| 1 | Wilkinson | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Lemon Drop Kid - Tasha's Delight, Afternoon Deelites
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 444 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Afternoon Deelites, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992.
| 2 | Mr. Commons | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2008 | Bay Horse | Artie Schiller - Joustabout, Apalachee
Sire: Artie Schiller , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 191 yearlings sold, median $19,000.
Broodmare Sire: Apalachee, Bay, 1971. In 2009: 1.52 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $70,000.
| 3 | Liberian Freighter | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A | $18,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Bertrando - Anachristina, Slewpy
Sire: Bertrando, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 5 years. 24 starts, 9 wins, $3,185,610. Lifetime: 311 yearlings sold, median $18,000.
Broodmare Sire: Slewpy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 1.55 AEI.
Others: Compari, $9,000; Mobilized, $3,000; Tigah (GB); Calimonco; Great Warrior (BRZ); Soul Candy.
Scratched: Venomous (GB); Barney Rebel (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilkinson | Martin A. Pedroza | Jeff Mullins |
| 2 | Mr. Commons | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs |
| 3 | Liberian Freighter | Martin Garcia | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 4 | Compari | Rafael Bejarano | Martin F. Jones |
| 5 | Mobilized | Garrett K. Gomez | Gary Mandella |
| 6 | Tigah (GB) | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 7 | Calimonco | Alonso Quinonez | John W. Sadler |
| 8 | Great Warrior (BRZ) | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | A. C. Avila |
| 9 | Soul Candy | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Wilkinson | Martin A. Pedroza | $90.60 | $18.20 | $8.20 | ||||||
| 10 | Mr. Commons | Mike E. Smith | $2.40 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 9 | Liberian Freighter | Martin Garcia | $5.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-10) | $200.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-10-9) | $1,805.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-10-9-1) | $5,910.20 | ||||||||||
Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan easily won the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) by a length over Data Link at Keeneland April 12, successfully making his 2013 debut while recording his sixth straight victory.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Morton Fink's reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan makes his 2013 debut for trainer Charlie LoPresti in the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland April 12, with only four contenders willing to face him.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Argentine-bred Suggestive Boy, an impressive 2 1/2-length winner of the Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT) over the Santa Anita Park turf one month ago, heads an eight-horse field in the $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (gr. IT).
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Suggestive Boy, overcoming a terrible post, burst away from his rivals in deep stretch to post a convincing victory in the Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf course Feb. 2.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Lightly raced Silentio, a stylish winner of his stakes debut to begin the Santa Anita season in December, will be part of a packed starting gate for his first start as a 4-year-old in the $150,000 Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT).
Wednesday, January 30, 2013Donald Cohn and Martin Wygod purchased 10 distaffers at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale to be bred.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
It was the wrong lead but the right result for Comma to the Top, who slugged his way to victory while becoming racing's newest millionaire in an off-the-turf edition of the $100,000 Daytona Stakes Dec. 29 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
The $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) attracted a dozen entrants to the hillside turf course at Santa Anita Park Dec. 29 including Great Mills, most recently fourth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) on the course.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Calimonco, a multiple stakes winner and the only full brother to Breeders' Cup champions Sweet Catomine and Life is Sweet, will enter stud at Donald and Karen Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm in 2013.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Morton Fink's homebred Wise Dan drew post 2 and was installed as the 9-5 favorite Oct. 29 for the $2 milion Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2, but must run the race of a lifetime to get the job done.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Wise Dan and Animal Kingdom will enter the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park off vastly different preparation schedules.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Steve tells the tale of Shanghai Bobby.
Favored Obviously led all the way in winning the $150,000 Arroyo Seco Mile (gr. IIT) in a very fast time over the Santa Anita Park turf course Oct. 6 and seems likely for next month's Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Irish-bred Obviously, a nose better than Mr. Commons in the Del Mar Mile Handicap, is the likely favorite once again in the Arroyo Seco Mile (gr. IIT) as he goes for his third straight win on the turf Oct. 6 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Even-money pick Obviously set blazing fractions in the $200,000 Del Mar Mile (gr. IIT) and found the wire just in time while breaking the Jimmy Durante turf course record Aug. 26.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Just a little more than two months away from making a return appearance in the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), Jeranimo heads a field of six for the $200,000 Del Mar Mile (gr. IIT) Aug. 26.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Take Control, the first foal out of 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri, will make his second start after a layoff of 2 1/2 years in the $200,000 San Diego Handicap (gr. II) July 28 at Del Mar.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Trailing the field into the stretch, outsider Jeranimo angled to the middle of the track and flew home for Garrett Gomez to earn his first grade I win in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile June 30 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Trainer Mike Mitchell, who had brain surgery a day earlier, surely got some much-needed tonic when his Camp Victory swept to victory in the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Betfair Hollywood Park June 30.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
The Factor, making his first appearance since the Dubai Golden Shaheen (UAE-I) three months ago, and defending champion Smiling Tiger headline the field for the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. IT) June 30 at Hollywood.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Little Mike will try to make it consecutive grade I victories on turf when he makes his California debut in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile June 30 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
E.K. Gaylord II's Wilkinson, who registered a stunning 44-1 upset in the American Handicap (gr. IIT) last month, came down with colic June 18 and has been ruled out of the Shoemaker Mile at Betfair Hollywood Park June 30.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
In search of firm turf, Wilkinson wound up in the Southern California barn of Jeff Mullins, who sent the 4-year-old colt out to spring a 44-1 shocker in the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. IIT) at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Mr. Commons returns from a layoff of nearly three months to face 10 opponents in the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. II) on the Betfair Hollywood Park turf May 26.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Grade I winner Willa B Awesome, sent off as a heavy favorite in the $288,000 Melair Stakes, was all out to win by a nose over a determined Starry Skies at Befair Hollywood Park April 28.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]