2008 Contenders //

Sudan

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Trainer
Jockey
Owner

Robert Frankel

Robert "Bobby" J. Frankel was born on July 9, 1941, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He began career as hotwalker at Belmont and Aqueduct in the mid-1960s before taking out his trainer’s license in 1966. He moved to California in 1972. Frankel has won 30 training titles spread among Del Mar, Hollywood, Santa Anita, Oak Tree and Saratoga.

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John Velasquez

A native of Puerto Rico, born on November 24, 1971, Velazquez is perennially among the top 10 riders in New York, where he currently lives. On Sept. 3, 2001, he became the first jockey in Saratoga history to ride six winners on a single card. On April 22, 2001, Velazquez won his 2,000th career race.

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Gary Tanaka

Gary Tanaka was born on June 23, 1943, in Hunt, Idaho. He currently resides in London and New York. He is twice married and has four children. He became an owner in 1993 and since then has become an enthusiastic buyer of some of the best racehorses in Europe.

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Sudan

Race History

Earnings: $447,221
Race Record: 15-3-2-4

Finish	Date	Race	Charts	Video
4th	07.12.2008	Man O'War Handicap (Grade 1) - Belmont Park	Charts	Video
Engaged in early speed duel while wide, tired late
1st	05.31.2008	Golden Gate Fields Turf (Grade 3) - Golden Gate Fields	Charts	Video
Led from the start, drew off in stretch, won under wraps
3rd	05.10.2008	Jim Murray Handicap (Grade 2) - Hollywood Park	Charts	Video
Rank early, close throughout, tired late

Pedigree Analysis

Sudan (Ire) is by French highweight Peintre Celebre, who rates as one of the most dazzling winners of Europe's famed Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1) in the past three decades. A son of the great Nureyev, Peintre Celebre swept to victory in the 1997 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) (Fr-G1) and Grand Prix de Paris (Fr-G1) before capping his career with a five-length triumph in the Arc. Predictably, his progeny have excelled in long-distance events on the turf.

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Sudan

Robert Frankel

John Velasquez

Gary Tanaka

Sudan

Race History

Pedigree Analysis

Sudan News

Sudan Scratched From Saturday’s Arlington Million

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Worlds Collide As Europeans Invade Saturday's Arlington Million

Sudan Blogs

Random Thoughts on the Million

Team O'Brien Takes to the Track

Be Wary Of Sudan, Frankel