SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Matto Mondo (CHI) | Margin: 3¼ | $60,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Sir Cat - Muy Euforica (CHI), Sadlers Congress (IRE)
Sire: Sir Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 4 years. 14 starts, 7 wins, $401,185. Lifetime: 166 yearlings sold, median $10,000. In 2009: 1.28 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Sadlers Congress (IRE), Bay, 1987. In 2009: 1.78 AEI.
| 2 | Global Hunter (ARG) | Margin: 1 | $20,000 |
2003 | Bay Horse | Jade Hunter - Griffe de Paris (BRZ), Telescopico (ARG)
Sire: Jade Hunter, Chestnut, 1984. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $407,260. Lifetime: 228 yearlings sold, median $18,500.
Broodmare Sire: Telescopico (ARG), Bay, 1975.
| 3 | Monba | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: C | $12,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Colt | Maria's Mon - Hamba, Easy Goer
Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 496 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Easy Goer, Chestnut, 1986.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $200,000.
Others: Dilemma, $6,000; Ferneley (IRE), $2,000; Monterey Jazz; Shore Do; Becrux (ITY).
Scratched: Yankee Bravo; Mr Napper Tandy (GB).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matto Mondo (CHI) | Mike E. Smith | Richard E. Mandella |
| 2 | Global Hunter (ARG) | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | A. C. Avila |
| 3 | Monba | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Dilemma | Garrett K. Gomez | Patrick Gallagher |
| 5 | Ferneley (IRE) | Victor Espinoza | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 6 | Monterey Jazz | David Romero Flores | Craig Dollase |
| 7 | Shore Do | Joseph Talamo | Brian J. Koriner |
| 8 | Becrux (ITY) | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matto Mondo (CHI) | Mike E. Smith | $14.20 | $6.80 | $5.00 | |||||||
| Global Hunter (ARG) | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | $6.40 | $4.20 | ||||||||
| Monba | John R. Velazquez | $6.00 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-3) | $95.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-3-10) | $864.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-3-10-7) | $4,322.00 | ||||||||||
Grade I winning son of Jade Hunter has already been shipped to Buenos Aires and is in quarantine.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013Lord of the Stars and Ahlaain look sharp for starts int he Meydan Classic Feb. 24. Ferneley and Crowded House on track for their next starts on Super Thursday March 3.
Thursday, February 24, 2011The first foal by grade I winner Monba was born Feb. 15 at Michael Jester's Penn Ridge Farms near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Friday, February 18, 2011
See the races from the first weekend of 2011.
Glen Hill Farm's Dilemma picked his first win since November 2008 with a perfectly timed ride from birthday boy Garrett Gomez in Santa Anita's $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course Jan. 1.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Dance With Gable, a perfect three-for-three in his career on Santa Anita's hillside turf course, steps up in class for the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) Jan. 1.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Global Hunter, a grade I winner in California and a group II winner in his native Argentina, will stand in 2011 at Rich and Gaby Sulpizio's Magali Farms near Santa Ynez, Calif.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Rank the past winners of the Woodbine Mile. Compare your rankings to the rest of the BloodHorse.com community.
Global Hunter, who broke down after winning the American Handicap (gr. IIT) at Hollywood Park July 4 and underwent surgery on his right front ankle the following day, continues to make an encouraging recovery.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Includes photos of Queen Elizabeth, Haynesfield, Franny Freud, Global Hunter, Rachel Alexandra. and more.
Global Hunter, who broke down immediately after winning the July 4 American Handicap (gr. IIT) at Hollywood Park, underwent a four-hour surgery July 5 at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center in Los Olivos, Calif.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Global Hunter turned in a magnificent effort to win the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. IIT) at Hollywood Park on Independence Day, but his game head victory turned to sadness when the grade I winner pulled up lame.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Hall of Fame trainers Richard Mandella and Neil Drysdale will each be going for their fourth win in Holywood Park's American Handicap (gr. IIT), the Inglewood, Calif. track's Fourth of July feature.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Eight-year-old Karelian, who scored the biggest win of his career in the Maker's Mark Stakes (gr. IT) last month, bids for consecutive grade I victories when he battles nine rivals in the $250,000 Shoemaker Mile (gr. IT).
Friday, May 28, 2010Millionaire Bold Chieftain scored the first graded stakes win of his 36-race career when he collared pacesetter Monterey Jazz in the $150,000 San Francisco Mile (gr. IIT) April 24 at Golden Gate Fields.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Compari, winner of the Arcadia Handicap (gr. IIT) three weeks ago, bids for his seventh win in succession in the $100,000 Inglewood Handicap (gr. III) over the turf at Hollywood Park on April 25.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Bold Chieftain, a 16-time winner of more than $1.4 million, is on one of the best form cycles of his six-year career as he prepares to race in the $150,000 San Francisco Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) at Golden Gate Fields April 24.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010The first mare in foal to grade I winner Monba is Hanna's Fury, a winning half-sister to two stakes winners.
Thursday, March 11, 2010Penn Ridge Farms will offer an incentive program for incoming stallion Monba.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Good Ba Ba made history at Sha Tin on Dec. 13 when capturing a dramatic win in the HK$16 million Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (HK-I) for an unprecedented third time in a row.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Post positions, post times for the Dec. 13 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races held at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Friday, December 11, 2009
An interest in Del Mar Mile (gr. IIT) winner Ferneley has been purchased by Robert Teel, it was announced Oct. 29.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Goldikova looks to become the fourth horse to repeat in the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Versatile Cowboy Cal went gate to wire to win the $150,000 Oak Tree Mile Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf course Oct. 10, and earned the right to advance to the $2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) next month.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Cowboy Cal returns to Santa Anita for trainer Todd Pletcher, looking to get back on the winning track in the $150,000 Oak Tree Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Oct. 10.
Wednesday, October 07, 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]