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Indian Blessing Booked to Zensational

Indian Blessing Booked to Zensational

Two-time champion Indian Blessing has been retired from racing and booked to recently retired Zensational.

 Friday, November 13, 2009

Half Brother to Indian Blessing Debuts

Trainer Bob Baffert sends out Spaniard, a half-brother to 2007 2-year-old filly champion Indian Blessing, for his first start June 19 in the eighth race at Hollywood Park.

 Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Indian Blessing Stays Perfect

Indian Blessing Stays Perfect

Last year's 2-year-old champion filly and Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Fillies (gr. I) winner won at her fifth different racetrack and captured her fourth graded stakes.

 Saturday, February 09, 2008
Behaving Badly's First Foal

Behaving Badly's First Foal

Grade I winner Behaving Badly produced her first foal, a colt by champion Bernardini, Feb. 4.

 Tuesday, February 05, 2008
War Pass Tops Experimental

War Pass Tops Experimental

War Pass, undefeated winner of the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), received the high weight assignment of 127 pounds on the 2007 Experimental Free Handicap.

 Thursday, January 24, 2008
Indian Blessing: 2-Year-Old Filly

Indian Blessing: 2-Year-Old Filly

Indian Blessing was rewarded for an impressive 2007 campaign that included three victories in as many starts by winning the Eclipse Award for 2-Year-Old Filly Jan. 21 at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

 Monday, January 21, 2008

Indian Blessing Thoroughly Homebred

Indian Blessing, winner of the Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), is thoroughly a product of the racing and breeding program of Hal and Patti Earnhardt III, who raced not only the filly's sire but also her stakes-winning dam.

 Saturday, October 27, 2007
Indian Blessing Clearly Best in Juvenile Fillies

Indian Blessing Clearly Best in Juvenile Fillies

Indian Blessing, the 8-5 favorite, led he 13-horse field on a merry chase in the $2-million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) at Monmouth Park Oct. 27, cruising to an easy 3 1/2-length gate-to-wire victory.

 Saturday, October 27, 2007

WinStar Derby: Baffert Back...This Time with Law Breaker

After running one-two last year, trainer Bob Baffert ships Hal and Patti Earnhardt III's Law Breaker from Santa Anita to the Sunland Park for Sunday's nine-furlong WinStar Derby. With a $600,000 purse, it's worth coming back for more...especially when you'll have the likely favorite.

 Friday, March 16, 2007

Grade I-Winning Mare Behaving Badly Retired

Behaving Badly, one of the year's top sprinting distaffers, has been retired after a disappointing fourth as the favorite in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. III) Oct. 14 at Keeneland.

 Sunday, October 15, 2006

Behaving Badly Looks Good in Winning Genuine Risk Handicap

Behaving Badly, making her first start since her four-race winning streak was halted at Churchill Down on May 6, caught a small field Monday afternoon and did just what she had to do to hold off on-coming Swap Fliparoo and win the 23rd running of the grade II, $143,200 Genuine Risk Breeders' Cup Handicap for fillies and mares at six furlongs.

 Monday, July 03, 2006

Behaving Badly Works Toward Next Start

Hal and Patti Earnhardt's grade I winner Behaving Badly, runner-up to stablemate Pussycat Doll in the May 6 Humana Distaff Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs May 6, will make her next start in either the $150,000 A Gleam Invitational Handicap (gr. II) at Hollywood Park or the $500,000 Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I) at Calder Race Course, trainer Bob Baffert said.

 Tuesday, June 20, 2006

El Corredor Retires to Hill 'n' Dale

Grade I winner El Corredor has arrived at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington, where he will enter stud for a syndicate for $20,000 live foal.

 Wednesday, November 07, 2001

El Corredor Finishes Gamely for Repeat Win at Del Mar

Hal Earnhardt's El Corredor willed his way in front of Performing Magic in deep stretch then held off Figlio Mio to win Sunday's $250,000 Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) for the second consecutive year.

 Sunday, September 02, 2001

El Corredor Successful in Return

Hal J. Earnhardt's El Corredor returned from a lengthy layoff to win the $150,000 Pat O'Brien Handicap (gr. II) on Sunday at Del Mar.

 Sunday, August 12, 2001

Aqueduct Racing: El Corredor Wins Cigar Mile

Bob Baffert-trained El Corredor overcomes a quarter crack to win Aqueduct's Cigar Mile. El Corredor's victory capped off a sensational year for the 3-year-olds, who defeated their elders in the Cigar Mile, Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), Jockey Club Gold Cup, Goodwood Handicap (gr. II), Kentucky Cup Classic (gr. II), and Del Mar Breeders' Cup (gr. II). They also were one-two in the Cigar Mile and Goodwood, and one-two-three-four in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

 Thursday, November 30, 2000

El Corredor Wins Stakes Debut at Del Mar

El Corredor won his stakes debut Sunday at Del Mar, winning the $245,600 Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) by 2 1/2 lengths over Cliquot.

 Sunday, September 03, 2000