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Cougar II H. (Dmr)—Unusual Suspect (2009) BARRY ABRAMS Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Famous Digger (1997) Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Spenditallbaby (2007); Lethal Heat (2008) Generous Portion (Dmr)—Golden Doc A (2007) Harry F. Brubaker (Dmr)—Kachamandi (2002) Birthdate: March 4, 1954 Harry Henson (Hol)—Juliesugardaddy (2005) Birthplace: Minsk, Russia Hollywood Oaks (GII-Hol)—Lethal Heat (2008) Wife: Dyan Hollywood Turf Cup (GI-Hol)—Unusual Suspect (2010) Hollywood Turf Express H. (GIII-Hol)—Unusual Suspect (2007) Children: Anna Marie and Natalie Honeymoon BC H. (GII-Hol)—Famous Digger (GIII-1997) Residence: Arcadia La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—Burns (2011) Melair (Hol)—Bel Air Sizzle (2008); Pretty Unusual (2009) Real Good Deal (Dmr)—Lethal Heat (2008) San Clemente H. (GII-Dmr)—Famous Digger (1997) Silveyville S. (GG)—Unusual Suspect (2008) Solana Beach H. (Dmr)—America’s Friend (2008) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Variety Queen (Hol)—Famous Digger (1997) Anoakia (OT)—Golden Doc A (2007) California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Lightmyfirebaby (2008) California Cup Mile H. (OT)—Lennyfromalibu (2003); Unusual Suspect (2007) Highlights Cascapedia H. (OT)—Airistar (1995) • First winner: Cheyenne Gold at 1993 Del Mar meeting. Crystal Water—Lennyfromalibu (2004); Medzendeekron (2009) • First Grade I win: Famous Digger, a neck winner of 1997 Del Mar Oaks. El Encino (GII)—Pretty Unusual (2010) • Famous Digger, a $40,000 claim, won five stakes including the Grade I Del Mar Irish O’Brien—Lightmyfirebaby (2008) Oaks before being sold in January 1998 for seven figures to Fusao Sekiguchi in La Habra—Conectis (GIII-1998) Florida. Las Cienegas H. (GIII)—Lightmyfirebaby (2008) • Gained his second Grade I victory in 2008 when Golden Doc A recorded a Las Virgenes (GI)—Golden Doc A (2008) one-length win in Santa Anita’s $250,000 in her first start Santa Paula (GIII)—Lethal Heat (2008) after the trainer and partners sold Golden Doc A for an undisclosed sum to Ron Valentine Dancer H.—Bel Air Sizzle (2009-dh) McCauley, of Lexington, Ky. “When you have the best horse in the race, you don’t worry,” Abrams said after the Unusual Heat filly scored as the 8-5 favorite. • Unusual Suspect, at 10-1, provided the trainer with his third Grade I win in Other Major Stakes Wins December of 2010 when rallying to capture the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup Bay Meadows Derby (BM)—Unusual Suspect (2007) and exceeding $1 million in earnings while snapping a 16-race losing streak. B. Thoughtful (Hol)—Spenditallbaby (2008) barry abrams • His Lennyfrommalibu set a Santa Anita course record for about 6 1/2 furlongs on turf, 1:11.13, on Jan. 22, 2004. Lennyfrommalibu the previous year had reg- istered a $52.20 upset in the 2003 California Cup Mile. • A shrewd claim was accomplished in 2001 when taking Chilean-bred Misanello for $25,000 at Oak Tree. Misanello subsequently won two of three races and was honored as top claimer at the Hollywood Park fall meeting. • Nearly won the 1994 Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Oak Tree when Fondly Remembered came within a half-length of defeating Aube Indienne. • Assistant to Roger Stein when Southern Truce won the 1993 Santa Margarita Handicap over two-time champion Paseana and Days took the $400,000 Golden Gate Handicap in 1991.

Personal • Spent the early part of 2005 undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments after learning that he had contracted throat cancer. • Began career in 1972 as stable hand for a family friend’s standardbred barn at Hollywood Park while attending business and accounting classes at Cal State University, Los Angeles. • Served as assistant to then-leading trainer Don Ratchford in 1974 and 1975. • Went on his own training standardbreds in 1978 at the Meadowlands. One of his horses, Gutsy, earned nearly $2 million in 1984. • Returned to Southern California in 1987 to work for Roger Stein. • Began training on his own in 1993. • Counts Lennyfrommalibu, Bengal Bay, Fondly Remembered and Slew’s Royal Son among his favorite trainees. • Ventura’s triumph transpired the day after Fluke had registered a 9-1 upset and HUMBERTO ASCANIO marked the end of her career after had asked Farms to delay a projected retirement following Ventura’s runner-up finish in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Sprint. “He knew she was going to win this one,” an emotional Ascanio said of Frankel following the Matriarch. “They wanted to retire her a Birthdate: July 12, 1947 winner.” Birthplace: Guadalajara, Mexico • The local media named Ascanio the Hollywood Park fall meet’s top trainer after Wife: Maureen he gained another major stakes win with Mast Track in the Grade III Handicap. Before the year was up, he added Santa Anita’s Grade II San Children: Michael, Matthew, Mark, Gabriel Handicap, won by Proudinsky, to his list of graded stakes victories. Bridget, Olga, Humberto • Fluke lifted Ascanio out of a 46-race losing streak when victorious in Santa Residence: Arcadia Anita’s Grade III Thunder Road Handicap in February of 2011 before return- ing one month later to capture the Grade I Frank E. Kilroe Mile. Fluke’s second career Grade I victory was achieved when he fought off favored Caracortado to win the $300,000 event by a head. • Spent 35 years as an assistant to Frankel. Operated the esteemed trainer’s West Santa Anita Stakes Win Coast division while Frankel spent several of his later years in New York and after Frank E. Kilroe Mile (GI)—Fluke (2011) Frankel returned home to California to battle his illness. San Gabriel H. (GII)—Proudinsky (2009) • Netted his first career training victory with Cachuma on March 28, 1985, at Santa Anita. Also conditioned Caballo de Oro, a winner of his first three starts in Other Major Stakes Wins 1987. H. (GI-Hol)—Fluke (2009) Matriarch (GI-Hol)—Ventura (2009) Personal Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Mast Track (2009) • Left Tijuana, Mexico, in 1969 after being advised by his brother-in-law, Jessie Thunder Road H. (GIII)­—Fluke (2011) Ortega, that he could earn $245 a month as a groom in Southern California. Worked for trainers Farrell Jones and Buster Millerick before being hired by Highlights Frankel in 1973. • After taking the reins of Bobby Frankel’s stable following the Hall of Fame train- • Was promoted to barn foreman after working for two years as a groom. Obtained er’s death due to lymphoma on Nov. 16, 2009, the longtime Frankel aide saddled a license to become an assistant trainer in 1976. a pair of Grade I winners during Hollywood Park’s 2009 fall meeting: Fluke, an • Son Matthew works as Ascanio’s barn foreman. Another son, Michael, is upset winner of the $300,000 Citation Handicap, and favored Ventura in the employed as an official clocker at Hollywood Park. $300,000 Matriarch. HUMBERTO ASCANIO

