| 1 | Camp Victory | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: D | $150,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Forest Camp - Victory Trick, Clever Trick
Sire: Forest Camp, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $339,984. Lifetime: 267 yearlings sold, median $45,000. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $90,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, ($39,000).
| 2 | The Factor | Margin: 5¼ | TrueNicks: A | $50,000 |
2008 | Gray or Roan Colt | War Front - Greyciousness, Miswaki
Sire: War Front , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $42,000.
Broodmare Sire: Miswaki, Chestnut, 1978.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2010 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $250,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $50,000.
| 3 | Mobilized | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B | $30,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Soul of the Matter - Valleyofthebells, Red Ransom
Sire: Soul of the Matter, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $2,302,818. Lifetime: 2 yearlings sold, median $1,150.
Broodmare Sire: Red Ransom, Bay, 1987.
Others: Tres Borrachos, $15,000; Smiling Tiger, $5,000; Centralinteligence; Italian Rules.
Scratched: Comma to the Top; Don Tito.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camp Victory | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 2 | The Factor | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Mobilized | Garrett K. Gomez | Gary Mandella |
| 4 | Tres Borrachos | Victor Espinoza | Martin F. Jones |
| 5 | Smiling Tiger | Mike E. Smith | Jeff Bonde |
| 6 | Centralinteligence | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Ronald W. Ellis |
| 7 | Italian Rules | Kevin Krigger | John W. Sadler |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Camp Victory | Joseph Talamo | $22.60 | $7.00 | $3.60 | ||||||
| 6 | The Factor | Rafael Bejarano | $3.20 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 3 | Mobilized | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-6) | $61.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-6-3) | $391.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-6-3-1) | $1,583.40 | ||||||||||
Liaison returns to the scene of the biggest victory of his career when he battles six other well-matched older horses at Betfair Hollywood Park in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) May 4.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Aidan O'Brien noted that Lines of Battle was sent to Dubai with the specific purpose of picking up Kentucky Derby-qualifying points offered in the race, and he earned 100 points, assuring him a spot in the starting gate.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
B. Wayne Hughes, Richard Mandella, and Garrett Gomez score stakes double as Jimmy Creed takes Potrero Grande after Beholder wins Santa Anita Oaks.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Comma to the Top, Jimmy Creed, and Camp Victory all bring grade I victories into the Potrero Grande (gr. II) at Santa Anita, vying to become the West Coast's top sprinter.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Idle since he was well beaten in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25, Liaison came back running in the $71,500 Santana Mile March 31, defeating favored Midnight Transfer by a half-length at Santa Anita Park.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
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
Steve Haskin and Lenny Shulman discuss throwback horses after Comma to the Top's recent efforts, Salix in the Breeders' Cup, Vyjack, and recent events.
Favored Comma to the Top, making just his second appearance outside of California, proved a tenacious winner of the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) March 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack, just a week after making his last start.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
While Comma to the Top registered his biggest win in the 2010 CashCall Futurity (gr. I), the Bwana Charlie gelding has placed in three straight graded stakes, including a clear victory in the Daytona Stakes to close out 2012
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Sahara Sky, benefitting once again by a super-hot pace, flew home on the outside to capture the $200,750 San Carlos Stakes Feb. 23 for his second grade II stakes win in a row at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Top sprinter The Lumber Guy, looking to rebound from a disappointing performance in the Malibu Stakes (gr. I), is part of a well-balanced field for the $200,000 San Carlos Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 23 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The 74th running of the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup and the $350,000 American Oaks (both gr. I) headline a stakes schedule worth more than $6.8 million for the 2013 spring/summer meet at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Versatile Comma to the Top, who has produced wins on dirt, synthetic, and turf, as well as going long and sprinting, brings his best form recently into the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 19.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Lenny and Steve discuss Tweebster, Comma to the Top, and the Horse of the Year. Plus, an interview with Gary Stevens. Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm
Status change results in grade I winner Comma to the Top securing third graded stakes victory of his career.
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Dual grade I winner Coil, soon to be a stallion, seems primed to go out on top in the $150,000 San Pasqual Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 5 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, January 02, 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
Tom and Pete handicap the Daytona Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
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
Favored Smiling Tiger, back on his home track at Betfair Hollywood Park, posted his first win of the year in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 2.
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Grade I winners Comma to the Top and Smiling Tiger tackle four entrants from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, making for an intriguing Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 3 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Trinniberg, overlooked at odds of 13-1, proved his doubters wrong when he posted his first grade I victory in the $1.5 million XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint by three-quarters of a length Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, November 03, 2012Trainer Bob Baffert believes Fast Bullet deserves a shot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, even though it is the ligthly raced colt's first start of the year.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) was the most popular race among the 15 on the two-day World Championships programs, with a maximum 14 drawing into the field for the race.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Game On Dude headed a parade of heavyweight hopefuls prepping for the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park Oct. 14 as the countdown began in earnest for the 28th World Championship events Nov. 2-3.
Sunday, October 14, 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]