VANCOUVER, B.C. (Sept. 10, 2014) – Marine Fog is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $50,000 Champions Starters Series Final Stakes at Hastings Park. Marine Fog is by Marino Marini, out of the Huckster mare Queen Tyree, was bred by Linda Vetter, is owned by Kirk and Mitch Sutherland and trained by Theodore Hurt. He has eight wins in 49 starts, earnings of $140,985 and is coming off a fifth in an Aug. 29 starter’s allowance. ...
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VANCOUVER, B.C. (Sept. 10, 2014) – California-breds Sacred Delight and Jaz Unlimited are entered in Sunday’s $50,000 Champions Distaff Starter Series Final Stakes for fillies and mares at Hastings Park. Sacred Delight is by Mutakddim, out of the Eltish mare Barbara O’Brien, was bred by Al and Saundra Kirkwood, is owned by Whieldon Thoroughbreds and trained by Rosann Anderson. She has four wins in 15 starts, earnings of $119,536 and is coming off a fourth in an Aug. 29 starter’s allowance. Jaz Unlimited is by Jazil, out of the Straight Man mare Sister Shark, was bred by E-Racing.com, is owned by Gary Williamson and trained by Steve Henson. She has two wins in 23 starts, earnings of $41,872 and is coming off a third in an Aug. 29 starter’s allowance. ...
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From Barretts DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2014) — In cooperation with the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Barretts will conduct its inaugural Fall Paddock Sale of Horses of Racing Age on November 8, the first Saturday of the Bing Crosby Season. The Fall Paddock Sale continues the “One Stop Shopping” concept of the earlier July “Race Ready” Sales at Del Mar conducted by Barretts. These auctions conceived to encourage new racehorse ownership and increase the racehorse horse inventory in California, have produced excellent results for both buyers and consignors. “The Paddock Sales at Del Mar have evolved to must attend events” opines Barretts General Manager Kim Lloyd “and new owners are good for everyone in our game!” As the quality of horses offered has improved since the first Paddock Sale in 2012, so have the prices that buyers have been willing to pay. The 2014 sale average of $113,000 rose 52.8% from 2013 and a new sales record was set when Heir Kitty, a Grade I winner of $421,272 sold... ...
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By Bloodhorse.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2014) — Santa Anita Park, which will host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for an unprecedented third consecutive year Oct. 31-Nov. 1, is seeking volunteers from the local community to help accommodate the needs of the thousands of anticipated visitors. Volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of patron services: Greeting racing fans as they enter the track’s grounds, escorting horse owners from their seats to and from the paddock, staffing various areas to answer questions, provide directions, coordinate traffic arrangements, and staff the Breeders’ Cup press center. While an interest in horse racing and familiarity with Santa Anita Park are not required, that would be helpful. Volunteers should be prepared to attend an orientation one week before Breeders’ Cup, and on the day of their volunteer sessions, to be on their feet for a six-hour period. Breeders’ Cup volunteers will have an opportunity to be involved with a world-class sports event that will be televised nationally on NBC Sports Group. Those interested... ...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2014) – A full California-bred brother to graded stakes winners Points Offthebench and Bench Points sold for $560,000 Monday in the first session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. The Benchmark colt, out of the Free House mare Mo Chuisle, was bred by Gary Broad, consigned by Taylor Made Sales, agent, and purchased by Lael Stable of Roy and Gretchen Jackson. Also sold Monday was a pair of yearlings out of Grade I-winning California-bred mares. A Tapit filly out of the Grade I winning Bold Badgett mare Leave Me Alone sold for $400,000 and an Unbridled’s Song filly out of the Grade I winning Game Plan mare Mistical Plan sold for $190,000. ...
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By Bloodhorse.com ALBANY, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2014) – California sire Elusive Warning was represented by his first winner Aug. 31 at Golden Gate Fields when favored Swiss Cocoa won the sixth race in front-running fashion. The winner, a 2-year-old filly owned by Diaz Racing Stable and Andreas Psarras, is trained Antonio Diaz and was ridden by Juan Sanchez. Making her third lifetime start, Swiss Cocoa was the 9-5 choice in the $12,500 maiden claiming race. Swiss Cocoa outpaced her seven rivals while opening a three-length lead in the stretch. She won by one length under steady urging while completing the five furlongs on Golden Gate’s Tapeta racing surface in :59.04. Sheila McLeod bred Swiss Cocoa in California out of the stakes-placed winner Swiss Please, by Swiss Yodeler. The bay filly sold for $3,500 to Psarras out of the Madera Thoroughbreds consignment at the Barretts Equine Limited October 2013 yearling sale. Elusive Warning, a 10-year-old group III-winning son of Elusive Quality —Valid Warning, by Valid Appeal, stood for $2,500 in 2014 at... ...
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From Santa Anita Publicity ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2014)—The Arcadia Historical Society, City of Arcadia and Santa Anita Park have announced an official Grand Opening of California racing’s first-ever “Thoroughbred Racing Walk of Champions” on Saturday, Sept. 27, beginning at 5 p.m. on First Ave. between Wheeler St. and Huntington Drive. In a manner similar to that of the world famous “Hollywood Walk of Fame,” bronze plaques of a number of legendary jockeys, trainers, owners and horses will adorn city sidewalks for fans and citizens to enjoy for generations to come. Along with live appearances from legendary retired Hall of Fame jockeys Eddie Delahoussaye and Laffit Pincay, Jr., the public will be treated to live music, free popcorn, bottled water and a vintage car display. “We are thrilled to be able to officially unveil these beautiful bronze tributes to some of the greatest people and horses in racing history,” said Sandy Snider, on behalf of the Arcadia Historical Society. “In recognition of the fact that racing has played such... ...
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CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 7, 2014) – Tribal Gal, an Arizona-bred daughter of the late California stallion Tribal Rule, scored a game win in Sunday’s $75,250 Orange County Stakes for fillies and mares at Los Alamitos. Tribal Gal is out of the Western Fame mare Famous Gal, was bred by owner John Pendergast and is trained by Kory Owens. She has eight wins in 19 starts, earnings of $301,505 and was coming off a win in the June 28 Oak Tree Distaff. Tribal Gal ran the six furlongs in 1:08.73 and won by one-half length as the 6-5 favorite in the field of six. For Tribal Gal’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/tribal+gal. ...
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By Bloodhorse.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2014) — After scoring the first stakes win of career earlier in the summer at Los Alamitos Race Course, California-bred Soi Phet returned to the one-mile oval to register a 7 1/4-length romp in the inaugural $200,000 Los Alamitos Mile Sept. 6. The 6-year-old California-bred son of Tizbud completed the distance in a record 1:33.95 over Los Alamitos’ new one-mile oval, eclipsing the time of 1:34.50 he established in winning the Bertrando Stakes July 3. Kent Desormeaux was once again aboard Soi Phet, who rebounded from a seventh-place finish in the San Diego Handicap (gr. II) in his most recent start July 26 at Del Mar with Mike Smith riding. “The first thing I asked the outrider was if we broke the track record because it felt like it,” Desormeaux said. “He was like a machine out there, begging me to let him go and he took off when I let him.” Leonard Powell trains Soi Phet for the partnership of Gerald Benowitz, Sandra Powell,... ...
Read More →By Bloodhorse.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2014) — Readying for his return to racing later in two weeks in Pennsylvania, dual classic winner California Chrome worked a strong six furlongs between races Sept. 6 at Los Alamitos Race Course—his home track—in front of an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd. Turning in what trainer Art Sherman called his best work since he was put back in training after a brief break following his Triple Crown campaign, the 3-year-old Lucky Pulpit colt drilled six furlongs in 1:10.37 and galloped out seven-eighths of a mile in 1:24. The chestnut colt was accompanied by regular jockey Victor Espinoza through quarter-mile fractions of :24 3/5 and :47 4/5. California Chrome, who hasn’t raced since finishing in a dead heat for fourth in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 7, is scheduled to make his next start in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) Sept. 20 at Parx Racing. The race is the California-bred colt’s only prepe prior to the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov.... ...
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CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2014) – California-bred Uzziel held off the challenge of Ramona’s Wildcat to post a wire-to-wire win Saturday’s $75,000 Beverly J. Lewis Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Los Alamitos. Uzziel is by Harlington, out of the Lord at War mare Pretti Woman, was bred by owners James and Tammy McKenney and is trained by Mike Puype. She has four wins in eight starts, earnings of $107,638 and was coming off a third in the Aug. 8 Daisycutter. She ran the 6 ½ furlongs in 1:14.70 and won by a length at odds of 4-1. For Uzziel’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/uzziel2 ...
