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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Frumious | Margin: 5¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $90,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Grindstone - Eternal Legend, Gold Legend
Sire: Grindstone, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $1,224,510. Lifetime: 203 yearlings sold, median $20,000. In 2009: 1.34 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Gold Legend, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited January 2007 Mixed Sale, $17,000.
| 2 | Galientos | Margin: neck | $30,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | More Than Ready - Silent Circle, Indian Charlie
Sire: More Than Ready , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 1016 yearlings sold, median $80,000.
Broodmare Sire: Indian Charlie, Bay, 1995.
Sale History:
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($290,000).
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $175,000.
| 3 | Mensa Heat | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $18,000 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Unusual Heat - Chi Chi Nette, Ole'
Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 74 yearlings sold, median $23,000.
Broodmare Sire: Ole', Bay, 1986. In 2009: .91 AEI.
Others: Euroears, $9,000; M One Rifle, $3,000; Courtside.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frumious | Antonio Lopez Castanon | Jeff Bonde |
| 2 | Galientos | Corey S. Nakatani | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 3 | Mensa Heat | Rafael Bejarano | Ted H. West |
| 4 | Euroears | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 5 | M One Rifle | Joseph Talamo | Bruce Headley |
| 6 | Courtside | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Frumious | Antonio Lopez Castanon | $14.60 | $7.20 | $4.00 | ||||||
| 3 | Galientos | Corey S. Nakatani | $9.00 | $3.60 | |||||||
| 4 | Mensa Heat | Rafael Bejarano | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-3) | $123.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-3-4) | $863.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-3-4-8) | $2,894.80 | ||||||||||
Top sprinter The Lumber Guy, looking to rebound from a disappointing performance in the Malibu Stakes (gr. I), is part of a well-balanced field for the $200,000 San Carlos Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 23 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The Sprint division in 2012 took some odd twists during the course of the year, with the first half of the year focused on the defending champion Amazombie.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Sahara Sky took advantage of a blistering pace to tally a one-length victory from off the pace for a 21-1 upset in the $150,500 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 19 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Versatile Comma to the Top, who has produced wins on dirt, synthetic, and turf, as well as going long and sprinting, brings his best form recently into the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 19.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013Keyser is first person to win Media Eclipse Awards in both writing and photography categories.
Friday, December 28, 2012
M One Rifle, winner of the 2009 Malibu Stakes (gr. I), has been officially retired to trainer Bruce Headley's equine complex in Arcadia, Calif.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
At year's end we typically see many of our favorite stars move into retirement or second careers. In spite of the many fan favorites and talented athletes who have left the track, one thing remains...their finishes.
Trinniberg, overlooked at odds of 13-1, proved his doubters wrong when he posted his first grade I victory in the $1.5 million XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint by three-quarters of a length Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Throw out his last race, said trainer Bill Spawr of Amazombie. The Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint favorite is ready to repeat.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Tom LaMarra and Claire Novak handicap a few choice races from the Breeders' Cup providing insight from past performances and on site impressions. The Classic will be covered in tomorrow's show.
Amazombie, last year's champion sprinter and winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint, is this year's Sprint favorite against four other grade I winners.
Monday, October 29, 2012
On a cool morning Oct. 26 at Keeneland, 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom turned in a workmanlike breeze preparing for his upcoming start in the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Breeders' Cup candidates were out in full force at Santa Anita Park Oct. 20, going through the late stages of their major drills for the World Championships events.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Evan examines how weekend races will affect the Breeders' Cup race card.
Coil earned his first stakes win since last year's Haskell Invitational and earned a spot in the XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) with his upset victory in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I) Oct. 6.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
California-bred Amazombie will defend his title against six other top sprinters in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I) against six opponents in a race formerly known as the Ancient Title Oct. 6.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Comma to the Top and Mensa Heat, one-two finishers last out in the Pirate's Bounty Stakes, get a Sept. 28 rematch in the Eddie D. Stakes (formerly Morvich, gr. IIIT) on opening day at Santa Anita for the 2012 autumn meet.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Sprint champion Amazombie returned to his best form in the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I), sitting just off a hot pace and coming to get the leaders in deep stretch to win going away on the Polytrack at Del Mar July 29.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sprint champion Amazombie and The Factor will duke it out one more time in the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I), the headline event at Del Mar July 29.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
If all goes as planned, Amazombie will take the exact same path as last year when he captured the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), using the Triple Bend, Bing Crosby, and Ancient Title as springboards.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Evan Hammonds recaps the 2012 Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and several undercard races from the weekend.
After a thrilling stretch duel with champion Amazombie, Mike Lauffer and Bill Cubbedge's Shackleford inched clear in deep stretch to win the $441,600 Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II) May 5.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
The Kentucky Derby undercard features a top-notch sprint at seven furlongs with millionaires Amazombie, Shackleford, and Smiling Tiger.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Continuing his comeback from an injury that knocked him off the 2010 Triple Crown trail, Endorsement swept past 11-10 choice Canonize in deep stretch to win the $200,000 Texas Mile (gr. III) at Lone Star Park April 28.
Saturday, April 28, 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.
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