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Rousing Sermon Works, Hollendorfer Pleased

Rousing Sermon Works, Hollendorfer Pleased

Cal-bred Rousing Sermon, trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, was the last and lone Derby worker May 1 at Churchill Downs. Jockey Jose Lezcano aboard the son of Lucky Pulpit for the first time.

 Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Lady Railrider to be Bred to Lucky Pulpit

Lady Railrider has been retired from racing and has been shipped to Harris Farms near Coalinga, Calif., to begin her new career as a broodmare.

 Sunday, February 26, 2012

Cal Stallion Lucky Pulpit Gets First Winner

Stakes winner Lucky Pulpit sired his first winner when his son Luckarack won at Golden Gate Fields June 10.

 Monday, June 14, 2010

Swiss Yodeler to Harris Farm

Swiss Yodeler will stand the 2009 breeding season at John Harris' Harris Farm near Coalinga, Calif. He previously stood at Pepper Oaks Farm.

 Friday, July 25, 2008

Stakes Winner Lucky Pulpit to Harris Farms

Lucky Pulpit, a speedy stakes-winning son of Pulpit, will enter stud at John Harris' Harris Farms near Coalinga, Calif.

 Thursday, December 07, 2006

Blackdoun Goes For Del Mar Derby Sweep

Blackdoun heads a field of 10 3-year-old grass runners who will go to the post Monday in the 60th edition of the $400,000 Del Mar Derby (gr. IIT) at 1 1/8 miles.

 Saturday, September 04, 2004

Semi Lost, Terroplane Drill for Del Mar Derby

A quartet of possible Del Mar Derby (gr. IIT) participants – Lucky Pulpit, Semi Lost, Terroplane and Nister Bere – finished their preparations for the race Thursday morning with solid workouts.

 Thursday, September 02, 2004

Blackdoun Raises Del Mar Curtain With Stakes Mark

Naify and Woodside Farms' Blackdoun, a French-bred colt making his American debut, set a stakes record of 1:33 2/5 for the mile on the Del Mar grass Wednesday for an impressive triumph in the featured second division of the Oceanside Stakes on opening day of Del Mar's summer racing season.

 Thursday, July 22, 2004

Will the Saint Go Marching Into the Winner's Circle--or Back to the Barn?

The question in the 67th Santa Anita Derby, with Lion Heart going to Lexington to run in the Grade I Toyota Blue Grass Stakes instead of here, is who will go to the lead.

 Friday, April 02, 2004

Lucky Pulpit Among West Coast Workers

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams' Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) candidate Lucky Pulpit, eighth in the San Rafael Stakes (gr. II) in his last start after displacing his palate, worked a half-mile in an easy :50 3/5 over Santa Anita's fast main track Tuesday morning.

 Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Imperialism Sharp; Baffert Duo Works

Steve Taub's multiple grade II winner Imperialism, getting ready to make his final stop on the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) trail in the April 3 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), worked five furlongs in a bullet 1:00 4/5 over Hollywood Park's fast main track Tuesday.

 Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Santa Anita Derby Taking Shape

Five 3-year-olds are pointing to the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) on April 3, with three others awaiting developments this weekend before a decision is made.

 Friday, March 19, 2004

Lion Heart Makes 3-Year-old Debut in San Rafael Stakes

Saturday's $200,000 San Rafael Stakes (gr. II) drew an overflow field of 12, including the undefeated Lion Heart, who will be making his 3-year-old debut. With only 10 horses allowed to start, the two outside horses, Spellbinder and Lipan, were placed on the also-eligible list.

 Thursday, March 04, 2004

Lion Heart's Derby Crusade Starts in San Rafael

A full field of 10 sophomores will go to the post in Saturday's $200,000 San Rafael Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita, including grade I winner Lion Heart, the likely favorite making his first start of the year.

 Wednesday, March 03, 2004

3-Year-Olds Top West Coast Work Tabs

Trainer Bob Baffert sent out a slew of his top sophomores for workouts Monday over Santa Anita's fast main track and leading the parade was San Rafael Stakes (gr. II) candidate Consecrate, who worked five furlongs in 1:00 2/5.

 Monday, March 01, 2004

Santa Anita Work Tab Dominated by Mandella, Baffert 3-Year-Olds

With Tuesday's break in the recent rainy weather hitting California, several top horses were out on the track at Santa Anita getting workouts in before the next wave of wet weather is scheduled to pass through the area on Wednesday.

 Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Action This Day Tops Busy Work Tab at Santa Anita

B. Wayne Hughes' champion Action This Day, who will make his next start in the March 13 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II), worked three furlongs in :36 4/5 over Santa Anita's fast main track Tuesday morning.

 Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Kentucky Derby Trail: Second of June More Than Just a Name

What Second of June accomplished in the Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) was nothing short of sensational, and you don't have to go farther than his name to realize why. The son of Louis Quatorze was born on the second of June, which basically makes him a baby compared to his contemporaries.

 Wednesday, January 21, 2004

St Averil on California Trail, Becerra Says

Stan Fulton's Santa Catalina Stakes (gr. II) winner St Averil will continue on down the California trail to the Triple Crown, trainer Rafael Becerra said Sunday morning.

 Sunday, January 18, 2004

St Averil Has His Day in Santa Catalina

Stan E. Fulton's St Averil inched past Lucky Pulpit in mid-stretch and edged away to a 1 1/2-length victory in Saturday's $150,000 Santa Catalina Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita.

 Saturday, January 17, 2004

Master David Debuts for Frankel in 'Catalina

Master David, a distant second to Read the Footnotes in the Remsen Stakes (gr. II) Nov. 30, heads a field of nine entered for Saturday's $150,000 Santa Catalina Stakes (gr. II), a 1 1/16-mile test for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita.

 Thursday, January 15, 2004