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CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2014) – Multiple stakes winner Doinghardtimeagain, eased in her last race, and fellow California-breds Tasty Treat and Wild in the Saddle are entered in Sunday’s $75,000 Orange County Stakes for fillies and mares at Los Alamitos. Doinghardtimeagain is by Ministers Wild Cat, out of the Conquistador Cielo mare Silver Hawk Lady, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. She has six wins in 15 starts, earnings of $709,266 and is coming off being eased in the Aug. 17 Solana Beach. Tasty Treat is by Roar, out of the American Chance mare Vividora, was bred by John Greely III, is owned by Cunningham Stable and trained by Michael Pender. She has seven wins in 18 starts, earnings of $335,874 and is making her first start since a fifth in the Oct. 12, 2013 California Distaff Handicap. Wild in the Saddle is by Silic, out of the Wild Deputy mare Local Law, was bred by Dinesh Miniar, is owned by Brazeau Thoroughbred Farm and is... ...
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HOBBS, N.M. (Sept. 5, 2014) – Warren’s Knockout is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $75,000 Premier Cup Handicap at Zia Park. Warren’s Knockout is by Stormed, out of the Doneraile Court mare Now My Precious, was bred by Benjamin Warren, is owned by Len Schermer and trained by Justin Evans. He has 10 wins in 35 starts, earnings of $425,757 and is coming off a second in the Aug. 2 Budweiser Special Stakes. He was second in this race last year and fourth in 2012. ...
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CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2014) – Odds-on favorite Patriots Rule rallied steadily through the stretch to take a desperate nose decision over Eddie’s First in Friday’s $75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes for California-bred 3-year-olds at Los Alamitos. Patriots Rule is by Tribal Rule, out of the Seattle Bound mare Candy Factory, was bred by Dahlberg Farms, is owned by Charles Garvey and trained by Robertino Diodoro. He has three wins in nine starts, earnings of $186,680 and was coming off a second in the Aug. 1 Real Good Deal. Patriots Rule ran the 6 ½ furlongs in 1:14.60 at odds of 4-5 in the field of five, with longshot Arctic Code finishing third. For Patriots Rule’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/patriots+rule. ...
Read More →By DRF.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 4, 2014) – It is a week of firsts for California Chrome. The Kentucky Derby winner schooled at the Los Alamitos starting gate early Thursday, his first visit to a gate since the Belmont Stakes. On Saturday, California Chrome will have his first between-races workout at Los Alamitos. Trained by Art Sherman and assistant Alan Sherman, California Chrome will work between the third and fourth races Saturday as he nears his first start since a fourth-place finish June 7 in the Belmont Stakes. California Chrome is targeting a Sept. 20 return in the Grade 2, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx. The Saturday workout under jockey Victor Espinoza will be his fifth in a weekly sequence that began Aug. 8. “He’ll go either five-eighths or three-quarters and gallop out good,” Alan Sherman said. California Chrome held his weight through a demanding Triple Crown campaign that included wins in the Derby and Preakness. According to Sherman, California Chrome returned from his six-week layoff looking much like he... ...
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From CHRB CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 4, 2014) — The monthly meeting of the California Horse Racing Board originally scheduled September 18 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 24, in the Finish Line Room at Los Alamitos Race Course. The public is encouraged to attend. An audio-only webcast of the meeting can be heard through a link on the CHRB website (webcast). The agenda for this meeting will be posted on the CHRB website at least 10 days beforehand and the supporting package of materials will be available on the website no later than September 19. ...
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CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 4, 2014) – California Dreamin’ Handicap winner Rock Me Baby and streaking Masochistic are among four California-breds entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Mile Stakes. Masochistic is by Sought After, out of the Unusual Heat mare Trotinette, was bred by Francoise Dupuis & Louise Julian, is owned by Los Pollos Hermanos Racing and Santa Ines Stable and is trained by A.C. Avila. He has three wins in four starts, earnings of $137,050 and has a three-race win streak. California Dreamin’ Handicap winner Rock Me Baby is by Rock Hard Ten, out of the Tale of the Cat mare Barbara Orr, was bred by Mercedes Stable, is owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and trained by Craig Dollase. He has six wins in 16 starts, earnings of $411,802 and is coming off a second in the Aug. 24 Del Mar Mile. Bertrando Stakes winner Soi Phet is by Tizbud, out of the Siberian Summer mare Summer Jersey, was bred by ARCHA Racing, is owned by Gerald Benowitz, Sandra Powell... ...
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CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 4, 2014) – Stakes winner Uzziel and fellow California-breds Sprague River and Mon Petite are entered in $75,000 Beverly J. Lewis Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Los Alamitos. Uzziel is by Harlington, out of the Lord at War mare Pretti Woman, was bred by owners James and Tammy McKenney and is trained by Mike Puype. She has three wins in seven starts, earnings of $107,638 and is coming off a third in the Aug. 8 Daisycutter. Sprague River is by Tribal Rule, out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Tina’s Love, was bred by Carl Asadurian, is owned by Rockingham Ranch and trained by Peter Miller. She has two wins in five starts, earnings of $69,416 and is making her first start since an eighth in the Apr. 5 Evening Jewel. Mon Petite is by Papa Clem, out of the Jeune Homme mare Avranches, was bred by Barry Abrams, Madeline Auerbach and Marie Goda, is owned by Robert and Luanne Bean and trained by Robert Bean. She has... ...
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By Emily Shields ELK GROVE, Calif. — Even as a young man in Germany, Joe Daehling “always liked horses,” but he couldn’t imagine where his passion would eventually take him. He tilled the fields of his native country behind powerful workhorses, admiring them and learning the skill of farming. “There were tractors in those days, but about half the work was still done with horses,” he explained. Daehling then immigrated to the United States in 1960, and after brief y pursuing life as an auto mechanic, he returned to agriculture. “I wanted to eventually fulfill my dream of raising horses,” Daehling said. “In 1973 my wife, June, and I bought a 400-acre ranch.” That property became Daehling Ranch in Elk Grove, Calif. While Daehling enjoyed making a business out of accepting boarders, he had yet to get his foot in the door of the racing industry. “I answered an ad for somebody who wanted to board a string of Thoroughbreds,” he said. “They brought out a whole bunch to live... ...
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CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 3, 2014) – Better Bet is the lone stakes winner in the field for Friday’s $75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes for California-bred 3-year-olds at Los Alamitos. Patriots Rule is by Tribal Rule, out of the Seattle Bound mare Candy Factory, was bred by Dahlberg Farms, is owned by Charles Garvey and trained by Robertino Diodoro. He has two wins in eight starts, earnings of $141,680 and is coming off a second in the Aug. 1 Real Good Deal. Princesskatiebella is a filly by Birdonthewire, out of the Halo’s Image mare Picky Princess, was bred by Ross McLeod, is owned by Kevan Kynaston and trained by Thomas Bell. She has one win in five starts, earnings of $17,120 and is coming off a July 13 maiden claiming win. Eddie’s First is by Square Eddie, out of the Boston Harbor mare Teresa Ann, was bred by J. Paul Reddam, is owned by Reddam Racing and trained by Doug O’Neill. He has one win in seven starts, earnings of $47,800 and... ...
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By Bloodhorse.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Sept. 2, 2014) — Live daytime racing comes back to Los Alamitos Race Course from Sept. 5-21 with an 11-day fall meeting in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fair. The brief meet will be highlighted by the $200,000 Los Alamitos Mile Sept. 6 and a pair of $100,000 juvenile races to be held on Sept. 13-14. The Los Alamitos Mile for 3-year-olds and up on the dirt, could be used as a steppingstone for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) to be held Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park. TVG will be on-site to present live, HD television coverage of the meet. One of the highlights during the opening weekend of the meet will be a public viewing of a workout by popular Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner California Chrome. Los Alamitos racing fans will be able to view California Chrome’s workout in between the third and fourth races Sept. 6 as he continues preparations toward... ...
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ALBANY, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2014) – Longshot Pepper Crown rallied along the rail to take the lead then held off fellow California-bred Salah Champ to win Monday’s $63,170 Rolling Green Stakes at Golden Gate. Pepper Crown is by Peppered Cat, out of the Crowning Storm mare Crown This Lady, was bred by owner and trainer Alex Paszkeicz. He has six wins in 14 starts, earnings of $210,933 and was coming off a fourth in the Aug. 3 Joseph T. Grace. Pepper Crown ran the 1 1/16 miles on turf in 1:43.54 and won by a head at odds of 10-1. For Pepper Crown’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/pepper+crown. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2014) – Odds-on favorite Wake Up Nick kept his perfect record intact with a game half-length win in Monday’s $150,000 I’m Smokin Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 2-year-olds at Del Mar. Wake Up Nick is by Cindago, out of the Lion Hearted mare Storm Hearted, was bred by Lee & Susan Searing, is owned by Reddam Racing and trained by Doug O’Neill. “Undefeated so far and hopefully we’ll keep it going,” said O’Neill. “I would think we’ll stay in the Cal-bred series.” Wake Up Nick has won all four starts with earnings of $251,100 and was coming off a win in the July 30 Graduation Stakes. He ran the six furlongs in 1:11.25 and went off as the 2-5 favorite. Global Magician was second and Cardiac third in the field of eight. For Wake Up Nick’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/wake+up+nick. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2014) – Fleet Treat Stakes winner Go West Marie and fellow California-bred stakes winner Top Kisser are entered in Wednesday’s $90,000 C.E.R.F. Stakes at Del Mar. Top Kisser is by Old Topper, out of the Cherokee Run mare Cherokee Kiss, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. She has six wins in 12 starts, earnings of $322,900 and is coming off a win in the July 19 California Governor’s Handicap Stakes. Go West Marie is by Western Fame, out of the Swiss Yodeler mare Marie’s Rose, was bred by Summer Mayberry, is owned by Peter Redekop and trained by Eddie Truman. She has three wins in 11 starts, earnings of $228,280 and is coming off a win in the July 26 Fleet Treat Stakes. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2014) – Ain’t No Other is the lone California-bred entered in Wednesday’s $90,000 Pirate’s Bounty Stakes at Del Mar. Ain’t No Other is by Old Topper, out of the Shadeed mare Miami Margie, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. He has 10 wins in 37 starts, earnings of $586,695 and is coming off a second in the Aug. 9 Jess Jackson Owners’ Handicap. He was second in this race last year and third in 2011. ...
