SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Juniper Pass | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2007 | Bay Gelding | Lemon Drop Kid - Child Bride, Coronado's Quest
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 444 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Coronado's Quest, Chestnut, 1995.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2009 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $170,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $92,000.
| 2 | Imponente Purse (BRZ) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: D | $30,000 |
2006 | Bay Gelding | Public Purse - White Tea (BRZ), Sunny's Halo
Sire: Public Purse, Bay, 1994. Raced 4 years. 14 starts, 7 wins, $1,103,324.
Broodmare Sire: Sunny's Halo, Chestnut, 1980. In 2009: 1.18 AEI.
| 3 | Celtic New Year | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $18,000 |
2007 | Bay Gelding | North Light (IRE) - Reggae Queen, Dynaformer
Sire: North Light (IRE) , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 101 yearlings sold, median $6,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($19,000).
Others: Quindici Man, $9,000; Falcon Rock (IRE), $3,000; Power Series; Haimish Hy; Romp (ARG); Dahoud (NZ).
Scratched: Interpatation.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juniper Pass | Rafael Bejarano | Thomas Ray Bell, II |
| 2 | Imponente Purse (BRZ) | Chantal Sutherland | A. C. Avila |
| 3 | Celtic New Year | Victor Espinoza | John W. Sadler |
| 4 | Quindici Man | Martin A. Pedroza | Craig Anthony Lewis |
| 5 | Falcon Rock (IRE) | Brice Blanc | Simon Callaghan |
| 6 | Power Series | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 7 | Haimish Hy | Mike E. Smith | Art Sherman |
| 8 | Romp (ARG) | Alonso Quinonez | Kristin Mulhall |
| 9 | Dahoud (NZ) | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Juniper Pass | Rafael Bejarano | $8.80 | $5.40 | $3.40 | ||||||
| 6 | Imponente Purse (BRZ) | Chantal Sutherland | $12.60 | $6.00 | |||||||
| 8 | Celtic New Year | Victor Espinoza | $6.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (10-6) | $51.10 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (10-6-8) | $582.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (10-6-8-1) | $2,626.20 | ||||||||||
Grade I winner Jeranimo launches his 7-year-old campaign Jan. 13 on the turf at Santa Anita Park in the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes (gr. IIT), a race he won in 2010 and was second in last year.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Stud Dona Pancha's Calidoscopio targeted the leaders at the top of the stretch and pulled away to win the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) by a widening 4 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.
Friday, November 02, 2012
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Reckless Abandon, son of Exchange Rate, cemented his standing as Europe's top sprinting 2-year-old.
On a light day for workouts by horses pointing to the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park, Nonios turned some heads with a bullet five-furlong breeze at Betfair Hollywood Park Oct. 24.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Trainer Mike Mitchell, who had surgery to remove a tumor from his brain late last month, was on hand as odds-on Dhaamer turned the closing-day Sunset Handicap (gr. IIIT) into a romp at Betfair Hollywood Park July 15.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Following his first United States victory for trainer Mike Mitchell, Dhaamer goes for his initial graded win in the $100,000 Sunset Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf July 15 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Off for more than eight months, champion Acclamation makes his much-awaited return in the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park June 9, a race he has won the past two years.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
The return of Acclamation, the champion older male of 2011, highlights the first Friday night program of the Betfair Hollywood Park spring/summer season April 27.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
This week's nominees: Cape Blanco, Stacelita, Hilda's Passion, Celtic New Year, Acclamation.
Celtic New Year, coming from off the pace, got through an opening in the stretch and held off heavy favorite Bourbon Bay and Imponente Purse in a tight finish in the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf Aug. 28.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Bourbon Bay, fresh off a convincing win in the Cougar II Handicap (gr. II), returns to turf in the $200,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT) Aug. 28 in San Diego.
Friday, August 26, 2011
The 1 1/2-mile distance of the $100,000 Sunset Handicap (gr. IIIT) proved just right for Imponente Purse, who came from off the pace under Chantal Sutherland to win the final stakes of the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Precocious Majestic City heads the field for the Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes (gr. III) while Acclamation stands out in the Sunset Handicap (gr. IIIT) as the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet ends July 18.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Juniper Pass, winner of consecutive grade II races in California, tops a field of 10 in the $150,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 9 at Arlington Park.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Front-running Acclamation ran away from the field in the Hollywood Park stretch to register a repeat victory as the odds-on favorite in the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT) June 11.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Off since disappointing in the Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-I) in March, Bourbon Bay returns to action in the $250,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (gr. IT) June 11, the highlight of a busy Hollywood Park program.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Returning to his favorite turf course, favored Acclamation earned a repeat victory in the $150,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) with a seven-length romp at Hollywood Park May 14.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Acclamation returns to the Hollywood Park turf course May 14 he favors in an attempt to repeat his victory of a year ago in the $150,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT).
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Juniper Pass needed every yard of the San Juan Capistrano Handicap's 1 3/4-mile distance, getting up with a desperate lunge to defeat Imponente Purse by a head to drop the curtain on the 2010-11 Santa Anita season April 17.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
With no standout for the $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT), 10 trainers are taking a shot in Santa Anita's traditional closing-day turf feature April 17.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Factor, Bandbox, and more horses from weekend racing.
A new jockey, an equipment change and a first start on the main track all added up to the initial stakes victory for Juniper Pass in the off-the-turf San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. III) at rain-soaked Santa Anita March 20.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
With marathon turf division stalwarts Champ Pegasus and Bourbon Bay aiming for Dubai, Haimish Hy could be the biggest benefactor in the $150,000 San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita March 20.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Game On Dude survived a 12-minute stewards' inquiry to win the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) by a nose over Setsuko March 5, making Chantal Sutherland the first female jockey to win the race in 74 renewals.
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Who will win the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap? Will Twirling Candy keep on rolling? Will First Dude break through? Or will it be another Dude from Bob Baffert's barn?