Other Major Stakes Wins Alfred J. Vanderbilt H. (GI-Sar)—Majesticperfection (2010) Adirondack (GII-Sar)— (2011) Amsterdam (GII-Sar)—Bwana Charlie (2004); Santana Strings (2009) Birthdate: November 18, 1965 Aristides (GIII-CD)—Riley Tucker (2010) (LS)—Skip a Smile (2011) Birthplace: Gettysburg, S. Dakota Ballerina (GI-Sar)—Lady Tak (2004) Wife: Julie Barbaro (Del)—Awesome Bet (2011) Children: Keith James, Darren Scott Bashford Manor (GII-CD)—Kantharos (2010) Bay Shore (GIII-Aqu)—J Be K (2008) and Eric Mark (GIII-Aqu)—Heart Ashley (2009) Residence: Arlington, Mile H. (GI-Aqu)—Kodiak Kowboy (2009) (GIII-OP)—Haynesfield (2009) Cowdin (GIII-Bel)—He’s Got Grit (2005) Damon Runyon (Aqu)—Haynesfield (2008) Delta Mile (DeD)—Z Humor (2010) Triple Crown Wins (GIII-Aqu)—Haynesfield (2009) Preakness (GI-Pim)— (2007); (2009) (Sar)—Wine Police (2011) (GI-NAS)—Curlin (2008) Breeders' Cup Wins Duck Dance (Bel)—Rule by Night (2011) Classic (GI)—Curlin (2007-Mth) Dwyer (GII-Bel)—Kensei (2009); Dominus (2011) Juvenile Fillies (GI)—My Miss Aurelia (2011-CD) Edward J. DeBartolo Memorial H. (RP)—Skip a Smile (2011) Turf Sprint (GII)—Regally Ready (2011-CD) (GIII-GG)—Silver Medallion (2011) Fairgrounds H. (GIII-FG)—Expansion (2011) Fleur de Lis H. (GII-CD)—Rachel Alexandra (2010) Santa Anita Stakes Win Frizette (GI-Bel)—My Miss Aurelia (2011) Eddie Logan—Silver Medallion (2010) Futurity (GII-Bel)—Cuvee (2003); Private Vow (2005) Joe Hernandez—Regally Ready (2011) (GII-Bel)—Lady Tak (2004) San Simeon H. (GIII)—Regally Ready (2011) Garden State (Mth)—Sabercat (2011) Sham (GIII)—Tapizar (2011) Gold Cup H. (Hou)—Z Humor (2011) Governor’s Cup (RP)—Skip a Smile (2011) Grindstone (FG)—Great Mills (2011) (Aqu)—Rule by Night (2010) steve asmussen Haskell Invitational H. (GI-Mth)—Rachel Alexandra (2009) Texas S. (LS)—Miss Lederhosen (2011) Honorable Miss (GII-Sar)—Forest Music (2005) Tiffany Lass (FG)—Wicked Deed (2011) Indiana Derby (GII-Hoo)—Wilburn (2011) Twin Spires Turf Sprint (GIII-CD)—Regally Ready (2011) Iowa Oaks (GIII-PrM)—Hightap (2009) Veteran (Zia)—Sunday Sunrise (2010) Jim Dandy (GII-Sar)—Kensei (2009) Vosburgh (GI-Bel)—Kodiak Kowboy (2009) Club Gold Cup (GI-Bel)—Curlin (2008); Haynesfield (2010) West Virginia Derby (GII-Mnr)—Soul Warrior (2009) Cup Classic (GII-TP)—Zanjero (2008) Wild Rose (PrM)—Remit (2011) (GI-CD)— (2005) Woodward (GI-Sar)—Curlin (2008); Rachel Alexandra (2009) Letellier Memorial (FG)—Fastation (2011) (GII-Bel)—J Be K (2008); Justin Phillip (2011) (GII-FG)— (2008) Mr. Sulu (FG)—Hallway (2010) Highlights Molly Pitcher (GII-Mth)—Luna Vega (2009) • First Grade I winner: Dreams Galore, 1999 at . Mother Goose (GI-Bel)—Dreams Galore (1999); Rachel Alexandra (2009) • Award winner: 2008, 2009 (GI-WO)—Regally Ready (2011) • winners trained: Curlin, 2007, 2008 Horse of the Year, 2008 (GI-Pim)—Student Council (2008) Older Male; Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the Year, 2009 3-Year-Old Filly; Quick Call (Sar)—Great Mills (2011) Kodiak Kowboy, 2009 Sprinter Razorback H. (GIII-OP)—It Happened Again (2011) • Milestones: Red Camellia (FG)—Hisse (2011) 6,000th career winner, Nov. 18, 2011, Basalt at Remington Park; Ricks Memorial (RP)—Pleasantly Blessed (2011) 5,000th career winner, Sept. 11, 2009, Passion Rules at Woodbine Racecourse; Riley Allison Futurity (Sun)—City Cool (2011) 4,000th career winner, Feb. 17, 2008, J J’s Bud at Oaklawn Park. (GII-Bel)—Posse (2003) • On his 46th birthday, Nov. 18, 2011, Asmussen became the youngest and only Salvator Mile (GIII-Mth)—Kensei (2011) the fifth trainer in North American racing history to reach the 6,000-win mile- Sands Point (GIII-Bel)—R Clear Victory (2008) stone when Basalt captured the first race at Remington Park in Oklahoma City. Sapling (GIII-Mth)—She Digs Me (2011) The late Dale Baird is the all-time wins leader with 9,445. When Asmussen Saratoga Special (GII-Sar)—Cuvee (2003); Kodiak Kowboy (2007); Kantharos reached the 6,000-win plateau, the others were at 6,409; King (2010) Leatherbury, 6,331, and , 6,057. Baird was the previous young- Schuylerville (GII-Sar)—Jardin (2008); Hot Dixie Chick (2009) est, 57, when he reached the 6,000 milestone in 1992. As an illustration of the Select (Mth)—Chipshot (2011) frequency of his victories, Asmussen’s 6,000th win was achieved just over two (Prx)—Wilburn (2011) years and two months after he had reached 5,000. Spinaway (GI-Sar)—Hot Dixie Chick (2009) • Earned his second straight Eclipse Award as the nation’s outstanding trainer in Stephen Foster (GI-CD)—Curlin (2008) 2009 while breaking his own single-season high with a record 650 wins from Suburban H. (GII-Bel)—Haynesfield (2010) 2,944 starters and earning $21,876,405 in purses as he trained North America’s Test (GI-Sar)—Lady Tak (2003) Horse of the Year for a third successive year. Texas Mile (GIII-LS)—Thiskyhasnolimit (2011) • Rachel Alexandra won Horse of the Year esteem in 2009 with a perfect 8-0 season • Scott Blasi: Born Aug. 24, 1973 in Independence, Kansas . . . Decided to leave that included historic triumphs over 3-year-old males in the , Oklahoma State University and join his older brother, Greg, in working for Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park and against older males in Saratoga’s Asmussen as an exercise rider . . . ”Steve and I clicked right away,” says Blasi, “and . it’s worked out well ever since.” . . . Relinquished role as exercise rider in 2005 • First Eclipse Award came in 2008 as Curlin won a second successive Horse of the to concentrate on supervising daily training, but sill rides stable pony to oversee Year title and Asmussen realized a personal earnings high of $24,082,524 from duties . . . Blasi was the vast stable’s trainer of record for a six-month period start- 618 winners. His earnings topped all North American trainers in both 2008 and ing July 10, 2006, when Asmussen served a suspension for a medication violation 2009. He has led in victories in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004 and 2002. . . . During that time, he claimed Golden Hare, who went on to win 14 races in • After winning the Preakness and the Breeders’ Cup Classic in 2007 at Monmouth 2007 and rank as North America’s winningest horse before being claimed away Park, Curlin returned in 2008 with Grade I triumphs in