11/5/11 - HANSEN wins the the $2,000,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1 - WIRE TO WIRE! READ MORE 2/10/12 - Mike had two stakes placings today with SW LA GRAN BAILADORA third in the Likely Exchange S. at Turfway and SW JUANITA third in the Tiffany Lass at the Fair Grounds.
2/10/12- Hansen to NY next for the G3 Gotham S. Mar. 3.
2/4/12 - Another great weekend for Mike including his third win of the WEBN S. in a row - this time with Mr. Prankster. READ MORE
2/3/12 - Gainesway homebred SMALL KITCHEN, f. 3 by Corinthian out of Banshee Girl, by Deputy Minister won off by almost 6 lengths at the Fair Grounds in her first start. Watch for this one.
2/1/12 - HANSON co highweighted at 126 pounds on the annual Experimental Free Handicap.
1/29/12- Champion HANSEN ends up second in the Holy Bull after a stumble at the start. “Everything’s well, he didn’t grab a quarter or anything,” Maker said. “We were second best. He’ll probably benefit from the race. It’s called a prep race for a reason.”
1/28/12 - Mike got his weekend off to a good start with PAPAW BODIE's, strong win in the John B. Connally Turf Cup Stakes - Gr.3. Owned by Connie M Apostelos, PAPAW BODIE has now won four straight. . He has earnings of $ 257,211 and has a total of six wins in 15 starts. On the same day, Kentucky Cup Sprint S.(G3) winner MATHEWSBURG, almost got it done in the Forego S. at Turfway. He made a bold move and missed the win by a head and a neck. He is owned by F. Thomas Conway and Matt Conway.
1/16/12 - Mike Maker trained Tapit's Hansen Named Champion 2-Year
-Old Colt! Despite anticipation of a close Eclipse race, Hansen won handily. He received 194 votes, compared to the 52 garnered by Union Rags. Secret Circle and Overdriven got one vote apiece.
1/14/12 - Mike got a stakes placing at the Fair Grounds and a win at Turfway. READ MORE
1/7/`2 - Mike lit up the board at Turfway Park in the Turfway Prevue S. READ MORE
12/28/11 - Nice day after Christmas present for Mike and owner William Butler as ALl MUHTASIB took the off the turf Buddy Diliberto Memorial H at the Fair Grounds by more than 3 lengths and LOTTA LOVIN won the Gowell S. at Turfway Park despite breaking through the gate before the start.
12/17/11 - TAPANNA, a full brother to BC Juvenile winner HANSEN, won an allowance race at Turfway Park for owner/breeder Kendall E Hansen
12/10/11 - LA GRAN BAILADORA takes the MY CHARMER S. at Turfway READ MORE
12/3/11 - Mike showed up second or third in all three races. READ MORE
12/1/11- Maker a Triple Threat in Claiming Crown Jewel READ MORE
11/28/11 - Mike co-leading trainer at the Churchill Downs fall meet with 15 wins.
11/15/11 - MATHEWSBURG, recent winner of the G3- Speightstown Kentucky Cup Sprint, came back to run second in the Sophomore Sprint S at Mountaineer. He is owned by F. Thomas and Matt Conway and has now earned $141,125. He was floated wide at the turn and closed with energy to be second.
11/5/11 - HANSEN wins the the $2,000,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1 - WIRE TO WIRE! READ MORE
11/5/11 - While Mike was at Churchill winning the BC Juvenile for Dr. Hansen, he also had SW LA GRAN BAILAORA picking up a second in the Maple Leaf S at Woodbine for owner/breeder Tracy Farmer, and Harmonizer running second in the Mountaineer Mile S for owner William Butler. Harmonizer pushed earnings over $200,000 and LA GRAN BAILAORA is just shy of $300,000.
11/3/11 - Mike felt it was in the best interest of the horse to scratch Gung Ho from the Juvenile Turf . Gung Ho is experiencing body soreness.
11/2/11 - Mike about STATELY VICTOR: “The owners are St. Louis Cardinals fans. Everyone saw the odds they overcame to win the World Series, not to mention the fact that we won the Blue Grass [Stakes (G1)] with this horse at 40-to-1. They know anything can happen when you swing for the fences.”
10/31/11 - Mike has 6 horses in the Breeders' Cup. Three horses are entered for the Ramseys, GUNGO HO in the $1,000,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf G1, DEAN'S KITTEN in the Emirates Airline $3,000,000 Breeders' Cup Turf G1 and finally HEADACHE in the $5,000,000 Breeders' Cup Classic. G1. STATELY VICTOR will also race in the Emirates Airline $3,000,000 Breeders' Cup Turf G1 for F. Thomas Conway & Jack Conway. HANSEN is entered in the $2,000,000 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1 for Kendall Hansen, M.D. & Sky Chai Racing. BARISHNIKOV is entered in the, $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon G2. He is owned by Smith, M Jeffrey A. Columbro & Connie Apostelos.
