DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Zensational | Margin: 2ΒΌ | BRIS: 102 | TrueNicks: A | $180,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Ridgling | Unbridled's Song - Joke, Phone Trick
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.
Broodmare Sire: Phone Trick, Bay, 1982.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, $700,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $20,000.
| 2 | Noble Court | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 99 | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Doneraile Court - Grey Dawn Grey, Grindstone
Sire: Doneraile Court, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $361,410. Lifetime: 218 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Grindstone, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: 1.34 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $190,000.
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $35,000.
Keeneland 2004 November Breeding Stock Sale, ($35,000).
| 3 | Nikki'sgoldensteed | Margin: 2 | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: C+ | $36,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Formal Gold - Dawn of Promise, Tank's Prospect
Sire: Formal Gold, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 8 wins, $1,533,600. Lifetime: 193 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: Tank's Prospect, Bay, 1982.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited October 2006 Yearling Sale, $15,000.
Others: Talkin to Mom Roo, $18,000; Big Bad Leroybrown, $6,000.
Scratched: Screen to Screen.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zensational | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Noble Court | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 3 | Nikki'sgoldensteed | Joseph Talamo | Robert B. Hess, Jr. |
| 4 | Talkin to Mom Roo | Garrett K. Gomez | Ted H. West |
| 5 | Big Bad Leroybrown | Tyler Baze | Donald Warren |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zensational | Victor Espinoza | $2.60 | $2.10 | ||
| Noble Court | Joel Rosario | $2.80 | |||
| Nikki'sgoldensteed | Joseph Talamo |
Stormy Atlantic, who is represented this year by 10 stakes winners and the earners of more than $6 million, will stand in 2012 for $40,000 at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
California grade II winner Noble Court will enter stud in 2012 at Rich and Gaby Sulpizio's Magali Farms near Santa Ynez, Calif.
Wednesday, October 19, 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
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, 2011Two-time champion Indian Blessing gave birth to her first foal Jan. 30 when she produced a, a dark bay/brown colt by three-time grade I winner Zensational, according to Hill 'n' Dale Farms.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011Game On Dude, idle since finishing fourth to Drosselmeyer in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) last June, returned to action at Santa Anita Jan. 27 with a sparkling victory as trainer Bob Baffert continued on his torrid pace.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Grade I winner Zensational, whose fee of $25,000 was the highest for an incoming stallion in 2010, sired his first foal Jan. 4.
Thursday, January 06, 2011Stormy Atlantic, who is represented this year by 10 stakes winners and the earners of $5.9 million, will stand in 2011 for $30,000 at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Trainer Bob Baffert scratched two of his three entrants in the Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 28, but the only one he needed was El Brujo, who went gate-to-wire to give Baffert his second grade I win of the day.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Smiling Tiger, who ran away from the field in the Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) four weeks ago and was never caught, will try to to do it again in the $300,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 28.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010Larry T. Smith, a former president of the Texas Thoroughbred Association, died June 11 after a battle with cancer.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Eight-year-old Karelian, who scored the biggest win of his career in the Maker's Mark Stakes (gr. IT) last month, bids for consecutive grade I victories when he battles nine rivals in the $250,000 Shoemaker Mile (gr. IT).
Friday, May 28, 2010
Zayat Stables has agreed to sell all of grade I winner and probable Kentucky Derby favorite Eskendereya this year under a bankruptcy reorganization plan that projects all creditors will be paid in full.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Grade I winner Ever a Friend will return to Santa Anita's hillside turf course searching for his first stakes win in more than two years in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 17.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Zensational, whose $25,000 fee is the highest for a new stallion this year, has had his first mare confirmed in foal.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Princess Haya was named 2009 Texas Horse of the Year and champion female at the Texas Thoroughbred Association's annual meeting and awards banquet Feb. 20.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
We need the help of banks. And we need people like Ahmed Zayat.
The Feb. 3 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Zayat Stables shows that Keeneland sales company, a handful of trainers across the country, and breeding farms are among the creditors of Ahmed Zayat's racing operation.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Ahmed Zayat, who operates one of North America's leading racing stables and is a major buyer at equine auctions, said he is surprised that a major bank has filed suit seeking repayment of more than $34 million in loans.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Trainer Carl O'Callaghan earned his first stakes win when front-running Kinsale King courageously held off the veteran sprinter Delta Storm by a neck in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Dec. 6.
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Noble Court, beaten favorite a year ago, will try to make amends in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 6 at Hollywood Park.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Zensational, the first horse to win three consecutive grade I sprint stakes, has arrived at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington to stand the 2010 breeding season.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Although she was back in her barn at Hollywood Park after her historic Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) win, Zenyatta was the hot topic the morning of Nov. 8 among those gathered at Clocker's Corner at Santa Anita, one day after they witnessed history.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Big longshot Dancing in Silks, a 25-1 gelding by Black Minnaloushe, poked his nose out in front to win a four-horse cavalry charge in the $2-million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) Nov. 7 at Santa Anita Park. Heavy favorite Zensational finished fifth.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
John Sadler wins races by the bushel in Southern California and is more often than not on the top of the trainer standings at each race meet. He has yet to win a Breeders' Cup race, but 2009 could be his year.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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