Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap 2022

United States of America

Saratoga · 30.07.22

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Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap

1stJackie's Warrior4yo by Maclean's Music × Unicorn GirlUS$220,500

2ndKneedeepinsnow6yo by Flat Out × MichelleinheartsUS$70,000

3rdWilly Boi4yo by Uncaptured × Shining MomentUS$35,000

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JockeyJoel Rosario

TrainerSteve Asmussen

OwnerJ Kirk & Judy Robison

BreederJ & J Stables

PurseUS$350,000

To the winnerUS$220,500

Distance1207 metres

SurfaceDirt · Fast

Conditions3-year-olds and up

Runners6

Stories of this Result

Jackie's Warrior

With this win, Jackie's Warrior now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The field numbered 6 runners. The four-year-old colt is by Maclean's Music out of Unicorn Girl. The win was worth USD 220,500 to the winner.

Joel Rosario

Joel Rosario had come close here before: Special Reserve was second in 2021. With this win, the jockey and trainer Steve Asmussen combined for 4 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey now has 5 Group 1 wins this season.

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Result

6 runners · prize money to 4th place

PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize

1stJackie's Warrior4yo colt by Maclean's Music × Unicorn GirlJoel RosarioSteve AsmussenUS$220,500

2ndKneedeepinsnow6yo gelding by Flat Out × MichelleinheartsRicardo Santana JrMatt ShirerUS$70,000

3rdWilly Boi4yo gelding by Uncaptured × Shining MomentChantal SutherlandJorge DelgadoUS$35,000

4thNy Traffic5yo colt by Cross Traffic × Mamie ReillyIrad Ortiz JrSaffie Joseph JrUS$24,500

5thDoc Amster5yo colt by Midshipman × GabeiraJavier CastellanoJorge Delgado

6thLong Range Toddy6yo colt by Take Charge Indy × Pleasant SongLuis SaezDallas Stewart

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 30.07.22

Jackie's Warrior

Maclean's MusicSire

Unicorn GirlDamby A. P. Five Hundred

DamUnicorn Girl

Jackie's Warrior is out of Unicorn Girl (A. P. Five Hundred), who won 19 races, and is one of her two winners. She is a half-sister to the multiple Listed winner Bernie The Maestro (Bernstein) and to Richard The Great (Distorted Humor), a five-time winner placed at Grade 3 level.

Second damHorah for Bailey

Second dam Horah for Bailey (Doneraile Court) won a Listed race at two and produced eleven winners from eleven runners.

Third damHorah for the Lady

Third dam Horah for the Lady (Rahy).

Wider family

The fourth dam Istria (Silly Season), a Listed winner in Germany, produced nine winners from nine runners, among them the dam of the Grade 1 winner Mayo On The Side (French Deputy), herself the dam of Midcourt (Midnight Lute), a Grade 2 winner and multiple Grade 1-placed.

Next generation

Unicorn Girl has an unnamed two-year-old colt by American Pharoah. She had no foal in 2021, produced a filly by Into Mischief in 2022 and has been covered again by Quality Road.

Connections

JockeyJoel Rosario

TrainerSteve Asmussen

OwnerJ Kirk & Judy Robison

BreederJ & J Stables