DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | The Usual Q. T. | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: C | $180,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Unusual Heat - Lunge, Western Fame
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: Western Fame, Bay, 1992. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.
| 2 | Victor's Cry | Margin: 1ΒΌ | TrueNicks: B | $60,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling | Street Cry (IRE) - Short Time, Clever Trick
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: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 3 | Enriched | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: C | $36,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | High Brite - Li'l Ms. Leonard, Nostalgia's Star
Sire: High Brite, Bay, 1984. Raced 4 years. 45 starts, 15 wins, $1,150,519. Lifetime: 328 yearlings sold, median $9,000.
Broodmare Sire: Nostalgia's Star, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982.
Others: Crowded House (GB), $18,000; Hyades, $6,000; Acclamation; Loup Breton (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Usual Q. T. | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| 2 | Victor's Cry | Corey S. Nakatani | Eoin G. Harty |
| 3 | Enriched | Joel Rosario | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 4 | Crowded House (GB) | Tyler Baze | Brian Meehan |
| 5 | Hyades | Martin Garcia | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 6 | Acclamation | Christian Santiago Reyes | Donald Warren |
| 7 | Loup Breton (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | Julio C. Canani |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | The Usual Q. T. | Victor Espinoza | $4.80 | $3.20 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Victor's Cry | Corey S. Nakatani | $5.00 | $3.60 | |||||||
| 6 | Enriched | Joel Rosario | $3.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-2) | $22.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-2-6) | $88.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-2-6-1) | $484.80 | ||||||||||
Active trading on yearlings during the first day of the Goffs February sale Feb. 13 led to increases in the clearance rate and median price.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Acclamation was named 2012 Horse of the Year by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, becoming the eighth multiple winner of the honor.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Eclipse winner and California-bred Horse of the Year Acclamation has been retired and will stand the 2013 breeding season at Old English Rancho in Sanger, Calif. for a $20,000 fee.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
The sale saw 167 horses sell for 3,595,300 guineas ($6,049,452), at an average of 21,529 guineas ($36,224), and a median of 13,000 guineas ($21,874).
Monday, November 26, 2012
Trainer Don Warren confirmed speculation that Acclamation, the 2011 Eclipse Award winner as outstanding older male, would not make the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2 and 3.
Sunday, October 07, 2012
The injury that will keep Acclamation from defending his championship in the TVG Pacific Classic Aug. 26 has been determined to be a mild strain of a ligament in the area of the left front pastern.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Acclamation came out of an Aug. 13 gallop with slight swelling in his left front ankle which owner E.W. "Bud" Johnston said will prevent a title defense in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (gr. I) Aug. 26.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The field for Del Mar's $1 million TVG Pacific Classic, the fourth of six "Win and You're In" races for the Breeders' Cup Classic, is beginning to come together.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) winner Dullahan zipped five furlongs in 1:00 1/5 at Churchill Downs Aug. 11 in preparation for the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 26.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
A morning after Acclamation's dominating Eddie Read Stakes (gr. IT) victory July 21 at Del Mar, trainer Don Warren talked about his plans for the remainder of the champion's 2012 campaign.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Champion Acclamation ran his winning streak to seven en route to his second straight triumph in the $300,000 Eddie Read Stakes (gr. IT), drawing away in the stretch after setting the pace on the Del Mar turf July 21.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Just four rivals are up to the challenge of taking on defending champion Acclamation in the $300,000 Eddie Reads Stakes (gr. IT), the first grade I event of the year at Del Mar July 21.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Last year's champion older male will try to extend his six-race winning streak in the Eddie Read Handicap (gr. IT), which he won in 2011.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Acclamation, last year's champion old horse, made his long-awaited return to action with a front-running victory in the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park June 9.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Off for more than eight months, champion Acclamation makes his much-awaited return in the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park June 9, a race he has won the past two years.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Champion Acclamation emerged from his June 3 workout "fine," according to trainer Don Warren and will enter the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park in California June 9.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Acclamation, the champion older male of 2011, tops a list of 10 nominees to the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT), which will be run at Betfair Hollywood Park June 9.
Friday, June 01, 2012
After a brief scare April 26, champion Acclamation was declared fit and ready by trainer Don Warren, who said the 6-year-old could run in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 5.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Beginning with the scratch of champion Acclamation, the Inglewood Handicap (gr. IIIT) went perfectly for Utopian, who got up in the final couple of strides to win by a head April 27 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Acclamation, the champion older male of 2011, has had his scheduled comeback at Betfair Hollywood Park April 27 delayed.
Friday, April 27, 2012
The return of Acclamation, the champion older male of 2011, highlights the first Friday night program of the Betfair Hollywood Park spring/summer season April 27.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Patrick Valenzuela has announced his latest comeback through agent Tom Knust, that he plans to return to race riding at Betfair Hollywood Park April 26.
Thursday, April 12, 2012Stakes winner/stakes-placed producer Itstartswithadream is the first reported mare to get in foal to grade I winner Victor's Cry.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Two-time grade I winner The Usual Q. T., who earned more than $1.5 million in his career, has been retired, trainer Jim Cassidy announced March 8.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Eclipse Award winner Acclamation was voted California-bred Horse of the Year for 2011 by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012