SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Ventura | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A++ | $180,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Chester House - Estala (GB), Be My Guest
Sire: Chester House, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 6 wins, $1,944,545. Lifetime: 87 yearlings sold, median $27,000.
Broodmare Sire: Be My Guest, Chestnut, 1974.
| 2 | Jibboom | Margin: 2¼ | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Mare | Mizzen Mast - Palisade, Gone West
Sire: Mizzen Mast , Gray or Roan, 1998. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $554,146. Lifetime: 268 yearlings sold, median $18,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gone West, Bay, 1984.
| 3 | She's Cheeky | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 92 | $36,000 |
2005 | Bay Mare | Black Minnaloushe - Zadkiel, Saint Ballado
Sire: Black Minnaloushe, Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $490,945. Lifetime: 357 yearlings sold, median $21,226.
Broodmare Sire: Saint Ballado, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2007 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $67,000.
Others: Tizzy's Tune, $18,000; Baroness Thatcher, $6,000; So Long Sonoma.
Scratched: Indian Blessing; Wake Up Maggie (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventura | Garrett K. Gomez | Robert J. Frankel |
| 2 | Jibboom | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel |
| 3 | She's Cheeky | Alex O. Solis | Peter Eurton |
| 4 | Tizzy's Tune | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert |
| 5 | Baroness Thatcher | Joseph Talamo | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 6 | So Long Sonoma | Mike E. Smith | Bruce Headley |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura | Garrett K. Gomez | $2.60 | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| Jibboom | Rafael Bejarano | $3.00 | $2.40 | ||||||||
| She's Cheeky | Alex O. Solis | $2.80 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-6) | $6.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-6-3) | $22.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-6-3-1) | $52.20 | ||||||||||
C C's Pal defeated Nicole H by a neck to win the Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park June 2.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Fourth as the favorite in the My Juliet Stakes, Nicole H makes a one-week turnaround for trainer Michael Hushion in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) June 2 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Groupie Doll, who barely missed in the Lexus Raven Run (gr. II) last fall at Keeneland, broke through in a big way April 12 when she returned to Lexington to win the $300,000 Vinery Madison (gr. I) by three lengths.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Red-hot Izzy Rules, given a vigorous ride by Edwin Maldanado, romped to a front-running win March 11 in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) as the 6-5 favorite at Santa Anita, registering her fourth consecutive victory.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Home Sweet Aspen looms a solid favorite in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita March 8 when the recent grade I winner takes on five opponents.
Thursday, March 08, 2012Stakes-placed Spaniard has been retired from racing and will stand the 2012 breeding season at Gardiner Farms near Caledon, Ontario, Canada.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Little-known Home Sweet Aspen, a California homebred racing for Craig Stables, refused to give in when headed past mid-stretch and got up in the final couple of strides to win the $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. I).
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Teddy's Promise, upset winner of the La Brea Stakes (gr. I) last month, puts her three-race victory streak on the line in the $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Jan. 28.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Indian Charlie, sire of multiple champions, was euthanized the morning of Dec. 15.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Favored Tanda turned the tables on Irish Gypsy to record her first victory since May 2010, taking the $147,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) at Del Mar Aug. 21.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Blind Luck pursues her sixth grade I victory when she takes on a familiar cast of top Southern California female competitors in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park June 18.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Stewards disqualified even-money choice St Trinians from a 1 1/4-length victory for interference in the stretch run of the $150,000 Milady Handicap (gr. II), making 8-1 shot Ultra Blend the winner at Hollywood Park May 21.
Saturday, May 21, 2011Two-time champion Indian Blessing gave birth to her first foal Jan. 30 when she produced a, a dark bay/brown colt by three-time grade I winner Zensational, according to Hill 'n' Dale Farms.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Top 2-year-old colt Uncle Mo has to share some of the juvenile spotlight as newcomer Comma to the Top makes 2010 a bright year for the Indian Charlie sire line.
Two years after bringing $1.8 million, the 6-year-old went through the Keeneland sales ring again Nov. 9, bringing a high bid of $625,000 from Katsumi Yoshida.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
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Sweet Life, a daughter of Kris S. who is the dam of champion Sweet Catomine and grade I winner Life Is Sweet, was named Kentucky Broodmare of the Year.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
After placing twice in grade I stakes in a three-month span, Free Flying Soul appears well-spotted to earn her first graded win in the $100,000 Las Flores Handicap (gr. III) at Santa Anita on Easter Sunday April 4.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Gabby's Golden Gal returned to the 3-year-old form that saw her win the Acorn Stakes (gr. I) last spring when she captured the $250,000 Santa Monica Handicap (gr. I) at Santa Anita Jan. 31.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Her last four stakes wins have come at seven furlongs, but if grade I winner Evita Argentina hopes to add the $250,000 Santa Monica Handicap (gr. I) to her fine record, she'll need to be at her best at Santa Anita Jan. 31.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Fifth win for Khalid Abdullah's global operation; won in 1995, 2001-03
Monday, January 18, 2010
Trainer Humberto Ascanio says he'll push on in 2010 without his longtime mentor and friend, Hall of Fame member Bobby Frankel, even with the loss of the barn's blue-blood horses from its central client, Juddmonte Farms.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
For the second day in a row, the barn of the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel scored a grade I victory on the Hollywood Park turf. On Nov. 28 Ventura captured the $300,000 Matriarch in a stakes record time by 1 3/4 lengths.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Ventura, one of the leading stars for the late trainer Bobby Frankel and Juddmonte Farms during the past two years, goes for her fourth grade I victory against six rivals in the Nov. 28 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Two-time champion Indian Blessing has been retired from racing and booked to recently retired Zensational.
Friday, November 13, 2009
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]