Race #1 18:05 Makers Mark Mile – Grade I
1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up.

A number of the runners ran in The Kilroe Mile – Grade I with Inspector Jacque taking the win there where he had five of his challengers all finished within two lengths of him and could be follow up here for his new owner after being purchased for $250.000.

Makers Mark Mile – Grade I

Ideal Trinity

Kopites

Won three from eleven starts, a maiden at MTH in his first race and two allowances at HOU and TUP all won before being sold. Purchased by a previous owner for $14.000 running once before being claimed for $6.250 after finishing second at GG and then ran four times for that owner without success and just been purchased by his present owner for $50.000.

Jojo Jove

Night Rider Stables

Won six from sixteen starts, claimed by his present owner for $20.000 after finishing third at CD and since then won two from  five starts his last two races, an allowance at SA also The Little Magician both by a length.

Inspector Jacque

Jader Stable

Won three from nine starts, after winning a maiden at FE he was purchased by his previous owner for $100.000 winning two from seven his last two races, an allowance at GG also The Kilroe Mile – Grade I by a length. Since then he has been purchased by his present owner for $250.000.

Tin Lizzie

Stald Gullis

Won nine from thirty starts, purchased by his present owner before going to the track for $12.050 winning a maiden at DMR in his first race, a claimer, two allowances also five Stakes, The Read Stakes – Grade I, The City of Hope Mile – Grade II, The Kilroe Mile – Grade I, The BC Mile – Grade I also The San Simeon Stakes – Grade III. He last ran in this years The Kilroe Mile – Grade I finishing ninth beaten by three lengths.

Lunar Blaze

John Henry

Won six from fourteen starts, purchased by a previous owner for $40.000 after winning a maiden at TUP in his fist four races and was sold to another previous owner for $1250.000 after he had won five from five starts all Stakes, The Eddie Stakes, The Day Mile Stakes – Grade III, The Stephens – Grade II, The BEL Derby Invitational – Grade I and The AP Million – Grade I running twice for that owner without success before being purchased by his present owner for $500.000. Since then ran three times finishing second in both The Mathis Brothers Mile – Grade II and The Poseidon also his last race fifth in The Kilroe Mile – Grade I beaten by two lengths.

The Perfect Day

Aer Stables

Won five from seventeen starts, sold on numerous occasions for between $10.000 to as much as $1350.000. Purchased by his present owner for $100.000 after he won The GP Turf Handicap – Grade I running only once since finishing fourth in The Kilroe Mile – Grade I beaten by two lengths.

Desolation Island

Mb Stables

Won nine from twenty four starts, claimed by his present owner for $50.000 claimed by his present owner for $50.000 after finishing second at SAR. Since then won three allowances also five Stakes, The Sophomore Turf, The American Turf – Grade II, The BEL Derby Invitational – Grade I and The Makers Mark Mile – Grade I. He last ran in The Kilroe Mile – Grade I finishing third beaten by a length.

Sir Tom

Brave

Won eleven from thirty one starts, a maiden at PRX in his second race, an allowance at the same track and nine Stakes, The American Turf, The Mathis Brothers Mile – Grade II, The Miami Mile – Grade III, The Firecracker – Grade II, The BC Mile – Grade I, The Canadian Turf – Grade III, The Dixie Stakes – Grade II, The United Nations Stakes – Grade I also his last race in The Canadian Turf – Grade III winning by three quarters of a length.

Palestinian

Nakamura Stables

Won nine from nineteen starts, a maiden at LS in his first race, allowances at EMD and GP also six Stakes, The Funny Cide, The Bongard, The Juvenile Dirt Sprint, The Smooth Air, The Sham Stakes – Grade III and The MTH Cup – Grade II. He last ran in The Challenger Stakes finishing second beaten by two lengths.

Midway

Whitewater Stables

Won five from fourteen starts, a maiden at BEL in his fourth race, an allowance at SA and Three Stakes, The Commonwealth Turf – Grade III and two The Arcadia Stakes – Grade II defending last year’s success following that with his last race with a second in The Kilroe Mile – Grade I beaten by a length.

Good luck to all.

The Englishman.

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