Za Approval in the 2013 Breeders' Cup Mile.
Photo: Chad B. Harmon
Za Approval in the post parade for the 2013 Breeders' Cup Mile.
Photo: Dave Harmon
Za Approval - Belmont Park, October 26, 2013.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Za Approval wins the 2013 Knickerbocker.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Za Approval wins the 2013 Knickerbocker.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Za Approval wins the 2013 Knickerbocker.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Za Approval - Woodbine, September 14, 2013.
Photo: Michael Burns
Za Approval wins the 2013 Red Bank Stakes.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Za Approval wins the 2013 Red Bank Stakes.
Photo: Ryan Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Za Approval wins the 2013 Appleton.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Za Approval wins the 2013 Appleton.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Za Approval wins the 2013 Appleton.
Photo: Coglianese Photos/Kenny Martin
Za Approval wins the 2013 Appleton.
Photo: Coglianese Photos/Kenny Martin| Trainer | Christophe Clement |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Joel Rosario |
| Owner | Live Oak Plantation |
| Breeder | Live Oak Stud |
| Za Approval View Five-Cross Pedigree | Ghostzapper | Awesome Again |
| Baby Zip | ||
| Win Approval | With Approval | |
| Negotiator |
Morton Fink's Wise Dan, taken much farther back than usual given a blistering early pace, circled rivals on the far turn and drew away late to win the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) Nov. 2 at Santa Anita for the second year.
Horse of the Year Wise Dan will launch a title defense in the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) from post 8 in a field of 10 off his only loss of 2013. Among his challengers is the horse who beat him, Silver Max.
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Za Approval ran to his recent form and easily captured the $200,000 Knickerbocker Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park Oct. 12, coming off recent runner-up efforts behind Wise Dan and Obviously.
Grade I winner Boisterous is looking to get back on track in the $200,000 Knickerbocker Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 12 at Belmont Park, a race he has won twice before, but Live Oak Plantation's Za Approval looms large.
Wise Dan became the first two-time winner of the Ricoh Woodbine Mile when he romped to victory Sept. 15 in track-record time over the Toronto track's turf course as the shortest-priced favorite in the race's 17 renewals.
Morton Fink's Wise Dan, winner of last year's Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) and Horse of the Year in 2012, drew post four in a field of six as the 2-5 favorite for the $1 million grass test Sept. 15 in Toronto.
Coming in off a 5 3/4-length victory in the Oceanport Stakes (gr. IIIT), Silver Max looks for a repeat performance in Saratoga Race Course's Aug. 31 running of the $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT).
Trainer Charlie LoPresti contemplated the question, scuffed his work boots in the dirt a little, answered with a thoughtful air. "Wise Dan? He's every bit as good as where I had him last season."
Horse of the Year Wise Dan is sitting on "go" for the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) to be run at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 10, following a half-mile breeze over the New York oval's main track Aug. 3.
Obviously was simply too sharp for his four rivals in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (gr. IT), going gate-to-wire by 3 1/4 lengths June 29 to hand trainer Mike Mitchell his 900th career victory at Betfair Hollywood Park.
A return to firm turf should help Jeranimo June 29 as the 7-year-old goes for a repeat victory in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park.
With a well-timed ride from Joe Bravo, favored Za Approval caught outsider Tune Me In in the final yards to capture the $111,000 Red Bank Stakes (gr. III) on the turf May 18 at Monmouth Park.
A full field of 13, including four graded stakes winners, will clash in the May 18 Red Bank Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park.
Favored Za Approval took advantage of a hot pace to rally for his first career stakes victory in the $100,000 Appleton (gr. III) March 30 at Gulfstream Park.
Silver Max, who captured six consecutive races on turf last year, makes his 4-year-old debut March 30 in the $100,000 Appleton Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park.
After winning three graded stakes on turf last year, including the grade I Maker's 46 Mile Stakes, Data Link will make his 5-year-old seasonal debut on Feb. 23 in the Canadian Turf Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Juddmonte Farms' homebred Mutual Trust, a group I winner in France last season, headlines a competitive field of 12 in the $125,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 21 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
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