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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Kinsale King | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Yankee Victor - Flaming Mirage, Woodman
Sire: Yankee Victor, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 19 starts, 8 wins, $833,806. Lifetime: 171 yearlings sold, median $25,000. In 2009: 1.32 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Woodman, Chestnut, 1983.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $67,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $27,000.
| 2 | Ventana | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: D | $30,000 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Toccet - Full Figure, Polish Numbers
Sire: Toccet , Bay, 2000. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 7 wins, $931,387. Lifetime: 132 yearlings sold, median $11,250.
Broodmare Sire: Polish Numbers, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2008 Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $410,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $147,000.
| 3 | Dancing in Silks | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: C+ | $18,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Black Minnaloushe - Lemhi Love, Royal and Regal
Sire: Black Minnaloushe, Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $490,945. Lifetime: 357 yearlings sold, median $21,226.
Broodmare Sire: Royal and Regal, Dark Bay or Brown, 1970.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (British Columbia Division) 2006 Summer Mixed Sale, $21,401.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, $20,000.
Others: Supreme Summit, $9,000; Quietly Mine, $3,000; Paul's Hope; Eaton's Gift.
Scratched: M One Rifle; Ez Dreamer.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinsale King | Martin Garcia | Carl O'Callaghan |
| 2 | Ventana | Joseph Talamo | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Dancing in Silks | Joel Rosario | Carla Gaines |
| 4 | Supreme Summit | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 5 | Quietly Mine | Garrett K. Gomez | Jack Carava |
| 6 | Paul's Hope | Victor Espinoza | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 7 | Eaton's Gift | Tyler Baze | Mike R. Mitchell |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kinsale King | Martin Garcia | $20.20 | $9.80 | $4.40 | ||||||
| 9 | Ventana | Joseph Talamo | $11.60 | $4.40 | |||||||
| 1 | Dancing in Silks | Joel Rosario | $2.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-9) | $154.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-9-1) | $454.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-9-1-7) | $1,274.40 | ||||||||||
M One Rifle, winner of the 2009 Malibu Stakes (gr. I), has been officially retired to trainer Bruce Headley's equine complex in Arcadia, Calif.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Grade II winner Ventana will stand the 2013 breeding season at Indiana Stallion Station near Anderson, Ind.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Willa B Awesome, upset winner of the Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I) last month, headlines the 2012 California Gold Rush at Betfair Hollywood Park April 28.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
After registering his first graded stakes win with a powerful effort in the Sir Beaufort Stakes (gr. IIT) to open the meet, Mr. Commons is a clear standout in the $150,000 Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 4 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012Eaton's Gift, a multiple grade II winner, has been purchased for stallion duty to stand in 2012 at Joe and Sharon Kerby's Key Ranch near Salado, Texas.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Amazombie, the Eclipse Award winner as the nation's top sprinter in 2011, was tentatively entered for the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 21.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Grade II winner Ventana has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2012 at Gayle Gerth's Dana Point Farm in Lenhartsville, Pa.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Pacific Ocean, bursting to the lead from his rail post, overpowered his rivals for the first graded stakes tally of his career in the Vernon O. Underwood (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Nov. 26.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert entered a trio led by Euroears in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes Nov. 26, a race that has also attracted grade I winner Comma to the Top, returning from an extended layoff.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Soul Candy, winner of the California Cup Classic last year when it was held on the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park, is back to defend his title against seven rivals in the $175,000 event on Santa Anita's turf course Oct. 29.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Fresh off a dominating win in the Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I), Smiling Tiger is back to defend his title in the Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar July 31.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Still smarting from their most recent losses, Smiling Tiger and Amazombie will square off in a highly-competitive renewal of the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park July 2.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
With six stakes worth more than $1 million, Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will hold its biggest racing weekend of the year June 24-25, highlighted by the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Camp Victory was declared the official winner of the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap (gr. III) at Hollywood Park when Amazombie, first across the line, was disqualified after bulling his way to the front in mid-stretch May 30.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Ventana returned to his winning ways, as the 5-year-old finally did May 21 at Pimlico Race Course when he outdueled longshot Immortal Eyes to score the $100,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III).
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Ventana, the only previous graded stakes winner entered in the Maryland Sprint (gr. III), is seeking his first score outside California. The race, which attracted a field of nine, will be contested at six furlongs May 21.
Thursday, May 19, 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
Amazombie, closing with abandon on the far outside for jockey Mike Smith, nipped Captain Cherokee by a head in a terrific finish to the $150,000 Potrero Grande Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park April 3.
Sunday, April 03, 2011
There are some classy horses making their comebacks in the $150,000 Potrero Grande Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita April 3, including Crown of Thorns, M One Rifle, and Atta Boy Roy.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Six races worth a total of $16 million will be contested in the lead-up to the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-I) on March 26 at Meydan Racecourse.
Wednesday, March 23, 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
Thirteen American-trained horses were announced as likely starters in six races on the $26 million Dubai World Cup card to be held March 26 at Meydan Racecourse.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Kinsale King will be ridden by Rafael Bejarano when he attempts to defend his title in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (UAE-I) March 26.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Dancing in Silks, who has been winless since his nose victory 2009 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita, will get a chance to redeem himself with a new trainer and jockey in the Feb. 27 Sensational Star Handicap.
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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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