SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Indian Blessing | Margin: 1½ | $150,000 |
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2005, Dark Bay or Brown Filly |
Sire: Indian Charlie , Bay, 1995. Raced 2 years. 5 starts, 4 wins, $616,120. Lifetime: 371 yearlings sold, median $40,000.
Broodmare Sire: Flying Chevron, Dark Bay or Brown, 1992.
| 2 | Ginger Pop | Margin: nose | $50,000 |
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2005, Chestnut Filly |
Sire: El Prado (IRE) , Gray, 1989. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 4 wins, $236,987. Lifetime: 375 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy , Chestnut, 1985.
| 3 | Bsharpsonata | Margin: 1¾ | $30,000 |
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2005, Bay Filly |
Sire: Pulpit , Bay, 1994. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $728,200. Lifetime: 288 yearlings sold, median $150,000.
Broodmare Sire: Affirmed, Chestnut, 1975. In 2009: 2.43 AEI.
Others: Foxy Danseur, $15,000; Never Retreat, $5,000; Laureldean Gale; Indyanne.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Blessing | John R. Velazquez | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Ginger Pop | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Dan L. Hendricks |
| 3 | Bsharpsonata | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Foxy Danseur | Mike E. Smith | Christopher S. Paasch |
| 5 | Never Retreat | Michael C. Baze | Seth Benzel |
| 6 | Laureldean Gale | Joseph Talamo | Eoin G. Harty |
| 7 | Indyanne | Russell A. Baze | Greg Gilchrist |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Blessing | John R. Velazquez | $3.20 | $2.60 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Ginger Pop | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | $19.20 | $6.80 | ||||||||
| Bsharpsonata | Garrett K. Gomez | $2.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-7) | $91.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-7-10) | $284.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-7-10-5) | $992.80 | ||||||||||
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]
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