California Sire Benchmark Pensioned
Prominent California stallion Benchmark, sire of champion Points Offthebench and several other grade I winners, has been pensioned from stud duty due to fertility issues, Ballena Vista Farm announced April 21.
Points Offthebench
- Dark Bay or Brown Gelding
- Born 2009
- CA-Bred
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Caption: Points Offthebench with Mike Smith the morning of his breakdown on Oct. 26, 2013 Breeders' Cup horses and connections at Santa Anita near Acadia, California, preparing for Breeders' Cup raceways on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, 2013. BCWorks01_10_26_13 RAWimage615 Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
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Points Offthebench and jockey Mike Smith power home to win the Grade I, $250,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship, Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA. © BENOIT PHOTO
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Points Offthebench and jockey Mike Smith power home to win the Grade I, $250,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship, Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA.
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Points Offthebench 2013 Breeders' Cup, October 26, 2013.
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Points Offthebench wins the 2013 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.
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Points Offthebench wins the 2013 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.
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Points Offthebench wins the 2013 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.
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Points Offthebench wins the 2013 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.
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Points Offthebench wins the Bing Crosby Stakes.
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Points Offthebench wins the Bing Crosby Stakes.
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Points Offthebench wins the Bing Crosby Stakes.
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Points Offthebench wins the Bing Crosby Stakes.
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Points Offthebench in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship.
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Points Offthebench
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Points Offthebench Takes Top Cal-Bred Honors
Points Offthebench was named California-bred Horse of the Year for 2013 at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association's annual meeting and awards dinner Feb. 10 at the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley.
Posthumous Eclipse for Points Offthebench
The first grade I winner for trainer Tim Yakteen is now his first Eclipse Award winner as Points Offthebench received the award as champion male sprinter.
Male Sprint Finalists Approach the Wire
In the male sprinter division, tragedy ended the spectacular season of Points Offthebench, Secret Circle made a memorable return to racing, and Sahara Sky delivered a stirring victory in the Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I).
Points Offthebench Fatally Injured in Workout
Top Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint contender fractured his right front fetlock while working Oct. 26 on the Santa Anita Park main track.
Points Offthebench Nails Santa Anita Sprint
Points Offthebench will take a four-race win streak into the Nov. 2 Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) following a sharp victory in the $250,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I) Oct. 5.
Trinniberg Faces Vital Test at Santa Anita
Winless in three starts this season, champion Trinniberg returns to the track where he won last year's Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), against a strong field in the $250,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I).
Points Offthebench Shows His Game in Crosby
Points Offthebench made his first venture into stakes company a successful one, winning the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I) over Goldencents in a terrific fight to the wire July 28 at Del Mar.
Goldencents Facing Older Sprinters in Crosby
His foray into the 2013 Triple Crown season behind him, Goldencents gets back to work in the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I), a six-furlong sprint at Del Mar in which he will face older horses for the first time.
Connections
| Trainer | Tim Yakteen |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Mike E. Smith |
| Owner | Crevier, Donnie and Martin, Charles V. |
| Breeder | Gary Rocks |
Pedigree
| Points Offthebench View Five-Cross Pedigree | Benchmark | Alydar |
| Winters' Love | ||
| Mo Chuisle | Free House | |
| Visible Gold |
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