tonalist ( foaled february 11 , 2011 ) is an american thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2014 belmont stakes , beating the favored california chrome , who was attempting to win the triple crown .

tonalist won the peter pan stakes in may 2014 .

he is the first horse since a.p. indy in 1992 to win the peter pan/belmont double .

later in the year he defeated older horses to win the jockey club gold cup .

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commissioner finished a head behind tonalist in second , while medal count finished a length away in third . tonalist’s winning time was 2 minutes , 28 . 52 seconds
california chrome falls short in bid for triple crown , finishing fourth behind winner tonalist .
tonalist worked five furlongs the same day , getting five furlongs in 1 : 00 1 / 5 .
tonalist will stand his debut season for $ 40 , 000 at lane ' s end in kentucky .
tonalist , left , riddent by joel rosario , edges out commissioner with javier castellano at the finish line .
tonalist ( left ) gets up to win the belmont over commissioner with medal count ( background ) third .
he certainly wasn’t ignored because of looks . tonalist is a majestic animal on a track full of them .
“tonalist is a beast , ” said gary stevens , the jockey who has won with bayern , another intriguing classic pick . “if tonalist runs the way he did that day at belmont , nobody will beat him . ”
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tonalist , who came in at 12 / 1 , upset california chrome ' s quest for history on saturday .
four - time grade 1 winner tonalist has been retired and will stand the 2016 season at lane’s end farm .
initially , there were a number of reasons why tonalist would win , as i pointed out in a column last friday where i picked tonalist to win . with an excellent win at belmont in the peter pan , tactical speed and top jockey joel rosario in the irons , tonalist certainly was a horse who figured to have a good chance .
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so important that certain winners — shared belief , california chrome and tonalist — would be horse of the year frontrunners .
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tonalist was among the horses considered to be california chrome ' s biggest threats , along with ride on curlin and commanding curve .
tonalist , whose broodmare sire is pleasant colony , was the first starter in a triple crown race owned by evans , 70 .
campaigned by owner evans and trainer clement , tonalist recorded seven wins in 16 starts and earned $ 3 , 647 , 000 .
california chrome , center , is flanked by wicked strong , left , and tonalist , right , as they run down the backstretch .
“tapit is the most important stallion in america and tonalist is his best son” said will farish . “tonalist is his only g1 winning son at a mile and a quarter , from a tremendous female family . he’s exactly the kind of stallion we want to stand . ”
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evans leads tonalist into the winner ' s circle after the colt , who he purchased privately as a yearling , won the belmont stakes on june 7 . tonalist is a grandson of pleasant colony , who was bred and raced by evans ' father .
the time for the 12 furlongs in the $ 1 . 5 million event was 2 : 28 . 52 . tonalist , a son of
owner of tonalist , robert s . evans , is presented with the trophy from new york gov . andrew cuomo after winning the race .
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tonalist is hardly a true underdog , but the belmont winner may once again upset the favorite at santa anita . starting wide from the no . 11 post , tonalist will be able to play to his strengths and trail the field before kicking up for a strong closing finish .
the photo finish for tonalist was a thriller . coming out of the first turn in last , tonalist burst through with a brilliant effort , clocking a 1 : 37 : 14 time as he stretched out ahead of stable mate , red vine . with odds of 2 / 1 , tonalist was the second - favourite behind private zone , who entered the race as the defending champion and the preferred choice of the oddsmakers .
tonalist’s dam is by pleasant colony , who came up short to finish third in the belmont in 1981 on his way to eclipse champion 3yo colt honors . pleasant colony was bred and raced by buckland farm , helmed by thomas mellon evans , whose son robert “shel” evans owns tonalist .
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tonalist won the 146th belmont stakes saturday , denying the heavily favored california chrome his chance to become the first triple crown winner in 36 years .
tonalist covered the mile and a half in 2 : 28 . 52 and returned $ 20 . 40 to win on a $ 2 bet .
“we’re in the business of classic thoroughbreds , and [ tonalist ] certainly fits our program , ” lane’s end’s bill farish said . “a . p . indy , lemon drop kid , union rags won races like the belmont and gold cup , and we are confident tonalist will continue that success . ”
neither tonalist nor commissioner ran in the derby or preakness . medal count , the third - place finisher , didn ' t run in the preakness .
california chrome ' s bid to win the triple crown came up short , with tonalist winning the belmont stakes . re - live the race now .
he didn’t exactly smoke the competition , but an astounding burst down the home stretch allowed tonalist to submit a wild climax in a strangely paced race .
tonalist , a strapping bay colt , spent much of the first 14 months of his life at woodslane farm in fauquier county , va . , where owners rene and lauren woolcott bred their mare settling mist to the sire tapit . tonalist was sold as a yearling to robert evans , the owner of courtland farm in easton , md . , who kept tonalist in maryland for about a month before sending him to new york - based trainer cristophe clement .
