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HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA
| 1 | Marlang | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: B+ | $60,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Langfuhr - Marienburg, Conquistador Cielo
Sire: Langfuhr , Bay, 1992. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $698,574. Lifetime: 441 yearlings sold, median $22,000.
Broodmare Sire: Conquistador Cielo, Bay, 1979.
| 2 | Champ Pegasus | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: C+ | $20,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Fusaichi Pegasus - Salt Champ (ARG), Salt Lake
Sire: Fusaichi Pegasus , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 6 wins, $1,994,400. Lifetime: 706 yearlings sold, median $79,170.
Broodmare Sire: Salt Lake, Bay, 1989.
| 3 | Unusual Suspect | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $12,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Unusual Heat - Penpont (NZ), Crested Wave
Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 63 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Crested Wave, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976.
Others: Dynamic Range, $6,000; Buenos Dias (IRE), $2,000; Great Siege (IRE).
Scratched: Oil Man (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlang | Joel Rosario | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 2 | Champ Pegasus | Joseph Talamo | Richard E. Mandella |
| 3 | Unusual Suspect | Corey S. Nakatani | Barry Abrams |
| 4 | Dynamic Range | Rafael Bejarano | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 5 | Buenos Dias (IRE) | Brice Blanc | Ronald L. McAnally |
| 6 | Great Siege (IRE) | Tyler Baze | David E. Hofmans |
A field of 16 runners, led by five grade/group I winners, will enter the starting gate for the $250,000 Dubai City of Gold Sponsored by Skywards (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 10.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Odds-on choice Acclamation continued his dominance over the Southern California turf division when he held off a determined Champ Pegasus in the $150,000 Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
On a four-race tear for trainer Donald Warren, multiple grade I winner Acclamation is expected to face seven opponents as the favorite for the $150,000 Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Without Shoemaker Mile (gr. IT) winner Courageous Cat to contend with, the $200,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 27 became a much more competitive, though still compact, affair.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The 1 1/2-mile distance of the $100,000 Sunset Handicap (gr. IIIT) proved just right for Imponente Purse, who came from off the pace under Chantal Sutherland to win the final stakes of the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Precocious Majestic City heads the field for the Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes (gr. III) while Acclamation stands out in the Sunset Handicap (gr. IIIT) as the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet ends July 18.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Of all the 13 American-based horses that traveled to the $26-million Dubai World Cup program, Fly Down, Victor's Cry, Champ Pegasus and I Want Revenge are among those who are the most eye-catching.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thirteen American-trained horses were announced as likely starters in six races on the $26 million Dubai World Cup card to be held March 26 at Meydan Racecourse.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Two-time Champion Gio Ponti tops the list of early nominees to the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic. He could face last year's winner General Quarters in the grade I race May 7.
Friday, March 04, 2011
Champ Pegasus defeated 11-10 choice Bourbon Bay by a nose after a scintillating stretch battle in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf course Feb. 19.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Champ Pegasus will try to spoil Bourbon Bay's five-for-five mark on the Santa Anita turf course as the likely favorites among 13 entered in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 19.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
David and Jill Heerensperger's Bourbon Bay begins another assault on Santa Anita's distance events on grass with a win in the San Marcos
Monday, January 17, 2011
Bourbon Bay, the West Coast's premier turf marathoner for most of 2010, takes on last season's late-developing Champ Pegasus in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 17.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
The Usual Q. T., in his first appearance since placing third in the TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), heads the field for the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT) on the second day of the Santa Anita season Dec. 27.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Unusual Suspect snapped his 16-race losing streak when he overcame pacesetter Temple City in the final strides to win the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT) Nov. 13 at Hollywood Park.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland from twinspires.com preview the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. I). Plus, a look back at the Breeders' Cup.
Grade II winner Treat Gently can become just the second female in 28 renewals to win the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT) on the turf course at Hollywood Park Nov. 13.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Dangerous Midge made sure European jockey Frankie Dettori didn't go home empty handed when he wore down pacesetter Champ Pegasus in deep stretch to win the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) Nov. 6.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Accompanied by a police escort, a van carrying Zenyatta rolled into the stable area of Churchill Downs and stopped at Barn 41 at 12:07 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Champ Pegasus, a two-time graded stakes winner this year, is ready to take on foreign contenders in the Nov. 6 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) at Churchill Downs.
Monday, November 01, 2010
Multiple stakes winner Lookin at Lucky worked five furlongs on Hollywood Park's Cushion Track in :59 3/5 Oct. 31 in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Soul Candy made a success of his first synthetic start when he ran down favored Enriched in deep stretch to win the $150,000 California Cup Classic going away by 1 1/4 lengths Oct. 30 at Hollywood Park.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A reduced California Cup program featuring seven stakes for state-bred horses worth a total of $700,000 are on tap for the Oak Tree Racing Association's 21st annual event to be held at Hollywood Park Oct. 30.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
How does one even attempt to discuss in detail last weekend's stakes extravaganza? And what words are left to describe the Zenyatta phenomenon that haven't already been used?
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Favored Champ Pegasus circled the field on the turn for home and charged home impressively to win Oak Tree's $250,000 Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes (gr. IT) in style Oct. 3 at Hollyw
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Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]
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