Celestine Seeks Title Defense in Just a Game
- By Paul Volponi
The daughter of Scat Daddy was purchased last year by Moyglare Stud Farm for $2.55 million at the Keenland November breeding stock sale, and is now trained by Christophe Clement.
Buena Vista S. (G3)
Race 8 at Santa Anita Park on
- Grade III
- 1 mile
- $200,000
- 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 4:00 PM
- 1:36.48
- Results
- News
Payoffs
| Horse | Win | Place | Show | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Wild At Heart | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.60 |
| 2 | Lily Pod | $4.00 | $3.00 | |
| 6 | Hillhouse High | $3.20 | ||
| Exotic Payoffs | |
|---|---|
| $2 Exacta (11-2) | $18.20 |
| $2 Trifecta (11-2-6) | $71.60 |
| $2 Superfecta (11-2-6-8) | $130.60 |
Order of Finish
| Pos | Horse / Age / Sex / TrueNicks / Pedigree | Jockey / Trainer | Margin | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wild At Heart
|
|
3½ | $120,000 |
| 2 |
Lily Pod
|
|
6¼ | $40,000 |
| 3 |
Hillhouse High
|
|
nose | $24,000 |
| 4 |
Jeremy's Legacy (IRE)
|
|
$12,000 | |
| 5 |
Mokat
|
|
$4,000 | |
| SCR | Do the Dance | |||
| SCR | Evo Campo (IRE) | |||
| SCR | Illuminant | |||
| SCR | Juno (BRZ) | |||
| SCR | Pretty Girl (ARG) | |||
| SCR | Prize Exhibit (GB) | |||
Well-Placed Illuminant Shines in Monrovia
Sharp handling of grade 1 winner Illuminant brought big rewards May 27 at Santa Anita Park for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Sol Kumin's Head of Plains Partners, and SF Racing.
Lady Eli Digs in to Win Gamely
Out of her comfort zone up near the pace in the $300,000 Gamely Stakes (G1T) May 27 at Santa Anita Park, Sheep Pond Partners' Lady Eli once again showed her enduring class.
Enola Gray, Illuminant Look Strong in Monrovia Field
The grade 2 Monrovia Stakes, at 6 1/2 furlongs on the downhill course at Santa Anita Park, features a field of nine fillies and mares topped by grade 1-placed Enola Gray and grade 1 winner Illuminant.
Lady Eli Brings Her Class to Gamely
Multiple grade 1 winner Lady Eli headlines a field of six in the $300,000 Gamely Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita Park May 27.
Dickinson Runs Past Lady Eli to Win Jenny Wiley
Godolphin Racing's Dickinson ran by 1-2 choice Lady Eli in the shadow of the wire April 15 at Keeneland to claim the $350,000 Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T).
Lady Eli Makes Seasonal Bow in Star-Studded Jenny Wiley
Individually, Lady Eli, Time and Motion, and Catch a Glimpse could vie for favoritism in any entry box. Together, they headline the 1 1/16-mile Jenny Wiley that boasts four top-level winners in its eight-horse field.
Hillhouse High Gives Baltas Royal Heroine Exacta
After running third in her last two graded stakes attempts, Golden Eagle Farm's Hillhouse High broke through in the $200,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (G2T) when holding off a late run from Mokat, giving trainer Richard Baltas the 1-2 finish.
Harmonize to Make Season Debut in Royal Heroine
Last year's Del Mar Oaks Presented by The Jockey Club (G1T) winner Harmonize will make her season debut in the $200,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (G2T) for fillies and mares 4 and older April 8.
Vale Dori Holds Off Finest City in Santa Margarita
Maybe—just maybe—Vale Dori has been doing just more than picking up the pieces in Southern California's distaff division in the absence of champions Songbird and Stellar Wind in recent months.
Goodyearforroses Completes Stakes Trio in Santa Ana
Abbondanza Racing's Goodyearforroses continued her roll in Southern California and earned her first graded stakes win March 12 in the $200,000 Santa Ana (G2T) at Santa Anita Park.
Illuminant Takes Wishing Well, Jenny Wiley Next
Grade 1 winner Illuminant was impressive enough off a 10-month layoff in the $75,000 Wishing Well Stakes at Santa Anita Park, but she has bigger and better things ahead of her.
Goodyearforroses Seeks Stakes Triple in Santa Ana
Abbondanza Racing's Goodyearforroses will look to claim her third straight stakes since relocating to Southern California, and will seek her first graded score March 12 in the $200,000 Santa Ana (G2T) at Santa Anita Park.
Grade 2 Status Not Reinstated for Buena Vista
Following a review by the American Graded Stakes Committee, the Buena Vista Stakes that was taken off the turf Feb. 18 at Santa Anita Park will not have its grade 2 status reinstated. It will be recognized as a grade 3 race.
Wild At Heart Makes Short Work of Buena Vista
The 5-year-old Indian Charlie mare made short work of a short field in an off-the-turf edition of the $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (G3T), closing from third and striding away to a 3 1/2-length victory.
Grade 1 Winner Illuminant Set for Return to Racing
After finding Illuminant's top gear in the spring of 2016, trainer Michael McCarthy had to hit the brakes.
Headstrong Prize Exhibit Takes on Buena Vista
Prize Exhibit has three graded victories during her 31-race career, including her last start in the Megahertz (G3T) Jan. 16 at Santa Anita Park, but the complicated 5-year-old Showcasing mare often has, well, complications.
Improving Do the Dance Steps Up in Megahertz
It's taken a while for Do the Dance to get her bearings on the Southern California grass, but the improving filly will look to continue her upward trajectory Jan. 16 in the $100,000 Megahertz Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park
Vale Dori Encounters Familiar Group in La Canada
Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum's Vale Dori will look to secure her second straight grade 2 victory Jan. 14 in the $200,000 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita Park and she'll encounter familiar challengers.
Miss Temple City Scores Matriarch by a Nose
Miss Temple City added to her already impressive résumé as a turf miler Dec. 4 in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) at Del Mar.
Motion Hopes to Stay Hot in Matriarch
Miss Temple City will look to carry trainer Graham Motion's scorching streak on the Del Mar turf into the final day of the seaside racetrack's fall meet in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) Dec. 4.
Desert Madam Takes Her Shot in Bayakoa
Desert Madam, a hard-trying California-bred from the barn of Bill Spawr, will make her stakes debut in the $200,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) at Del Mar Dec. 3
Zindaya Scores in Goldikova
Zindaya capped what was quite a weekend for e Five Racing Thoroughbreds, Chad Brown, and Javier Castellano in the $200,000 Goldikova Stakes (gr. IIT) Nov. 6 at Santa Anita Park.
Fair Point Makes the Grade in Maddy
Only a neck back from her first graded score in the Oct. 14 Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland, Stuart S. Janney III's Fair Point left no doubt Nov. 5 in the $100,000 Senator Ken Maddy (gr. IIIT).
Brown Launches Zindaya in Goldikova Stakes
Chad Brown has seemingly won just about every turf race on the East Coast this year, and he looks to continue his success out west in the Nov. 6 Goldikova Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita Park.
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