Ellis Park Entries & Results for Friday, August 12, 2022

Ellis Park, Henderson, KY
Ellis Park - Henderson, KY  |  ellisparkracing.com

Ellis Park was built as Dade Park in 1922 by the Green River Jockey Club, and has offered Thoroughbred racing ever since. Renamed in 1954, it is one of five Thoroughbred racetracks in Kentucky.
Biggest stakes: The Gardenia Stakes.

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Power Picks stats the last 60 days: Top picks are winning at 31.5%, second picks are winning at 22.4%, and third place picks are winning 15.1%.

Ellis Park Power Picks the last 14 days: 0.0% winners /

1 1/16M, Turf, $30,000 Maiden Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $19,000

Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Double $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) / $0.50 Pick 4 (Races 1-2-3-4)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 1: The top pick is #1 Barrett the 8/5 ML favorite trained by Mike Maker and ridden by Gerardo Corrales. The three-year-old filly by Vancouver (AUS) has top ratings across all categories - good speed figures, top trainer and top jockey. Get Ellis Park Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 Picks Report

Barrett

Vancouver (AUS)

Michael J. Maker

Gerardo Corrales

8/5

2 2

Why She Dew Dat

Soldat

Ben Colebrook

Colby J. Hernandez

8/1

3

Miss Kitty Pie

Ameriheart

Frank C. Randazzo, Jr.

Javier Diego

8/1

4 4

Sweet Truffles

Candy Ride (ARG)

Kenneth G. McPeek

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

5/2

5 5

Just Get It

Honor Code

Steve Margolis

Chris Landeros

10/1

6 6

Joezine

Mr. Z

Adolfo Macias

Abel Lezcano

3/1

Runner Win Place Show
Why She Dew Dat  2 $7.58 $5.00 $2.10
Just Get It  5 - $7.90 $2.58
Sweet Truffles  4 - - $2.10
Joezine  6 - - -
Also rans:
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 2-5 $19.92 $14,205.00
Fractions and final time: :26.16, :50.71, 1:15.25, 1:39.61, 1:45.77
Winning Owner: Harvey A. Clarke Racing Stables, LLC
Winning Breeder: Harvey A. Clarke
WHY SHE DEW DAT prompted the pace while slightly keen from the four path, took the lead while two wide rounding the far turn, opened up from the two path at the top of the lane, and cleared.

6F, Dirt, $10,000 Maiden Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $12,500

Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Double / $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 2-3-4)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 2: The top pick is #7 Uncle Nick the 6/5 ML favorite trained by Carlo Vaccarezza and ridden by Jonuelle Pena. The four-year-old gelding by Uncle Mo has very good speed figures that matchup well with this group. Get Ellis Park Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Honorable Vow

Broken Vow

Darrin Miller

Chase Miller

12/1

2 2

River Stones

Bodemeister

Dale L. Romans

Joseph Talamo

15/1

3 3

Indian Springs

Giant Oak

Donald H. Campbell

Ferrin Peterson

15/1

4 4

Private Connie

Fusaichi Pegasus

John A. Hancock

Francisco Arrieta

7/2

5 5

Stavanger

Street Sense

Sarah Hamilton

Mitchell Murrill

12/1

6 6

Triple Chrome

Kantharos

Brittany A. Vanden Berg

Christopher A. Emigh

5/2

7 7 Picks Report

Uncle Nick

Uncle Mo

Carlo Vaccarezza

Jonuelle Pena

6/5

Runner Win Place Show
Uncle Nick  7 $4.18 $2.54 $2.22
Private Connie  4 - $3.18 $2.62
Indian Springs  3 - - $3.72
Honorable Vow  1 - - $2.48
Also rans: River Stones, Triple Chrome, Stavanger
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 7-4-3 $61.12 $0.00
Daily Double 2-7 $25.64 $6,077.00
Exacta 7-4 $11.56 $33,919.00
Superfecta 7-4-1-3 $121.40 $13,778.00
Superfecta 7-4-3-1 $178.80 $0.00
Trifecta 7-4-1 $19.40 $23,214.00
Fractions and final time: :23.28, :46.89, :59.38, 1:12.79
Winning Owner: J & J Stables, LLC, J&G Stables, LLC and Vaccarezza, Nicholas
Winning Breeder: Cina Forgason
UNCLE NICK pressed from two wide, took the lead while drifting out to the center in the stretch, but held on well.

