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Lava Man California Cup Classic S.

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $175,000
  • Date: October 13, 2012
  • Class:
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 5:08 PM
1 Lucky Primo Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A+ $105,000

2006 | Bay Gelding | Atticus   - Live Free Or Die, Personal Flag

  • Breeder:Joshua Litt, Jason Litt & Dennis O'Neill
  • Owner: J B K Stable and Litt, Jason L.
  • Trainer: Joshua M. Litt
  • Jockey: Tyler Baze

Sire: Atticus  , Chestnut, 1992. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 7 wins, $1,205,933. Lifetime: 125 yearlings sold, median $11,000.

Broodmare Sire: Personal Flag, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.

2 Got Even Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: B $35,000

2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Stephen Got Even   - Kathryns Birthday, Blare of Trumpets

  • Breeder:Madera Thoroughbreds LLC
  • Owner: Altamira Racing, Chandler, Bruce and F U Stables
  • Trainer: Peter Miller
  • Jockey: Brice Blanc

Sire: Stephen Got Even  , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $1,019,200. Lifetime: 297 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Blare of Trumpets, Bay, 1989. In 2009: .90 AEI.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited 2010 California Cup Yearling Sale, $14,000.

3 John Scott Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A $21,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Bertrando - Henlopen, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Harris Farms Inc. & Scott Gross
  • Owner: Harris Farms, Inc.
  • Trainer: Carla Gaines
  • Jockey: Victor Espinoza

Sire: Bertrando, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 5 years. 24 starts, 9 wins, $3,185,610. Lifetime: 311 yearlings sold, median $18,000.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

Time: 1:42.05   Track: Fast

Others: Rousing Sermon, $10,500; Woodmans Luck, $3,500; Holladay Road; Thirtyfirststreet.

Scratched: Accelerant.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Lucky PrimoTyler BazeJoshua M. Litt
2Got EvenBrice BlancPeter Miller
3John ScottVictor EspinozaCarla Gaines
4Rousing SermonRafael BejaranoJerry Hollendorfer
5Woodmans LuckGarrett K. GomezMike Puype
6Holladay RoadJoseph TalamoJulio C. Canani
7ThirtyfirststreetChantal SutherlandPeter Eurton

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
5 Lucky PrimoTyler Baze$11.80$7.80$4.60
2 Got EvenBrice Blanc$29.60$9.80
7 John ScottVictor Espinoza$3.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-2)$270.20
$2.00 Trifecta (5-2-7)$1,204.80
$2.00 Superfecta (5-2-7-3)$4,926.40

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