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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Pretty Unusual | Margin: 1ΒΌ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2006 | Bay Filly | Unusual Heat - Sci Fi Kin, Siphon (BRZ)
Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 74 yearlings sold, median $23,000.
Broodmare Sire: Siphon (BRZ), Bay, 1991.
| 2 | Stardom Bound | Margin: head | TrueNicks: C | $30,000 |
2006 | Gray or Roan Filly | Tapit - My White Corvette, Tarr Road
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.
| 3 | Freedom Star | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $18,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Street Cry (IRE) - Willie's Luv, Williamstown
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 399 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Williamstown, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. In 2009: 1.09 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2012 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($280,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, ($385,000).
Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $220,000.
Others: Justwhistledixie, $9,000; Spirit Seeker, $3,000; Dream Empress; Gumption; Best Lass; Rose Diamond (IRE); Will O Way.
Scratched: Gilded Gem; Eloquently (GB); Dave's Revenge.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretty Unusual | Chantal Sutherland | Barry Abrams |
| 2 | Stardom Bound | Mike E. Smith | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 3 | Freedom Star | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 4 | Justwhistledixie | Garrett K. Gomez | William I. Mott |
| 5 | Spirit Seeker | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 6 | Dream Empress | Tyler Baze | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 7 | Gumption | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Bruce Headley |
| 8 | Best Lass | Alex O. Solis | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 9 | Rose Diamond (IRE) | Joseph Talamo | Patrick L. Biancone |
| 10 | Will O Way | Alonso Quinonez | Vladimir Cerin |
by Anne Peters
During the first weekend in February, he was represented by three graded stakes winners: Flashback, Honorable Dillon, and Tapicat.
Journalist Kate Hunter continues her visit with mares in Japan.
Freedom Star, seeking her first win since taking the Iowa Distaff in June, is the 3-1 morning line favorite in the $150,000 Chilukki Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs, the race that wraps up the final day of Breeders' Cup a
Wednesday, November 02, 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
The 2011 Florida Derby, Swale, Skip Away, and more!
Gilded Gem closed from last on the far outside to win the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) April 2 at Santa Anita Park, registering her first stakes victory for trainer Bob Baffert.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Bob Baffert is going to be tough to beat in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita April 2. The Hall of Fame trainer entered half the field, including the potent pair of Gilded Gem and Mother Ruth.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Bloodstock agent Tommy Eastham has opened his EastWynd Sales Agency near Lexington. The firm is accepting new clients.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
As dominant as she was in winning the La Brea (gr. I) in stakes record-time one month ago, Switch looked like a world-beater as she trounced her rivals in the $250,000 Santa Monica Handicap (gr. I) Jan. 30 at Santa Anita.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
A dominant winner of the La Brea Stakes (gr. I) to kick off the Santa Anita season, Switch returns to action Jan. 30 seeking her second grade I triumph in a row in the $250,000 Santa Monica Stakes (gr. I).
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Always a Princess sprinted away in the lane over Santa Anita's speed-favoring main track and easily captured the $150,000 El Encino Stakes (gr. II) to spoil the 2011 debut of odds-on choice Blind Luck Jan. 16.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Blind Luck, expected to be named champion 3-year-old filly at the Eclipse Awards Monday evening, kicks off her 2011 campaign in the $150,000 El Encino Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 16 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Likely 3-year-old filly champion Blind Luck worked six furlongs on Santa Anita's main track Jan. 1 in 1:11 4/5 as she prepares for her 2011 debut in the El Encino Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 16.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
California grade II winner Pretty Unusual died because of complications from emergency surgery Sept. 19.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sweet August Moon returned to the winner's circle for the first time in more than 17 months when she took an inside path to defeat odds-on favorite Free Flying Soul by 1 3/4 lengths in the $150,000 A Gleam Handicap (gr. II).
Saturday, July 17, 2010
After finishing far behind Rachel Alexandra in the Fleur de Lis (gr. II) last month at Churchill Downs, Made for Magic returns to the scene of her biggest win in the $150,000 A Gleam Handicap (gr. II) at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The daughter of Tapit was in foal to Big Brown at the time the deal was closed.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Thrilling another crowd with her spine-tingling late charge, the undefeated mare nabbed a determined St Trinians by a half-length for her 17th consecutive victory in the June 13 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Two-time champion Zenyatta attempts to remain perfect in a modern-day record 17 consecutive races when she faces five opponents in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park June 13.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Undefeated champion Zenyatta, bidding for a record 17th consecutive victory, was assigned 129 pounds for the Vanity Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park June 13, the same weight she carried in winning the race a year ago.
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Stardom Bound, a 2008 champion and winner of that year's Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), has been retired from racing and been booked to Big Brown
Friday, April 16, 2010
Justwhistledixie, who is trying to regain the winning touch she had early in her sophomore season, takes on five fillies and mares all seeking their first graded stakes victory April 17 in the $150,000 Distaff Handicap
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Augustin Stable's Forever Together, the champion grass mare in 2008, will make her season debut against a terrific field in the $200,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IIT) April 3 at Keeneland.
Wednesday, April 07, 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
As expected, 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and two-time champion Zenyatta were chief among the 45 fillies and mares nominated to the $5 million Apple Blossom Invitational (gr. I) at Oaklawn Park April 9.
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You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]
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