for the 37th consecutive year , there will be no triple crown winner . for bettors that put their money on tonalist , that ' s good news .
richard mellon evans owned pleasant colony , and richard s . evans , his son , bought tonalist after nobody else did at the fasig - tipton sales .
in the peter pan , tonalist will have the opportunity june 7 to capture the triple crown race that eluded his maternal grandsire while carrying robert evans ' colors .
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california chrome ' s bid to complete racing ' s elusive triple crown ended in disappointment when he finished fourth behind tonalist in the belmont stakes saturday . ( reuters )
with an impressive end to his 2015 campaign , the four - year old tonalist is a strong candidate to return for a season as a five - year old .
tonalist becomes the third belmont stakes winner on the active lane’s end roster , joining lemon drop kid ( 1999 ) and union rags ( 2012 ) . the farm’s flagship sire is the pensioned horse of the year and two - time leading general sire a . p . indy , winner of the 1992 belmont and tonalist’s paternal great - grandsire .
joel rosario poses for photos atop tonalist after winning the 146th running of the belmont stakes horse race , saturday , june 7 , 2014 , in elmont , new york .
from the pleasant colony mare , settling mist , tonalist descends from the immediate female family of multiple grade 1 winner riskaverse and horse of the year , havre de grace .
tonalist – after two second - place finishes , tonalist will be trying to get back to his winning ways at saratoga , away from his home base of belmont park at which all but one of his wins have come . the son of tapit is focusing on the whitney as a rematch with honor code , the horse who denied him in the met mile .
one of three thoroughbreds to beat california chrome in a triple crown race this year was tonalist , who won the belmont stakes ahead of second - place commissioner and third - place medal count . tonalist also won the grade 2 peter pan stakes and the grade 1 gold cup stakes on the way to qualifying for the breeders ' cup classic , where he finished fifth .
“he’s just kind of a big horse , ” rosario said of tonalist , “and he has one long stride . he just grinds it , and he keeps on going and going . ”
presumably , coburn has some understanding of the horse business . tonalist was on the kentucky derby trail and was going to race in the wood memorial , the new york prep for the derby .
tonalist improved his record to 5 - 2 - 1 from 10 career starts and pushed his earnings to just more than $ 2 million with the $ 90 , 000 winner ' s share .
it would be the win pleasant colony didn ' t get ,
said evans . the veteran horseman admitted that if tonalist didn ' t win , however , he would be rooting for
piloted by junior alvarado , effinex defeated some staunch competition , including a winner of multiple grade 1 races in tonalist , mylute , neck ' n neck and the big brown colt coach inge .
indeed , for a second or two at the top of the stretch when california chrome looked like he might join the fray , tonalist seemed to hang just a touch , but then he came on again to nail a dead game commissioner at the wire . i think with a better trip tonalist would have been an easy winner , but he got there first and that’s all that matters .
out of settling mist , tonalist had stamped himself as one of the most impressive individuals raised at the sweezeys ' timber town stable near lexington but had hit a major growth spurt before the sale .
tonalist , who entered the 146th running of the belmont stakes with 12 - 1 odds , upset race favorite california chrome , demolishing any chance for the first triple crown winner since affirmed in 1978 .
tonalist was wearing blinkers until the gold cup . “my mistake , ” clement said . “when we took them off , he was less aggressive and he was able to stay out of trouble . ”
since the belmont victory , tonalist has finished in the top three in each of his three starts , including a win at the grade 1 jockey club gold cup stakes in his last start . tonalist will close strong , and if the pace set ( by bayern and / or moreno ) is too strong to start , he stands an excellent chance of usurping the field at the finish line .
in response , robert evans , tonalist’s owner , chose diplomacy over confrontation . when asked what his thoughts on coburn’s comments were , he replied : ‘i don’t think i have a comment on that . ”
tonalist also won the grade 2 peter pan stakes and grade 3 westchester , and placed in five other graded stakes , three of those grade 1 events . he bankrolled $ 3 , 647 , 000 .
tonalist , ridden by joel rosario , races to the finish line en route to winning the 146th running of the belmont stakes at belmont park on june 7 , 2014 , in elmont , new york .
tonalist paid out $ 6 . 40 , $ 3 . 70 and $ 2 . 70 while clement earned his 100th victory of the 2015 season as well thanks to a remarkable 2015 cigar mile win .
his most recent showing was a third - place finish behind tonalist and wicked strong in the gold cup , but his first - place effort in the grade 2 suburban shows the potential this horse possesses .
with the win , tonalist will now enjoy a rest though there are no set plans for the graded stakes winner who claimed the peter pan stakes , jockey club gold cup and belmont stakes in 2014 . he repeated at the jockey club gold cup this season , while also crossing first at the westchester handicap . tonalist has undoubtedly earned a long rest , but there are no stud plans for the well known runner .
( the eventual winner of the grade i besilu stables florida derby ) in an allowance optional claiming contest at the south florida oval . an illness prevented tonalist from competing in the april 5 urltoken wood memorial ( gr . i ) , which in turn kept him from earning a slot in the kentucky derby starting gate . when tonalist ' s health improved , the peter pan was targeted with an eye toward the belmont .
