ALBANY, Calif. (June 6, 2013) – Surfcup returns from his Snow Chief Stakes win and Gervinho returns from a seven-month layoff in Sunday’s $100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes at Golden Gate for 3-year-olds eligible to the Golden State Series. Alydidit is by Awesome Gambler, out of the Alydeed mare Brave Deed, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by London, Winters, Templeton Horses and Lovingier and trained by Walther Solis. He has one win in 10 starts, earnings of $56,900 and is coming off a fifth in a May 24 starter’s allowance. Havoc is by Exchange Rate, out of the Saratoga Six mare Itsayatesthing, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Joseph Morey Revocable Trust and trained by William Morey.  He has three wins in seven starts, earnings of $57,808 and is coming off a third in a May 19 optional claimer. Heat Streaker is by Heatseeker, out of the Rubiano mare Hazen, was bred by owner Nick Alexander and is trained by Steven Miyadi. He has one win in... ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Apr. 27, 2013) –Kate’s Event emerged from a cavalry charge at the finish to win Saturday’s $125,000 Tiznow Stakes for Golden State Series eligibles on the Gold Rush XIV card at Hollywood Park. Kate’s Event is by Event of the Year, out of the Mane Minister mare Nordidid, was bred by owner William Ziering, is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and was ridden by Rafael Bejarano in his stakes debut. He has six wins in 16 starts, earnings of $317,190 and was coming off a win in an Apr. 7 optional claimer. Kate’s Event ran the 7 ½ furlongs in 1:29.31 and won by a half-length at odds of 4-1. Rock Me Baby was second and Planet Sunshine was third in the field of seven. For Kate’s Event’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/kates+event ...

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Weewinnin, second-longest shot on the board at 60-1, ended a 4 ½-month layoff with a stunning victory in Sunday’s $200,000 King Glorious Stakes for 2-year-olds eligible for the Golden State Series at Betfair Hollywood Park. Weewinnin is by Comic Strip, out of the Roman Dancer mare Honoree Lady, was bred by Dr. and Mrs. William Gray, is owned by the Grays, E-Racing,com, Janet Lyons et al and is trained by Brian Koriner. He has two wins in three starts, earnings of $135,900 and was making his first start since a fourth in the Aug. 1 Graduation Stakes. His only other win was a $32,000 maiden claimer at Golden Gate in his June 12 debut. “I think the public was just looking at the Beyers (speed figures published in the Daily Racing Form) and said he just doesn’t belong,” Koriner said of the long odds. “He ran a freaky race when he broke his maiden. When he ran (fourth in the Graduation Stakes (Aug. 1) at Del Mar... ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 13, 2012) – Breeders’ Cup participants Hazardous and Monument return to the state-bred ranks in Sunday’s $200,000 King Glorious Stakes for 2-year-olds eligible for the Golden State Series at Hollywood Park. Lovmeister is by Nineeleven, out of the West by West mare Walk West, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by London, Winters Templeton Horses and Lovingier and is trained by Walther Solis. He has one win in eight starts, earnings of $80,410 and is coming off a third in a Nov. 15 allowance. Hazardous is by Candy Ride, out of the Malek mare Malley Girl, was bred by Nick Alexander, is owned by Vegas Racing Team and trained by Carl O’Callaghan. He has two wins in four starts, earnings of $54,380 and is coming off a fourth in the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint. Awesome Annie is a filly by Awesome Gambler, out of the Mane Minister mare Cars and Cigars, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by London, Winters, Templeton Horses and... ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 9, 2012) – Doinghardtimeagain passed odds-on favorite Home Journey turning for home and ran off with Sunday’s $200,000 Soviet Problem Stakes for 2-year-old fillies eligible for the Golden State Series at Hollywood Park. Doinghardtimeagain is by Ministers Wild Cat, out of the Conquistador Cielo mare Silver Hawk Lady, was bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. She has two wins in four starts, earnings of $198,500 and was coming off a maiden win in her third start Nov. 9. She ran the seven furlongs in 1:23.93 and won by 2 ¼ lengths at odds of 6-1. Unusual Way was second and Awe Golly Molly third in the seven-horse field. “The race came up exactly how I thought it would,’’ said jockey Martin Garcia. “There were a few speed horses and I wanted to lay on the outside where she could be really comfortable. I just let her pick it up on her own. The only thing I didn’t want to do was... ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2012) – Tilde seeks to lock up a California-bred division championship with a win in Sunday’s $200,000 Soviet Problem Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 2-year-old fillies at Betfair Hollywood Park. Tilde is by Swiss Yodeler, out of the Cee’s Tizzy mare Self Taught, was bred by Revocable Trust of Mikel and Patricia Harrington, is owned by Mike Harrington Trustee and trained by Mike Harrington. She has four wins in six starts, earnings of $332,560 and is coming off a sixth in the Nov. 11 Sharp Cat. Unusual Way is by Unusual Heat, out of the Great Above mare Way Up, was bred by Thomas Bachman, is owned by Edward Brown Jr. and Philip Lebherz and is trained by Jeff Bonde. The $65,000 Barretts purchase has three wins in five starts, earnings of $145,610 and is coming off a win in the Nov. 3 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filly Sprint Preview. Tribal Custom is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Tribal Rule, out of the Bertrando mare Villa Marqurite,... ...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 13, 2012) – Monument put away Strong Wind at the top of the stretch and won Saturday’s $250,000 Bob Benoit California Cup Juvenile for 2-year-olds at Santa Anita, part of the Golden State Series. Monument is by Cindago, out of the Beautiful Crown mare Grant Marty a Wish, was bred by Lee and Susan Searing, is owned by CRK Stable, trained by John Sadler and was ridden by Martin Garcia. “I think he looked too much at the people in the grandstands,” Garcia said of Monument’s erratic path in the stretch. “I had a lot of horse, that’s why he had time to look around. This was the fist time he’s run at a distance, and it looks like he likes it.” Monument has three wins and a second in four starts, earnings of $193,500 and was coming off a second in the Sept. 12 C.B. Afflerbaugh. “I want to recognize bob Benoit, who was ass good a guy as there was to have at your race... ...

By Bloodhorse.com INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2012) — The $750,000-guaranteed CashCall Futurity (gr. I), an annual stop for future Triple Crown contenders, will once again be the most lucrative event on the stakes calendar for the 2012 autumn meet at Betfair Hollywood Park. Two additions to the calendar are the $200,000 Soviet Problem Stakes for 2-year-old fillies bred in California and the $200,000 King Glorious Stakes for California bred 2-year-olds. The pair of seven-furlong contests are part of the Golden State Series, a 27-race program for horses bred in the state. The Soviet Problem is scheduled for Dec. 9 while the King Glorious is the closing day feature. A total of 18 stakes races with purses of more than $3.8 million are scheduled for the 24-day season, which begins Nov. 8 and continues through Dec. 16. The meet’s license application was approved Sept. 20 by the California Horse Racing Board. Three other fixtures on the autumn schedule received sizable increases. The Hollywood Starlet (gr. I), which was $250,000 guaranteed in... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 3, 2012) – Longshot Native Treasure ran off to a front-running score in Monday’s $150,000 I’m Smokin Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 2-year-olds, leading a sweep by progeny of stallion Tribal Rule. Native Treasure is out of the Bertrando mare Visual Treat, was bred by Pam & Marty Wygod, is owned by Heeq, Moger, Neary, Walker et al and is trained by Ed Moger Jr. “I knew it was going to be a tough race, and I knew he’s a gutty horse. I knew that if he’s good enough and he’s on the lead he’s going to turn them back because he runs really hard,” said Moger. “I could see coming around the turn that those horses were kind of struggling behind him and I thought, ‘Oh, shoot, he may keep on going.’ ” He has two wins in five starts, earnings of $138,330 and was coming off a fourth in the Aug. 12 Cavonnier. Native Treasure ran the six furlongs in 1:09.69 and won... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2012) – CTBA Stakes winner Tilde takes on a field that includes four entrants bred by Terry Lovingier in Wednesday’s $150,000 Generous Portions Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 2-year-old fillies at Del Mar. Bert’s Altarcation is by Bertrando, out of the Pulpit mare Altar Cat, was bred by TPar Two, is owned by Emily Wygod and trained by Martin Jones. She won her lone start July 14 and has earnings of $30,000. O Happy Gray is by Cee’s Tizzy, out of the Swiss Yodeler mare I Can Yodele, was bred by Heinz Steinmann, is owned by Heinz, Michelle and Michelle Steinmann and trained by Mike Harrington. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $53,960 and is coming off a seventh in the Aug. 7 Sorrento. Awesome Annie is by Awesome Gambler, out of the Mane Minister mare Cars and Cigars, was bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by London, Winters, Templeton Horses and Lovingier and is trained by Walther Solis. She is... ...

