DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Tell a Kelly | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | Tapit - Evrobi, Tabasco Cat
Sire: Tapit , Gray or Roan, 2001. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $557,300. Lifetime: 371 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($95,000).
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $45,000.
| 2 | Wickedly Perfect | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: B | $50,000 |
2008 | Gray or Roan Filly | Congrats - Wickedly Wise, Tactical Cat
Sire: Congrats , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 129 yearlings sold, median $27,000.
Broodmare Sire: Tactical Cat, Gray or Roan, 1996.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2011 Horses of All Ages Sale, $800,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $70,000.
| 3 | Rigoletta | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: D | $30,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Concerto - Almost Aprom Queen, Montbrook
Sire: Concerto, Chestnut, 1994. Raced 3 years. 21 starts, 10 wins, $1,308,118. Lifetime: 75 yearlings sold, median $7,500.
Broodmare Sire: Montbrook , Dark Bay or Brown, 1990.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $35,000.
Others: Izshelegal, $15,000; A Z Warrior, $5,000; Sugarinthemorning; Righteous Renee; Avid; She'll Heir; Gone Rebel.
Scratched: Distant Glow; Big Tiz.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell a Kelly | Alonso Quinonez | John W. Sadler |
| 2 | Wickedly Perfect | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 3 | Rigoletta | Mike E. Smith | Dan L. Hendricks |
| 4 | Izshelegal | Victor Espinoza | Terry Knight |
| 5 | A Z Warrior | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 6 | Sugarinthemorning | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Ronald L. McAnally |
| 7 | Righteous Renee | David Romero Flores | Melody Conlon |
| 8 | Avid | Joel Rosario | Richard E. Mandella |
| 9 | She'll Heir | Brice Blanc | Vladimir Cerin |
| 10 | Gone Rebel | Paul Atkinson | Vladimir Cerin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tell a Kelly | Alonso Quinonez | $11.20 | $5.60 | $3.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Wickedly Perfect | Rafael Bejarano | $4.40 | $3.20 | |||||||
| 8 | Rigoletta | Mike E. Smith | $9.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-2) | $41.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-2-8) | $825.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-2-8-12) | $5,739.60 | ||||||||||
by Anne Peters
During the first weekend in February, he was represented by three graded stakes winners: Flashback, Honorable Dillon, and Tapicat.
Teddy's Promise, recent winner of the Santa Monica Stakes (gr. II), is a clear standout among eight older fillies and mares set for the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) March 10 at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Jockey Victor Espinoza put favored Teddy's Promise on the outside where she likes to be and the daughter of Salt Lake did the rest, rolling to an easy victory in the $250,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
After giving Mizdirection quite a tussle earlier this month on the hillside turf course, the speedster Kindle switches to dirt for the $250,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The first session of Keeneland's January horses of all ages sale registered improved gross and average compared with the first session last year as 201 horses sold for $15,331,400, up 10.04%. Average price improved 14.42%.
Monday, January 07, 2013Big Tiz, a grade I stakes-placed daughter of Tiznow, brought $600,000 during the later portion of the Jan. 7 session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.
Monday, January 07, 2013
Favored Winding Way emerged as a female sprinter to watch this season when she overcame a hopelessly tardy start to win the $150,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) at Del Mar Aug. 19.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Sugarinthemorning will try to shake off a case of seconditis when she takes on six opponents in the $150,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) over the Polytrack Aug. 19 at Del Mar.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
In what was a pivotal race for her, favored Switch rallied in deep stretch on the outside to capture the $200,000 A Gleam Handicap (gr. II) at Betfair Hollywood Park July 14.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Little-known Home Sweet Aspen, a California homebred racing for Craig Stables, refused to give in when headed past mid-stretch and got up in the final couple of strides to win the $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. I).
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Teddy's Promise, upset winner of the La Brea Stakes (gr. I) last month, puts her three-race victory streak on the line in the $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Jan. 28.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Versatile filly Great Hot, winner of Keeneland's Raven Run Stakes (gr. II) last fall, will stretch out once again in the $150,000 La Canada Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 22.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Looking back to 2011 and ahead to this year's first major auction, the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, Geoffrey Russell said he was expecting more of the same. And that's a good thing.
Thursday, January 05, 2012
She had never won a stakes race, but you could never have guessed it watching Teddy's Promise pull away from the field to easily capture the $300,000 La Brea (gr. I) at Santa Anita Dec. 31.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Aiming for her fourth grade I victory, Turbulent Descent will start as the heavy favorite against eight opponents in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita Dec. 31.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Soul Candy, winner of the California Cup Classic last year when it was held on the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park, is back to defend his title against seven rivals in the $175,000 event on Santa Anita's turf course Oct. 29.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Six fillies, including Zayat Stables' grade I winner A Z Warrior, were entered for Hoosier Park's $200,000 Indiana Oaks (gr. II) Oct. 1.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Plum Pretty, coming off an illness that knocked her out of consideration for the Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I) in New York June 25, was entered instead in the $150,000 Hollywood Oaks (gr. II).
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
May Day Rose, showing a new dimension, took the lead in the stretch and tallied an easy victory in the $100,000 Railbird Stakes (gr. III) as 11-10 choice Pedaltothemedal finished a distant third at Hollywood Park May 21.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
A pair of graded stakes on the Cushion Track for females, the $150,000 Milady Handicap (gr. II) and the $100,000 Railbird Stakes (gr. III), highlight an 11-race Preakness Day program at Hollywood Park May 21.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Turbulent Descent, a winner of a pair of grade I races in California, ships into Lexington to lead a field of six in the $150,000 Beaumont (gr. II) April 17 at Keeneland.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Rigoletta, one of the leading 2-year-old fillies of 2010, has been retired from racing because of a tendon injury discovered after she ran sixth in the Honeybee Stakes (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
They say two heads are better than one, but is one sale better than two? We'll find out March 15 and 16 when the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. conducts its March select juvenile auction in Central Florida.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Dixie City makes her first start since winning Aqueduct's Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) last November as one of the favorites in the $125,000 Honeybee Stakes (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park March 12.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Turbulent Descent, who lost a decision to Zazu in last month's Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I), turned the tables on her rival with a neck victory as the even-money favorite in the $250,000 Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I) March 5.
Saturday, March 05, 2011
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]