tonalist , a bay colt by tapit , was making his fifth career start and was coming off a four - length victory in the may 10 peter pan stakes . he was bred in kentucky by woodslane farm .
tonalist returned victorious to belmont in the fall , capturing the jockey club gold cup ( g1 ) by 1 ¾ lengths over a packed field featuring current or future grade 1 winners and v . e . day .
carrying 8 - 1 odds , tonalist paid $ 20 . 40 , $ 9 . 60 and $ 7 . commissioner paid $ 23 . 20 and $ 3 . 20 and medal count paid $ 13 . 20 .
, tonalist , and california chrome , who took a position inside behind the leaders . the early fractions were mild ; : 24 . 06 for the opening quarter - mile and : 48 . 52 for the half .
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somebody ( or a few people ) bet something in the neighborhood of a few hundred thousand to win on tonalist just before post time . that’s the only way a horse could drop that much right before the bell rings .
he also took aim at the connections of horses that skip the kentucky derby and preakness stakes in order to arrive at belmont with a full tank of gas – as was the case with tonalist , trained by christophe clement .
coming from off the lead , as was his wont , tonalist surged to win the belmont by a head , once again over commissioner , to end eventual two - time horse of the year california chrome’s triple crown bid .
but he was monstrous in this long race . three , four and even five horses wide throughout the first turn , tonalist never got near the rail to save ground the entire race . three and even four wide around that long , sweeping second turn ( remember , belmont is the only track in the country that is one lap for a mile - and - a - half ) , tonalist had every reason to quit when he turned for home .
tonalist was 9 - to - 1 at the belmont and edged commissioner at the wire . he was 5 - to - 1 on friday for saturday’s breeders’ cup classic , the third choice behind undefeated shared belief and california chrome .
instead , tonalist , who didn ' t compete in the kentucky derby or preakness stakes , held off commissioner at the finish to win by a head . medal count finished third , and california chrome and wicked strong tied for fourth .
rosario then snapped california chrome ' s bid for the 2014 triple crown with a triumph at the preakness stakes aboard tonalist . with a similar horse name , he will get the mount for tourist amid a highly competitive field of 10 .
commissioner maintained the lead through six furlongs in 1 : 12 . 84 as tonalist and general a rod swapped positions just behind . jockey victor espinoza then was forced to go around the leaders through one mile in 1 : 37 . 13 .
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but clement was not surprised . tonalist is the grandson of pleasant colony , which won the first two legs of the crown in 1981 . that horse was trained by johnny campo , who was approached by abc’s jim mckay after the derby .
renowned trainer thomas clement doubled down by running tonalist and red vine in the 2015 cigar mile . the gamble paid off big time . the victory bags clement his first win at the cigar mile , held at the aquaduct in new york .
instead of a historic win by their favorite , the huge crowd at belmont park in elmont , new york , witnessed a dramatic finish in which tonalist , ridden by joel rosario , overtook commissioner in his last strides to win by a head .
evans and trainer christophe clement both declined comment on coburn’s declaration following the belmont that fresh horses , such as tonalist , should not be allowed to start in the final two legs of the triple crown if they did not start in the derby .
largely because of the pleasant colony tie , evans decided to purchase tonalist privately from his breeders , rene and lauren woolcott of woodslane farm , after the colt failed to meet his reserve and was bought back for $ 195 , 000 at saratoga .
tonalist , no . 11 ridden by joel rosario , races to the finish line en route to winning the 146th running of the belmont stakes at belmont park on june 7 in elmont , n . y . ( al bello / getty images )
but tonalist got sick with a lung infection and was unable to make the wood , and his intelligent trainer , christophe clement , instead decided to back off and get him healthy and into a good prep race , the peter pan , at belmont .
in november , tonalist now holds a perfect 4 - for - 4 record in races at belmont , including the belmont stakes , the jockey club gold cup stakes ( gr . i ) , and the peter pan stakes ( gr . ii ) .
tonalist crosses the finish line to win the belmont stakes on june 7 in elmont , new york . california chrome , far left , was bidding to become the first triple crown winner since 1978 , but instead finished in a dead heat for fourth .
the woolcotts were left scratching their heads when he failed to meet his reserve , but luckily tonalist had caught the eye of evans . after his private purchase the colt was sent to be broken by bill harrigan at miacomet farm near georgetown , ky .
although evans will make the call , clement seems to think tonalist will run next year . a win for california chrome probably will keep him running , too . that’s welcome in a sport plagued by early retirements , thanks to the lucrative breeding business .
the younger evans spoke with daily racing form shortly after tonalist’s belmont victory . “it was quiet after he didn’t win , ” he remarked about pleasant colony’s placing in the belmont . of tonalist , he added , “he’s 17 hands , a great big boy , sort of like his grandfather… i’ve been in the game a long time , and i know you have to be patient , take care of the horse , and that’s what we [ evans and trainer christophe clement ] did… christophe had him just right . ”
