OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | California Flag | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 100 | TrueNick: A+ | $60,000 |
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2004, Gray or Roan Gelding |
Sire: Avenue of Flags, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. Raced 2 years. 3 starts, 2 wins, $53,550. Lifetime: 0 yearlings sold, median $16,000. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Afleet, Chestnut, 1984.
| 2 | Get Funky | Margin: 1¾ | BRIS: 98 | TrueNick: B+ | $20,000 |
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2003, Dark Bay or Brown Horse |
Sire: Straight Man , Bay, 1996. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 5 wins, $333,304. Lifetime: 132 yearlings sold, median $17,000. In 2009: 1.02 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Bird, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 2.27 AEI.
| 3 | Bruce's Dream | Margin: neck | BRIS: 95 | TrueNick: A++ | $12,000 |
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2006, Gray or Roan Gelding |
Sire: Atticus , Chestnut, 1992. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 7 wins, $1,205,933. Lifetime: 117 yearlings sold, median $12,500.
Broodmare Sire: Smokester, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. In 2009: 1.47 AEI.
Others: Tiz West, $6,000; Tenga Cat, $2,000; Stoneside (IRE); Desert Code; Cherokee Heaven; Perfect Officer; Flashmans Papers (GB).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Flag | Joseph Talamo | Brian J. Koriner |
| 2 | Get Funky | Tyler Baze | John W. Sadler |
| 3 | Bruce's Dream | Garrett K. Gomez | Mike Puype |
| 4 | Tiz West | Rafael Bejarano | Richard E. Mandella |
| 5 | Tenga Cat | Mike E. Smith | Ronald W. Ellis |
| 6 | Stoneside (IRE) | Martin A. Pedroza | Julio C. Canani |
| 7 | Desert Code | Richard Migliore | David E. Hofmans |
| 8 | Cherokee Heaven | Brice Blanc | Martin F. Jones |
| 9 | Perfect Officer | Joel Rosario | George Weaver |
| 10 | Flashmans Papers (GB) | Agapito Delgadillo | Doug F. O'Neill |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Flag | Joseph Talamo | $5.20 | $3.40 | $2.80 | |||||||
| Get Funky | Tyler Baze | $8.40 | $5.00 | ||||||||
| Bruce's Dream | Garrett K. Gomez | $4.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-10) | $48.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-10-9) | $350.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-10-9-5) | $1,948.40 | ||||||||||
Alan Porter recaps the 2009 Breeders' Cup with pedigree observations about the sire lines, dominant female families, and inbreeding of the 14 winners. Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I address some of the comments from my last blog, many of which denigrate the "other" horse, and at least attempt to put them in some kind of perspective. [More]