SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | City to City | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A+ | $90,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Mare | City Zip - Stormbow, Storm Cat
Sire: City Zip , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $818,225. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2012 Breeding Stock Sale, $550,000.
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders' Association 2008 Summer Yearling Sale, $50,000.
Keeneland Association 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale, $15,000.
| 2 | Up In Time (GB) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,000 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | Noverre - Up At Dawn (GB), Inchinor (GB)
Sire: Noverre, Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $1,429,344. Lifetime: 317 yearlings sold, median $31,540.
Broodmare Sire: Inchinor (GB), Chestnut, 1990.
Sale History:
Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2012, $176,121.
Tattersall's October 2009 Yearling Sale, $40,244.
| 3 | Wild Mia | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: B+ | $18,000 |
2007 | Gray or Roan Mare | Wildcat Heir - Love Mia (ARG), El Sultan (ARG)
Sire: Wildcat Heir , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 178 yearlings sold, median $15,000.
Broodmare Sire: El Sultan (ARG), Gray or Roan, 1991.
Others: Strawberrydaiquiri (GB), $9,000; Cambina (IRE), $3,000; Vamo a Galupiar (CHI); So Belle (GB); Andina (IRE); Camille C; Sweetly Peppered; Briecat.
Scratched: Secret Cove.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City to City | Corey S. Nakatani | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 2 | Up In Time (GB) | Brice Blanc | Simon Callaghan |
| 3 | Wild Mia | David Romero Flores | Jerry M. Fanning |
| 4 | Strawberrydaiquiri (GB) | Joel Rosario | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 5 | Cambina (IRE) | Mike E. Smith | Jeff Bonde |
| 6 | Vamo a Galupiar (CHI) | Joseph Talamo | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 7 | So Belle (GB) | Chantal Sutherland | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 8 | Andina (IRE) | Frederic Lenclud | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 9 | Camille C | Kayla Stra | Marcelo Polanco |
| 10 | Sweetly Peppered | Kevin Krigger | Alex Paszkeicz |
| 11 | Briecat | Victor Espinoza | Vladimir Cerin |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | City to City | Corey S. Nakatani | $19.00 | $7.00 | $5.20 | ||||||
| 7 | Up In Time (GB) | Brice Blanc | $9.00 | $6.20 | |||||||
| 1 | Wild Mia | David Romero Flores | $5.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-7) | $70.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-7-1) | $615.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-7-1-2) | $4,696.40 | ||||||||||
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
For awhile it appeared that Eric Kronfeld was snakebit when it came to his grade I stakes-winning mare Nereid. But the mare lit up the bid board at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, selling for $1.3 million.
Monday, January 07, 2013
Dayatthespa, who has won five in a row at three different tracks, will try to keep her streak alive in the $250,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) Nov. 25 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Eric Kronfeld's Nereid has been declared out of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT) after sustaining a minor injury, according to trainer John Shirreffs.
Wednesday, October 31, 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
Siyouma, a group I winner at Newmarket last month, is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the $1 million E. P. Taylor Stakes (gr. IT) at Woodbine Oct. 14.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Marketing Mix, coming off a tough loss in the Beverly D Stakes (gr. IT) last month, takes on 12 Southern California-based fillies and mares in the $250,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. IT) at Santa Anita Park Sept. 29.
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
City to City once again showed her affection for the Del Mar grass, winning the John C. Mabee in dramatic fashion for her second grade II score where the surf meets the turf.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Cambina, along with rival Nereid, top the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 12 at Del Mar. The cast of six will travel nine furlongs on the turf.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
On the day I'll Have Another was honored at Betfair Hollywood Park, jockey Mario Gutierrez and owner J. Paul Reddam teamed to win the $150,000 Royal Heroine Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) by a head with Quiet Oasis July 7.
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Just nudged in the Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) when caught late by Belle Royale, Quiet Oasis returns to Betfair Hollywood Park at a shorter distance in the $150,000 Royal Heroine Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) on the turf July 7.
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Jockey Joel Rosario, heading for New York to ride full time, finished up in Southern California a stakes winner when he guided Capital Plan to victory in the $100,000 Beverly Hills Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Capital Plan appears to be standout in the $100,000 Beverly Hills Handicap (gr. IIIT) as she returns to the 10-furlong distance for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer June 24 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Belle Royale used a remarkable late kick to score her first graded or group win in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) on the turf at Betfair Hollywood Park May 28.
Monday, May 28, 2012
J. Paul Reddam's Quiet Oasis, an upset winner in her first start of 2012, will seek to keep it going when she returns to grade I stakes company in the $250,000 Gamely Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park May 28.
Saturday, May 26, 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
Nereid, who finished in a dead heat with Cambina in the American Oaks (gr. IT) last summer, returns to Betfair Hollywood Park for her 4-year-old debut in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf April 29.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Willa B Awesome, upset winner of the Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I) last month, headlines the 2012 California Gold Rush at Betfair Hollywood Park April 28.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Capital Plan, with a perfect trip under Brice Blanc, registered a 1 1/2-length victory while making her stakes debut in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) on the turf April 21 at Santa Anita Park.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Hall of Fame trainer Neil Drysdale looks to get the final weekend of the Santa Anita season off to a strong start when he saddles Santa Ana Stakes winner Vamo a Galupiar in the Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIT) April 21.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Vamo a Galupiar gave trainer Neil Drysdale his second grade II turf win of the day when she rallied at the middle of the course to win the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) by a half-length at Santa Anita March 25.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
A little extra distance could be just what grade I winner Cambina needs when she takes on a well-matched field of older fillies and mares in the $150,000 Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf March 25.
Thursday, March 22, 2012Garrett Gomez is scheduled to resume riding March 22, according to his agent, after the two-time Eclipse Award winner was forced to abort an earlier comeback.
Saturday, March 17, 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]