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Century City to Breakway Farm

Century City to Breakway Farm

Century City will stand in 2009 at Breakway Farm near Dillsboro, Ind., for a fee of $2,500.

 Monday, November 10, 2008

Grade II Victor Century City's First Winner

Century City, a grade II winner and Irish group II winner, was represented by his first winner when his son Joannie Not Jo won Oct. 11 at Woodbine.

 Sunday, October 14, 2007

Century City's First Foal Is a Filly

The first foal by grade II winner Century City arrived Feb. 2 at John Greely III's Wintergreen Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Grade II Winner Century City to Wintergreen in Kentucky

Wintergreen Stallion Station announced that grade II winner Century City, who ran third in the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) in what was his last start, has been retired and will enter stud for a fee of $12,500 live foal.

 Monday, December 01, 2003

Six Perfections Lives Up to Name in Mile

After delaying the start by refusing to load into the gate, Flaxman Holdings homebred Six Perfections more than made up for it by storming to the front around the far turn and rolling to victory in the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).

 Saturday, October 25, 2003

Breeders' Cup Horses on Track at Santa Anita, Hollywood Park

On the day in which pre-entries were taken for the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, the horses that will compete in the Oct. 25 races continued their preparations at host site Santa Anita Park and at across town at Hollywood Park.

 Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Cerin, Designed for Luck Turn in Miracle Mile

David and Holly Wilson's Designed for Luck, who returned to action in August after missing nearly 17 months with a fractured left rear hock, held off a digging Sarafan by a half-length to win Sunday's $300,000 Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita.

 Sunday, October 05, 2003

Century City to Supplement to Shoemaker Mile

Century City will be supplemented for $10,000 to the $350,000-added Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) May 26, according to trainer Beau Greely.

 Friday, May 16, 2003

All But Ignored, Century City Takes Arcadia

Irish-bred Century City, the longest shot on the board after a dismal performance at Fair Grounds two weeks ago, tallied a neck victory in a frantic finish to Sunday's $150,000 Arcadia Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf.

 Sunday, April 06, 2003

Ballingarry Makes 2003 Debut in Arcadia 'Cap

Irish-bred Ballingarry makes his first start since the Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) in Sunday's $150,000 Arcadia Handicap (gr. IIT) at 1 1/8 mile at Santa Anita, but the Canadian International (gr. IT) winner drew a tough spot for his return.

 Friday, April 04, 2003

Century City Back in Arcadia After 'Bid Debacle

Century City prompted the pace before fading like a cheap suit in the Explosive Bid Handicap (gr. IIT) at the Fair Grounds on March 23. He returns after just two weeks in Sunday's Arcadia Handicap (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita.

 Wednesday, April 02, 2003

Candid Glen (84-1) Shocking in Explosive Bid

Glen C. Warren's surprising Candid Glen moved to the front in the stretch and held off a stampede to the wire by a neck to score a stunning 84-1 upset in Sunday's $650,000 Explosive Bid Handicap (gr. IIT) at Fair Grounds.

 Monday, March 24, 2003

Shippers Rate Edge Again in Explosive Bid

Enhancements in purse and graded status over the past four years have made the $650,000 Explosive Bid Handicap (gr. IIT) at Fair Grounds an attractive race for shippers from across the country.

 Friday, March 21, 2003

Subbing Solis Gets Redattore Home in Kilroe

Alex Solis made the most of his opportunity to ride Redattore for the injured Laffit Pincay Jr. in the $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (gr. IT) Saturday at Santa Anita. He took the 8-year-old Brazilian-bred son of Roi Normand to the front and kept him there, scoring a one-length victory over the hard-closing favorite, Good Journey.

 Saturday, March 01, 2003

Century City Collects First U.S. Victory

Irish-bred Century City got his elusive first United States victory Saturday in the $150,000 Turf Paradise Breeders' Cup Handicap for older grass horses in Phoenix.

 Saturday, February 01, 2003

Siberland Heads Turf Paradise Derby Cast

Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr., with more than 9,500 career wins, as well as Siberland, who has aspirations for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), are among the featured attractions at Turf Paradise Saturday.