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ALBANY, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2014) – Northern California Yearling Sale graduates won a pair of 2-year-old maiden special weight races at Golden Gate on Saturday. Deb’s Wildcard, a $17,500 purchase, won the seventh race for fillies and Lucky Forty Niner, a $1,700 purchase, won the ninth race open to all 2-year-olds. Deb’s Wildcard is by Desert Code, out of the Demons Begone mare Deb’s Royal Flush, was bred by Victoria Polzin & Harris Farms, is owned by Robert Jones & Lloyd Mason and is trained by Mason. This was her debut and she ran the 5 ½ furlongs in 1:04.26, winning by 2 ¼ lengths at odds of 5-1. Lucky Forty Niner is by Lucky J. H., out of the Forty Niner mare Miner’s Gal, was bred by Harris Farms, is owned by Mary Jo Bright and trained by Wendell McDaniel. This was his second start and he ran the five furlongs in :59.20, winning by 1 ¼ lengths at odds of 18-1. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2014) – Perfect in four races, California-bred Red Outlaw embellished his spotless record Friday with a wire-to-wire romp in the featured $100,500 El Cajon Stakes at one mile over Del Mar’s main track. Jockey Edwin Maldonado sent the son of Tribal Rule to the lead shortly after the start and beautifully rated the chestnut gelding until the top of the stretch. Turning for home, Red Outlaw spurted away from his six three-year-old rivals to win by almost four lengths at the wire. “This is a really nice horse,” said Maldonado. “And I’ll tell you something else: he’s going to be better going longer. He’ll love it when we go long.” Toowindytohaulrox rallied from last place to be second, 2 ¾ lengths in front of the lukewarm 5-2 favored Conquest Two Step, with Home School fourth. Scratched from the original field were Daraybi, Indexical, Knock Em Flat and Van Fraassen. “He’s our poor man’s Shared Belief,” trainer Peter Miller said later, “and I’d like to have a... ...
Read More →From Barretts POMONA, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2014) — The catalog for Barretts October Yearling Sale is now on-line and will be mailed soon. This auction of 259 yearlings will be held on Tuesday, October 7 starting at 1:00 p.m. in the Hinds Pavilion located on the grounds of Fairplex Park in Pomona, California. The catalog can be viewed at http://www.barretts.com/sales/Catalogs/catoct2014/catalog.asp Submitted photographs of yearlings in the sale catalog will be posted soon after the end of next week. Recent graduates of this sale include 2014 stakes winners Big Macher (G1), Gervinho (G2), Red Ooutlaw, Rock Me Baby, Seeking the Light andUnusual Way. Among the more than 100 stallions spanning the alphabet, including every top tier stallion in California as well as many nationally ranked ones, are represented in the sale catalog including: Arch, Blame, Cape Blanco, Discreet Cat, English Channel, First Defence, Giacamo, Haynesfield, Informed, Lucky Pulpit, Midnight Lute, Noble Court, Old Fashioned, Philanthropist, Rocky Bar, Sidney’s Candy, Twirling Candy, Unusual Heat, Vronsky, Warriors Reward and Yes It’s True. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2014) – Multiple stakes winner Wake Up Nick risks his unbeaten record in Monday’s $150,000 I’m Smokin Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 2-year-olds at Del Mar. Cardiac is by Papa Clem, out of the Unusual Heat mare Heatinaheartbeat, was bred by owners Madeline Auerbach, Marsha Naify, Barry Abrams and Onofrio Pecoraro and is trained by Abrams. He has one win in two starts, earnings of $49,500 and is coming off a maiden win Aug. 17. Truely Quick is by Yes It’s True, out of the Golden Missile mare Quick Emotions, was bred by owners George Schmitt & Philip Lebherz and is trained by Jeff Bonde. He has won both starts, is coming off a win in the Aug. 10 Cavonnier Stakes with earnings of $56,800. Hot Lightning is by Stormin Fever, out of the Two Punch mare Two Punch Gal, was bred by Thomas Bachman, is owned by Neville Callaghan and Charles Winner and is trained by Simon Callaghan. He is making his racing... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2014) – Solana Beach Stakes winner Heat Du Jour is the lone California-bred entered in Monday’s $200,000 Grade II Yellow Ribbon Stakes for fillies and mares at Del Mar. Heat Du Jour is by Unusual Heat, out of the Half a Year mare Style of the Year, was bred by Madeline Auerbach, is owned by Jerry Hollendorfer, Mark Schlaich and George Todaro and is trained by Hollendorfer. She has five wins in 23 starts, earnings of $252,998 and is coming off a win in the Aug. 17 Solana Beach. ...
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ALBANY, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2014) – California-breds Pepper Crown, Salah Champ and Huntsville are entered in Monday’s $50,000 Rolling Green Stakes at Golden Gate. Pepper Crown is by Peppered Cat, out of the Crowning Storm mare Crown This Lady, was bred by owner and trainer Alex Paszkeicz. He has five wins in 13 starts, earnings of $171,483 and is coming off a fourth in the Aug. 3 Joseph T. Grace. Salah Champ is by Benchmark, out of the Cutlass Reality mare Morell’s Love, was bred by Salah Said Al-Mudarris, is owned by Janet Hollendorfer, Mark Schlaich and George Todaro and is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. He has eight wins in 21 starts, earnings of $169,710 and is coming off consecutive wins. Huntsville is by Unusual Heat, out of the Jade Hunter mare Lethal Hunter, was bred by David Abrams & Madeline Auerbach, is owned by Barry Abrams & Madeline Auerbach and is trained by Barry Abrams. He has three wins in 40 starts, earnings of $299,080 and is coming off... ...
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OCEANPORT, N.J. (Aug. 29, 2014) – Rebecca’s Surprise is the lone California-bred entered in Monday’s $75,000 Lady’s Secret Handicap for fillies and mares at Monmouth Park. Rebecca’s Surprise is by Marino Marini, out of the Montbrook mare Violet Brook, was bred by Milt Policzer, Zuer Racing & Ray Jones, is owned by USA Thoroughbreds and trained by Kelly Breen She has 10 wins in 23 starts, earnings of $233,108 and is coming off a second in a July 18 optional claimer. ...
Read More →By Bloodhorse.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2014) — Dual classic winner California Chrome had his first five-furlong workout since returning to training at Los Alamitos Race Course Aug. 29, covering the distance handily in 1:01 flat with regular rider Victor Espinoza aboard. The Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner is pointing toward a return in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) Sept. 20. It would be the first start for the 3-year-old California-bred son of Lucky Pulpit since finishing fourth in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) in his bid to sweep the coveted Triple Crown. In his fourth drill since Aug. 8, California Chrome worked on his own under a good hold from Espinoza, picking up his pace through the stretch. “I thought the work was good,” said trainer Art Sherman. “I was hoping for a bit stronger on the gallop-out. He went in a minute and change; I was a little concerned. I thought he’d go in in 13 (1:13);... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 28, 2014) – Graded winner Tribal Spy and fellow California-breds Spring Bloom and Journey On are entered in Sunday’s $90,000 Tranquility Lake Stakes for fillies and mares at Del Mar. Tribal Spy is by Tribal Rule, out of the Victory Gallop mare Victory Spy, was bred by Gary Barber, is owned by Triple B Farms and trained by Adam Kitchingman. She has six wins in 17 starts, earnings of $311,924 and is coming off a fourth in the Aug. 8 Daisycutter. Spring Bloom is by After Market, out of the Bertrando mare Spring Festival, was bred by Pam & Marty Wygod, is owned by RG Racing Stables and is trained by Rafael Becerra. She has four wins in 18 starts, earnings of $223,650 and is coming off a third in an Aug. 14 allowance. Journey On is an also-eligible by Good Journey, out of the American Chance mare Miss Del Mar, was bred by Leatherman Racing, is owned by Neil Haymes and Robert Master and is... ...
