HAWTHORNE, Stickney, IL
| 1 | Awesome Gem | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 99 | TrueNicks: A+ | $282,000 |
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.
| 2 | Nite Light | Margin: 2 | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A | $94,000 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Thunder Gulch - Lite Light, Majestic Light
Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 9 wins, $2,915,086. Lifetime: 476 yearlings sold, median $42,000.
Broodmare Sire: Majestic Light, Bay, 1973. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $20,000.
Keeneland 2004 November Breeding Stock Sale, $190,000.
| 3 | Going Ballistic | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: NR | $51,700 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Horse | Lite the Fuse - Holy Lightning, Holy Bull
Sire: Lite the Fuse, Bay, 1991. Raced 3 years. 21 starts, 9 wins, $1,036,882. Lifetime: 143 yearlings sold, median $8,000.
Broodmare Sire: Holy Bull , Gray, 1991.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2005 January Horses of All Ages Sale, $4,000.
Others: You and I Forever, $28,200; Lowther Street, $14,100; Shadowbdancing, $5,000; Jonesboro, $5,000; Alcomo (BRZ), $5,000; Stonehouse, $5,000; Eldaafer, $5,000; Brothers Nicholas, $5,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awesome Gem | David Romero Flores | Craig Dollase |
| 2 | Nite Light | Jon Kenton Court | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Going Ballistic | Luis S. Quinonez | Donnie K. Von Hemel |
| 4 | You and I Forever | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 5 | Lowther Street | Joseph Talamo | Eoin G. Harty |
| 6 | Shadowbdancing | Randall A. Meier | Terrel Gore |
| 7 | Jonesboro | M. Clifton Berry | Randy L. Morse |
| 8 | Alcomo (BRZ) | Willie Martinez | Eduardo Caramori |
| 9 | Stonehouse | Perry Compton | Joseph E. Broussard |
| 10 | Eldaafer | Justin Shepherd | Diane Alvarado |
| 11 | Brothers Nicholas | Inez Karlsson | Louie J. Roussel, III |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awesome Gem | David Romero Flores | $8.40 | $4.40 | $3.80 | |||||||
| Nite Light | Jon Kenton Court | $6.40 | $5.20 | ||||||||
| Going Ballistic | Luis S. Quinonez | $10.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-6) | $64.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-6-11) | $1,108.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-6-11-9) | $5,157.00 | ||||||||||
Going Ballistic, winner of the Super Derby (gr. II) and nearly $1.2 million in earnings, will begin his stud career in 2012 at Ellen Jackson's Victory Rose Thoroughbreds near Vacaville, Calif.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Rejuvenated 6-year-old Tres Borrachos returns to his favorite track at Hollywood Park as the 119-pound top weight in the $100,000 Native Diver Handicap (gr. III) Dec. 3.
Wednesday, November 30, 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
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
A field of 10, including 2010 winner Chinchon, will assemble at Monmouth Park July 2 for the $750,000 United Nations Stakes (gr. IT).
Wednesday, June 29, 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
Stretching out to 1 1/2 miles for the first time, Preston Stables' Birdrun went wire-to-wire to win the $150,000 Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II) June 10 at Belmont Park.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Trainer Bill Mott has an excellent opportunity to get his Belmont Stakes weekend off to a great start at Belmont Park June 10 in the $100,000 Poker Stakes (gr. IIIT) and the $150,000 Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II).
Sunday, June 05, 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
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
Eldaafer, winner of the 2010 Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. III), was entered in a $27,000 starter allowance race Saturday, April 30 at Atlantic City Race Course.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Grade II winner Meteore was euthanized after fracturing his right ankle in an allowance race at Golden Gate Fields April 2.
Sunday, April 03, 2011
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