Testa Rossi wins the 2014 Florida Oaks.
Photo: SV Photography
Testa Rossi wins the 2014 Florida Oaks.
Photo: SV Photography
Testa Rossi wins the 2014 Florida Oaks.
Photo: SV Photography
Testa Rossi - Breeders' Cup - 10/31/2013
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Testa Rossi wins the Miss Grillo Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Testa Rossi wins the Miss Grillo Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos| Trainer | Chad C. Brown |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Jose Lezcano |
| Owner | Covello James, Coleman Thomas and Donheny Racing Stable, LLC |
| Breeder | Barbara Moser |
| Testa Rossi (FR) View Five-Cross Pedigree | Dr Fong | Kris S. |
| Spring Flight | ||
| Peggy Lane | Dancing Spree | |
| Sunday April (FR) |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARQNOV2012 Hip 362 |
Yearling | Haras du Long Champ | ($12,743) |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
In her first start since finishing second in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT), Testa Rossi overpowered 11 other 3-year-old fillies in the stretch to post a 3 1/2-length victory in the Florida Oaks.
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Stablemates Testa Rossi and Kitten Kaboodle, both graded stakes winners in 2013 from the barn of trainer Chad Brown, will make their first appearances as sophomores in the March 8 Florida Oaks (gr. IIIT) at Tampa Bay.
Here's a follow-up look at racing statistics of juveniles involved in the furosemide observational study results released Dec. 16 by Breeders' Cup from this year's World Championships and two California-bred stakes.
Top-class fillies from the United States and Europe make for a contentious race
Making her first start in the United States, French import Testa Rossi came from far out of it to capture the $200,000 Miss Grillo Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a nose over Sky Painter Oct. 7 on the turf at Belmont Park.
Somewhere in the 12-horse field of the $200,000 Miss Grillo Stakes (gr. IIIT) one would think there is a budding turf star who will have a major impact on the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT).
| Awesome Baby |
| Cairo Prince |
| Wildcat Red |
| Intense Holiday |
| Samraat |
| Shared Belief |
| Lea |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| Mucho Macho Man |
| Top Billing |
