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San Marcos S. (gr. 2)

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: February 11, 2012
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: One And One Fourth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:38 PM
1 Slim Shadey (GB) Margin: head TrueNicks: A $90,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Val Royal (FR) - Vino Veritas, Chief's Crown

  • Breeder:P. M. Cunningham
  • Owner: PHIL CUNNINGHAM
  • Trainer: Simon Callaghan
  • Jockey: David Romero Flores

Sire: Val Royal (FR), Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 4 years. 12 starts, 7 wins, $1,186,687. Lifetime: 104 yearlings sold, median $20,348.

Broodmare Sire: Chief's Crown, Bay, 1982.

2 Utopian Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: C $30,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Rock Hard Ten - Storm Alert, Storm Cat

  • Breeder:G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise I. Humphrey
  • Owner: Moss, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome S.
  • Trainer: John A. Shirreffs
  • Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Rock Hard Ten, Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 201 yearlings sold, median $47,000.

Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $400,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $360,000.

3 Norvsky Margin: ½ TrueNicks: C+ $18,000

2006 | Bay Gelding | Vronsky - Fimbrelith, Flying Paster

  • Breeder:Old English Rancho
  • Owner: Johnston, E. W. and Judy and Riggio, Robert
  • Trainer: Donald Warren
  • Jockey: Joseph Talamo

Sire: Vronsky, Bay, 1999. Lifetime: 8 yearlings sold, median $3,600.

Broodmare Sire: Flying Paster, Bay, 1976.

Time: 2:01.55   Track: Firm

Others: Bourbon Bay, $9,000; Ashtar (CHI), $3,000; Sanagas (GER).

Scratched: The Usual Q. T.; Worth Repeating.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Slim Shadey (GB)David Romero FloresSimon Callaghan
2UtopianMike E. SmithJohn A. Shirreffs
3NorvskyJoseph TalamoDonald Warren
4Bourbon BayRafael BejaranoNeil D. Drysdale
5Ashtar (CHI)Kevin KriggerKenneth E. Nettles
6Sanagas (GER)Joel RosarioPeter Miller

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
7 Slim Shadey (GB)David Romero Flores$25.20$8.40$4.80
1 UtopianMike E. Smith$9.80$5.20
2 NorvskyJoseph Talamo$4.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (7-1)$175.20
$2.00 Trifecta (7-1-2)$746.00
$2.00 Superfecta (7-1-2-8)$1,881.60

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