HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA
| 1 | Coil | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | Point Given - Eversmile, Theatrical (IRE)
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
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: 2¼ | TrueNicks: C | $12,000 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Tizbud - Oceans Reality, Cutlass Reality
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.
Others: Akkadian, $6,000; Awesome Patriot, $2,000; Northern Indy.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coil | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Runflatout | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler |
| 3 | Spud Spivens | Alonso Quinonez | Henry Moreno |
| 4 | Akkadian | Joseph Talamo | Julio C. Canani |
| 5 | Awesome Patriot | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert |
| 6 | Northern Indy | Tyler Baze | O. J. Jauregui |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coil | Martin Garcia | $3.80 | $2.80 | $2.40 | ||||||
| 2 | Runflatout | Victor Espinoza | $4.20 | $3.40 | |||||||
| 5 | Spud Spivens | Alonso 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 | ||||||||||
Liaison, sixth in the Kentucky Derby at odds of 56-1, should find the company a little more to his liking when he returns to action in the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) June 3 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
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Led by the $1 million Haskell Invitational (gr. I) July 29, Monmouth Park will offer a stakes schedule worth $6 million including 17 graded events for the 2012 racing season.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012Recovered from ulcers, Mensa Heat was on top of his game once again as he defeated a solid group of California-bred sprinters in the $84,500 On Trust Handicap, the closing day feature at Hollywood Park Dec. 18.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Mensa Heat, a four-time winner since being claimed April 15 by Ted H. West, is among seven set to go in the $80,000 On Trust Handicap on closing day of the fall meet Dec. 18 at Hollywood Park.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Irrefutable, who closed well to finish second behind victorious Amazombie in Santa Anita's Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8, might have earned himself a shot in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
In his return to Santa Anita, Game On Dude won for the first time since taking the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) in March, holding sway over late-running Awesome Gem in the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Several top 3-year-olds face older horses in huge weekend of racing.
Trainer Bob Baffert hopes to move a step closer to winning his first Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) when he sends out grade I winners Coil and Game On Dude in the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Coil, winner of the Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I), worked a mile in 1:38 4/5 at Santa Anita Sept. 20.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Todd Pletcher said Stay Thirsty and Uncle Mo were doing fine the day after their strong runs in the Travers Stakes and King's Bishop Stakes, respectively, but that Ballerina winner Hilda's Passion sustained a minor injury.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Stay Thirsty definitively stamped himself as the 3-year-old division leader when he won the $1 million Travers (gr. I) Aug. 27 at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
The top spot is on the line in the 3YO division.
Ten meet in the 1 1/4 mile Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga. Who will win the Mid-Summer Derby and move to the head of the 3-year-old class?
Jason, Tom and James Scully from TwinSpires.com handicap the Travers Stakes and King's Bishop Stakes from Saratoga.
This week's nominees: Bourbon Bay, Tres Borrachos, Coil, Ask the Moon, Tizway, and Ultra Blend.
Jim Dandy (gr. II) winner Stay Thirsty was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Aug. 27 Travers (gr. I), while Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Coil was pegged as the 3-1 second choice.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
All eyes will be on champion Uncle Mo when he makes his comeback in the $250,000 Foxwood's King's Bishop (gr. I) Aug. 27, but unlike his season debut that was light on talent, he will have to be at his best at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
After watching him work a bullet four furlongs Aug. 23, Bob Baffert confirmed that Coil will start in the Travers (gr. I), but he still has not made up his mind about stablemate Prayer for Relief.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Shackleford and Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Ruler On Ice are among nine horses listed as at probable starters in the $1 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 27 Saratoga.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Local hope Freedoms Traveller provided a poignant victory in the $300,000 Canadian Derby (Can-III) Aug. 20 at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The Travers, King's Bishop, and Pacific Classic could be must-see races.
Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Coil, one of the probable favorites for the Aug. 27 Travers Stakes (gr. I), worked six furlongs Aug. 17 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
After breezing a brisk four furlongs in :46.15 Aug. 10 on the Saratoga main track, trainer Bob Baffert confirmed that Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Coil is "a go" for the Aug. 27 Travers (gr. I).
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Point Given's 3yo Coil, who surprised 2011 classic winners Ruler On Ice and Shackleford in the Haskell, has a pedigree replete with turf influences and Belmont credentials.
Bob Baffert and Martin Garcia perform more magic with Coil in the Haskell.
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]