| 1 | Weewinnin | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B | $110,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Comic Strip - Honoree Lady, Roman Dancer
Sire: Comic Strip, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 10 wins, $965,474. Lifetime: 78 yearlings sold, median $6,600. In 2009: .80 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Roman Dancer, Bay, 1999. In 2009: .37 AEI.
| 2 | Fighting Hussar | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $38,000 |
2010 | Gray or Roan Colt | Rockport Harbor - Lightning Pace, Regal Classic
Sire: Rockport Harbor , Gray or Roan, 2002. Lifetime: 213 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Regal Classic, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited 2011 California Cup Yearling Sale, $20,000.
| 3 | Monument | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A | $22,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Cindago - Grant Marty a Wish, Beautiful Crown
Sire: Cindago, Bay, 2003. Lifetime: 10 yearlings sold, median $8,000.
Broodmare Sire: Beautiful Crown, Bay, 1991.
Others: Tiz a Minister, $12,000; Lovmeister, $6,000; Surfcup, $4,000; Back to Bako, $4,000; Strong Wind, $4,000; Awesome Annie; Havoc; Hazardous.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weewinnin | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Brian J. Koriner |
| 2 | Fighting Hussar | Rafael Bejarano | Hector O. Palma |
| 3 | Monument | Juan J. Hernandez | John W. Sadler |
| 4 | Tiz a Minister | Tyler Baze | Paul G. Aguirre |
| 5 | Lovmeister | Martin A. Pedroza | Walther Solis |
| 6 | Surfcup | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 7 | Back to Bako | Mike E. Smith | Blake R. Heap |
| 8 | Strong Wind | Joseph Talamo | Steve Knapp |
| 9 | Awesome Annie | Orlando Mojica | Walther Solis |
| 10 | Havoc | Aaron T. Gryder | William E. Morey |
| 11 | Hazardous | Garrett K. Gomez | Carl O'Callaghan |
Tiz a Minister, on the mend from a foot bruise a month ago, rebounded for his first graded stakes victory with an eye-catching drive along the inside in the $100,750 Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) June 2 at Hollywood Park.
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Den's Legacy, taken off the Triple Crown trail by trainer Bob Baffert after a sixth-place finish in the Arkansas Derby (gr. I), should find the company more to his liking in the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) June 2.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Todd Pletcher will not enter Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. III) winner Winning Cause in the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Trainer Bob Baffert sent out Kentucky Oaks hopeful Midnight Lucky and potential Kentucky Derby starter Code West together April 28 at Churchill Downs. He expects to make a call April 29 on his Derby starters.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
The winner is a homebred for Don Dizney, who also bred and raced the winner's dam and granddam.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
On the bubble for a possible start in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Tiz a Minister has been entered in the $300,000 Snow Chief Stakes, the featured event for California-breds April 27 at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, April 24, 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
Withers Stakes (gr. III) winner Revolutionary heads a group of 13 sophomores considered probable for the 100th running of the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 30.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Hear the Ghost blew past weakening favorites Flashback and Goldencents in deep stretch to post a half-length upset in the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) March 9 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Flashback and Goldencents, acknowledged by most as the leading 3-year-old males in Southern California, meet for the first time in the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) March 9 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Jockey Garrett Gomez won both divisions of the $300,000 California Breeders Champion Stakes for 3-year-olds in remarkably similar fashion Jan. 26 at Santa Anita Park, bringing both Qiaona and Tiz a Minister from far back.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Weewinnin, who blew out the Betfair Hollywood Park toteboard at 60-1 to take the King Glorious Stakes Dec. 16, will try two turns for the first time in the $300,000 California Breeders Champion Stakes Jan. 26 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Weewinnin registered a 60-1 shocker in the inaugural running of the $200,000 King Glorious Stakes on closing day of the 2012 autumn meet at Betfair Hollywood Park Dec. 16.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Eleven 2-year-olds are set for the inaugural running of the $200,000 King Glorious Stakes Dec. 16, the featured event on the final day of the 2012 Betfair Hollywood Park autumn meet.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Hazardous will be taking a huge step in class as he goes from a $22,500 claiming event to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint.
Tuesday, October 30, 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
The $750,000-guaranteed CashCall Futurity (gr. I), an annual stop for future Triple Crown contenders, will once again be the most lucrative event on the stakes calendar for the 2012 autumn meet at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Son of Scat Daddy's two wins, including the Willard Proctor Memorial Stakes, puts him atop the field for the $150,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III). The six-furlong event goes as the second race July 14.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
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]