the long - bodied tonalist was slow to develop , making just one start as a juvenile . he was briefly considered for the kentucky derby trail before a lung infection and a foot issue caused him to miss the wood memorial in april . the colt subsequently earned his place in the belmont with a four - length victory may 10 over commissioner in the grade 2 peter pan stakes at belmont . evans praised the patience of clement – who also was winning his first classic – in getting tonalist to the starting gate .
bill farish continued , “we’re in the business of classic thoroughbreds and he certainly fits our program . a . p . indy , lemon drop kid , union rags won races like the belmont and gold cup and we are confident tonalist will continue that success . ”
effinex settled a bit around the 3 / 4 - mile mark and kicked out two wide to get away from the fading street babe . from there , effinex was able to reel in coach inge while also managing to hold off a hard - charging tonalist .
tonalist was bred by rene and lauren woolcott , whose 240 - acre woodslane farm near the plains , va . originally into steeplechasing , they got involved with thoroughbreds in 2006 and they purchased settling mist at the 2007 keeneland november sale through agent patrick lawley - wakelin .
a lung infection kept tonalist out of the kentucky derby and preakness . that was pointed out , angrily , by steve coburn , co - owner of california chrome , who said it was the “coward’s way out” to ambush the favorites at the end of the trail .
while the focus saturday evening at belmont was correctly on california chrome as he attempted to become the first triple crown winner since affirmed in 1978 , it was tonalist who ran an unbelievable mile - and - a - half race to just beat out a dead game commissioner .
tonalist , who broke from the outside 11 post , came into the belmont off an impressive four - length victory over the track in the peter pan stakes ( gr . ii ) may 10 in just his fourth career start . the belmont winner is trained by christophe clement .
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a newcomer to the triple crown series , tonalist broke his maiden in january of his three - year - old season and captured the peter pan s . ( g2 ) by 4 lengths over future graded stakes winner commissioner on may 10 prior to his start in the belmont .
and there several runners with a chance as they turned for home through 10 furlongs in 2 : 02 . 43 . commissioner , after opening a clear advantage , held resolute along the rail and was caught in the final few jumps by tonalist , who was ridden by joel rosario .
tonalist , whose four grade 1 victories were highlighted by the 2014 belmont stakes , has been retired and will stand the 2016 season at lane ' s end in versailles , ky . the son of reigning leading sire tapit will stand for $ 40 , 000 in his initial season .
tonalist was a kentucky derby candidate but had to miss the may 3 classic at churchill downs because of a brief illness . the victory was the first in a triple crown event for clement , a new york - based frenchman heretofore best known for his prowess with older turf horses .
it’s the biggest question facing handicappers heading into the breeders’ cup classic , as none of three - year - olds—triple crown champion american pharoah , his travers foil keen ice , and familiar foe frosted—have faced older horses . last year , wins by then - three - year - olds shared belief in the pacific classic and tonalist in the jockey club gold cup portended a strong hand from that age group , and they delivered on that promise by sweeping the superfecta with bayern winning , toast of new york second , california chrome third , shared belief fourth , and tonalist fifth .
tonalist ' s owner , robert s . evans , had indicated immediately after the cigar mile that the son of tapit would stay in training at age 5 , but a deal was worked out with lane ' s end to bring him to stud immediately rather than having him race next year .
beholder’s scratch threw me for a little bit of a loop , but part of the reason i liked her was that i preferred the elders to the three - year - olds , and i thought she was the best of that group , and now i feel that tonalist is the best .
jockey victor espinoza settled california chrome , the 5 / 4 favorite , behind the heels of the initial leader , commissioner , as the field trundled along at a moderate pace . along the backstretch , tonalist and general a rod joined commissioner to form a wall of horses in front of california chome .
carrying evans’s colors , the lightly raced tonalist edged commissioner by a head to win the belmont stakes as california chrome finished in a dead heat for fourth , joining pleasant colony among the 13 horses since affirmed in 1978 to win the kentucky derby and preakness stakes but fall short of the triple crown .
he was going easy ,
rosario said of tonalist .
i didn ' t want to be too far behind . when i got to the three - eighths pole i was a little confident . i was worried a little bit turning for home , but he started picking them up .
two horses that should not get the benefit of the doubt for their breeders ' cup classic losses are tonalist , whose championship aspirations ended with his fifth - place finish , and california chrome , who was a no - excuse third to bayern and lost for a second time in three meetings against that rival .
tonalist ( usa ) b . c , 2011 { 3 - l } dp = 5 - 17 - 18 - 1 - 1 ( 42 ) di = 2 . 82 cd = 0 . 57 - 16 starts , 7 wins , 4 places , 2 shows career earnings : $ 3 , 697 , 000
by the way , tonalist took an incredible amount of “late” money at the belmont . while his morning line was 8 - 1 , when he was 15 - 1 earlier on belmont day , some “experts” actually suggested that he couldn’t win because he wasn’t being bet . if you understand the game , you know that’s an absurdity on belmont day . in fact , he held at 11 - 1 for about an hour before post . but when the race was over , tonalist had been hit from 11 - 1 to a low 9 - 1 ( $ 20 . 40 ) , an astounding drop given the handle on the belmont .