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (Aug. 28, 2014) – Signature Cat is the lone California-bred entered in Monday’s $350,000 Grade I Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds at Saratoga. Signature Cat is by Discreet Cat, out of the Out of Place mare Cover Girl Elle, was bred by owner Southern Equine Stables and is trained by Eric Guillot. He is a maiden making his second start with earnings of $16,600. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 28, 2014) – More Complexity is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Grade III Torrey Pines Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar. More Complexity is by Square Eddie, out of the Yonaguska mare Marquis Diamond, was bred by J. Paul Reddam, is owned by Reddam Racing and trained by Edward Freeman. She has two wins in seven starts, earnings of $106,730 and is coming off two consecutive wins. ...
Read More →By Dick Jerardi, DRF.com The Pennsylvania Derby was run on Labor Day from 1990 to 2009, a nice race for 3-year-olds that had very little national juice. It was too close to the Travers and too far from the Breeders’ Cup to attract the best horses in the division. Prior to that 20-year stint on Labor Day, the Pennsylvania Derby had first been run on Memorial Day from 1979-84 and then in mid-September, late September, or early October from 1985-89. Once slot-machine money started to kick in when the machines went live in late 2006, an opportunity arose for Parx and its signature race to become national players. Management had the money to attract the big boys, but it was never going to happen on Labor Day, even with the purse raised to $1 million. The decision was made in 2010 to move the Pennsylvania Derby to later in September, a month after the Travers and six weeks before the Breeders’ Cup. A bonus system was instituted in 2011 to... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 27, 2014) –Fanticola and Scardino’s Long Hot Summer responded to the brisk urging of jockey Joe Talamo to prove best in a three-horse stretch battle in the featured $150,000 Generous Portion Stakes for Golden State Series eligible two-year-old fillies Wednesday at Del Mar. Rallying on the far outside in the stretch, Long Hot Summer wore down 5/2 My Fiona and 2-1 favored Lost Bus to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:10.94 for the six furlongs on the main track. My Fiona, winner of the C.T.B.A. Stakes this season over Lost Bus, again prevailed over her rival, this time by a nose for runner-up honors. Easter Fever was a distant fourth in the field of eight fillies. Scratched from the race were Desert Steel and Do The Danse. Long Hot Summer, a daughter of Street Boss purchased for $260,000 at the Barretts sale last May, is now two-for-two in her brief career, having broken her maiden at first asking August 9 at Del Mar. She is... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 27, 2014) – Big Bane Theory is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $90,000 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes at Del Mar. Big Bane Theory is by Artie Schiller, out of the Alysheba mare Shebane, was bred by owners Scott Gross and Mark Devereaux and trained by Carla Gaines. He has three wins in nine starts, earnings of $186,640 and is making his first start since a fourth in the Nov. 29 Citation Handicap. ...
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By DRF.com AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 27, 2014) — The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association summer yearling and mixed sale concluded on Tuesday with increased sales figures and a lower buyback rate in its flagship yearling portion. According to figures released by WTBOA, the one-day sale moved 81 horses during the yearling portion for revenues of $1,297,000, marking a 7 percent improvement compared with the 2013 edition, when 78 horses brought $1,212,600. The average sale price rose 3 percent, from $15,546 to $16,012, while the median spiked 11 percent, rising from $9,500 to $10,500. The yearling buyback rate of 18 percent bettered year’s rate, when 23 percent of the yearlings offered did not meet their reserves. Yearlings by the late California sire Tribal Rule brought the three highest prices on Tuesday. The sale-topper was a Tribal Rule filly out of the stakes-placed Slewdledo mare Bella Campana, purchased by trainer Mark Glatt for $57,000. The filly, bred in Washington by Mary Lou and Terry Griffin and consigned by their Griffin Place... ...
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By Courier-Journal.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 27, 2014) — The $500,000 Los Alamitos Futurity — the Grade I race formerly known as the Hollywood Futurity and CashCall Futurity until Hollywood Park closed last year — has been added to the points races for the 2015 Kentucky Derby. The series’ 35 races that offer qualifying points toward running in the May 2 Derby were released Wednesday by Churchill Downs, along with the companion series for the May 1 Kentucky Oaks, which this year will include the Grade I Starlet at Los Alamitos. This is the third consecutive year that Churchill will use a sliding scale of points awarded to the top four finishers in select races to determine preference for its 20-horse Derby field. At least 20 horses have entered the 1 ¼-mile classic for 3-year-olds every year since 2004, and 14 of the last 16 years. Points for first place range from 10 to 100, those coming in the major 1 1/8-mile preps three to five weeks before the Derby. Churchill... ...
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From DMTC ARCADIA, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2014)—Under the direction of Track Superintendent Dennis Moore, Santa Anita’s one mile main track has been totally renovated and its original sand and clay mix has been replaced by a single-source natural material known as El Segundo Sand. The track, which has been closed to training since July 11, will reopen for use on Sept 2, in advance of Santa Anita’s 2014 Autumn Meet, which begins Sept. 26. A naturally occurring, indigenous soil, El Segundo Sand will help to ensure balanced drainage during periods of wet weather and a uniform, safe cushion year ‘round. “It’s been my experience that the best surfaces around the country are all comprised of naturally occurring soils that are typically indigenous and not made by man,” said Moore, who was hired by Santa Anita this past December following a highly successful tenure at the now-shuttered Hollywood Park. “This entire project has gone even better than any of us had hoped for. We’ve removed and installed about 21,000 yards of... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2014) – CTBA Stakes winner My Fiona and runner-up Lost Bus return in Wednesday’s $150,000 Generous Portion Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 2-year-old fillies at Del Mar. My Fiona is by Ghostzapper, out of the Two Punch mare A Vision in Gray, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Tom Beckerle, Lovingier and Amanda Navarro and is trained by Walther Solis. She has two wins in three starts, earnings of $105,600 and is coming off a win in the July 18 CTBA Stakes. Lost Bus is by Bring the Heat, out of the Stavinsky mare Frysland, was bred by owners John Haagsma & Wesley Ward and is trained by Ward. She has one win in two starts, earnings of $52,600 and is coming off a second in the July 18 CTBA Stakes. Singing Kitty is by Ministers Wild Cat, out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Natural Singer R.N., was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and trained by Steven Miyadi. She has one... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2014) – Unbeaten California-bred Red Outlaw risks his four-race win streak in Friday’s $100,000 El Cajon Stakes for 3-year-olds at Del Mar. Red Outlaw is by Tribal Rule, out of the Slewpy mare Anachristina, was bred by Liberty Road Stables, is owned by Blinkers On Racing Stable, Aurelio, Bizovi, Coons, et al and is trained by Peter Miller. He has four wins in four starts with earnings of $225,200 and is coming off a win in the Aug. 1 Real Good Deal Stakes. ...
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By Bloodhorse.com AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 24, 2014) — Jim and Mona Hour’s Stryker Phd, a Washington-bred son of pensioned California stallion Bertrando, unleashed his usual rally from far back to post a game half-length victory over Boyett in the $200,000 Longacres Mile (gr. III) (VIDEO) Aug. 24 at Emerald Downs. Off as the 13-10 choice in the 12-horse field going a mile over the main track, Stryker Phd was settled last for the opening half mile by Leslie Mawing. Scat Daddybaby sprinted to a clear lead at the outset, setting quick fractions of :22.52, :44.83, and 1:08.42 through the first three-quarters of a mile while leading by 2 1/2 lengths. Stryker Phd made his move while five-wide rounding the second turn and took charge leaving the furlong pole while holding off a tenacious Boyett for the final margin. “We knew there was going to be a lot of speed, so I let him break on his own,” Mawing said after his first Longacres Mile win. “I wanted to be in a comfortable... ...
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By Bloodhorse.com TORONTO, Canada (Aug. 23, 2014) – Making just her third career start, Speed Seeker became a stakes winner when she rallied from off the pace to take the $154,417 Ontario Colleen Stakes (Can-IIIT) over the Woodbine turf course Aug. 23 (VIDEO). Speed Seeker is a Florida-bred daughter of California stallion Heatseeker. Sent off as the 5-2 favorite in the field of nine 3-year-old fillies, Speed Seeker split pacesetter Executive Allure and stalking Daring Kathy approaching midstretch under jockey Luis Contreras before pulling away from the pack to score by 4 3/4 lengths. Owned by Robert K. Johnson, Frank Coniglio, Richard Rendina, and Frank Ferrigine, the Heatseeker filly finished a close fifth in the grade II Lake George Stakes at Saratoga Race Course July 23, beaten by 2 1/4 lengths in her initial stakes try. She easily broke her maiden in her debut by 7 3/4 lengths June 8 at Woodbine over the E.P. Taylor turf course. “The first time she showed a lot of speed and finished really... ...
