SUNLAND PARK, Sunland Park, NM
| 1 | Princess Arabella | Margin: 8 | TrueNicks: A++ | $120,000 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Any Given Saturday - Tortuga Lady, Thunder Gulch
Sire: Any Given Saturday , Dark Bay or Brown, 2004. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 6 wins, $1,083,533. Lifetime: 179 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association January 2013 Horses of All Ages Sale, $725,000.
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($47,000).
| 2 | Glinda the Good | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A | $44,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Hard Spun - Magical Flash, Miswaki
Sire: Hard Spun , Bay, 2004. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 7 wins, $2,673,470. Lifetime: 249 yearlings sold, median $53,475.
Broodmare Sire: Miswaki, Chestnut, 1978.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($200,000).
| 3 | Ize in Trouble | Margin: 5 | TrueNicks: A++ | $20,000 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Proud Citizen - Battle Hymn, Danzig
Sire: Proud Citizen , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 3 wins, $638,822. Lifetime: 273 yearlings sold, median $30,000. In 2009: 1.72 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Danzig, Bay, 1977.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, $3,000.
Others: Take Me Away Today, $8,000; Regal Betty, $4,000; Feisty Flirt, $2,000; Sophisticated, $2,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princess Arabella | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Glinda the Good | Julien R. Leparoux | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 3 | Ize in Trouble | Miguel Hernandez | Weston Martin |
| 4 | Take Me Away Today | Luis Contreras | Henry Dominguez |
| 5 | Regal Betty | Antonio Lopez Castanon | John W. Sadler |
| 6 | Feisty Flirt | Macario Rodriguez | Ike Green |
| 7 | Sophisticated | Joe A. Martinez | Michael K. Barber |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Princess Arabella | Martin Garcia | $2.40 | $2.10 | $2.10 | ||||||
| 5 | Glinda the Good | Julien R. Leparoux | $2.20 | $2.10 | |||||||
| 6 | Ize in Trouble | Miguel Hernandez | $2.60 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (3-5) | $2.10 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (3-5-6) | $5.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (3-5-6-4) | $20.40 | ||||||||||
Trainer Bob Baffert grabbed his fifth win in the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks when short-price favorite Midnight Lucky left the field behind on the far turn en route to an eight-length win March 24 in New Mexico.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
The first session of Keeneland's January horses of all ages sale registered improved gross and average compared with the first session last year as 201 horses sold for $15,331,400, up 10.04%. Average price improved 14.42%.
Monday, January 07, 2013
Potesta and Princess Arabella brought $800,000 and $725,000, respectively during the first session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 7.
Monday, January 07, 2013
Buyers will have the opportunity to purchase horses from the Issam Fares' Fares Farm dispersal at a Keeneland January sale that will feature a larger catalog compared with last year.
Friday, January 04, 2013
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino begins an impressive $16 million live horse racing season Dec. 7 continuing through April 16.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winning jockey Mario Gutierrez returns to Emerald Downs for the $50,000 Kent Handicap July 15, then plans to ride for the remainder of the summer at Hastings Racecourse.
Monday, July 09, 2012
Multiple stakes winner Tapajo has the home field advantage as she takes on five rivals in the 1 1/16-mile Iowa Oaks (gr. III) at Prairie Meadows June 30.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Trainer Todd Pletcher will saddle both Disposablepleasure and In Lingerie in the Black-Eyed Susan (gr. II) at Pimlico Race Course May 18. The Bob Baffert-trained Mamma Kimbo is the morning line favorite at odds of 7-5.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Undefeated Princess Arabella, decisive winner of the Sunland Park Oaks, will not advance to the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). The daughter of Any Given Saturday will instead be retired, according to trainer Bob Baffert.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Images from Oaklawn Park's 2012 Racing Festival of the South.
It nearly was for Peachtree Stable and trainer Bob Baffert March 25 when Princess Arabella ran off to win the Sunland Park Oaks at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino by eight lengths while never tested.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Peachtree Stable and Bob Baffert used the Sunland Park Oaks as a springboard to an eventual Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) win for Plum Pretty in 2011 and will attempt to do the same this year with Princess Arabella.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012Leading Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) candidate Princess Arabella, undefeated in two starts for trainer Bob Baffert, worked a sharp five furlongs in 59 seconds flat handily at Santa Anita March 9.
Friday, March 09, 2012
A strong mix of accomplished stars headed by major stakes performers Grace Hall and On Fire Baby comprise the list of 94 fillies nominated to the Kentucky Oaks.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Bob Baffert, one of three finalists for the 2011 Eclipse Award as the nation's top trainer, says that he's not planning to attend the annual dinner Jan. 16 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
WinStar Farm and Todd Pletcher hope history will repeat itself, as likely favorite Gemologist leads a field of 11 juveniles in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) Nov. 26 at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011An easy maiden winner over a yielding grass course at Keeneland Oct. 26, 2-year-old filly Assateague will step into stakes company in the $100,000 Miesque (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Nov. 25.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Overlooked after her fifth-place finish in the Darley Alcibiades Stakes (gr. I), On Fire Baby registered a 9-1 upset in a wide-open renewal of the $173,400 Pocahontas Stakes (gr. II) at Churchill Downs Oct. 30.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
After rallying impressively to capture the Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) one month ago, unbeaten Weemissfrankie will try two turns for the first time in the $250,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 2.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Plum Pretty, shipping from Southern California for trainer Bob Baffert, humbled five rivals by a Rachel Alexandra-like 25 lengths as the 1-20 favorite in the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks in New Mexico March 27.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Southern California shipper Harissa got hot at the right time when she pulled away from pacesetter Hayley's Halo to win the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks in New Mexico March 28.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
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]