George & Lori Hall (West Side Bernie)

Atomic Rain

Smart Strike--Paradise Pond, by Cox's Ridge

Race History

Graded Earnings: $77,500Race Record: 8-1-3-1

  1. 16th // Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs)

    05.02.09 Kentucky Derby 135 chart  |  Recap  |  Video

  2. 4th // Wood Memorial (Aqueduct)

    04.04.09 Wood chart  |  Recap  |  Video

  3. 3rd // Allowance (Gulfstream Park)

    03.06.09 Atomic Rain March alw  |  Recap

  4. 7th // Sam F. Davis (Tampa Bay Downs)

    02.14.09 Atomic Rain January alw  |  Recap  |  Video
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Atomic Rain

Daily Works Board

DateTrack (Condition)DistanceTime (How)Rank
04.28Monmouth Park (ft)4 furlongs:47.20 B1/20
03.28Aqueduct inner track (gd)4 furlongs:48.4 Bg1/2
02.26Palm Meadows (ft)3 furlongs:35.4 H1/4
02.08Tampa Bay Downs (ft)4 furlongs:49.4 B27/74
01.25Palm Meadows (ft)5 furlongs1:00.0 H1/40
01.18Palm Meadows (ft)4 furlongs:52.0 Bg46/47
01.03Palm Meadows (ft)3 furlongs:37.0 B7/21

Pedigree

Like Papa Clem and the now-sidelined Square Eddie, Atomic Rain is by Smart Strike, the leading sire for the past two years, whose offspring have shown an immense amount of versatility. A half-brother to Canadian Triple Crown winner and Hall of Fame filly Dance Smartly (Danzig), Smart Strike won six of his eight career starts, earning his signature victory in the nine-furlong Philip H. Iselin H. (G1) in 1996.
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Starter Analysis

By one of the top sires in America, Smart Strike, Atomic Rain finished fourth in the Wood Memorial S. (G1) prior to this event. The Kelly Breen trainee was second in the Remsen S. (G2) as a juvenile but hasn't won since his second career start. The bay is bred to run all day, however, and the colt put in a solid work leading up to this contest.
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Connections

Kelly Breen

Kelly Breen, 39, is a New Jersey native who resides in the Garden State community of Farmingdale. A soccer player and wrestler in high school, Breen was introduced to the track at age 13 while attending the races with his father, Jackie. Breen aspired to be a jockey, wrestling at the 90-pound weight class as an early teen, and took riding lessons and mucked stalls at a neighbor’s farm. // Full Bio ›

Joe Bravo

Joe Bravo

Nicknamed "Jersey Joe," Joe Bravo was born not far from Monmouth Park in Long Branch, New Jersey, and the 37-year-old rider has been a mainstay on the Jersey circuit, compiling 13 jockey titles at Monmouth Park and nine at the Meadowlands. A third-generation journeyman, Joe followed the same path of his grandfather Bartolo and father George. // Full Bio ›

George & Lori Hall

George Hall was born in New York City, and his wife Lori is originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts, but the couple call Rumson, New Jersey, home. A graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, George is the president, founder and majority shareholder of the investment company Clinton Group, Inc. // Full Bio ›

William L.S. Landes III, Laura Landes & Sarah Landes

Bill Landes is the general manager of Hermitage Farm near Goshen, Kentucky, and owns the mare Paradise Pond (Cox's Ridge), dam of Atomic Rain. The Derby runner was bred at Hermitage Farm and raised on Landes' Greystone Farm in Goshen. He bred Atomic Rain with his daughters, Laura and Sarah. // Full Bio ›

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