tonalist is out of the winning pleasant colony mare settling mist , whose four stakes - producing half - sisters include the dams of horse of the year havre de grace and grade 1 winner riskaverse . it is the family of leading sire raja baba , champion plugged nickle , and grade 1 winners sauce boat and christiecat .
those words were gentler than those of steve coburn , who co - owns the colt with perry martin . coburn assailed tonalist for not competing in the triple crown ' s first two legs . instead of facing fresh horses in the belmont , coburn believes only those who start the kentucky derby should be eligible for the belmont .
2015 cigar mile results 1 . tonalist ( 2 / 1 ) 2 . red vine ( 8 / 1 ) 3 . matrooh ( 6 / 1 ) 4 . mshawish ( 10 / 1 ) 5 . private zone ( 6 / 5 ) 6 . full of mine ( 99 / 1 ) - marking ( scratched )
california chrome , the kentucky derby and preakness champion , was valiant in the role of history , but in the end he was no match for the spoiler , portrayed to perfection on saturday by tonalist , who ran the flawless sort of the race , with the same finishing kick , that chrome had run in louisville and baltimore .
cathy sweezey ( of consignor sweezey and partners ) kept dragging me over to see tonalist ( at the sale ) ,
evans said .
she took him out of the stall and told me he was the best horse she ' d ever been around ; she loved him , and i had to buy him .
tonalist # 11 , ridden by joel rosario , races to the finish line en route to winning the 146th running of the belmont stakes at belmont park on june 7 , 2014 in elmont , new york . california chrome # 2 tied for fourth in his bid for the triple crown . ( photo by al bello / getty images ) tonalist # 11 , ridden by joel rosario , races to the finish line en route to winning the 146th running of the belmont stakes at belmont park on june 7 , 2014 in elmont , new york . california chrome # 2 tied for fourth in his bid for the triple crown . ( photo by al bello / getty images )
in stark contrast , tonalist , with jockey joel rosario on board , showed zest aplenty up front . after a thrilling duel with commissioner , he passed the wire a head to the good . medal count ran on for third , while california chrome and wicked strong were a further length - and - three - quarters away in fourth .
the triple crown went unclaimed for a 36th year as tonalist captured the 146th running of the grade 1 , $ 1 . 5 million belmont stakes on saturday at belmont park by a head over commissioner , with kentucky derby and preakness winner california chrome finishing in a dead - heat for fourth in the
test of the champion .
only tonalist is back this year , and much has been made of his inability to win outside of new york , but his classic last year wasn’t bad . he was running at the end , and finishing behind california chrome and shared belief is not that bad considering either horse would have had a big chance in this year’s race .
amid the 120 , 000 gathered to witness the first triple crown winner for 36 years , the sharp pain of disappointment was more palpable than a sucker punch to the gut as california chrome trailed home only fourth—in a dead - heat with wicked strong—behind tonalist in the 146 th running of the $ 1 . 5m belmont stakes at belmont park .
on saturday , jockey joel rosario , who had also guided the colt’s win in the peter pan stakes , took tonalist on a flawless ride , sitting comfortably in third place for much of the race , about a length off pacesetter commissioner’s lead . he started to close at the homestretch , catching then passing commissioner to win by a head .
california chrome , the 4 - 5 favorite under victor espinoza , made a menacing outside move in upper stretch but had no final punch . near the early lead while saving ground , he was angled out on the final turn and had every chance to go past commissioner , but it was tonalist who closed best while california chrome labored home .
tonalist burst into national prominence with his victory in the belmont stakes , in which eventual horse of the year california chrome finished fourth in a triple crown bid . the victor went on to pick up two editions of the jockey club gold cup , and concluded his career with a final grade 1 tally in the cigar mile on nov . 28 .
tonalist shattered , once again , the notion that a horse today can win three races in five weeks at three different distances in an era where horses are bred and trained for speed , not stamina and , generally speaking , rarely race ( six or seven times a year for today’s top horses ) . california chrome finished in a dead heat for fourth .
cigar mile h . ( g1 ) : robert evans’ tonalist ( tapit ) had just one beat in midstretch but powered home dramatically on the outside to post a neck tally . the standout four - year - old colt finished off one mile on the fast main surface in 1 : 37 with john velazquez in the silks and is expected back in 2016 for trainer christophe clement .
the three horses who beat california chrome on saturday — tonalist , commissioner and medal count — combined to make just one start in either the derby or preakness . in fact , only two of california chrome’s 10 rivals saturday — ride on curlin and general a rod — had also competed in both the derby and preakness . most trainers these days seek a tactical advantage by resting their horses .
tonalist , with joel rosario riding , posted a narrow victory over commissioner in the 146th belmont stakes before a packed house saturday at belmont park as california chrome faded in the final furlong to finish in a dead heat for fourth , becoming the 12th kentucky derby and preakness winner to fail in the test of the champion since affirmed became the last horse to sweep the triple crown in 1978 .
