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11-433: Play On may refer to: Play On (horse) , an American Thoroughbred racehorse Play On (John Miles album) , a 1983 album by John Miles Play On (Carrie Underwood album) , a 2009 album by Carrie Underwood "Play On", a track from the album Starting Over by The Raspberries "Play On", a track from the album A World Next Door to Yours by The Parlotones "Play On",

22-539: A 2nd-place finish in the Preakness Stakes then won with the colt in that year's Withers Stakes . Samyn had a long a successful association with the late U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Philip G. Johnson , winning more than four hundred races together. On November 20, 1985, Jean-Luc Samyn rode in the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse , then immediately flew to Los Angeles , California , where he rode in

33-621: A second in allowance company. In his fourth lifetime start, his connections decided to take a big step up in class and entered him in a graded stakes race: the one-turn, one-mile Withers Stakes , which he won in 1:36.40 under jockey Jean-Luc Samyn at Aqueduct Racetrack . Three weeks later, his trainer took a shot at the second jewel of the Triple Crown. The Preakness Stakes is run at a mile and three sixteenths on dirt at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland . In that race, Play On

44-468: A stud career there. Jean-Luc Samyn The son of a pastry chef , Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer John Cunnington at Chantilly , a racecourse about 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Paris city center. He apprenticed for five years and on September 7, 1975, earned his first career win at the racecourse in Compiègne . After

55-459: A track from the album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? by Paloma Faith Play On! , a Broadway musical based on the music of Duke Ellington PlayOn , a PC-based browser and media server Played on, a method of dismissal in cricket, an informal sub-type of bowled Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

66-765: A visit to the United States, Jean-Luc Samyn returned permanently to compete. In 1976, he was the top apprentice jockey at Garden State Park in Cherry Hill, New Jersey , and then at Keystone Racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania . In 1977, Samyn relocated to race at New York Racing Association tracks where he has been based ever since. He and his wife Antoinette eventually made their home in Manhasset, New York . In New York, Jean-Luc Samyn immediately began winning important stakes races and in 1984 rode Play On to

77-786: The Matriarch Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack . According to his NTRA biography, this is believed to be the first time a jockey has ridden in a stakes race on different continents on the same day. In 2000, Samyn swept New York's final prep races for the three Breeders' Cup turf races with wins in the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes , Turf Classic Invitational Stakes , and the Kelso Handicap . During his more than thirty-year career in American flat racing , Jean-Luc Samyn has earned wins in

88-477: The stretch, Gate Dancer pulled away to win by 1 1/2 lengths over Play On, who finished strongly under jockey Jean-Luc Samyn to place second by four lengths over a tiring Fight On. Heavy favorite Swale weakened going into the final turn and faded to finish a non-threatening seventh, eight lengths back. After his strong performance in the Preakness Stakes , Play On was sold to interests in Venezuela and entered

99-473: The title Play On . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Play_On&oldid=1222575717 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Play On (horse) Play On (born in 1981)

110-490: Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the son of Stop the Music and grandson to Hail to Reason. He is best remembered for winning the 1984 Withers Stakes and placing second three weeks later in the $ 400,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes to Gate Dancer . Play On competed in six races over seven months in 1984 as a three-year-old. He broke his maiden at Aqueduct Racetrack in his second attempt and followed that up with

121-565: Was listed as the fourth favorite in a field of ten colts at 8:1 odds. The prohibitive odds-on favorite was Swale , the Kentucky Derby winner. Play On broke from the outside in the tenth post position and settled in mid-pack. Around the clubhouse turn and down the backstretch, Fight Over, Taylor's Special, and Swale led while Play On was reserved behind the leaders in fifth. Going into the final turn, Play On moved inside and took over third, one length behind Gate Dancer and Fight On. Down

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