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| 1 | Unzip Me | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Mare | City Zip - Escape With Me, Arazi
Sire: City Zip , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $818,225. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Arazi, Chestnut, 1989.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, ($400,000).
| 2 | Waveline | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2005 | Bay Mare | Stravinsky - Teresa Ann, Boston Harbor
Sire: Stravinsky, Bay, 1996. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 3 wins, $361,450. Lifetime: 527 yearlings sold, median $58,722.
Broodmare Sire: Boston Harbor, Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $200,000.
Goff's Orby Million Sale 2006, $177,842.
| 3 | Bonifacio | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: C | $12,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Filly | Even the Score - Contessa Halo, Southern Halo
Sire: Even the Score , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 4 years. 29 starts, 9 wins, $751,629. Lifetime: 147 yearlings sold, median $12,500.
Broodmare Sire: Southern Halo, Bay, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $255,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Others: Czechers, $6,000; Reba Is Tops, $2,000; Alpha Kitten; Terrify.
Scratched: Dotsy Jean; Minute Limit (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unzip Me | Rafael Bejarano | Martin F. Jones |
| 2 | Waveline | Corey S. Nakatani | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 3 | Bonifacio | Alonso Quinonez | Craig Dollase |
| 4 | Czechers | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Mark Glatt |
| 5 | Reba Is Tops | Joseph Talamo | Mark Glatt |
| 6 | Alpha Kitten | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 7 | Terrify | Brice Blanc | Steve Knapp |
The Washington Racing Hall of Fame has announced 20 finalists in five categories eligible to win the state's highest honor in Thoroughbred racing for 2013.
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
California champion Unzip Me has been retired from racing with 14 wins and earnings of $959,228.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
The $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. IIIT) should determine 'Queen of the Hill' for the 2011-12 season at Santa Anita Park when Unzip Me and Mizdirection battle on the hillside turf course at about 6 1/2 furlongs.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
On a three-race stakes winning streak for trainer Bob Baffert, Ellafitz will go for her first grade I victory against five opponents in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes (gr. I) March 17 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Noosa Beach was honored as the 2011 Washington Horse of the Year and a champion in two other divisions at the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association awards banquet
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Caracortado, a stunning come-from-behind winner of the Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIt) on Santa Anita's hillside earlier this month, heads the field for the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes over the same course Jan. 28.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Unzip Me will be heavily favored on Santa Anita's hillside turf course Jan. 2 when seeking a repeat victory in the $100,000 Monrovia Stakes (gr. IIIT) for older fillies and mares.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Favored Norvsky, ridden by a red-hot Rafael Bejarano, flew home in the final 100 yards to nab pacesetter Lucky Primo just before the wire to win the $175,000 California Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park Oct. 29.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
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
Late-running Broken Dreams took advantage of a wicked pace and an opening between horses in deep stretch to post a surprise win in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (gr. IIIT) as racing returned to Santa Anita Sept. 30.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Unzip Me, a four-time stakes winner on Santa Anita's downhill turf course, will play the role of favorite in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 30 on opening day of the autumn meet.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Upstart Separate Forest opened a substantial lead in her stakes debut and refused to give way to heavy favorite Unzip Me to win the $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. IIIT) by a neck at Santa Anita.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Top female turf sprinter Unzip Me will attempt to become the third horse at Santa Anita since 1990 to carry 127 pounds to victory as the heavy favorite in the $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 9.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Dr. John Traber and Murdock MacPherson were among the honorees during the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association's awards and 2010 Washington champions banquet Feb. 19 at Emerald Downs.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Grade II winner Alpha Kitten made a mid-afternoon appearance in Keeneland's auction ring and brought $405,000 during the second session of the January horses of all ages sale in Lexington.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
See the races from the first weekend of 2011.
When it comes to Santa Anita's hillside turf course, it seems there is no getting by Unzip Me, who turned back a couple of challengers in the lane to win the $100,000 Monrovia Stakes (gr. IIIT) under threatening skies Jan. 2.
Sunday, January 02, 2011
California-bred millionaire Evening Jewel, who proved in 2010 that she can handle any surface or distance with authority, tries Santa Anita's unique downhill turf course for the first time in the Monrovia Stakes (gr. IIIT).
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Carl Moore Management's 6-year-old gelding Chamberlain Bridge posted an exciting, come-from-behind victory when gaining the lead in the final 50 yards of the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. II).
Saturday, November 06, 2010
The $150,000 Chilukki Stakes (gr. II), which attracted a well-matched field of 12 fillies and mares, promises to help get the Breeders' Cup World Championships program off to a good betting start at Churchill Downs Nov. 6.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
The Turf Sprint is not the most glamorous BC race, but it may be one of the most competitive.
Leading virtually throughout, favored Unzip Me prevailed in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Handicap (gr. IIIT) on opening night of the inaugural Oak Tree at Hollywood Park meet Sept. 30.
Friday, October 01, 2010
Oak Tree Racing Association's inaugural meet at Hollywood Park kicks off Sept. 30 with an evening program featuring the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
City Zip is enjoying the kind of year few would have imagined. It's not that he ranks 10th on the leading sires' list, but that he ranks third on the leading turf sires' list.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Sweet August Moon outfought even-money choice Alpha Kitten to win the $147,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) at Del Mar Aug. 22 and earn a spot in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) this fall.
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