Full Result 9.16 Keeneland (USA) | 7 October 2012

Bourbon Stakes (Grade 3) (Turf)

(2yo) (1m110yds) 1m½f Firm

1st £58,064.51 2nd £19,354.84 3rd £9,677.41 4th £4,838.70 5th £2,903.22 6th £276.77 7th £276.77 8th £276.77 9th £276.77 10th £276.12 11th £276.12 12th £276.12

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	. Balance The Books (USA) 9/10F Julien R Leparoux Chad C Brown	Julien R Leparoux Chad C Brown	2	810	–	–	107	–
b c Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Kreisleriana (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Steadied and held up in last, ridden to improve 2f out, repeatedly edged left under pressure, stayed on down wide outside to challenge close home, led on head bob post

6⁽²⁾ nse	. Really Sharp (USA) 39/1 Elvis Trujillo Ian Black	Elvis Trujillo Ian Black	2	86	–	–	103	–
ch c Sharp Humor (USA) - Reigning Dynasty (USA) (Thunder Gulch)
Finished 2nd, disqualified and placed 6th

2⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [1½]	. Brown Almighty (USA) 53/10 Francisco C Torres Tim A Ice	Francisco C Torres Tim A Ice	2	86	–	–	100	–
ch c Big Brown (USA) - Gone Goodbye (USA) (Gone For Real)
Held up in last trio, headway into midfield over 2f out, had to wait for run on rail over 1f out, not clearest of runs and bumped inside final furlong, ridden and went 3rd close home, touch unlucky; finished 3rd, placed 2nd

3⁽⁸⁾ 2 [3½]	. Sonofasamurai (USA) 78/10 David Cohen Kenneth McPeek	David Cohen Kenneth McPeek	2	86	–	–	95	–
b c First Samurai (USA) - Midnite Deelite (USA) (Afternoon Deelites)
Finished 4th, placed 3rd

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [3¾]	. Summit County (USA) 61/1 Shaun Bridgmohan Dale Romans	Shaun Bridgmohan Dale Romans	2	86	–	–	94	–
bb c Any Given Saturday (USA) - Socorro County (CAN) (Katahaula County)
Midfield on inner, switched out and ridden to improve 2 1/2f out, ran on to challenge and about to lead when hung left and collided with rival entering final furlong, kept on but not recover and faded to 5th close home; finished 5th, placed 4th

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [5]	. Strike The Note (USA) 33/1 Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr W Bret Calhoun	Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr W Bret Calhoun	2	86	–	–	92	–
b c More Than Ready (USA) - Musical High (IRE) (Mozart)
Finished 6th, placed 5th

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5½]	. Fredericksburg (USA) 81/10 Jose Lezcano Michael R Matz	Jose Lezcano Michael R Matz	2	86	–	–	90	–
ch g Speightstown (USA) - Choreograph (USA) (Dynaformer)


8⁽⁹⁾ 3 [8½]	. Roman's Avenue (USA) 32/1 Miguel Mena Dale Romans	Miguel Mena Dale Romans	2	86	–	–	84	–
bb c Street Sense (USA) - Career Fair (USA) (Storm Cat)


9⁽¹⁾ ¾ [9¼]	. Ruler Of Love (USA) 136/10 Corey J Lanerie Mrs Joan Scott	Corey J Lanerie Mrs Joan Scott	2	86 b	–	–	82	–
b c Peace Rules (USA) - Lovmeaton (USA) (Wheaton)


10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [10½]	. Slamarama (USA) 97/10 Rosie Napravnik Todd Pletcher	Rosie Napravnik Todd Pletcher	2	86	–	–	79	–
b c Grand Slam (USA) - Senora Cat (USA) (Cozzene)


11⁽¹²⁾ nk [11]	. Army Hero (USA) 26/1 James Graham Steven Asmussen	James Graham Steven Asmussen	2	86	–	–	79	–
b c Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - A Bit Of Pressure (USA) (High Yield)


12⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [15]	. Road Agent (USA) 82/1 Leandro D Goncalves Brendan P Walsh	Leandro D Goncalves Brendan P Walsh	2	86 b	–	–	70	–
bb c Rock Hard Ten (USA) - Prairie Township (USA) (Smarty Jones)

12 ran Winning time: 1m 45.15s Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Klaravich Stables Inc & William H Lawrence (Balance The Books) 1st breeder: Scott C Heider & Knowles Bloodstock Inc
2nd owner: Tri-Star Racing LLC (Brown Almighty)
3rd owner: Magdalena Racing (Susan McPeek) (Sonofasamurai)

Following a stewards' inquiry, Really Sharp, who passed the post 2nd, was disqualified and placed 6th.

9:16 Keeneland (USA) 7 Oct 2012

Bourbon Stakes (Grade 3) (Turf)