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From CHRB DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 22, 2014) — The California Horse Racing Board conducted its regular meeting Thursday, August 21, in the Del Mar Surfside Race Place. Chairman Chuck Winner presided. 1st Vice Chair Bo Derek, 2nd Vice Chair Richard Rosenberg and Commissioners Madeline Auerbach, Steve Beneto, Jesse Choper and George Krikorian were in attendance. The audio of this entire Board meeting is available on the CHRB Website (www.chrb.ca.gov) under the Webcast link. In brief: · CHRB Executive Director Rick Baedeker and Dr. Rick Arthur, equine medical director for the Board, reported progress in discussions for implementing third-party Lasix administration in California horse racing. The report was the first of many planned discussions on the overall issue of race-day medications. · Baedeker also reported on the steps being taken by safety stewards and other CHRB officials to analyze the racing surfaces at Del Mar and review other procedures in a continuing effort to provide for the safest possible racing conditions. · Chairman Winner asked the Board’s Pari-Mutuel Operations, ADW... ...
Read More →By Bloodhorse.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 22, 2014) — The morning after his connections selected the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) for his return race, California Chrome picked up his pace at Los Alamitos Race Course Aug. 22 with a bullet half-mile drill. Trainer Art Sherman had California Chrome’s regular rider Victor Espinoza aboard for the first time since the dual classic winner ran fourth in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 7 while attempting to sweep the Triple Crown. California Chrome was clocked in a smart :47 2/5, handily, the swiftest of 15 on the morning over the one-mile Los Alamitos oval. “I wanted to crank down on him just a little bit, and it went perfect,” Sherman said in reference to bringing Espinoza up from Del Mar to ride California Chrome. “I caught him going :13 and two (1:13 2/5) for three-quarters. (California Chrome) puts a lot into his works, and when he’s on his game, he works really easy. I was really pleased with the work. We’ll keep stepping... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2014) – Grade I stakes winner Big Macher is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $250,000 Grade II Pat O’Brien Stakes at Del Mar. Big Macher is by Beau Genius, out of the Kris S mare Insight, was bred by Ballena Vista Farm, is owned by Tom Mansor and Tachycardia Stables and trained by Richard Baltas. He has five wins in 11 starts, earnings of $496,428 and is coming off a win in the July 27 Bing Crosby. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2014) – California Dreamin’ Stakes winner Rock Me Baby and fellow California-bred He Be Fire N Ice are entered in Sunday’s $250,000 Grade II Del Mar Mile Handicap. Rock Me Baby is by Rock Hard Ten, out of the Tale of the Cat mare Barbara Orr, was bred by Mercedes Stable, is owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and trained by Craig Dollase. He has Six wins in 15 starts, earnings of $361,802 and is coming off a win in the July 27 California Dreamin’. He Be Fire N Ice is by Unusual Heat, out of the Deputy Commander mare Deputy Tombe, was bred by St. George’s Farm, is owned by Cicero Farms and trained by Clifford Sise. He has five wins in 15 starts, earnings of $332,330 and is making his first start since an eighth in the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Mile. He was second in this race last year. ...
Read More →By Bloodhorse.com BENSALEM, Penn. (Aug. 21, 2014) — California Chrome, the unlikely hero of this year’s Triple Crown series who won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I), will make his return from a brief layoff in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) Sept. 20. The 3-year-old son of Lucky Pulpit , fourth in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) after injuring his right front quarter leaving the starting gate, has been training at conditioner Art Sherman’s Los Alamitos Race Course since returning from a respite at Harris Farms July 17. The Belmont loss June 7 snapped a six-race win streak for the blaze-faced California-bred chestnut who also took the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) and San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) earlier in the season for owners Steve Coburn and Perry Martin. For making the 1 1/8-mile Pennsylvania Derby California Chrome’s first start off the bench, Sherman and the owners are guaranteed $100,000 each once he leaves the starting gate. The deal is part of... ...
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By DRF.com SAN MATEO, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2014) — Funeral services will take place Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in San Mateo, Calif., for Theresa Patterson, 78. Patterson was preceded in death by her husband, trainer Dennis Patterson. She was involved in racing herself as a breeder and owner. She is survived by sons Dennis and Bill, both of whom are involved in racing. ...
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AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2014) – She’s Stella Marie is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $65,000 Emerald Distaff Handicap for fillies and mares at Emerald Downs. She’s Stella Marie is by Leroidesanimaux, out of the Pleasant Colony mare Stellarina, was bred by Willow Creek Farm, is owned by Claire Lein and trained by Martin Pimental. She has two wins in 18 starts, earnings of $41,086 and is coming off a fifth in a May 26 claimer. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 20, 2014) – California-breds Poshky, Starspangled Heat and Bench Light seek their first stakes win in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade II Del Mar Handicap. Poshky is by Vronsky, out of the Bold Badgett mare Pincky’s Posh, was bred by Old English Rancho & Berumen, is owned by Silver Ranch Stable and Wachtel Stable and is trained by Peter Miller. He has four wins in 12 starts, earnings of $162,460 and is coming off consecutive optional claiming wins. Starspangled Heat is by Unusual Heat, out of the Runaway Groom mare Bel Air Belle, was bred by Madeline Auerbach, David Abrams and Vincenzo Loverso, is owned by Barry Abrams, Auerbach and Loverso and is trained by Barry Abrams. He has five wins in 35 starts, earnings of $440,697 and is coming off a fifth in an Aug. 15 allowance. Bench Light is by Benchmark, out of the Habitony mare Lightly Go Lightly, was bred by Ellen Jackson and Margaret Scherr, is owned by Cobb, Cunningham Stable, Medina, Herbertson, et... ...
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From CHRB DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 19, 2014) — The California Horse Racing Board will conduct its regular meeting Thursday, August 21, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Del Mar Surfside Race Place (simulcast facility). The public is encouraged to attend. An audio-only webcast of the meeting can be heard through a link on the CHRB website (webcast). The agenda and supporting package of materials for this meeting also are available on the website (agenda/package). ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 17, 2014) – Heat Du Jour rallied resolutely through deep stretch to win Sunday’s $151,000 Solana Beach Handicap for Golden State Series eligible fillies and mares at Del Mar. Heat Du Jour is by Unusual Heat, out of the Half a Year mare Style of the Year, was bred by Madeline Auerbach, is owned by Jerry Hollendorfer, Mark Schlaich and George Todaro and trained by Hollendorfer. She is a full sister to stakes winner Lennyfromalibu. She has five wins in 23 starts, earnings of $252,998 and was coming off a sixth in a July 25 optional claimer. Heat Du Jour ran the mile on turf in 1:34.73 and won by three lengths at odds of 9-1. Qianoa was second and favored Kathleen Rose third in a field of 10. Multiple graded stakes winner Doinghardtimeagain, also trained by Hollendorfer, pulled up on the second turn and was vanned off. For Heat Du Jour’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/heat+du+jour. ...
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From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2014) — Alan Landsburg, a television writer, producer and director who in later years focused on improving horse racing as a racing commissioner and industry leader, died Thursday at the age of 81. Mr. Landsburg graduated from New York University with a degree in communications and then honed his skills in the U.S. Army as a writer, director, and producer of special events for the American Forces Network in Europe. Following his discharge in 1956, this broadcasting experience helped him become one of the youngest directors ever when he joined the NBC radio affiliate in New York at the age of 21. From there he moved to Los Angeles in 1961 to join the new Wolper Productions, which was his opening into television. An Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee, he was responsible for more than 2,000 hours of network programming, including the “Biography” series, “National Geographic” specials, “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau,” and “That’s Incredible.” He frequently addressed important social issues in... ...
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By Arcadiasbest.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Aug. 18, 2014) — Santa Anita Park is contemplating adding 800 horse stable barns in the north parking lot area, building two “high-class” restaurants on the opposite corner of the property near the Huntington Drive entrance to the Westfield Santa Anita mall, and potentially developing a major retail/entertainment component in the next couple of years to adjoin the track that could also include a hotel. None of these plans has been officially proposed or submitted to the City for consideration. But during a study session prior to the Aug. 5 Arcadia City Council meeting, the Mayor, Council members, city staff and members of the public heard the tentative plans of Santa Anita Park chairman Keith Brackpool for future development of the 304-acre site. Just a few years ago the City Council unanimously approved a major 800,000 commercial development called Shops at Santa Anita by the creator of The Grove and The Americana at Brand, Rick Caruso, for the 85-acres of the south parking lot of the... ...
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PLEASANTON, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2014) – Results soared across the board at Tuesday’s 2014 Northern California Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Total sales were $1,054,700 compared to $438,500 last year, an increase of 141 percent. Average sale price was $12,556 compared to $6,007, an increase of 109 percent. Median price was $5,000 compared to $4,000. The sale topper, a son of Forestry that sold for $75,000, is a half-brother to last year’s sale topper, Rowdy Dylan, who sold for $60,000 and was pinhooked for $280,000. The Forestry colt, consigned by H & E Ranch, was purchased by Randy Morris of Anthem, Ariz. The sales price is a record for the sale. The top-priced filly sold for $58,000. She is by Artie Schiller, out of the Golden Voyager mare Paz Cuidadana, was consigned by Checkmate Thoroughbreds, was bred in California by Richard Barton Enterprises and purchased by Al Bresciani of Woodland, Calif. Tuesday’s sale was the 11th presented in Northern California by the California... ...
