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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: 63 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Western Fame, Bay, 1992. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.
| 2 | Victor's Cry | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: B | $60,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling | Street Cry (IRE) - Short Time, Clever Trick
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 358 yearlings sold, median $82,500.
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: 327 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 | ||||||||||
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
Sanagas, a dominating 3 1/4-length winner of the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. I) last November, returns to action for new connections in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 11 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Eclipse champions Acclamation and Amazombie, as well as multiple stakes-winning mare Ultra Blend are the finalists for the 2011 California-bred Horse of the Year.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Four Eclipse Award winners are among the international cast of horses nominated to the $27.25 million Dubai World Cup card at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, March 31.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Images from the 41st annual Eclipse Awards.
For the third straight year, a female was crowned Horse of the year when Fox Hill Farm's Havre de Grace took home top honors Jan. 16 at the annual Eclipse Awards ceremony.
Monday, January 16, 2012
In a split decision worthy of a season in which very little was settled definitively on the racetrack, the California-bred Acclamation notched the Eclipse Award for 2011's top older male.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Norvsky charged past 7-10 favorite Jeranimo late in the stretch to capture the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 16 at Santa Anita Park in California.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) winner Jeranimo rates a solid chance to repeat in the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. II) on the Santa Anita turf Jan. 16 in a race that marks the return of millionaire The Usual Q. T.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Six sold for more than $100,000 gns during day two of the Tattersalls December Foal sale. Key sale metrics were up by double-digit percentages.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Santa Anita Park posted gains across the board during the recently concluded 24-day fall meet, led by an 8.7% jump in all-sources handle when compared to the corresponding days in 2009.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Grade I winner Victor's Cry and grade II victor Wilburn have both been retired from racing and purchased by B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Game On Dude, Havre de Grace, and Tizway probably control their own destiny.
West Coast star Acclamation, winner of five straight races, including the TVG Pacific Classic (gr. I), won't run again this year because of a foot problem, according to an Oct. 11 Daily Racing Form story.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The Book 2 portion of the Tattersalls October yearling sale opened strongly in England, posting increases from a year ago of 39.1% in gross, 27.1% in average price, and 24% in median price.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Odds-on choice Acclamation continued his dominance over the Southern California turf division when he held off a determined Champ Pegasus in the $150,000 Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Sunday, October 02, 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, 2011The Goffs Orby yearling sale ended its three-session run Sept. 29 in Ireland with a 3.4% increase from a year ago in its median price, a gross that remained about the same, and an increased clearance rate.
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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