Shanghai Lil
Breeding / 3, bay, filly by Jenna’s Beach Boy – Wonderbolt – Artsplace
Breeder(s) / Peninsula Farm Inc, Lexington, KY
Owner(s) / All Star Racing Inc, Towaco, NJ
Sales Info / $45,000 2007Lexington Selected Yearling Sale
Trainer / Peter Foley
Driver / Michel Lachance
Year /
Starts
/ 1st / 2nd / 3rd / Earnings / Mark
2009 / 17 / 4 / 4 / 4 / $224,201 / 3,1:51.2 Lex
2008 / 9 / 4 / 1 / 3 / $229,212 / 2,1:51.2 Lex
Lifetime / 26 / 8 / 5 / 7 / $453,413 / 1:51.2

Quotes & Notes

·  Shanghai Lil’s last outing on Oct. 9 saw her finish fifth in the $151,500 Garnsey at Lexington’s Red Mile, pacing in 1:53.3 with Mike Lachance at the lines. Prior to that, she won the $101,500 Bluegrass Stake at The Red Mile on Oct 2 in 1:51.2

·  “She is a good honest filly who gives you a maximum effort in every start,” trainer Peter Foley said “Obviously, she has been at her best at Lexington.”

·  Shanghai Lil won the $57,570 Simpson Pace in a romp by nearlyten & a halflengths over a rain-soaked Red Mile racetrack, pacing in 1:53.3, and also won a $33,403 Tompkin Geers at Tioga Downs in 1:54 and a $25,000 Reynolds at The Poconos in 1:51.4. She finished second in a pair of Kentucky Sire Stake Legs, finishing third in the $300,000 final, timed in 1:51.3.

·  All Star Racing is comprised of the father and son partnership of John Como and John Como Jr. Together this family stable has owned horses since the late 1980s. They made their first Breeders Crown start with Blue Claw in 2008 3-Year-Old Colt pace but have raced several good conditioned horses in the Mark Ford stable. .

·  Peter Foley, 60, is a native of Portland, Australia and to date has conditioned 277 winners to $4.5 million in earnings. He had his best year ever in 2008, when his 36 winners earned $1,128,435.

Michel Lachance and Shanghai Lil

·  Peninsula Farm is the home of Carter and Helen Duer, two of harness racing’s top breeders. Carter first arrived at the historic Castleton Farm in the early 1960s, and was there for overtwo decades before pursuing his dream of owningand operating his own farm.Besides tending to his 120 broodmares in Kentucky,Carter also oversees a 60+broodmare band at their Pennsylvania facility, and is one of the top consignors of yearlings for all of the major North American Standardbred sales.

·  Sire Jenna’s Beach Boy was a three-time Breeders Crown winner.