SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Misremembered | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $450,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Ridgling | Candy Ride (ARG) - Beyond Perfection, Quack
Sire: Candy Ride (ARG) , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 260 yearlings sold, median $36,071.
Broodmare Sire: Quack, Bay, 1969.
| 2 | Neko Bay | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Giant's Causeway - Brulay, Rubiano
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Rubiano, Gray or Roan, 1987.
| 3 | Dakota Phone | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: C | $90,000 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Zavata - World of Gold, Spinning World
Sire: Zavata , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 5 wins, $346,533. Lifetime: 118 yearlings sold, median $7,250.
Broodmare Sire: Spinning World, Chestnut, 1993.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $67,000.
Others: Jeranimo, $45,000; Rendezvous, $15,000; St Trinians (GB); Marsh Side; Delightful Kiss; Pick Six; Pool Play; Loup Breton (IRE); Tiger's Rock; Eagle Poise; Mast Track.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misremembered | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Neko Bay | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs |
| 3 | Dakota Phone | Victor Espinoza | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 4 | Jeranimo | Rafael Bejarano | Michael Pender |
| 5 | Rendezvous | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 6 | St Trinians (GB) | Joel Rosario | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 7 | Marsh Side | Martin A. Pedroza | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 8 | Delightful Kiss | Juan C. Leyva | Pete D. Anderson |
| 9 | Pick Six | Alex O. Solis | Dan L. Hendricks |
| 10 | Pool Play | Chantal Sutherland | Mark E. Casse |
| 11 | Loup Breton (IRE) | Garrett K. Gomez | Julio C. Canani |
| 12 | Tiger's Rock | David Cohen | Michael W. McCarthy |
| 13 | Eagle Poise | Tyler Baze | William I. Mott |
| 14 | Mast Track | David Romero Flores | John A. Shirreffs |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Misremembered | Martin Garcia | $10.80 | $6.00 | $4.40 | ||||||
| 4 | Neko Bay | Mike E. Smith | $7.80 | $6.00 | |||||||
| 11 | Dakota Phone | Victor Espinoza | $10.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (13-4) | $92.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (13-4-11) | $1,213.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (13-4-11-14) | $7,323.40 | ||||||||||
Tom LaMarra and Claire Novak handicap the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs. Can Ron the Greek win again?
Earners of a combined $9.5 million will line up including defending winner Ron the Greek, Breeders' Cup Classic victor Fort Larned, impressive Alysheba Stakes winner Take Charge Indy, and Ben Ali victor Successful Dan.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013In his final serious preparation for the June 15 Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (gr. I), Fort Larned breezed five furlongs in 1:01 2/5 over Churchill Downs' muddy main track June 10.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Four contenders for the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (gr. I), including top-weighted Successful Dan, worked June 8 for the upcoming 1 1/8-mile race at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Successful Dan worked a strong six furlongs over the Keeneland Polytrack June 1 after trainer Charles LoPresti changed his mind about vanning to Churchill Downs due to expected showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Flotilla, one of two 2012 Breeders' Cup winners for sire Mizzen Mast, returned to win the 2013 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches-French One Thousand Guineas.
Wise Dan and Point of Entry face off May 4 at Churchill Downs in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT), the race immediately preceding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Pool Play will try to add a graded stakes victory on turf to a career resume that includes graded stakes scores on dirt and synthetic surfaces in the $150,000 Elkhorn Stakes (gr. II) April 25 at Keeneland.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013After winning four of the first five races for juveniles or juvenile fillies at the Keeneland spring meeting, trainer Wesley Ward will sit out the finale Thursday, April 25.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Evan Hammonds recaps the Gotham Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, and the Las Virgenes Stakes.
Game On Dude erased any doubts about his ability to get 1 1/4 miles and proved once more that he's the king of Santa Anita Park with a breathtaking front-running score in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 2.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
A pair of improving 4-year-olds worth a look in the Santa Anita Handicap.
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Gotham Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap.
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, horses with contrasting styles but both possessing a victory in the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), are the clear standouts in the marquee event for handicap horses March 2 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Though he wasn't happy with the 125-pound weight assignment, trainer Bob Baffert said Game On Dude would contest the upcoming Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) after the favorite worked a fast six furlongs Feb. 24.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Called to Serve registered his third straight bullet work in preparation for the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) when he went five furlongs on Santa Anita Park's fast main track Feb. 22 in :59 1/5 with Gary Stevens up.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Chantal Sutherland Kruse, who in 2011 became the first female jockey to win the Santa Anita Handicap when she piloted Game on Dude to victory, will join TVG for its coverage of Big 'Cap Day March 2.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the loaded Donn Handicap field.
Grade I winners, at ages 8 and 9, respectively, face talented field at Gulfstream.
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Game On Dude took some heat for six furlongs, then sped away in the stretch to take the $196,000 San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) as expected Feb. 3 for his sixth win in seven tries at Santa Anita Park.
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Prominent New York horse owner Robert LaPenta has purchased a significant interest in grade I winner Jeranimo from owner B.J. Wright.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Last at the head of the stretch, million-dollar earner Jeranimo overpowered his rivals to win the $150,500 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT) going away on the turf at Santa Anita Park Jan. 13.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Favored Csaba ran his stakes winning streak to four and likely stamped his ticket to next month's Donn Handicap (gr. I) with his victory in the $100,000 Hal's Hope (gr. III) Jan. 13 at Gulfstream Park.
Sunday, January 13, 2013Grade I winner and millionaire Misremembered sired his first reported foal Jan. 10 at Swifty Farms near Seymour, Ind.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Csaba is the best he's ever been, and if he sails through the Hal's Hope Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 13, he'll punch his ticket to his first grade I stakes attempt in the $500,000 Donn Handicap on Feb. 9.
Friday, January 11, 2013
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]