Race day winners


Posted Tuesday, May 6, 2008

 
 
Photos by Katie Riggan
Jockey Joe Petty won the first and second races of the day.
 
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Winterthur Small Pony Race
Heat 1


Held in honor of Alison Hershbell, a flat race for jockeys under 16 and horses under 13 hands

1st Riptide, ridden by Erin Nolan
Jessica Knox, owner; Jessica Knox, trainer

2nd Spirit, ridden by Jake Shriner
Jake Shriner, owner; Bonnie Shriner, trainer

3rd Missy, ridden by Ken Shawn Walker
Work to Ride, owner; Leslie Hiner, trainer

Winterthur Small Pony Race
Heat 2


Held in honor of Alison Hershbell, a flat race for jockeys under 16 and horses under 13 hands

1st Sunshine Rose, ridden by Lydia Fisher
Lydia Fisher, owner; Lydia Fisher, trainer

2nd Hot Chocolate, ridden by Buzby Fisher
Buzby Fisher, owner; Buzby Fisher, trainer

3rd Cream, ridden by Nick Juvonen
Nick Juvonen, owner; Nick Juvonen, trainer

Winterthur Large Pony Race

Held in honor of Alison Hershbell, a flat race for jockeys under 16 and horses between 13 and 14.2 hands

1st Ode To Joy, ridden by Robyn Weaver
Night Sight Farm, owner; Monika Dujardin, trainer

2nd Allnmore, ridden by Lisa Perri
Lisa Perri, owner; Gina Perri, trainer

3rd Maggie, ridden by Lindsey Capps
Windy Ridge Stables, owner; Ross Capps, trainer

Isabella du Pont Sharp Memorial

A 3 1/4-mile timber race for horses over 4 years old that have never won a sanctioned timber race. $10,000 purse, in memory of Mrs. Sharp and her husband, Rodney Sharp

1st South Monarch, ridden by Jody Petty
Augustin Stables, owner; Sanna Hendriks, trainer

2nd High Watermark, ridden by Calvin McCormack
Mrs. George Ohrstrom, Jr., owner; Richard Valentine, trainer

3rd Scuba Steve, ridden by Carl Rafter
Perry Bolton, owner; Katherine McKenna, trainer

The Winterthur Bowl

A 3 1/4-mile timber race for horses over 5 years old. $20,000 purse, in memory of Henry Francis du Pont, the founder of Winterthur

1st Rochester, ridden by Jody Petty
Augustin Stables, owner; Sanna Hendriks, trainer

2nd Tacloban, ridden by William Dowling
Rosbrian Farm, owner; Tara Elmore, trainer

3rd Haddix, ridden by Carl Rafter
Perry Bolton, owner; Katherine McKenna, trainer

The Vicmead Plate

A 3 1/4-mile timber race for horses more than 5 years old that have not one more than $9,000 last year and amateur jockeys. $5,000 purse, in memory of the Vicmead Hunt Club.

1st Michele Marieschi, ridden by George Hundt, Jr.
Anna Stable, owner; Richard Valentine, trainer

2nd Messomania, ridden by James Stierhoff
Wits End Stables, owner; Jack Giswold, trainer

3rd Hotspur, ridden by Colvin Ryan
Colvin Ryan, owner; Julie Gomena, trainer

Amateur Riders Club of America

A 2-mile flat race for amateur jockeys and horses more than 3 years old. $500 purse, the results did not count toward the horse’s official record

1st Male Supremacy, ridden by Alexandra McKee
Mrs. George Robertson, Jr., owner and trainer

2nd Bold Quest, ridden by H. Brooks Durkee
Northwood Stable, owner; Regina Welsh, trainer

3rd Decisive Play, ridden by James Slater
Timber By Farm, owner; Jonathan Sheppard, trainer

The Middletown Cup

A 1 3/4-mile flat race for horses more than 3 years old. $500 purse, the results did not count toward the horse’s official record

1st Fieldview, ridden by Jody Petty
Eugene Weymouth, owner; Sanna Hendriks, trainer

2nd Heros Among Us, ridden by Alison Chubb
Crestview Farm, owner; Katherine McKenna, trainer

3rd La Marseillaise, ridden by James Slater
William Pape, owner, Jonathan Sheppard, trainer

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