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City to City Takes Sweet Trip to Palomar Win

City to City Takes Sweet Trip to Palomar Win

Winning for the first time since April 2010, City to City came from off the rail in the lane to sweep past pacesetter Medaglia d'Amour in deep stretch and captured the $150,000 Palomar Handicap (gr. IIT) at Del Mar Sept. 5.

 Monday, September 05, 2011
Tuscan Evening Has Her Way in Santa Barbara

Tuscan Evening Has Her Way in Santa Barbara

Prohibitive choice Tuscan Evening picked up her fourth graded stakes win of the Santa Anita season when she led all the way in defeating three rivals in the $147,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) April 17.

 Saturday, April 17, 2010
Tuscan Evening Handles Santa Ana Distance

Tuscan Evening Handles Santa Ana Distance

The ultra-consistent mare Tuscan Evening had no problem handling a little extra distance in the Santa Ana Handicap (gr. IIT), leading all the way for her ninth win in 13 Southern California races March 21 at Santa Anita.

 Sunday, March 21, 2010
Favored Tuscan Evening Takes Buena Vista

Favored Tuscan Evening Takes Buena Vista

Comfortably settled off a fast early pace, Tuscan Evening took over in midstretch and drew off to win the Buena Vista Handicap (gr. IIT) by 2 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita on Feb. 15.

 Monday, February 15, 2010
Tuscan Evening Starts Year Right in Monrovia

Tuscan Evening Starts Year Right in Monrovia

A winner of six of 10 starts in 2009, Tuscan Evening got her new year off to a great start when she captured the $100,000 Monrovia Handicap (gr. IIIT) as the favorite on the turf Jan. 3 at Santa Anita.

 Sunday, January 03, 2010

Tuscan Evening Returns to Form in Las Palmas

Irish-bred Tuscan Evening, who won five of her first six starts in the United Stakes prior to a two-race skid, regained her winning form in Oak Tree's $200,000 Las Palmas Handicap (gr. IIT) for fillies and mares at one mile over Santa Anita's Camino Real Turf Course.

 Saturday, November 07, 2009
Tuscan Evening Keeps Winning in Royal Heroine

Tuscan Evening Keeps Winning in Royal Heroine

Tuscan Evening had the pacesetting Patricia's Gem in her sights all the way, finally edging past her in the final 50 yards and winning a sprint to the wire by a nose in the $250,000 Royal Heroine Mile (gr. IIT) on the Hollywood Park turf July 11.

 Saturday, July 11, 2009
Heatseeker to Stand at Hill 'n' Dale

Heatseeker to Stand at Hill 'n' Dale

William de Burgh has announced that his grade I winner Heatseeker will begin his stud career in 2009 at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington

 Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Grade I Winner Heatseeker Retired

Grade I Winner Heatseeker Retired

Grade I winner Heatseeker, who was scratched from the June 28 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I), has been retired from racing due to a soft tissue injury.

 Monday, June 30, 2008
Heatseeker Jets to Californian Victory

Heatseeker Jets to Californian Victory

Heatseeker established himself as the favorite for this year's Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) with a scintillating victory as the even-money choice in the $245,000 Californian (gr. II) over the Cushion Track surface May 31. The 5-year-old son of Giant's Causeway defeated his rival Tiago by 5 1/4 lengths while setting a record for the 1 1/8-mile distance on the Inglewood track.

 Saturday, May 31, 2008
Heatseeker Flashes Firepower in Big 'Cap

Heatseeker Flashes Firepower in Big 'Cap

Heatseeker gave Northern California kingpin Jerry Hollendorfer a win with the conditioner's first starter in the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) in a mild surprise March 1.

 Saturday, March 01, 2008
Heatseeker Hits Native Diver Target

Heatseeker Hits Native Diver Target

The 30-1 shot Heatseeker, group I placed in Ireland as a 2-year-old in 2005, broke through with his first graded victory while registering a giant surprise in the Native Diver Handicap (gr. III) (VIDEO) at Hollywood Park Dec. 8.

 Saturday, December 08, 2007