DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA
| 1 | City to City | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $90,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Mare | City Zip - Stormbow, Storm Cat
Sire: City Zip , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $818,225. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $550,000.
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders' Association 2008 Summer Yearling Sale, $50,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $15,000.
| 2 | Medaglia d'Amour | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Medaglia d'Oro - Izara, Blushing John
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 393 yearlings sold, median $120,000.
Broodmare Sire: Blushing John, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $400,000.
Barretts Equine Limited May 2008 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($30,000).
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $3,000.
| 3 | Go Forth North | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: C | $18,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Mare | North Light (IRE) - Witch Tradition, Holy Bull
Sire: North Light (IRE) , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 101 yearlings sold, median $6,000.
Broodmare Sire: Holy Bull, Gray, 1991.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $240,000.
Tattersall's October 2008 Yearling Sale, ($17,323).
Others: All Star Heart, $9,000; Turning Top (IRE), $1,500; Andina (IRE), $1,500; Well Monied; Ninth Infantry; It Tiz.
Scratched: Miss Pleasant; Apple Charlotte; Somme.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City to City | Garrett K. Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 2 | Medaglia d'Amour | Joseph Talamo | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 3 | Go Forth North | Martin Garcia | A. C. Avila |
| 4 | All Star Heart | Brice Blanc | Ronald L. McAnally |
| 5 | Turning Top (IRE) | Mike E. Smith | Simon Callaghan |
| 5 | Andina (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 7 | Well Monied | Joel Rosario | Howard L. Zucker |
| 8 | Ninth Infantry | Chantal Sutherland | David Bernstein |
| 9 | It Tiz | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Mark Glatt |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | City to City | Garrett K. Gomez | $13.60 | $6.60 | $3.60 | ||||||
| 2 | Medaglia d'Amour | Joseph Talamo | $6.40 | $5.00 | |||||||
| 1 | Go Forth North | Martin Garcia | $4.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-2) | $53.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-2-1) | $202.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-2-1-11) | $1,615.90 | ||||||||||
Marketing Mix, coming off a tough loss in the Beverly D Stakes (gr. IT) last month, takes on 12 Southern California-based fillies and mares in the $250,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park Sept. 29.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Stalking Barefoot Lady, making her North American debut, seized the lead near mid-stretch and held on well to capture the $323,217 Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) by 1 1/2 lengths on the Woodbine turf Sept. 16.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Laughing returns to Woodbine for the first time since last fall's E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-IT) as the likely favorite in the $300,000 Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) on the turf Sept. 16.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Halo Dolly won for the sixth time in nine starts this year when she rallied from off the pace to motor home by 1 1/4 lengths in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) over the Del Mar turf Sept. 3.
Monday, September 03, 2012
City to City and All Star Heart, a nose apart at the wire in the John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT), will be rematched Sept. 3 in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf at Del Mar.
Friday, August 31, 2012
City to City once again showed her affection for the Del Mar grass, winning the John C. Mabee in dramatic fashion for her second grade II score where the surf meets the turf.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Cambina, along with rival Nereid, top the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 12 at Del Mar. The cast of six will travel nine furlongs on the turf.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
On the day I'll Have Another was honored at Betfair Hollywood Park, jockey Mario Gutierrez and owner J. Paul Reddam teamed to win the $150,000 Royal Heroine Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) by a head with Quiet Oasis July 7.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Just nudged in the Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) when caught late by Belle Royale, Quiet Oasis returns to Betfair Hollywood Park at a shorter distance in the $150,000 Royal Heroine Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) on the turf July 7.
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Belle Royale used a remarkable late kick to score her first graded or group win in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) on the turf at Betfair Hollywood Park May 28.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Vamo a Galupiar gave trainer Neil Drysdale his second grade II turf win of the day when she rallied at the middle of the course to win the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) by a half-length at Santa Anita March 25.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
A little extra distance could be just what grade I winner Cambina needs when she takes on a well-matched field of older fillies and mares in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf March 25.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
City to City didn't let being the beaten favorite in her two previous starts get in the way of her going all out in the Buena Vista Handicap (gr. IIT) on Santa Anita President's Day card Feb. 20.
Monday, February 20, 2012
American Oaks (gr. IT) winner Cambina gets her 2012 campaign underway in the Buena Vista Handicap (gr. IT) on the Santa Anita grass course Feb. 20.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Bauble Queen helped jockey Garrett Gomez celebrate his 40th birthday in style with the best effort of her career to win the $150,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf Jan. 1.
Sunday, January 01, 2012Miss Mittagong will attempt to give trainer Ben Cecil consecutive wins in the Robert J. Frankel Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita on New Year's Day.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Ellafitz, allowed to go it alone on a lackadaisical pace, proved too much to handle in the stretch as she scored her first stakes victory in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) by 3 1/4 lengths at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Top-weighted City to City and defending champion Washington Bridge form a potent duo in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Trainer Graham Motion, fresh off a grade I win in the Hollywood Turf Cup, guns for another at Hollywood Park when he sends out three entrants in the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes on the turf Nov. 25.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
All Star Heart circled the field in the stretch and charged home impressively under jockey Brice Blanc to register her first graded stakes win in the $150,000 Las Palmas (gr. IIT) Nov. 6, closing day at Santa Anita.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Trainer Ben Cecil confirmed that Medaglia d'Amour will be scratched from the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) Nov. 4 after spiking a temperature the day before the race.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Eight fillies and mares are set to contest the $150,000 Las Palmas Stakes (gr. IIT) on the turf Nov. 6 as Santa Anita brings down the curtain on its 24-day fall meet.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011Recent grade I winners Dubawi Heights and Amazombie completed the main preparations for their respective assignments in the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships with workouts at Santa Anita Oct. 29.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Favored Dubawi Heights gave jockey Joel Rosario his third grade I victory of the day at Santa Anita when she posted an impressive win in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Presented by Emirates Airline Stakes (gr. IT).
Saturday, October 01, 2011
On a stakes-filled card at Santa Anita Park Oct. 1, the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes Presented by Emirate Airline stands out as the most contentious race of the bunch.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]