From DMTC Publicity DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2012) — Strong Wind, a speedy California-bred son of Tribal Rule ridden by Kevin Krigger, shook off 3-2 favored Law Dog entering the stretch and went on to score an easy, 4 ¼ length triumph in the featured $100,000 Graduation Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible California-bred two-year-olds Wednesday at Del Mar. Strong Wind is out of the Memo mare Chalk Face, was bred by Mark Tatch, is owned by Roncelli Family Trust and Tomasic and trained by Steve Knapp. He has two wins in five starts, earnings of $105,360 and was coming off a fourth in the July 14 Hollywood Juvenile. “There’s so much money in the Cal-bred (restricted) stakes I don’t know why we would want to go against open company at this point,” said Knapp.  “I think he can really run.” Showing sharp speed from the break, Strong Wind dueled with Law Dog and opened up once straightened away in the stretch to score in 1:04.14 for the 5 ½... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (July 30, 2012) – Five stakes winners are among the eight entered in Friday’s $200,000 Real Good Deal Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 3-year-olds at Del Mar. Rousing Sermon is by Lucky Pulpit, out of the Awesome Again mare Rousing Again, was bred by owners Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. The California Cup Juvenile winner has two wins in 11 starts, earnings of $413,000 and is coming off a fourth in the July 4 Swaps Stakes. A Toast to You is by Tribal Rule, out of the Apollo mare Whitewinesipper, was bred by Hidden Meadows Farm, is owned by Gary Barber and trained by Peter Miller. He has four wins in six starts, earnings of $169,900 and is coming off a July 20 optional claimer win. Got Even is by Stephen Got Even, out of the Blare of Trumpets mare Kathryns Birthday, was bred by Madera Thoroughbreds, is owned by Altamira Racing, Bruce Chandler and F U Stables and is... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (July 29, 2012) – A pair of California-breds coming out of the Hollywood Juvenile are part of a compact field that will contest Wednesday’s $100,000 Graduation Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 2-year-olds at Del Mar. Strong Wind is by Tribal Rule, out of the Memo mare Chalk Face, was bred by Mark Tatch, is owned by Roncelli Family Trust and Bill and Sue Tomasic and is trained by Steve Knapp. He has one win in four starts, earnings of $48,360 and is coming off a fourth in the July 14 Hollywood Juvenile. Just Call Me Al is by Redattore, out of the Allen’s Prospect mare Alarcity, was bred by the Revocable Trust of Dr. Mikel Harrington and Patricia Harrington, is owned by Mike Harrington Trust and trained by Mike Harrington. He has one win in three starts, earnings of $60,560 and is coming off a third in the July 14 Hollywood Juvenile. Lovmeister is by Nineeleven, out of the West by West mare Walk West, was... ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (July 28, 2012) – California Cup Juvenile Fillies champion Starlight Magic rallied gamely in the stretch to win Saturday’s $200,000 Fleet Treat Stakes for 3-year-old fillies eligible to the Golden State Series at Del Mar. Starlight Magic is by Marino Marini, out of the General Meeting mare Star’s Millennium, was bred by John and Diane Fradkin, is owned by Cory Wagner and is trained by Mark Glatt. She has four wins in nine starts, earnings of $322,900 and was coming off a fifth in the June 23 American Oaks. She ran the seven furlongs in 1:23.57 and won by one-half length at odds of 3-1. “The Torrey Pines ($100,000, Sunday, September 2) makes the most sense I think,” Glatt said of Starlight Magic’s next assignment. “We’ll see how it looks. “I was really confident. In the Hollywood Oaks she ran back 16 days after (her previous start) and it was a tough race. Obviously it was an easier race today and she had five weeks between races.... ...