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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Kelso Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Pat O'Brien Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Pat O'Brien Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Pat O'Brien Stakes.
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Appealing Tale wins the 2015 Pat O'Brien Stakes.
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Gary and Cecil Barber's Appealing Tale and jockey Joseph Talamo (right) held off Wild Dude to win the Grade II $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar.
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Appealing Tale gets the victory in the Pat O'Brien Stakes.
The son of Unbridled's Song drew post 3 of 11 in the Dirt Mile (gr. I) and will look to use his swift turn of foot in the shorter race rather than throwing in with American Pharoah and Beholder in the Classic (gr. I).
Gary Barber's Appealing Tale, a grade II winner in his last two starts, will miss the Breeders' Cup due to an ankle injury he sustained in training, trainer Peter Miller said Oct. 25.
In his final prep before an expected start in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), Honor Code will face six rivals in the $400,000 Kelso Handicap (gr. II) Oct. 3 at Belmont Park.
Grade I winner Wild Dude got within a head of front-running Appealing Tale in the stretch during the $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar, but the pacesetter re-rallied on the rail to secure his first graded victory.
Coming off arguably the best performance of his career, Gary and Cecil Barber's Appealing Tale will dial back to seven furlongs in the $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 22.
Dialing back in distance proved to be the winning formula for Haras Santa Maria de Araras' Catch a Flight, who wore down longshot Appealing Tale in the final strides to take the $200,000 San Diego Handicap (gr. II) July 25.
Speed should again be on display July 26, as Masochistic will seek his third straight graded stakes sprint win and second consecutive grade I in the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar.
Two proven Bob Baffert-trained grade I winners will be front and center in the $200,000 San Diego Handicap (gr. II) July 25 at Del Mar.
California-bred Masochistic, owned by Los Pollos Hermanos Racing and Jay Em Ess Stable, made short work of six foes to win the $300,000 Triple Bend Stakes (gr. I) June 27 at Santa Anita Park.
Under the tutelage of trainer Ron Ellis, Masochistic will try the top level of competition in the $300,000 Triple Bend Stakes (gr. I) June 27 at Santa Anita Park.
Fury Kapcori will look to repeat his success in the $100,000 Precisionist Stakes (gr. III) April 30 at Santa Anita Park.
This time last year, Hoppertunity still had 20 days to go before breaking his maiden. On Jan. 10, the colt who became a grade I winner at the end of the season continued his rise with a solid San Pasqual (gr. II) score.
Distinctiv Passion came out running for jockey Mike Smith and was never headed en route to a 1 3/4-length victory in the $100,000 Midnight Lute Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 27 at Santa Anita Park.
| Trainer | Peter Miller |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Fernando Hernandez Perez |
| Owner | Barber, Gary and Cecil |
| Breeder | Hart Farm |
| Appealing Tale View Five-Cross Pedigree | Tale of the Cat | Storm Cat |
| Yarn | ||
| Appealing Bride | Unbridled's Song | |
| Regally Appealing |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENOV2010 Hip 1834 |
Weanling | Burleson Farms, agent | ($77,000) | |
| KEESEP2011 Hip 1705 |
Yearling | DWF | Warrendale Sales, agent | $115,000 |
| OBSMAR2012 Hip 236 |
Two-year-old | Peter Miller, agent | Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent | $95,000 |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
| Spooky Woods |
| Arrogate |
| Classic Empire |
| Mill Road |
| Unspoiled Moments |
| Tapwrit |
| Flipcup |
| Always Dreaming |
| Gun Runner |
| Lady Aurelia |
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