Race History
| Date/Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Finish | Chart | Replay |
July 8, 2012 - WO | Dance Smartly | 2 | 1 1/8 Miles (T) | 1 | Chart | Replay |
June 2, 2012 - WO | Nassau Stakes | 2 | 1 Mile (T) | 1 | Chart | Replay |
May 5, 2012 - CD | Distaff Turf Mile | 2 | 1 Mile (T) | 4 | Chart | Replay |
Connections
Tom Proctor
Trainer
Tom Proctor (born: April 21, 1956 in Gilmer, Texas) is the son of the late trainer Willard Proctor, whotrained at Arlington during the 1960s and 1970s before relocating to California. Tom took out his trainer’s license in 1978 and scored with his first ever starter, a sprinter named I’m Smoking who wen ton to be named California’s sprinter of the year in 1980. Trained the speedy Linear, who held track records at both Arlington and Sportsman’s parks.
Julien Leparoux
Jockey
Julien Leparoux is a two time Eclipse champion jockey and only the fourth to win the honor fortop apprentice (2006) as well as journeyman rider (2009). He won the Shoemaker award in 2009 in recognition of his three Breeder's Cup wins that year.
Glen Hill Farm
Owner
Glen Hill Farm is the non de plume for Leonard H. Lavin, who was born Oct. 29, 1919, in Chicago, Ill. During World War II, he served four years of sea duty and participated in nine invasions. Following military service, he acquired a small Chicago-based regional maker of beauty supplies in 1955 and parlayed it into the Alberto-Culver Company, an international Fortune 1000 company that produces and markets well-known consumer brands in the toiletry, household, and food fields, and includes Sally Beauty Company, the largest distributor of professional beauty products in the world. Under Lavin's direction, the Alberto-Culver Company became an international organization that manufactures worldwide, acquires brands, sells products in more than 100 countries, employs 18,000 people, and enjoys annual sales of more than $3 billion dollars. Lavin, now chairman emeritus, took Alberto-Culver public in 1961 and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1965. Daughter, Carol Bernick and son-in-law Howard Bernick, also are Alberto-Culver executives. Bernice, who passed away in 2007, served as vice-chairman for many years, and the third generation, the Bernick's son Craig, formerly held an executive position with the company before devoting himself to the farm full-time. Lavin has won awards and honors for his philanthropic, civic, and business endeavors. Lavin received the 1994 Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's Florida breeder of the year award. His first stakes winner was Gabby Abby, who won a division of the 1967 Indian Maid Handicap at Hawthorne.
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Pedigree
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Starter Analysis
Four-year-old has compiled a record of 8-6-1-0 on turf and was last seen when winning the Dance Smartly Stakes at Woodbine over nine furlongs in early July. Daughter of Medaglia D’oro won the Grade Three Pucker Up Stakes in her one previous start on the Arlington turf course last summer when running from just off the pace and is trained by Tom Proctor who wins with 21% of his starters in stakes races and with 21% overall on grass. Consistent filly has bankrolled over $1 Million and can be stalking the pace with Julien Leparoux in the saddle.
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