HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA
| 1 | Sanagas (GER) | Margin: 3ΒΌ | TrueNicks: D | $150,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Lomitas (GB) - Scota (GER), Marju (IRE)
Sire: Lomitas (GB), Chestnut, 1988. Raced 5 years. 19 starts, 10 wins, $918,656. Lifetime: 182 yearlings sold, median $34,856.
Broodmare Sire: Marju (IRE), Brown, 1988.
| 2 | Bourbon Bay | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A+ | $50,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Sligo Bay (IRE) - Coral Necklace, Conquistador Cielo
Sire: Sligo Bay (IRE) , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 4 wins, $484,695. Lifetime: 111 yearlings sold, median $4,000.
Broodmare Sire: Conquistador Cielo, Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $1,700.
| 3 | Falcon Rock (IRE) | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: B | $30,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Hawk Wing - Champaka (IRE), Caerleon
Sire: Hawk Wing, Bay, 1999. Lifetime: 295 yearlings sold, median $40,793.
Broodmare Sire: Caerleon, Bay, 1980.
Sale History:
Tattersall's Craven Breeze Up Sale 2007, $397,045.
Tattersall's October 2006 Yearling Sale, $79,267.
Others: Ashtar (CHI), $15,000; Norvsky, $5,000; Miss Match (ARG); Goldwaki (GER).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanagas (GER) | Rajiv Maragh | H. Graham Motion |
| 2 | Bourbon Bay | Garrett K. Gomez | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 3 | Falcon Rock (IRE) | David Romero Flores | Simon Callaghan |
| 4 | Ashtar (CHI) | Hector Isaac Berrios | Ruben Cardenas |
| 5 | Norvsky | Rafael Bejarano | Donald Warren |
| 6 | Miss Match (ARG) | Mike E. Smith | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 7 | Goldwaki (GER) | Brice Blanc | Ronald L. McAnally |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sanagas (GER) | Rajiv Maragh | $5.20 | $3.20 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 1 | Bourbon Bay | Garrett K. Gomez | $3.20 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 3 | Falcon Rock (IRE) | David Romero Flores | $4.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-1) | $15.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-1-3) | $77.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-1-3-6) | $422.80 | ||||||||||
Slim Shadey, given a crafty front-running ride by David Flores, pirated the $150,000 San Marcos Handicap (gr. IIT) at rainy Santa Anita Feb. 11 at 11-1 odds, holding on by a head for his first stakes victory.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Sanagas, a dominating 3 1/4-length winner of the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. I) last November, returns to action for new connections in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 11 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Norvsky charged past 7-10 favorite Jeranimo late in the stretch to capture the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 16 at Santa Anita Park in California.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) winner Jeranimo rates a solid chance to repeat in the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. II) on the Santa Anita turf Jan. 16 in a race that marks the return of millionaire The Usual Q. T.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Favored Sanagas joined the ranks of grade I winners with a dominating triumph for trainer Graham Motion in the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup at Hollywood Park Nov. 19.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
There is no standout in the grade I Turf Cup, but Norvsky, Bourbon Bay, Falcon Rock, and Sanagas are all major contenders in the 1 1/2-mile race Nov. 19 at Hollywood Park.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Multiple graded stakes winner Bourbon Bay and dual grade I victor Miss Match worked seven furlongs on the Hollywood Park turf course the morning of Nov. 13 in preparation for the Nov. 19 Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT).
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
Soul Candy, winner of the California Cup Classic last year when it was held on the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park, is back to defend his title against seven rivals in the $175,000 event on Santa Anita's turf course Oct. 29.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Andreas Jacobs' German-bred Sanagas took over at the top of the lane and held off Tahoe Lake to win the $100,000 Sycamore Stakes Oct. 20 at rainy Keeneland.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The first inclination would be to dismiss Dullahan's chances in the Juvenile, based on his two mediocre performances over the Churchill Downs dirt surface in his first two career starts. That would be a mistake.
California shipper Bourbon Bay and European invader Wigmore Hall are among eight older horses entered in a wide-open edition of the $500,000 Northern Dancer Turf presented by VTech (Can-IT) Sept. 18 at Woodbine.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Grassy took over from Center Divider in mid-stretch and notched his first win of the year in the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) on opening day of the Belmont Park fall meet Sept. 10.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
German-bred Sanagas, the 2-1 morning-line favorite, goes for his first graded stakes win when facing six other turf males in the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) on opening-day of the Belmont Park fall meet Sept. 10.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Celtic New Year, coming from off the pace, got through an opening in the stretch and held off heavy favorite Bourbon Bay and Imponente Purse in a tight finish in the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf Aug. 28.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Bourbon Bay, fresh off a convincing win in the Cougar II Handicap (gr. II), returns to turf in the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 28 in San Diego.
Friday, August 26, 2011
This week's nominees: Bourbon Bay, Tres Borrachos, Coil, Ask the Moon, Tizway, and Ultra Blend.
Bourbon Bay, who swept Santa Anita's distance turf races last season, showed his prowess on Polytrack, setting a track record while winning the Cougar II (gr. III) at Del Mar July 29.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Bourbon Bay, a four-time graded stakes winner in California, looks to get back on track when he leads a field of eight in the Cougar II Handicap (gr. III) July 29 at Del Mar.
Tuesday, July 26, 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?
The Breeders' Cup announced July 8 that 107 horses were nominated to the program through the recently conducted "open enrollment" period.
Friday, July 08, 2011
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
Teaks North turned back a pair of strong European challengers to win the $750,000 United Nations Stakes (gr. IT) on the turf July 2 at Monmouth Park, his home track.
Saturday, July 02, 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
Team Valor came, they saw, they conquered. [More]
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