SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Crisp | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | El Corredor - Cat's Fair, Sir Cat
Sire: El Corredor , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 7 wins, $727,920. Lifetime: 455 yearlings sold, median $32,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sir Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: 1.28 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $1,200,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, $900,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $160,000.
| 2 | All Due Respect | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: D | $50,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Value Plus - Aunt Due, Devil His Due
Sire: Value Plus, Gray or Roan, 2001. Lifetime: 157 yearlings sold, median $12,000.
Broodmare Sire: Devil His Due , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $340,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $80,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Selected Sale of Yearlings, ($47,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Fall Mixed Sale, $17,000.
| 3 | Blind Luck | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Filly | Pollard's Vision - Lucky One, Best of Luck
Sire: Pollard's Vision , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $8,000.
Broodmare Sire: Best of Luck, Bay, 1996. In 2009: .67 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $2,500,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($10,000).
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, $11,000.
Others: Warren's Jitterbug, $15,000; Cozi Rosie, $5,000; Zilva; Riviera Chic.
Scratched: Sister Dawn.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crisp | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| 2 | All Due Respect | Garrett K. Gomez | Kathy Walsh |
| 3 | Blind Luck | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 4 | Warren's Jitterbug | Joseph Talamo | Jorge Gutierrez |
| 5 | Cozi Rosie | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler |
| 6 | Zilva | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | H. Graham Motion |
| 7 | Riviera Chic | Michael C. Baze | James Lloyd |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Crisp | Joel Rosario | $13.60 | $8.00 | $2.80 | ||||||
| 4 | All Due Respect | Garrett K. Gomez | $8.20 | $3.20 | |||||||
| 5 | Blind Luck | Rafael Bejarano | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-4) | $95.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-4-5) | $198.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-4-5-6) | $1,289.60 | ||||||||||
Santa Anita Oaks was her third grade I win.
Spendthrift Farm's Beholder easily defeated five foes in the Santa Anita Oaks and will move on to contest the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) as one of the top choices.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Two-year-old filly champion of 2012 Beholder will be the heavy favorite when she faces five foes in the April 6 Santa Anita Oaks for Spendthrift Farm and Richard Mandella.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Champion 2-year-old filly Beholder worked seven furlongs in company on a fast main track at Santa Anita Park March 29 as she closes in on her next scheduled start in the Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I).
Friday, March 29, 2013Pollard's Vision, sire of champion Blind Luck, will stand this year at Dr. Jerry Bilinski's Waldorf Farm near North Chatham, N.Y.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Undefeated Black Caviar received a rare distinction Feb. 21 when she became only the second active racehorse to be inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Thursday, February 21, 2013At one minute past the stroke of midnight on Jan. 19, 2010 3-year-old champion filly Blind Luck delivered her first foal, a filly by Bernardini, at Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Lexington, Ky.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Undefeated Awesome Feather returned from an eight-month layoff and took a 10th straight trip to the winner's circle Sept. 20, crushing a field of lesser foes in the $85,000 Nasty Storm Stakes at Belmont Park.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Turbulent Descent made her first start for her new connections a winning one Aug. 24, taking the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course and punching her ticket to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Turbulent Descent returns to the scene of one of her most impressive victories when she makes her second start of the year Aug. 24 in the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Cal-bred Rousing Sermon, trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, was the last and lone Derby worker May 1 at Churchill Downs. Jockey Jose Lezcano aboard the son of Lucky Pulpit for the first time.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Grade I winner Willa B Awesome, sent off as a heavy favorite in the $288,000 Melair Stakes, was all out to win by a nose over a determined Starry Skies at Befair Hollywood Park April 28.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Willa B Awesome will not advance to the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) in spite of winning the Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I). The California-bred filly will instead be pointed to the Melair Stakes at Hollywood Park April 28.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Blind Luck, the 2010 champion 3-year-old filly, has been pronounced in foal to major sire Bernardini off a Feb. 10 cover.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Overlooked Willa B Awesome caught Reneesgotzip at the wire to post a 13-1 upset in the $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks(gr. I) March 31 as odds-on choice Eden's Moon disappointed.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Reneesgotzip couldn't keep up with Eden's Moon in the recent Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) but the speedy filly will get another chance when they meet again in the $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I) March 31.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Dr. Mark Dedomenico's Blind Luck, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2010, has been officially retired from racing and booked to Darley stallion Bernardini.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Teruya Yoshida's Japan-based Shadai Farm paid $525,000 for multiple graded stakes winner Cozi Rosie during the second session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 10.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Voting is under way at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association web site, www.ntra.com, for the 13th annual "NTRA Moment of the Year." Voters can choose from among 12 images, drawn from the year's events.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Lenny and Steve discuss the Eclipse Award for 2-year-old male, the Horse of the Year, Frankel, the lack of leadership in horse racing, and the downgrading of the Hopeful Stakes. Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm
Barry Schwartz' 4-year-old daughter of Tiznow gets her first graded stakes victory Nov. 25 at Aqueduct.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Arena Elvira will be seeking her fourth consecutive stakes win when the 4-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper tops a nine-horse field in the $150,000 Go for Wand (gr. II) Handicap Nov. 25 at Aqueduct.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Fueled by well-bred horses owned by the late Edward P. "Ned" Evans, the market at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale burned white-hot during its opening session.
Monday, November 07, 2011
Champion Blind Luck brought $2.5 million at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. The multiple grade I-winning daughter of Pollard's Vision was consigned as Hip No. 210A by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
Monday, November 07, 2011
This is not the best group we've ever seen, but it's still the Breeders' Cup
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]