SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA
| 1 | Game On Dude | Margin: 5¼ | TrueNicks: D | $120,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Awesome Again - Worldly Pleasure, Devil His Due
Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 319 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Devil His Due , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($210,000).
| 2 | Uh Oh Bango | Margin: 12¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $40,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Top Hit - French Debutante, French Deputy
Sire: Top Hit, Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Lifetime: 9 yearlings sold, median $5,000.
Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.
| 3 | Victory Pete | Margin: 5¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $24,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Five Star Day - Blabby B., Tabasco Cat
Sire: Five Star Day , Chestnut, 1996. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $575,365. Lifetime: 239 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Tabasco Cat, Chestnut, 1991.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited March 2007 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $75,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2005 Fall Mixed Sale, ($17,000).
Others: Skipshot, $12,000; El Gato Malo, $4,000.
Scratched: Tres Borrachos; Ashtar (CHI).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Game On Dude | Chantal Sutherland | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Uh Oh Bango | Mike E. Smith | R. Kory Owens |
| 3 | Victory Pete | Martin Garcia | Alexis Barba |
| 4 | Skipshot | Joseph Talamo | Jerry Hollendorfer |
| 5 | El Gato Malo | Corey S. Nakatani | Craig Dollase |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Game On Dude | Chantal Sutherland | $2.60 | $2.20 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 2 | Uh Oh Bango | Mike E. Smith | $3.00 | $2.20 | |||||||
| 6 | Victory Pete | Martin Garcia | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-2) | $2.70 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-2-6) | $5.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-2-6-7) | $13.60 | ||||||||||
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
Orb, winner of the Besilu Florida Derby (gr. I), heads the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll that came out April 29 in advance of the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Monday, April 29, 2013
Game On Dude, Departing, Budweiser Clydesdales, Derby & Oaks workouts, and much more.
The Charles Town board of stewards, track officials, and Equibase have amended the official time for the April 20 Charles Town Classic (gr. II), won by Game on Dude.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Game On Dude earned $1 million the evening of April 20, but he had to work hard for it in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, two of the top older horses in training, are among the seven horses entered in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Game On Dude arrived at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 16 in anticipation of a start in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20 at the West Virginia track.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
by Anne Peters
Awesome Again is one of the most consistent sires of high-class runners in North America.
Game On Dude, second in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II) in 2011, is among the 52 nominees for and an expected entrant in this year's $1.5 million race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.
Monday, April 08, 2013
Stuart Janney III and Phipps Racing's Orb, winner of the March 30 Besilu Stables Florida Derby (gr. I), leapfrogs Verrazano to top the April 1 NTRA 3-year-old poll.
Monday, April 01, 2013
Idle since he was well beaten in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 25, Liaison came back running in the $71,500 Santana Mile March 31, defeating favored Midnight Transfer by a half-length at Santa Anita Park.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Trainer Bob Baffert plans to run two-time Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) winner Game On Dude in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 20, according to the Santa Anita Park publicity office.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Longtime friends and racing partners Bernie Schiappa and Ernie Moody getting thrills of a lifetime with Game on Dude.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Verrazano, impressive winner of the March 9 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II), leaps from fourth position a week ago to top this week's NTRA's weekly 3-Year-Old poll. Game On Dude is a solid No. 1 in the national poll.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Steve Haskin and Lenny Shulman discuss throwback horses after Comma to the Top's recent efforts, Salix in the Breeders' Cup, Vyjack, and recent events.
Evan Hammonds recaps the Gotham Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, and the Las Virgenes Stakes.
Game On Dude erased any doubts about his ability to get 1 1/4 miles and proved once more that he's the king of Santa Anita Park with a breathtaking front-running score in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 2.
Saturday, March 02, 2013
A pair of improving 4-year-olds worth a look in the Santa Anita Handicap.
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Gotham Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap.
Game On Dude and Ron the Greek, horses with contrasting styles but both possessing a victory in the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), are the clear standouts in the marquee event for handicap horses March 2 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Though he wasn't happy with the 125-pound weight assignment, trainer Bob Baffert said Game On Dude would contest the upcoming Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) after the favorite worked a fast six furlongs Feb. 24.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Chantal Sutherland Kruse, who in 2011 became the first female jockey to win the Santa Anita Handicap when she piloted Game on Dude to victory, will join TVG for its coverage of Big 'Cap Day March 2.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Game On Dude took some heat for six furlongs, then sped away in the stretch to take the $196,000 San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) as expected Feb. 3 for his sixth win in seven tries at Santa Anita Park.
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Game On Dude will have at most four rivals when he returns to Santa Anita Park in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) on Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 3.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Dual grade I winner Coil, soon to be a stallion, seems primed to go out on top in the $150,000 San Pasqual Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 5 at Santa Anita Park.
Wednesday, January 02, 2013