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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Crisp | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A+ | $60,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | El Corredor - Cat's Fair, Sir Cat
Sire: El Corredor , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 7 wins, $727,920. Lifetime: 455 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sir Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: 1.28 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $1,200,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $900,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $160,000.
| 2 | Evening Jewel | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Northern Afleet - Jewel of the Night, Giant's Causeway
Sire: Northern Afleet , Bay, 1993. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $626,671. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $8,000.
| 3 | Ellafitz | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: D | $12,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Tiznow - Skat Girl, Dixieland Band
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $320,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2008 Yearling Sale, $34,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, ($30,000).
Others: Harissa, $6,000; Zilva, $2,000.
Scratched: Whispering Hush.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crisp | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 2 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| 3 | Ellafitz | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert |
| 4 | Harissa | Martin Garcia | David E. Hofmans |
| 5 | Zilva | Rafael Bejarano | H. Graham Motion |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Crisp | Joel Rosario | $9.20 | $4.80 | $3.20 | ||||||
| 5 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | $3.60 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 6 | Ellafitz | Garrett K. Gomez | $3.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-5) | $28.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-5-6) | $124.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-5-6-4) | $313.80 | ||||||||||
Undefeated Black Caviar received a rare distinction Feb. 21 when she became only the second active racehorse to be inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Returning to the dirt for trainer Bob Baffert, Fiftyshadesofhay shook loose of her rivals and romped to her first stakes victory in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel (gr. III) over a wet/fast track at Santa Anita Park Jan. 26.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
After four consecutive in-the-money stakes efforts, Scarlet Strike should be ready for her picture in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 26 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Grade I winner Include Me Out puts her three-race victory streak on the line in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) Jan. 16 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Favored Include Me Out nailed down her third consecutive graded victory this year after overcoming pacesetter Ellafitz narrowly in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap (gr. II) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 19.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Grade I winners Zazu and Include Me Out will battle in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap (gr. II) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 19 in a race that also attracted multiple grade II winner Ellafitz.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The daughter of Northern Afleet is a millionaire and winner of two grade I stakes.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Include Me Out blew past odds-on choice Ellafitz on the turn for home and became a grade I winner with an easy victory in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Stakes March 17 on a sloppy track at rainy Santa Anita.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
On a three-race stakes winning streak for trainer Bob Baffert, Ellafitz will go for her first grade I victory against five opponents in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes (gr. I) March 17 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Front-running Ellafitz demonstrated her gritty determination when she turned back several challenges to capture Santa Anita's $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 18.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
There was no staying with Ellafitz in last month's Pasaena Handicap and trainer Bob Baffert's 5-year-old mare could get the same kind of trip in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Santa Maria.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
When Willa B Awesome was a foal, breeder/co-owner Terry Lovingier would often stroll from his house to the filly's pasture with a glass of wine to observe her.
Willa B Awesome hit the front early and was never headed as she snuck away to an 11-1 upset in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 28.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Killer Graces, winner of the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) last month, renews her rivalry with Charm the Maker as the 123-pound high weight in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Dec. 28.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Ellafitz, allowed to go it alone on a lackadaisical pace, proved too much to handle in the stretch as she scored her first stakes victory in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) by 3 1/4 lengths at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Top-weighted City to City and defending champion Washington Bridge form a potent duo in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Every time he's asked her, trainer Art Sherman says Ultra Blend has met the challenge. In the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 6, the 5-year-old California-bred mare will take her biggest step yet.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Aaron and Marie Jones have bought multiple grade I winner Evening Jewel to add to their broodmare band.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Hilda's Passion, a two-time graded stakes winner this season at Gulfstream Park, heads a strong field of eight older fillies and mares in the $300,000 Humana Distaff Stakes (gr. I) at Churchill Downs May 7.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
It didn't take long for Shotgun Gulch to move on to her next challenge after winning the April 14 Vinery Madison (gr. I) under Garrett Gomez.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Shotgun Gulch passed favored Amen Hallelujah in deep stretch to post an 11-1 upset in the $300,000 Vinery Madison (gr. I) April 14 at Keeneland.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Fasig-Tipton has not received payment for grade I winner Crisp and the broodmares Little Bonnet and Sky Mom, who were sold for more than $1.9 million combined during the 2010 Kentucky November select mixed sale.
Monday, March 07, 2011
A long list of winners from a weekend of racing! ArchArchArch and Mucho Macho Man.
Favored Harissa put away front-running Aspenglow in the final sixteenth of a mile to register her first graded stakes win Feb. 19 in the $150,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) at Laurel Park.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Millionaire 4-year-old filly Evening Jewel, facing possible retirement just last month, will carry high weight of 122 pounds and likely favoritism in the $150,000 Buena Vista Handicap (gr. IIT) Feb. 21 at Santa Anita.
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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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