HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA
| 1 | Star Billing | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Dynaformer - Topliner, Thunder Gulch
Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. Raced 3 years. 30 starts, 7 wins, $671,207. Lifetime: 555 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992.
| 2 | Summer Soiree | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: D | $50,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | War Front - Mazel Tov, Mazel Trick
Sire: War Front , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $42,000.
Broodmare Sire: Mazel Trick, Chestnut, 1995. In 2009: 1.24 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, ($72,000).
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, ($70,000).
| 3 | Never Retreat | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Smart Strike - Lisieux, Steady Growth
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Steady Growth, Chestnut, 1976.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $410,000.
Others: Unbridled Humor, $15,000; Gypsy's Warning (SAF), $5,000; Quiet Oasis (IRE); Madera Castana (CHI); Up In Time (GB).
Scratched: All Star Heart.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Billing | Victor Espinoza | John A. Shirreffs |
| 2 | Summer Soiree | Gabriel Saez | H. Graham Motion |
| 3 | Never Retreat | Julien R. Leparoux | Chris M. Block |
| 4 | Unbridled Humor | Ramon A. Dominguez | H. Graham Motion |
| 5 | Gypsy's Warning (SAF) | Joel Rosario | H. Graham Motion |
| 6 | Quiet Oasis (IRE) | Mike E. Smith | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 7 | Madera Castana (CHI) | Hector Isaac Berrios | Ruben Cardenas |
| 8 | Up In Time (GB) | Martin Garcia | Simon Callaghan |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Star Billing | Victor Espinoza | $23.40 | $9.00 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 2 | Summer Soiree | Gabriel Saez | $7.00 | $4.00 | |||||||
| 8 | Never Retreat | Julien R. Leparoux | $2.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-2) | $143.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-2-8) | $440.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-2-8-1) | $1,078.40 | ||||||||||
Aidan O'Brien noted that Lines of Battle was sent to Dubai with the specific purpose of picking up Kentucky Derby-qualifying points offered in the race, and he earned 100 points, assuring him a spot in the starting gate.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Defending Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IT) winner Daisy Devine is back to protect her title April 13 at Keeneland, but the 5-year-old daughter of Kafwain faces a steep question as she goes up against six stakes winners.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Team Valor International has hired Rick Mettee to train all of its North American-based racehorses, replacing Graham Motion, the partnership group announced April 5.
Friday, April 05, 2013
Tiz Flirtatious held off the late charge of even-money choice Lady of Shamrock to nail down her first graded stakes win in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. II) on the turf at Santa Anita Park March 24.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Lady of Shamrock, a two-time grade I winner on turf last season, commences her 4-year-old campaign in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) March 24 on the turf at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Trainer Chris Block was represented by his 1,000th winner Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park, when 5-year-old All for Thee rallied through the stretch to score a hard-fought neck victory at odds of 12-1 in the second race of the day.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Grade I winner Summer Soiree wrapped up her racing career by passing the $500,000 earnings plateau and adding to her grade I credentials with a third-place finish in the Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) Nov. 25.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Better Lucky gave Godolphin Racing another grade I victory when she registered a 35-1 shocker in an adventurous renewal of the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) on the turf Nov. 25 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Dayatthespa, who has won five in a row at three different tracks, will try to keep her streak alive in the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) Nov. 25 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Martin Schwartz's Zagora took the lead leaving the second turn and held off a tenacious Marketing Mix for a game victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.
Friday, November 02, 2012
Eric Kronfeld's Nereid has been declared out of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT) after sustaining a minor injury, according to trainer John Shirreffs.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Jenny Wiley Stakes winner Daisy Devine will face fellow grade I winners Tapitsfly and Summer Soiree when she starts in the First Lady Stakes Oct. 6 at Keeneland Race Course.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
An interesting mix of talented fillies and mares, headlined by 2012 grade I winners Include Me Out, Love Theway Youare, and Love and Pride, and will go postward in the Sept. 29 Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Stalking Barefoot Lady, making her North American debut, seized the lead near mid-stretch and held on well to capture the $323,217 Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) by 1 1/2 lengths on the Woodbine turf Sept. 16.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Laughing returns to Woodbine for the first time since last fall's E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-IT) as the likely favorite in the $300,000 Canadian Stakes (Can-IIT) on the turf Sept. 16.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
City to City and All Star Heart, a nose apart at the wire in the John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT), will be rematched Sept. 3 in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf at Del Mar.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Favored Zagora found firm going much to her liking in capturing the $250,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (gr. IIT), presented by Jose Cuervo, in record time on the inner turf course Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Grade I winner Summer Soiree, last seen finishing second in the Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) last November, makes her 2012 debut in the $250,000 Ballston Spa Stakes Presented by Jose Cuervo (gr. IIT) on Saratoga's inner turf.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Cambina, along with rival Nereid, top the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 12 at Del Mar. The cast of six will travel nine furlongs on the turf.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Favored Include Me Out, benefiting from a rail-skimming ride under Joe Talamo, was all out to deny Star Billing in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 4 at Del Mar for her second grade I win of the season.
Saturday, August 04, 2012
Fresh off a victory in the A Gleam Handicap (gr. II), dual grade I winner Switch wheels right back for trainer John Sadler while returning to two turns in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 4 at Del Mar.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Silver Screamer, winner of the June 30 Eatontown Handicap (gr. IIIT) last out, is the 123-pound high weight in a field of eight fillies and mares entered for the $150,000 Taylor Made Matchmaker Stakes (gr. IIIT) July 29.
Friday, July 27, 2012
On the day I'll Have Another was honored at Betfair Hollywood Park, jockey Mario Gutierrez and owner J. Paul Reddam teamed to win the $150,000 Royal Heroine Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) by a head with Quiet Oasis July 7.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Just nudged in the Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) when caught late by Belle Royale, Quiet Oasis returns to Betfair Hollywood Park at a shorter distance in the $150,000 Royal Heroine Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) on the turf July 7.
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Gaining the services of jockey Jose Espinoza for the first time, Silver Screamer kicked clear under urging in the stretch to prevail by 1 1/2 lengths in the June 30 Eatontown Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park.
Saturday, June 30, 2012