http://mitch.smugmug.com/gallery/5779769_SWbd6/ 8/26/08 -- Tin Cup Chalice, a three-year-old gelding, is pictured here winning the Albany, a 9F $150,000 stakes for NY-breds, and the third leg of the Big Apple Triple, on 8/20/06 at Saratoga. He was as a result undefeated in seven starts. He had previously won the first two legs of the Big Apple Triple, but no horse has won the Triple itself since it was established in 1999. The Albany was considered a significant step up in class for Tin Cup Chalice, who is stabled at Finger Lakes and has run most of his races there. Among the field were Ichabad Crane (third in the Preakness) and Big Truck (winner of the G3 Tampa Derby). Tin Cup Chalice, under his regular rider Pedro Rodriguez (no previous starts this year at Saratoga, based at Finger Lakes) led from the outset, and was not challenged for the soft pace (25.66, 50.88, and 1:15.33). But in the stretch, he fended off bids from both Ichabad Crane and Big Truck. He turned back his final challenger, Thatsrightofficer, in the final sixteenth (pictured here), stubbornly hanging on. Tin Cup Chalice was bred and is trained and partially owned by Mike Lecesse, who is headquartered at Finger Lakes. Another owner, Scott van Laer, is reportedly a forest ranger. Winning the Triple added an additional $250,000 (plus his share of the Albany purse) to Tin Cup Chalice's lifetime earnings, which are now in excess of $500,000. Many of Tin Cup Chalice's fans were in attendance, and their jubilation was evident as he was cheered into the winners' circle. The enthusiasm was shared by turfwriters: the often disgusted veteran Paul Moran said: "Finally, there is a story worth embracing, a new favorite horse: Tin Cup Chalice . . . Tin Cup Chalice is the dream-come-true of everyone who plays the game small, chases lightning with a bottle and tempts fate in the face of impossible odds. He is a reminder that anything is possible." See his full blog entry at paulmoranattheraces.blogspot.com (August 21). UPDATE . . On October 4, 2008, Tin Cup Chalice won the $500,000 Indiana Derby (G2) by a full length. He held off the favorite, Pyro, and Acai. The Equibase running line for Tin Cup Chalice, who was sent off at 9-1, says "2-3 path, all out, held". Bloodhorse article is here: http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/47407.htm ; and a good one from the Indianapolis Star: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/SPORTS/810050365 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ SAD UPDATE -- On April 17, 2009, Tin Cup Chalice was euthanized afer a training accident at Finger Lakes. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090417/SPORTS/90417008/1007 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Thoroughbred Racing Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:54:12 -0700 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:59:47 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4689/388449434_iAYZk-Ti-2.jpg http://mitch.smugmug.com/gallery/5779769_SWbd6/ http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388447686_YCPzY <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388447686_YCPzY" title="The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4675/388447686_YCPzY-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="69" alt="The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675" title="The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:45:59 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mitch) http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4675/388447686_YCPzY-Th-2.jpg 2008-08-20 17:35:44 bd00719985edaabe5605c9bd492a45db aa910f0b91e4f18e0d4307d0c940ef14 6fd428d9306d7b45c2e69059243f0fae 778bb206570814a7693119261fab29a0 The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388447686_YCPzY" title="The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4675/388447686_YCPzY-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="69" alt="The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675" title="The break. Tin Cup Chalice is the 6, Big Truck, 7 on the outside, Ichabad Crane the 5 (green saddlecloth). CRW_4675" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing albany, race, race9, saratoga Mitch Mitch http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388448247_BWiV2 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388448247_BWiV2" title="A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4677/388448247_BWiV2-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677" title="A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:46:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mitch) http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4677/388448247_BWiV2-Th-2.jpg 2008-08-20 17:35:44 67a5e5690d8e77ecc60ab1d8afcabedf 1a22774ceb57794d9d79cb15b91732c2 80514498b2fa05a713936700b886e0e1 6d7e817f155cdbe047b5f3a3c7a22bb1 A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388448247_BWiV2" title="A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4677/388448247_BWiV2-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677" title="A few more steps out . . . CRW_4677" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing albany, race, race9, saratoga Mitch Mitch http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388448867_Ju67F <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388448867_Ju67F" title="Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4687/388448867_Ju67F-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687" title="Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:47:19 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mitch) http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4687/388448867_Ju67F-Th-2.jpg 2008-08-20 17:37:34 1aab801ad67d7c1c0c31e035f6e45a7d 6e9c530a7bfcd6b80402aa14bfc68e5a 0f627167536e2386fd5a6abd4712288e 5d3de29101388b4ed758808cd8e47e34 Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388448867_Ju67F" title="Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4687/388448867_Ju67F-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687" title="Tin Cup Chalice (6) has led all the way, but Thatsrightofficer challenges. Both horses under "heavy urging". CRW_4687" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing albany, edgar prado, pedro