OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | The Usual Q. T. | Margin: head | BRIS: 106 | TrueNicks: C | $90,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Unusual Heat - Lunge, Western Fame
Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 74 yearlings sold, median $23,000.
Broodmare Sire: Western Fame, Bay, 1992. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.
| 2 | Battle of Hastings (GB) | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 105 | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Royal Applause (GB) - Subya (GB), Night Shift
Sire: Royal Applause (GB), Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 9 wins, $600,832. Lifetime: 715 yearlings sold, median $49,915.
Broodmare Sire: Night Shift, Bay, 1980.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2007 Yearling Sale, $132,511.
| 3 | No Inflation | Margin: head | BRIS: 104 | TrueNicks: A+ | $18,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Repriced - Free to Soar, Unbridled
Sire: Repriced, Chestnut, 1988. Raced 3 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $288,412. Lifetime: 61 yearlings sold, median $3,500.
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled, Bay, 1987.
Others: Massone, $9,000; Meteore, $3,000; Tamborim; Acclamation; Rendezvous; Oil Man (IRE); Gretsky; Augustusthestrong.
Scratched: Quindici Man.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Usual Q. T. | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| 2 | Battle of Hastings (GB) | Tyler Baze | Jeff Mullins |
| 3 | No Inflation | Julien R. Leparoux | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 4 | Massone | Lanfranco Dettori | Ronald L. McAnally |
| 5 | Meteore | Rafael Bejarano | Richard E. Mandella |
| 6 | Tamborim | Richard Migliore | David E. Hofmans |
| 7 | Acclamation | Joseph Talamo | Donald Warren |
| 8 | Rendezvous | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 9 | Oil Man (IRE) | Rajiv Maragh | John W. Sadler |
| 10 | Gretsky | Kieren Fallon | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 11 | Augustusthestrong | John R. Velazquez | Aidan P. O'Brien |
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