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Santa Maria S. (gr. 2)

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia, CA

  • Purse: $200,000
  • Date: February 16, 2013
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: HRTV/TVG
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 4
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 2:03 PM
1 Great Hot (BRZ) Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ $120,000

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Orientate   - That's Hot, Seeking the Gold

  • Breeder:Coudelaria Jessica
  • Owner: Coudelaria Jessica, Inc.
  • Trainer: A. C. Avila
  • Jockey: Gary L. Stevens

Sire: Orientate  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 19 starts, 10 wins, $1,716,950. Lifetime: 420 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Seeking the Gold, Bay, 1985.

2 Book Review Margin: TrueNicks: A $40,000

2009 | Chestnut Filly | Giant's Causeway   - Clever Babe, Distorted Humor  

  • Breeder:Gary & Mary West Stables Inc.
  • Owner: West, Gary and Mary
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Giant's Causeway  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 771 yearlings sold, median $140,000.

Broodmare Sire: Distorted Humor  , Chestnut, 1993.

3 Lady of Fifty Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ $24,000

2009 | Gray or Roan Filly | After Market   - K. D.'s Shady Lady, Maria's Mon

  • Breeder:Cloverleaf Farms II, Inc.
  • Owner: Hollendorfer, Jerry and Todaro, George
  • Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
  • Jockey: Joseph Talamo

Sire: After Market  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2003. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 8 wins, $903,685. Lifetime: 106 yearlings sold, median $14,500.

Broodmare Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $40,000.

Time: 1:43.08   Track: Fast

Others: Snow Fall, $12,000; Private Affair (PER), $4,000.

Scratched: Going for a Spin.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Great Hot (BRZ)Gary L. StevensA. C. Avila
2Book ReviewRafael BejaranoBob Baffert
3Lady of FiftyJoseph TalamoJerry Hollendorfer
4Snow FallTyler BazeJerry Hollendorfer
5Private Affair (PER)Hector Isaac BerriosAngel M. Rodriguez

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
1 Great Hot (BRZ)Gary L. Stevens$20.80$5.60$3.40
2 Book ReviewRafael Bejarano$2.80$2.10
5 Lady of FiftyJoseph Talamo$2.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (1-2)$46.40
$2.00 Trifecta (1-2-5)$130.40
$2.00 Superfecta (1-2-5-6)$133.80

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