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 $40,974.
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: 149 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 | ||||||||||
Comments from the connections of Mizdirection, after her win in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.
Mizdirection provided a rumble in The Jungle at Santa Anita Nov. 3, taking the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) with a thrilling stretch drive in near-record time.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) was the most popular race among the 15 on the two-day World Championships programs, with a maximum 14 drawing into the field for the race.
Monday, October 29, 2012
California Flag and Tale of a Champion, two contenders for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT), worked over the grass course at Santa Anita Oct. 28 in preparation for the Nov. 3 race.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Breeders' Cup candidates were out in full force at Santa Anita Park Oct. 20, going through the late stages of their major drills for the World Championships events.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Lightly-raced Next Question, making his stakes debut for trainer Mike Trombetta, had all the answers in producing a 16-1 upset in the Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT) on the Woodbine turf course Oct. 14.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Southern California-based trainer David Hofmans, who boasts classic wins and Breeders' Cup victories, notched career win 1,000 on Oct. 8 when Sultry Season rallied from sixth to win the 10th race at Santa Anita Park.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Trainer Don Warren confirmed speculation that Acclamation, the 2011 Eclipse Award winner as outstanding older male, would not make the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2 and 3.
Sunday, October 07, 2012
Unbridled's Note, invading from New York for his debut on turf, captured the $100,000 Eddie D Stakes (gr. IIIT) over the hillside turf course on opening day of the 2012 fall meet at Santa Anita Park Sept. 28.
Friday, September 28, 2012Crack turf sprinter Lakerville, winner of four of six starts including his debut at Santa Anita last year, will miss the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) at Santa Anita on Nov. 3
Monday, September 17, 2012
Favored Ben's Cat surged from third in the final furlong to nip Chamberlain Bridge by a head, winning the $350,000 Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT) for the second year in a row Sept. 3 over soft going at Parx Racing.
Monday, September 03, 2012
Veteran turf sprinters Ben's Cat and Chamberlain Bridge, who have combined to win the past three renewals of the Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT), head the field for this year's $350,000 race Sept. 3 at Parx Racing.
Friday, August 31, 2012A colt by Kitten's Joy topped the first open session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s August Yearling Sale in Central Florida on Aug. 22, selling to Al Pike, agent, for $110,000.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Looking fresh as a daisy, California Flag humbled his rivals in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) with a front-running 2 1/4-length victory on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita April 21.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
On the sidelines since last fall's Breeder's Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT), California Flag returns to head a field of eight in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. 11T) on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita Park April 21.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012Longshot Master of Design earned a berth in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) when he captured the AUS$1 million Darley T.J. Smith Stakes (Aus-I) at Royal Randwick April 14.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
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.
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