9th Race - Churchill Downs - Saturday, May 7th, 2005

Conditions: 1 1/8M Turf. Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.
Purse: $400,000 Value of Race: $470,400 1st $291,648 2nd $94,080 3rd $47,040 4th $23,520 5th $14,112    Mutuel Pool: $3,225,158 Pick 3 Pool: $290,778 Exacta Pool: $2,015,039 Superfecta Pool: $473,011 Trifecta Pool: $1,631,389

#

Horse

A/S

M/E

Wgt

PP

St

1/4

1/2

3/4

Str

Fin

Jockey

Odds

9

America Alive

4 C

L b

117

9

10

10

10

10

3^1

1^1 3/4

Albarado Robby

17.80

1

Meteor Storm (GB)

6 H

L

119

1

4

7^hd

8^1

9^4

6^hd

2^1/2

Nakatani Corey S.

3.40

4

Quest Star

6 H

L b

115

4

3

2^1

2^1 1/2

2^1

1^hd

3^3/4

Prado Edgar S.

29.20

3

Sweet Return (GB)

5 H

L

119

3

2

3^1

3^1

4^1/2

4^hd

4^no

Solis Alex O.

6.40

2

G P Fleet

5 G

L

121

2

1

5^1

4^hd

3^hd

7^1

5^no

Bejarano Rafael

18.30

8

Mustanfar

4 C

L b

121

8

8

8^1 1/2

7^1

7^hd

5^1/2

6^1

Santos Jose A.

7.50

6

Place Cowboy (IRE)

4 C

L b

115

6

5

1^1

1^4

1^2

2^1/2

7^hd

Smith Mike E.

35.40

7

Senor Swinger

5 H

L

121

7

7

6^2 1/2

6^1 1/2

8^1/2

8^1/2

8^hd

Bailey Jerry D.

5.10

5

Perfect Drift

6 G

L

115

5

6

4^1/2

5^1/2

6^1

10

9^1 1/4

Stevens Gary L.

*2.90

10

A to the Z

5 G

L b

121

10

9

9^2 1/2

9^4

5^1/2

9^1

10

Valenzuela Patrick A.

6.50

Off Time: 4:53 Start: 10 went. Good for all. Won driving.   Track: Firm   Weather: Cloudy 76^o

Fractions: :23⁴, :47³, 1:11¹, 1:35¹, 1:47¹    (:23.93, :47.74, 1:11.22, 1:35.22, 1:47.34)

#	Horse	Win	Place	Show
9	America Alive	37.60	13.60	7.60
1	Meteor Storm (GB)		5.40	5.00
4	Quest Star			12.60

Pedigree:

9 - America Alive, Bay Colt, 4, by American Chance - Alive With Hope by Alydar

Wager Type	Payoff	Winning Numbers	Pool
$2 Pick 3	$1,418.80	1-8-9 (3 Correct)	$290,778
$2 Exacta	$213.20	9-1	$2,015,039
$1 Superfecta	$13,211.60	9-1-4-3	$473,011
$2 Trifecta	$4,921.40	9-1-4	$1,631,389

Race Summary

AMERICA ALIVE trailed to the turn, rallied along the rail nearing the stretch, angled between rivals while gaining in upper stretch then unleashed a strong late run to win going away. METEOR STORM (GB) raced well back, was shuffled behind horses on the far turn, swung seven wide entering the stretch then rallied belatedly in the middle of the track. QUEST STAR chased the early leader along the rail, closed the gap in upper stretch, gained a slim lead in midstretch then weakened late. SWEET RETURN (GB) settled just off the early pace along the inside, lodged a mild bid three wide between horses on the turn and finished evenly. G P FLEET raced in the middle of the pack, was in traffic behind horses on the turn, steadied between rivalss inside the furlong marker then failed to threaten while in traffic in the late stages. MUSTANFAR angled to the inside early, was unhurried while saving ground, steadied behind horses on the far turn, checked along the rail on the turn and raced in traffic along the inside through the stretch. PLACE COWBOY (IRE) sprinted clear, set the pace along the rail into upper stretch and faltered. SENOR SWINGER steadied in traffic between horses on the turn, swung five wide at the quarter pole then lacked a strong closing bid. PERFECT DRIFT raced in the middle of the pack, steadied while being bothered on the far turn, checked in traffic nearing the quarter pole then faded. A TO THE Z broke in the air at thee start, raced wide along the backstretch, lodged a strong five wide move to reach contention on the turn then flattened out.

Owners:

9 - Mill House; 1 - Jarvis, Michael, Margolis, Gary, Smole, Ken, et al; 4 - Mansell Stables LLC; 3 - Red Oak Stable; 2 - Klein, Richard, Bertram and Elaine; 8 - Shadwell Farm LLC; 6 - Gould Family Trust; 7 - Lewis, Robert B. and Beverly J.; 5 - Stonecrest Farm; 10 - Andrew and Paula S. Capestro

Trainers:

9 - Neil J. Howard; 1 - Wallace A. Dollase; 4 - W. Elliott Walden; 3 - Ronald L. McAnally; 2 - Steven B. Flint; 8 - Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 6 - James M. Cassidy; 7 - Bob Baffert; 5 - Murray W. Johnson; 10 - Paula S. Capestro

Breeders:

9 - Mill House (KY); 1 - Juddmonte Farms (GB); 4 - John Messara (KY); 3 - C. S. Tateson (GB); 2 - George Parrish (FL); 8 - Shadwell Farm, LLC (KY); 6 - John Bourke and Rodger O Callaghan (IRE); 7 - Bob Ackerman (KY); 5 - Dr. William A. Reed & Stonecrest Farm (KY); 10 - Sentinel Thoroughbred Farms (CA)