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Affirmed H. (gr. 3)

HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: June 11, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 2:04 PM
1 Coil Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

2008 | Chestnut Colt | Point Given   - Eversmile, Theatrical (IRE)

  • Breeder:Glen Hill Farm
  • Owner: Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Martin Garcia

Sire: Point Given  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,968,500. Lifetime: 211 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Theatrical (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. In 2009: 2.42 AEI.

2 Runflatout Margin: 4 TrueNicks: A++ $20,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Flatter   - Slammin' Lil, Grand Slam  

  • Breeder:Grade 1 Bloodstock Inc., Halcyon Farm & Traci Hughes
  • Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds
  • Trainer: John W. Sadler
  • Jockey: Victor Espinoza

Sire: Flatter  , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $148,815. Lifetime: 165 yearlings sold, median $10,000. In 2009: .80 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Grand Slam  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1995.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited March 2010 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $165,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2009 Yearling Sale, $22,000.

3 Spud Spivens Margin: TrueNicks: C $12,000

2008 | Bay Gelding | Tizbud - Oceans Reality, Cutlass Reality

  • Breeder:Harris Farms
  • Owner: Marchionno, Vincent and Audrey and Moreno, Henry
  • Trainer: Henry Moreno
  • Jockey: Alonso Quinonez

Sire: Tizbud, Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Lifetime: 30 yearlings sold, median $2,750.

Broodmare Sire: Cutlass Reality, Chestnut, 1982. In 2009: 1.03 AEI.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited May 2010 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $8,000.
California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association 2009 Northern California Yearling Sale, $4,500.

Time: 1:42.88   Track: Fast

Others: Akkadian, $6,000; Awesome Patriot, $2,000; Northern Indy.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1CoilMartin GarciaBob Baffert
2RunflatoutVictor EspinozaJohn W. Sadler
3Spud SpivensAlonso QuinonezHenry Moreno
4AkkadianJoseph TalamoJulio C. Canani
5Awesome PatriotRafael BejaranoBob Baffert
6Northern IndyTyler BazeO. J. Jauregui

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
1 CoilMartin Garcia$3.80$2.80$2.40
2 RunflatoutVictor Espinoza$4.20$3.40
5 Spud SpivensAlonso Quinonez$3.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (1-2)$12.60
$2.00 Trifecta (1-2-5)$56.80
$2.00 Superfecta (1-2-5-3)$160.00

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