+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=472&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | El Brujo | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $180,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Candy Ride (ARG) - Enchanted Spell, Devil's Bag
Sire: Candy Ride (ARG) , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 200 yearlings sold, median $31,500.
Broodmare Sire: Devil's Bag, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 1.81 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($9,500).
| 2 | Crown of Thorns | Margin: 4¼ | TrueNicks: B | $60,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Repent - Crowning Touch, Thunder Gulch
Sire: Repent , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,255,660. Lifetime: 152 yearlings sold, median $8,000. In 2009: .97 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $300,000.
| 3 | Smiling Tiger | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $36,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Horse | Hold That Tiger - Shandra Smiles, Cahill Road
Sire: Hold That Tiger, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 3 wins, $644,235. Lifetime: 254 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: Leaving New York, $18,000; Hard Bill (CHI), $4,000; New Bay; Kanan Dume.
Scratched: Sangaree; E Z's Gentleman; Tropic Storm.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Brujo | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Crown of Thorns | Rafael Bejarano | Richard E. Mandella |
| 3 | Smiling Tiger | Victor Espinoza | Jeff Bonde |
| 4 | Leaving New York | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Carl O'Callaghan |
| 5 | Hard Bill (CHI) | Garrett K. Gomez | Mike Puype |
| 6 | New Bay | Brice Blanc | A. C. Avila |
| 7 | Kanan Dume | Kerwin John | Doug F. O'Neill |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | El Brujo | Joel Rosario | $9.60 | $3.80 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 6 | Crown of Thorns | Rafael Bejarano | $3.40 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 8 | Smiling Tiger | Victor Espinoza | $2.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (10-6) | $30.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (10-6-8) | $53.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (10-6-8-5) | $371.80 | ||||||||||
The Kentucky Derby undercard features a top-notch sprint at seven furlongs with millionaires Amazombie, Shackleford, and Smiling Tiger.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Smiling Tiger is expected to return to action during the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet with his ultimate goal a shot at the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), trainer Jeff Bonde said March 14.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012Multiple graded stakes winner Crown of Thorns had the first mares checked in foal from his introductory book at stud.
Friday, March 09, 2012
Castaway, who along with stablemate Secret Circle gave trainer Bob Baffert a sweep of the Southwest Stakes (gr. III) divisions at Oaklawn Park last month, worked a steady five furlongs at Santa Anita March 2.
Friday, March 02, 2012
E Z's Gentleman, a leading sprinter of 2010, will enter stud in 2012 at Don and Dana Myers' Swifty Farms near Seymour, Ind.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
With a patient John Velazquez guiding him, Jackson Bend opened up his 2012 campaign in style with a sharp victory in the $100,000 Hal's Hope (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Jackson Bend, who reignited his career in the second half of 2011, will try to begin his 5-year-old campaign on the right note when he leads a field of nine in the $100,000 Hal's Hope Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 14 at Gulfstream.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Retrace the steps of Amazombie in a stellar 2011 campaign.
Repent, who began his stallion career at John Sykes' CloverLeaf Farms II near Reddick, Fla., will stand in 2012 at CloverLeaf, where he will join his newly retired son, Crown of Thorns, at stud.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A return to a fast track at Aqueduct worked to the benefit of Calibrachoa, who pressed the issue for jockey Jose Lezcano and then drew off in the final furlong to easily win the $100,000 Bold Ruler Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 6.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
The rescheduled $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III) will once again be headed by stablemates Caixa Eletronica and Calibrachoa Nov. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher, all set for next weekend's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) with standouts Stay Thirsty and Uncle Mo, have another dynamic duo entered in the $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III).
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Crown of Thorns, a multiple graded stakes winner, will enter stud in 2012 at John and Susan Sykes' Cloverleaf Farms II near Reddick, Fla.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Spendthrift Farm's multiple grade II winner Crown of Thorns has been retired from racing. Breeding plans are undecided.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Multiple grade I winner Smiling Tiger has been entered in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
The $200,000 Kelso Handicap (gr. II) field was reduced to only four with the scratch of Sangaree Sept. 30.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Jon and Joel recap the Super Derby, and reveal the Dirt Mile Top 5. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
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
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
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.
Review graded stakes from Independence Day weekend.
Smiling Tiger, rebounding from a troubled trip at Churchill Downs, earned the third grade I victory of his career with a dominant performance in the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park July 2.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Still smarting from their most recent losses, Smiling Tiger and Amazombie will square off in a highly-competitive renewal of the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park July 2.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=437&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=473&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=476&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
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]
+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=366&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
Copyright © 2012 Blood-Horse Publications. All rights reserved internationally.
+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=601&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')