one of the top older horses this year , tonalist has won six graded stakes from a mile to a mile and a half with earnings over $ 3 . 6m . he has run triple digit beyers in all of his seven starts this year , including the cigar mile ( g1 ) and a repeat win in the jockey club gold cup ( g1 ) . through sixteen lifetime starts , nine of which came in g1 company , he’s been off the board only twice . his career best 111 beyer is the 4th highest up to a mile this year . a leading three year old in 2014 , tonalist won three graded stakes including the belmont ( g1 ) and the jockey club gold cup ( g1 ) becoming the second three year old to accomplish that feat since easy goer in 1989 .
influences are too many to list but i’m interested in masters of light ; particularly spanish artist joaquin sorolla y bastida , the australian impressionists of the heidelberg school and the lesser known australian tonalist painters . also contemporary artists henry hensche , stuart shils , tibor nagy , kim cogan , jeremy mann ( the list goes on and on… ) stimulate my fascination with the different moods created by ever changing light .
the new york - bred colt has experienced tremendous success at belmont , his home park , with two other wins at the track apart from his triple crown triumph last june . unlike most horses , tonalist ' s final tune - up did not come at santa anita , as he has only had some casual gallops at the california track . nevertheless , he has received excellent reviews for his recent form :
tonalist’s ties to racing success run deep , as his pedigree is littered with belmont winners . the tapit colt was bred by rene and lauren woolcott’s woodslane farm in the plains , va . the couple , with a steeplechase background but relative newcomers to thoroughbred flat racing at the time , purchased the winning pleasant colony mare settling mist for $ 800 , 000 out of the 2007 keeneland november breeding stock sale . she is a half - sister to four stakes producers , including easter bunnette , dam of 2011 horse of the year havre de grace , and the bink , dam of multiple grade 1 winner riskaverse . tonalist’s pedigree also includes champion sprinter plugged nickle , 1992 belmont winner and breed - shaping sire a . p . indy , 1999 belmont winner and champion lemon drop kid , and 1990 preakness winner summer squall .
along with the win , tonalist will pick up a the bulk of the $ 1 . 5 million total race purse , receiving $ 800 , 000 . for second and third place , commissioner and medal count will take home $ 280 , 000 and $ 150 , 000 , respectively . the purse is higher than ever before in 2014 . it ' s up from $ 1 million , where it had been since 1998 .
although tonalist was an outside purchase , evans has found success with his own breeding program . his other top runners have included shared interest , a homebred daughter of pleasant colony who won the grade 1 ruffian handicap in 1993 . she went on to earn broodmare of the year honors , producing 1999 breeders’ cup juvenile fillies winner cash run and grade 1 king’s bishop stakes winner forestry , both of whom evans sold for seven figures as young horses .
the big bay continued to show his affinity for “big sandy” with a win in the westchester s . ( g3 ) in his four - year - old debut . he then successfully defended his jockey club gold cup title by 4 ¾ lengths over grade 1 winners wicked strong , effinex , and constitution . in the final win of his exceptional career , tonalist gamely outfinished his rivals for a neck victory in the cigar mile ( g1 ) .
honor code – after a breakthrough win in the grade i metropolitan handicap ( the met mile ) over tonalist at belmont park , honor code is stretching back out to 1 - 1 / 8 miles as he targets the grade i whitney for trainer shug mcgaughey . the four - year - old son of a . p . indy is among the last and looks to be a promising older horse as he continues to train well and look good in his races .
“i want to thank christophe clement and his team for their great work . this horse retired sound and only ran on lasix . what he’s been able to accomplish is a great testament to the horsemanship of christophe , ” said owner r . s . evans . “i’m very excited to partner with lane’s end on the next stage of this horse’s career . tonalist will be a great fit there . they have an excellent reputation of making racehorses like him into prolific stallions . ”
private zone just couldn’t get anything going in this race despite coming out of the gates in the lead . it simply seemed like private zone wasn’t ready to put forth his best effort as he faded down the mile stretch and watched helplessly as tonalist thundered ahead . he would fade to fifth , beating out 99 / 1 longshot full of mine . the highly touted mshawish , who debuted on dirt for the first time , checked while matrooh was able to slip in with a show .
tonalist , a 9 - 1 shot coming out of the outside ( no . 11 ) gate , skipped both the kentucky derby and preakness and was the least experienced horse in the field , having raced only four times previous to the belmont . but one of those races was an impressive , four - length win may 10 in the peter pan stakes on the same belmont track where he prevailed saturday . his dazzling workouts in the days leading up to this race were the talk of the track .
tonalist was sent to wayne and cathy sweezey’s timber town stable in lexington , ky . , to prep for the 2012 fasig - tipton saratoga selected yearling sale . but despite his loaded catalog page , the colt , who was going through a growth spurt at the time , failed to meet his reserve with a high bid of $ 195 , 000 . robert evans had yearlings in the sweezeys’ consignment who also failed to sell but was urged to take a closer look at the colt sharing the barn .
