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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Mr Gruff | Margin: ¾ | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: A+ | $60,000 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Mr. Greeley - Ruff, Clever Trick
Sire: Mr. Greeley, Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 5 wins, $474,452. Lifetime: 863 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2006 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $200,000.
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $110,000.
| 2 | Doppio | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 94 | TrueNicks: A+ | $20,000 |
2002 | Chestnut Gelding | Gentlemen (ARG) - Gran Dama, Rahy
Sire: Gentlemen (ARG), Chestnut, 1992. Raced 5 years. 24 starts, 13 wins, $3,608,558. Lifetime: 139 yearlings sold, median $9,000. In 2009: .64 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2003 September Yearling Sale, $48,000.
| 3 | Euroglide | Margin: 1½ | BRIS: 93 | TrueNicks: B | $12,000 |
2004 | Bay Gelding | Honor Glide - Europass, Youmadeyourpoint
Sire: Honor Glide, Bay, 1994. Raced 6 years. 38 starts, 11 wins, $1,397,187. Lifetime: 35 yearlings sold, median $4,500.
Broodmare Sire: Youmadeyourpoint, Dark Bay or Brown, 1986. In 2009: .83 AEI.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $30,000.
Others: Tiz West, $6,000; El Merito (CHI), $2,000; Prussian; Jungle Prince; Desert Code.
Scratched: Headache (FR).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr Gruff | Joel Rosario | Ronald W. Ellis |
| 2 | Doppio | Alex O. Solis | Carla Gaines |
| 3 | Euroglide | Michael C. Baze | Peter Eurton |
| 4 | Tiz West | Victor Espinoza | Richard E. Mandella |
| 5 | El Merito (CHI) | Corey S. Nakatani | Mike Puype |
| 6 | Prussian | Rafael Bejarano | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 7 | Jungle Prince | Agapito Delgadillo | Victor L. Garcia |
| 8 | Desert Code | Aaron T. Gryder | David E. Hofmans |
Godolphin's Sajjhaa spoiled the highly anticipated return of South African Horse of Year Igugu in the Balanchine (UAE-II) Feb. 21, rolling past the overwhelming favorite in the Meydan stretch and drawing off for the win.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Southern California-based trainer David Hofmans, who boasts classic wins and Breeders' Cup victories, notched career win 1,000 on Oct. 8 when Sultry Season rallied from sixth to win the 10th race at Santa Anita Park.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Looking fresh as a daisy, California Flag humbled his rivals in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) with a front-running 2 1/4-length victory on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita April 21.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
On the sidelines since last fall's Breeder's Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT), California Flag returns to head a field of eight in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. 11T) on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita Park April 21.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Caracortado took advantage of an all-out pace duel to come from far out of it, winning the $98,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) on Santa Anita's hillside turf course with a remarkable late charge Jan. 8.
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Regally Ready, the 2011 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT) winner, begins his 2012 campaign in the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) Jan. 8 on the Santa Anita hillside grass course.
Thursday, January 05, 2012Graded stakes winner Tiz West, whose dam is a full sister to Horse of the Year and major sire Tiznow, will stand at River Oaks Farm near Sulphur, Okla.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Odds-on choice Regally Ready set a blazing pace coming down the Santa Anita hillside turf course, staving off the fast-closing Camp Victory by a nose for his first graded stakes win in the $100,000 San Simeon H. April 16.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
On the sidelines since fading to fifth in the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) last summer, Compari returns to action in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Santa Anita hillside turf course April 16.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Back in Dubai to defend his title in the $2-million Dubai Golden Shaheen, Kinsale King showed on his first return visit to the Meydan track that he has a new attitude.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Victor's Cry, with a perfectly timed ride from Corey Nakatani, nipped favorite Karelian by a short head to post a 21-1 stunner in the $250,000 Shoemaker Mile Stakes (gr. IT) on the Hollywood Park turf May 31.
Monday, May 31, 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, 2010
Trainer Ron Ellis could have something special in Mr Gruff, who sped away from the field en route to a 2 1/4-length repeat victory in the San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) on Santa Anita's hillside turf course April 17.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Grade I winner Ever a Friend will return to Santa Anita's hillside turf course searching for his first stakes win in more than two years in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 17.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Desert Code, a millionaire and winner of the 2008 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Oak Tree at Santa Anita, will enter stud at John C. Harris' Harris Farms near Coalinga, Calif.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Susan Osborne's Desert Code, winner of the 2008 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, has been retired from racing for stallion duty.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
With most of the major training over for the Nov. 6-7 Breeders' Cup World Championships completed, the work tab at Santa Anita Nov. 3 was pretty light.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
What could be more specialized than horses that like to sprint on the turf? Yet all manner of runners make up the 22 pre-entries in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, which drew the largest field of all 14 Breeders' Cup races.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Favored California Flag led nearly all the way to win the $100,000 Morvich Handicap (gr. IIIT) on opening day of the Oak Tree Racing Association meet at Santa Anita Park Sept. 30, earning a repeat victory in the hillside turf course event over runner-up Get Funky and a berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Fittingly featuring 2008 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint champion Desert Code, the Sept. 30 Morvich Handicap (gr. IIIT) heads Oak Tree's 31-day season at Santa Anita, one that will be highlighted by the two-day, $25.5-million Breeders' Cup World Championships on Nov. 6 and 7.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sierra Sunset is scheduled to make his first start since winning the 2008 Rebel Stakes (gr. II) when he faces 10 rivals in the $100,000 Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) at Hollywood Park June 6.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Soul City Slew, a veteran gelding who won his first stakes when he upset the Potrero Grande Handicap (gr. II) last month, returns to Hollywood Park in the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap (gr. III) May 16.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Front-running Mr Gruff won his stakes debut in style, turning back a brief challenge in the lane to win the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita April 18.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Hillside turf course specialist Desert Code makes a quick turnaround for trainer David Hofmans as the 122-pound high weight in the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) on Santa Anita's penultimate day for the 2008-09 racing season April 18.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Dixie Chatter slid through an opening on the rail mid-stretch and kicked clear to win the $150,000 Arcadia Handicap (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Park April 4 for his first graded stakes win since capturing the 2007 Norfolk Stakes (gr. I).
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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]
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