the Dubai World Cup, in 2008 . . . Saddled Appealing Zophie to victory in Grade I Stephen Foster Handicap at and Belmont Park’s Jockey Club at Saratoga in 2008 during Asmussen’s absence . . . Has no plans to branch out Gold Cup. Victory in the latter elevated Curlin’s earnings over the $10 million on his own: “We’ve had such a good thing going and to be around these kind of plateau, making him the richest American-based horse of all-time. Curlin was horses is not something I want to walk away from any time soon.” retired to Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky following a fourth-place finish in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic. Personal • Rachael Alexandra was turned over to Asmussen following her purchase by his • Learned the business from his parents, Keith and Marilyn, both trainers. Helped then main client, Jess Jackson, of Stonestreet Stable, on the heels of a 20-length his parents walk horses and muck stalls by the time he was 5. Lost part of his victory in the 2009 Kentucky Oaks. Jackson died in April of 2011. thumb in a childhood accident while holding a horse though a chain link fence. • In addition to the total of five Eclipse Awards achieved by Curlin and Rachael • Took out his jockey’s license at the age of 16 but outgrew the venture after riding Alexandra, an Asmussen trainee picked up a sixth in 2009 when Kodiak Kowboy for three years in New Mexico, California and New York. His brother, Cash, was was named the nation’s top sprinter. Kodiak Kowboy sped to victories in the a top rider. won an Eclipse Award as the nation’s premier appren- Grade I Vosburgh at Belmont and in Aqueduct’s Grade I Cigar Mile Handicap. tice in 1979 before becoming a champion jockey in Europe. • My Miss Aurelia (Juvenile Fillies) and Regally Ready (Turf Sprint) joined Curlin • The Asmussen family operates El Primero Training Center in Laredo, Texas. as Breeders’ Cup champions for Asmussen at Churchill Downs in 2011. My Miss Aurelia’s three-length victory extended her unbeaten record to four starts and gained an apparent lock on Eclipse Award voting. Regally Ready’s win was his sixth of the year in nine starts as a 4-year-old. • As evidence of the diversity of his far-flung racing operation, Asmussen was the leading trainer in 2010 at Churchill Downs, Oaklawn Park, Fair Grounds and Monmouth Park (tie). He had divisions in New York, , Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana before expanding to Southern California for Santa Anita’s 2009/2010 meet where his runners won four stakes races. The Southern California operation is handled by Scott Blasi. steve asmussen

Baffle—Macias (2010) Bolsa Chica—Broadway's Top Gun (1991) California Breeders’ Champion (Colts)—In Excessive Bull (1996); General Challenge (1999); Gibson County (2000); Da Stoops (2005); Birthdate: January 13, 1953 Pirates Deputy (2006) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—Charmonnier (1991) Birthplace: Nogales, Arizona California Cup Distance H. (OT)—Century Park (2009) Wife: Jill California Cup Juvenile (OT)—Ebonair (1991); Cavonnier (1995); Children: Taylor, Canyon, Forest, Ex Marks the Cop (1997) Savannah and Bode California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Theresa's Pleasure (1990) California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Fun (1997) Residence: Arcadia California Cup Sprint H. (OT)—Letthebighossroll (1991); Da Stoops (2006) California Sires (OT)—Ex Marks the Cop (1997) California Sires (Fillies) (OT)—Inexcessive Speed (1997) Cascapedia (OT)—Hookedonthefeelin (2000) Triple Crown Wins Eddie Logan—Macias (2009) (GI-CD)— (1997); (1998); El Conejo H. (GIII)—Gundaghia (1994); High Stakes Player (1997) (2002) El Encino (GII)— (2001); Always a Princess (2011) Goodwood H. (GI) (2011-SA) Preakness (GI-Pim)—Silver Charm (1997); Real Quiet (1998); —Silver Charm (GII-1998-OT); (2001); War Emblem (2002); (2010) Hill Rise—Mountain Rage (2001) Belmont (GI-Bel)—Point Given (2001) Jack Goodman (OT)—Macias (2009); Secret Circle (2011-SA) Joe Hernandez—Sangaree (2010) Kalookan Queen H.—Western Hemisphere (2006); Mother Ruth (2011) Breeders' Cup Wins La Brea (GI)—Arches of Gold (GII-1992); Magical Allure (1998); Juvenile (GI)— (2002-AP); Midshipman (2008-OT) Hookedonthefeelin (1999); Pussycat Doll (2005); (2008) Juvenile Fillies (GI)— (1998-CD); Indian Blessing (2007-Mth) La Cañada (GII)—Cat Fighter (2004); Always a Princess (2011) Juvenile Sprint—Secret Circle (2011-CD) Lady’s Secret (GI-OT)—Magical Allure (GII-1998); Tough Tiz’s Sis (2007) Sprint (GI)—Thirty Slews (1992-GP); (2007-Mth; 2008-OT) La Puente—Mountain Rage (2002) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Behaving Badly (2006); Gilded Gem (2011) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Las Virgenes (GI)—Composure (2003) Monrovia H. (GIII)—Resplendency (2004) Academy Road—Mountain Rage (2002) Norfolk (GI-OT)—Souvenir Copy (GII-1997); Flame Thrower (GII-2000); Anoakia (OT)—Princess Belle (2000); Crisis of Spirit (2009) Kafwain (GII-2002); Roman Ruler (2004); Lookin At Lucky (2009) Arcadia H.—Commitisize (1999, 2000) bob baffert Oak Leaf (GI-OT)—Vivid Angel (1997); Excellent Meeting (1998); Chilukki Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Atlantic Ocean (2003); Century Park (2009); May Day Rose (1999); Notable Career (2000); Composure (GII-2002); Diamond Omi (2011) (GII-2005); Cry and Catch Me (2007) San Vicente (GII)—The Factor (2011) Palos Verdes H. (GII)—High Stakes Player (1997); Euroears (2011) Sham (GIII)—Wild and Wise (2001); (2006) Pine Tree Lane (OT)—Shameful (2003); Resplendency (2005) Strub (GII)—Silver Charm (1998); General Challenge (2000); Potrero Grande H. (GII)—Sir Hutch (1994); Ventana (2010) Wooden Phone (2001) Robert B. Lewis (GII)—General Challenge (1999); Domestic Dispute (2003); Sunshine Millions Dash—Da Stoops (2006) (2009) Sunshine Millions Oaks—Atlantic Ocean (2003) San Antonio H. (GII)—Congaree (2003); Richard's Kid (2010) Thunder Road H.