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DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Burns | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
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: 63 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Afternoon Deelites , Dark Bay or Brown, 1992.
| 2 | Lil Bit O'Fun | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Langfuhr - Dash of Humor, Distorted Humor
Sire: Langfuhr , Bay, 1992. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $698,574. Lifetime: 441 yearlings sold, median $22,000.
Broodmare Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, ($22,000).
| 3 | Thirtyfirststreet | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $18,000 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Good Journey - Avian, Sky Classic
Sire: Good Journey , Chestnut, 1996. Lifetime: 74 yearlings sold, median $15,596.
Broodmare Sire: Sky Classic , Chestnut, 1987.
Others: Midnight Interlude, $9,000; Surrey Star (IRE), $3,000; Fort Hastings (IRE).
Scratched: Temple's Door.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burns | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Barry Abrams |
| 2 | Lil Bit O'Fun | David Romero Flores | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 3 | Thirtyfirststreet | Alonso Quinonez | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 4 | Midnight Interlude | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 5 | Surrey Star (IRE) | Joseph Talamo | James M. Cassidy |
| 6 | Fort Hastings (IRE) | Martin Garcia | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Burns | Patrick A. Valenzuela | $9.20 | $4.40 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 6 | Lil Bit O'Fun | David Romero Flores | $8.80 | $3.80 | |||||||
| 2 | Thirtyfirststreet | Alonso Quinonez | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-6) | $68.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-6-2) | $453.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-6-2-7) | $947.40 | ||||||||||
Evan Hammonds recaps the Tampa Bay Derby and San Felipe Stakes from the weekend.
Eclipse champions Acclamation and Amazombie, as well as multiple stakes-winning mare Ultra Blend are the finalists for the 2011 California-bred Horse of the Year.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Caracortado, a stunning come-from-behind winner of the Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIt) on Santa Anita's hillside earlier this month, heads the field for the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes over the same course Jan. 28.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012Last out claimer First Strike kept Thirtyfirststreet at bay in the stretch to score the $150,000 Zia Park Derby Dec. 3.
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Barbaro Stakes winner Awesome Bet, already a veteran of 13 starts in less than a year's time, will wrap up a long season when he leads a field of six in the $150,000 Zia Park Derby Dec. 3.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Ultimate Eagle, staked to an early lead by Martin Pedroza at odds of 34-1, avoided the calvary charge in the 14-horse Oak Tree Derby (gr. IIT) and held on to post a major upset in the $150,000 grass test at Santa Anita.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Midnight Interlude, the unluckiest of losers in two starts on the turf at Del Mar this summer, heads a field of 14 entered in the $150,000 Oak Tree Derby (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Oct. 15.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Shipping to Southern California for the first time, the well-traveled Banned outfought Midnight Interlude by a nose in a taut finish to the $250,000 Del Mar Derby (gr. IIT) on the turf Sept. 4.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Shipping in from Arlington Park, Banned takes on some of the best turf runners in Southern California's 3-year-old division in the $250,000 Del Mar Derby (gr. IIT) Sept. 4.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Arlington Million Day, Saratoga, Del Mar, and more.
Jockey Patrick Valenzuela drove Burns through an opening at the rail past mid-stretch to capture the $150,000 La Jolla Handicap (gr. IIT), giving trainer Barry Abrams a special moment at Del Mar Aug. 13.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
The withdrawal of Mr. Commons left a big hole in the $150,000 La Jolla Handicap (gr. IIT), one that Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Midnight Interlude will attempt to fill on the Del Mar turf Aug. 13.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Willcox Inn, winner of the Arlington Classic, which kicked off the Mid-America Triple May 28 at Arlington Park, returns in pursuit of the $200,000 American Derby (gr. IIT), the second leg of the series July 9.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Jason Shandler provides updates on all 3YOs that won graded stakes this season.
Switching to the turf and taking off blinkers proved the right moves for Midnight Interlude when he edged Surrey Star by a neck to win the $72,050 Tsunami Slew Stakes on the night of June 17 at Hollywood Park.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
After terrible performances in the first two legs of the Triple Crown, Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Midnight Interlude has been entered in an overnight stakes on the grass during the night card at Hollywood Park June 17.
Thursday, June 16, 2011Southern California shipper Thirtyfirststreet, making his first start on turf at odds of 21-1, took advantage of a crawling pace to edge Close Ally by a half-length in the $200,000 Lone Star Derby May 30.
Monday, May 30, 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
Jason Shandler's picks for Saturday's big race.
Bob Baffert and Nick Zito like their positions heading into the Preakness Stakes (gr. I). Their horses, Midnight Interlude and Dialed In, each had excuses after failing to win the Kentucky Derby.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Evan and Steve Pallardy hold the fort while Tom and Jason are on location at Pimlico. Listen to all four handicapper's Preakness picks and contender thoughts.
With Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Animal Kingdom not scheduled to arrive at Pimlico until Saturday, the focus was on...well, everyone else.
Meet the horses running in the 2011 Preakness Stakes.
Animal Kingdom was a surprise winner of the Derby and came out of the race in great shape. But will the pace of the Preakness, which will likely be much swifter, be a benefit or a hindrance to the Triple Crown hopeful?
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Will Animal Kingdom win again? One of his Derby foes? Or a new shooter?
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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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