rodriguez, race, race9, saratoga, thatsrightofficer, tin cup chalice Mitch Mitch http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388449434_iAYZk <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />CRW_4689</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388449434_iAYZk" title="CRW_4689"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4689/388449434_iAYZk-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="CRW_4689" title="CRW_4689" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:47:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mitch) http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4689/388449434_iAYZk-Th-2.jpg 2008-08-20 17:37:36 52946175e1656fc4a2b35ac619fc659d a97fb814e4ed1475ad67f105ff9762f1 26d7e877ecce89fbd2812b7e07fe65aa 1166cdbf187eed6fb7362e89270383c7 CRW_4689 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />CRW_4689</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388449434_iAYZk" title="CRW_4689"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4689/388449434_iAYZk-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="CRW_4689" title="CRW_4689" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing albany, edgar prado, pedro rodriguez, race, race9, saratoga, thatsrightofficer, tin cup chalice Mitch Mitch http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388450200_Xg7Pc <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />CRW_4690</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388450200_Xg7Pc" title="CRW_4690"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4690/388450200_Xg7Pc-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="CRW_4690" title="CRW_4690" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:48:50 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mitch) http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4690/388450200_Xg7Pc-Th-2.jpg 2008-08-20 17:37:36 dd1d3aca7d09bff7bd5490d0027b9634 4edc0672e0a193957f66a5d8fd345f4b 6cf1297575276c16bc092ba980c78f49 4142eed0fb6adfe5b8762432a6390f56 CRW_4690 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />CRW_4690</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388450200_Xg7Pc" title="CRW_4690"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4690/388450200_Xg7Pc-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="CRW_4690" title="CRW_4690" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing albany, edgar prado, pedro rodriguez, race, race9, saratoga, thatsrightofficer, tin cup chalice Mitch Mitch http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388451164_PKmtP <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388451164_PKmtP" title="Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4692/388451164_PKmtP-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692" title="Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:49:59 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mitch) http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4692/388451164_PKmtP-Th-2.jpg 2008-08-20 17:41:16 8b814b5405b36a59c09e6857fa8b307c e78e83c2cc2a9e494a9a84775433352c 702280bd9c8937bde61283ce64b37fb7 6950479d1ce580e53c99cd08ab09bc94 Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388451164_PKmtP" title="Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4692/388451164_PKmtP-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692" title="Tin Cup Chalice and Pedro Rodriguez return to the winners' circle CRW_4692" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing albany, race, race9, saratoga, tin cup chalice Mitch Mitch http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388451898_4J7xb <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />Pedro is elated! CRW_4700</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388451898_4J7xb" title="Pedro is elated! CRW_4700"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4700/388451898_4J7xb-Th-2.jpg" width="125" height="150" alt="Pedro is elated! CRW_4700" title="Pedro is elated! CRW_4700" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:50:48 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mitch) http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4700/388451898_4J7xb-Th-2.jpg 2008-08-20 17:42:18 4da831240c297bc024e1eaf302a150ae bcac3f1b392eb6f08d82d3a64a9ba453 497b57782a1e692e87fffe3b50f79523 f614bd389a5243143ffafd271ac0df8f Pedro is elated! CRW_4700 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />Pedro is elated! CRW_4700</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388451898_4J7xb" title="Pedro is elated! CRW_4700"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4700/388451898_4J7xb-Th-2.jpg" width="125" height="150" alt="Pedro is elated! CRW_4700" title="Pedro is elated! CRW_4700" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing albany, race, race9, saratoga Mitch Mitch http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388452460_mNJ5H <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388452460_mNJ5H" title="A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4701/388452460_mNJ5H-Th-2.jpg" width="132" height="150" alt="A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701" title="A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:51:25 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Mitch) http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4701/388452460_mNJ5H-Th-2.jpg 2008-08-20 17:42:24 5f26d6dccabc81c51d0c2445878088ad 37af4369c0cc723794e06de079e4f366 f3de4ef25260f6d8a7c347e03e1eb623 60b4a01e170382cbe6ffc9393d500d15 A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701 <p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com">Mitch</a><br />A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701</p><p><a href="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/5779769_SWbd6#388452460_mNJ5H" title="A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701"><img src="http://mitch.smugmug.com/Thoroughbred-Racing/Tin-Cup-Chalice-2005-2009-wins/CRW4701/388452460_mNJ5H-Th-2.jpg" width="132" height="150" alt="A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701" title="A hug . . Rudy Rodriguez and trainer/part-owner Michael Lecesse CRW_4701" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Thoroughbred Racing albany, michael lecesse, pedro rodriguez, race, race9, saratoga Mitch Mitch