Half-sister to American Pharoah born
Littleprincessemma, dam of American Pharoah, delivered a half-sister to the Triple Crown winner the night of Feb. 13 at Summer Wind Farm in Georgetown, Ky.
Nicole RussoFeb 15, 2016
Littleprincessemma, dam of American Pharoah, delivered a half-sister to the Triple Crown winner the night of Feb. 13 at Summer Wind Farm in Georgetown, Ky.
In a showdown of the nation’s top two Quarter Horses, Moonist, the champion aged horse of 2015, beat Heza Dasha Fire, the 2015 World Champion, for the second consecutive time this year in Sunday’s $139,700 Los Alamitos Winter Championship.
Trip Notes for February 13-14: Royal Delta, San. F. Davis, Santa Maria, and more by Michael Hammersly.
Swift Lady has found a home on Santa Anita’s hillside turf course. Sunday, Swift Lady ($4.20) won her second consecutive start on the surface, third straight race, and first stakes, in the $79,080 Sweet Life Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.
Santa Anita stewards will conduct a hearing in coming weeks to determine whether China Girl Lover, the winner of the $43,170 Super Bowl Starter Handicap on Feb. 7, met the eligibility requirements of the restricted race.
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Call Pat trailed early and came rolling late for a half-length win over Streamline on Sunday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Park.
The mutuel field was a lukewarm favorite over Mohaymen when Pool 2 in the 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday.
The win in the Arcadia Stakes has left trainer Carla Gaines and the partnership that owns Bolo debating on a next race. A start on March 12 is highly likely in the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap at 1 1/4 miles on dirt or the $400,000 Frank Kilroe Mile on turf.
Sunday, trainer Doug O’Neill said Frank Conversation will be considered for the $2 million United Arab Emirates Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on March 26. The UAE Derby is on the undercard of the $10 million Dubai World Cup.
Fire At Will won Saturday’s $215,250 Los Alamitos Winter Derby for 3-year-old Quarter Horses, but was pulled up with an injury 100 yards after the finish. Fire At Will was later euthanized, according to a statement released by the track.