10/9/11 - LA GRAN BAILAORA a gutsy third in the G1- Juddmonte Spinster S
10/8/11 - HEADACHE anything but in the Hawthorne Gold Cup G2 VIEW STORY >>
10/1/11 - Other trainers are going to keep Mike in the barn on the weekends. This time he had a G2 SW, a G1 stakes placed horse, an additional stakes placed horse and 2 extra winners VIEW STORY >>
9/27/11 - Hansen Brings Buzz Back to Turfway Park VIEW STORY >>
9/24/11 - Mike had a day dreams are made of! He had 6 wins, with 4 of them SWs for 4 different clients! He gave 2 of the clients 2 wins each! VIEW STORY >>
7/29/11 - Black type weekend for Mike, a win and two stakes placings VIEW STORY >>
8/28/11 - G1 SW STATELY VICTOR, winner of the Bluegrass S. G1 in 2010, came 4 wide to be third in the Pacific Classic Stakes G1
8/27/11- SW BARYSHNIKOV was third in the Bernard Baruch G2 at Saratoga on Travers weekend .
8/13/11 - MGSW DEAN'S KITTEN was a strong third in the Arlington Million G1. He has pushed his earnings over $700,000.
8/01/11- SW BARYSHNIKOV was third in the Oceanport S. G3 on the Haskell undercard going wide to get up in the stretch.
7/30/11 - Matthewsburg, c. 3, Ghostzapper - Romantic Comedy by A.P. Indy ran second in the East Hanover S at Penn National.
7/29/11 - Artemus Kitten second in the $100,000 Dauphin Miss at Penn National VIEW STORY >>
7/9/11 - Mike has stakes placed success for the Ramseys with SW DERBY KITTEN running third in the AMERICAN DERBY-G2 and SW DEAN'S KITTEN also running third in the ARLINGTON H.-G3. DERBY KITTEN pushed his earnings over $200,000 and DEAN'S KITTEN pushed his over $600,000.
7/5/11 - BUSTER ROSE, winner of the Snack S last out, was nipped at the wire to be second in the GOVENOR' S at Indiana Downs.
7/4/11 - SW BARYSHNIKOV second in the FIRECRACKER H.-GII
7/1/11 - G1 SW STATELY VICTOR ran third in the DOMINION S.(G3) at Woodbine. He was the 2010 winner of the Blue Grass Stakes (G1).
6/25/11 - HEADACHE snatches the G3 Cornhusker at Prairie Meadows VIEW STORY >>
6/22/11 - LONESOME STREET took the second stake in a row at Indiana Downs for Mike, winning the $100,000 J. KENNETH SELF SHELBY COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB S. He is owned by the Ramseys and bumped his earnings over $225,000.
6/12/11 - BUSTER ROSE takes the SNACK S at Indiana Downs VIEW STORY >>
5/30/11 - Mike was busy at Lone Star in Texas VIEW STORY >>
5/28/11 - SW LA GRAN BAILADORA gets graded black type in the Arlington Matron G3 VIEW STORY >>
5/21/11 - SW BARYSHNIKOV second in the DIXIE S. G2 on the Preakness undercard VIEW STORY >>
5/3/11 - Coolmore Lexington Stakes winner Derby Kitten draws into the DERBY and now Mike has TWO in the DERBY starting gate!
4/23/11 - DERBY KITTEN takes the COOLMORE LEXINGTON S.G3 and DEAN'S KITTEN 2nd in the BEN ALI H. G3 VIEW STORY >>
4/17/11 - Two wins at Keeneland today VIEW STORY >>
4/16/11 - TWINSPIRED second by a nose in the Blue Grass S. G1 VIEW STORY >>
4/2/11 - Two more stakes placings for Mike VIEW STORY >>
3/26/11 - Mike set up camp in the Turfway Park Winner's Circle this weekend with FOUR winners for three owners and a stakes placed horse for a fourth . VIEW STORY >>
3/19/11 - A one two for Mike in the Tejano Run. VIEW STORY >>
3/13/11- Surfactant , a three year old NY Bred by Closing Argument ran third in the SWEET ENVOY S. at Aqueduct. He is owned by Kendall E Hansen. Surfactant has not been off the board in 4 starts.
3/12/11 - SW LA GRAN BAILADORA ran second by a short head in the Wintergreen S at Turfway Park for owner/breeder Tracy Farmer
3/6/11- Three more winners over the weekend , two winning first out. VIEW STORY >>
2/12/11 - Another banner weekend with 3 winners( including a SW) and 2 stakes placed horses. VIEW STORY >>
2/5/11 - THE APTLY NAMED TWINSPIRES ON THE DERBY TRAIL with his WEBN S win VIEW STORY >>
2/5/11 - Mike has 3 winners at Turfway Park including a stakes win and also a stakes placing.
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