SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Obviously (IRE) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: D | $90,000 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Choisir (AUS) - Leala (IRE), Montjeu (IRE)
Sire: Choisir (AUS), Chestnut, 1999. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 7 wins, $1,260,052. Lifetime: 710 yearlings sold, median $38,934.
Broodmare Sire: Montjeu (IRE), Bay, 1996.
| 2 | Trailblazer (JPN) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: D | $30,000 |
2007 | Bay Horse | Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) - Lirio, Forty Niner
Sire: Zenno Rob Roy (JPN), Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Lifetime: 51 yearlings sold, median $146,679.
Broodmare Sire: Forty Niner, Chestnut, 1985.
| 3 | Mr. Commons | Margin: 5½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $18,000 |
2008 | Bay Horse | Artie Schiller - Joustabout, Apalachee
Sire: Artie Schiller , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 191 yearlings sold, median $19,000.
Broodmare Sire: Apalachee, Bay, 1971. In 2009: 1.52 AEI.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $70,000.
Others: Kettle Corn, $9,000; Midnight Interlude, $3,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obviously (IRE) | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell |
| 2 | Trailblazer (JPN) | Yutaka Take | Yasutoshi Ikee |
| 3 | Mr. Commons | Brice Blanc | John A. Shirreffs |
| 4 | Kettle Corn | Garrett K. Gomez | John W. Sadler |
| 5 | Midnight Interlude | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Obviously (IRE) | Joseph Talamo | $4.40 | $3.00 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 2 | Trailblazer (JPN) | Yutaka Take | $5.60 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 1 | Mr. Commons | Brice Blanc | $2.10 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-2) | $24.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-2-1) | $32.20 | ||||||||||
Obviously and Lucayan, the first two finishers in the American Handicap (gr. IIT) May 25 at Betfair Hollywood Park, are likely headed for a rematch in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (gr. IT).
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Odds-on choice Obviously was a no-doubt winner of the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Betfair Hollywood Park turf May 25, taking the lead shortly after the start and putting the field away in the stretch.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Second in his comeback race last month, Obviously gets back to his favored one-mile distance in the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. IIT) May 25 on the turf at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Liaison disposed of favored Blueskiesnrainbows coming off the far turn and lengthened stride impressively through the stretch to take the Mervyn Leroy Handicap (gr. II) handily May 4 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Liaison returns to the scene of the biggest victory of his career when he battles six other well-matched older horses at Betfair Hollywood Park in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) May 4.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Chips All In ran down even-money choice Obviously in the final strides to record his first graded stakes victory in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Idle since running third n the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) last fall, Obviously will make his 2013 debut for trainer Mike Mitchell in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan easily won the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) by a length over Data Link at Keeneland April 12, successfully making his 2013 debut while recording his sixth straight victory.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Morton Fink's reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan makes his 2013 debut for trainer Charlie LoPresti in the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland April 12, with only four contenders willing to face him.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Horses featured include Monsieur Joe (orange #8), Trailblazer (green #7), Private Zone (gold #6), Great Attack (orange #6), Taisei Legend (gold #7), French Fifteen (yellow #6), Royal Delta (white #1), Sarkiyla (blue #2).
Horses training for World Cup Day 2013, including Eagle Regiment (orange #4), Varsity (orange #12), Shareta (green #4), Verma (red #3), Glofra (yellow #2), Trailblazer (green #7), and Royal Delta (white #1).
Argentine-bred Suggestive Boy, an impressive 2 1/2-length winner of the Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT) over the Santa Anita Park turf one month ago, heads an eight-horse field in the $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (gr. IT).
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The 2011 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Midnight Interlude has been sold privately to Nanoli Stud in India, owner Arnold Zetcher confirmed Feb. 15.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Midnight Interlude, winner of the 2011 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), headlines the supplemental catalog for the Barretts January mixed sale.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Game On Dude, looking to rebound from his seventh-place finish as the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), drew the rail for the $250,000 Native Diver Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 1 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Multiple grade I winner Game On Dude heads an expected field of six or seven in the $250,000 Native Diver Stakes - Presented by the Oak Tree Racing Association (gr. III) Dec. 1 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Morton Fink's Wise Dan squarely put himself in the mix for a variety of championships this year with a superior course-record victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 3.
Saturday, November 03, 2012For a horse with the name he's been given, Obviously is anything but at the 2012 Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Having cleared quarantine, Aidan O'Brien's powerful string of Breeders' Cup contenders took to the oval with the other Europeans at Santa Anita Park for the first time to stretch their legs the morning of Nov. 1.
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Morton Fink's homebred Wise Dan drew post 2 and was installed as the 9-5 favorite Oct. 29 for the $2 milion Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2, but must run the race of a lifetime to get the job done.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Pit last year's European-based Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) winner against New York's finest coming off five consecutive victories, and the Turf might look like a two-horse race between St Nicholas Abbey and Point of Entry.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Wise Dan and Animal Kingdom will enter the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park off vastly different preparation schedules.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
While Point of Entry has rolled to three straight grade I wins in New York turf races this season, the 4-year-old Dynaformer colt will face some of the top European horses in this year's Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Working handily, Trailblazer completed five furlongs in 1:02 on the Cushion Track in preparation for the Breeders' Cup. Trailblazer has been pointing to the Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had several Breeders' Cup World Championship contenders on the track Oct. 21 at Santa Anita Park including Game On Dude, early favorite for the $5 million Classic (gr. I).
Sunday, October 21, 2012
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]