tonalist was awesome in the peter pan , winning by four lengths in the slop and making him a prime candidate for the belmont . under the coburn theory , you should have to race in all three triple crown races . but what if a horse gets sick before a prep race , gets injured walking out of his stall a day or a week before the derby , or gets a fever the day before or the day of the derby , he should then be not allowed to participate in any triple crown race ?
in what can only be described as a bizarre turn of events , one of california chrome’s owners , steven coburn , lost his mind and took the low road after the defeat . with kenny rice of nbc letting him rant on on national television , coburn , one of the sorest losers ever , went on an incredible rant , saying that racing in one leg of the triple crown “was a coward’s way out . ” he later told yahoo ! sports that the connections of tonalist were “cheaters” by only racing in one leg of the triple crown .
tonalist , owned by robert s . evans and trained by christophe clement , returned $ 20 . 40 after finishing the 1 1 / 2 - mile distance in 2 : 28 . 52 over a fast track . commissioner , on the lead throughout under javier castellano at 28 - 1 , only gave way in the final yards when losing by a head . medal count , a 24 - 1 shot , was third , another length back , while california chrome dead - heated for fourth with wicked strong , another three - quarters of a length back .
while the chase for the first winner of all three triple crown races in 36 years was evidently newsworthy , the hoopla did overshadow amazing performances by a variety of thoroughbreds during the 2014 season . two - time horse of the year wise dan continued his dominance , bayern ripped through the competition and tonalist denied california chrome of an historic glory . perhaps the biggest surprise of the year was take charge brandi , who ascended from practically nowhere to take home a breeders ' cup event against significant odds , establishing herself as a favorite for 2014 juvenile filly of the year .
2015 saratoga season seasoned with superstars : july 24 , 2015 , marks another summer start at saratoga race course in saratoga springs , new york . saratoga is over 150 years deep in history surrounding the great sport of horse racing , and its meet has always given horse racing some of its greatest moments . the travers , woodward , and whitney are only a few races that draw superstar horses each year . this year promises to be no different . some horses that the horseman and fan need to watch out for upon their visits to saratoga this year include carpe diem , frosted , tonalist , and honor code . here’s a look at some small profiles of prominent and likely saratoga visitors .
so much of an approach to your question depends on whether one is a tonalist ( and emphasizes values ) or a colorist ( and emphasizes hues / temperatures ) . tonalists and colorists may use very different approaches to the issue you raise . sling paint ! virgil ah , virgil , you hit the nail on the head in my case . i just started landscape painting last year , and have such a hard time with it , much more so than figure painting or still life . i recently figured out through looking in many landscape art books ( not just watercolor ) , that part of my problem is trying to prioritize which approach to use for a painting , i think i want to be a colorist , but in reality , think i ' m more of a tonalist painter . mitchel albala ' s
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book ( not watercolor ) explores this with some examples , like the dutch painters of the 17th century focusing on value contrast ( tonalists with little colors in their paintings ) , versus impressionists , who used a color priority approach and less value contrast . zoodlemaker and anyone else interested in landscape paintings , i ' d recommend checking out mitchel albala ' s book even though he focuses on oil painting . another book i ' ve found helpful is ian roberts '
mastering composition
, which deals not only with landscaping , but still life and even some figure work . i ' m still struggling , but feel i ' m on a better path after reading those two books . barbara
z , you ' ve asked a good question for which there is no single answer . char has given you a good explanation of atmospheric perspective , which is used to give a three - dimensional appearance to landscape paintings on two - dimensional surfaces . so much of an approach to your question depends on whether one is a tonalist ( and emphasizes values ) or a colorist ( and emphasizes hues / temperatures ) . tonalists and colorists may use very different approaches to the issue you raise . yet another approach might found in how painters handle shape and form . for example , are forms flat / two - dimensional , or are the forms modeled / three - dimensional ? probably the best answer is for you to search lots of landscape paintings , see what works , what doesn ' t and what you like / dislike . in the end , it ' s your painting ! sling paint ! virgil
“he’s 17 hands , a great big boy , sort of like his grandfather , pleasant colony , ” evans said . “christophe doesn’t push horses . he takes great care of his horses , and i’m patient . i’ve been in the game a long time , and i know you have to be patient , take care of the horse , and that’s what we did . … he was sick before the wood memorial , and we couldn’t run him in it , so we couldn’t run in the derby , [ and ] we aimed for the peter pan . christophe clement did a good job of getting him ready , and he surprised me . it wasn’t a very nice day – there were thunderstorms , lots of rain , and a muddy track . and [ tonalist ] just galloped , and that’s the clue he was a good horse because he was only three - quarters fit . so we had four weeks to get ready for [ the belmont ] , and christophe had him just right . ”
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the whiskered auklet ( aethia pygmaea ) is a small seabird of the auk family .

