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DEL MAR, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2012) — Nearly three years to the day after his first stakes win, California-bred John Scott added win in a six-figure race on his favorite track in Saturday’s $106,460 Harry Brubaker Stakes at Del Mar.
Ridden by Victor Espinoza, John Scott, 5, held off a late threat from an unlucky Kettle Corn to win the one-mile race by a neck in 1:36.52. Holladay Road finished third in the field of six.
Del Mar, CA (August 29, 2012). As the 8-5 favorite, Swiss Yodeler‘s 2-year-old filly Tilde rallied from off the pace to win the $150,000 Generous Portion Stakes at 6 furlongs by three-quarters of a length in 1:11.43 under 123 pounds, the highest impost carried to victory in the feature’s 20-year history.
August 18, 2012-California-based freshman sire and Grade 1 winner Heatseeker picked up his first winner on Saturday at Woodbine when Surtsey rallied from sixth place and drew off in the stretch to win in her fourth career start. Ontario-bred Surtsey covered six furlongs in 1:12.18 on Woodbine’s synthetic Polytrack surface. Surtsey is out of the stakesplaced […]
Hip #772 Unusual Heat out of Freedom Dance 2011 colt Consigned by Valkyre Stud (Catherine Parke), Agent for Harris Farms Sells September 13th at Keeneland.
The Harris Farms Nor Cal Sale Topper is a lovely bay filly from the second crop of the multiple stakes winning stallion Lucky J.H. She is out of the Jump Start mare, Jump who was unraced due to an injury sustained as a yearling.
PLEASANTON, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2012)– At Tuesday’s 2012 Northern California Yearling Sale, the highest-priced filly was hip number 44 sired by Lucky J. H., she is the first foal out of the unraced Jump Start mare Jump, was bred and consigned by Harris Farms, Agent, and was purchased for $26,000 by Art Sherman.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York. (Aug. 11, 2012) –Hip #259, a Heatseeker colt out of Minetonightsfirst by D’Accord, was signed for by Eisaman Equine on a final bid of $70,000 at the Saratoga NY Bred Preferred Yearlings during the August 11th session of the sale. The yearling colt was from the stakes winning and stakes producing broodmare […]
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2012) – California-bred Unusual Way toyed with the competition while coasting to an 11-length win in Saturday’s $75,300 Wine Country Debutante Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Santa Rosa.
DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 3, 2012) – Unusual Heatwave rallied through the stretch and pulled away to win Wednesday’s $200,000 Real Good Deal Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 3-year-olds at Del Mar.
Unusual Heatwave is by Unusual Heat, out of the Candi’s Gold mare Miss Alphie, was bred by Montecito Stables, is owned by Ellen and Peter Johnson and Teresa McWilliams and trained by Alexis Barba.