OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Zenyatta | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $180,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Street Cry (IRE) - Vertigineux, Kris S.
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 344 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $60,000.
| 2 | Lethal Heat | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B+ | $60,000 |
2005 | Bay Filly | Unusual Heat - Lethal Leta, Synastry
Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 63 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Synastry, Bay, 1983. In 2009: .56 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2009 Mixed Sale, $425,000.
Barretts Equine Limited May 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($25,000).
Barretts Equine Limited October 2006 Yearling Sale, ($49,000).
| 3 | Cocoa Beach (CHI) | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $36,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Doneraile Court - Visionera (CHI), Edgy Diplomat
Sire: Doneraile Court, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $361,410. Lifetime: 218 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Edgy Diplomat, Chestnut, 1986. In 2009: 3.57 AEI.
Others: Life Is Sweet, $18,000; Anabaa's Creation (IRE), $5,000; Made for Magic; Briecat.
Scratched: Sweet and Flawless.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zenyatta | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs |
| 2 | Lethal Heat | Alex O. Solis | Barry Abrams |
| 3 | Cocoa Beach (CHI) | Richard Migliore | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 4 | Life Is Sweet | Garrett K. Gomez | John A. Shirreffs |
| 5 | Anabaa's Creation (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | Julio C. Canani |
| 6 | Made for Magic | Omar A. Berrio | A. C. Avila |
| 7 | Briecat | Martin Garcia | Vladimir Cerin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenyatta | Mike E. Smith | $2.80 | $2.40 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Lethal Heat | Alex O. Solis | $7.40 | $4.20 | ||||||||
| Cocoa Beach (CHI) | Richard Migliore | $3.00 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-6) | $24.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-6-1) | $87.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-6-1-4) | $192.80 | ||||||||||
Robert Cole Jr.'s Rapid Redux, winner of 19 consecutive Thoroughbred races in 2011, will be honored with the Special Eclipse Award during ceremonies Jan. 16.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Online voting is now open for the second annual Secretariat Vox Populi Award. Created by Secretariat's owner Penny Chenery, the award recognizes the racehorse whose popularity and excellence resounded most with the public.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The accomplishments of the gelding and his connections are remarkable in their own way.
Robert Cole Jr.'s Rapid Redux will face four foes in his bid the evening of Nov. 21 to set the all-time modern North American record for consecutive victories. The gelding was pre-entered for the Dec. 3 Claiming Crown.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Steve discusses his visit with the queens of racing.
Total pari-mutuel wagering on the Nov. 4-5 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs was at least $183 million, according to the latest figures released by Breeders' Cup.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Castleton Lyons' three-time homebred champion Gio Ponti has been retired from racing to stand at stud in 2012 at the Lexington farm.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Without Zenyatta, TV ratings on ESPN2, ABC, and ESPN all fell in 2011 with Saturday's Breeders' Cup program suffering the most damage.
Monday, November 07, 2011
Rick Jamieson of Gilgai Farm in Australia sold a weanling half sister to Zenyatta for $1.5 million during the opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock auction Nov. 7 in Lexington.
Monday, November 07, 2011
A weanling Henrythenavigator half sister to 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta (by Street Cry) commanded $1.5 million early during the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Frank Stronach buys her.
Monday, November 07, 2011Gilgai Farm, the breeder of undefeated Australian superstar Black Caviar, also is the owner of the weanling half-sister to 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta that is slated to be offered at the Keeneland.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
The story of Rapid Redux -- winner of 19 straight from December 2010 through October 2011 -- points out the importance of consistent placement at a level at which he can compete.
Lenny and Steve discuss the draw, longshots for the Breeders' Cup, talk to John Shirreffs a year after Zenyatta, and make some picks. Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm.
He's got two solid contenders for the Breeders' Cup World Championships this year, but for trainer John Shirreffs things are a whole lot calmer than they were in 2010 when he shipped Zenyatta to Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Robert Cole Jr.'s Rapid Redux tied the United States record for consecutive wins, notching his 19th straight in a starter allowance race at muddy Laurel Park Oct. 27.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Robert Cole Jr.'s Rapid Redux will attempt to tie the North American record for consecutive victories when he faces four other horses in a starter allowance test at Laurel Park Oct. 27.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Fillies are beating colts regularly all over the world.
Stakes winner Calimonco, a full brother to Breeders' Cup winners Sweet Catomine and Life Is Sweet, will enter stud in 2012 at Donald and Karen Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm near Ramona, Calif.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Robert Cole Jr.'s Rapid Redux withstood challenges from two opponents through the first mile and then drew away to win his 18th race in a row Oct. 14 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Breeders' Cup Ltd., along with Zenyatta owners Jerry and Ann Moss, announced the launch of the inaugural Breeders' Cup Zenyatta Celebration, to be held Championship Friday, Nov. 4, at the Kentucky Derby Museum.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Racing worked its magic from Longchamp to Belmont to Santa Anita.
Following her last-place finish as the heavy favorite in the Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 1, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said Blind Luck will not race in this year's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Zazu, coming from far out of it, charged down the center of the course to defeat Ultra Blend in the $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) as 13-10 choice Blind Luck failed to fire at Santa Anita Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
After getting most of the summer off, late-running sensation Blind Luck will return to action in the $250,0000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
America's two superstar fillies will run in separate stakes on Saturday a country apart.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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