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1M, Turf, $40,000 Allowance Optional Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $62,000

Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Double / $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 3: The top pick is #2 Jezebel's Kitten the 9/5 ML favorite trained by Christopher Davis and ridden by Jose E. Lopez. The five-year-old mare by Kitten's Joy has the top combo of trainer and jockey. Get Ellis Park Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Candace O

Declaration of War

Mark E. Casse

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

5/1

2 2 Picks Report

Jezebel's Kitten

Kitten's Joy

Christopher Davis

Jose E. Lopez

9/5

3 3

Fair Game

Honor Code

Victoria H. Oliver

Rafael Bejarano

4/1

4 4

Sister Annie

Carpe Diem

Chris A. Hartman

Mitchell Murrill

2/1

5 5

Southern Sky

Sky Mesa

Madelyn Royal

Abel Lezcano

8/1

6 6

English

English Channel

Rhonda Thurman

Javier Diego

15/1

Runner Win Place Show
Candace O  1 $5.74 $3.04 $2.20
Fair Game  3 - $3.62 $2.44
Jezebel's Kitten  2 - - $2.16
Southern Sky  5 - - -
Also rans: Sister Annie, English
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 1-3 $18.40 $34,600.00
Superfecta 1-3-2-5 $250.40 $15,523.00
Trifecta 1-3-2 $29.92 $26,370.00
Pick 3 2-7-1 $54.96 $7,745.00
Daily Double 7-1 $14.76 $4,294.00
Fractions and final time: :24.46, :48.87, 1:13.53, 1:25.53, 1:37.17
Winning Owner: D. J. Stable LLC and Green, Jonathan I.
Winning Breeder: Crosshaven Bloodstock
CANDACE O stalked inside, bid from two wide at the top of the lane, and drew clear.

6F, Dirt, $30,000 Maiden Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $19,000

Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Double $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) / $0.50 Pick 5 (Races 4-5-6-7-8)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Rikio

Gormley

D. Whitworth Beckman

Mitchell Murrill

12/1

2 2

Gem Dancer

Tale of Ekati

J. Keith Desormeaux

Rene Diaz

7/2

3

Lisa's Guy

Guys Reward

Wayne R. French

Ferrin Peterson

15/1

4 4

Awesome Charge

Will Take Charge

Robertino Diodoro

David Cohen

6/5

5 5

Cat Five

Verrazano

Gregory D. Foley

James Graham

3/1

6 6

Oro de Moro Moro

Violence

William E. Morey

Gerardo Corrales

6/1

7 7

Secret Edge

Competitive Edge

Jack L. Hancock

Jane Elliott

30/1

Runner Win Place Show
Oro de Moro Moro  6 $4.96 $3.28 $2.16
Rikio  1 - $3.66 $2.24
Awesome Charge  4 - - $2.18
Cat Five  5 - - -
Also rans: Secret Edge, Gem Dancer
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 4 2-7-1-3/6 $378.32 $19,386.00
Exacta 6-1 $14.44 $31,357.00
Superfecta 6-1-4-5 $69.80 $12,892.00
Trifecta 6-1-4 $31.32 $23,053.00
Consolation Double 1-3 $4.86 $0.00
Pick 3 7-1-6 $56.64 $10,799.00
Consolation Pick 3 7-1-3 $13.68 $0.00
Daily Double 1-6 $17.08 $5,193.00
Fractions and final time: :22.54, :46.13, :58.66, 1:12.05
Winning Owner: Redekop, James and Ferrario, Stefan
Winning Breeder: Machmer Hall & Jimmy Ventura
ORO DE MORO MORO prompted the pace from three wide, bid in the four path going into the stretch, and drew clear.

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1M, Turf, Maiden Special Weight
Open | 2 Year Olds
Purse: $60,000

Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Double $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) / $0.50 Pick 4 (Races 5-6-7-8) $3.00 All Turf Pick 3 (Races 5-7-8)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Traffic Master

Cross Traffic

Mark E. Casse

Gerardo Corrales

15/1

2 2

Thunderian

Distorted Humor

Brad H. Cox

Joseph Talamo

9/2

3 3

Sherlock's Jewel

Lea

Claude R. McGaughey III

Rafael Bejarano

20/1

4 4

Deer District

Oscar Performance

Dale L. Romans

Martin Garcia

15/1

5 5

Crafty King

American Pharoah

Mark E. Casse

Reylu Gutierrez

8/1

6 6

Fortune

Empire Maker

Brendan P. Walsh

Vincent Cheminaud

10/1

7

Cajun Blast

Tapwrit

J. Keith Desormeaux

James Graham

2/1

8 8

Hard to Come By

Bolt d'Oro

Donnie K. Von Hemel

Francisco Arrieta

12/1

9 9

Bluff City

Bernardini

Wayne M. Catalano

David Cohen

4/1

10 10

Mr Bingo

Bolt d'Oro

Ian R. Wilkes

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

8/1

11

Ghent

Cairo Prince

Sarah Hamilton

Mitchell Murrill

(Also-eligible)

