DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Lookin At Lucky | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
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: ½ | BRIS: 93 | TrueNicks: C+ | $60,000 |
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: 1 | BRIS: 93 | TrueNicks: A++ | $36,000 |
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: Sterling Outlook, $18,000; Hurricane Ike, $6,000; Zip Quik; Who's Up; Champagne d'Oro; Marcello.
| 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 | Martin Garcia | Jeff Bonde |
| 4 | Sterling Outlook | Rafael Bejarano | Peter Miller |
| 5 | Hurricane Ike | Joseph Talamo | John W. Sadler |
| 6 | Zip Quik | David Romero Flores | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 7 | Who's Up | Victor Espinoza | Kathy Walsh |
| 8 | Champagne d'Oro | Michael C. Baze | Eric J. Guillot |
| 9 | Marcello | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookin At Lucky | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.00 | $3.00 | $2.40 | |||||||
| Make Music for Me | Tyler Baze | $4.60 | $4.00 | ||||||||
| Smiling Tiger | Martin Garcia | $4.80 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (1-5) | $21.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (1-5-4) | $113.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (1-5-4-7) | $312.80 | ||||||||||
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
Dual grade I winner Champagne d'Oro has been retired from racing and is scheduled to ship to Darley Stud Jan. 11 to be bred to Bernardini.
Friday, January 06, 2012
Retrace the steps of Amazombie in a stellar 2011 campaign.
Top-weighted City to City and defending champion Washington Bridge form a potent duo in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
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
J P's Gusto, a grade I-winning juvenile and successful 3-year-old sprinter, has been retired from racing and will stand in 2012 at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
The first inclination would be to dismiss Dullahan's chances in the Juvenile, based on his two mediocre performances over the Churchill Downs dirt surface in his first two career starts. That would be a mistake.
Multiple grade I winner Smiling Tiger has been entered in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Grade III winners Shared Property and Majestic City top an overflow field of 2-year-olds entered in the Oct. 8 Dixiana Breeders' Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland.
Wednesday, October 05, 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
After getting most of the summer off, late-running sensation Blind Luck will return to action in the $250,0000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, September 29, 2011Bold Executive, a perennial leading Canadian sire, was euthanized the night of Sept. 26 at Gardiner Farms near Caledon, Ontario, Canada.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Bob Baffert-trained Drill wins a roughly run Del Mar Futurity over favored Creative Cause. His victory gave Baffert his 10th score in the Futurity since 1996.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Unbeaten graded stakes winners Majestic City and Creative Cause square off in the $250,000 Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) on closing day of the seaside track's 2011 season Sept. 7.
Sunday, September 04, 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
Front-running Tar Heel Mom overpowered her four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II), drawing off in the stretch for a 5 3/4-length romp at Saratoga Aug. 7.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Fresh off her narrow win in the A Gleam Handicap (gr. II), California shipper Irish Gypsy tries New York racing for the first time when she faces four rivals in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 7 at Saratoga
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.
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