Winner No. 16 for Eavesdropper (USA)

SEPT 8, 2009: Last Minute Joe became the latest winner for Eavesdropper (USA) this northern hemisphere racing season when winning a Maiden Claiming event staged over 6 furlongs at Remington Park.

A 3-year-old gelding from the first US-bred crop of Eavesdropper, Last Minute Joe was always handy to the pace after breaking from barrier four, secured a run close to the rail over the closing stages of the contest, and had a length to spare over his closest rival on the line.

Last Minute Joe is a May 2006 foal from the Sunny’s Halo mare Check and Raise. In winning the Remington Park event, Last Minute Joe became the sixteenth individual winner for Eavesdropper in 2009 after having been represented by six individual first crop 2-year-old winners in 2008.

Based on 2009 figures alone, Eavesdropper’s progeny earnings since the beginning of the year are rapidly approaching $US400,000. This is in addition to the $US103,000 in earnings accrued by the stallion’s 16 juvenile runners last season.