8/1

AE

12

Oscar Eclipse

Oscar Performance

Brian A. Lynch

Geovanni Franco

(Also-eligible)

5/1

AE

13

The Bookkeeper

Frosted

James P. DiVito

Gabriel Saez

(Also-eligible)

10/1

AE

14

McEnroe

Justify

Rodolphe Brisset

Gerardo Corrales

(Main Track only)

6/1

MTO

Runner Win Place Show
Deer District  4 $4.90 $4.00 $3.22
Hard to Come By  8 - $8.02 $5.24
Bluff City  9 - - $4.64
Sherlock's Jewel  3 - - -
Also rans: Fortune, Crafty King, Traffic Master, Mr Bingo, Thunderian
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 4-8 $60.28 $77,682.00
Superfecta 4-8-9-3 $4,666.20 $23,199.00
Trifecta 4-8-9 $506.92 $46,281.00
Pick 3 1-6-4 $130.16 $14,137.00
Consolation Pick 3 1-3-4 $38.24 $0.00
Daily Double 6-4 $24.12 $5,680.00
Fractions and final time: :26.53, :52.87, 1:17.45, 1:28.82, 1:40.31
Winning Owner: Bakster Farm LLC
Winning Breeder: Springhouse Farm, Vision TBs, BrucePieratt & Patricia Pieratt
DEER DISTRICT bumped with Crafty King at the start, prompted the pace two wide, made a bid two wide at the top of the top lane, took the lead in the final furlong, and just held on.

5 1/2F, Dirt, Maiden Special Weight
Open | 2 Year Olds
Purse: $60,000

Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Double / $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Ben Dreaming

Always Dreaming

James P. DiVito

Gabriel Saez

15/1

2 2

Barry's Music

Maclean's Music

Christopher Davis

Jose E. Lopez

12/1

3 3

Stud Lovin

Nyquist

Michael J. Maker

Reylu Gutierrez

5/1

4 4

Meraj

Army Mule

Steven M. Asmussen

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

9/5

5 5

Memphis Pharoah

American Pharoah

Terry J. Brennan

Rafael Bejarano

8/1

6 6

Birthday Munnings

Munnings

Brendan P. Walsh

Martin Garcia

10/1

7 7

Blamethegoodtimes

Blame

Brian A. Lynch

Geovanni Franco

10/1

8 8

Last Cookie

Bernardini

Brad H. Cox

Joseph Talamo

7/2

9 9

Hardy Choice

Hard Spun

Brian A. Lynch

James Graham

12/1

Runner Win Place Show
Stud Lovin  3 $7.16 $4.74 $3.74
Meraj  4 - $2.98 $2.90
Ben Dreaming  1 - - $6.34
Memphis Pharoah  5 - - -
Also rans: Birthday Munnings, Blamethegoodtimes, Last Cookie, Hardy Choice, Barry's Music
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 3-4 $19.66 $41,101.00
Daily Double 4-3 $18.14 $11,123.00
Superfecta 3-4-1-5 $1,659.80 $13,116.00
Trifecta 3-4-1 $207.64 $23,891.00
Pick 3 6-4-3 $192.40 $10,174.00
Fractions and final time: :23.04, :46.09, :57.97, 1:04.3
Winning Owner: Paradise Farms Corp., Staudacher, David, Carlesimo, Angelo, Below The Rim Stables LLC and Gata Racing Stable LLC
Winning Breeder: David Soblick
STUD LOVIN led from the two path, opened up into the stretch and drew clear.

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5 1/2F, Turf, Allowance
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $61,000

Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta / Double

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 9

Twirling Roses

Twirling Candy

Eduardo Rodriguez

Mitchell Murrill

4/1

1A 12

Kennesaw

Commissioner

Eduardo Rodriguez

Francisco Arrieta

(Also-eligible)

4/1

AE

2 1

Switzer

Maclean's Music

Ron Moquett

Joseph Talamo

9/2

2

On K P

Midshipman

John Rednour, Jr.

