Music Note Tops Indian Blessing in Ballerina
Godolphin's Music Note repelled a bid from Indian Blessing at the top of the stretch and sloshed home for a 5 1/4-length upset victory in the $300,000 Ballerina (gr. I) Aug. 29 at Saratoga.
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Game Face Confident Winner of Honorable Miss
Favored Game Face, ridden by a confident Edgar Prado, drew off from pacesetter Keep the Peace in deep stretch to win the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) by 1 1/2 lengths Aug. 9 at showery Saratoga.
Game Face Seeks Fourth Stakes Win This Year
Game Face, a romping winner of the Princess Rooney Handicap (gr. I) last out and five-time graded stakes winner, will carry top weight of 122 pounds as the even-money morning-line favorite in the $150,000 Honorable Miss (gr. II) Aug. 9 at Saratoga.
Lethal Heat Hopes to Burn Railbird Foes
- By Jack Shinar
- News, Racing, West Region
Lethal Heat, unbeaten in three starts for trainer Barry Abrams, faces nine other 3-year-old fillies in the $100,000 Railbird Stakes (gr. III) on the Hollywood Park Cushion Track May 11.
Lethal Heat Still Perfect After 'Paula
- By Jack Shinar
- News, Racing, West Region
Undefeated Lethal Heat won her third straight race in the space of a month and became a grade III winner when she burned past the pacesetters mid-stretch en route to a 1 3/4-length victory in the $108,500 Santa Paula Stakes on the Santa Anita synthetic track March 30.
Lethal Heat Could be Dangerous in 'Paula
Barry Abrams' and Madeline Auerbach's Lethal Heat is making her first start in graded stakes company, will be running off the turf for the first time, and is coming back in 10 days from a 1 3/4-length allowance win. But Abrams fully expects the 3-year-old daughter of Unusual Heat to handle those factors in the $100,000 Santa Paula Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita March 30.
Indian Blessing Makes 2008 Debut
- By Jack Shinar
- News, Racing, West Region
Undefeated Indian Blessing, dominant winner of the Grey Goose Vodka Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) in October, kicks off her 3-year-old campaign for trainer Bob Baffert in the Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Jan. 13.
Connections
| Trainer | Bob Baffert |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Kent J. Desormeaux |
| Owner | Shustek, Michael, Stanley, W., Donald |
| Breeder | Kidder, Griggs, J & J Mamakos |
Pedigree
| P. S. U. Grad View Five-Cross Pedigree | Harlan's Holiday | Harlan |
| Christmas in Aiken | ||
| Lo Cal Bread | Native Prospector | |
| Devine Pet |
Auction History
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENOV2005 Hip 1824 |
Weanling | Classic Oaks | Gainesway, agent | $50,000 |
| KEESEP2006 Hip 2098 |
Yearling | Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent | ($75,000) | |
| BARMAY2007 Hip 328 |
Two-year-old | Michael Shustek | Jerry Bailey Sales Agency, agent | $375,000 |
| KEENOV2009 Hip 1349 |
Racing or broodmare prospect | BBA (Ireland) | Bluewater Sales, agent | $200,000 |
| FTKNOV2010 Hip 186 |
Broodmare | Nancy K. Polk | Darby Dan Farm, agent | $130,000 |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
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