SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Cat by the Tale | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $90,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Mare | Tale of the Cat - St Clair Ridge (IRE), Indian Ridge (IRE)
Sire: Tale of the Cat , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $360,900. Lifetime: 1075 yearlings sold, median $63,018.
Broodmare Sire: Indian Ridge (IRE), Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2008 Horses of All Ages Sale, $52,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $75,000.
| 2 | Treat Gently (GB) | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2005 | Bay Mare | Cape Cross (IRE) - Kid Gloves (GB), In the Wings (GB)
Sire: Cape Cross (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 4 years. 19 starts, 5 wins, $430,308. Lifetime: 684 yearlings sold, median $68,316.
Broodmare Sire: In the Wings (GB), Bay, 1986.
| 3 | Rosa Grace (GB) | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: D | $18,000 |
2005 | Gray or Roan Mare | Lomitas (GB) - Night Haven (GB), Night Shift
Sire: Lomitas (GB), Chestnut, 1988. Raced 5 years. 19 starts, 10 wins, $918,656. Lifetime: 184 yearlings sold, median $34,573.
Broodmare Sire: Night Shift, Bay, 1980.
Sale History:
Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2010, $221,045.
Tattersall's October 2006 Yearling Sale, $58,439.
Others: Teamgeist (ARG), $9,000; Diamondrella (GB), $3,000; Lavender Sky; Century Park.
Scratched: Czechers; Life Is Sweet.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat by the Tale | Joel Rosario | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 2 | Treat Gently (GB) | Rafael Bejarano | William I. Mott |
| 3 | Rosa Grace (GB) | Joseph Talamo | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 4 | Teamgeist (ARG) | Mike E. Smith | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 5 | Diamondrella (GB) | Alex O. Solis | Gary L. Stevens |
| 6 | Lavender Sky | Ahmed Ajtebi | Julio C. Canani |
| 7 | Century Park | Tyler Baze | Bob Baffert |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cat by the Tale | Joel Rosario | $7.60 | $3.60 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 3 | Treat Gently (GB) | Rafael Bejarano | $3.60 | $3.00 | |||||||
| 2 | Rosa Grace (GB) | Joseph Talamo | $5.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-3) | $26.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-3-2) | $173.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-3-2-8) | $746.00 | ||||||||||
Calimonco, a multiple stakes winner and the only full brother to Breeders' Cup champions Sweet Catomine and Life is Sweet, will enter stud at Donald and Karen Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm in 2013.
Friday, December 14, 2012Stakes winner Calimonco, a full brother to Breeders' Cup winners Sweet Catomine and Life Is Sweet, will enter stud in 2012 at Donald and Karen Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm near Ramona, Calif.
Monday, October 17, 2011
When Santa Anita officials were scouting about for a stakes event to name after the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, they could hardly have found a better fit than the San Gorgonio Handicap.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Santa Anita Park announced the Jan. 1 San Gorgonio Handicap (gr. II) has been renamed the Robert J. Frankel Memorial Handicap, in honor of the late Hall of Fame conditioner.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Unusual Suspect snapped his 16-race losing streak when he overcame pacesetter Temple City in the final strides to win the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT) Nov. 13 at Hollywood Park.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland from twinspires.com preview the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. I). Plus, a look back at the Breeders' Cup.
Grade II winner Treat Gently can become just the second female in 28 renewals to win the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT) on the turf course at Hollywood Park Nov. 13.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Winchester swept past favored Paddy O'Prado in deep stretch to comfortably win the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (gr. IT) on a yielding Belmont Park Widener Turf Course Oct. 2.
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Paddy O'Prado will get his stiffest test when he makes his debut against older horses in the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (gr. IT) Oct. 2 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010Galikova has a little way to go yet before she can be compared to her illustrious big sister Goldikova, but she started off in the right direction by winning her racecourse debut Sept. 18 at Longchamp.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Anne Eberhardt gets a sweet surprise at Lane's End Farm.
Anne Eberhardt visits with Life Is Sweet at Lane's End Farm.
Arlington Park chairman Richard L. Duchossois, who named the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) for his wife, won the race for the first time when his Eclair de Lune rolled to victory over Hot Cha Cha.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Tuscan Evening's sad demise earlier this month has left the $750,000 Beverly D. devoid of any obvious favorite on Arlington Million day Aug. 21 at Arlington Park.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Life At Ten earned a berth in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) with her victory July 17 in the Delaware Handicap (gr. II) at Delaware Park.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Phillip Maas' homebred A She's Adorable will be seeking her second straight victory against stakes company when she meets nine rivals in the $200,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Delaware Park July 17.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Odds-on choice Tuscan Evening earned her first grade I stakes win when she outfought 2008 female turf champion Forever Together by a half-length in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) on the Hollywood Park turf May 29.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
For all of Tuscan Evening's success in the past two seasons, the one thing that has eluded her is a grade I victory, an omission she'll try to correct in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes May 29 at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
A group II winner in France, Juddmonte's Treat Gently finally found found success in the United States when she triumphed impressively in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park May 22.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Trainer Christophe Clement will seek his fifth victory in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (gr. IIT) when he sends out a pair of inexperienced but promising fillies making their stakes debuts in the 11-furlong turf event
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Medaglia d'Amour made her stakes debut a winning effort when she edged clear in deep stretch to take the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) by 1 1/4 lengths over favored Cat by the Tale on the Hollywood Park turf May 1.
Saturday, May 01, 2010
The May 1 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT) has six graded/group stakes winners entered.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Neil Drysdale will send out probable favorite Cat By The Tale with jockey Tyler Baze aboard in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. III) May 1 at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
ReRun's spring auction of Moneigh paintings created by equine stars such as Zenyatta runs through Sun., May 2 on eBay to benefit retired Thoroughbres.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Life Is Sweet, the 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) winner for Martin and Pam Wygod, has been pronounced in foal to Smart Strike.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]