DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Lookin At Lucky | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 91 | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2007 | Bay Colt | Smart Strike - Private Feeling, Belong to Me
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 425 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Belong to Me , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2009 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $475,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($35,000).
| 2 | Make Music for Me | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 90 | TrueNicks: C+ | $30,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Bernstein - Miss Cheers, Carson City
Sire: Bernstein , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $173,120. Lifetime: 317 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2009 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $95,000.
| 3 | Smiling Tiger | Margin: 4½ | BRIS: 88 | TrueNicks: C+ | $18,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Colt | Hold That Tiger - Shandra Smiles, Cahill Road
Sire: Hold That Tiger, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 3 wins, $644,235. Lifetime: 251 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Cahill Road, Bay, 1988.
Sale History:
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders' Association 2008 Summer Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Keeneland Association January 2008 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($32,000).
Others: Hurricane Ike, $9,000; Classical Slew, $3,000; Supraman.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lookin At Lucky | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Make Music for Me | Tyler Baze | Alexis Barba |
| 3 | Smiling Tiger | Russell A. Baze | Jeff Bonde |
| 4 | Hurricane Ike | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 5 | Classical Slew | Michael C. Baze | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 6 | Supraman | Dean Mernagh | Michael P. Leahy |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookin At Lucky | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.80 | $3.00 | $2.40 | |||||||
| Make Music for Me | Tyler Baze | $9.00 | $3.80 | ||||||||
| Smiling Tiger | Russell A. Baze | $2.80 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-6) | $39.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-6-1) | $137.60 | ||||||||||
The first reported foal by dual champion Lookin At Lucky is a filly born Jan. 16 at Royal Pegasus near Lexington.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Retrace the steps of Amazombie in a stellar 2011 campaign.
Grade I winners Uncle Mo and Cape Blanco, both newcomer stallions at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., will stand for $35,000 and $17,500, respectively in 2012.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Multiple grade I winner Smiling Tiger has been entered in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
On a four-race tear for trainer Donald Warren, multiple grade I winner Acclamation is expected to face seven opponents as the favorite for the $150,000 Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
The Factor, knocked off the Triple Crown trail by an ankle injury more than four months ago, outfought crack sprinter Smiling Tiger and drew off in the stretch to win the $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Celtic New Year, coming from off the pace, got through an opening in the stretch and held off heavy favorite Bourbon Bay and Imponente Purse in a tight finish in the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf Aug. 28.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Bourbon Bay, fresh off a convincing win in the Cougar II Handicap (gr. II), returns to turf in the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 28 in San Diego.
Friday, August 26, 2011
The Factor will face five older horses in the seven-furlong Pat O'Brien (gr. I) as he makes his first start in more than four months on Sunday, Aug. 28, at Del Mar.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Multiple grade II winner Kensei, a half brother to champion Lookin At Lucky, was euthanized Aug. 23 after breaking down during a gallop over the Belmont Park training track.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Odds-on choice Creative Cause staked his claim as Southern California's top juvenile colt when he galloped to a 1 3/4-length victory in the Best Pal Stakes (gr. II) at Del Mar Aug. 7.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Seven juvenile colts, led by a pair from the prolific Bob Baffert barn, look for a first stakes victory in the $150,000 Best Pal Stakes (gr. II) at Del Mar Aug. 7.
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Euroears blazed to a Del Mar Polytrack record for six furlongs with a front-running effort in the $250,000 Bing Crosby Stakes, giving trainer Bob Baffert grade I wins on both coasts July 31.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Fresh off a dominating win in the Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I), Smiling Tiger is back to defend his title in the Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar July 31.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Lenny and Steve reflect on the Independence Day racing weekend, John Veitch, Saratoga, and Lefty Lenny the Legend.
Review graded stakes from Independence Day weekend.
Smiling Tiger, rebounding from a troubled trip at Churchill Downs, earned the third grade I victory of his career with a dominant performance in the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park July 2.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Still smarting from their most recent losses, Smiling Tiger and Amazombie will square off in a highly-competitive renewal of the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park July 2.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Of the eight entrants drawn for the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III), not only do all of them have one-turn wins at Churchill Downs, but six of them have stakes wins over the track.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
If the last 10 winners of the Preakness Stakes were in the same race, how would they finish?
Annual post-Labor Day auction to be combination of a yearling and a mixed sale; to be held at the Morris J. Alhadeff Sales Paviliion at Emerald Downs in Auburn.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Smiling Tiger, making his first appearance under the Twin Spires since finishing third in last fall's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), is the mild favorite in the $300,000 Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II) May 7.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Liable, the dam of 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner and champion Blame, has been named Broodmare of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Under a patient ride from Joel Rosario, odds-on choice Smiling Tiger rolled to a 2 1/2-length victory in the $200,000 Count Fleet Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park April 14.
Thursday, April 14, 2011Australian-based Black Caviar nosed out U.S. champion Blame as the top-rated horse in the world, based on World Thoroughbred Rankings from Oct. 1, 2010 through March 27, 2011.
Monday, April 04, 2011
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