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| 1 | Smiling Tiger | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Horse | Hold That Tiger - Shandra Smiles, Cahill Road
Sire: Hold That Tiger, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 3 wins, $644,235. Lifetime: 265 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Cahill Road, Bay, 1988.
Sale History:
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders' Association 2008 Summer Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Keeneland Association January 2008 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($32,000).
| 2 | Supreme Summit | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $45,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Cactus Ridge - Studentoftheweek, Sunny Clime
Sire: Cactus Ridge, Bay, 2001. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 4 wins, $187,850. Lifetime: 90 yearlings sold, median $10,500.
Broodmare Sire: Sunny Clime, Dark Bay or Brown, 1972.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 June Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age, ($70,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Open Sale of Yearlings, $42,000.
Keeneland Association January 2007 Horses of All Ages Sale, $10,000.
| 3 | E Z's Gentleman | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2005 | Bay Ridgling | Yankee Gentleman - Tensie's Pro, Distinctive Pro
Sire: Yankee Gentleman , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 4 wins, $202,547. Lifetime: 152 yearlings sold, median $13,500. In 2009: 1.02 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Distinctive Pro, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2012 Horses of All Ages Sale, $37,000.
Barretts Equine Limited March 2007 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $240,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $107,000.
Keeneland Association January 2006 Horses of All Ages Sale, $57,000.
Others: Cost of Freedom, $15,000; Gato Go Win, $5,000; Dancing in Silks; New Bay.
Scratched: Truest Legend.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smiling Tiger | Russell A. Baze | Jeff Bonde |
| 2 | Supreme Summit | Rafael Bejarano | Mike Puype |
| 3 | E Z's Gentleman | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 4 | Cost of Freedom | Alonso Quinonez | John W. Sadler |
| 5 | Gato Go Win | Corey S. Nakatani | Robert Troeger |
| 6 | Dancing in Silks | Joel Rosario | Carla Gaines |
| 7 | New Bay | David Romero Flores | A. C. Avila |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Smiling Tiger | Russell A. Baze | $9.20 | $5.20 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 1 | Supreme Summit | Rafael Bejarano | $4.80 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 5 | E Z's Gentleman | Martin Garcia | $2.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-1) | $45.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-1-5) | $148.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-1-5-6) | $382.80 | ||||||||||
Favored Smiling Tiger, back on his home track at Betfair Hollywood Park, posted his first win of the year in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 2.
Sunday, December 02, 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
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, 2012Trainer Bob Baffert believes Fast Bullet deserves a shot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, even though it is the ligthly raced colt's first start of the year.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Game On Dude headed a parade of heavyweight hopefuls prepping for the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park Oct. 14 as the countdown began in earnest for the 28th World Championship events Nov. 2-3.
Sunday, October 14, 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
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
The Factor, making his first appearance since the Dubai Golden Shaheen (UAE-I) three months ago, and defending champion Smiling Tiger headline the field for the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. IT) June 30 at Hollywood.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Caixa Eletronica took advantage of a blistering early pace to rally in the stretch for a three-quarters of a length victory in the True North Handicap (gr. II) on the Belmont Stakes card June 8.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
An accomplished field of seasoned, older spinters, headed by grade I victors Smiling Tiger and Giant Ryan, will vie for victory in the $400,000 True North Handicap (gr. II) on Belmont Stakes Day at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
The Kentucky Derby undercard features a top-notch sprint at seven furlongs with millionaires Amazombie, Shackleford, and Smiling Tiger.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Smiling Tiger is expected to return to action during the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet with his ultimate goal a shot at the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), trainer Jeff Bonde said March 14.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Castaway, who along with stablemate Secret Circle gave trainer Bob Baffert a sweep of the Southwest Stakes (gr. III) divisions at Oaklawn Park last month, worked a steady five furlongs at Santa Anita March 2.
Friday, March 02, 2012
E Z's Gentleman, a leading sprinter of 2010, will enter stud in 2012 at Don and Dana Myers' Swifty Farms near Seymour, Ind.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Retrace the steps of Amazombie in a stellar 2011 campaign.
Soul Candy, winner of the California Cup Classic last year when it was held on the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park, is back to defend his title against seven rivals in the $175,000 event on Santa Anita's turf course Oct. 29.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Irrefutable, who closed well to finish second behind victorious Amazombie in Santa Anita's Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8, might have earned himself a shot in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
With odds-on favorite The Factor cashing it in early, Amazombie closed from last on the far outside to take over past mid-stretch, winning the $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 8.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
George Bolton and Fog City Stable's The Factor will continue his preparations for the Breeders' Cup World Championships when he takes on five challengers in the Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 8 at Santa Anita Park.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Multiple grade I winner Smiling Tiger has been entered in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
The Factor, knocked off the Triple Crown trail by an ankle injury more than four months ago, outfought crack sprinter Smiling Tiger and drew off in the stretch to win the $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
The Factor will face five older horses in the seven-furlong Pat O'Brien (gr. I) as he makes his first start in more than four months on Sunday, Aug. 28, at Del Mar.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Euroears blazed to a Del Mar Polytrack record for six furlongs with a front-running effort in the $250,000 Bing Crosby Stakes, giving trainer Bob Baffert grade I wins on both coasts July 31.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Fresh off a dominating win in the Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I), Smiling Tiger is back to defend his title in the Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar July 31.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Lenny and Steve reflect on the Independence Day racing weekend, John Veitch, Saratoga, and Lefty Lenny the Legend.
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Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]
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