MR. LIVINGSTON GETS WINS FROM TWO OFFSPRINGS ON ONE CARD.
09/06/08
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Livingston Street, under Juan Leyva, exploded on the far turn and easily ran around the field to victory. Livingston Street broke a step slowly from the gate and moved over to the hedge in 10th place after a half mile. Juan Leyva started moving Livingston Street up from between horses approaching the 3/8 pole. Mid way on the turn, Livingston Street was moved to the clear on the outside and started a powerful move, circling the field to the head of the stretch. Once in the clear entering the stretch, Livingston Street easily drew off to win by a widening 6 lengths.
Livingston Street gave Jim and Teresa Remez their first win, and was proudly led into the winners circle by both Jim and Teresa. Joining the Remez family in the winner's circle was David and Teresa Palmer & family. The Palmers are the proud owner of Mr. Livingston, the sire of Livingston Street.
Ms. Lively, also sired by Mr. Livingston, ran an extremely professional race in her turf and two turn debut. Ms. Lively broke well from the 4 hole and was immediately moved over to the hedge by jockey Juan Leyva. settling into 6th, 10 lengths back, Ms. Lively saved all the ground while not being rushed. Ms. Lively was still some 5 lengths back when Juan Leyva asked her to accelerate mid way on the far turn. Juan Leyva timed the move perfectly and deftly swung Ms. Lively out to the clear entering the stretch. From there Ms. Lively wore the other runners down with a strong drive through the stretch to win by about 2.
Ms. Lively was led into the winner's circle by jubilant owners Teresa and David Palmer. It was a triple barrel score for the Palmers, who also are the breeders and the stallion owners. What a great day for Mr. Livingston, Sire of both Ms. Lively and Livingston Street.
Combined with the earlier win by D.C.'s Legacy, these wins have shown Mr. Livingston to be a sire to be reckoned with. Mr. Livingston has already had 3 winner's out of 6 starters in his first crop.
Congratulations to the Palmer's and the Remez's on the outstanding performances of Ms. Lively and Livingston Street.
Breeding | Posted 9/12/2008, 6:17 pm
Mr. Livingston's offspring thrive on turfBy DAVE GOLDMAN
The racing and marketing departments of Calder Race Course know how to put on a good show. Their racing creations include the Summit of Speed, the Florida Stallion Stakes series, the Juvenile Showcase, and others. The Sept. 6 program was an all 2-year-old card, labeled Juvenile Showcase Day.
Perhaps only at Calder could a racing secretary fill a 12-race card exclusively with 2-year-olds and make it go. Racing secretary Mike Anifantis touched about every base for the Juvenile Showcase. No doubt with some trepidation, Anifantis carded four of the 12 races for the turf. With all of the hurricanes swirling around south Florida, the chances of avoiding foul weather were not good. But Calder and the horsemen, who have been awaiting the turf, got lucky, and many 2-year-olds trying the turf for the first time found a new forte.
Two of those came from the first crop of Mr. Livingston, a versatile, sound horse who raced from 1999 through 2006 in a mostly Florida campaign. He went postward 40 times for trainer Bill Kaplan and won seven stakes, including the Grade 3 Palm Beach. He earned $429,285, and his best surface definitely was the turf. The almost white son of El Prado stands at Bridlewood Farm these days for $3,500, the property of David and Teresa Palmer.
Mr. Livingston's daughter Ms. Lively won a maiden special weight race. Ms. Lively is out of the producer Notatinkertoy, by Great Above, and she belied her 21-1 odds as she rallied from midpack to win the mile turf race going away.
The third race on the program was for maiden colts and geldings at 1 1/16 miles on the turf. And in this race, Kaplan and Mr. Livingston completed their double when the gelding Livingston Street rallied from far back and whooshed by his rivals in the stretch to win by more than six lengths. Livingston Street's dam is Eskimo Mom, by Eskimo, and he was bred by Cornelius Link.
Whatever else Mr. Livingston does as a stallion from now on, there are two things going in his favor. First, his offspring get better as distances lengthen, and second, they sure like the grass.
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