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Santa Anita Oaks (gr. 1)

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $300,000
  • Date: March 7, 2009
  • Class: Grade I
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 3:07 PM PT
1 Stardom Bound Margin: nose TrueNicks: C+ $180,000

2006 | Gray or Roan Filly | Tapit   - My White Corvette, Tarr Road

  • Breeder:Fletcher Gray, Carolyn Gray & John Youngblood
  • Owner: IEAH Stables, Pompa, Jr., Dubb, Et Al
  • Trainer: Robert J. Frankel
  • Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Tapit  , Gray or Roan, 2001. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $557,300. Lifetime: 371 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Tarr Road, Roan, 1983. In 2009: .81 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2008 Mixed Sale, $5,700,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $375,000.
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $50,000.

2 Third Dawn Margin: nose TrueNicks: A+ $60,000

2006 | Bay Mare | Sky Mesa   - Chalmette, Quiet American  

  • Breeder:John C. Oxley
  • Owner: Ike & Dawn Thrash
  • Trainer: John W. Sadler
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Sky Mesa  , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $633,076. Lifetime: 320 yearlings sold, median $50,000. In 2009: .71 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Quiet American  , Bay, 1986. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Selected Sale of Yearlings, ($27,000).
Keeneland Association 2006 November Breeding Stock Sale, $60,000.

3 Hooh Why Margin: neck TrueNicks: B+ $36,000

2006 | Chestnut Mare | Cloud Hopping - Magic Merger, Corporate Report

  • Breeder:Gail Gee
  • Owner: Derby Daze Farm, Inc. & Hoffman
  • Trainer: Carla Gaines
  • Jockey: Robby Albarado

Sire: Cloud Hopping, Chestnut, 1997. Raced 1 years. 3 starts, 1 wins, $6,562. Lifetime: 32 yearlings sold, median $2,850. In 2009: .92 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Corporate Report, Chestnut, 1988. In 2009: .90 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, ($325,000).

Time: 1:43.62   Track: FT

Others: Nan, $18,000; Burg Berg, $6,000; Beltene; Miss Silver Brook; Stormy Slew; Will O Way.

Scratched: Acronym.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Stardom BoundMike E. SmithRobert J. Frankel
2Third DawnRafael BejaranoJohn W. Sadler
3Hooh WhyRobby AlbaradoCarla Gaines
4NanCorey S. NakataniCraig Dollase
5Burg BergTyler BazeJ. Paco Gonzalez
6BelteneJoel RosarioJack Carava
7Miss Silver BrookAlex O. SolisJulio C. Canani
8Stormy SlewJohn R. VelazquezDoug F. O'Neill
9Will O WayRussell A. BazeVladimir Cerin

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Stardom BoundMike E. Smith$2.80$2.40$2.10
Third DawnRafael Bejarano$12.40$7.20
Hooh WhyRobby Albarado$5.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (1-9)$49.80
$2.00 Trifecta (1-9-4)$378.60
$2.00 Superfecta (1-9-4-6)$2,085.80

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