DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Global Hunter (ARG) | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 102 | TrueNicks: A+ | $210,000 |
2003 | Bay Horse | Jade Hunter - Griffe de Paris (BRZ), Telescopico (ARG)
Sire: Jade Hunter, Chestnut, 1984. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $407,260. Lifetime: 228 yearlings sold, median $18,500.
Broodmare Sire: Telescopico (ARG), Bay, 1975.
| 2 | Awesome Gem | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 101 | TrueNicks: D | $70,000 |
2003 | Chestnut Gelding | Awesome Again - Piano, Pentelicus
Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pentelicus, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.14 AEI.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2005 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $150,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2004 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | Whatsthescript (IRE) | Margin: head | BRIS: 100 | TrueNicks: A | $42,000 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Royal Applause (GB) - Grizel (GB), Lion Cavern
Sire: Royal Applause (GB), Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 9 wins, $600,832. Lifetime: 646 yearlings sold, median $49,075.
Broodmare Sire: Lion Cavern, Chestnut, 1989.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2005 Yearling Sale, $123,214.
Tattersall's December, 2004 Sale of Foals, $132,636.
Others: Artiste Royal (IRE), $21,000; Monterey Jazz, $7,000; Dakota Phone; Richard's Kid; Thorn Song.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global Hunter (ARG) | Corey S. Nakatani | A. C. Avila |
| 2 | Awesome Gem | Alex O. Solis | Craig Dollase |
| 3 | Whatsthescript (IRE) | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 4 | Artiste Royal (IRE) | Joseph Talamo | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 5 | Monterey Jazz | Tyler Baze | Craig Dollase |
| 6 | Dakota Phone | Garrett K. Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 7 | Richard's Kid | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert |
| 8 | Thorn Song | Mike E. Smith | Mike R. Mitchell |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Hunter (ARG) | Corey S. Nakatani | $30.20 | $13.00 | $7.80 | |||||||
| Awesome Gem | Alex O. Solis | $9.80 | $5.60 | ||||||||
| Whatsthescript (IRE) | Joel Rosario | $3.80 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-5) | $234.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-5-8) | $975.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-5-8-6) | $4,238.00 | ||||||||||
Eight-year-old Awesome Gem, who has competed in the past four Breeders' Cups, will bypass the World Championships this year, according to West Point Thoroughbreds' website.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
In his return to Santa Anita, Game On Dude won for the first time since taking the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) in March, holding sway over late-running Awesome Gem in the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert hopes to move a step closer to winning his first Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) when he sends out grade I winners Coil and Game On Dude in the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Awesome Gem, Royal Delta, Summer Soiree, and more.
Awesome Gem, the richest horse to ever race in Washington, was too much for local star Noosa Beach in the $200,000 Longacres Mile Handicap (gr. III) at Emerald Downs.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Defending champion Noosa Beach and leading challenger Awesome Gem drew the far outside posts in a field of 12 entered for Washington's $200,000 Longacres Mile (gr. III). The signature race at Emerald Downs is Aug. 21.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Acclamation made it consecutive grade I wins when he milked a soft pace and kicked away on the final turn en route to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $300,000 Eddie Read Stakes (gr. IT) on the turf at Del Mar July 23.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Acclamation could jump to top of class in distance turf division.
Coming off a grade I win last month, Acclamation returns on the opening Saturday of the 2011 Del Mar season in the $300,00 Eddie Read Stakes (gr. IT) July 23.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Two dudes from trainer Bob Baffert's barn proved better than heavy favorite Twirling Candy in the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) when First Dude came from off the pace to defeat Game On Dude by a nose July 9.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Who will win the 2011 Hollywood Gold Cup? Will Awesome Gem repeat? Or will it be a Dude? Or will a Candy horse prevail? How will the rest finish?
Dakota Phone, winner of the 2010 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, has been retired from racing and sent to Jenny Craig's Rancho Paseana Training Center near Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Jason, Evan and Les from TwinSpires.com handicap the Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park and Man o' War at Belmont Park.
Twirling Candy, considered the best of a so-so group of older handicap horses nationally in 2011, will have an opportunity to dazzle his critics as the favorite in the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) July 9.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Twirling Candy, a stylish winner of the $150,000 Californian (gr. II) June 4, was assigned top weight of 122 pounds for the upcoming $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I).
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Californian (gr. II) winner Twirling Candy, Santa Anita Handicap upsetter Game On Dude (gr. I), talented filly Blind Luck (gr. I), and defending titleholder Awesome Gem are among 14 nominees for the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I)
Friday, July 01, 2011
Headache left favored Awesome Gem behind at the eighth pole and rolled to his first graded stakes win in the $300,000 Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III) at Prairie Meadows on the night of June 25.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
With six stakes worth more than $1 million, Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will hold its biggest racing weekend of the year June 24-25, highlighted by the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Ahmed Zayat, who seems on the cusp of winning a classic race any time now, as been in the headlines for all the right and wrong reasons in his six years of Thoroughbred ownership.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Eight-year-old Awesome Gem registered his first win since last year's Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) when he edged past odds-on choice Game On Dude in the lane and posted a one-length victory in the Lone Star Park Handicap.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Game On Dude, trained by Bob Baffert, and Thiskyhasnolimit, from the Steve Asmussen barn, headline the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III), the featured event on the Texas track's Memorial Day program May 30.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
First Dude beat a deep Alysheba Stakes field, claiming his second straight win of the year.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Giant Oak, winner of the Donn Handicap (gr. I) earlier this year, tops a field of 11 entered in the May 6 Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) that is part of the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) undercard at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Grade II winner Meteore was euthanized after fracturing his right ankle in an allowance race at Golden Gate Fields April 2.
Sunday, April 03, 2011The first mare bred to dual grade I winner Thorn Song is believed to be in foal.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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