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Best Pal S. (gr. 2)

DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: August 7, 2011
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 2 yo
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: Six And One Half Furlongs
  • Post Time: 5:30 PM
1 Creative Cause Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $90,000

2009 | Gray or Roan Colt | Giant's Causeway   - Dream of Summer, Siberian Summer

  • Breeder:James C. Weigel
  • Owner: Heinz Steinmann
  • Trainer: Mike Harrington
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.

Broodmare Sire: Siberian Summer, Gray or Roan, 1989. In 2009: 1.19 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $135,000.

2 I'll Have Another Margin: TrueNicks: B $30,000

2009 | Chestnut Colt | Flower Alley   - Arch's Gal Edith, Arch  

  • Breeder:Harvey Clarke
  • Owner: J. Paul Reddam
  • Trainer: Doug F. O'Neill
  • Jockey: Joel Rosario

Sire: Flower Alley  , Chestnut, 2002. Lifetime: 136 yearlings sold, median $17,500.

Broodmare Sire: Arch  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $35,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $11,000.

3 Mighty Monsoon Margin: TrueNicks: A+ $18,000

2009 | Bay Colt | Forestry   - Unacloud, Unaccounted For

  • Breeder:Diamond A Racing Corp.
  • Owner: Aldrich, Allen, Hanna, Mark and Lebherz, Philip
  • Trainer: Jeff Bonde
  • Jockey: Victor Espinoza

Sire: Forestry  , Bay, 1996. Raced 1 years. 11 starts, 7 wins, $591,225. Lifetime: 408 yearlings sold, median $90,000.

Broodmare Sire: Unaccounted For, Bay, 1991. In 2009: 1.36 AEI.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $7,000.

Time: 1:15.62   Track: Fast

Others: Brigand, $9,000; Night Tide, $3,000; Galex.

Scratched: Curfew Tower.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Creative CauseRafael BejaranoMike Harrington
2I'll Have AnotherJoel RosarioDoug F. O'Neill
3Mighty MonsoonVictor EspinozaJeff Bonde
4BrigandGarrett K. GomezBob Baffert
5Night TideMartin GarciaBob Baffert
6GalexJoseph TalamoJerry Hollendorfer

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
2 Creative CauseRafael Bejarano$3.60$2.60$2.10
1 I'll Have AnotherJoel Rosario$5.00$4.20
3 Mighty MonsoonVictor Espinoza$4.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-1)$8.00
$2.00 Trifecta (2-1-3)$42.60
$2.00 Superfecta (2-1-3-7)$129.60

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