OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Goldikova (IRE) | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 105 | TrueNicks: D | $1,080,000 |
2005 | Bay Mare | Anabaa - Born Gold, Blushing Groom (FR)
Sire: Anabaa, Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 8 wins, $482,394. Lifetime: 502 yearlings sold, median $82,974.
Broodmare Sire: Blushing Groom (FR), Chestnut, 1974.
| 2 | Courageous Cat | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 104 | TrueNicks: A++ | $360,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Storm Cat - Tranquility Lake, Rahy
Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $570,610. Lifetime: 462 yearlings sold, median $325,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.
| 3 | Justenuffhumor | Margin: head | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: C | $198,000 |
2005 | Bay Colt | Distorted Humor - Justenuffheart, Broad Brush
Sire: Distorted Humor , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 426 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $550,000.
Others: Court Vision, $120,000; Delegator (GB), $60,000; Karelian; Ferneley (IRE); Whatsthescript (IRE); Gladiatorus; Cowboy Cal; Zacinto (GB).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldikova (IRE) | Olivier Peslier | Frederic Head |
| 2 | Courageous Cat | Garrett K. Gomez | William I. Mott |
| 3 | Justenuffhumor | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 4 | Court Vision | Robby Albarado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 5 | Delegator (GB) | Lanfranco Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 6 | Karelian | Rajiv Maragh | George R. Arnold, II |
| 7 | Ferneley (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 8 | Whatsthescript (IRE) | Kent J. Desormeaux | John W. Sadler |
| 9 | Gladiatorus | Ahmed Ajtebi | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 10 | Cowboy Cal | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 11 | Zacinto (GB) | Ryan L. Moore | Sir Michael R. Stoute |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Goldikova (IRE) | Olivier Peslier | $4.80 | $4.00 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 6 | Courageous Cat | Garrett K. Gomez | $12.80 | $8.00 | |||||||
| 10 | Justenuffhumor | Alan Garcia | $8.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (11-6) | $109.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (11-6-10) | $1,410.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (11-6-10-1) | $13,257.60 | ||||||||||
A fourth consecutive HOY title by a female is very possible for 2012.
Josephine Abercrombie's Pin Oak Stud announced that Ron Winchell has purchased a significant interest in Cowboy Cal from Robert and Janice McNair's Magnolia Racing.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Online voting is now open for the second annual Secretariat Vox Populi Award. Created by Secretariat's owner Penny Chenery, the award recognizes the racehorse whose popularity and excellence resounded most with the public.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Voting is under way at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association web site, www.ntra.com, for the 13th annual "NTRA Moment of the Year." Voters can choose from among 12 images, drawn from the year's events.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Grade I winner Here Comes Ben will enter stud in 2012 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., which will also be the new home of Justenuffhumor.
Friday, December 02, 2011
Favored Jeranimo rebounded from his seventh-place finish in the TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) three weeks ago with a decisive 2 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Hollywood Park turf.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
TVG Breeders' Cup Mile winner Court Vision, who also captured the 2010 Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), will be paraded in the Woodbine walking ring Nov. 26 at noon as part of a retirement ceremony for the future Canadian stallion.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Grade I winner Courageous Cat has been retired from racing and will enter stud at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Castleton Lyons' three-time homebred champion Gio Ponti has been retired from racing to stand at stud in 2012 at the Lexington farm.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
After an unexpected Classic result, who is the HOY front-runner?
2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships - Day 2: Photos of the day two winners at the 2011 Breeders' Cup.
Comments from Freddy Head after her third in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Mile.
The world-class racemare, already a record-holder having won three Breeders' Cup Miles, finishes third in her attempt to win a fourth. Longshot Court Vision wins by a nose over Turallure.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Trainer Tom Bush is delighted to be saddling his first Breeders' Cup contender, and 5-year-old Get Stormy, a son of Stormy Atlantic, has taken to the Midwest like a pioneer since shipping in for the Oct. 8 Shadwell Turf Mile.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Jason, Tom, Evan, and James Scully of twinspires.com give quick picks for the Ladies' Classic, the Sprint, the Turf Sprint, the Dirt Mile, the Turf, the Juvenile, and the Mile. Includes Past Performances for the Juvenile.
As the great race mare Goldikova enters the final race of her remarkable career when she seeks an unprecedented fourth consecutive TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) victory, trainer Freddy Head has mixed emotions.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Lenny Shulman reports on the news of the day, including So You Think, Goldikova, the Baffert contingent, and the weather. Sponsored by Taylor Made Stallions
Lenny Shulman talks with trainer Dale Romans, who has Shackleford in the Dirt Mile, Dullahan in the Juvenile, and Court Vision in the Mile. Sponsored by Taylor Made Stallions
See the past Breeders' Cup Mile winners from Royal Heroine to Goldikova.
Lenny Shulman presents the news of the day, including Europeans on the track, led by Goldikova. Plus, Stacelita, Turbulent Descent, Union Rags, and State of Play. Sponsored by Taylor Made Stallions.
Southern California native Michael Pender is bringing 5-year-old Jeranimo to the Breeders' Cup World Championships to contest the TVG Sprint.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Jon and Joel are on location at Churchill Downs telling you how horses looked during their works and examine the Breeders' Cup Mile.
An audible groan went up from the table of traveling lads from France at the Breeders' Cup World Championships post-position draw when it was announced three-time Mile (gr. IT) winner had drawn the rail.
Monday, October 31, 2011
It is said that cats have nine lives. The connections of Courageous Cat are hoping that a second chance is enough. The regally bred 5-year-old will again face Goldikova in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
More photos from John Gilmore, as Goldikova tries for her fourth BC Mile victory.
There is an impressive list of older horses returning next year... [More]
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