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100 Stakes Winners and Counting for Gone West

100 Stakes Winners and Counting for Gone West

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On January 13, 2012, Treble Jig became the 100th stakes winner for his late sire, Gone West. This goal was achieved through excellence over time, with an average of just 61 foals per crop.

 Friday, January 27, 2012
Keeneland Sale Finishing With a Kick

Keeneland Sale Finishing With a Kick

Led by the $122,000 given for a half-sister to grade II winner Dream Rush, the Sept. 24 session of the 2007 Keeneland September yearling sale again produced lofty percentage increases over the corresponding 2006 session.

 Monday, September 24, 2007

Attima Atones With San Clemente Triumph

Reunited with jockey Victor Espinoza, Attima rebounded from her last-place finish in the American Oaks (gr. IT) by dominating the $150,000 San Clemente Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies Saturday on the Del Mar turf course.

 Saturday, July 29, 2006

Attima Turns Away Foxysox in Honeymoon

Odds-on choice Attima, given a confident armchair ride on the lead by Victor Espinoza, cruised to a 1 1/4-length win over Foxysox in the $137,150 Honeymoon Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies on the Hollywood Park turf Sunday.

 Sunday, June 04, 2006

Flashy Wings Wins Queen Mary For 2-Year-Old Fillies

Flashy Wings extended her unbeaten streak to three for owner Jaber Abdullah with a victory in the June 15 Queen Mary Stakes (Eng-II) for juvenile fillies at Royal Ascot in her first stakes attempt.

 Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Jump Trainer Lands Tattersalls Autumn Sale Topper

Jumping trainer Howard Johnson and his big-spending new owner Graham Wylie showed no sign of slowing up their spending spree at Tattersalls Wednesday when paying 190,000 guineas for the top lot at the Autumn Horses In Training Sale, Juddmonte Farms' Astronomic (GB).

 Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Trade Fair Sharp in Newmarket's Criterion

Three-year-old Trade Fair continued his comeback Saturday with an impressive victory in the Criterion Stakes (Eng-III) at Newmarket.

 Saturday, June 28, 2003

Californian Pulls Away to Win Forerunner

Californian made his first start in North America a memorable one by pulling away in the stretch under jockey Kent Desormeaux to win Thursday's $111,200 Forerunner Stakes at Keeneland by 3 1/4 lengths.

 Thursday, April 17, 2003

Shuttle Stallion Zafonic Dead in Australia

Zafonic died Sept. 7 from injuries suffered in an accident at Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Valley near Scone in New South Wales, Australia.

 Monday, September 09, 2002

Zafonic to Arrowfield in Australia

Australia's Arrowfield Stud, which recently lost the services of deceased stallion End Sweep, announced that it will stand the proven sire Zafonic (Gone West – Zaizafon by The Minstrel) in 2002 on behalf of Prince Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms.

 Sunday, July 14, 2002

Zipping to Group II Win in France

Zipping zipped to a win in Sunday's Prix Robert Papin (Fr-II) at Maisons-Laffitte. Five 2-year-old colts and fillies contested the $82,930 race (FF620,000) after good to soft going prompted two entrants to scratch.

 Sunday, July 29, 2001