—Senor Swinger (2006) San Felipe (GII)—Prime Timber (1999); Point Given (2001); Tokyo City Cup (GIII)—Classic Cat (GII-1999); Preachinatthebar (2006) Preachinatthebar (2004); Pioneerof the Nile (2009) Zany Tactics—Officer (2002) San Fernando (GII)—Silver Charm (1998); Air Commander (2008); Indian Firewater (2011) Other Major Stakes Wins San Miguel—Popular (GIII-2002); Too Much Bling (2006); EZ Warrior (2007) Acorn (GI-Bel)—Gabby’s Golden Gal (2009) San Pedro—Courageous Act (2004) Adirondack (GII-Sar)—More Happy (2007) San Pasqual H. (GII)—Silver Charm (1998); Wooden Phone (2002); Adoration (Dmr)—Moon de French (2010) Congaree (2003) Beverly J. Lewis (Fpx) – Subsidized (2010) San Rafael (GII)—Rojo Toro (2003); Conveyance (2010) H. (GIII-Hol)—General Challenge (1989); Point Determined (2006); San Vicente (GII)—Silver Charm (1997); Exploit (1999); Kafwain (2003); Coil (2011) Too Much Bling (2006) H. (GII-Hol)—Irish Gypsy (2011) (GI)—Cavonnier (1996); (1998); Alabama (GI-Sar)—Silverbulletday (1999) General Challenge (1999); Pioneerof the Nile (2009); Midnight Interlude (GII-Kee)—Silverbulletday (1998) (2011) (Hol)—Awesome Patriot (2011) Santa Anita H. (GI)—General Challenge (2000); Misremembered (2010); (GIII-CD)—First Dude (2011) Game On Dude (2011) Answer Do (Hol)—Gibson County (2001) (GI)—Excellent Meeting (1999); Composure (2003) Arlington H. (GIII-AP)—Senor Swinger (2004) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Caffe Latte (2000) Ashland (GI-Kee)—Silverbulletday (1999) Santa Maria H. (GI)—Favorite Funtime (2002) Azeri (GIII-OP)—Freedom Star (2010) Santa Monica H. (GI)—Behaving Badly (2006); Pussycat Doll (2007); Bangles and Beads (Fpx)—Via Veneto (2010) Gabby's Golden Gal (2010) Barona Cup (Dmr)—Shake Off (2004) Santana Mile—Misremembered (2011) Bay Shore (GIII-Aqu)—Too Much Bling (2006) Santa Paula (GIII)—Friendly Michelle (2004); No Bull Baby (2005) Beaumont (Kee)—Victory USA (2004) Santa Ynez (GII)—Indian Blessing (2008) Bel Air H. (GII-Hol)—River Keen (1999) Belmont BC H. (GII-Bel)—Senor Swinger (2004) Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Tout Charmant (1999); Internallyflawless (2009) (GII-Dmr)—Flame Thrower (GIII-2000); Officer (GIII-2001); Kafwain Derby Trial (CD)—Record (2006) (GIII-2002); What a Song (2005); Lookin At Lucky (2009) Desert Stormer H. (Hol)—Irish Gypsy (2011) Bing Crosby H. (GI-Dmr)—Thirty Slews (GIII-1992); Zensational (2009); Discovery H. (GIII-Bel)—During (2003) Euroears (2011) Don B. (BM)—Sailinwithcaptain (2002) Black-Eyed Susan (GII-Pim)—Silverbulletday (1999); Yearly Report (2004) Donn H. (GI-GP)— (2001) Blue Grass (GI-Kee)—Sinister Minister (2006) Doubledogdare (Kee)—Silverbulletday (2000) B. Thoughtful (Hol)—Favorite Funtime (2002) Dubai World Cup (GI-NAS)—Silver Charm (1998); Captain Steve (2001) California Sprint Championship (BM)—Love That Red (2000) Dwyer (GII-Bel)—Forestry (1999); Roman Ruler (2005) (GII-Crc)—Too Much Bling (2006) Eddie Read H. (GI-Dmr)—Joe Who (1999) Carter H. (GI-Aqu)—Congaree (2003) El Cajon H. (Dmr)—Letthebighossroll (1991); National Saint (1999); Spicy Stuff Cat’s Cradle (Hol)—Favorite Funtime (2001) (2000); Follow the Rainbow (2005) C.E.R.F. (Dmr)—Fund Raiser (2010) El Camino Real Derby (GIII-BM)—Cavonnier (1996) Champagne (GI-Bel)—Officer (2001) Emerld Downs BC Derby (EmD)—Preachinatthebar (2006) Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (GI-Hol)—Sabiango (2004) Fantasy (GI-OP)—Excellent Meeting (1999) Churchill Downs H. (GII-CD)—Criollito (GIII-1996) Fifth Season (OP)—Total Bull (2010) Churchill Downs Distaff H. (CD)—Chilukki (2000) Firecracker BC H. (GII-CD)—Joe Who (GIII-1999) Cigar Mile (GI-Aqu)—El Corredor (2000); Congaree (2002, 2003) Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Western Hemisphere (2004) Cinemine (LS)—Bonnie Blue Flag (2010) Fleur de Lis H. (GII-CD)—Saudi Poetry (GIII-2001) Clark H. (GII-CD)—Silver Charm (1998) (GI-Sar)—Midnight Lute (2007) Cotillion (GII-Prx)—Plum Pretty (2011) Frizette (GI-Bel)—Indian Blessing (2007); A Z Warrior (2010) Count Fleet Sprint H. (GIII-OP)—High Stakes Player (1997) Gallant Bloom H. (GII-Bel)—Indian Blessing (2008, 2009) Crown Royal American Turf (GIII-CD)—Senor Swinger (2003) Gazelle H. (GI-Bel)—Silverbulletday (1999) CTBA (Dmr)—Dirty Diana (2003) Generous (GIII-Hol)—Mountain Rage (2001) (GII-Del)—Yearly Report (2004) Generous Portion (Dmr)—Ten Churros (2008) Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—El Corredor (2001); Congaree (2002) Genuine Risk BC H. (GII-Bel)—Behaving Badly (2006) Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Batroyale (1995); Vivid Angel (1997); Golden Gate Derby (GG)—Danthebluegrassman (2002) Excellent Meeting (1998); Chilukki (1999); Point Ashley (2006) Golden Rod (GIII-CD)—Silverbulletday (1998) Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Anet (1997) Gold Rush (GG)—Danthebluegrassman (2001); Spensive (2002) (GI-Dmr)—Silver Charm (GII-1996); Souvenir Copy (GII- Governor’s Cup H. (Fpx)—Silver Stetson Man (2010) 1997); Worldly Manner (GII-1998); Forest Camp (GII-1999); Flame Thrower Goodwood (GI-OT-Hol)—Richard’s Kid (2010) (GII-2000); Officer (GII-2001); Icecoldbeeratreds (GII-2002); Midshipman Graduation (Dmr)—Arabian Light (2000); Officer (2001); Icecoldbeeratreds (2002) (2008); Lookin At Lucky (2009); Drill (2011) Harry Henson (Hol)—Letthebighossroll (1991); Tough Tiz’s Sis (2008) bob baffert Harry Henson H. (Sun) —Freedom Star (2010) Kentucky Jockey Club (GII-CD)—Captain Steve (2000) Haskell Invitational (GI-Mth)—Point Given (2001); War Emblem (2002); Kentucky Oaks (GI-CD)—Silverbulletday (1999); Plum Pretty (2011) Roman Ruler (2005); Lookin At Lucky (2010); Coil (2011) King’s Bishop (GI-Sar)—Forestry (1999) Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Tough Tiz’s Sis (2008) Ladbroke Futurity (GG)—Broadway's Top Gun (1990) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Real Quiet (1997); Captain Steve (1999); La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—Purely (2000) Point Given (2000); Pioneerof the Nile (2008); Lookin At Lucky (2009) Landaluce (Hol)—Hookedonthefeelin (GII-1998); Notable Career (GIII-2000) Hollywood Gold Cup (GI-Hol)—Real Quiet (1999); Congaree (2003); First Lane’s End (GII-Kee)—Captain Steve (1999); Arabian Light (2000) Dude (2011) La Troienne (GIII-CD)—Friendly Michelle (2004) Hollywood Juvenile Championship (GIII-Hol)—What a Song (2005); EZ Warrior Lone Star Derby (GIII-LS)—Anet (ng-1997); Wanna Runner (ng-2006); Mythical (2006) Power (2009); Game On Dude (2010) Hollywood BC Oaks (GII-Hol)—Santa Catarina (2003); Tough Tiz’s Sis (2007) Lone Star Park H. (GIII-LS)—Congaree (2002); Bob and John (2007) Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—Commitisize (1997); Premier Property (1998); Mile H. (GIII-EmD)—Isitingood (1996) Massive Drama (2007) Louisiana Derby (GII-FG)—Wimbledon (2004) Hollywood Starlet (GI-Hol)—Excellent Meeting (1998); Habibti (2001) Louis R. Rowan (OT-Hol)—Mother Ruth (2010) Hollywood Turf Express H. (GIII-Hol)—Gundaghia (1991-1st div.) Louisville BC H. (GIII-CD)—Saudi Poetry (2001) Humana Distaff H. (GI-CD)—Pussycat Doll (2006) Maryland Sprint H. (GIII-Pim)—Ventana (2011) I’m Smokin (Dmr)—Stormy Jack (1999) Melair (Hol)—Yearly Report (2004) Indiana Derby (GII-Hoo)—Misremembered (2009); Lookin At Lucky (2010) Miesque (GIII-Hol)—Atlantic Ocean (2002) Indiana Oaks (GII-Hoo)—Always a Princess (2010) Mike Lee (Bel)—Multiplication (2004) Instant Racing (OP)—May Day Rose (2011) (Hol)—Victory U.S.A. (2003) Iowa Derby (PrM)—Captain Steve (2000); Concord Point (2010); Prayer for Relief Monmouth BC Oaks (GIII-Mth)—Silverbulletday (GII-1999) (2011) Nashville (Hol)—Indian Firewater (2010) Iowa Distaff (PrM)—Wynning Ride (2010); Freedom Star (2011) Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—General Challenge (1999) Iroquois (GIII-CD)—Exploit (1998) New Orleans H. (GII-FG)—Isitingood (GIII-1997) Jefferson Cup (GII-CD)—Senor Swinger (GIII-2003) New York Stallion Staten Island (Aqu)—Under Serviced (2008) Jerome H. (GII-Bel)—During (2003) BC (GIII-CD)—Danthebluegrassman (2002) (GI-Bel)—River Keen (1999) Oceanside (Dmr)—Stormy Jack (2000-2nd div.) John C. Mabee H. (GI-Dmr)—Tuzla (1999); Caffe Latte (2000) On Trust H. (Hol)—Argolid (1995); Stormy Jack (2001) Kentucky BC (GIII-CD)—Chilukki (1999) Opening Verse (CD)—Senor Swinger (2004, 2005) Kentucky Cup Classic (GII-TP)—Semoran (GIII-1997); Silver Charm Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—General Challenge (1999); Richard’s Kid (GIII-1998-DH); Captain Steve (2000) (2009, 2010) Kentucky Cup Juvenile (GIII-TP)—Point Given (2000); Vindication (2002) Pat O’Brien H. (GI-Dmr)—Love That Red (GII-2000); El Corredor (GII-2001); Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies (TP)—Atlantic Ocean (2002); Class Above (2003) Zensational (2009); El Brujo (2010); The Factor (2011) Pepper Oaks Farm (Hol)—Brand Name (2004) True North BC H. (GII-Bel)—Woke Up Dreamin (2005) Perryville (GIII-Kee)—Midnight Lute (2006) Tsunami Slew (Hol)—Midnight Interlude (2011) Phil D. Shepherd (Fpx)—Candrea (2011) Turf Paradise Derby (TuP)—Mayor Marv (2009) Piedra Foundation (Dmr)—Netherland (2002) USA (LS)—Purely Cozzene (2000); Regiment (2002) Pimlico Special (GI-Pim)—Real Quiet (1999) Valid Expectations (LS)—Mother Ruth (2010); Irish Gypsy (2011) Princess (GIII-Hol)—Excellent Meeting (1999) Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Gundaghia (1992) Prioress (GI-Bel)—Friendly Michelle (2004); Indian Blessing (2008) Victory Ride (GIII-Sar)—Rapport (2010) Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—Behaving Badly (2005, 2006) Warren’s Thoroughbreds (Hol)—Excellent News (2010) Railbird (GIII-Hol)—May Day Rose (2011) West Virginia Derby (GII-Mnr)—Concord Point (2010); Prayer for Relief (2011) Rebel (GII-OP)—Lookin At Lucky (2010); The Factor (2011) Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Purely Cozzene (2000) Remington Park Derby (RP)—Semoran (1996) Windy Sands H. (Dmr)—Wanna Runner (2007) H. (GI-Bel)—Tough Tiz’s Sis (2008) WinStar Derby (Sun)—Wanna Runner (2006) Schenectady H. (Bel)—Under Serviced (2008) WinStar (Sun)—Tough Tiz’s Sis (2007) (Hol)—May Day Rose (2010) Wood Memorial (GI-Aqu)—Congaree (2001); Bob and John (2006) Silverbulletday (GIII-FG)—Indian Blessing (2008) Woodward (GI-Bel)—River Keen (1999) Silver Spur (LS)—Miss Wineshine (1999) Smile Sprint H. (GII-Crc)—Woke Up Dreamin (2005) Highlights (Hol)—Da Stoops (2006) • Hall of Fame: Inducted on Aug. 14, 2009, following 13 years as the sport’s most Sorrento (GIII-Dmr)—Soviet Sojourn (1991); Batroyale (GII-1995); recognizable horseman in a career that had included three Kentucky Derby victo- Silverbulletday (GII-1998); Chilukki (GII-1999); Inspiring (2004) ries, four in the Preakness and one in the as well as wins in seven Stonerside (LS)—Yearly Report (2004) Breeders’ Cup events, a dozen championships and three Eclipse Awards as the Stuka (Hol)—Tiz Chrome (2009) nation’s leading trainer. Sunland Park Oaks (Sun)—Gabby’s Golden Gal (2009); Plum Pretty (2011) • First win: Baron at Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1971. (GII-LaD)—Prayer for Relief (2011) • First Grade I win: Silverbulletday, 1999 at Saratoga by nine (GII-Hol)—Captain Steve (GI-2000); Congaree (GI-2001); During lengths. (2003); Misremembered (2009) • Eclipse Award winners trained: Lookin At Lucky, 2009 2-Year-Old , 2010 Test (GI-Sar)—Indian Blessing (2008) 3-Year-Old Male; Indian Blessing, 2008 Female Sprinter; Indian Blessing, 2007 Texas Mile (GIII-LS)—Isitingood (1997); Preachinatthebar (2006); Mythical Power 2-Year-Old Filly; Midnight Lute, 2007 Sprinter; Vindication, 2002 2-Year-Old- (2010) Colt; War Emblem, 2002 3-Year-Old-Colt; Point Given, 2001 Horse of the Year Torrey Pines (Dmr)—Pussycat Doll (2005) and 3-Year-Old Colt; Silver Charm, 1997 3-Year-Old Colt; Real Quiet 1998 Travers (GI-Sar)—Point Given (2001) 3-Year-Old Colt; Silverbulletday, 1998 2-Year-Old Filly; 1999 3-Year-Old Filly; Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Letthebighossroll (GIII-1996); Zensational (2009); Chilukki, 1999 2-Year-Old Filly. E Z’s Gentleman (2010) bob baffert • Eclipse Awards: 1997, 1998, 1999. stakes races at both Santa Anita and Del Mar in 2010 when Misremembered cap- • Training Titles: Santa Anita: 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, tured the and Richard’s Kid repeated in Del Mar’s Pacific 2011; Oak Tree: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010; Hollywood Park: 1999 fall, Classic. The Santa Anita based trainer ranked third nationally in earnings in 2001 fall, 2011; Del Mar: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003. 2010. Lookin At Lucky, meanwhile, became the first male horse in more than 30 • Former Quarter Horse trainer whose transition to Thoroughbreds was completed years to win Eclipse Awards at ages 2 and 3. in late 1991 impacted the sport’s Triple Crown races like few trainers before him • In 2011, Baffert became the only trainer other than H. A. (Jimmy) Jones in between 1997 and 2002, winning an Eclipse Award three successive years during 1953 to saddle the winners of Santa Anita’s two marquee races when Game on that span beginning in 1997. Dude posted a 14-1 upset in the Big ’Cap and Midnight Interlude won the Santa • Fueled by Cavonnier’s nose loss to Grindstone in the 1996 Kentucky Derby, Anita Derby at odds of 13-1. While winning 44 races during the meet, the Hall returned in 1997 to win with Silver Charm before adding the Preakness, took of Fame conditioner gained a record ninth Santa Anita training championship. both those Triple Crown events the following year with Real Quiet and again in When Drill connected at 4-1 odds in the Grade I Del Mar Futurity, Baffert 2002 with War Emblem. Meantime, his Point Given took the 2001 Preakness won Del Mar’s $250,000 competition for 2-year-olds for the 10th time in the and Belmont Stakes. The total was eight Triple Crown victories within six years, event’s last 