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Las Cienegas H. (gr. 3)

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: April 11, 2010
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 4
  • Distance: About Six And One Half Furlongs
  • Post Time: 2:03 PM PDT
1 Unzip Me Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

2006 | Chestnut Mare | City Zip   - Escape With Me, Arazi

  • Breeder:Harris Farms Inc. & Donald Valpredo
  • Owner: Harris Farms, Inc., Antonsen, Valpredo, Et Al
  • Trainer: Martin F. Jones
  • Jockey: Joseph Talamo

Sire: City Zip  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $818,225. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $24,000.

Broodmare Sire: Arazi, Chestnut, 1989.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, ($400,000).

2 Czechers Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A++ $20,000

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Indian Charlie - Pine Rob, Pine Bluff

  • Breeder:Scott Goldsher
  • Owner: Allen & Susan Branch
  • Trainer: Mark Glatt
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Indian Charlie, Bay, 1995. Raced 2 years. 5 starts, 4 wins, $616,120. Lifetime: 502 yearlings sold, median $55,000.

Broodmare Sire: Pine Bluff, Bay, 1989.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited March 2007 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $160,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $27,000.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, $5,500.

3 Gotta Have Her Margin: 2 TrueNicks: A+ $12,000

2004 | Bay Mare | Royal Academy - Winnowing, Rahy

  • Breeder:Nursery Place & Robert T. Manfuso
  • Owner: Green Lantern Stables, LLC
  • Trainer: Jenine Sahadi
  • Jockey: Tyler Baze

Sire: Royal Academy, Bay, 1987. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $758,994. Lifetime: 714 yearlings sold, median $40,974.

Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2010 Mixed Sale, ($1,050,000).
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $300,000.

Time: 1:12.80   Track: Firm

Others: Annihilation, $6,000; Jehan, $2,000; Burg Berg; Nadeshiko.

Scratched: U R All That I Am; Lemon Supreme.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Unzip MeJoseph TalamoMartin F. Jones
2CzechersRafael BejaranoMark Glatt
3Gotta Have HerTyler BazeJenine Sahadi
4AnnihilationAlex O. SolisDan L. Hendricks
5JehanMartin GarciaMike R. Mitchell
6Burg BergMike E. SmithJ. Paco Gonzalez
7NadeshikoJoel RosarioJohn W. Sadler

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
3 Unzip MeJoseph Talamo$9.60$5.20$3.00
6 CzechersRafael Bejarano$5.80$3.20
7 Gotta Have HerTyler Baze$2.10
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (3-6)$45.80
$2.00 Trifecta (3-6-7)$101.80
$2.00 Superfecta (3-6-7-8)$217.20

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