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A native of Brighton, England, Tony Mitchell's racing heritage runs deep. His father-in-law, Bill Boland, captured the 1950 Kentucky Derby aboard Middleground. Tony came to America in 1987 at the age of 28 to work for trainer Tom Skiffington before going out on his own in 2000. He is based in Chicago during the summers and had been wintering at Fair Grounds prior to Hurricane Katrina, but currently winters most of his stable at the Aiken training center in South Carolina. Tony has been quite successful in his young career as a full-time trainer, conditioning four Illinois-bred divisional champions in 2003. He and his wife Sherri, who Tony credits as being a huge part of the operation, have a farm in Aiken where Sherri works with young horses, prepping them for the races. Tony currently has about 20 horses in training, with the Reineman horses making up about one quarter of the stable. |
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Reineman Stable is run by Jennifer McCutcheon, the granddaughter of the late Mr. Reineman. Her sisters, Lara and Kelly also help with the business. Reineman passed away in 2004 at the age of 86. He worked for and then owned Crown Steel from 1955 until his death; the business is still run by the family. He purchase his first race horse in 1950 and has been involved with Original Spin's breeder, the late Charles Nuckols, Jr. for decades. Reineman has owned many outstanding horses over a distinguished career, but none more notable than 2002 Derby winner War Emblem, whom he sold all but 10% of a few weeks prior to his victory in that race. The Reineman stable has about 100 horses in training currently, spread among a half dozen or so trainers. Original Spin, the Reineman Stable's subject filly, was honored as the first ever juvenile to win Illinois Horse of the Year honors in 2005. |
Charles Nuckols, Jr., who passed away last September at age 83, was a resident of Lexington, KY. One of the outstanding families of the horse breeding industry, his father founded Hurstland Farm in the 1890's. Charles, Sr. ran the farm until 1951, when his sons Charles, Hiram, and Alfred took over upon his death. The farm was divided up in 1985, and the portion retained by Charles is now run by his sons Charles III and Jimmy. The 1,150 acres was the birthplace of standouts War Emblem, Hidden Lake, and is the home to stallions Pyramid Peak, Home at Last, and Jambalaya Jazz. In the history of the farm, they have bred over 300 stakes winners for themselves or their clients. |
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03.05.06 - "All Others" Favored Over Wild Fit, Balance, Champion Folklore In Pool 2 Of Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
03.05.06 - Teammate, Miraculous Miss Surprise Sunday At Gulfstream
03.03.06 - Pletcher Holds Strong Hand Sunday With Wait a While, India
02.17.06 :: Original Spin Shipping In For 3YO Debut In Forward Gal - Video Update 
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DRF Past Performances
Next Race: TBA
Future Wager Odds
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Horse # |
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3 |
04.06-09 |
24* |
12-1 |
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03.02-05 |
15 |
27-1 |
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01.26-29 |
13 |
19-1 |
* = Part of the mutuel field
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Race History :: Graded Earnings: $206,600 (as of 03.05.06) - Race Record: 4-2-0-1
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Finish |
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03.05.06 |
Forward Gal (GII) |
10th |
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In contention early, stopped badly |
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10.29.05 |
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) |
3rd |
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Ran evenly; didn't impact top two |
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09.18.05 |
Arlington-Washington BC Lassie (GIII) |
1st |
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Drew off; stakes record |
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08.13.05 |
Maiden @ Arlington Park |
3rd |
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Drew off, then lasted; Baghdaria 3rd |
Recent Workouts
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02.27 |
Gulfstream Park |
5 furlongs (fast) |
59.60 H |
2/17 |
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02.16 |
Aiken |
6 furlongs (fast) |
1:13.20 B |
1/1 |
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02.08 |
Aiken |
5 furlongs (fast) |
1.00:00 B |
1/1 |
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02.03 |
Aiken |
5 furlongs (good) |
1.00:40 B |
1/2 |
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Original Spin is by 2002’s leading freshman sire and #2 ranked overall 2005 sire Distorted Humor, a son of Forty Niner and a descendant of the Raise A native sire line who solidified his status as a sire when his son Funny Cide won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and was voted champion colt the same year. Distorted Humor won the Grade II Commonwealth Breeders' Cup and is the sire of five crops and 26 black type winners to date, including Flower Alley, winner of the Travers (GI), Commentator, who took the Grade I Whitney, Grade I Spinaway winner Awesome Humor, Grade II Astarita winner Humorous Lady and Fourty Niners Son, who took the Clement Hirsch (GII). Distorted Humor, like other recent Derby winners' sires, was at his best racing around the one mile distance, but his offspring have proven to be able to go a distance of ground, as witnessed by Funny Cide and Flower Alley.
Original Spin is second stakes-winning foal out of We Love Granny. The first was Humor at Last, a full brother to Original Spin, who won a pair of Illinois bred stakes and was second in the Kentucky Cup Sprint (GIII). We Love Granny earned just $23,420 in her racing career, but comes from a family that includes Gracious Granny, a winner of over $250,000 who set a track record in the six furlong Chou Croute at Fair Grounds as one of her five stakes wins.
With the tail female line leaning pretty heavily towards sprinting, it's a welcome site to see the presence of the great stamina influence Blenheim through Original Spin's broodmare sire Home at Last. Home at Last was best at two turns, particularly in the 1 1/4 mile Louisiana Super Derby, when he upset Unbridled.
Dosage Index: 3.00
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Starter Analysis coming Derby week. |
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