SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Bob Black Jack | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Stormy Jack - Molly's Prospector, Native Prospector
Sire: Stormy Jack, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 8 wins, $596,673. Lifetime: 26 yearlings sold, median $4,250. In 2009: 1.43 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Native Prospector, Dark Bay or Brown, 1977. In 2009: 1.23 AEI.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited January 2006 Mixed Sale, $4,500.
| 2 | Ventana | Margin: ½ | 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: 130 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 | Supreme Summit | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: C+ | $18,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Cactus Ridge - Studentoftheweek, Sunny Clime
Sire: Cactus Ridge , Bay, 2001. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 4 wins, $187,850. Lifetime: 85 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sunny Clime, Dark Bay or Brown, 1972.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 June Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age, ($70,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Open Sale of Yearlings, $42,000.
Keeneland Association January 2007 Horses of All Ages Sale, $10,000.
Others: Bestdressed, $9,000; Dancing in Silks, $3,000; Quietly Mine.
Scratched: Hunch.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Black Jack | David Romero Flores | James M. Kasparoff |
| 2 | Ventana | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert |
| 3 | Supreme Summit | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 4 | Bestdressed | Alonso Quinonez | John W. Sadler |
| 5 | Dancing in Silks | Joel Rosario | Carla Gaines |
| 6 | Quietly Mine | Inoel Beato | Jack Carava |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bob Black Jack | David Romero Flores | $10.20 | $5.20 | $4.80 | ||||||
| 6 | Ventana | Victor Espinoza | $3.80 | $3.40 | |||||||
| 2 | Supreme Summit | Rafael Bejarano | $4.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-6) | $38.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-6-2) | $143.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-6-2-5) | $367.80 | ||||||||||
In spite of a small field, a dandy match-up between 2011 national male sprint champion Amazombie and two-time grade I winner The Factor is set for the $200,000 San Carlos Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita Feb. 25.
Wednesday, February 22, 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
Bob Black Jack's career is over after the 6-year-old horse was injured during a sixth-place finish in the Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) at Hollywood Park, trainer Jim Kasparoff confirmed Nov. 27.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Second in his return to racing following a 20-month layoff, grade I winner Bob Black Jack will make his turf debut for trainer James Kasparoff in the $250,000 Citation Handicap (gr. IIT) at Hollywood Park Nov. 26.
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
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
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
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.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
There were some relieved smiles in Santa Anita's winner's circle after favored Smiling Tiger overcame a bad stumble at the start to capture the $150,000 San Carlos Handicap (gr. II) by a desperate head in the rain Feb. 19
Saturday, February 19, 2011
A disappointment in last month's Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II), two-time grade I winner Smiling Tiger will get a new jockey for the $150,000 San Carlos Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita Feb. 19 when Joel Rosario takes over.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Trainer Bob Baffert continued his domination of the young 2011 Santa Anita meet when Euroears scored an easy front-running 2 1/4-length upset in the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 22.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Smiling Tiger, who won a pair of grade I races and became a finalist as the nation's top sprinter, kicks off his 4-year-old campaign in the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 22 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Harold L. Queen's homebred Big Drama took the lead at the break and never looked back en route to victory in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
The 2009 winner of the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint, Dancing in Silks, will not ship to Churchill Downs for another shot at the $2 million race, trainer Carla Gaines told the Daily Racing Form Oct. 22.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Smiling Tiger, reunited with jockey Russell Baze, earned his second grade I win of the season when he put away Cost of Freedom in the stretch and held on for a half-length victory in the $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I).
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Cost of Freedom, attempting to become the first two-time winner of Oak Tree's $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 9, faces a field that includes 2009 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Dancing in Silks.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Shipping to the West Coast from Belmont Park for the Godolphin Racing team, Gayego is the one to beat in his 2010 North American debut in the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) July 10 at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Calvin Borel guided his mount to an early lead and never looked back. This time, Borel steered 10-1 chance Atta Boy Roy to a wire-to-wire score in the $250,000 Churchill Downs (gr. II) May 1.
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Favored Ventana, ridden by a riled up Garrett Gomez, outfought Gotta Go Win in deep stretch to post an exciting nose victory in the $150,000 Potrero Grande Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita April 3.
Saturday, April 03, 2010
With back-to-back runner-up finishes to Bob Black Jack and Kinsale King at the current Santa Anita meet, Ventana bids for his elusive first stakes victory once more in the $150,000 Potrero Grande Handicap (gr. II) April 3.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]