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EDMONTON, Canada (Aug. 16, 2014) — California-bred Time for a Memory closed determinedly to run her win streak to four in Saturday’s $48,860 Sonoma Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at Northlands Park. Time for a Memory is by Time to Get Even, out of the Rio Verde mare Making Memories, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Ed Maier and trained by Tim Rycroft. She has seven wins in 20 starts, earnings of $79,704 and was coming off three consecutive claiming wins. She ran the 1 1/16 miles in 1:46.87 and won by one-half length at odds of 5-1. For Time for a Memory’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/time+for+a+memory. ...
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By Bloodhorse.com SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 15, 2014) — California’s State Capitol went all Chrome on Thursday, Aug. 14. Both the State Senate and Assembly unanimously approved a resolution saluting 2014 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness (both gr. I) winner California Chrome, along with his human connections and the state’s racing industry. It’s believed to be the first time the California legislature passed such a resolution for a racehorse, said Doug Burge, of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association. “It’s not only honoring the owners and breeders, but it’s important to remind people of the importance of racing,” Burge said. Carrying their Derby and Preakness trophies, co-owners and breeders Perry and Denise Martin of Yuba City, Calif., and Steve and Carolyn Coburn of Topaz Lake, Nev., received a heroes’ welcome at the state house. Although the Martins work in Sacramento, it was the first time any of them had seen the Capitol chambers. “They said, ‘Can you bring the horse?’ We don’t think so,” said Steve Coburn. They brought... ...
Read More →By DRF.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 15, 2014) – With a time slower than expected, California Chrome continued preparations for an autumn comeback with a half-mile workout in 50.40 seconds at Los Alamitos on Friday. The workout was the second this month for California Chrome since he lost a bid for the Triple Crown with a fourth-place finish in the Belmont Stakes on June 7. Similar to his three-furlong workout in 37.60 seconds on Aug. 8, California Chrome was not urged by exercise rider Anna Wells on Friday. Going onto the track at dawn, California Chrome was hardly out of a gallop when he reached the three-furlong pole to start the work. California Chrome ran the first quarter-mile in 26.40 seconds, according to Alan Sherman, assistant to his father, trainer Art Sherman. California Chrome quickened in the next furlong, going in 11.40 seconds from the eighth pole to the wire, according to Alan Sherman. He completed the workout around the first turn. :: Breeders’ Cup Challenge: Results, replays, charts, and more “He... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2014) – Multiple graded winner Doinghardtimeagain leads a deep field in Sunday’s $150,000 Solana Beach Handicap for Golden State Series eligible fillies and mares at Del Mar. Wild in the Saddle is by Silic, out of the Wild Deputy mare Local Law, was bred by Dinesh Maniar, is owned by Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms and trained by Richard Baltas. She has six wins in 29 starts, earnings of $165,958 and is coming off a July 6 optional claimer win. Stakes winner Magic Spot is by Papa Clem, out of the Generous mare Sweet Spot, was bred by Royalty Stables and BG Stables, is owned by BG Stables and Hector Palma and is trained by Palma. She has four wins in eight starts, earnings of $179,060 and is coming off a win in the June 8 Campanile Stakes. Kathleen Rose is by Good Journey, out of the Decarchy mare Cantina’s Rose, was bred by owner B&B Zietz Stables and is trained by Mike Machowsky. She has five... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2014) – Stakes winner Sagebrush Queen is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $150,000 Grade III Rancho Bernardo Handicap for fillies and mares at Del Mar. Sagebrush Queen is by Unbridled Energy, out of the Tough Knight mare Nite Moon, was bred by Oak Hill Farm, is owned by Larry Konecne and Sandi Mattei and is trained by Jorge Gutierrez. She has four wins in 10 starts, earnings of $213,770 and is coming off a third in the July 12 Great Lady M Stakes. ...
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From CHRB SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2014) – George Nicholaw, a former California racing commissioner who introduced millions of Southern Californians to horse racing by airing stretch calls on the popular news radio station that he managed for 35 years, died early Sunday due to complications from a urinary infection. He was 86. Mr. Nicholaw was familiar to many who might not have recognized him by sight but knew the entreating, gentle cadence of his voice from hearing his editorial comments on the KNX-AM (1070) news radio station where he served as vice president and general manager from 1967 until 2003. Long known for his civic involvement, Mr. Nicholaw was appointed to the California Horse Racing Board by Governor Pete Wilson on March 26, 1992. He was reappointed by Governor Wilson in 1996 to a term that expired January 1, 2000. He served as Board vice-chairman from 1998 until he became chairman in 1999. During his eight years as a racing commissioner, Mr. Nicholaw repeatedly demonstrated his support for the... ...
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DENVER, Colo. (Aug. 13, 2014) – California-bred Hezamazing on Saturday tries to win his third $100,000 Arapahoe Park Classic Stakes. Hezamazing is by Indy Film, out of the Ruhlmann mare She’s Amazing, was bred by George Krikorian, is owned by Carlyle Rollins and trained by Rick Houghton. He has 16 wins in 55 starts, earnings of $329,169 and is coming off an Aug. 3 allowance win. He won this race in 2012 and 2010, was sixth last year and second in 2011. ...
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By Bloodhorse.com SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2014) — The racetrack at California Exposition and State Fair has been renamed for the late Kirk Breed, who served as executive director of the state horse racing board and was formerly general manager of the state fair and a board member. The California Legislature passed a resolution, chaptered on Aug. 7, the first anniversary of his death, renaming the Cal Expo track the “Kirk Breed Memorial Race Track.” A memorial plaque in honor of Breed will be placed on the Cal Expo racetrack grounds. Breed served as executive director of the California Horse Racing Board from 2008 until his death due to cancer at the age of 73. He was appointed general manager at Cal Expo during the first term of Gov. Jerry Brown in 1979, and was credited with turning around the event’s financial fortunes during lean times. He later became a lobbyist on behalf or the racing industry and also served for eight years on the Cal Expo board of directors.... ...
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By DRF.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2014) — The Los Alamitos September Thoroughbred meeting will have a $775,000 stakes program of eight races equivalent in value to the 12 stakes offered at the meeting it replaces, the Los Angeles County Fair meeting at Fairplex Park in Pomona, Calif. The Los Alamitos meeting, which runs Sept. 5-21, is highlighted by the $200,000 Los Alamitos Mile for 3-year-olds and up Sept. 6. The race was tentatively scheduled for Sept. 20 but pushed forward at the request of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, according to Los Alamitos general manager Brad McKinzie. The new date will allow some runners to start in the Los Alamitos Mile and the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes over 1 1/8 miles at Santa Anita on Sept. 27. The Los Alamitos meeting will not include four stakes from previous Fairplex meetings – the C.B. Afflerbaugh and Phil D. Shepherd Stakes for 2-year-olds, and the Jim Kostoff Stakes and Pomona Derby for 3-year-olds. In 2013, there were eight stakes at Fairplex... ...
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AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2014) – Sneaking a Kiss is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $50,000 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs. Sneaking a Kiss is by Stephen Got Even, out of the Menifee mare Coded Princess, was bred by Harold May, is owned by One Horse Will Do Corp. and Tina and Scott Saxwold, and is trained by Chris Stenslie. She is a maiden making her second start with earnings of $445. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2014) – California stallion Drum Major was represented by his first winner when Mosso won the fourth race at Del Mar on Thursday. Mosso is out of the Benchmark mare Enduring Mark, was bred by Keith Barncastle, is owned by Donald Zimmerman and trained by Rafael Becerra. The 3-year-old gelding ran the five furlongs in :58.46 and won by three-quarters of a length at odds of 8-1 in the $20,000 maiden claimer. ...
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EDMONTON, Canada (Aug. 13, 2014) – Time for a Memory is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Sonoma Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Northlands Park. Time for a Memory is by Time to Get Even, out of the Rio Verde mare Making Memories, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by Ed Maier and trained by Tim Rycroft. She has six wins in 19 starts, earnings of $49,704 and is coming off a three consecutive claiming wins. ...
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2014) – California-bred Truely Quick survived an inquiry to win Sunday’s $64,505 Cavonnier Juvenile Stakes for 2-year-olds at Santa Rosa. Truly Quick is by Yes It’s True, out of the Golden Missle mare Quick Emotions, was bred by owners George Schmitt and Philip Lebherz and is trained by Jeff Bonde. He has won both career starts and has earnings of $56,800. Truly Quick ran the six furlongs in 1:12.12 and won by 1 ¾ lengths at odds of 2-1. For Truly Quick’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/truely+quick ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2014) – Multiple graded stakes winner Caracortado is the lone California-bred entered in Thursday’s $90,000 Green Flash Handicap on the Polytrack at Del Mar. Caracortado is by Cat Dreams, out of the Maria’s Mon mare Mons Venus, was bred by Mike Machowsky, is owned by Blahut Racing, Donkey Island Racing, Kagele Brothers, et al and is trained by Machowsky. He has nine wins in 21 starts, earnings of $883,365 and is coming off a third in a July 18 optional claimer, his second start in 2 ½ years. ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2014) – Mon Petite is the lone California-bred entered in Friday’s $90,000 Sandy Blue Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar. Mon Petite is by Papa Clem, out of the Jeune Homme mare Avranches, was bred by Barry Abrams, Madeline Auerbach and Marie Goda, is owned by Robert and Luanne Bean and trained by Robert Bean. She has two wins in nine starts, earnings of $48,190 and is coming off a July 24 claiming win. ...
