HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA
| 1 | Informed | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 92 | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Tiznow - Cajun Two Step, Tabasco Cat
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 384 yearlings sold, median $95,000.
Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $500,000.
| 2 | Rail Trip | Margin: head | BRIS: 91 | TrueNicks: C | $50,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Jump Start - Sweet Trip, Carson City
Sire: Jump Start , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 1 years. 5 starts, 2 wins, $221,265. Lifetime: 241 yearlings sold, median $18,000.
Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $200,000.
| 3 | Dakota Phone | Margin: neck | BRIS: 91 | TrueNicks: C | $30,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Zavata - World of Gold, Spinning World
Sire: Zavata, Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 5 wins, $346,533. Lifetime: 118 yearlings sold, median $7,250.
Broodmare Sire: Spinning World, Chestnut, 1993.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $67,000.
Others: Song of Navarone, $15,000; Awesome Gem, $5,000; Ball Four; Ukiah; Unusual Smoke; Mr Napper Tandy (GB); Aitcho.
Scratched: Mast Track; Limestone Edge.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informed | Tyler Baze | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 2 | Rail Trip | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Ronald W. Ellis |
| 3 | Dakota Phone | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 4 | Song of Navarone | Victor Espinoza | Henry Dominguez |
| 5 | Awesome Gem | Alex O. Solis | Craig Dollase |
| 6 | Ball Four | Joseph Talamo | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 7 | Ukiah | Corey S. Nakatani | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 8 | Unusual Smoke | Martin Garcia | A. C. Avila |
| 9 | Mr Napper Tandy (GB) | Julio A. Garcia | Jack Carava |
| 10 | Aitcho | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informed | Tyler Baze | $30.20 | $11.40 | $6.40 | |||||||
| Rail Trip | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | $4.20 | $2.60 | ||||||||
| Dakota Phone | Rafael Bejarano | $3.60 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-3) | $128.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-3-11) | $657.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-3-11-6) | $3,357.80 | ||||||||||
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
Tizway picked up his second consecutive grade I victory Aug. 6 at Saratoga when he took over approaching the quarter-pole and breezed to an easy score in the $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap (gr. I).
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Jason Shandler takes a look at the Whitney and other weekend stakes.
Will a Rail Trip make a Mission Impazible for Friend Or Foe running Flat Out?
The handicap division has taken its lumps this year for not being especially deep, but its competitive nature has led to one of the more intriguing recent editions of the $750,000 Whitney Handicap (gr. I), which drew 11.
Wednesday, August 03, 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?
Dakota Phone, winner of the 2010 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, has been retired from racing and sent to Jenny Craig's Rancho Paseana Training Center near Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
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
Grade I winner Rail Trip made a favorable impression in his first start since the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) last fall, returning to Belmont Park June 5 with a strong runner-up finish behind Friend Or Foe in the Easy Goer.
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
Twirling Candy and Setsuko, participants in a series of bumping incidents through the stretch of a roughly run Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 5, are to resume their rivalry in the $150,000 Californian (gr. II) June 4.
Sunday, May 29, 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
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