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Affirmed H. (gr. 3)

HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: June 20, 2009
  • Class: Grade III
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time: 5:00 PM PT
 Five-Cross
1 Grazen Margin: BRIS: 99TrueNick: B+ $60,000

2006, Gray or Roan Colt
Benchmark   - Hazen, Rubiano

  • Breeder:Nick Alexander
  • Owner: Nick Alexander
  • Trainer: Mike R. Mitchell
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Benchmark  , Bay, 1991. Raced 5 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $636,707. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $8,000.

Broodmare Sire: Rubiano, Gray or Roan, 1987.

2 Misremembered Margin: BRIS: 96TrueNick: NR $20,000

2006, Chestnut Ridgling
Candy Ride (ARG)   - Beyond Perfection, Quack

  • Breeder:Bob Baffert
  • Owner: Baffert & Jacobs
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Victor Espinoza

Sire: Candy Ride (ARG)  , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $16,573.

Broodmare Sire: Quack, Bay, 1969.

3 Quindici Man Margin: ½ BRIS: 93TrueNick: D $12,000

2006, Gray or Roan Colt
Came Home - Humble, Valiant Nature

  • Breeder:NATO
  • Owner: G R D, II
  • Trainer: Craig Anthony Lewis
  • Jockey: Joel Rosario

Sire: Came Home, Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $1,835,940. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $28,000. In 2009: 1.23 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Valiant Nature, Bay, 1991. In 2009: 1.12 AEI.

Time: 1:41.40   Track: Fast

Others: Scorewithcater, $6,000; Fiddlers Afleet, $2,000; Cape Truth.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1GrazenRafael BejaranoMike R. Mitchell
2MisrememberedVictor EspinozaBob Baffert
3Quindici ManJoel RosarioCraig Anthony Lewis
4ScorewithcaterJoseph TalamoDoug F. O'Neill
5Fiddlers AfleetMartin GarciaDavid E. Hofmans
6Cape TruthAlonso QuinonezDoug F. O'Neill

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
GrazenRafael Bejarano$5.20$2.60$2.40
MisrememberedVictor Espinoza$3.40$2.60
Quindici ManJoel Rosario$3.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-1)$15.60
$2.00 Trifecta (2-1-4)$75.80

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