DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Mr. Commons | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $67,260 |
2008 | Bay Horse | Artie Schiller - Joustabout, Apalachee
Sire: Artie Schiller , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 191 yearlings sold, median $19,000.
Broodmare Sire: Apalachee, Bay, 1971. In 2009: 1.52 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $70,000.
| 2 | Burns | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $22,420 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Unusual Heat - Little Hottie, Afternoon Deelites
Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 74 yearlings sold, median $23,000.
Broodmare Sire: Afternoon Deelites, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992.
| 3 | Extensive | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $13,452 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Purge - Zambia, Theatrical (IRE)
Sire: Purge, Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 199 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: Theatrical (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. In 2009: 2.42 AEI.
Others: Robbie's War, $6,726; Akkadian, $2,242; Moment of Weakness (IRE); Fort Hastings (IRE); Macho Dorado; Temple's Door.
Scratched: Dr Green (IRE); Every Ego; Saddleranch; Anakin; Chosen Miracle.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Commons | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs |
| 2 | Burns | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Barry Abrams |
| 3 | Extensive | Garrett K. Gomez | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 4 | Robbie's War | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| 5 | Akkadian | Joseph Talamo | Julio C. Canani |
| 6 | Moment of Weakness (IRE) | David Romero Flores | James Lloyd |
| 7 | Fort Hastings (IRE) | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 8 | Macho Dorado | Aaron T. Gryder | Vann Belvoir |
| 9 | Temple's Door | Chantal Sutherland | Carla Gaines |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mr. Commons | Mike E. Smith | $4.20 | $3.60 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Burns | Patrick A. Valenzuela | $8.00 | $4.80 | |||||||
| 8 | Extensive | Garrett K. Gomez | $3.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-2) | $27.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-2-8) | $143.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-2-8-7) | $1,259.20 | ||||||||||
Second in his comeback race last month, Obviously gets back to his favored one-mile distance in the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. IIT) May 25 on the turf at Betfair Hollywood Park.
13 hours ago
Chips All In ran down even-money choice Obviously in the final strides to record his first graded stakes victory in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Idle since running third n the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) last fall, Obviously will make his 2013 debut for trainer Mike Mitchell in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan easily won the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) by a length over Data Link at Keeneland April 12, successfully making his 2013 debut while recording his sixth straight victory.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Morton Fink's reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan makes his 2013 debut for trainer Charlie LoPresti in the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland April 12, with only four contenders willing to face him.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Argentine-bred Suggestive Boy, an impressive 2 1/2-length winner of the Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT) over the Santa Anita Park turf one month ago, heads an eight-horse field in the $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (gr. IT).
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Game On Dude will have at most four rivals when he returns to Santa Anita Park in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) on Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 3.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Lightly raced Silentio, a stylish winner of his stakes debut to begin the Santa Anita season in December, will be part of a packed starting gate for his first start as a 4-year-old in the $150,000 Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT).
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Last at the head of the stretch, million-dollar earner Jeranimo overpowered his rivals to win the $150,500 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT) going away on the turf at Santa Anita Park Jan. 13.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Grade I winner Jeranimo launches his 7-year-old campaign Jan. 13 on the turf at Santa Anita Park in the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT), a race he won in 2010 and was second in last year.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Morton Fink's homebred Wise Dan drew post 2 and was installed as the 9-5 favorite Oct. 29 for the $2 milion Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2, but must run the race of a lifetime to get the job done.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Wise Dan and Animal Kingdom will enter the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park off vastly different preparation schedules.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Steve tells the tale of Shanghai Bobby.
Favored Obviously led all the way in winning the $150,000 Arroyo Seco Mile (gr. IIT) in a very fast time over the Santa Anita Park turf course Oct. 6 and seems likely for next month's Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Irish-bred Obviously, a nose better than Mr. Commons in the Del Mar Mile Handicap, is the likely favorite once again in the Arroyo Seco Mile (gr. IIT) as he goes for his third straight win on the turf Oct. 6 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Unbridled's Note, invading from New York for his debut on turf, captured the $100,000 Eddie D Stakes (gr. IIIT) over the hillside turf course on opening day of the 2012 fall meet at Santa Anita Park Sept. 28.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Even-money pick Obviously set blazing fractions in the $200,000 Del Mar Mile (gr. IIT) and found the wire just in time while breaking the Jimmy Durante turf course record Aug. 26.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Just a little more than two months away from making a return appearance in the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), Jeranimo heads a field of six for the $200,000 Del Mar Mile (gr. IIT) Aug. 26.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Trainer John Sadler reported that Holy Candy, pulled up as the favorite in the second division of the opening day Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar July 18, has undergone successful surgery for a bone chip in his right front ankle.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Favored Holy Candy, pulled up in the final furlong as the favorite in the second division of the Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar July 18, apparently was not seriously injured.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Images from the 75th opening day at Del Mar.
My Best Brother and Midnight Crooner tallied victories in divisions of the Oceanside Stakes for 3-year-olds before a record opening-day crowd of 47,339 at Del Mar July 18.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Pete Denk says tread lightly early on at Del Mar.
With 18 entrants, Del Mar will kick off its 73rd summer season with split divisions of the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes, the seaside track's traditional opening day feature.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Trailing the field into the stretch, outsider Jeranimo angled to the middle of the track and flew home for Garrett Gomez to earn his first grade I win in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile June 30 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saturday, June 30, 2012