| Horse | Win | Place | Show | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Big Macher | $21.20 | $6.20 | $4.40 |
| 2 | Goldencents | $2.40 | $2.20 | |
| 5 | Seeking the Sherif | $4.20 | ||
| Exotic Payoffs | |
|---|---|
| $2 Exacta (6-2) | $21.60 |
| $2 Trifecta (6-2-5) | $97.00 |
| $2 Superfecta (6-2-5-1) | $536.30 |
| Pos | Horse / Age / Sex / TrueNicks / Pedigree | Jockey / Trainer | Margin | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Macher |
|
½ | $180,000 |
| 2 |
Goldencents
|
|
1½ | $60,000 |
|
||||
| 3 | Seeking the Sherif |
|
1 | $36,000 |
| 4 |
Indexical
|
|
$18,000 | |
| 5 |
Kobe's Back
|
|
$6,000 | |
| 6 |
Pablo Del Monte
|
|
$250 | |
| 7 |
Declassify
|
|
$250 | |
| SCR | Wine Police | |||
Eclipse Award Horse of the Year California Chrome was officially named California-bred Horse of the Year for 2014 at the annual California Thoroughbred Breeders Association awards dinner at the Pasadena Westin.
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Grade I winner and defending champ Big Macher, along with multiple stakes winner Rousing Sermon and potential star San Onofre, head a deep and competitive field of nine older horses for the $150,000 California Cup Sprint.
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Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, owner Kaleem Shah, and jockey Martin Garcia combined to set a pair of track records at Los Alamitos Race Course Dec. 11.
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After flying through a half mile in :44.80, Goldencents dug deep to hold off a determined Tapiture in the stretch to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I), successfully defending his 2013 win in the race.
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The Breeders' Cup unveiled its pre-entrants for the 31st World Championships the morning of Oct. 22 at Santa Anita Park, with 201 horses named for the 13-race festival Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
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Sanctions against Doug O'Neill for a June 2013 drug positive calling for the highest level of penalty would not be levied until earlier in October when an agreement between the NYSGC and the trainer was reached.
No one claiming a horse for $12,500 does so thinking that the horse will participate in a Breeders' Cup race. But that didn't stop Seeking the Sherif from earning his way into the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint Nov. 1.
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W. C. Racing's 2013 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) winner Goldencents breezed five furlongs Oct. 17 in preparation for a title defense at Santa Anita Park.
| Race | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dixie Poker Ace S. | FG | |
| Black Gold S. | FG | |
| Herecomesthebride S. (gr. IIIT) | GP | |
| Fasig-Tipton Swale S. (gr. II) | GP | |
| Palm Beach S. (gr. IIIT) | GP |
