Birthdate - Oct. 26, 1966
FAST FACTS
* Won the 2006 Illinois Derby with Sweetnorthernsaint, later seventh in the Kentucky Derby as the favorite and second in the Preakness.
* Trained turf sprinter Bop, a six-time stakes winner who set track records when winning the 2002 Punch Line Stakes at Colonial Downs, 2002 Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Handicap at Penn National, and 2003 Yankee Affair Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
* Also conditioned Procreate, who bettered Bop’s Gulfstream track record when taking the 2005 Yankee Affair. The final time of 53.79 established a North American record for five furlongs on turf.
NOTABLE STAKES WINS
Control System: Interborough H. (2008); Garland of Roses (2007)
Despite the Odds: Hill Prince (2009)
Elusive Pearl: Pebbles (2011); Riskaverse (2011)
Eternal Star: James Marvin (2008)
Changeisgonnacome: P. G. Johnson (2006)
Now a Victor: Discovery H. (2007)