SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Malibu Pier | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $90,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Filly | Malibu Moon - Blue Moon (FR), Lomitas (GB)
Sire: Malibu Moon , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 493 yearlings sold, median $70,000.
Broodmare Sire: Lomitas (GB), Chestnut, 1988.
| 2 | Cozi Rosie | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Filly | Pleasantly Perfect - Felidia (IRE), Golden Fleece
Sire: Pleasantly Perfect , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 9 wins, $7,789,880. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Golden Fleece, Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2012 Horses of All Ages Sale, $525,000.
| 3 | Restless Soul (GB) | Margin: 1¼ | $18,000 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Singspiel (IRE) - Seasonal Splendour (IRE), Prince Rupert (FR)
Sire: Singspiel (IRE), Bay, 1992. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $5,952,825. Lifetime: 356 yearlings sold, median $65,203.
Broodmare Sire: Prince Rupert (FR), Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2010 Breeding Stock Sale, $110,000.
Tattersall's December, 2007 Foal Sale, $42,529.
Tattersall's October 2005 Yearling Sale, ($43,893).
Others: Turning Top (IRE), $9,000; Calle Vista, $3,000; Andina (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malibu Pier | Brice Blanc | Carla Gaines |
| 2 | Cozi Rosie | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler |
| 3 | Restless Soul (GB) | Joseph Talamo | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 4 | Turning Top (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | Simon Callaghan |
| 5 | Calle Vista | Martin A. Pedroza | Richard E. Mandella |
| 6 | Andina (IRE) | Victor Espinoza | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Malibu Pier | Brice Blanc | $9.60 | $3.80 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 1 | Cozi Rosie | Mike E. Smith | $3.40 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 5 | Restless Soul (GB) | Joseph Talamo | $5.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-1) | $27.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-1-5) | $239.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-1-5-6) | $463.40 | ||||||||||
Shut off while making what appeared to be a winning bid along the rail, Lady of Shamrock was awarded the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) via disqualification April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Lady of Shamrock, who just missed in her first try off the bench last month, is a clear standout in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) April 20 over the Santa Anita turf course.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Capital Plan, with a perfect trip under Brice Blanc, registered a 1 1/2-length victory while making her stakes debut in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf April 21 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Hall of Fame trainer Neil Drysdale looks to get the final weekend of the Santa Anita season off to a strong start when he saddles Santa Ana Stakes winner Vamo a Galupiar in the Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) April 21.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
A little extra distance could be just what grade I winner Cambina needs when she takes on a well-matched field of older fillies and mares in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf March 25.
Thursday, March 22, 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
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
Bauble Queen helped jockey Garrett Gomez celebrate his 40th birthday in style with the best effort of her career to win the $150,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf Jan. 1.
Sunday, January 01, 2012Miss Mittagong will attempt to give trainer Ben Cecil consecutive wins in the Robert J. Frankel Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita on New Year's Day.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
All Star Heart circled the field in the stretch and charged home impressively under jockey Brice Blanc to register her first graded stakes win in the $150,000 Las Palmas (gr. IIT) Nov. 6, closing day at Santa Anita.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Eight fillies and mares are set to contest the $150,000 Las Palmas Stakes (gr. IIT) on the turf Nov. 6 as Santa Anita brings down the curtain on its 24-day fall meet.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Favored Dubawi Heights gave jockey Joel Rosario his third grade I victory of the day at Santa Anita when she posted an impressive win in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Presented by Emirates Airline Stakes (gr. IT).
Saturday, October 01, 2011
On a stakes-filled card at Santa Anita Park Oct. 1, the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes Presented by Emirate Airline stands out as the most contentious race of the bunch.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The busy Labor Day weekend of stakes action winds down at Del Mar with the Palomar Handicap (gr. IIT). The 1 1/16-mile race for older fillies and mares is a hard one to handicap.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Cozi Rosie used a splendid rail-skimming ride from Garrett Gomez to capture the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) by a half-length on the Del Mar turf Aug. 14.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Always tough Wasted Tears returns to Southern California to defend her title in the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) against a competitive field on the Del Mar turf Aug. 14.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
A two-time group I winner and Horse of the Year in her native Brazil, Celtic Princess finally notched her first stakes win in the United States in her sixth try, handily taking the Royal Heroine Mile (gr. IIT) July 4.
Monday, July 04, 2011
Looking to rebound from a disappointing effort in the Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) one month ago, Malibu Pier put away three rivals in the $98,000 Beverly Hills Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Hollywood Park turf June 26.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Malibu Pier, attempting to rebound from a fifth-place finish in last month's Gamely (gr. IT), returns to the distance of her last victory when she faces Cozi Rosie in the $100,000 Beverly Hills Handicap (gr. IIIT).
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Dubawi Heights, stepping into grade I company for the first time for trainer Simon Callaghan, collared pacesetter Celtic Princess just strides from the wire to win the $250,000 Gamely Stakes at Hollywood Park.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Eclair de Lune is ready for a comeback. The German-bred daughter of Marchand de Sable boosted her resume considerably when she captured the 2010 Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park, but has been unable to score a win since.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Malibu Pier rewarded the confidence of trainer Carla Gaines when she scored an impressive half-length victory in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita grass April 16.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Cozi Rosie is the 121-pound high weight in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita April 16 following a terrific return to action in winning after an absence of nearly nine months.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The Factor, Bandbox, and more horses from weekend racing.
Malibu Pier let pace rival Lilly Fa Pootz go on the final turn, then ran her rival down in the stretch to post her first stakes victory in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf March 19.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
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]