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By DRF.com ARCADIA, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2014) — Santa Anita has completed the installation of a new racing surface that will be used for the first time during the autumn meeting that features the Breeders’ Cup races Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The track’s autumn meeting begins Sept. 26. Track superintendent Dennis Moore said Sunday he plans to spend the next few weeks blending and grading the material installed in late July and early August. “It went fairly smoothly,” Moore said of the installation. “We’ll do a lot of watering and working the material, getting it blended and mixed.” The installation began after the barn area was closed in mid-July, coinciding with the start of the Del Mar summer meeting. A locally based soil, known as El Segundo sand, was used for the new surface. During the installation, the material previously used for racing was removed to the base, allowing the course to be surveyed for sloping and grading. Moore said that 20,000 yards of new material was installed. The... ...
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OCEANPORT, N.J. (Aug. 10, 2014) – Joya Real, a Kentucky-bred daughter of California stallion Eddington, won Sunday’s $58,800 Fort Monmouth Stakes for fillies and mares at Monmouth Park. Exiting a turf sprint victory at Parx last out, Joya Real raced near the back of the pack through the initial stages then unleashed a flying finish to take the 5½-furlong turf sprint by a length, three-fifths off the course record in time of 1:01 3/5. “After her last race at Parx, we decided it was time to take a chance at some black type,” said winning trainer Kathleen DeMasi. “I was confident about mid-stretch. When she started making her run, I knew she’d get a piece. It was just a matter of how big of a piece.” Owned by Pewter Stable, Joya Real won for the fourth time in her last five races. A 5-year-old daughter of Eddington, out of the Regal Classic mare Regal Locket, bred in Kentucky by G. L. Zwerling LLC, Joya Real now boasts a career record... ...
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By Bloodhorse.com LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 15, 2014) — The National Thoroughbred Racing Association Aug. 8 announced four new appointees to the organization’s board of directors unanimously elected at the morning’s quarterly board meeting in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The four new appointees to the board are: Judy Wagner, the 2001 National Handicapping Championship winner and 13-time NHC qualifier; Michael Rogers, president of the racing division of The Stronach Group; Scott Wells, president of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations and president and general manager of Remington Park and Lone Star Park for Global Gaming Solutions; and Joe Morris, representing the Thoroughbred Owners of California. “The addition of these new board members will undoubtedly strengthen the NTRA,” said organization president Alex Waldrop. “These appointments will provide direct representation to major constituencies that not only support NTRA programs but which also have a vested interest in a strong and vibrant Thoroughbred industry. In particular, Judy Wagner’s appointment recognizes the important role horseplayers have in our industry, not just as fans or spectators like many other... ...
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From The Jockey Club LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 9, 2014) — The Jockey Club is projecting a 2015 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 22,000, it was announced today by Matt Iuliano, the organization’s executive vice president and executive director. The projections for the 2013 and 2014 foal crops were 23,000 and 22,000, respectively. “The projection for the 2015 foal crop is based on reports of mares bred received to date, and we estimate that approximately 80% of those reports have been received,” Iuliano said. Additional foal crop information is available in The Jockey Club’s Online Fact Book at jockeyclub.com/factbook.asp and in the online state fact books. The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-August, is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2014 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by August 1 of each breeding season. Stallion owners who have not returned their RMBs for the 2014 breeding season are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Interactive RegistrationTM, which enables registered... ...
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From TOBA LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 8, 2014) — Earlier this week at the TOBA board of trustees meeting, held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Dr. Dionne Benson gave a status report on the implementation of the RMTC uniform medication program. Based on Dr. Benson’s report, TOBA has released the following statement: To see that the momentum of this reform program continues, TOBA and its board of trustees pledge to commit resources in order to ensure all Thoroughbred racing jurisdictions implement the entire RMTC uniform medication program. TOBA is the only organization made up solely of members who are the foundation of our sport. Without owners and breeders there would not be any athletes to perform at our racetracks. TOBA has been encouraged by the overall support seen by many industry organizations for the RMTC uniform medication program and will work diligently with the RCI, the American Graded Stakes Committee, the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, the National HBPA, The Jockey Club, racetracks, and local horsemen’s groups to achieve full implementation in the near... ...
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From The Jockey Club SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (Aug. 8, 2014) — The Jockey Club will provide a live video stream for Sunday’s 62nd Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The two-hour conference begins at 10 a.m. EDT, and the live video stream will be available at jockeyclub.com. The Round Table Conference agenda will feature Brian Rolapp, the executive vice president of NFL Media and the president and CEO of the NFL Network, who will share insights into the National Football League’s media strategies, and Denis Egan, the chief executive of the Irish Turf Club, who will provide an update on jockey safety and welfare initiatives. The program will also provide updates on medication reform efforts in the United States, a study on equine drug testing and enforcement, an analysis of racing trends and horse inventories, and a report on new fan and owner development initiatives. A video replay of the Round Table Conference will be available Sunday afternoon and an official transcript of... ...
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Aug. 8, 2014) – Debut winners Colorado Strong and Truly Quick lead five California-breds among the entries for Sunday’s $50,000 Cavonnier Juvenile Stakes for 2-year-olds at Santa Rosa. Colorado Strong is by Lucky Pulpit, out of the Wild Wonder mare Wild Reflection, was bred by Woodbridge Farm, is owned by CTR Stables and is trained by Scott Rollins. He won his lone start with earnings of $25,200. Lucky Fame is by Lucky J. H., out of the Western Fame mare Sierra Fame, was bred by George and Clare Schmitt, is owned by Richard Meister and George and Clare Schmitt and is trained by Jeff Bonde. He has one win in two starts, earnings of $16,900 and is coming off a third in the July 6 Everett Nevin. Truly Quick is by Yes It’s True, out of the Golden Missle mare Quick Emotions, was bred by owners George Schmitt and Philip Lebherz and is trained by Jeff Bonde. He won his lone start July 31 and has earnings... ...
Read More →From Bloodhorse.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 8, 2014) — Dual classic winner California Chrome turned in his first workout since the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), breezing three furlongs handily the morning of Aug. 8 at Los Alamitos Racecourse. Trainer Art Sherman and co-owner Steve Coburn were both pleased after observing the drill, which was timed in :37 3/5. California Chrome had a new exercise companion as Anna Wells, celebrating her 22nd birthday, filled in for regular rider Willie Delgado. Wells had a firm hold on California Chrome as they started out on the backstretch. The striking 3-year-old chestnut picked up the pace a little in the final furlong while running with his ears pricked as Wells sat steadily. “We’ve had almost two weeks of jogging and galloping,” Sherman said, since California Chrome returned July 17 from a five-week freshening including time at Harris Farms, the colt’s birthplace, following the Triple Crown campaign. “I don’t think as far as air goes…he has a hell of a foundation on him, you know what... ...
Read More →By Bloodhorse.com CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2014) — California Chrome is expected to return to the worktab Aug. 8 with his first official move since running fourth in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), according to connections of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner. The 3-year-old son of Lucky Pulpit had been on hiatus after injuring his foot and dead-heating for fourth with Wicked Strong in the Belmont. He spent time off at Harris Farms before returning to trainer Art Sherman’s base at Los Alamitos Racecourse July 17. Trained by Sherman for Steve Coburn and Perry Martin, and supervised by assistant Alan Sherman, the chestnut colt has been galloping at Los Al since his return. On Aug. 1 he had an unofficial blowout down the lane, going two furlongs in :26 and galloping out in :38 4/5. Plans call for California Chrome to have one start before competing in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) to be run... ...
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By Jay Hovdey, DRF.com DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2014) — Aleksei Avila, named for a gold medal Olympian from Belarus, sat on the steps of a neighbor’s RV in his shorts, a T-shirt, and his stockinged feet. A silver sticker in the shape of a paramedic’s badge was displayed prominently on his shirt. Two hours earlier, he had been pulled through the side window of his family’s burning trailer home by a Del Mar employee, and now Aleksei was taking a rueful inventory of his losses. “I had 30 games on my DS,” Aleksei said. “And those were my lucky shoes. I won with those in the hippity-hop race here six times. The last time I won was by, like, ten yards.” Aleksei is seven, and now he’ll be eight, thanks to the fact that for no apparent reason Del Mar labor foreman David Martinez decided to take the long way around from the grandstand side of the track at a quarter to six Wednesday morning to check on... ...
