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California Oaks

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS, Albany, CA

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: January 21, 2012
  • Class:
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:15 PM
1 Lady of Fifty Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

2009 | Gray or Roan Filly | After Market   - K. D.'s Shady Lady, Maria's Mon

  • Breeder:Cloverleaf Farms II, Inc.
  • Owner: Hollendorfer, Jerry and Todaro, George
  • Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
  • Jockey: Russell A. Baze

Sire: After Market  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2003. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 8 wins, $903,685. Lifetime: 87 yearlings sold, median $15,000.

Broodmare Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $40,000.

2 Sweet Nothings Margin: TrueNicks: A $20,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Street Cry (IRE)   - Dutchess Mojo, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Gulf Coast Farms LLC
  • Owner: Halo Farms and Hollendorfer, Jerry
  • Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
  • Jockey: Aaron T. Gryder

Sire: Street Cry (IRE)  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 358 yearlings sold, median $82,500.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2011 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $60,000.

3 Run the Blues Away Margin: TrueNicks: A $12,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Mr. Sekiguchi - Total Indulgence, Batonnier

  • Breeder:Hank Clayton & Kelly Hammargren
  • Owner: Kelly Hammargren
  • Trainer: Frank Lucarelli
  • Jockey: David G. Lopez

Sire: Mr. Sekiguchi, Chestnut, 2003. Lifetime: 14 yearlings sold, median $4,850.

Broodmare Sire: Batonnier, Bay, 1975. In 2009: 1.30 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association January 2010 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($3,200).

Time: 1:46.04   Track: Fast

Others: La Chispa, $6,000; Distant Image, $2,000; Your Special Day, $260.

Scratched: Milania.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Lady of FiftyRussell A. BazeJerry Hollendorfer
2Sweet NothingsAaron T. GryderJerry Hollendorfer
3Run the Blues AwayDavid G. LopezFrank Lucarelli
4La ChispaAnne SanguinettiKeith Nations
5Distant ImageAlejandro GomezEd Moger, Jr.
6Your Special DayKerwin JohnJames M. Cassidy

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 Lady of FiftyRussell A. Baze$4.60$3.00$2.40
1 Sweet NothingsAaron T. Gryder$3.20$2.80
3 Run the Blues AwayDavid G. Lopez$3.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-1)$11.20
$2.00 Trifecta (4-1-3)$96.20
$2.00 Superfecta (4-1-3-6)$204.40

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