16 runnings. He picked up his eighth Breeders’ Cup victory when and he had become the first trainer in history to win back-to-back runnings of Secret Circle scored at 2-5 odds in the fledgling 2011 Juvenile Sprint at Churchill the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Downs to remain unbeaten in three starts. • For the third time in 2002, won the first two legs of the Triple Crown, this time • Burst onto the scene in 1992 while quickly en route to becom- with War Emblem. The colt won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 20-1 after ing one of the most recognizable figures in racing. Won the 1992 Breeders’ being purchased by The Thoroughbred Corp. on Baffert’s recommendation. Cup Sprint with Thirty Slews for owner Mike Pegram, who later would race War Emblem’s bid for the Triple Crown failed after stumbling at the start of the Real Quiet. Added Breeders’ Cup victories in 1998 when Silverbulletday and Belmont Stakes and finishing eighth. Excellent Meeting ran one-two in the Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs and in • War Emblem’s failure to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed 2002 when Vindication took the Juvenile at . Gained his fourth in 1978 followed narrow losses by Silver Charm and Real Quiet in their similar and fifth Breeders’ Cup triumphs in 2007 with Midnight Lute in the Sprint and ventures. Silver Charm came within a length when overtaken by Touch Gold in Indian Blessing in the Juvenile Fillies at Monmouth Park. the 1997 Belmont. Real Quiet was nipped by a nose one year later when beaten • Midnight Lute became the first repeat winner in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint during by Victory Gallop in his Triple Crown quest in the Belmont Stakes. the 2008 event at Santa Anita while Baffert became the sixth trainer in Breeders’ • Following a six-year Triple Crown dry spell, gained his fifth Preakness victory Cup history to win the same race in consecutive years with the same horse. For in 2010 when the previous year’s 2-year-old champion Lookin At Lucky tri- the second successive year, the trainer saddled a pair of Breeders’ Cup winners umphed by three-quarters of a length after being denied as the 6-1 favorite in the with Midshipman victorious in the 2008 Juvenile. Midnight Lute, who would Kentucky Derby and finishing sixth. Lookin At Lucky, victorious in the 2009 be retired following his repeat victory, came into the Sprint with only one previ- Hollywood Futurity, went on to add Monmouth Park’s 2010 Haskell Invitational ous start in 2008, a tenth in Del Mar’s Pat O’Brien Handicap following recovery to his list of Grade I achievements. Lookin At Lucky became the second horse from a hock injury. “I’ve never had a horse like him,” Baffert said after his final in as many years to win both the Preakness and Haskell, a feat accomplished one victory. “He’s a beast – a massive, beautiful horse. The perfect Thoroughbred.” year previous by Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra. Baffert took the signature • Won his fourth Santa Anita Derby in 2009 with eventual Kentucky Derby 43 wins to become the first trainer since R.H. McDaniel in the 1950s to win as runner-up Pioneerof the Nile following victories in the Robert B. Lewis and many as five titles in a row. and the 2008 Hollywood Futurity. Unleashed another crack • Set a record for wins at an Oak Tree meet in 1998 with 21, breaking Mike sprinter in Zensational, a winner of three successive Grade I dashes in 2009 that Mitchell’s mark, and equaled that number the following year. Doug O’Neill included Hollywood Park’s Triple Bend Handicap prior to the Bing Crosby and would exceed the Oak Tree mark by one victory in 2003. Pat O’Brien at Del Mar where the trainer captured 5 of the track’s 9 Grade I • Became first trainer in Santa Anita history to win three stakes on one card on events. Ten years after winning Del Mar’s Pacific Classic with General Challenge 1991 California Cup program. in 1999, saddled Richard’s Kid to a 24-1 upset in the million-dollar event dur- • His streak of seven consecutive Del Mar training titles came to an end when sup- ing a 2009 Labor Day weekend in which he won three Grade I races as Lookin planted by Doug O’Neill in 2004. at Lucky took the Del Mar Futurity while Zensational was victorious in the Pat • Reached plateau of 1,000 training victories at Del Mar on July 21, 2001, when O’Brien. Lookin at Lucky added Oak Tree’s Grade I Norfolk Stakes to his resume Stormy Jack won the fourth race. prior to a troubled head loss to Vale of York in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile while • Became Del Mar’s all-time leading stakes-winning trainer on Aug. 19, 2006, emerging as a leader on the 2010 Triple Crown trail. when Behaving Badly won the Grade III for con- • Gained his third straight national earnings title in 2001 as runners earned ditioner’s 75th stakes victory at the track, breaking a tie with the late Charlie $16,354,996. Point Given won four consecutive $1-million races that year: Whittingham. Preakness, Belmont, Travers and Haskell Invitational Handicap. Captain Steve • Stable went bi-coastal during the summer of 2007 when trainer sent string to captured the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race that had been won by Saratoga where Midnight Lute took the Grade I Forego Handicap and J Be K, a Silver Charm in 1998. Silver Charm was retired in June 1999 as the third-highest 2-year-old, broke the course record with a 1:03.13 clocking for 5 1/2 furlongs in North American money earner with $6,944,369. Only Cigar ($9,999,815) and his victorious debut. Pair of victories in the Breeders’ Cup at Monmouth Park, (9,616,360) had earned more. including Midnight Lute’s sensational score in the Sprint, gave the stable a huge • Became the first trainer since Jimmy Smith (1946) to saddle the top two finishers lift after several subpar seasons. in the Santa Anita Derby, when Indian Charlie and runner-up Real Quiet crossed • Won 60 races and over a half-million dollars with Quarter Horses in 1990. the finish line 2 1/4 lengths apart in 1998. For good measure, repeated the feat in • His best Quarter Horse was Gold Coast Express, 1986 World Champion and 1999 with General Challenge and Prime Timber. Point Given became his fourth winner of over $700,000. Santa Anita Derby winner in 2001. • Won prestigious Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos twice, with Gold • Became first trainer to sweep Del Mar’s five Grade I races - the Eddie Read, Del Coast Express (1986) and Shawnee's Favorite (1988). Mar Oaks, Del Mar Debutante, Pacific Classic and