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By Dave Palermo, GamblingCompliance SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2014) — Legislation to legalize Internet poker in California, potentially the most lucrative U.S. online gambling market, will not make it out of the state legislature in 2014, Capitol Hill officials, American Indian tribes and racing industry lobbyists said Wednesday. A bill sponsored by Senator Lou Correa will not be the subject of a hearing by the Senate Government Organization Commission (GOC) before an August 29 deadline for consideration by the full legislature, according to GOC director Arthur Terzakis. “There will be no Internet poker hearings in August, no,” Terzakis said. Similar legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer remains stagnant, a victim of legislative inertia and strained relations between Jones-Sawyer and the tribes who drafted his bill. An informational hearing on Internet legislation has not been scheduled for the Assembly GOC, a committee spokeswoman said Wednesday. Jones-Sawyer’s staff did not respond to requests for comment. Policy issues involving “bad actor” provisions and the state’s thoroughbred racing industry, coupled with regulatory and legal issues,... ...
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By Jay Hovdey, DRF.com SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Aug. 9, 2014) — Believe it or not, there has been another racetrack operating in California for the past couple of weeks equipped with a fully operational turf course and the participation of Hall of Fame personalities. And a Ferris wheel. That would be the Sonoma County Fair at Santa Rosa, gateway to California’s wine country, where the 13-day meet concludes Sunday with the running of the $50,000 Cavonnier Juvenile Stakes at six furlongs. Richard Lewis, Santa Rosa’s director of racing, reports that attendance and handle are down from last year, but average field size is up, which for some reason is the only language racetrack managers are inclined to speak anymore unless otherwise prompted. Lewis sighed and tended to agree. “When the day’s over, if we put on a good program, we’ve done our job,” Lewis said. “We can’t go out there and make people bet.” Santa Rosa exists at the rim of California’s most booming region. The fair and its racing... ...
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Aug. 6, 2014) – Defending champion Ain’t No Other leads five California-breds among the entries for Sunday’s $50,000 Jess Jackson Owners’ Handicap at Santa Rosa. Ain’t No Other is by Old Topper, out of the Shadeed mare Miami Margie, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. He has 10 wins in 36 starts, earnings of $573,645 and is coming off a fifth in the July 4 Oak Tree Sprint. He won this race last year, was second in 2012 and third in 2011. Marino’s Wild Cat is by Marino Marini, out of the Dayjur mare Faxene, was bred by Roy Guinnane, is owned by GCCI and trained by Cliff DeLima. He has four wins in six starts, earnings of $90,680 and has a four-race win streak. Stakes winner A Toast for You is by Tribal Rule, out of the Apollo mare Whitewinesipper, was bred by Hidden Meadows Farm, is owned by Steve Moger and trained by Ed Moger Jr. He has... ...
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AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2014) — Papa’s Flashy Girl is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $65,000 Washington Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs. Papa’s Flashy Girl is by Papa Clem, out of the Deputy Commander mare With a Flash, was bred by Legacy Ranch, is owned by Horseplayers Racing Club #213, Patrick McGhee and Mike Strickland and is trained by Jeffrey Metz. She has two wins in 15 starts, earnings of $50,929 and is coming off a third in the July 19 Kent Handicap. ...
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By DRF.com WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 6, 2014) — The U.S. Treasury Department has told Congress that it will review a proposed reinterpretation of a tax rule that would be favorable to horseplayers, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, which conducts federal lobbying efforts on behalf of the racing industry, said Wednesday. The NTRA said the Treasury Department acknowledged in a response to congressional representatives that it “will take the recommendations under consideration.” The representatives, including the highest-ranking members of the House Ways and Means Committee, signed on to a letter that asked Treasury to consider allowing horseplayers to use the total cost of a bet, rather than the denomination of the wager, in the calculation to determine tax liability for large winning payoffs, a reinterpretation that could save horseplayers millions of dollars annually in taxes. According to racing officials, the Treasury Department had the option of refusing to consider the recommendation. Although the department is not guaranteed to issue an opinion favorable to the racing industry, one official characterized the Treasury... ...
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AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 7, 2014) – The Tom Squad is the lone California-bred entered in Sunday’s $65,000 Emerald Downs Derby for 3-year-olds. The Tom Squad is by Old Topper, out of the Forestry mare Lexie Miss, was bred by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, is owned by J.C. Racing Stable and trained by Jeff Metz. He has one win in 12 starts, earnings of $57,470 and is coming off a fourth in a July 26 claimer. ...
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COALINGA, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2014) — Harris Farms is saddened to announce the passing of Thorn Song (2003, by Unbridled’s Song, out of Festal by Storm Bird) due to complications of severe laminitis while at Alamo Pintado Veterinary Clinic in Santa Ynez. Bred in Kentucky by Pinnacle Racing LLC and Taylor Made Farm Inc., Thorn Song won eight of 29 starts including the Shadwell Turf Mile S.-G1 and the Shoemaker Mile S.-G1, and earned $1,132,700. Racing for Zayat Stables from 2005-2009, the big gray was trained by Dale Romans and Mike Mitchell. Thorn Song sustained a career-ending injury in July of 2009 and spent the next year and a half recovering at Alamo Pintado Veterinary Clinic. Under the care of Dr. Doug Herthel, Dr. Erin Byrne and Dr. Ian Campbell and the staff at Alamo Pintado, Thorn Song underwent extensive stem cell therapy to treat his hoof issues. Thorn Song entered stud in 2011 at Harris Farms as property of the farm. He is represented by 29 current two-year-olds in... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2014) – Graded winner Tribal Spy, stakes winner Uzziel and Our Pure Creation are the California-breds entered in Friday’s $90,000 Daisycutter Handicap for fillies and mares at Del Mar. Tribal Spy is by Tribal Rule, out of the Victory Gallop mare Victory Spy, was bred by Gary Barber, is owned by Triple B Farms and trained by Adam Kitchingman. He has six wins in 16 starts, earnings of $304,640 and is coming off a fourth in the May 25 Mizdirection Stakes. Uzziel is by Harlington, out of the Lord At War mare Pretti Woman, was bred by owners James and Tammy McKenney and is trained by Mike Puype. She has three wins in six starts, earnings of $96,310 and is coming off a win in the Apr. 11 Santa Paula Stakes. Our Pure Creation is by Pure Prize, out of the Smart Strike mare Creative Karen, was bred by owner Joe Parker and is trained by Jeff Bonde. She has four wins in 10 starts,... ...
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2014) – Juan Gonzalez Memorial Stakes winner Do the Danse and fellow California-breds Go to the Alter and Can Can Babe are entered in Friday’s $50,000 Wine Country Debutante Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Santa Rosa. Do the Danse is by Kafwain, out of the Joyeux Dancer mare Big City Danse, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. She won both of her starts with earnings of $58,400. Go to the Alter is by Lucky Pulpit, out of the Bertrando mare Go Jaylo, was bred by owners Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Steve Specht. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $33,276 and is coming off a fifth in the July 5 Juan Gonzalez Memorial. Can Can Babe is by McCann’s Mojave, out of the Johannesburg mare Book’em Babe, was bred by owners Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Steve Specht. She won her lone start with earnings of $10,091. ...
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RUIDOSO, N.M. (Aug. 2, 2014) – Curvy Kitten is the lone California-bred entered in next Saturday’s $50,000 Aspen Cup Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Ruidoso Downs. Curvy Kitten is by Ministers Wild Cat, out of the Distorted Humor mare Curvy Girl, was bred by owners Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Henry Dominguez. She has one win in seven starts, earnings of $14,430 and is coming off a fourth in a June 22 allowance. ...
Read More →From DMTC CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 2, 2014) — Trainer Art Sherman reported here Saturday morning that Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome had a quarter-mile blowout at Los Alamitos on Friday. “It wasn’t a registered work. I just wanted to open up his lungs and stretch his legs a little bit,” Sherman said. “He looks great. We’re back in action.” ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2014) – Red Outlaw returned from a six-month layoff and kept his perfect record intact with a wire-to-wire win in Friday’s $201,000 Real Good Deal Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 3-year-olds at Del Mar. Baffle Stakes winner Red Outlaw is by Tribal Rule, out of the Slewpy mare Anachristina, was bred by Liberty Road Stables, is owned by Blinkers On Racing Stable, Aurelio, Bizovi, Coons, Dizonno et al and is trained by Peter Miller. “The plan was to go to the front,” said Miller. “The speed had been holding and he’s such a game horse. It didn’t look like there was much pace in the race and my horse has more speed than the rest. I told [jockey Edwin] Maldonado that if he could get him to the lead, they wouldn’t get by him. I knew his speed and his tenacity would work for him. It doesn’t matter what surface he runs on, this horse can run. “We might look at the El Cajon... ...
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2014) — Northern California Yearling Sale graduate Rowdy Dylan is entered in Sunday’s $200,000 Grade II Best Pal Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar. Rowdy Dylan sold at last year’s sale for $60,000, was pinhooked and resold for $280,000 at Barretts. The Sky Mesa colt is coming off a maiden score by 7 1/4 lengths. ...
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