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DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Richard's Kid | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: C+ | $600,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Lemon Drop Kid - Tough Broad, Broad Brush
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 387 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.
| 2 | Crowded House (GB) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $200,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Colt | Rainbow Quest - Wiener Wald, Woodman
Sire: Rainbow Quest, Bay, 1981. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $592,716. Lifetime: 169 yearlings sold, median $103,610.
Broodmare Sire: Woodman, Chestnut, 1983.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2007 Yearling Sale, $160,792.
| 3 | Dakota Phone | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: C | $120,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Zavata - World of Gold, Spinning World
Sire: Zavata, Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 5 wins, $346,533. Lifetime: 118 yearlings sold, median $7,250.
Broodmare Sire: Spinning World, Chestnut, 1993.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $67,000.
Others: Battle of Hastings (GB), $60,000; The Usual Q. T., $20,000; Temple City; Isle of Giant's; Hold Me Back; Unusual Suspect; Awesome Gem.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard's Kid | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Crowded House (GB) | Corey S. Nakatani | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 3 | Dakota Phone | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 4 | Battle of Hastings (GB) | Brice Blanc | Jeff Mullins |
| 5 | The Usual Q. T. | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| 6 | Temple City | Rafael Bejarano | Carla Gaines |
| 7 | Isle of Giant's | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 8 | Hold Me Back | Garrett K. Gomez | William I. Mott |
| 9 | Unusual Suspect | Alonso Quinonez | Barry Abrams |
| 10 | Awesome Gem | David Romero Flores | Craig Dollase |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Richard's Kid | Mike E. Smith | $11.60 | $5.60 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 8 | Crowded House (GB) | Corey S. Nakatani | $10.60 | $6.40 | |||||||
| 3 | Dakota Phone | Joel Rosario | $4.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-8) | $144.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-8-3) | $1049.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-8-3-1) | $8,338.20 | ||||||||||
Favored Awesome Gem, making his 50th career start, was awarded victory in the $100,000 Berkeley Handicap (gr. III) when original winner Positive Response was disqualified at Golden Gate Fields May 28.
3 days ago
Awesome Gem, lifetime winner of more than $2.7 million, and San Francisco Mile (gr. IIIT) victor Hudson Landing head the field for the $100,000 Berkeley Handicap (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields May 28.
5 days ago
Morning Line wanted no part of the starting gate at Betfair Hollywood Park, but once he finally acquiesced there was no catching the grade I winner in the $150,000 Mervyn Leroy Handicap (gr. II) May 5.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Grade I winner Morning Line debuts for new trainer John Shirreffs in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) May 5 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012Nine-year-old Awesome Gem got his 2012 campaign underway with a handy allowance victory at Golden Gate Fields April 12.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Godolphin captures the first of eight Dubai World Cup card stakes with African Story.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and TVG have announced a simulcast and ontrack broadcast partnership that will begin with the start of racing at Del Mar July 18.
Monday, March 12, 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
A field of 16 runners, led by five grade/group I winners, will enter the starting gate for the $250,000 Dubai City of Gold Sponsored by Skywards (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 10.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Nine-year-old Awesome Gem, in the money in 19 graded stakes, is back on the work tab in California and will be pointed toward a seventh year of racing.
Thursday, February 23, 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, 2012Multiple graded stakes winner Hold Me Back sired his first reported foal Jan. 23 when a chestnut filly was born at Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012Graded stakes winner Temple City sired his first reported foal Jan. 13 when a bay filly was born at Anderson Farms in Ontario, Canada.
Friday, January 20, 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, 2012WinStar Farm announced 2012 fees for its expanded roster of stallions, led by North America's leading sire Distorted Humor, who will stand for $100,000 (stands and nurses) and will breed an exclusive book of 100 mares.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Eight-year-old Awesome Gem, who has competed in the past four Breeders' Cups, will bypass the World Championships this year, according to West Point Thoroughbreds' website.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
In his return to Santa Anita, Game On Dude won for the first time since taking the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) in March, holding sway over late-running Awesome Gem in the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert hopes to move a step closer to winning his first Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) when he sends out grade I winners Coil and Game On Dude in the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Acclamation, with a patented front-running ride from veteran jockey Patrick Valenzuela, held off favored Twirling Candy in the final furlong to win the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (gr. I) by a head at Del Mar Aug. 28.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
The top spot is on the line in the 3YO division.
Twirling Candy, two-for-two on the Del Mar turf, will seek his first victory on the Southern California racetrack's synthetic surface when he faces nine others in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (gr. I) Aug. 28.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Blind Luck, who was under consideration for the Aug. 28 Pacific Classic (gr. I) against males, will instead point toward the Oct. 1 Lady's Secret (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park, according to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Awesome Gem, Royal Delta, Summer Soiree, and more.
Awesome Gem, the richest horse to ever race in Washington, was too much for local star Noosa Beach in the $200,000 Longacres Mile Handicap (gr. III) at Emerald Downs.
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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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