| 1 | Midnight Ballet | Margin: ¾ | $60,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Midnight Lute - Buzz Song, Unbridled's Song
Sire: Midnight Lute , Dark Bay or Brown, 2003. Raced 4 years. 13 starts, 6 wins, $2,690,600. Lifetime: 105 yearlings sold, median $27,000.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993.
Sale History:
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $100,000.
| 2 | Renee's Titan | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2010 | Bay Filly | Bernstein - Titan Queen, Tiznow
Sire: Bernstein, Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $173,120. Lifetime: 373 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997.
| 3 | Scarlet Strike | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $12,000 |
2010 | Bay Filly | Smart Strike - Scarlet Tango, French Deputy
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $220,000.
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, ($70,000).
Others: Rhodium, $6,000; Wittgenstein (IRE), $2,000; Tilde; Magestic Stinger.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midnight Ballet | Julien R. Leparoux | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 2 | Renee's Titan | Tyler Baze | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 3 | Scarlet Strike | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 4 | Rhodium | Garrett K. Gomez | Peter Miller |
| 5 | Wittgenstein (IRE) | Mario Gutierrez | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 6 | Tilde | Rafael Bejarano | Mike Harrington |
| 7 | Magestic Stinger | Juan J. Hernandez | Sal Gonzalez |
Charlie Em made a brilliant United States debut when she held off 3-5 favorite Scarlet Strike by a head in the $100,500 Senorita Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the turf at Betfair Hollywood Park May 11.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer looks to resume his torrid start to the Hollywood Park meet when he sends out Providencia Stakes (gr. IIIT) winner Scarlet Strike in the $100,000 Senorita Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the grass May 11.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
The only stakes on the May 3 card to draw a maximum 14-horse field was not the Kentucky Oaks. It was another race for 3-year-old fillies, the Eight Belles Presented by Xerox (gr. III), with undefeated Calistoga favored.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Watsdachances makes her first start since finishing second in last fall's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT) in the $100,000 Appalachian Presented by the Japan Racing Association April 18 at Keeneland.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Last year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winning connections will try to recreate some more magic in the blue grass when Zillah Reddam's Renee's Titan starts in the Beaumont Stakes at Keeneland.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
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
Ten sophomore fillies vie for a first graded stakes win in the Providencia Stakes (gr. IIIT) at 1 1/8 miles on the Santa Anita Park turf course April 6.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013Hunter Simms, who joined Warrendale Sales four years ago, has become a partner with owner Kitty Taylor in the Lexington equine sales company.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Compromised by a throat ulcer in her first start of the year, the real Beholder showed up in the $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) March 2 at Santa Anita Park, romping over seven 3-year-old filly opponents.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
Champion filly Beholder will try to avenge her odds-on defeat to longshot Renee's Titan when they square off at Santa Anita Park in the $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I)
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Eclipse Award winner Beholder worked five furlongs on Santa Anita's fast main track Feb. 24 in :59 3/5 under regular rider Garrett Gomez in preparation for the upcoming Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) for 3-year-old fillies.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) victress Unlimited Budget has been pegged the 5-2 morning line favorite for the $200,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23, in her season debut.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Returning to the dirt for trainer Bob Baffert, Fiftyshadesofhay shook loose of her rivals and romped to her first stakes victory in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel (gr. III) over a wet/fast track at Santa Anita Park Jan. 26.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
After four consecutive in-the-money stakes efforts, Scarlet Strike should be ready for her picture in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Racing last of seven 3-year-old fillies through a half-mile, Renee's Titan launched a sustained rally along the rail to stun champion Beholder in the $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) on Jan. 21 at Santa Anita Park.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Seven 3-year-old fillies will attempt to spoil the 2013 debut of last year's juvenile filly sensation Beholder in the $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 21 at Santa Anita Park.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Pure Fun, the lone shipper in this year's grade I Hollywood Starlet Stakes, turned in an electric performance in rallying from last at the quarter pole to win by one length Dec. 8 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Home Journey, who has won her first two starts by a combined margin of nearly 10 lengths, will try to stay perfect in the $200,000 Soviet Problem Stakes Dec. 9 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Thursday, December 06, 2012
With a victory in the $500,000 Hollywood Starlet Stakes (gr. I) Dec. 8 at Betfair Hollywood Park, Executiveprivilege could set off quite a debate for the Eclipse Award in the juvenile filly division.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Nov. 11 saw new stakes winners from a trio of freshman sires, two of whom were represented by their first black-type winners.
Midnight Ballet became the first stakes winner for her sire, freshman sire Midnight Lute, and her dam, Buzz Song, in the $100,000 Sharp Cat Stakes Nov. 11.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Jockey Tyler Baze, sidelined since August 2011 due to substance abuse problems, earned his first stakes victory since returning to action a week ago, guiding Lucky Primo in the California Cup Classic Oct. 13 at Santa Anita.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
With their purses enhanced to $250,000 apiece, two stakes races for juveniles take center stage at this year's 23rd California Cup, to be run Oct. 13 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Undefeated Executiveprivilege stamped herself as the likely favorite for this year's Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) with a smashing victory in the $250,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Executiveprivilege, undefeated in four starts for trainer Bob Baffert, makes her dirt debut in the $250,000 Chandelier Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 29 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012