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OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Informed Decision | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $540,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Mare | Monarchos - Palangana, His Majesty
Sire: Monarchos , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 4 wins, $1,720,830. Lifetime: 207 yearlings sold, median $20,000. In 2009: 1.21 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: His Majesty, Bay, 1968.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds Sale 2007, $320,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.
| 2 | Ventura | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Chester House - Estala (GB), Be My Guest
Sire: Chester House, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 6 wins, $1,944,545. Lifetime: 87 yearlings sold, median $27,000.
Broodmare Sire: Be My Guest, Chestnut, 1974.
| 3 | Free Flying Soul | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $99,000 |
2005 | Bay Mare | Quiet American - Ruby Surprise, Farma Way
Sire: Quiet American , Bay, 1986. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $754,650. Lifetime: 409 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Farma Way, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $125,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2006 Yearling Sale, $85,000.
Others: Sara Louise, $60,000; Only Green (IRE), $30,000; Silver Swallow; Evita Argentina; Seventh Street; Game Face.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informed Decision | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 2 | Ventura | Garrett K. Gomez | Robert J. Frankel |
| 3 | Free Flying Soul | Mike E. Smith | Bruce Headley |
| 4 | Sara Louise | Lanfranco Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 5 | Only Green (IRE) | Olivier Peslier | Frederic Head |
| 6 | Silver Swallow | Alex O. Solis | Bruce Headley |
| 7 | Evita Argentina | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 8 | Seventh Street | Rajiv Maragh | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 9 | Game Face | Edgar S. Prado | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Informed Decision | Julien R. Leparoux | $8.80 | $3.00 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 9 | Ventura | Garrett K. Gomez | $2.60 | $2.20 | |||||||
| 1 | Free Flying Soul | Mike E. Smith | $7.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-9) | $15.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-9-1) | $241.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-9-1-2) | $1080.00 | ||||||||||
Comments from the connections of Groupie Doll after her victory in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.
Trainer Jonathan Sheppard reached the 3,000 win milestone Sept. 17 when he saddled Fugitive Angel to a neck victory in the seventh race at Delaware Park.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Informed Decision, a 2009 Eclipse champion, delivered her first foal, a colt by Street Cry, at Arthur B. Hancock III's Stone Farm in Paris, Ky., on March 11.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Monarchos has made a successful recovery from colic surgery April 19 and has resumed stud duties at Nuckols Farm near Midway, Ky.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monarchos, the 2001 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, is recovering from colic surgery performed Tuesday, April 19, at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Gilded Gem closed from last on the far outside to win the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) April 2 at Santa Anita Park, registering her first stakes victory for trainer Bob Baffert.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Bob Baffert is going to be tough to beat in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita April 2. The Hall of Fame trainer entered half the field, including the potent pair of Gilded Gem and Mother Ruth.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Washington Bridge became the fourth 3-year-old filly in five years to win the Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) when she passed them all in deep stretch to win the $150,000 event going away by 1 3/4 lengths at Hollywood Park Dec. 5.
Sunday, December 05, 2010
On the same day that Hollywood Park says good-bye Zenyatta, her trainer John Shirreffs will try to maintain a semblance of Z-Power when his solid Brazilian mare Zardana goes for a repeat in the Bayakoa Handicap Dec 5.
Thursday, December 02, 2010
The third start of 2010 could be the charm for Godolphin's Sara Louise, who will attempt to win Aqueduct's $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 26 for the second straight year.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Dubai Majesty took over coming off the turn and rolled to a commanding victory in the $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Friday, November 05, 2010
We all know who the favorites are and who the contenders are. But we also know that no Breeders' Cup is complete without its share of longshots.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Selections for the six Friday Breeders' Cup races at Churchill Downs.
Ron discusses Blame, Goldikova, Informed Decision and Zenyatta. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
Julien talks about Fly Down, Informed Decision, Silver Timber and Warriors Reward. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
It was another busy day for clockers at Churchill Downs as many contenders of the Nov. 5-6 Breeders' Cup World Championships completed their workouts Nov. 1.
Monday, November 01, 2010
Godolphin Racing will have a strong hand in the Breeders' Cup Nov. 5-6 as the operation's Girolamo, Sara Louise, Gayego, and Vineyard Haven are bound for Louisville after breezing at Belmont Park this weekend.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
The Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries are out. Evan looks at the Filly and Mare Sprint, Filly and Mare Turf, Dirt Mile and Classic.
Breeders' Cup contenders and weekend races. Including Brass Hat and Paddy O'Prado.
Augustin Stable's Informed Decision and Forever Together breezed at Keeneland Oct. 25 as the two gray champions trained by Jonathan Sheppard continued to prepare for the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Dubai Majesty, who narrowly lost to Informed Decision last out, turned the tables on the champion Oct. 9 at Keeneland, notching the biggest win of her career in the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II).
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Augustin Stable's Informed Decision will seek to become only the second horse to win the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II) in consecutive years when she faces eight rivals in the six-furlong sprint.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Two champions -- Gio Ponti and Informed Decision -- are among the horses scheduled to run at Keeneland this weekend as part of the Lexington track's "FallStars Weekend."
Monday, October 04, 2010
Outsider My Jen was there to pick up the pieces when favored Rapport gave way in the homestretch, edging Moontune Missy by a head at the wire in the $150,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) Sept. 25 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sara Louise will try to avenge a narrow defeat in last year's Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) but will have to do it in her season debut after being on the sidelines for more than nine months.
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Last year's Kentucky Derby winners arrived at Churchill Downs with 2013 contender Goldencents on April 27. The duties of unloading are documented herein. [More]
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