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Champion Stardom Bound Sold Privately

Champion Stardom Bound Sold Privately

The daughter of Tapit was in foal to Big Brown at the time the deal was closed.

 Thursday, July 01, 2010
Champion Stardom Bound Retired From Racing

Champion Stardom Bound Retired From Racing

Stardom Bound, a 2008 champion and winner of that year's Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), has been retired from racing and been booked to Big Brown

 Friday, April 16, 2010

Paasches Leave Sport for Oregon Youth Project

Christopher and Bonnie Paasch are preparing to open their 500-acre Oregon property to underprivileged, problem youths and even young people with problem parents.

 Saturday, August 01, 2009
Stardom Bound is Fasig-Tipton Bound

Stardom Bound is Fasig-Tipton Bound

Charles Cono's Stardom Bound, winner of the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), will be offered as planned at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale Nov. 2, said her trainer, Christoper Paasch Oct. 29.

 Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Stardom Bound Awesome in Oak Leaf

Stardom Bound Awesome in Oak Leaf

Stardom Bound put on a dazzling performance in the $250,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 27 during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park. The 2-year-old Tapit filly rallied from last, came eight-wide into the stretch, and mowed down her rivals to win going away under Mike Smith.

 Saturday, September 27, 2008
Foxy Danseur Wires Sharp Cat

Foxy Danseur Wires Sharp Cat

Odds-on favorite Foxy Danseur shook loose of pace rival Champagne Eyes mid-stretch and drew off to a 2 3/4-length win in the $107,100 Sharp Cat for 2-year-old fillies at Hollywood Park Nov. 17.

 Saturday, November 17, 2007

Conveyor's Angel Posts Buena Vista Upset; Jockey's First Stakes Win

Longshot Conveyor's Angel rallied on the outside to provide jockey Saul Arias with his first stakes victory in the grade II Buena Vista Handicap at Santa Anita.

 Monday, February 19, 2007

Word's Out On Principle Secret After Best Pal

In spite of an awkward start, the 7-5 favorite Principle Secret kicked away from the rallying Great Hunter in the stretch to win the $150,000 Best Pal (gr. II) for 2-year-olds impressively at Del Mar Sunday.

 Sunday, August 13, 2006

Diplomat Lady Steps Into Starlet Spotlight

Accomplishments for the 11 2-year-old fillies in Sunday's $447,000 Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) were few even if several appeared to have big potential. The winner, 39-1 outsider Diplomat Lady, trounced by Wild Fit in the Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) in August, wasn't thought to be one of them.

 Sunday, December 18, 2005

Lucky Lionel Lass Hello Lucky Wins Anoakia

Hello Lucky, a Florida-bred filly who had finished no better than third in three graded stakes, put things together in Sunday's $85,350 Anoakia Stakes at Oak Tree as she held off late-charging longshot No Bull Baby to win by ¾ of a length.

 Sunday, October 24, 2004

Poker Night Nets $48,000 for Dan Hendricks

A poker night Aug. 14 at Ocean's 11 Casino netted approximately $48,000 for the family of Dan Hendricks, the popular veteran conditioner who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident in July.

 Saturday, August 14, 2004

Ten Cents A Shine Added to Toyota Blue Grass Field

D. Wayne Lukas has decided Ten Cents A Shine will race in Kentucky this weekend instead of his original plan of running the colt in Arkansas. Crowned Dancer is also slated to run at Keeneland Saturday.

 Wednesday, April 09, 2003

Paasch Settles in at Keeneland; Crowned Dancer Works

Trainer Christopher Paasch is a new resident of Lexington, Ky.
Paasch and his partners have recently purchased a tract of the old 505 Farm and have renamed it Victory Haven Training Center.

 Wednesday, April 02, 2003

More Workers' Comp Woes; Trainers Eye Move

At least two prominent Southern California-based trainers are ready to move east over the state workers' compensation insurance crisis.

 Friday, January 17, 2003

Paasch Runners Return Soon at Hollywood

There was sunshine on a cloudy day for trainer Christopher Paasch at Hollywood Park, where a rainstorm forced closure of the track for works.

 Saturday, November 09, 2002

Cellars Shiraz to Run in Calder's Heubeck

Trainer Bill Cesare confirmed Friday that Bitterroot Investments' 3-year-old filly Cellars Shiraz, impressive winner in the $200,000 Calder Oaks on Oct. 12, would remain at Calder to run in the $200,000 Elmer Heubeck Distaff Handicap on the main track Nov. 16.

 Friday, November 08, 2002

Crowned Dancer Knocked Out of Del Mar Futurity

The $250,000 Del Mar Futurity (gr. II) lost one of its prime prospects Saturday when trainer Christopher Paasch announced that Crowned Dancer, the winner of the Hollywood Juvenile Championship, is sick with a virus and will not make the race on the final day of the meeting, September 11.

 Saturday, August 24, 2002

Crowned Dancer Upstages Kafwain in Hollywood Juvenile

Florida-bred Crowned Dancer led throughout under Alex Solis to win the Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III) at Hollywood Park on Saturday, upstaging the Bob Baffert-trained Kafwain, the even-money favorite in the six-furlong event for 2-year-olds.

 Sunday, July 21, 2002

Cottonwood Cowboy, National Park Seek to Upset Siphonic

Christopher Paasch hopes Cottonwood Cowboy has come of age since his disappointing debut at Del Mar last August. The 45-year-old trainer realizes that the son of Meadowlake will have to be at his best to beat pro tem 3-year-old leader Siphonic in Saturday's $150,000 Santa Catalina Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles.

 Wednesday, January 16, 2002