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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Evening Jewel | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $165,000 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Northern Afleet - Jewel of the Night, Giant's Causeway
Sire: Northern Afleet , Bay, 1993. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $626,671. Lifetime: 255 yearlings sold, median $18,000.
Broodmare Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $8,000.
| 2 | Amazing | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $60,000 |
2005 | Chestnut Mare | Greatness - Total Wonder, Awesome Again
Sire: Greatness, Chestnut, 1999. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 2 wins, $79,590. Lifetime: 57 yearlings sold, median $5,500. In 2009: .71 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2012, $110,000.
Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2007 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $145,000.
| 3 | Ultra Blend | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $33,000 |
2006 | Bay Mare | Richly Blended - Ankha, Desert Classic
Sire: Richly Blended, Bay, 1998. Raced 1 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $323,280. Lifetime: 13 yearlings sold, median $4,700. In 2009: .51 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Desert Classic, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983. In 2009: .92 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $700,000.
Others: Lady Railrider, $21,000; Briecat, $12,000; Warren's Blossom, $2,250; All Due Respect, $2,250; Antares World, $2,250; Camille C, $2,250.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | James M. Cassidy |
| 2 | Amazing | Rafael Bejarano | Martin D. Wolfson |
| 3 | Ultra Blend | Joel Rosario | Art Sherman |
| 4 | Lady Railrider | Russell A. Baze | Steven Specht |
| 5 | Briecat | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Vladimir Cerin |
| 6 | Warren's Blossom | Martin A. Pedroza | Jorge Gutierrez |
| 7 | All Due Respect | Joseph Talamo | Kathy Walsh |
| 8 | Antares World | Frank T. Alvarado | Steven Specht |
| 9 | Camille C | Alonso Quinonez | Marcelo Polanco |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | $6.40 | $4.20 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 4 | Amazing | Rafael Bejarano | $9.40 | $5.40 | |||||||
| 9 | Ultra Blend | Joel Rosario | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (7-4) | $62.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (7-4-9) | $243.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (7-4-9-8) | $1,700.00 | ||||||||||
Finishing with a flourish, Quiet Oasis produced a 15-1 upset in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) when she swept past pacesetter Briecat in the closing strides for a half-length victory at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Sunday, April 29, 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
The daughter of Northern Afleet is a millionaire and winner of two grade I stakes.
Thursday, April 12, 2012Lady Railrider has been retired from racing and has been shipped to Harris Farms near Coalinga, Calif., to begin her new career as a broodmare.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
American Oaks (gr. IT) winner Cambina gets her 2012 campaign underway in the Buena Vista Handicap (gr. IT) on the Santa Anita grass course Feb. 20.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Eclipse Award winner Acclamation was voted California-bred Horse of the Year for 2011 by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Eclipse champions Acclamation and Amazombie, as well as multiple stakes-winning mare Ultra Blend are the finalists for the 2011 California-bred Horse of the Year.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Stronach Stable's Awesome Feather, the 2010 champion 2-year-old filly, will be center stage as she takes on five rivals in Saturday's $300,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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
Zazu, coming from far out of it, charged down the center of the course to defeat Ultra Blend in the $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) as 13-10 choice Blind Luck failed to fire at Santa Anita Oct. 1.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Jon and Joel reveal the Filly and Mare Sprint Top 5, and preview Super Saturday and how it will impact the Breeders' Cup. Presented by Taylor Made Stallions.
After getting most of the summer off, late-running sensation Blind Luck will return to action in the $250,0000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
This week's nominees: Bourbon Bay, Tres Borrachos, Coil, Ask the Moon, Tizway, and Ultra Blend.
Ultra Blend, an ultra-consistent California-bred 5-year-old mare, became a grade I winner with a hard-fought neck victory over Zazu in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Every time he's asked her, trainer Art Sherman says Ultra Blend has met the challenge. In the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 6, the 5-year-old California-bred mare will take her biggest step yet.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Front-running Irish Gypsy, all-out under urging from Martin Garcia, got to the wire in the $200,000 A Gleam Handicap (gr. II) by an official nose over favored Ultra Blend at Hollywood Park July 16.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
A starting spot in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) is at stake when a field of nine lines up for the $200,000 A Gleam Handicap (gr. II) at Hollywood Park July 16.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Aaron and Marie Jones have bought multiple grade I winner Evening Jewel to add to their broodmare band.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Stewards disqualified even-money choice St Trinians from a 1 1/4-length victory for interference in the stretch run of the $150,000 Milady Handicap (gr. II), making 8-1 shot Ultra Blend the winner at Hollywood Park May 21.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
A pair of graded stakes on the Cushion Track for females, the $150,000 Milady Handicap (gr. II) and the $100,000 Railbird Stakes (gr. III), highlight an 11-race Preakness Day program at Hollywood Park May 21.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Favored Blind Luck overcame a bad stumble at the start to collar Unrivaled Belle in the final strides for half-length win in the $330,900 La Troienne (gr. II) May 6, the first of five graded stakes on Kentucky Oaks Day.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Hilda's Passion, a two-time graded stakes winner this season at Gulfstream Park, heads a strong field of eight older fillies and mares in the $300,000 Humana Distaff Stakes (gr. I) at Churchill Downs May 7.
Thursday, May 05, 2011Nahem, under strong handling from Victor Espinoza struck, the lead in deep stretch and held off Woodmans Luck for a head victory in the $150,000 Snow Chief Stakes on the California Gold Rush card at Hollywood Park April 23.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Trainer Doug O'Neill is anxious to see a return to form from Thirtyfirststreet, who heads a field of seven 3-year-olds entered for the $150,000 Snow Chief Stakes at Hollywood Park April 23.
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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]
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