Jon Kenton Court

15/1

4 3

Of the Moment

Vancouver (AUS)

Brian Williamson

Jose E. Lopez

10/1

4

Prestonsbird

Birdstone

Tim Richardson

Erica Herrforth

20/1

6 5

Mumayaz

Bodemeister

Daniel C. Peitz

Francisco Arrieta

15/1

7 6

My Crazy Neighbor

Into Mischief

Ian R. Wilkes

Chris Landeros

6/1

8 7

Hunter John

Maclean's Music

John Alexander Ortiz

Reylu Gutierrez

3/1

9 8

Spend Benjamins

Competitive Edge

Reina E. Gonzalez

Rafael Bejarano

10/1

10 10

Stellar Tap

Tapit

Wesley E. Hawley

Corey J. Lanerie

6/1

11

Sand Mountain

The Factor

Armando Hernandez

Christopher A. Emigh

(Also-eligible)

10/1

AE

13

Flags Up

Honor Code

James E. Baker

Rafael Bejarano

(Main Track only)

5/1

MTO

Runner Win Place Show
Hunter John  8 $5.50 $3.84 $3.18
Mumayaz  6 - $10.72 $7.42
Switzer  2 - - $4.32
Twirling Roses  1 - - -
Also rans: Of the Moment, Kennesaw, Spend Benjamins, Stellar Tap, My Crazy Neighbor
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 8-6 $42.34 $93,827.00
Superfecta 8-6-2-1 $862.20 $35,842.00
Trifecta 8-6-2 $210.80 $60,443.00
Pick 3 4-3-8 $124.24 $9,735.00
Daily Double 3-8 $25.86 $6,558.00
Fractions and final time: :22.3, :45.77, :57.19, 1:03.04
Winning Owner: Haines, John and Lundbeck, Barbara
Winning Breeder: Barbara Lundbeck & John Haines
HUNTER JOHN set the pace, was coaxed from the two path into the stretch, and held on gamely.

1 1/16M, Turf, Maiden Special Weight
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $60,000

Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Silver Blur

Tapit

W. Bret Calhoun

Reylu Gutierrez

3/1

2 2

Blue Devil

Uncle Mo

Jeff A. Hiles

Corey J. Lanerie

5/2

3 3

Predominate

Arrogate

Wayne M. Catalano

Ferrin Peterson

6/1

4 4

Habitus

Kitten's Joy

Cheryl Shifflett

Isaias Ayala

30/1

5

War On Truth

Tiznow

Mark E. Casse

Gerardo Corrales

10/1

6 6

Spuns Son

Hard Spun

Alvin Brent Taylor

Chase Miller

30/1

7 7

Mucho Mojo

Mucho Macho Man

Eric N. Foster

Francisco Arrieta

15/1

8 8

Faith Runner

Medaglia d'Oro

Dallas Stewart

Mickaelle Michel

12/1

9 9

Levity

Candy Ride (ARG)

Victoria H. Oliver

Rafael Bejarano

12/1

10 10

Encourage

Air Force Blue

Kenneth G. McPeek

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

12/1

11

Kansas Comet

Uncle Mo

Dale L. Romans

Joseph Talamo

8/1

12

Bluegrass Royale

Uncle Mo

Cherie DeVaux

Colby J. Hernandez

15/1

13 13

Get Through

Get Stormy

Bentley Combs

Jack Gilligan

(Also-eligible)

12/1

AE

14

Grand Cay

Uncle Mo

Claude R. McGaughey III

Vincent Cheminaud

(Also-eligible)

5/1

AE

15

Miracle On Ice

Dialed In

Byron G. Hughes

Ferrin Peterson

(Also-eligible)

6/1

AE

16

Workinfromhome

The Factor

Sal Guerrero

Chase Miller

(Also-eligible)

20/1

AE

Runner Win Place Show
Encourage 10 $15.48 $6.08 $4.46
Blue Devil  2 - $2.58 $2.36
Silver Blur  1 - - $3.66
Levity  9 - - -
Also rans: Faith Runner, Predominate, Habitus, Spuns Son, Mucho Mojo, Get Through
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 5 3/6-4/7-3-3/5/8-10 $126.00 $0.00
Pick 5 3/6-4/7-3-3/5/8-10 $17,238.60 $276,244.00
Superfecta 10-2-1-9 $886.60 $41,909.00
Trifecta 10-2-1 $233.12 $63,381.00
Exacta 10-2 $48.90 $92,358.00
Pick 3 3-8-10 $467.36 $25,855.00
Daily Double 8-10 $52.26 $22,984.00
Pick 4 4/7-3-3/5/8-10 $1,450.40 $39,989.00
Fractions and final time: :23.71, :47.66, 1:12.8, 1:37.32, 1:43.2
Winning Owner: Stephen R. Baker
Winning Breeder: Marcus Stables LLC
ENCOURAGE tracked three wide, made a sweeping bid four wide into the stretch, and just got up late.

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