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Phoenix Gold Cup H.

TURF PARADISE, Phoenix, AZ

  • Purse: $75,000
  • Date: February 16, 2013
  • Class:
  • TV:
  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:02 PM
1 L. A. Weekend Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A++ $45,105

2008 | Bay Gelding | Tribal Rule   - Storybook Fair, Avenue of Flags

  • Breeder:Dennis Johnston
  • Owner: Rick Wiest
  • Trainer: Robertino Diodoro
  • Jockey: Geovanni Franco

Sire: Tribal Rule  , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 4 starts, 2 wins, $77,600. Lifetime: 171 yearlings sold, median $8,500. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Avenue of Flags, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited May 2010 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $42,000.
Barretts Equine Limited January 2009 Mixed Sale, $9,000.

2 Absolutely Cool Margin: TrueNicks: A+ $14,550

2007 | Chestnut Gelding | Absolute Harmony - Coup de Foudre, Basket Weave

  • Breeder:Karl Charles Krieg
  • Owner: Karl Krieg
  • Trainer: Valorie Lund
  • Jockey: Daniel P. Vergara

Sire: Absolute Harmony, Chestnut, 1996. Lifetime: 7 yearlings sold, median $2,000.

Broodmare Sire: Basket Weave, Dark Bay or Brown, 1981. In 2009: .59 AEI.

3 Memo to Mya Margin: $7,275

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Cobra King - Memo Bay, Memo (CHI)

  • Breeder:Mr. & Mrs. James A. Garrett
  • Owner: Jim Garrett
  • Trainer: Robert A. Hazel
  • Jockey: Nate Smith

Sire: Cobra King, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 5 wins, $256,825. Lifetime: 125 yearlings sold, median $5,500. In 2009: 1.11 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Memo (CHI), Bay, 1987. In 2009: 1.57 AEI.

Time: 1:08.35   Track: Fast

Others: Safe Trip, $3,638; Jump Up and Kissme, $2,182; Streakin' Mohican, $750; Rainier Ice, $750; Derive, $750.

Scratched: King of the Sky.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1L. A. WeekendGeovanni FrancoRobertino Diodoro
2Absolutely CoolDaniel P. VergaraValorie Lund
3Memo to MyaNate SmithRobert A. Hazel
4Safe TripMiguel HernandezWeston Martin
5Jump Up and KissmeRichard Harvey HamelKerri Raven
6Streakin' MohicanWilson Omar DieguezBill Brashears
7Rainier IceJake BartonRandy Rarick
8DeriveJorge CarrenoRobertino Diodoro

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