OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Midshipman | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 102 | $1,150,200 |
2006 | Chestnut Colt | Unbridled's Song - Fleet Lady, Avenue of Flags
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 666 yearlings sold, median $200,000.
Broodmare Sire: Avenue of Flags, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
| 2 | Square Eddie | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 100 | $426,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Horse | Smart Strike - Forty Gran, El Gran Senor
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: El Gran Senor, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 2.68 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $200,000.
| 3 | Street Hero | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 100 | $213,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Street Cry (IRE) - Squall Linda, Summer Squall
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 399 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Summer Squall, Bay, 1987.
Others: Terrain, $108,630; Pioneerof the Nile, $53,250; West Side Bernie; Gallant Son; Silent Valor; Azul Leon; Munnings; Bushranger (IRE); Mine That Bird.
Scratched: Elusive Bluff.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midshipman | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Square Eddie | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 3 | Street Hero | Alex O. Solis | Myung Kwon Cho |
| 4 | Terrain | Jamie Theriot | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
| 5 | Pioneerof the Nile | Robby Albarado | William I. Mott |
| 6 | West Side Bernie | Stewart Elliott | Kelly J. Breen |
| 7 | Gallant Son | Leslie Mawing | Frank Lucarelli |
| 8 | Silent Valor | Edgar S. Prado | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 9 | Azul Leon | Joel Rosario | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 10 | Munnings | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 11 | Bushranger (IRE) | John Patrick Murtagh | DAVID WACHMAN |
| 12 | Mine That Bird | Chantal Sutherland | Richard E. Mandella |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midshipman | Garrett K. Gomez | $9.20 | $4.40 | $3.20 | |||||||
| Square Eddie | Rafael Bejarano | $5.00 | $3.80 | ||||||||
| Street Hero | Alex O. Solis | $4.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (11-4) | $39.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (11-4-8) | $144.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (11-4-8-3) | $1.473.40 | ||||||||||
Dual grade I winner and first-crop sire Pioneerof the Nile saw his first winner May 12 as juvenile filly Zarnica won her first start in a 1,000-meter race in Russia at the Rostov-On-Don Hippodrome.
Yesterday
Gun Roar (Bernstein) got up late for victory at Churchill Downs. For Saturday, 2 two-year-old races, one at Calder and one at Lone Star Park. Plus, a new worker for Pioneerof the Nile.
Kentucky Derby winners Funny Cide (left) and Mine That Bird, in paddock at Churchill Downs.
Now that the post positions have been drawn, Steve comments on the pace scenario. Plus Funny Cide and Mine That Bird.
Rudy Rodriguez would like to celebrate the 10th anniversary of New York-based gelding Funny Cide winning the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) by sending out New York-based gelding Vyjack to a Derby victory.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A patient ride by Alonso Quinonez paid off for Tigah when he nabbed pacesetter Summer Hit for a neck victory in the $100,000 San Francisco Mile (gr. IIIT) April 27 on the turf at Golden Gate Fields.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Versatile Hudson Landing, upset winner of last year's San Francisco Mile (gr. IT), is back to defend his title in the $100,000 event against nine opponents April 27 on the turf at Golden Gate Fields.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Mine That Bird, winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will arrive at the Kentucky Derby Museum for an extended stay April 15 at 11 a.m.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
A strong middle market helped pace the 2013 Keeneland April 2-year-olds in training sale to solid gains in both average and median April 8 in Lexington.
Monday, April 08, 2013
The average rose 9.2% and the median was up 23.1% during the first session of the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds March 13 in Ocala. David Ingordo went to $480,000 for the day's topper, a son of Flatter for $480,000.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A look back at the career of Calvin Borel after his 5,000th win.
Upset winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) Mine That Bird will make the Kentucky Derby Museum his home during the spring meet at Churchill Downs this year.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Hall of Fame trainer Carl Nafzger recalls choosing the Tampa Bay Derby as a steppingstone for Street Sense's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) success.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
A week after Barretts extended its brand to include racing at Fairplex Park, the auction company will host its March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training in Pomona, Calif. The March 4 sale has cataloged 138 youngsters.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
The Kentucky Derby graded earnings system is gone, thank goodness. No more one-time 2-year-old hotshots getting a free pass and riding the gravy train all the way to Louisville.
Recently-acquired stallions Pure Prize, Kodiak Kowboy, and Street Hero have been added to WinStar Farm's "Breed to Win" promotion.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Major sires More Than Ready and Congrats head a group of five stallions that have been relocated to Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Trainers comment on the offspring of Speightstown they have raced. Read the full feature in the Jan. 12, 2013, issue of The Blood-Horse.
Pioneerof the Nile and Maimonides, two Kentucky-based stallions owned in majority by Zayat Stables, have been moved to Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., to stand in 2013.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Comments from the connections of Shanghai Bobby, after his win in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Undefeated Shanghai Bobby wrapped up an Eclipse Award Nov. 3 with a gutty head victory over 19-1 outsider He's Had Enough in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Mining My Own, dam of Mine That Bird and Dullahan, has a new home at Ben and Elaine Walden's Pauls Mill following a recent acquisition that saw Pauls Mill purchase half interest in the 11-year-old Smart Strike mare.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
He's Had Enough could make O'Neill's year even better in the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I).
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Handicappers must factor in Lasix ban on two-year-old races.
The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed and horses of racing age sale generated results that were encouraging to the company's officials.
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