OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | California Flag | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $540,000 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Avenue of Flags - Ultrafleet, Afleet
Sire: Avenue of Flags, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. Raced 2 years. 3 starts, 2 wins, $53,550. Lifetime: 84 yearlings sold, median $16,000. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Afleet, Chestnut, 1984.
| 2 | Gotta Have Her | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $180,000 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Royal Academy - Winnowing, Rahy
Sire: Royal Academy, Bay, 1987. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $758,994. Lifetime: 714 yearlings sold, median $41,444.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, ($1,050,000).
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $300,000.
| 3 | Cannonball | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A | $99,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Catienus - No Deadline, Skywalker
Sire: Catienus , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 5 years. 22 starts, 5 wins, $370,386. Lifetime: 140 yearlings sold, median $5,000.
Broodmare Sire: Skywalker, Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. In 2009: 1.68 AEI.
Others: Delta Storm, $60,000; Canadian Ballet, $30,000; Silver Timber; Noble Court; El Gato Malo; Get Funky; Square Eddie; Diamondrella (GB); Lord Shanakill; Desert Code; Strike the Deal.
Scratched: Tenga Cat; Cherokee Heaven.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Flag | Joseph Talamo | Brian J. Koriner |
| 2 | Gotta Have Her | Tyler Baze | Jenine Sahadi |
| 3 | Cannonball | Ramon A. Dominguez | Wesley A. Ward |
| 4 | Delta Storm | Garrett K. Gomez | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 5 | Canadian Ballet | Alan Garcia | Linda Rice |
| 6 | Silver Timber | Julien R. Leparoux | Chad C. Brown |
| 7 | Noble Court | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 8 | El Gato Malo | David Romero Flores | Craig Dollase |
| 9 | Get Funky | Rafael Bejarano | John W. Sadler |
| 10 | Square Eddie | Lanfranco Dettori | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 11 | Diamondrella (GB) | Rajiv Maragh | Angel J. Penna, Jr. |
| 12 | Lord Shanakill | Jim Crowley | Richard E. Mandella |
| 13 | Desert Code | Richard Migliore | David E. Hofmans |
| 14 | Strike the Deal | Kieren Fallon | Jeremy Noseda |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | California Flag | Joseph Talamo | $8.80 | $5.60 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 7 | Gotta Have Her | Tyler Baze | $8.80 | $5.60 | |||||||
| 6 | Cannonball | Ramon A. Dominguez | $4.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-7) | $77.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-7-6) | $635.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-7-6-14) | $8,453.40 | ||||||||||
Regally Ready grabbed the lead early and flew up the inside to score in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Dennis "Peaches Geier, assistant to trainer Bret Calhoun, had a feeling about last year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) with Chamberlain Bridge.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Exercise rider Chase Miller has a lot of high hopes in Havelock, who is 9-2 on the morning line for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT).
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Hoofit, a New Zealand-bred world traveler, enters the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) off a victory in the Oct. 7 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (gr. III).
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Regally Ready, winner of the Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT) and the Churchill Downs Turf Sprint (gr. IIIT), is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in a full field for Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT).
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Trainer Mike Machowsky took a chance when he decided to breed the unraced mare Mons Venus, but his leap of faith has already paid big dividends in the form of her graded stakes-winning son Caracortado.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Several horses posted their final workouts the weekend of Oct. 28-30 in preparation for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. II).
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Carl Moore Management's Chamberlain Bridge worked a professional half-mile in :50 3/5 on the turf at Churchill Downs Oct. 29 in preparation for defense of his Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) title from last year.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
King Leatherbury's Ben's Cat will take a pass on the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) and instead run in the Oct. 29 Laurel Turf Dash at Laurel Park.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Caracortado, prepping for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. II) at Churchill Downs, worked five furlongs on Santa Anita Park's main track Oct. 23 in a minute under regular rider Joe Talamo.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Laurel Park-based Ben's Cat, winner of the $356,000 Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT)) on Labor Day at Parx Racing, is still on the fence for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) at Churchill Downs..
Friday, October 21, 2011
California grade II winner Noble Court will enter stud in 2012 at Rich and Gaby Sulpizio's Magali Farms near Santa Ynez, Calif.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Carl Moore Management's Chamberlain Bridge, defending champion in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT), tuned up for an expected repeat bid the morning of Oct. 19 by working a bullet five furlongs in :59.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Pacesetting Regally Ready, rebounding from a disappointing effort in the Turf Monster Handicap last month, held off the fast-closing favorite Bated Breath to win an exciting renewal of Woodbine's Nearctic Stakes (gr. IT).
Sunday, October 16, 2011
California Flag became the first horse to win the Morvich Stakes (gr. IIIT) three times when he took the latest edition of the race by a half-length over Excessive Passion in a furious finish Oct. 10.
Monday, October 10, 2011
A field of 12, plus two also-eligibles, was drawn for the Oct. 8 Woodford Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland. David Ross' Perfect Officer headlines the prep for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT).
Wednesday, October 05, 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
Simon Burgess talks with John Osborne, CEO of the Irish National Stud, about the property and the horses, including stallions Invincible Spirit, Art Connoisseur, Amadeus Wolf, and Lord Shanakill.
Veteran grass runners take the stage in a pair of stakes earlier on the Queen's Plate card in the $200,000 Highlander (Can-IIT) and the $150,000 Singspiel (Can-IIIT) at Woodbine June 26.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Chamberlain Bridge will carry top weight of 124 pounds in the Shakertown Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland April 16.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Turtle Bird Stable's Haynesfield, winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) in 2010, has been honored as New York-bred Horse of the Year for the second year in a row.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Grade I winner Square Eddie, who entered stud in 2010 and then was returned to training, is back at stud at Vessels Stallion Farm near Bonsall, Calif.
Monday, March 21, 2011Keith Card, former president of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association and recently inducted into the state's Racing Hall of Fame, died March 8. He was 83.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Caracortado, the California-bred gelding whose rags-to-riches story led to a shot on last year's Triple Crown trail, has moved to the turf where he is one of the favorites for the March 5 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (gr. IT).
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Giant Oak, who won the Clark Handicap (gr. I) via disqualification last out, validated that win by posting a rallying victory in the $500,000 Donn Handicap (gr. I) Feb. 5 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, February 05, 2011
There is an impressive list of older horses returning next year... [More]
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