The Dearly Precious
16th Running on Saturday, February 14, 2010
$65,000 added 6 Furlongs F 3YO
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2010 Fuzzy Britches 118 1:11.88 Lansdon B. Robbins Richard Dutrow Jr. Ramon Dominguez 39,000
2009 Dream Play 118 1:10.86 Stewart L. Armstrong Kiaran McLaughlin Eddie Castro 41,496
2008 Ready for Fortune 116 1:11.31 Dennis Narlinger Gary Contessa Mario Pino 49,665
2007 Special Dream 118 1:11.36 Hidden Lanes Farm Guadolupe Preciado Alan Garcia 41,925
2006 Ring True 116 1:12.01 Joseph Iracane James Jerkens Norberto Arroyo 42,027
2005 Acey Deucey 118 1:10 3/5 Jeffrey Tucker John Morrison Diane Nelson 48,720
2004 Among My Souvenirs 118 1:11 3/5 Peter G. Angelos Anthony Dutrow Mario Pino 48,855
2003 Ladyecho 122 1:12 3/5 Charlotte C. Polin John Servis Oliver Castillo 49,095
2002 Proper Gamble 118 1:11 Stoneway Farm Todd Pletcher Richard Migliore 48,450
2001 Xtra Heat 122 1:11 4/5 Kenneth Taylor John Salzman Rick Wilson 47,925
2000 Southern Sandra 116 1:11 4/5 Sabine Stable Robert Barbara Aaron Gryder 48,780
1999 T Storm 118 1:10 1/5 R. Kay Stable Rene Araya Jose Espinoza 39348
1998 Diablo's Notably 113 1:12 2/5 Dale H. Austin Richard Schosberg Aaron Gryder 39312
1997 Parlay 114 1:11 1/5 Ackerly Bros. & R. Levy John Kimmel Richard Migliore 32730
1996 Infomint 118 1:11 1/5 New Farm Ben Perkins Jr. Carlos Marquez Jr. 38520
1995 Evil's Pic 121 1:13 3/5 Theodore Shapiro Howard Tesher Mike Luzzi 32010

Bred by Mrs. Jean R. Pancoast, owned by R.E. Bailey, and trained by Steve DiMauro, DEARLY PRECIOUS was an impressive 8-for-9 as a two-year-old, in 1975, en route to an Eclipse award for outstanding two-year-old filly. Among her stakes wins in 1975 were the Fashion at Belmont Park, the Astoria at Belmont Park, and the Spinaway at Saratoga. As a three-year-old, the daughter of Dr. Fager was victorious in both the Prioress and Acorn at Belmont Park. She was also a winner of the Dark Mirage Stakes at Aqueduct, but in that race on July 11, 1976, she bowed the tendon in her left foreleg, and was consequently retired, following that victory. She retired with a career record of 12 wins and two seconds from 16 starts, with earnings of $370,456.