Ramona Handicap - in 1999. • Awarded 1997 Mr. Fitz Award by the National Turf Writers Association for Pacific Classic winner General Challenge would give trainer his first victory in the exemplifying the spirit of , as well as the 1998 Big Sport of Turfdom Santa Anita Handicap one year later. Award by the Turf Publicists of America for making outstanding contribution to • Real Quiet defeated Budroyale by one-half length to provide first Hollywood racing. Gold Cup triumph in 1999. Repeated with Congaree in 2003. • Tied Gary Jones’ all-time record for wins at a Santa Anita meet in 1997-98 when saddling 47 winners. Won seventh consecutive Santa Anita title in 2002-03 with bob baffert Personal • Credits much of his success to owner Mike Pegram, who convinced him to switch from Quarter Horses to Thoroughbreds. • Grew up on family cattle ranch, purchased by parents Bill and Ellie Baffert in 1952, four months before Bob was born. • Graduate of the University of Arizona's racetrack industry program. • Began training his father's Quarter Horses at Sonoita and Rillito. • Moved stable to Los Alamitos during the winter of 1982-83. • Gave up Quarter Horses the day after Oak Tree’s 1991 California Cup. • Jim Barnes is chief assistant at Santa Anita. • Married to the former Jill Moss on Aug. 3, 2002. Wife is a former anchor on a morning TV show in Louisville, Ky. Lieutenant Governor’s H. (GIII-Hst)—Royal Place (2004) RAFAEL BECERRA NTRA Great State Challenge Juvenile (Hou)—Crackup (2002) Highlights Birthdate: July 27, 1954 • First winner: Sky Launch on April 27, 1996 at Hollywood Park. Birthplace: Jalisco, Mexico • First stakes win: was provided by Kingdom in Santa Anita’s 1997 run- Wife: Aurora ning of the Grade II . • Banner year in 2004 with stable earnings of over $1.7 million and a Triple Children: Rafael Jr., Victor, Veronica Crown contender in St Averil, winner of Santa Anita’s Grade II Santa Catalina Residence: Temple City Stakes, later renamed in memory of Robert B. Lewis. • St Averil, loser by a nose to Preachinatthebar in the 2004 San Felipe Stakes, was established as the 2-1 favorite for the Santa Anita Derby, but finished sixth. He was scratched from the Kentucky Derby on race eve because of persistent foot problems. • Sent $40,000 claim Celtic Dreamin to Hastings Race Course in 2007 for a rous- Santa Anita Stakes Wins ing 5 1/2-length victory in the Grade III, $283,780 British Columbia Breeders’ California Breeders’ Champion—Uncle Denny (2004) Cup Derby. California Cup Juvenile (OT)—Crackup (2002) • Stakes winners in 2004 included Royal Place in the $103,598 Lieutenant Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Special Matter (2002) Governors’ Handicap at Hastings Park and Uncle Denny in Santa Anita’s Crystal Water H.—Celtic Dreamin (2008) $138,625 California Breeders’ . Daytona H.—Royal Place (2004) • Claimed for $16,000, Kedington earned just shy of $400,000. He finished Pro or Con H.—Dancing General (2007) second to Kafwain in Santa Anita’s 2002 . A $12,500 claim, San Pasqual H. (GII)—Kingdom Found (1997) Special Matter won Oak Tree’s Grade III Carleton F. Burke Handicap in 2002. Santa Lucia H.—Ballado’s Thunder (2007) Robert B. Lewis (GII)—St Averil (2004) Personal • Raised on a cattle ranch in Jalisco, Mexico. Other Major Stakes Wins • After coming to California in 1970, walked hots for Bobby Frankel. Worked for British Columbia BC Derby (GIII-Hst)—Celtic Dreaming (2007) former trainers Farrell Jones and his son, Gary, for a combined span of nearly Derby Trial (Fpx)—First Journey (2000); My Man Murf (2007) three decades. Worked way up from groom to stable foreman to assistant trainer El Camino Real Derby (GIII-BM)—Uncle Denny (2005) for Gary Jones. Went on his own when Gary Jones retired on April 22, 1996. Great State Challenge Juvenile (Hou)—Crackup (2002) Started with seven of Jones’s horses before expanding with acquisition of nine Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—Roll Hennessy Roll (2002) from Richard Mulhall, then racing director of The Thoroughbred Corp. Lakeview Thoroughbred Farms (Hol)—Theresa’s Year (2002) rafael becerra

Tiznow (Hol)—Unfurl the Flag (2005) DAVID BERNSTEIN Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Unfurl the Flag (2005) Highlights Birthdate: January 6, 1940 • First winner: Teri Sue at , February, 1985. Birthplace: Downey • Eclipse Award winner trained: The Wicked North, 1994 Older Horse. Children: Darryl and David • Involved in one of the most controversial Santa Anita Handicaps in history when his The Wicked North crossed the finish line first in the 1994 Big ’Cap, only Residence: Arcadia to be disqualified and placed fourth for interference. Stuka, who finished 1 1/2 lengths behind The Wicked North, was awarded the win amidst considerable controversy. • The Wicked North nonetheless gained national honors as the year’s leading older horse on the strength of victories in the San Antonio Handicap, Oaklawn Park Handicap and The Californian. The latter two races were Grade I events with the San Antonio a Grade II. Santa Anita Stakes Wins • Earned a Grade I win in 2005 when California-bred sprinter Unfurl the Flag La Cañada (GII)—Stalcreek (1994) captured his first graded race when victorious in Hollywood Park’s Triple Bend Linda Vista BC H. (OT)—Stalcreek (1993) Handicap. It was the 5-year-old gelding’s fourth win in five starts at Hollywood San Antonio (GII)—The Wicked North (1994) Park and followed a two-length victory in the statebred Stakes. San Gabriel H. (GII)—Truly A Judge (2004) • In 2004, Unfurl the Flag had equaled the Santa Anita track record for seven fur- San Pedro—Houston Sunrise (1995); Regal Rhythm (1996) longs while winning an allowance/optional claiming event. The time of 1:20.11 Sen. Ken Maddy H. (GIII-OT)—Dancing Liz (1976) tied the mark set by in the 1980 (1:20, prior to Sierra Madre H.