Sat, 10/13/2012 - 21:45

Northlands: Silver Baubles makes Harvest Gold Plate his fourth straight win

Under a perfectly timed ride by Kyle Carter, Silver Baubles won the $50,000 Harvest Gold Plate at Northlands Park on Saturday. Silver Baubles paid $9.90 in the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds and up that headlined a 13-race closing-day card.

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 21:25

Santa Anita: Tilde remains undefeated by taking California Cup Juvenile Fillies

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Tilde, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, wins her two-turn debut in the California Cup Juvenile Fillies.

ARCADIA, Calif.- Tilde is proving unbeatable in the California-bred 2-year-old filly division this year.

After sweeping the two sprint stakes for Cal-bred 2-year-old fillies at Del Mar during the summer, Tilde won her first start over 1 1/16 miles in Saturday’s $250,000 California Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita.

Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Tilde ($6.20) closed from third in a field of 10 to win by a half-length over 13-1 Doinghardtimeagain. Sent off as a slight favorite, Tilde ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.56.

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 21:12

Santa Anita: Newly reinstated Baze takes California Cup Classic aboard Lucky Primo

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Tyler Baze urges Lucky Primo to overtake Got Even in the California Cup Classic.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Just eight days after returning from an absence of more than a year, jockey Tyler Baze found himself winning one of the biggest California Cup races of the day Saturday at Santa Anita when he teamed with Lucky Primo to score a mild upset in the $175,000 Classic.

Baze perfectly placed Lucky Primo outside of 40-1 longshot Got Even during the early going, and while Got Even proved a surprisingly stubborn foe down the stretch, Lucky Primo ($11.80) out-finished him by a half-length to earn the victory in 1:42.05 for 1 1/16 miles on the fast main track.

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 20:20

Santa Anita: Bella Viaggia rallies to take her division of Cal Cup Distaff

ARCADIA, Calif. - Minutes before Bella Viaggia won her stakes debut in the second division of Saturday's $100,000 California Cup Distaff at Santa Anita, trainer Mike Puype sensed she could be difficult to beat.

"She looked spectacular in the paddock," he said. "She looked ready to win. Her weight is unbelievable. She looks good."

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 20:02

Hawthorne: Two Months Rent relishes rain, soft turf in Hawthorne Derby

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Two Months Rent, ridden by Jesus Castanon, gets up by a head over Film Shot in the Hawthorne Derby.

STICKNEY, Ill. – Part of a successful equation already was in place when Two Months Rent arrived in Chicago from the Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland, his connections thinking the long Hawthorne stretch would suit a wait-and-kick running style developed five starts ago. When it rained buckets here with less than 10 minutes to post, the final variable fell into place. Two Months Rent skimmed over a soft course that slowed many of his foes, scoring a $43.20 upset in the Grade 3, $200,000 Hawthorne Derby.

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 19:47

Santa Anita: Maui Mark surprises in Cal Cup Sprint

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Maui Mark, with Garrett Gomez aboard, gets up for the victory in the California Cup Sprint.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Trainer Bob Hess Jr. didn't care whether Maui Mark would be on the lead early in the $100,000 California Cup Sprint on Saturday at Santa Anita, or well back, he just reiterated to jockey Garrett Gomez in the paddock that he wanted him in the clear when it was time to go.

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 19:16

Santa Anita: Tiz Flirtatious shows no signs of rust in Cal Cup Distaff

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Joel Rosario, in from New York, guides Tiz Flirtacious to victory in the first division of the California Cup Distaff.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Tiz Flirtatious returned from a layoff of nearly nine months to score an emphatic victory in the first division of the $100,000 California Cup Distaff at Santa Anita on Saturday.

Sent off favored, Tiz Flirtatious ($9.20) closed from last in the final three furlongs to win by 1 3/4 lengths over Best Present Ever.

The late rally did not surprise winning rider Joel Rosario, who rode Tiz Flirtatious to two wins in late 2011.

“She was very relaxed,” he said. “She was not rank. She covered a lot of ground.”

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 19:11

Calder: Speak Logistics wires In Reality

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With Angel Serpa riding, Speak Logistics goes wire to wire in the In Reality.

MIAMI - Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. kept his better 2-year-old colts in New Jersey for most of the summer. But he brought them all back home in time to run roughshod over the local division during the past month, culminating his recent success with Speak Logistics's 2 3/4-length triumph over Two T's At Two B in Saturday's $300,000 In Reality at Calder.

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 18:48

Calder: Csaba dominates Tropical Park Derby

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Csaba, ridden by Luis Saez, cruises to a 14-length victory in the off-the-turf Tropical Park Derby.

MIAMI - Trainer Phil Gleaves cross-entered Csaba in Saturday’s $100,000 Tropical Park Derby in case the race got switched from turf to dirt due to rain. Gleaves ultimately got his wish and Csaba made the most of the opportunity, running the race of his life to register a resounding 14- length victory over arch-rival Empire Builder while turning in the most impressive performance on Calder’s rich Festival of the Sun program.

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 18:44

Santa Anita: Monument manages Cal Cup Juvenile win

Monument, with Martin Garcia aboard, beats the field to the wire in the California Cup Juvenile.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Monument, despite trying to lug in badly down the lane, held on under energetic handling from jockey Martin Garcia to take the $250,000 California Cup Juvenile, a result that completed a pick five sequence that was not hit, leading to a carryover of $207,240 to Sunday at Santa Anita.

Monument ($12) stalked the pace of Strong Wind for the first six furlongs of the 1 1/16-mile race, then took the lead entering the lane, but tried to pull himself up and began to lean left, yet still had plenty left to go on and win by 2 3/4 lengths.