GOLDEN GATE FIELDS, Albany, CA
| 1 | Autism Awareness | Margin: head | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: NR | $90,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Tannersmyman - Lady Essex, Sharp Victor
Sire: Tannersmyman, Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $99,500. Lifetime: 49 yearlings sold, median $3,500. In 2009: 1.32 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Sharp Victor, Chestnut, 1984. In 2009: 1.19 AEI.
Sale History:
California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association 2006 Northern California Yearling Sale, $1,000.
| 2 | Bold Chieftain | Margin: head | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: C | $30,000 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Chief Seattle - Hooked On Music, Seattle Dancer
Sire: Chief Seattle, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 1 wins, $327,000. Lifetime: 168 yearlings sold, median $11,500.
Broodmare Sire: Seattle Dancer, Bay, 1984.
| 3 | Awesome Gem | Margin: nose | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: D | $18,000 |
2003 | Chestnut Gelding | Awesome Again - Piano, Pentelicus
Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pentelicus, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.14 AEI.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2005 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $150,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2004 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.
Others: Medzendeekron, $9,000; Silent Soul, $3,000; Unusual Suspect; Captain Roy; Unusual Smoke; Our Partner.
Scratched: Sierra Sunset.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autism Awareness | David G. Lopez | Genaro Vallejo |
| 2 | Bold Chieftain | Frank T. Alvarado | William J. Morey, Jr. |
| 3 | Awesome Gem | Alex O. Solis | Craig Dollase |
| 4 | Medzendeekron | Julio A. Garcia | Barry Abrams |
| 5 | Silent Soul | Ignacio Puglisi | David E. Hofmans |
| 6 | Unusual Suspect | Alex Bisono | Barry Abrams |
| 7 | Captain Roy | Omar Figueroa | Robert B. Hess, Sr. |
| 8 | Unusual Smoke | Martin Garcia | A. C. Avila |
| 9 | Our Partner | William Antongeorgi III | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Awareness | David G. Lopez | $62.80 | $20.20 | $9.80 | |||||||
| Bold Chieftain | Frank T. Alvarado | $5.20 | $3.40 | ||||||||
| Awesome Gem | Alex O. Solis | $2.60 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (10-9) | $224.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (10-9-8) | $711.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (10-9-8-1) | $7,136.00 | ||||||||||
Golden Gate Fields will salute fan favorite Bold Chieftain Jan. 22. He was retired after his final race Jan. 16 to begin his new career as a stallion.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Front-running Our Nautique maintained a hefty advantage into the stretch and held on gamely in the final strides to edge the closing favorite Bold Chieftain by a neck in the $100,260 All American Stakes at Golden Gate Fields.
Friday, November 25, 2011
A well-balanced field of six, including four graded stakes winners, is set to go in the $100,000 Nov. 25 All-American (gr. III) as part of the long Thanksgiving weekend at Golden Gate Fields in northern California.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Eight-year-old Awesome Gem, who has competed in the past four Breeders' Cups, will bypass the World Championships this year, according to West Point Thoroughbreds' website.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
In his return to Santa Anita, Game On Dude won for the first time since taking the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) in March, holding sway over late-running Awesome Gem in the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Grade II winner Sierra Sunset will stand his first year at stud in 2012 at Tom and Nancy Clark's Rancho San Miguel near San Miguel, Calif.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert hopes to move a step closer to winning his first Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) when he sends out grade I winners Coil and Game On Dude in the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Awesome Gem, Royal Delta, Summer Soiree, and more.
Awesome Gem, the richest horse to ever race in Washington, was too much for local star Noosa Beach in the $200,000 Longacres Mile Handicap (gr. III) at Emerald Downs.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Defending champion Noosa Beach and leading challenger Awesome Gem drew the far outside posts in a field of 12 entered for Washington's $200,000 Longacres Mile (gr. III). The signature race at Emerald Downs is Aug. 21.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Two dudes from trainer Bob Baffert's barn proved better than heavy favorite Twirling Candy in the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) when First Dude came from off the pace to defeat Game On Dude by a nose July 9.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Who will win the 2011 Hollywood Gold Cup? Will Awesome Gem repeat? Or will it be a Dude? Or will a Candy horse prevail? How will the rest finish?
Jason, Evan and Les from TwinSpires.com handicap the Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park and Man o' War at Belmont Park.
Twirling Candy, considered the best of a so-so group of older handicap horses nationally in 2011, will have an opportunity to dazzle his critics as the favorite in the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) July 9.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Twirling Candy, a stylish winner of the $150,000 Californian (gr. II) June 4, was assigned top weight of 122 pounds for the upcoming $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I).
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Californian (gr. II) winner Twirling Candy, Santa Anita Handicap upsetter Game On Dude (gr. I), talented filly Blind Luck (gr. I), and defending titleholder Awesome Gem are among 14 nominees for the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I)
Friday, July 01, 2011
Headache left favored Awesome Gem behind at the eighth pole and rolled to his first graded stakes win in the $300,000 Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III) at Prairie Meadows on the night of June 25.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
With six stakes worth more than $1 million, Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will hold its biggest racing weekend of the year June 24-25, highlighted by the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Uh Oh Bango outfought favored Bold Chieftain by a head in a terrific finish to post the first graded stakes win of his career in the $100,000 Berkeley (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields May 30.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Eight-year-old Awesome Gem registered his first win since last year's Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) when he edged past odds-on choice Game On Dude in the lane and posted a one-length victory in the Lone Star Park Handicap.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Game On Dude, trained by Bob Baffert, and Thiskyhasnolimit, from the Steve Asmussen barn, headline the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III), the featured event on the Texas track's Memorial Day program May 30.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
The $100,000 Berkeley Stakes (gr. III) drew a field of eight, including Bold Chieftain, who has been oh-so-close to winning the race the last two years.
Friday, May 27, 2011
First Dude beat a deep Alysheba Stakes field, claiming his second straight win of the year.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Giant Oak, winner of the Donn Handicap (gr. I) earlier this year, tops a field of 11 entered in the May 6 Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) that is part of the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) undercard at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Our Nautique, given a heady front-running ride by Keven Krigger, led all the way at 19-1 odds to register his first North American stakes win in the $100,000 San Francisco Mile (gr. IIIT) on the turf at Golden Gate Fields.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
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