DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | J P's Gusto | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2008 | Bay Ridgling | Successful Appeal - Call Her Magic, Caller I. D.
Sire: Successful Appeal , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 264 yearlings sold, median $37,500. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Caller I. D., Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $52,000.
| 2 | Jaycito | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: A | $50,000 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Victory Gallop - Night Edition, Ascot Knight
Sire: Victory Gallop , Bay, 1995. Raced 3 years. 17 starts, 9 wins, $3,505,895. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Ascot Knight, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $110,000.
| 3 | Riveting Reason | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: B+ | $22,500 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Fusaichi Pegasus - Love and Marry, Known Fact
Sire: Fusaichi Pegasus , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 6 wins, $1,994,400. Lifetime: 706 yearlings sold, median $79,170.
Broodmare Sire: Known Fact, Dark Bay or Brown, 1977. In 2009: 1.66 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $25,000.
| 3 | Indian Winter | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $22,500 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Indian Charlie - Backroom Blues, Dixieland Band
Sire: Indian Charlie , Bay, 1995. Raced 2 years. 5 starts, 4 wins, $616,120. Lifetime: 464 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $125,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $50,000.
Others: Western Mood, $5,000; Comma to the Top; Just Imagine; Road Ready; McKenzies Way; Major Art (GB); Gahnzo Bob.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J P's Gusto | Patrick A. Valenzuela | David E. Hofmans |
| 2 | Jaycito | Martin Garcia | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 3 | Riveting Reason | Alex O. Solis | Myung Kwon Cho |
| 3 | Indian Winter | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 5 | Western Mood | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 6 | Comma to the Top | Corey S. Nakatani | Peter Miller |
| 7 | Just Imagine | Martin A. Pedroza | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 8 | Road Ready | Victor Espinoza | Jeff Bonde |
| 9 | McKenzies Way | David Romero Flores | Robert Troeger |
| 10 | Major Art (GB) | Mike E. Smith | J. Eric Kruljac |
| 11 | Gahnzo Bob | Alonso Quinonez | Michael Pender |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | J P's Gusto | Patrick A. Valenzuela | $3.60 | $3.00 | $2.40 | ||||||
| 1 | Jaycito | Martin Garcia | $14.00 | $7.80 | |||||||
| 2 | Riveting Reason | Alex O. Solis | $4.60 | ||||||||
| 8 | Indian Winter | Rafael Bejarano | $2.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-1) | $59.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-1-2) | $198.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-1-8) | $113.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-1-2-8) | $938.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-1-8-2) | $733.00 | ||||||||||
Ultimate Eagle, a grade I winner on turf making his first start on dirt, won for fun in the $200,000 Strub Stakes (gr. II) at odds of 7-1 Feb. 4 at Santa Anita.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Off his scintillating front-running triumph in the San Fernando Stakes (gr. II) lat month, Tapizar will be a heavy choice when he faces seven opponents in the $200,000 Strub Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Feb. 4.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Heavy favorite Tapizar dictated the pace under Corey Nakatani and was never threatened as he drew away in the stretch to post an easy victory in the $150,000 San Fernando Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 14.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Under a heady ride from Mike Smith, Mr. Commons split horses in the stretch and drew off to a convincing 3 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Dec. 26 opening day card at Santa Anita.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Ultimate Eagle, winner of the Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) in his most recent start, attempts to run his winning streak to five races when he takes on a strong field in the $150,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Comma to the Top, on the comeback trail for trainer Peter Miller, picked up his first win since last year's CashCall Futurity (gr. I) in an allowance test at Hollywood Park Dec. 11.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert entered a trio led by Euroears in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes Nov. 26, a race that has also attracted grade I winner Comma to the Top, returning from an extended layoff.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011Top sire Wildcat Heir will remain at $10,000 for 2012. New sires J P's Gusto will stand for $3,500, while Vineyard Haven will stand for $3,000.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Comma to the Top, who swept the Real Quiet and Generous Stakes (gr. IIIT) and the CashCall Futurity (gr. I) last fall signaled his readiness for a return to the races with a bullet five-furlong work in :59 Nov. 13.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
J P's Gusto, a grade I-winning juvenile and successful 3-year-old sprinter, has been retired from racing and will stand in 2012 at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Grade III winners Shared Property and Majestic City top an overflow field of 2-year-olds entered in the Oct. 8 Dixiana Breeders' Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Bob Baffert-trained Drill wins a roughly run Del Mar Futurity over favored Creative Cause. His victory gave Baffert his 10th score in the Futurity since 1996.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Unbeaten graded stakes winners Majestic City and Creative Cause square off in the $250,000 Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) on closing day of the seaside track's 2011 season Sept. 7.
Sunday, September 04, 2011A Midnight Lute filly purchased by SGV Thoroughbreds brought the top price of $110,000 Aug. 23 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. select yearling sale.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Grade I winner Jaycito is scheduled to undergo throat surgery in the near future, according to an Aug. 16 Daily Racing Form story.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
GEM Inc.'s J P's Gusto, who hadn't won a race since the grade I Del Mar Futurity last September, signaled his fondness for sprinting with a blowout victory in the $400,000 Red Legend Stakes at Charles Town June 18.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Charles Town will offer its next big-event night, the Sprint Festival, June 18 with a program highlighted by the richest race in the country for 3-year-old sprinters.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Three-year-olds Awesome Patriot, Coil, Jaycito, Smash, The Factor, and Uncle Sam could all be major players for Bob Baffert during the second half of the 2011 season.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Master of Hounds is big mystery horse of the Derby.
Lenny briefs us on Comma to the Top, Jerry Moss & Zazu, Master of Hounds and the weather.
The most expensive sale horse among this year's Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) candidates is Stay Thirsty, who was a $500,000 2-year-old.
Tuesday, May 03, 2011California invader Comma to the Top looked sharp and alert after his flight from California as he settled in at Churchill Downs May 3 for his run in the Kentucky Derby.
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Jockey Pat Valenzuela, who rode Sunday Silence to victory in the 1989 Kentucky Derby, looks for a repeat aboard Comma to the Top.
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Comma to the Top, runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), breezed five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 over the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park May 1 in his final drill for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Sunday, May 01, 2011
The Cliff's Edge Derby Trial (gr. III) isn't much of a Kentucky Derby (gr. I) trial anymore, but that has not prevented the race from drawing a strong mix of sprinters/milers on opening night at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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