DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | Mighty Caroline | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Filly | Stormy Atlantic - Mighty Renee, Maria's Mon
Sire: Stormy Atlantic , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $148,126. Lifetime: 512 yearlings sold, median $27,500.
Broodmare Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993.
| 2 | River Kiss | Margin: head | TrueNicks: C | $30,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Awesome Gambler - River Cutie, Rio Verde
Sire: Awesome Gambler, Chestnut, 2004. Lifetime: 8 yearlings sold, median $7,250.
Broodmare Sire: Rio Verde, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992. In 2009: .63 AEI.
| 3 | Heleonor Rugby | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $18,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Tribal Rule - Eleanor Rose, In Excess (IRE)
Sire: Tribal Rule , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 4 starts, 2 wins, $77,600. Lifetime: 151 yearlings sold, median $8,000. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: In Excess (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2011 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $27,000.
Others: Willa B Awesome, $9,000; Made to Love Her, $3,000; Killer Graces; Wee Highland Lass.
Scratched: Silent Sue.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mighty Caroline | Joel Rosario | Melody Conlon |
| 2 | River Kiss | Martin Garcia | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 3 | Heleonor Rugby | Christian Santiago Reyes | A. C. Avila |
| 4 | Willa B Awesome | Garrett K. Gomez | Walther Solis |
| 5 | Made to Love Her | Agapito Delgadillo | James M. Kasparoff |
| 6 | Killer Graces | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 7 | Wee Highland Lass | Mike E. Smith | O. J. Jauregui |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mighty Caroline | Joel Rosario | $10.00 | $5.20 | $3.60 | ||||||
| 5 | River Kiss | Martin Garcia | $8.80 | $4.40 | |||||||
| 8 | Heleonor Rugby | Christian Santiago Reyes | $3.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-5) | $89.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-5-8) | $376.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-5-8-3) | $1,465.80 | ||||||||||
Sister Moon, a runaway winner in two of her three lifetime starts, steps into graded stakes company for the first time in the $100,000 Railbird (gr. III) on the Preakness day program at Betfair Hollywood Park May 19.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Grade I winner Willa B Awesome, sent off as a heavy favorite in the $288,000 Melair Stakes, was all out to win by a nose over a determined Starry Skies at Befair Hollywood Park April 28.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Willa B Awesome, upset winner of the Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I) last month, headlines the 2012 California Gold Rush at Betfair Hollywood Park April 28.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Willa B Awesome will not advance to the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) in spite of winning the Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I). The California-bred filly will instead be pointed to the Melair Stakes at Hollywood Park April 28.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
This year's Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) picture is shaping up nicely, with a talented cast of fillies poised to contend on the first Friday in May at Churchill Downs.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Odds-on favorite Lady of Shamrock burst through an opening in deep stretch to win the $150,000 Providencia Stakes (gr. IIIT) going away April 7 on the turf at Santa Anita Park, earning her first graded stakes victory.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Killer Graces and Charm the Maker, the first two finishers in last December's Hollywood Starlet (gr. I), will both be making their turf debuts in the $150,000 Providencia Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 7 at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Overlooked Willa B Awesome caught Reneesgotzip at the wire to post a 13-1 upset in the $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks(gr. I) March 31 as odds-on choice Eden's Moon disappointed.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Reneesgotzip couldn't keep up with Eden's Moon in the recent Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) but the speedy filly will get another chance when they meet again in the $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I) March 31.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Off her sizzling win in the Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II), lightly raced Reneesgotzip figures to be a heavy favorite in the $250,000 Las Virgenes (gr. I) at Santa Anita March 3.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Florida Sunshine Millions, Home Sweet Aspen, Algorithms, and more.
Willa B Awesome hit the front early and was never headed as she snuck away to an 11-1 upset in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 28.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Killer Graces, winner of the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) last month, renews her rivalry with Charm the Maker as the 123-pound high weight in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Dec. 28.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
After handily defeating a small field in the Moccasin Stakes in November, Made to Love Her steps up for the $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 15.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Killer Graces, the most experienced filly in the field, grabbed the lead near mid-stretch and held off Charm the Maker for her first graded stakes win in the $402,000 Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) Dec. 10 at Hollywood Park.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Jason, Ian, and Ed DeRosa from Twinspires.com preview the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I).
Looking to add a third grade I victory to cap her stellar first-year campaign, Weemissfrankie drew the rail for the $402,000 Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) against five rivals Dec. 10 at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Made to Love Her recorded her second win in a row, a decisive four-length victory in the $100,000 Moccasin Stakes at cold and rainy Hollywood Park Nov. 20.
Sunday, November 20, 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
After rallying impressively to capture the Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) one month ago, unbeaten Weemissfrankie will try two turns for the first time in the $250,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Thursday, September 29, 2011With the 2-year-old filly division in California far from settled, trainer Peter Miller thinks his charge Woebegon has every chance to rebound in the $250,000 Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) Sept. 3.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
John M. Liviakis' homebred filly Mighty Caroline, second choice in the betting at 4-1 under jockey Joel Rosario, forged to the front in the upper stretch and went on to a 1 1/4-length victory in the Sorrento Stakes (gr. III).
Friday, August 05, 2011
Killer Graces, winner of consecutive stakes at Hollywood Park, leads a field of eight juvenile fillies for the $150,000 Sorrento Stakes (gr. III) Aug. 5 at Del Mar.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011Grade II winner Silent Name came through with his first winner when his daughter Silent Sue scored at Hollywood Park May 22.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A hot pace failed to deter Wickedly Perfect when she rallied in upper stretch to win the $150,000 Sorrento Stakes (gr. III) Aug. 6 at Del Mar to remain unbeaten in two starts.
Friday, August 06, 2010
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]