Ransom the Moon Steps Up in Kona Gold
Ransom the Moon stepped up in class May 20 when he took the $200,000 Kona Gold Stakes (G2) by 2 1/4 lengths in his first stakes attempt.
Kona Gold S. (G2)
Race 9 at Santa Anita Park on
- Grade II
- 6 1/2 furlongs
- $200,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 4:00 PM
- 1:15.12
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Order of Finish
| Pos | Horse / Age / Sex / TrueNicks / Pedigree | Jockey / Trainer | Margin | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ransom the Moon
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2¼ | $120,000 |
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| 2 |
Moe Candy
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½ | $40,000 |
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| 3 | Lord Simba |
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3¾ | $24,000 |
| 4 |
Kobe's Back
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$12,000 | |
| 5 |
Calculator
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$4,000 | |
| 6 |
Eastwood
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$345 | |
| 7 |
Kentuckian
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$345 | |
| 8 |
Touched by Autism
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$345 | |
| SCR | Dr. Dorr | |||
Kobe's Back Seeks Return to Winning Form in Kona Gold
Kobe's Back has a few reasons to improve in the $200,000 Kona Gold Stakes (G2) May 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Lord Simba Runs Away With Los Angeles
Baoma Corporation's Lord Simba went from last-out maiden winner to graded stakes victor with an impressive score in the $100,000 Los Angeles (G3) April 15 at Santa Anita Park.
American Patriot Steals Maker's 46 Mile
Reserved at the start but flying at the end, WinStar Farm's American Patriot nipped hard-trying Heart to Heart in the final strides of the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (G1T) April 14 at Keeneland.
Kentuckian Back to Stakes Company in Los Angeles
It was a long time between wins for Fox Hill Farm's Kentuckian, but a determined effort by his connections to return him to winning form came through Feb. 20, when the 5-year-old gray edged Texas Two Step by a neck in a conditional allowance race.
Whitmore-Holy Boss Rematch in Count Fleet
Classic contender Whitmore and veteran sprinter Holy Boss are set for a rematch in the $400,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park going six furlongs April 15.
Denman's Call Upsets Masochistic in Triple Bend
Gilman Racing, Westside Rentals.com, and W.C. Racing's Denman's Call made a bold move in the turn and wore down favored Masochistic in the stretch to spring a 16-1 upset in the $400,000 Triple Bend Stakes (G1) March 11 at Santa Anita Park.
Masochistic Aims for Second Triple Bend Victory
Los Pollos Hermanos Racing and Jay Em Ess Stable's Masochistic will try to open 2017 by winning the $400,000 Triple Bend Stakes (G1) for the second time March 11 at Santa Anita Park.
Calculator Back to Winning Form at Santa Anita
For the second year in a row the 5-year-old son of In Summation has given his connections reason for hope after a long layoff.
Only Five Go Postward in Palos Verdes
Only five older sprinters passed the Santa Anita entry box for the Feb. 4 Palos Verdes Stakes (G3). St. Joe Bay heads group based on his dead-heat win on New Year's Eve in the grade 3 Midnight Lute Stakes.
Enola Gray Tries Open Company at Los Al
After a minor illness knocked her out of the Torrey Pines (gr. III) at Del Mar Aug. 28, Nick Alexander's undefeated Enola Gray will take another shot at her first start against open company Sept. 11 in the Beverly J. Lewis Stakes.
Lord Nelson Lunges to Triple Bend Score
Spendthrift Farm's Lord Nelson got up just in time to win the $300,000 Triple Bend Stakes (gr. I) June 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Kobe's Back, Lord Nelson Meet in Triple Bend
Lord Nelson steps back into graded company and Kobe's Back hopes to rebound in the $300,000 Triple Bend Stakes (gr. I) June 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Beholder, Stellar Wind Back to Work
Wanting an easy half-mile breeze from Beholder in her first timed work since a victory in the Vanity Mile (gr. I), the final two clicks on Richard Mandella's stopwatch showed :35 and change for three furlongs and :47 and change for the half.
Frosted Makes Belmont Return in Met Mile
Big-name horses like Frosted, Calculator, Stanford, Upstart, and El Kabeir will mix it up with Noble Bird, Ami's Flatter, and Anchor Down in the June 11 Met Mile (gr. I).
Catalina Red Sprints to Churchill Downs Win
Catalina Red outsprinted eight others in taking Churchill Downs Stakes with favorite Speightster finishing unplaced in seven-furlong test.
Seasoned Sprinters Fill Churchill Downs S.
Salutos Amigos facing Kobe's Back again
Danzing Candy, Trojan Nation Train in KY
The last two Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) runners to arrive at Churchill Downs May 2 went onto the track for the first time May 3.
Uncle Lino Game in California Chrome Stakes
Free from the likes of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) runners Exaggerator, Danzing Candy, and Mor Spirit, Uncle Lino broke through for his first stakes win April 30 in the inaugural $150,000 California Chrome Stakes at Los Alamitos.
Sherman Seeks California Chrome Stakes Upset
Trainer Art Sherman admits running in a race named after a horse he still has in training is a bit odd, but he couldn't help but have an entry in the inaugural $150,000 California Chrome Stakes April 30 at Los Alamitos Race Course.
Salutos Amigos Secures Grade I in Carter
Rallying from last of eight in the slop, Salutos Amigos grabbed his first career grade I win April 9 in the $400,000 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Salutos Amigos, Calculator Duel in Carter
Salutos Amigos and Calculator, who both spent the winter in California but didn't meet up out there, will hook up back in New York as two late runners who should benefit from a hot early pace in the Carter.
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Kobe's Back Roars to San Carlos Win
Son of Flatter put away rivals in the stretch for convincing win.
Wild Dude Seeks San Carlos Repeat
Wild Dude and Kobe's Back, who finished 1-2 in last year's San Carlos, return in the seven-furlong sprint but must deal with lightly raced and talented Calculator.
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