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Scarlet Strike Red Hot In Providencia

Scarlet Strike Red Hot In Providencia

Jerry Hollendorfer scores stakes victory as trainer and co-owner of grass runner Scarlet Strike, who scores as the 2-1 favorite on Santa Anita's turf course in gr. III route.

 Saturday, April 06, 2013
Blind Luck Retired; Booked to Bernardini

Blind Luck Retired; Booked to Bernardini

Dr. Mark Dedomenico's Blind Luck, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2010, has been officially retired from racing and booked to Darley stallion Bernardini.

 Thursday, January 26, 2012
Classic Delaware 'Cap Duel Goes to Blind Luck

Classic Delaware 'Cap Duel Goes to Blind Luck

In their unfolding battle for supremacy in the national older female rankings, Blind Luck put her nose narrowly in front of Havre de Grace after winning a spellbinding stretch duel in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II).

 Saturday, July 16, 2011
Breeders' Cup Winner Dakota Phone Retired

Breeders' Cup Winner Dakota Phone Retired

Dakota Phone, winner of the 2010 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, has been retired from racing and sent to Jenny Craig's Rancho Paseana Training Center near Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

 Thursday, July 07, 2011
Blind Luck Tallies in Eye-Popping Vanity

Blind Luck Tallies in Eye-Popping Vanity

Blind Luck made Jerry Hollendorfer's 65th birthday a special one when she rallied from last in the stretch to capture the $250,000 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) June 18 at Hollywood Park.

 Saturday, June 18, 2011
Blind Luck Back On Top With La Troienne Win

Blind Luck Back On Top With La Troienne Win

Favored Blind Luck overcame a bad stumble at the start to collar Unrivaled Belle in the final strides for half-length win in the $330,900 La Troienne (gr. II) May 6, the first of five graded stakes on Kentucky Oaks Day.

 Friday, May 06, 2011
Alec's Moon Smart Winner of Portland Oaks

Alec's Moon Smart Winner of Portland Oaks

Odds-on Alec's Moon made easy work of the $82,700 Portland Meadows Oaks after steadying early, cruising to a 6 1/2-length victory with leading jockey Joe Crispin aboard for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer Jan. 29 in Oregon.

 Saturday, January 29, 2011
Consistent Blind Luck is Champion 3YO Filly

Consistent Blind Luck is Champion 3YO Filly

Blind Luck, a daughter of Pollard's Vision, won or placed in all nine of her races, all graded stakes, and was the division's leader by earnings, with $1,679,662. It's easy to see why she was named champion 3-year-old filly.

 Monday, January 17, 2011
Dakota Phone Dials Up BC Dirt Mile Shocker

Dakota Phone Dials Up BC Dirt Mile Shocker

Longshot Dakota Phone runs down Morning Line to win the $909,000 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) by a nose. The winner is a gelded son of Zavata out of World of Gold, by Spinning World.

 Saturday, November 06, 2010
Blind Luck Aces Alabama

Blind Luck Aces Alabama

Blind Luck cemented her status as the top 3-year-old filly in the nation, as she passed odds-on choice Devil May Care at the eighth-pole and wore down Havre de Grace in the late stages to win the Alabama Stakes (gr. I).

 Saturday, August 21, 2010
Dakota Phone Answers the Call in San Diego

Dakota Phone Answers the Call in San Diego

Dakota Phone, last heading into the final turn, took the overland route to a neck victory in the $200,000 San Diego Handicap (gr. II) at Del Mar July 31, snapping a 16-race losing streak.

 Saturday, July 31, 2010
Blind Luck By a Nose in Delaware Oaks

Blind Luck By a Nose in Delaware Oaks

For the third time this season Blind Luck ran down a rival in the final jump to win by the narrowest of margins, this time nosing out Havre de Grace in the $263,200 Delaware Oaks (gr. II) July 10 on the slop.

 Saturday, July 10, 2010
Blind Luck Nips Evening Jewel at Wire in Oaks

Blind Luck Nips Evening Jewel at Wire in Oaks

Blind Luck, the 6-5 favorite in a full field of 14 fillies for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), rallies from far back to catch Evening Jewel in the last jump.

 Friday, April 30, 2010
Blind Luck Wins Las Virgenes by a Whisker

Blind Luck Wins Las Virgenes by a Whisker

Last at the top of the stretch, Blind Luck charged down the middle of the track to capture the $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) by a nose over an unlucky Evening Jewel at Santa Anita Feb. 13.

 Saturday, February 13, 2010
Blind Luck Bursts to Starlet Romp

Blind Luck Bursts to Starlet Romp

With a breathtaking move in the lane, Blind Luck demolished a strong field in the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) on closing day of the Hollywood Park fall meet Dec. 20.

 Sunday, December 20, 2009
Blind Luck Smiles on Hollendorfer in Oak Leaf

Blind Luck Smiles on Hollendorfer in Oak Leaf

Blind Luck, an $11,000 yearling, blasted down the stretch to win the $300,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park Oct. 4. The victory ensured a start in the $1 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

 Sunday, October 04, 2009