 Thursday, January 30, 2003

Solis Likes His Chances in San Fernando

Jockey Alex Solis likes what he sees in Rushin' To Altar, a $485,000 Kentucky-bred son of Pulpit he'll be riding in Saturday's $200,000 San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II) for 4-year-olds at 1 1/16 mile at Santa Anita.

 Thursday, January 09, 2003

Century City Adds Blinkers for San Fernando

Century City will make his dirt debut in blinkers in Saturday's $200,000 San Fernando Stakes (gr. II) for 4-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles.

 Wednesday, January 08, 2003

Tizbud, Pass Rush Among San Fernando Hopefuls

The $200,000 San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II), a 1 1/16-mile main track event set to be run on Jan. 11, is expected to draw a nearly full field of talented 4-year-olds.

 Saturday, January 04, 2003

Century City to Try Dirt After Hollywood Flop

Century City, who finished eighth in a field of nine as the 2-1 favorite in the Hollywood Derby (gr. I), is switching from the turf to dirt for his next race.

 Wednesday, December 04, 2002

Union Place Set to Go in Hollywood Derby

Union Place, winner of the Calder Derby in his last start Oct. 12, galloped one mile on Hollywood Park's main track Wednesday under exercise rider Juan Aracena for the $500,000 Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) on Sunday.

 Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Grammarian Sharpens Speed for Turf Cup

Lindsey Williams, owner of Pacific Heritage Farm, watched Grammarian blow out three furlongs in :36.20 on the turf course Thursday in preparation for the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT) on Saturday.

 Thursday, November 21, 2002

Century City Promising in U.S. Debut; Royal Gem Wins

Royal Gem battled 50-1 Aly Bubba and 7-10 favorite Century City to the wire for neck victory in the $100,000 Bay Meadows Derby (gr. IIIT) at 1 1/8-mile on the fall meet's closing day Sunday.

 Sunday, November 03, 2002

Royal Gem to Tackle Century City at Bay Meadows

The powerful Bobby Frankel barn will send out Royal Gem in Sunday's $100,000 Bay Meadows Derby (gr. IIIT), a 1 1/8-miles turf race for 3-year-olds that will highlight the closing-day program of the 2002 fall meeting.

 Friday, November 01, 2002

Greely to Prep Century City in Bay Meadows Derby

The classy Irish-bred colt Century City is expected make his U.S. debut next Sunday at Bay Meadows in the $100,000 Bay Meadows Derby (gr. IIIT). Mike Smith, who won two Breeders' Cup races Saturday at Arlington Park, will ride Century City.

 Sunday, October 27, 2002

Haskell Taking Shape; Classic Winners Could Face Off Again

Saturday's Long Branch Breeders' Cup Stakes served as Monmouth Park's last major prep for the $1-million Haskell Invitational, with this year's top 3-year-olds prepping for the 35th renewal of the race on August 4.

 Monday, July 15, 2002

Irish Group Winner Century City Coming to U.S.

Three-year-old Century City, who was bought by Tom Nichols and John J. Greely IV's Kitchwa Stable shortly before winning the July 13 Goffs International Stakes (Ire-II) at the Curragh, is scheduled to be shipped to trainer C. Beau Greely in the U.S.

 Sunday, July 14, 2002

O'Brien Trained Colts Post Group Wins at Curragh

Thomas L. Nichols' Century City, a 3-year-old Danzig colt produced from Canadian Horse of the Year Alywow, took a narrow lead with three-sixteenths of a mile remaining and continued on for a neck victory over U.S.-bred Common World in Saturday's Goffs International Stakes (Ire-II) at Curragh racecourse in Ireland.

 Saturday, July 13, 2002

Alywow's Son Century City Wins Leopardstown Guineas Trial

Century City became the second stakes winner produced from the recently deceased broodmare Alywow, when the son of Danzig won Sunday's Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes by two lengths at the Irish track.

 Sunday, April 14, 2002