SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Separate Forest | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: D | $60,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Mare | Forestry - Separata (CHI), Sam M.
Sire: Forestry , Bay, 1996. Raced 1 years. 11 starts, 7 wins, $591,225. Lifetime: 408 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sam M., Chestnut, 1981. In 2009: 1.91 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2012 Horses of All Ages Sale, $230,000.
| 2 | Unzip Me | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2006 | Chestnut Mare | City Zip - Escape With Me, Arazi
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).
| 3 | La Nez | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: C | $12,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Storm Creek - Iza Bay, Iz a Saros
Sire: Storm Creek, Bay, 1993. Raced 2 years. 14 starts, 4 wins, $183,887. Lifetime: 218 yearlings sold, median $21,000.
Broodmare Sire: Iz a Saros, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985. In 2009: .83 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $50,000.
Others: Tanda, $6,000; U R All That I Am, $2,000; Victoryasecret; It Tiz.
Scratched: Saanneen.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate Forest | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 2 | Unzip Me | Rafael Bejarano | Martin F. Jones |
| 3 | La Nez | Martin A. Pedroza | J. Eric Kruljac |
| 4 | Tanda | Joel Rosario | Dan L. Hendricks |
| 5 | U R All That I Am | Martin Garcia | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 6 | Victoryasecret | Joseph Talamo | Charles J. Jenda |
| 7 | It Tiz | David Romero Flores | Mark Glatt |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Separate Forest | Patrick A. Valenzuela | $13.80 | $4.40 | $2.60 | ||||||
| 3 | Unzip Me | Rafael Bejarano | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 7 | La Nez | Martin A. Pedroza | $3.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (8-3) | $28.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (8-3-7) | $121.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (8-3-7-2) | $264.80 | ||||||||||
California champion Unzip Me has been retired from racing with 14 wins and earnings of $959,228.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Moving the April 14 Las Cienegas Handicap at Santa Anita from turf to the main track resulted in the grass race losing its grade III status for this year.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Odds-on Mizdirection made the best of what was left of the $98,000 Las Cienegas Handicap after the race was moved off the hillside turf course and contested on the main track with three rivals left.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
The $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. IIIT) should determine 'Queen of the Hill' for the 2011-12 season at Santa Anita Park when Unzip Me and Mizdirection battle on the hillside turf course at about 6 1/2 furlongs.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
On a three-race stakes winning streak for trainer Bob Baffert, Ellafitz will go for her first grade I victory against five opponents in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes (gr. I) March 17 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Caracortado, a stunning come-from-behind winner of the Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIt) on Santa Anita's hillside earlier this month, heads the field for the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes over the same course Jan. 28.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Unzip Me will be heavily favored on Santa Anita's hillside turf course Jan. 2 when seeking a repeat victory in the $100,000 Monrovia Stakes (gr. IIIT) for older fillies and mares.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go.
Multiple grade I winner Turbulent Descent drew post 3 for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I). The daughter of Congrats will face 12 Nov. 4 going seven furlongs as the 6-5 favorite.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Favored Norvsky, ridden by a red-hot Rafael Bejarano, flew home in the final 100 yards to nab pacesetter Lucky Primo just before the wire to win the $175,000 California Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park Oct. 29.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Soul Candy, winner of the California Cup Classic last year when it was held on the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park, is back to defend his title against seven rivals in the $175,000 event on Santa Anita's turf course Oct. 29.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Late-running Broken Dreams took advantage of a wicked pace and an opening between horses in deep stretch to post a surprise win in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (gr. IIIT) as racing returned to Santa Anita Sept. 30.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Unzip Me, a four-time stakes winner on Santa Anita's downhill turf course, will play the role of favorite in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 30 on opening day of the autumn meet.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Favored Tanda turned the tables on Irish Gypsy to record her first victory since May 2010, taking the $147,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) at Del Mar Aug. 21.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Bouncing back quickly from a disappointing trip to Saratoga two weeks earlier, Irish Gypsy heads the field in the $150,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) at Del Mar Aug. 21.
Thursday, August 18, 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
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, 2011Grade II winner Well Monied will make her first start in 11 months in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 30 over the turf at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Upstart Separate Forest opened a substantial lead in her stakes debut and refused to give way to heavy favorite Unzip Me to win the $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. IIIT) by a neck at Santa Anita.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Top female turf sprinter Unzip Me will attempt to become the third horse at Santa Anita since 1990 to carry 127 pounds to victory as the heavy favorite in the $100,000 Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 9.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
A complaint against Southern California trainer Doug O'Neill has been filed by the California Horse Racing Board alleging that a horse in O'Neill's care raced on an illegal non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug last month.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Eclair de Lune, looking to regain the form that made her a grade I winner last summer, finds a more suitable distance in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) at nine furlongs on the Santa Anita lawn March 19.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
St Trinians will return off a lengthy layoff to face six fillies and mares in the $150,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 12 at Santa Anita.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
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