DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Acclamation | Margin: head | TrueNicks: D | $600,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Unusual Heat - Winning in Style, Silveyville
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: Silveyville, Dark Bay or Brown, 1978.
| 2 | Twirling Candy | Margin: 4 | TrueNicks: B+ | $200,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Candy Ride (ARG) - House of Danzing, Chester House
Sire: Candy Ride (ARG) , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 260 yearlings sold, median $36,071.
Broodmare Sire: Chester House, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.
| 3 | Stately Victor | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A+ | $120,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Ghostzapper - Collect the Cash, Dynaformer
Sire: Ghostzapper , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 172 yearlings sold, median $45,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.
Sale History:
Adena Springs March 2009 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $250,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($110,000).
Others: Game On Dude, $60,000; Quindici Man, $20,000; Tres Borrachos; Don Cavallo; Jeranimo; Setsuko.
Scratched: Bourbon Bay; Great Warrior (BRZ).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acclamation | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Donald Warren |
| 2 | Twirling Candy | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 3 | Stately Victor | Mike E. Smith | Michael J. Maker |
| 4 | Game On Dude | Chantal Sutherland | Bob Baffert |
| 5 | Quindici Man | Martin Garcia | Craig Anthony Lewis |
| 6 | Tres Borrachos | Rafael Bejarano | Martin F. Jones |
| 7 | Don Cavallo | Luis Contreras | Roger L. Attfield |
| 8 | Jeranimo | Martin A. Pedroza | Michael Pender |
| 9 | Setsuko | Victor Espinoza | Richard E. Mandella |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Acclamation | Patrick A. Valenzuela | $10.80 | $5.40 | $5.00 | ||||||
| 10 | Twirling Candy | Joel Rosario | $4.00 | $3.40 | |||||||
| 3 | Stately Victor | Mike E. Smith | $7.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-10) | $21.10 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-10-3) | $378.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-10-3-9) | $1,392.10 | ||||||||||
Delegation should be able to dictate the tempo in the $200,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-II) in a short field of five May 12, making the 4-year-old son of Speightstown a dangerous commodity on the Polytrack at Woodbine.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Wise Dan and Point of Entry face off May 4 at Churchill Downs in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT), the race immediately preceding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Liaison returns to the scene of the biggest victory of his career when he battles six other well-matched older horses at Betfair Hollywood Park in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) May 4.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Orb, winner of the Besilu Florida Derby (gr. I), heads the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll that came out April 29 in advance of the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Monday, April 29, 2013
Game On Dude, Departing, Budweiser Clydesdales, Derby & Oaks workouts, and much more.
The Charles Town board of stewards, track officials, and Equibase have amended the official time for the April 20 Charles Town Classic (gr. II), won by Game on Dude.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013After winning four of the first five races for juveniles or juvenile fillies at the Keeneland spring meeting, trainer Wesley Ward will sit out the finale Thursday, April 25.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Game On Dude earned $1 million the evening of April 20, but he had to work hard for it in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, two of the top older horses in training, are among the seven horses entered in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Game On Dude arrived at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 16 in anticipation of a start in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20 at the West Virginia track.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
by Anne Peters
Awesome Again is one of the most consistent sires of high-class runners in North America.
Game On Dude, second in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II) in 2011, is among the 52 nominees for and an expected entrant in this year's $1.5 million race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.
Monday, April 08, 2013
Stuart Janney III and Phipps Racing's Orb, winner of the March 30 Besilu Stables Florida Derby (gr. I), leapfrogs Verrazano to top the April 1 NTRA 3-year-old poll.
Monday, April 01, 2013
Idle since he was well beaten in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25, Liaison came back running in the $71,500 Santana Mile March 31, defeating favored Midnight Transfer by a half-length at Santa Anita Park.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Del Mar will present 43 stakes races worth $7.8 million during its 2013 summer race meeting, as well as record overnight purses in California at well over $650,000 per day.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Trainer Mike Maker was represented by his 1,000th career winner March 16 when Magical Season won the third race at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Trainer Bob Baffert plans to run two-time Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) winner Game On Dude in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20, according to the Santa Anita Park publicity office.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Bourbon Bay makes his 7-year-old debut March 16 in a race he has won twice before, the San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) on the turf at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Longtime friends and racing partners Bernie Schiappa and Ernie Moody getting thrills of a lifetime with Game on Dude.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Verrazano, impressive winner of the March 9 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II), leaps from fourth position a week ago to top this week's NTRA's weekly 3-Year-Old poll. Game On Dude is a solid No. 1 in the national poll.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Steve Haskin and Lenny Shulman discuss throwback horses after Comma to the Top's recent efforts, Salix in the Breeders' Cup, Vyjack, and recent events.
Evan Hammonds recaps the Gotham Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, and the Las Virgenes Stakes.
Game On Dude erased any doubts about his ability to get 1 1/4 miles and proved once more that he's the king of Santa Anita Park with a breathtaking front-running score in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 2.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
A pair of improving 4-year-olds worth a look in the Santa Anita Handicap.
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Gotham Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap.
You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]