| 1 | Really Mr Greely | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: C | $60,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Horse Greeley - Mattie Camp, Forest Camp
Sire: Horse Greeley , Chestnut, 2004. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 2 wins, $225,460. Lifetime: 54 yearlings sold, median $11,500.
Broodmare Sire: Forest Camp, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Spring Sales of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $40,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Select and Open Sale of Yearlings, $13,000.
| 2 | Super Ninety Nine | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: D | $20,000 |
2010 | Chestnut Colt | Pulpit - Exogenetic, Unbridled's Song
Sire: Pulpit , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 364 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company June 2012 Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale, $260,000.
Keeneland Associaton September 2011 Yearling Sale, $200,000.
| 3 | Shakin It Up | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: C | $12,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Midnight Lute - Silver Bullet Moon, Vindication
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: Vindication, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000.
Others: Z Big Apple, $6,000; Heir Kitty, $2,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Really Mr Greely | Julien R. Leparoux | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Super Ninety Nine | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Shakin It Up | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 4 | Z Big Apple | Joseph Talamo | Bob Baffert |
| 5 | Heir Kitty | Garrett K. Gomez | Peter Miller |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Really Mr Greely | Julien R. Leparoux | $24.60 | $7.20 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 5 | Super Ninety Nine | Rafael Bejarano | $2.80 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 2 | Shakin It Up | Martin Garcia | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-5) | $36.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-5-2) | $150.60 | ||||||||||
The under tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s 2013 June sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age begins June 14 and continues through June 16. All three sessions begin at 7:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Trainer Bob Baffert has confirmed that Super Ninety Nine and Den's Legacy are no longer under consideration for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Flashback and Hear the Ghost, the two favorites for this year's $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) April 6, drew the inside post positions in a field of nine 3-year-olds.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Power Broker, one of three likely starters for trainer Bob Baffert in the April 6 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), worked four furlongs in company the morning of March 31 in :47 2/5.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Fast-developing Govenor Charlie became the latest colt to jump into the Triple Crown fray when the Bob Baffert trainee dominated eight 3-year-old opponents in winning the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) March 24.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Shakin It Up and Govenor Charlie looking for valuable 50 points in 1 1/8-mile test.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
by Anne Peters
On Feb. 7, Darley announced the retirement of Quiet American, its 27-year-old son of Fappiano. Ten days later Quiet American's great-grandson Shakin It Up put himself on the classic trail.
Evan Hammonds examines the Rebel Stakes and Azeri Stakes.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas is holding the hottest hand of 3-year-olds he's had in a while, and that talent showed March 16 when stablemates Will Take Charge and Oxbow finished 1-2 in the $600,000 Rebel Stakes.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Claire Novak and Pete Denk handicap the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park this weekend. Can Super Ninety Nine repeat his efforts from his last race?
Bob Baffert's reputation at Oaklawn Park is that of a phenomenon, one you cannot afford to bet against. Selectively shipping in from his West Coast base with a remarkable 59% win rate, he has captured 17 of 29.
Friday, March 15, 2013
The $600,000 Rebel Stakes (gr. II) drew a competitive field of 11 sophomores seeking points to qualify for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), including Southwest Stakes (gr. III) winner Super Ninety Nine.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013Michael Langford's recent purchase Carve was among the first horses to hit the track at Oaklawn Park early on the morning of March 10, breezing a half-mile before heavy rains left the track in sloppy condition.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Check Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen to see how Vyjack's performance shifted the list!
Churchill Downs' second Kentucky Derby Future Wager concluded March 3 with the Mutuel Field, or "All Others" garnering much of the attention as the 3-1 favorite.
Sunday, March 03, 2013
Churchill Downs' second Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool opened March 1 with undefeated Verrazano the top individual betting choice at 10-1 and the "all others" betting interest the 8-5 overall pick.
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
Shakin It Up's early career has parallels to another Bob Baffert runner, 1997 Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm.
Evan Hammonds recaps the Southwest Stakes, Sabin Stakes, El Camino Real Derby, and San Vicente Stakes from the weekend.
Super Ninety Nine rolled to an 11 1/4-length win in the $300,000 Southwest Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 18 for Susan and Charles Chu's Tanma Corporation, muddling the 3-year-old picture even more.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Given a patient ride by David Flores, Shakin It Up rallied between horses to capture the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 17 at Santa Anita Park, giving trainer Bob Baffert his eighth win in the sprint event.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Willis Horton's Smarty Jones Stakes winner Will Take Charge looks to continue his progress on the road to the Kentucky Derby against nine others in the $300,000 Southwest Stakes Feb. 18 at Oaklawn Park.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Capo Bastone will be the latest horse to run back from the 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) when he goes in race 9, a non-winners allowance, at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
Treasury Bill is among six 3-year-olds entered in the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 17 at Santa Anita Park, but trainer Ron Ellis said the seven-furlong event is a starting point for the son of Lemon Drop Kid.
Thursday, February 14, 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
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]