OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Dancing in Silks | Margin: nose | BRIS: 105 | TrueNicks: C+ | $1,080,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Black Minnaloushe - Lemhi Love, Royal and Regal
Sire: Black Minnaloushe, Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $490,945. Lifetime: 357 yearlings sold, median $21,226.
Broodmare Sire: Royal and Regal, Dark Bay or Brown, 1970.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (British Columbia Division) 2006 Summer Mixed Sale, $21,401.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, $20,000.
| 2 | Crown of Thorns | Margin: head | BRIS: 105 | TrueNicks: C | $360,000 |
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: 163 yearlings sold, median $8,183. 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 | Cost of Freedom | Margin: nose | BRIS: 105 | TrueNicks: A+ | $198,000 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Cee's Tizzy - Freedom Dance, Moscow Ballet
Sire: Cee's Tizzy, Gray or Roan, 1987. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $173,150. Lifetime: 121 yearlings sold, median $11,000.
Broodmare Sire: Moscow Ballet, Bay, 1982. In 2009: 1.23 AEI.
Others: Gayego, $120,000; Zensational, $60,000; Fatal Bullet; Fleeting Spirit (IRE); Capt. Candyman Can; Join in the Dance.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dancing in Silks | Joel Rosario | Carla Gaines |
| 2 | Crown of Thorns | Rafael Bejarano | Richard E. Mandella |
| 3 | Cost of Freedom | Tyler Baze | John W. Sadler |
| 4 | Gayego | Garrett K. Gomez | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 5 | Zensational | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert |
| 6 | Fatal Bullet | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Reade Baker |
| 7 | Fleeting Spirit (IRE) | Lanfranco Dettori | Jeremy Noseda |
| 8 | Capt. Candyman Can | Javier Castellano | Ian R. Wilkes |
| 9 | Join in the Dance | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dancing in Silks | Joel Rosario | $52.60 | $19.20 | $12.00 | ||||||
| 4 | Crown of Thorns | Rafael Bejarano | $13.20 | $8.60 | |||||||
| 2 | Cost of Freedom | Tyler Baze | $9.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-4) | $455.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-4-2) | $4,291.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-4-2-5) | $15,302.00 | ||||||||||
Coming off a March sale that jumped more than 30% in average, Barretts offers a catalog of 142 juveniles plus a catalog supplement of another 13 for its May 2-year-old sale in Pomona, Calif. The sale is May 13.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Champion mare Black Caviar easily extended her unbeaten streak to 25 wins in as many starts April 13 as she ran 10 overmatched opponents off their feet in the $1 million Darley T. J. Smith Stakes (Aus-I) at Royal Randwick.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Dubai is a mix of tough memories and a great opportunity for trainer Shivananda Parbhoo. His last trip to Dubai was last year with ill-fated Giant Ryan. Now he is trying to make racing history with Trinniberg.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Jockey is full of confidence as he prepares to ride last year's Breeders' Cup Sprint champion in the Dubai Golden Shaheen March 30 at Meydan Racecourse.
Thursday, March 21, 2013Crown of Thorns' first reported foal is a filly born Jan. 23 at Joe and Helen Barbazon's Pleasant Acres Farm near Morristown, Fla.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
by Ann Peters
The gritty grey filly Mizdirection won last November's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT), and she put in another remarkably game performance to win 'in her comeback Jan. 6 in the Monrovia H. (gr. IIT).
Bruce Chandler, Robert McKee and partners' Merit Man will be the horse to beat in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes for newly-turned 3-year-olds on the Gulfstream Park New Year's Day card.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Grade I winners Comma to the Top and Smiling Tiger tackle four entrants from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, making for an intriguing Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 3 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Essence Hit Man is set to defend his title in the $150,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 25 at Woodbine; his start will come just days after the passing of his trainer and owner, Audre Cappuccitti.
Thursday, November 22, 2012Repent, who began his stallion career at John Sykes' CloverLeaf Farms II near Reddick, Fla., will stand in 2013 on the same property, now called Woodford Thoroughbreds. The son of Louis Quatorze's fee is $3,000.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Comments from the connections of Trinniberg after his win in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Sprint.
Trinniberg, overlooked at odds of 13-1, proved his doubters wrong when he posted his first grade I victory in the $1.5 million XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint by three-quarters of a length Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Throw out his last race, said trainer Bill Spawr of Amazombie. The Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint favorite is ready to repeat.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Images from the Breeders' Cup Sprint: 1984 - 2011.
Sherry Parbhoo's Trinniberg may be 15-1 on the morning line for the $1.5 million Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), but his connections may see the race differently.
Tuesday, October 30, 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, 2012There's no shortage of good sprinters lining up for what is, every year, one of the most exciting races of Breeders' Cup.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Coil earned his first stakes win since last year's Haskell Invitational and earned a spot in the XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) with his upset victory in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I) Oct. 6.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
The 3-year-old son of Speightstown earns a spot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint with the win.
Friday, October 05, 2012
California-bred Amazombie will defend his title against six other top sprinters in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I) against six opponents in a race formerly known as the Ancient Title Oct. 6.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Trainer Mike Hushion says Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) winner The Lumber Guy is headed for the Breeders' Cup Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park, but he and owner Barry Schwartz aren't sure which race.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Trainer Todd Pletcher went to $750,000 Sept. 13 to acquire an attractive son of Giant's Causeway as the top-priced offering during the early portion of the Keeneland September yearling sale's fourth session.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, following Godolphin's fourth grade I win of the Saratoga meet with Emcee in the Forego Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 1, talked about the upcoming plans for each of those horses.
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Breeders' Cup and Xpressbet announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement which makes Xpressbet the official wagering partner of the World Championships and the title sponsor of the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The morning after his commanding five-length victory in the Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II), Brittlyn Stable's Gantry gave the appearance of a horse that had done very little July 7 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
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