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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Chokecherymary | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $60,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Capsized - Sassy Rhythm, Gilded Time
Sire: Capsized, Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 5 years. 25 starts, 7 wins, $489,593. Lifetime: 15 yearlings sold, median $3,000.
Broodmare Sire: Gilded Time, Chestnut, 1990.
| 2 | California Nectar | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A | $20,000 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Stormy Atlantic - Absolute Nectar, Carson City
Sire: Stormy Atlantic , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $148,126. Lifetime: 553 yearlings sold, median $30,000.
Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $470,000.
| 3 | Secret Cove | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: B+ | $12,000 |
2008 | Bay Mare | Tribal Rule - Tizadream, Cee's Tizzy
Sire: Tribal Rule , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 4 starts, 2 wins, $77,600. Lifetime: 171 yearlings sold, median $8,500. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Cee's Tizzy, Gray or Roan, 1987.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited May 2010 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $17,000.
Others: Halo Dolly, $6,000; Bench Glory, $2,000; Antares World; Warren's Got Game.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chokecherymary | Corey S. Nakatani | Gary Mandella |
| 2 | California Nectar | Hector Isaac Berrios | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 3 | Secret Cove | Joel Rosario | Peter Miller |
| 4 | Halo Dolly | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 5 | Bench Glory | Brice Blanc | Sean McCarthy |
| 6 | Antares World | Martin Garcia | Steven Specht |
| 7 | Warren's Got Game | Rafael Bejarano | Jorge Gutierrez |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chokecherymary | Corey S. Nakatani | $18.80 | $8.00 | $4.20 | ||||||
| 8 | California Nectar | Hector Isaac Berrios | $8.00 | $5.00 | |||||||
| 1 | Secret Cove | Joel Rosario | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-8) | $130.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-8-1) | $687.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-8-1-9) | $2.024.60 | ||||||||||
Off since Breeders' Cup weekend, Marketing Mix shook off the rust to close gamely between horses in the stretch under Gary Stevens, nipping a hard-charging Tiz Flirtatious in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) May 27.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Grade I winners Marketing Mix and Lady of Shamrock head a solid lineup for the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 27, the headline event on the Memorial Day card.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Halo Dolly returned to winning form when teamed with Rafael Bejarano for the first time April 28, scoring a 1 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) on firm turf at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Grade II winner Halo Dolly looks for her first victory of the year while carrying top weight of 120 pounds in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 28, the first graded stakes of the Betfair Hollywood Park meet.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Mizdirection, undefeated in four prior starts over the hillside turf course at Santa Anita Park, towers over five other older fillies and mares in the $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 13.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Luscious Lonna, claimed for $6,250 in 2011, posted a gate-to-wire upset victory in the $61,350 Golden Poppy Stakes at Golden Gate Fields April 7.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Tiz Flirtatious seeks her first graded stakes victory in the $150,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Santa Anita Park Dec. 30, and seems primed to take it off an impressive runner-up finish in the Nov. 25 Matriarch.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Multiple graded stakes winner Zagora heads the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Sept. 29, while European invaders I'm a Dreamer and Nahrain are poised to challenge.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Halo Dolly won for the sixth time in nine starts this year when she rallied from off the pace to motor home by 1 1/4 lengths in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) over the Del Mar turf Sept. 3.
Monday, September 03, 2012
City to City and All Star Heart, a nose apart at the wire in the John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT), will be rematched Sept. 3 in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf at Del Mar.
Friday, August 31, 2012
California champion Unzip Me has been retired from racing with 14 wins and earnings of $959,228.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Finishing with a flourish, Quiet Oasis produced a 15-1 upset in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) when she swept past pacesetter Briecat in the closing strides for a half-length victory at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Sunday, April 29, 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
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
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
Aiming for her fourth grade I victory, Turbulent Descent will start as the heavy favorite against eight opponents in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita Dec. 31.
Wednesday, December 28, 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
It drew only six, but the lucrative Cotillion Stakes (gr. II) from Parx Racing lured three of the top-ranked sophomore fillies in the nation -- each of them grade I winners.
Tuesday, September 27, 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
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
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.
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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]
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