HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA
| 1 | Zensational | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: A | $180,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Ridgling | Unbridled's Song - Joke, Phone Trick
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.
Broodmare Sire: Phone Trick, Bay, 1982.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2008, $700,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $20,000.
| 2 | Rush With Thunder | Margin: head | BRIS: 101 | TrueNicks: A | $60,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Tribal Rule - Gentle Words, Bertrando
Sire: Tribal Rule , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 4 starts, 2 wins, $77,600. Lifetime: 151 yearlings sold, median $8,000. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Bertrando , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited October Yearling Sale 2005, $18,000.
| 3 | Noble Court | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 101 | TrueNicks: A++ | $36,000 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Doneraile Court - Grey Dawn Grey, Grindstone
Sire: Doneraile Court, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $361,410. Lifetime: 218 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Grindstone, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: 1.34 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $190,000.
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $35,000.
Keeneland 2004 November Breeding Stock Sale, ($35,000).
Others: Star Nicholas, $15,000; Paul's Hope, $5,000; Trumpet Player Jay; Siren Lure; Bet On Victor; Rebellion (GB); Street Magician.
Scratched: Monterey Jazz; Silent Soul; Liquidity; Bamaha Breeze.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zensational | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Rush With Thunder | Alonso Quinonez | A. C. Avila |
| 3 | Noble Court | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 4 | Star Nicholas | Michael C. Baze | Peter Eurton |
| 5 | Paul's Hope | Garrett K. Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 6 | Trumpet Player Jay | Aaron T. Gryder | Mark Glatt |
| 7 | Siren Lure | Frank T. Alvarado | Art Sherman |
| 8 | Bet On Victor | Martin Garcia | Vladimir Cerin |
| 9 | Rebellion (GB) | Julien R. Leparoux | H. Graham Motion |
| 10 | Street Magician | Rafael Bejarano | Michael J. Trombetta |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zensational | Victor Espinoza | $5.40 | $4.40 | $3.40 | |||||||
| Rush With Thunder | Alonso Quinonez | $10.00 | $6.00 | ||||||||
| Noble Court | Joel Rosario | $3.00 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-10) | $64.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-10-6) | $217.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-10-6-13) | $1626.60 | ||||||||||
Stormy Atlantic, who is represented this year by 10 stakes winners and the earners of more than $6 million, will stand in 2012 for $40,000 at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
California grade II winner Noble Court will enter stud in 2012 at Rich and Gaby Sulpizio's Magali Farms near Santa Ynez, Calif.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Smiling Tiger, rebounding from a troubled trip at Churchill Downs, earned the third grade I victory of his career with a dominant performance in the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park July 2.
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Still smarting from their most recent losses, Smiling Tiger and Amazombie will square off in a highly-competitive renewal of the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park July 2.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Ahmed Zayat, who seems on the cusp of winning a classic race any time now, as been in the headlines for all the right and wrong reasons in his six years of Thoroughbred ownership.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011Two-time champion Indian Blessing gave birth to her first foal Jan. 30 when she produced a, a dark bay/brown colt by three-time grade I winner Zensational, according to Hill 'n' Dale Farms.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011Game On Dude, idle since finishing fourth to Drosselmeyer in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) last June, returned to action at Santa Anita Jan. 27 with a sparkling victory as trainer Bob Baffert continued on his torrid pace.
Thursday, January 27, 2011Stallions standing at Northview Stallion Station, including newcomers Bullsbay and Street Magician--will be shown during the stallion show from noon-3 p.m. Jan. 30 at the farm in Chesapeake City, Md.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Grade I winner Zensational, whose fee of $25,000 was the highest for an incoming stallion in 2010, sired his first foal Jan. 4.
Thursday, January 06, 2011Stormy Atlantic, who is represented this year by 10 stakes winners and the earners of $5.9 million, will stand in 2011 for $30,000 at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Street Magician, a talented sprinter and graded stakes winner, will enter stud in 2011 at Dr. Tom Bowman and Richard Golden's Northview Stallion Station near Chesapeake City, Md.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
E Z's Gentleman, scraping paint for jockey Martin Pedroza, shook free in the homestretch to defeat his stablemate Sangaree and give trainer Bob Baffert the top two spots in the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I).
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Shipping to the West Coast from Belmont Park for the Godolphin Racing team, Gayego is the one to beat in his 2010 North American debut in the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) July 10 at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Eight-year-old Karelian, who scored the biggest win of his career in the Maker's Mark Stakes (gr. IT) last month, bids for consecutive grade I victories when he battles nine rivals in the $250,000 Shoemaker Mile (gr. IT).
Friday, May 28, 2010Millionaire Bold Chieftain scored the first graded stakes win of his 36-race career when he collared pacesetter Monterey Jazz in the $150,000 San Francisco Mile (gr. IIT) April 24 at Golden Gate Fields.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Compari, winner of the Arcadia Handicap (gr. IIT) three weeks ago, bids for his seventh win in succession in the $100,000 Inglewood Handicap (gr. III) over the turf at Hollywood Park on April 25.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Bold Chieftain, a 16-time winner of more than $1.4 million, is on one of the best form cycles of his six-year career as he prepares to race in the $150,000 San Francisco Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) at Golden Gate Fields April 24.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Zayat Stables has agreed to sell all of grade I winner and probable Kentucky Derby favorite Eskendereya this year under a bankruptcy reorganization plan that projects all creditors will be paid in full.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Grade I winner Ever a Friend will return to Santa Anita's hillside turf course searching for his first stakes win in more than two years in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 17.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
With back-to-back runner-up finishes to Bob Black Jack and Kinsale King at the current Santa Anita meet, Ventana bids for his elusive first stakes victory once more in the $150,000 Potrero Grande Handicap (gr. II) April 3.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Zensational, whose $25,000 fee is the highest for a new stallion this year, has had his first mare confirmed in foal.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
We need the help of banks. And we need people like Ahmed Zayat.
The Feb. 3 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Zayat Stables shows that Keeneland sales company, a handful of trainers across the country, and breeding farms are among the creditors of Ahmed Zayat's racing operation.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Track permitting, Santa Anita Park has a superb dash on tap Jan. 23 when Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Dancing in Silks takes on recent Malibu Stakes (gr. I) victor M One Rifle in the $150,000 Palos Verdes Handicap (gr. II).
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Ahmed Zayat, who operates one of North America's leading racing stables and is a major buyer at equine auctions, said he is surprised that a major bank has filed suit seeking repayment of more than $34 million in loans.
Thursday, December 17, 2009