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Turf Paradise H.

TURF PARADISE, Phoenix, AZ

  • Purse: $35,000
  • Date: February 16, 2013
  • Class:
  • TV:
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 4
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 1:54 PM
1 Why Not Be Perfect Margin: TrueNicks: C $21,700

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Whywhywhy - Perfect Time, Matchlite

  • Breeder:Gerard Ramos
  • Owner: J. C. Racing Stable
  • Trainer: Jeffrey Metz
  • Jockey: Anne Sanguinetti

Sire: Whywhywhy, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 3 wins, $315,015. Lifetime: 152 yearlings sold, median $8,000.

Broodmare Sire: Matchlite, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983. In 2009: .92 AEI.

2 Major Magic Margin: TrueNicks: A+ $7,000

2009 | Bay Gelding | Kitten's Joy   - Celestial Woods, Forestry  

  • Breeder:Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey
  • Owner: Diodoro, Robertino, Hudy, Simon and TG Racing LLC
  • Trainer: Robertino Diodoro
  • Jockey: Jorge Carreno

Sire: Kitten's Joy  , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 133 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Forestry  , Bay, 1996.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($3,200).

3 Goldfire Margin: ½ TrueNicks: C $3,500

2008 | Bay Gelding | Storm Victory - Stuarda, Mining

  • Breeder:Mr. & Mrs. D. H. Pihl
  • Owner: Pihl, David and Delaurlyn
  • Trainer: Barbara Heads
  • Jockey: Richard Harvey Hamel

Sire: Storm Victory, Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 54 yearlings sold, median $5,769. In 2009: .55 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Mining, Chestnut, 1984.

Time: 1:42.29   Track: Firm

Others: Green Secret, $1,750; The Gov, $1,050.

Scratched: Touch the Sun.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Why Not Be PerfectAnne SanguinettiJeffrey Metz
2Major MagicJorge CarrenoRobertino Diodoro
3GoldfireRichard Harvey HamelBarbara Heads
4Green SecretGeovanni FrancoKevin Eikleberry
5The GovJake BartonPhilip Hall

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