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Clement L. Hirsch S. (gr. 1)

DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA

  • Purse: $300,000
  • Date: August 9, 2009
  • Class: Grade I
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 5:30 PM PT
1 Zenyatta Margin: head BRIS: 95TrueNicks: A $180,000

2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Street Cry (IRE)   - Vertigineux, Kris S.

  • Breeder:Maverick Productions, Ltd.
  • Owner: Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Moss
  • Trainer: John A. Shirreffs
  • Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Street Cry (IRE)  , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 399 yearlings sold, median $90,000.

Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.

Sale History: Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $60,000.

2 Anabaa's Creation (IRE) Margin: ¾ BRIS: 95TrueNicks: C+ $60,000

2004 | Bay Mare | Anabaa - Premiere Creation (FR), Green Tune

  • Breeder:Prestonwood Farms
  • Owner: Prestonwood Racing, LLC
  • Trainer: Julio C. Canani
  • Jockey: Tyler Baze

Sire: Anabaa, Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 8 wins, $482,394. Lifetime: 499 yearlings sold, median $83,050.

Broodmare Sire: Green Tune, Chestnut, 1991. In 2009: 1.33 AEI.

Sale History: Goff's Orby Million Sale 2005, ($120,140).

3 Lethal Heat Margin: BRIS: 94TrueNicks: B+ $36,000

2005 | Bay Filly | Unusual Heat - Lethal Leta, Synastry

  • Breeder:David Abrams, Madeline Auerbach & Tom Roberts
  • Owner: Abrams or M. Auerbach, LLC or A. McCauley
  • Trainer: Barry Abrams
  • Jockey: Joseph Talamo

Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 74 yearlings sold, median $23,000.

Broodmare Sire: Synastry, Bay, 1983. In 2009: .56 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2009 Mixed Sale, $425,000.
Barretts Equine Limited May 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($25,000).
Barretts Equine Limited October 2006 Yearling Sale, ($49,000).

Time: 1:43.24   Track: Fast

Others: Life Is Sweet, $18,000; Dawn After Dawn, $6,000; Tidal Dance; Champagne Eyes.

Scratched: Patricia's Gem; Hot n' Dusty; Briecat.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1ZenyattaMike E. SmithJohn A. Shirreffs
2Anabaa's Creation (IRE)Tyler BazeJulio C. Canani
3Lethal HeatJoseph TalamoBarry Abrams
4Life Is SweetGarrett K. GomezJohn A. Shirreffs
5Dawn After DawnAlonso QuinonezJohn W. Sadler
6Tidal DanceJose Valdivia, Jr.Peter Eurton
7Champagne EyesJoel RosarioDoug F. O'Neill

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
ZenyattaMike E. Smith$2.40$2.20$2.10
Anabaa's Creation (IRE)Tyler Baze$7.60$5.80
Lethal HeatJoseph Talamo$5.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (10-8)$22.20
$2.00 Trifecta (10-8-9)$153.60
$2.00 Superfecta (10-8-9-7)$297.40

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