OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Gayego | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A | $180,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Gilded Time - Devils Lake, Lost Code
Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $975,980. Lifetime: 527 yearlings sold, median $40,000.
Broodmare Sire: Lost Code, Dark Bay or Brown, 1984. In 2009: 1.46 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $32,000.
| 2 | Crown of Thorns | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: C | $60,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Repent - Crowning Touch, Thunder Gulch
Sire: Repent , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $1,255,660. Lifetime: 152 yearlings sold, median $8,000. In 2009: .97 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $300,000.
| 3 | Delta Storm | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: B+ | $36,000 |
2001 | Bay Gelding | Storm Boot - Talkin to Delta, Diesis (GB)
Sire: Storm Boot, Chestnut, 1989. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 4 wins, $70,510. Lifetime: 356 yearlings sold, median $21,500.
Broodmare Sire: Diesis (GB), Chestnut, 1980.
Others: Cost of Freedom, $18,000; Riley Tucker, $6,000; Square Eddie; Atta Boy Roy; Nikki'sgoldensteed; Supreme Summit; Red Arrow (AUS).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gayego | Garrett K. Gomez | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2 | Crown of Thorns | Victor Espinoza | Richard E. Mandella |
| 3 | Delta Storm | Joel Rosario | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 4 | Cost of Freedom | Tyler Baze | John W. Sadler |
| 5 | Riley Tucker | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 6 | Square Eddie | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 7 | Atta Boy Roy | Ricky Frazier | Valorie Lund |
| 8 | Nikki'sgoldensteed | Joseph Talamo | Robert B. Hess, Jr. |
| 9 | Supreme Summit | Richard Migliore | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 10 | Red Arrow (AUS) | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayego | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.40 | $3.20 | $2.80 | |||||||
| Crown of Thorns | Victor Espinoza | $6.20 | $5.40 | ||||||||
| Delta Storm | Joel Rosario | $8.60 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-6) | $28.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-6-3) | $345.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-6-3-7) | $1908.00 | ||||||||||
Retrace the steps of Amazombie in a stellar 2011 campaign.
Repent, who began his stallion career at John Sykes' CloverLeaf Farms II near Reddick, Fla., will stand in 2012 at CloverLeaf, where he will join his newly retired son, Crown of Thorns, at stud.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Grade I winner and millionaire Gayego will enter stud in 2012 at the Hunderup family's Norse Ridge Farm near King City, Ontario, Canada.
Monday, November 07, 2011
Soul Candy, winner of the California Cup Classic last year when it was held on the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park, is back to defend his title against seven rivals in the $175,000 event on Santa Anita's turf course Oct. 29.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Crown of Thorns, a multiple graded stakes winner, will enter stud in 2012 at John and Susan Sykes' Cloverleaf Farms II near Reddick, Fla.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Spendthrift Farm's multiple grade II winner Crown of Thorns has been retired from racing. Breeding plans are undecided.
Wednesday, October 12, 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
With odds-on favorite The Factor cashing it in early, Amazombie closed from last on the far outside to take over past mid-stretch, winning the $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
George Bolton and Fog City Stable's The Factor will continue his preparations for the Breeders' Cup World Championships when he takes on five challengers in the Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8 at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
J. Paul Reddam's grade I winner Square Eddie, who emerged from retirement for a second time earlier this year, worked a bullet three furlongs in :35 3/5 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Jon and Joel recap the Super Derby, and reveal the Dirt Mile Top 5. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
Positive ontrack signals at Emerald Downs, Hastings Park, may add some pop to the 120-yearling WTOBA yearling sale Sept. 6 in Auburn, Wash.
Friday, September 02, 2011
The Factor, knocked off the Triple Crown trail by an ankle injury more than four months ago, outfought crack sprinter Smiling Tiger and drew off in the stretch to win the $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
The Factor will face five older horses in the seven-furlong Pat O'Brien (gr. I) as he makes his first start in more than four months on Sunday, Aug. 28, at Del Mar.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Led by impressive True North Handicap (gr. II) winner Trappe Shot, eight older sprinters will try to catapult to the top of the sprint standings in the $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap Aug. 7 at Saratoga.
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Jason, Tom and Steve Pallardy of TwinSpires.com handicap the talent-laden CCA Oaks and James Marvin this week.
The $100,000 Schuylerville (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies is the feature on opening day of the 40-day Saratoga meet, but the ungraded James Marvin Stakes for older sprinters is the race that has everyone taking notice.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
With six stakes worth more than $1 million, Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will hold its biggest racing weekend of the year June 24-25, highlighted by the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Jason, Tom and Steve from TwinSpires.com handicap the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Eleven are scheduled to compete in the grade I Stephen Foster. Can you predict the order of finish?
Nearly six months into the season, the handicap division is still looking for a clear-cut leader. With a breakout performance in the Stephen Foster Handicap June 18, there is an opportunity for someone to assume that role.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011An injury suffered during a June 13 workout has taken Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Bind out of consideration for the Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs and could sideline him for the rest of the year.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
A little sharper in his second start of the season, Noble's Promise returned to Churchill Downs to post a hard-fought win in the $110,300 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) June 4.
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Of the eight entrants drawn for the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III), not only do all of them have one-turn wins at Churchill Downs, but six of them have stakes wins over the track.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Camp Victory was declared the official winner of the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap (gr. III) at Hollywood Park when Amazombie, first across the line, was disqualified after bulling his way to the front in mid-stretch May 30.
Monday, May 30, 2011
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