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: 228 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
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: 343 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
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: 95 yearlings sold, median $6,000.
Broodmare Sire: Holy Bull , Gray, 1991.
Sale History:
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 | ||||||||||
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.
3 days ago
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
Winning for the first time since April 2010, City to City came from off the rail in the lane to sweep past pacesetter Medaglia d'Amour in deep stretch and captured the $150,000 Palomar Handicap (gr. IIT) at Del Mar Sept. 5.
Monday, September 05, 2011
The busy Labor Day weekend of stakes action winds down at Del Mar with the Palomar Handicap (gr. IIT). The 1 1/16-mile race for older fillies and mares is a hard one to handicap.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Always tough Wasted Tears returns to Southern California to defend her title in the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) against a competitive field on the Del Mar turf Aug. 14.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
A two-time group I winner and Horse of the Year in her native Brazil, Celtic Princess finally notched her first stakes win in the United States in her sixth try, handily taking the Royal Heroine Mile (gr. IIT) July 4.
Monday, July 04, 2011
British import Dubawi Heights swept past the leaders in the stretch to post her first stakes victory impressively for trainer Simon Callaghan in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Hollywood Park turf.
Saturday, April 30, 2011Grade II winner Well Monied will make her first start in 11 months in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 30 over the turf at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Malibu Pier rewarded the confidence of trainer Carla Gaines when she scored an impressive half-length victory in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita grass April 16.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Cozi Rosie is the 121-pound high weight in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita April 16 following a terrific return to action in winning after an absence of nearly nine months.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Top female turf sprinter Unzip Me will attempt to become the third horse at Santa Anita since 1990 to carry 127 pounds to victory as the heavy favorite in the $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 9.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
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]