Tanzanite Cat wins the Smarty Jones Stakes.
Photo: Coady Photography
Tanzanite Cat wins the Smarty Jones Stakes.
Photo: Coady Photography
Tanzanite Cat wins the Smarty Jones Stakes.
Photo: Coady Photography
Tanzanite Cat wins the Smarty Jones Stakes.
Photo: Coady Photography
Tanzanite Cat wins the Smarty Jones Stakes.
Photo: Coady Photography
Tanzanite Cat wins the Smarty Jones Stakes.
Photo: Coady Photography| Trainer | Cody Autrey |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Norberto Arroyo, Jr. |
| Owner | Driver, James L. and Ywachetta H. |
| Breeder | Charles H. Deters & Dr. John Peterson |
| Tanzanite Cat View Five-Cross Pedigree | Graeme Hall | Dehere |
| Win Crafty Lady | ||
| Gentle Wave | Mt. Livermore | |
| Waviness |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBSOCT2011 Hip 153 |
Weanling | Andy Cant, agent | ($4,500) | |
| OBSAUG2012 Hip 672 |
Yearling | Adrian Enriquez | Andy Cant, agent | $9,000 |
| OBSAPR2013 Hip 411 |
Two-year-old | Garry Simms, agent for James Driver | Thoroughbred Friends & Associates, agent | $150,000 |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
Escaping Oaklawn Park, stakes-winning Tanzanite Cat faces a pair of tough entrants from both Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher as part of a deep field for the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) March 23 in New Mexico.
Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) winner Strong Mandate returns to action for the first time since the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) in the $300,000 Southwest Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 17 at Oaklawn Park.
Trainers Steve Asmussen and Chris Hartman slipped in a pair of final workouts for their Southwest Stakes (gr. III) hopefuls between the first and second races on the program at Oaklawn Park Feb. 13.
James and Ywachetta Driver's Tanzanite Cat gave up the lead on the backstretch but took it back in mid-stretch and went on to a smooth victory in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds at Oaklawn Park Jan. 20.
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