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SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Ellafitz | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $120,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Tiznow - Skat Girl, Dixieland Band
Sire: Tiznow , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 15 starts, 8 wins, $6,427,830. Lifetime: 427 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $320,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2008 Yearling Sale, $34,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, ($30,000).
| 2 | Miss Mittagong | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: D | $32,000 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Pleasantly Perfect - Go Go, Falstaff
Sire: Pleasantly Perfect , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 18 starts, 9 wins, $7,789,880. Lifetime: 128 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Falstaff, Chestnut, 1981. In 2009: 1.12 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $105,000.
Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2010, $13,099.
The Tattersall's Guineas Two-Year-Old Breeze Up Sale 2009, $49,691.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $25,000.
| 2 | Vision in Gold | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $32,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Medaglia d'Oro - Corporate Vision, Corporate Report
Sire: Medaglia d'Oro , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 4 years. 17 starts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Lifetime: 393 yearlings sold, median $120,000.
Broodmare Sire: Corporate Report, Chestnut, 1988. In 2009: .90 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $360,000.
Others: Love Theway Youare, $12,000; Spirit Seeker, $4,000; Great Hot (BRZ); Kayce Ace.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellafitz | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Miss Mittagong | Mario Gutierrez | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 2 | Vision in Gold | Joel Rosario | Ronald W. Ellis |
| 4 | Love Theway Youare | Alonso Quinonez | Myung Kwon Cho |
| 5 | Spirit Seeker | Rafael Bejarano | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 6 | Great Hot (BRZ) | Chantal Sutherland | A. C. Avila |
| 7 | Kayce Ace | Joseph Talamo | Eoin G. Harty |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ellafitz | Martin Garcia | $3.60 | $2.60 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 3 | Miss Mittagong | Mario Gutierrez | $4.00 | $4.60 | |||||||
| 7 | Vision in Gold | Joel Rosario | $2.40 | $3.00 | |||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-3) | $11.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-7) | $5.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-3-7) | $40.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-7-3) | $26.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-3-7-4) | $227.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-7-3-4) | $156.80 | ||||||||||
by John P. Sparkman
Whiteley's arrangement with Richard and Audrey Haisfield's Stonewall Farm to support their young stallion Medaglia d'Oro resulted indirectly in the recent Palm Beach S. (gr. IIIT) winner Rydilluc.
Joyful Victory, shipping to Southern California from New Orleans, has a golden opportunity to secure her first grade I victory in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes March 16 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Great Hot returned to the Winner's Circle in the Santa Maria thanks to heady ride from Gary Stevens.
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens stole the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) aboard outsider Great Hot Feb. 16 for his third consecutive stakes win at Santa Anita Park over the past two weekends.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer accounts for half the Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) field of six older fillies and mares at Santa Anita Park Feb. 16, headed by 123-pound high weight Lady of Fifty.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
While Groupie Doll's stellar 2012 record puts her in a different league than many of her competitors in the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (gr. I), the favorite will still have to face five other grade I winners.
Monday, October 29, 2012On a light day for workouts by horses pointing to the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park, Nonios turned some heads with a bullet five-furlong breeze at Betfair Hollywood Park Oct. 24.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Broken Dreams is back to defend her title in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (gr. IIIT) against eight opponents Oct. 20 on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
An interesting mix of talented fillies and mares, headlined by 2012 grade I winners Include Me Out, Love Theway Youare, and Love and Pride, and will go postward in the Sept. 29 Zenyatta Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Son of Scat Daddy's two wins, including the Willard Proctor Memorial Stakes, puts him atop the field for the $150,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III). The six-furlong event goes as the second race July 14.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Game On Dude seeks the third grade I victory of his career in the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup July 7 at Betfair Hollywood Park, a race he lost by a nose last year.
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Game On Dude, an easy winner of the Californian Stakes (gr. II) June 2, tops 13 nominees to the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I).
Friday, June 29, 2012
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Love Theway Youare is an example of the cross of Arch over mares by Storm Cat and his sons that has now produced four stakes winners from only 17 starters.
When the $250,000 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) fell apart in the homestretch, 18-1 shot Love Theway Youare, rallying from last under Garrett Gomez, was there to take full advantage at BetFair Hollywood Park June 16.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Grade I winner Include Me Out puts her three-race victory streak on the line in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) Jan. 16 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Favored Include Me Out nailed down her third consecutive graded victory this year after overcoming pacesetter Ellafitz narrowly in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap (gr. II) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 19.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Grade I winners Zazu and Include Me Out will battle in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap (gr. II) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 19 in a race that also attracted multiple grade II winner Ellafitz.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Plum Pretty, winner of last year's Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), and runner-up St. John's River will square off in the La Troienne Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs May 4 on the Kentucky Oaks undercard.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Include Me Out blew past odds-on choice Ellafitz on the turn for home and became a grade I winner with an easy victory in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Stakes March 17 on a sloppy track at rainy Santa Anita.
Saturday, March 17, 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
Home Sweet Aspen looms a solid favorite in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita March 8 when the recent grade I winner takes on five opponents.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Front-running Ellafitz demonstrated her gritty determination when she turned back several challenges to capture Santa Anita's $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 18.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
There was no staying with Ellafitz in last month's Pasaena Handicap and trainer Bob Baffert's 5-year-old mare could get the same kind of trip in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Santa Maria.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Making her first start around two turns, Include Me Out registered a convincing 4 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 La Canada Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 22.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Versatile filly Great Hot, winner of Keeneland's Raven Run Stakes (gr. II) last fall, will stretch out once again in the $150,000 La Canada Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 22.
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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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