SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Willa B Awesome | Margin: 3½ | TrueNicks: A | $60,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Awesome Gambler - Cause I'm Tricky, Nineeleven
Sire: Awesome Gambler, Chestnut, 2004. Lifetime: 8 yearlings sold, median $7,250.
Broodmare Sire: Nineeleven, Bay, 1993. In 2009: .65 AEI.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited January 2011 Mixed Sale, $18,000.
| 2 | Killer Graces | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: B | $20,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Congaree - Heatherdoesntbluff, Old Trieste
Sire: Congaree , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 5 years. 25 starts, 12 wins, $3,267,490. Lifetime: 109 yearlings sold, median $19,000.
Broodmare Sire: Old Trieste, Chestnut, 1995. In 2009: 1.76 AEI.
| 3 | Lady of Shamrock | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: D | $12,000 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Scat Daddy - Blushing Issue, Blushing John
Sire: Scat Daddy , Dark Bay or Brown, 2004. Lifetime: 96 yearlings sold, median $35,000.
Broodmare Sire: Blushing John, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale 2011, $11,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2010 Select Yearling Sale, $80,000.
Keeneland Association November 2009 Breeding Stock Sale, ($35,000).
Others: Charm the Maker, $6,000; Batalha, $2,000.
Scratched: Coup de Coeur; Eden's Moon.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willa B Awesome | Martin A. Pedroza | Walther Solis |
| 2 | Killer Graces | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 3 | Lady of Shamrock | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler |
| 4 | Charm the Maker | Rafael Bejarano | Ronald L. McAnally |
| 5 | Batalha | Chantal Sutherland | A. C. Avila |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Willa B Awesome | Martin A. Pedroza | $24.20 | $7.60 | $3.80 | ||||||
| 6 | Killer Graces | Joseph Talamo | $5.40 | $3.40 | |||||||
| 5 | Lady of Shamrock | Mike E. Smith | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (4-6) | $97.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (4-6-5) | $371.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (4-6-5-7) | $466.00 | ||||||||||
When Willa B Awesome was a foal, breeder/co-owner Terry Lovingier would often stroll from his house to the filly's pasture with a glass of wine to observe her.
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Willa B Awesome hit the front early and was never headed as she snuck away to an 11-1 upset in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 28.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Killer Graces, winner of the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) last month, renews her rivalry with Charm the Maker as the 123-pound high weight in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Dec. 28.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Killer Graces, the most experienced filly in the field, grabbed the lead near mid-stretch and held off Charm the Maker for her first graded stakes win in the $402,000 Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) Dec. 10 at Hollywood Park.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Jason, Ian, and Ed DeRosa from Twinspires.com preview the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I).
Looking to add a third grade I victory to cap her stellar first-year campaign, Weemissfrankie drew the rail for the $402,000 Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) against five rivals Dec. 10 at Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, December 07, 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
Unbeaten Weemissfrankie is headed for Churchill Downs next month after her scintillating late-running tally in the $250,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
After rallying impressively to capture the Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) one month ago, unbeaten Weemissfrankie will try two turns for the first time in the $250,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Thursday, September 29, 2011With the 2-year-old filly division in California far from settled, trainer Peter Miller thinks his charge Woebegon has every chance to rebound in the $250,000 Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) Sept. 3.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Killer Graces, winner of consecutive stakes at Hollywood Park, leads a field of eight juvenile fillies for the $150,000 Sorrento Stakes (gr. III) Aug. 5 at Del Mar.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Following the conclusion of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training, president Boyd Browning said he was pleased that in spite of the fact there were 69 more horses sold this year the average was down 1.3%.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
The opening day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training generated an average price that was only 1.7% below last year's comparable figure and a median price that was down 7.4%.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Eden's Moon, a sleek daughter of Malibu Moon, got the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training off to a fast start when she brought $390,000 May 23.
Monday, May 23, 2011
May Day Rose was unable to stay with Turbulent Descent in the Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) in December, but the daughter of Rockport Harbor should bounce back against four rivals in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes Jan. 9.
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Crisp, who blew the turn in her prior start yet still managed to break her maiden, proved to be an impressive winner of the Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 10.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Six 3-year-old fillies shoot for their initial graded stakes win in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 10.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Century Park, the least regarded of three fillies entered by trainer Bob Baffert in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at odds of 24-1, made every pole a winning one thanks to a crafty ride by returning jockey Tyler Baze at Santa Anita Jan 11.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
With a talented trio of 3-year-old fillies, trainer Bob Baffert is looking forward to the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 11.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Final Fling came off the rail in the home stretch to overtake Grace Anatomy en route to an upset win in the $108,900 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 13. Odds-on favorite Turn Away was pulled out of the race on the final turn.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita, postponed Jan. 5 due to the unsafe condition of the course's new Cushion Track following a powerful storm, returns with its original field of 3-year-old fillies intact Jan. 13.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Trainer Bobby Frankel brings out another of his Empire Maker youngsters, Juddmonte Farms' homebred Turn Away, in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies on the Santa Anita Cushion Track Jan. 5.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008Mistical Plan, beaten favorite in Hollywood Park's Hollywood Starlet (gr. I) last month, can make amends in Saturday's $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita.
Thursday, January 04, 2007Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) winner Sweet Catomine kicked off her 3-year-old campaign with a facile win over four overmatched foes in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park Sunday.
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