WELCOME TO THE MILLER LITE COURAGEOUS LADY
May 22, 2010
Owner Ruth Cohen with the great mare Courageous Lady. For a complete history of this race, click here.
Sand Windsor Wins Miller Lite Courageous Lady
Bill Sanders Sand Windsor ($11.40) held off fast-closing
longshot Allswelthatendswel to win the $109,000 Miller Lite Courageous Lady Saturday
in 1:54.3. It was the second consecutive win in the race for Sanders, of
McDonald, Tennessee. His Sand E Fiftyfive won last year’s edition of the
Courageous Lady.
Favored Cowboys Dreamer took the field past the quarter mile
mark in 26.4, but driver Aaron Merriman powered Sand Windsor to the front
before the half, clicking the timer in 55 seconds and put away a challenge from
Hawks Cry Electra at the three quarter-mark of the race, which was timed in
1:23.3. Sand Windsor tired late, but had enough left to earn the $54,500
winners share of the purse, pushing her career earnings to $119,750. Jim
Arledge trains the winner, a three-year-old daughter of Real Desire.
Cowboys Dreamer Leads Field of Ten Into Miller Lite Courageous Lady
$109,000 Stake is Featured at Northfield Park Saturday
A well-matched field of ten three-year-old pacing fillies will contest Saturday’s Miller Lite Courageous Lady at Northfield Park, led by $10,000 supplemental entry Cowboys Dreamer (left). Not originally eligible to the race, her connections, Lou Carlo and Joe Berry, paid the extra fee and their filly was made a 5-2 favorite by Director of Racing Secretary Dave Bianconi. Racing in Canada, Cowboy’s Dreamer has win eight of ten races this year, taking a lifetime mark of 1:52.3 and earning just under $100,000. Kevin Wallis, who won the 2005 Courageous Lady with Beloved Angel, ships in from Michigan to drive the daughter of Hawaiian Cowboy- Mother’sday Dream.
Second choice at 3-1 is 2009 Ohio Sires Stakes champ Hawk’s Cry Electra, who won six of seven races at two, banking $97,800.
She won her 2010 debut last Friday at Lebanon Raceway in Southwest Ohio. Owned by Joe Muscara and trained by Virgil Morgan, Jr., her regular pilot Dan Noble will make the trip to Northfield to drive. Third choice, at 7-2 is Sand Windsor, who drew post ten, making her one of two horses to start from the second tier. Sand Windsor was impressive winning an overnight race at Northfield Friday in 1:55.< p>
First race post time on the 14-race card at Northfield Saturday is 7 PM Eastern, with the Miller Lite Courageous Lady scheduled as race 12, with an 11:05 PM Post Time.
$109,000 Miller Lite Courageous Lady with Final Driver Choices
Race 12—Apx. Post 11:05 PM Eastern- Numbers 9 and 10 score from the 2nd tier
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Post
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Horse
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Driver
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Trainer
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Owner
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Early Odds
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1
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Hawk’s Cry Electra
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Dan Noble
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Virgil Morgan, Jr.
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Joe Muscara
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3-1
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2
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Cowboy’s Dreamer
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Kevin Wallis
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Joe Berry
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J. Berry & L. Carlo
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5-2
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3
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Allswelthatendswel
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Greg Grismore
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Brian Brown
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G. Cook & J. Brown
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8-1
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4
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Miss Sand Creek
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Kyle Ater
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Gerald Lilley
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C.E. Mullinax & G. Lilley
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10-1
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5
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Retrieve A Rose
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Kurt Sugg
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Brian Brown
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James Koehler
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20-1
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6
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Carrie’s Standby
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Ryan Stahl
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Kent Sherman
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James Koran
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15-1
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7
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Leave Em Gasping
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Sam Schillaci
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Sam Schillaci
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Matthew K. Bencic
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25-1
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8
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Budgirls Hanover
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Tony Hall
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Ron Burke
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Randy Ringer
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8-1
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9
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Got No Brakes
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Dan Charlino
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Justin Lebo
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M. and D. Robinson, R. Mondillo
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12-1
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10
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Sand Windsor
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Aaron Merriman
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Jim Arledge, Jr.
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Bill Sanders
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7-2
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