Don't Say It Spray It: Pro-Ride liquid polymer is applied to the Cushion Track synthetic surface at Santa Anita Park,
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Oak Tree at Santa Anita to Host 2009 Breeders' Cup. The Los Angeles media market and its attractiveness to sponsors played a key role in the decision.
Photo: Barbara D. Livingston
Edgar Prado became the 16th North American-based jockey to reach the 6,000 career-win plateau when he rode Sumphin to victory in the sixth race at Gulfstream Park Feb. 10.
The Green Monkey, whose $16-million price was the most ever for a Thoroughbred sold at public auction, has been retired from racing. The 4-year-old son of Forestry will enter stud next year at Randy Hartley and Dean De Renzo’s Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds near Ocala, Fla.
Ron McCauley's Golden Doc A and jockey Rafael Bejarano, right, outrun Lovely Isle (David Flores), left, to win the Grade I, $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes.
Making his first start in more than five months, grade I winner Georgie Boy kicked off his 3-year-old campaign in fine style with a big closing rush to win the $147,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II).
Ridden for the first time by Rafael Bejarano, Georgie Boy sat slightly off an honest pace before galloping home on the outside to defeat favored Into Mischief by 3 1/4 lengths.
Breaking from the far outside, Well Armed got to the lead along the inside heading into the clubhouse turn and was able to dictate the race through moderate fractions of :23.79, :47.29 and 1:11.35.
With no stakes winner in the field, even-money choice Dawn After Dawn had an easy time of it in winning the $200,000 La Canada Stakes (gr. II) on the front end at Santa Anita Feb. 10.
Dawn After Dawn, ridden by Garrett Gomez, was able to steal away to a leisurely lead while crawling to the quarter pole, then held off Say You Will in the stretch run to win by a measured one length. The winning time for the 1 1/8-mile test for 4-year-old fillies was 1:50.37.
Pyro, left, storms from last to win in the Risen Star over stablemate Z Fortune (No. 11),
Photo: LOU HODGES JR.
Shaun Bridgmohan was the winning jockey. Pyro, by Pulpit out of the Wild Again mare Wild Vision, now has a 2-2-1 career record from five starts. All three of his losses came behind Champion 2-year-old colt War Pass
Indian Blessing made it a perfect 5-for-5, taking a clear lead into the stretch and then holding off Proud Spell in the final yards to win the $200,000 Silverbulletday Stakes (gr. III).
Photo: Lynn Roberts
Grasshopper made an impressive 4-year-old debut and earned his first graded stakes victory when he took the $150,000 Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) at Fair Grounds.
Photo: LOU HODGES JR.
Bsharpsonata (inside) comes around the final turn and prepares for a heart-pounding stretch duel with Keep the Peace to win the $150,000 Forward Gal Stakes (gr. II).
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