it has a more restricted range than other members of its genus , aethia , living only around the aleutian islands and on some islands off siberia ( like commander islands ) , and breeding on these islands .

it is one of the smallest alcids , only the closely related least auklet being smaller .

its name is derived from the long white feathers on its face that are part of its breeding plumage .

the whiskered auklet is a poorly studied species and much research needs to be undertaken on the species .

it was originally described as two different species , from specimens collected at different ends of its range , however research has shown that it is a single species with clinal variation along its range .

it is not thought to undertake migration , but instead attends its breeding islands year round .

whiskered auklets lay a single egg in a rocky crevice , in loose colonies with other whiskered auklets and also other colonial seabirds .

both parents take part in incubation and chick rearing .

the whiskers have been shown to help them sense their way to and out of their nests at night .

whiskered auklets feed in the inshore zone , usually within 16 km of land , where tidal currents concentrate their prey into dense swarms .

they feed predominantly on copepods during the summer months , mostly on the species neocalanus plumchrus ; and switching to euphausiid krill in the fall and winter .

whiskered auklet

we had a whiskered auklet bounce into our boat and get stunned . that gave us a great opportunity to study it up close . little tanaga strait in the aleutian islands , alaska . 1 june 2016
poorly known to most birders , the whiskered auklet is a small seabird confined to remote areas of the aleutian islands , alaska ( as well as the commander and kurile islands off eastern asia ) . relatively scarce and secretive , it is active around its nesting colonies mostly at night . unlike most auks , it seldom ventures more than a few miles away from shore . one odd distinction shared with its relative , crested auklet : the plumage has a noticeable odor like citrus .
nettleship , d . n . & kirwan , g . m . ( 2018 ) . whiskered auklet ( aethia pygmaea ) . in : del hoyo , j . , elliott , a . , sargatal , j . , christie , d . a . & de juana , e . ( eds . ) . handbook of the birds of the world alive . lynx edicions , barcelona . ( retrieved from urltoken on 9 july 2018 ) .
whiskered auklets flock together while feeding and both parents carry plankton back in their throat pouches to their young . nests are located in rocky crevices on ledges that are very difficult for predators such as gulls , falcons , foxes , and rats to reach .
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del hoyo , j . , collar , n . j . , christie , d . a . , elliott , a . and fishpool , l . d . c . 2014 . hbw and birdlife international illustrated checklist of the birds of the world . volume 1 : non - passerines . lynx edicions birdlife international , barcelona , spain and cambridge , uk .
justification : this species has a very large range , and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the range size criterion ( extent of occurrence < 20 , 000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size , habitat extent / quality , or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation ) . despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing , the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the population trend criterion ( > 30 % decline over ten years or three generations ) . the population size is very large , and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the population size criterion ( < 10 , 000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be > 10 % in ten years or three generations , or with a specified population structure ) . for these reasons the species is evaluated as least concern .
the global population is estimated to number > c . 100 , 000 individuals ( del hoyo
. 1996 ) , while the population in russia has been estimated at < c . 100 breeding pairs and < c . 50 individuals on migration ( brazil 2009 ) .
the population is suspected to be in decline owing to predation by invasive species and ongoing habitat destruction .
this species is found offshore and along sea coasts in summer and is mostly pelagic in winter . its diet includes a high variety of planktonic crustaceans , and infrequently small fish and squid . it forages mainly offshore in deep water , and sometimes in near - shore regions almost always in large flocks throughout the year . birds arrive at colonies from march to june depending on the site . it is highly monogamous with high site and mate fidelity throughout its breeding life . colonies can be as large as 100 , 000 pairs and form on remote islands and coasts in a variety of different rocky habitats . densities are determined largely by the availability of suitable rock crevices and cavities for nesting ( del hoyo et al . 1996 ) .
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total population probably very low compared to most auks . attracted to lights at night , may be killed by crashing into lighted fishing boats . accidental introduction of rats to nesting islands may be biggest threat .
ocean , tide - rips , rocky coasts . usually at sea within a few miles of islands , in relatively shallow water . favors rough water where currents converge , or where tidal currents race across shallows or through narrow passes between islands . nests on islands among rocks or cliffs .
forages while swimming underwater . depth of dives unknown , but usually feeds in fairly shallow water .
one . dull white . incubation is by both sexes , roughly 35 - 36 days . young : both parents feed young , visiting nests at night , bringing food back in throat pouch . age of young bird at departure from nest not well known , may be about 40 days . fledgling departs by flying away from nest site at night .
both parents feed young , visiting nests at night , bringing food back in throat pouch . age of young bird at departure from nest not well known , may be about 40 days . fledgling departs by flying away from nest site at night .
small crustaceans . diet not well known , primarily small crustaceans including copepods , euphausiid shrimp , amphipods ; also marine worms , mollusks . may concentrate on copepods in summer , euphausiids in winter .
breeds in colonies , not as densely packed as in related small auks . active at colonies mostly at night , especially when not nesting in association with other species . courtship behavior not well known , includes pairs calling in duet . nest sites in small openings in talus slopes , boulder piles , or crevices in cliffs , sometimes in areas of soil mixed with rock . no nest built , egg laid on bare rock or soil .
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this is a large and highly varied group of birds that do not have many outward similarities . most are water birds that feed on invertebrates or small aquatic creatures . the order is well represented in washington , with seven families :
alcids are diving seabirds of the northern hemisphere . most are more comfortable in and under the water than in the air . while some members of the family fly long distances in post - breeding dispersal or migration , others fly only with effort . underwater , they use their wings as flippers to swim after fish , krill , and other aquatic prey . the majority nest in colonies on islands , and many are active in these colonies only at night , spending the day foraging on open water far from their nesting sites . many nest in burrows , and most species lay only one egg each year , although some lay two . both sexes incubate and care for the young . most alcids are predominantly black - and - white , with different breeding and non - breeding plumages .
one record , from penn cove ( whidbey island , island county ) in may 1999 .
analysis of mtdna suggests that present species and a . cristatella form a clade , with a . psittacula a close relative of the two . birds from kuril is were separated as race camtschatica on basis of different body size , but recent studies confirm existence only of simple clinal variation , size increasing from e to w . monotypic .
ne sea of okhotsk ( penzhin gulf , yamskiye is , iony i ) and commander is s to at least c kuril is , and throughout aleutians e to four mountains is and krenitzen is . winters mostly near breeding locations , but s as far as japan , and casual in n bering sea ( e . g . st lawrence i ) .
17–18 cm ; c . 116 g ( 99–136 g ) ; wingspan c . 37 cm . unique head pattern , with long recurved crest on forehead drooping forward over small white - tipped scarlet bill . . .
offshore and along sea coasts . breeds on bare to partially covered talus slopes and beach boulder . . .
diet throughout year marine zooplankton , with 42 different prey taxa identified during a breeding - season study at three islands in the . . .
breeding phenology poorly known . spring arrival apr to early may ; laying probably late may and early jun , sometimes advanced ; hatching and . . .
distribution and movements outside breeding season poorly known . returns to colonies apr to early . . .
not globally threatened ( least concern ) . total population small , second - rarest alcid in alaska . numbers poorly known , but coarse estimates in 1990s indicated minimum of 100 , . . .
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a big group of birds calling while swimming at the sea and then flying .
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this species has a very large range , and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the range size criterion ( extent of occurrence < 20 , 000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size , habitat extent / quality , or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation ) . despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing , the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the population trend criterion ( > 30 % decline over ten years or three generations ) . the population size is very large , and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the population size criterion ( < 10 , 000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be > 10 % in ten years or three generations , or with a specified population structure ) . for these reasons the species is evaluated as least concern .
recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : aethia pygmaea . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
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