neck in a final time of 1:35.56. Shadwell Stable's Shakis finished third.
The victory was the first win in a Grade 1 for winning rider, Jamie Theriot.
“At the eighth pole, I still had plenty of horse and I thought I had a chance if I could just get to the leader (Cosmonaut),” Theriot said. “But as soon as I got to him, he dug in. But at the sixteenth pole, he (Purim) pulled clear.”
Purim, a son of Dynaformer has earned $372,000 for owner/breeder E.J. Sukley and he is trained by Tom Proctor. The 5-year-old horse now has won nine of 21 starts and earned $923,003.
Purim earned an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on October 27 at Monmouth Park as the Shadwell Turf Mile is is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series.
Proctor said that Purim is eligible to the Breeders’ Cup but “I am not one of those guys to run just to run.”
October 3, 2007:
SHADEWELL TURF MILE DRAWS A FIELD OF NINE!
A field of nine has been entered for the Grade 1, $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile on Saturday at Keeneland.
The field, in post-position order, with jockey, weight, and trainer:
1. T. D. Vance, Ramon Dominguez, 126, Graham Motion;
2. Art Master, Rafael Bejarano, 126, Bobby Frankel;
3. Purim, Jamie Theriot, 126, Thomas Proctor;
4. Astronomer Royal, John Velazquez, 123, Aidan O'Brien;
5. Independent George, Corey Nakatani, 126, Graham Motion;
6. Istan, Robby Albarado, 126, Bill Mott;
7. Cosmonaut, Julien Leparoux, 126, Patrick Biancone;
8. Spotsgone, Earlie Fires, 126, William Fires;
9. Shakis (IRE), Alan Garcia, 126, Kiaran McLaughlin.
October 7, 2006
AUSSIE RULES WINS ROUSING EDITION OF SHADWELL TURF MILE-G1
Kentucky-bred but European-sired and raced AUSSIE RULES shipped to Keeneland Race Course for the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile-G1 and came out the smashing winner. Although victor of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains-G1 at Longchamp in France earlier this year, the 3-year-old was an unheralded runner from the powerful stable of trainer Aidan O'Brien. After his scintillating victory in the G1 Shadwell Turf Mile, he's sure to attract more notice.
AUSSIE RULES was the only sophomore in the field of nine. He broke last and raced near the back, still no better than seventh with a quarter-mile to go. The Danehill colt came five wide into the stretch to unleash a furious rally that carried him to a 1 3/4 length triumph. A photo showed the next five finishers were separated by only noses and a head.
The gray or roan colt was bred in Kentucky by Belgrave Bloodstock Ltd. and campaigns for Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Faisal Salman. He was ridden by Garrett Gomez, the leading North American jockey by earnings this year. AUSSIE RULES wore blinkers for the first time in the Shadwell Turf Mile-G1 and also received Lasix for the first time. He got the mile distance in 1:34 1/5 and returned $11.80 to win.
October 8, 2005
CHILEAN-BRED HOST IS THE TOAST OF SHADWELL TURF MILE-G1
The richest race of the Keeneland fall meet, the Shadwell Turf Mile-G1, gave horsemen and fans a thrilling rendition in 2005. All of the favorites for the G1 event finished off the board while longshots dominated. Chilean-bred Host, at 10-1, rallied from the back of the pack to win by a neck over Vanderlin, at 27-1. Gulch Approval was third at 28-1 and Remind, a 27-1 shot, was fourth.
he winner is owned by Melnyk Racing Stables, is trained by Todd Pletcher, and was ridden by Rafael Bejarano. The latter kept Host wide and out of traffic before devouring ground and surging down the stretch.
"When I asked him to run, he just exploded," said Bejarano.
Host, a champion in his native country and a multiple graded stakes winner in the U.S., got the mile in 1:37 3/5 for his eighth career victory in 14 starts. The Shadwell was his first start in almost eight months. There is a possibility he may go to the Breeders' Cup Mile-G1 on October 29, a race in which he would have to be supplemented for $200,000.
October 9, 2004
SHADWELL DAY AT KEENELAND
Opening Saturday at Keeneland featured the richest race of the fall meet, the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile S.-G1. The eight furlong turf stakes was won emphatically by Nothing to Lose, a multiple graded stakes winner who powered home by 4 1/2 lengths. Last year's winner, Perfect Soul, was off the board while last year's runner-up, Honor in War, again took the second spot. Nine horses competed. The winner is a homebred for Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey and will go to the Breeders' Cup Mile-G1 as one of the favorites.
Earlier on the card, Shadwell's own MUSTANFAR captured the Sycamore Breeders' Cup S.-G3. The 3-year-old scored an impressive victory, winning the 1 1/2 mile turf event by three widening lengths over his elders. He flew by the field in the stretch to win in a hand ride. The Unbridled colt out of the Lyphard mare Manwah (a half-sister to dual classic winner Nashwan and five other stakes winners) races as a homebred for Shadwell Farm. It was MUSTANFAR's first time at the distance. He switched to the grass from the main track earlier this summer and previously captured Belmont's Lexington Stakes-G3.
October 4, 2003
ROUSING EDITION OF SHADWELL TURF MILE-G1 IN THE BOOKS
Keeneland's feature race today was the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile S.-G1, now an annual feature and a highly-anticipated event on the racing calendar. The 2003 G1 event featured a wide-open field and was won impressively by Perfect Soul (IRE), a 5-year-old homebred for Charles E. Fipke who is trained by Roger Attfield. Perfect Soul (IRE) raced midpack until uncorking an explosive burst of speed and charging hard in the final sixteenth to prove best by three-quarters of a length. Jockey Edgar Prado, who also won last year's race with Landseer, urged him to the wire.
Perfect Soul (IRE), who owned a win over the course in April and was most recently third in the Atto Mile-G1, got the distance in 1:36. Third Turn Stables' Honor in War and Gainsborough Farm's Touch of the Blues (FR) followed the winner home. |
SHADWELL TO SPONSOR THE TRAVERS G1 and THE SUBURBAN G1 
Shadwell Farm becomes the presenting sponsor for the New York Racing Association’s Travers Stakes (G1) and Suburban Handicap (G1) through 2009. The two races account for 259 runnings and boast stakes histories crowded with champions, classic winners and Hall of Fame horses. 
Keeneland and in 2008, the event will be held on Saturday, October 4, as the featured race. The Shadwell Mile is one of the major features of opening weekend of Keeneland's prestigious fall meeting. In addition to its status as a G1 race for 3-year-olds and up, the Shadwell Turf Mile is worth $600,000, the highest purse offered during the meeting.