—Prince Bobby B (1987) timing in hundredths of a second). “Of course, I was surprised,” the trainer said afterward. “Any time your horse equals a record by Spectacular Bid, you have to be stunned.” Other Major Stakes Wins • Truly a Judge extended a winning streak to three when taking Santa Anita’s San Bing Crosby H. (GI-Dmr)—The Wicked North (GIII-1993) Gabriel Handicap on Jan. 1, 2004 as the 3-5 favorite after the race was moved Californian (GII-Hol)—The Wicked North (GI-1994) from the turf to the main track following heavy rain. The trainer’s $20,000 claim Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Truly A Judge (2004) previously had won the Native Diver Handicap, also a Grade III, at Hollywood Oaklawn H. (GII-OP)—The Wicked North (GI-1994) Park. Oceanside (Dmr)—Grey Gauntlet (1985-1st div.); Prince Bobby B (1986) San Francisco Mile (GII-GG)—The Wicked North (GIII-1993) Sandy Blue H. (Dmr)—Stalcreek (1993) david bernstein Personal • Purchased first Thoroughbred in 1959. • Primarily a breeder and seller until becoming an active trainer in 1972 with El Guillo. • Introduced to the racetrack by his grandparents. • Alumnus of Downey High School and Cal Poly Pomona. • A son, Bobby Bernstein, died on July 10, 2006 at age 27 of congestive heart failure. Trainer named a colt, Prince Bobby B., after the son who had been born with the severe heart condition and who also suffered from cerebral palsy. Prince Bobby B. won six of 29 starts and earned $289,930 between 1985 and ’88. Stakes victories included Santa Anita’s 1987 Sierra Madre Handicap and the 1986 Oceanside at Del Mar. Beverly D (GI-AP)—Angara (2005); Gorella (2006) PATRICK BIANCONE Bewitch (GIII-Kee)—Angara (2005) Boyd Gaming’s Delta Princess (DeD)—Salty Romance (2003) Cashcall Mile (GII-Hol)—Lady of Venice (2007) Birthdate: June 7, 1952 H. (GII-Hol)—Grande Melody (2006) (Sar)—Asi Siempre (2006) Birthplace, Mont de Marsan, France Doubledogdare (GIII-Kee)—Asi Siempre (2007) Wife: Elaine Dowager (Kee)—Louve Royale (2006) Children: Marie, Julie, Andie and Joseph First Lady (GII-Kee)—Gorella (2006) Residence: Arcadia Flash (GIII-Bel)—Whywhywhy (2002) Futurity (GII-Bel)—Whywhywhy (GI-2002) Gilded Times (Mth)—Garibaldi (2006) Golden Gate Fields H. (GIII-GG)—Cosmonaut (2006) Gotham (GIII-Aqu)—Mayakovsky (2002) Haskell Invitational H. (GI-Mth)—Lion Heart (2004) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Lion Heart (2003) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—Lion Heart (2003); Belgravia (2006) Blue Norther—Mambo Slew (2004) Jersey Shore BC (GIII-Mth)—Pomeroy (2004) Buena Vista H. (GII)—Silver Cup (2006) Just a Game H. (GII-Bel)—Gorella (2006) San Fernando (GII)—Nownownow (2009) Kentucky Cup Distaff (TP)—Danzon (2007) San Gorgonio H. (GII)—Silver Cup (2006) Kentucky Cup Juvenile (GIII-TP)—Stream Cat (2005) San Rafael (GII)—Spanish Chestnut (2005) King’s Bishop (GI-Sar)—Pomeroy (2004) Santa Ana H. (GII)—Silver Cup (2006) Locust Grove H. (GIII-CD)—Mauralakana (2007) Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Baroness Thatcher (2007) Long Branch BC (GIII-Mth)—Lion Heart (2004) Tokyo City Cup H. (GIII)—Stream Cat (2009) Man o’ War (GI-Bel)—Magistretti (2004) Matron (GI-Bel)—Sense of Style (2004) Other Major Stakes Wins Meche (Crc)—Henny Hughes (2005) Alfred G. Vanderbilt (GII-Sar)—Pomeroy (2005) Mervyn LeRoy H. (GII-Hol)—Ball Four (2009) Amsterdam (GII-Sar)—Zavata (2003) Miesque (GIII-Hol)—Mambo Slew (2003) Arlington H. (GIII-AP)—Cosmonaut (2006, 2007) Ouija Board Distaff H. (GIII-LS)—Lady of Venice (2007) Kentucky Cup Classic (GII-TP)- Ball Four (2006) Regret (GIII-CD)—Lady of Venice (2006); Good Mood (2007) Ashley T. Cole (Bel)—Provincetown (2004) (GIII-FG)—Scipion (2005) Battlefield (Mth)—Sayif (2011) Sands Point (GIII-Bel)—Mambo Slew (2004) patrick biancone Sanford (GII-Sar)—Whywhywhy (2002) • Won France’s historic Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 1983 with and Saratoga Special (GII-Sar)—Zavata (2002); Henny Hughes (2005) repeated in 1984 with . Also saddled a pair of French Derby winners, Spinaway (GI-Sar)—Sense of Style (GII-2004); Irish Smoke (2007) Bikala in 1981 and Hours After in 1988. Bikala’s French Derby win occurred on Spinster (GI-Kee)—Asi Siempre (2006) his 29th birthday. Tremont (Bel)—Zavata (2002); Henny Hughes (2005) • All Along was sent to North America following her Arc victory. She won Belmont Turf Classic (Bel)—All Along (1983) Park’s Turf Classic and the Washington D.C. International at Laurel to become USA (LS)—Streaming Cat (2006) 1983 Horse of the Year as well as top female turf horse in the United States. Valley View (GII-Kee)—Asi Siempre (2005) • Other top horses trained include , runner-up in the 1985 Victory Ride (GIII-Sar)—La Traviata (2007) Breeders’ Cup Turf, and Palace Music, the sire of Cigar. Also, Magistretti, winner Washington D.C. International (GI-Lau)—All Along (1983) of the Grade I Man o’ War in 2004; Mayakovsky, who set a track record for 5 1/2 With Anticipation (Sar)—Stream Cat (2005) furlongs at Saratoga in his first career start, and Whywhywhy and Zavata, who combined to win five stakes races in New York in 2002. Highlights • Eclipse Award winner trained: All Along, 1983 Horse of the Year and Top Personal Female Turf Horse. • Third generation horseman is the grandson of France’s 1940s leading jockey • After realizing top earnings year in the United States in 2006 when horses Joseph Biancone and son of former jockey turned trainer Pierre Biancone. banked over $5.3 million as Grade I winners included Gorella (Beverly D) and Followed his father’s footsteps and became 1973 Amateur Champion rider on the Asi Siempre (Spinster), French-born trainer was hit with one-year suspension flat and jumps before turning to training. by Kentucky stewards in 2007 for a Class A medications violation. Reached a • Left France for Hong Kong during the 1990s and twice captured the Hong Kong settlement with the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority on Oct. 17 that barred Derby in the Far East. Left Hong Kong in 1999 when license was suspended for him from training horses for six months and prevented him from applying for a 10 months after three of his horses tested positive for banned substances. The trainer’s license for an additional six months. drugs were what American racing deems “Class 3,” so the suspension was waived • Assistant Francois Parisel became the trainer of Nownownow, who rallied from in the United States. last at the quarter pole to win the inaugural running of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile • Worked as an adviser for Stronach Stables upon his arrival in North America and Turf on Oct. 26 at Monmouth Park. Other horses that had been in Biancone’s before successfully branching out with his own stable. care were transferred to other trainers including Jenine Sahadi on the West Coast, • Established his Southern California stable during the 2000-01 meeting at Santa who received a dozen of the runners. Anita. • Trained leading 2004 Triple Crown candidate Lion Heart, winner of the Haskell Invitational Handicap and runner-up to Smarty Jones in the Kentucky Derby. As a 2-year-old, Lion Heart won both the Hollywood Prevue and Hollywood Futurity at Hollywood Park. • Victorious in graded stakes races just 20 minutes apart in 2005 when Pomeroy took Saratoga’s Grade II A.G. Vanderbilt Handicap just prior to Angara’s win in the Grade I Beverly D at Arlington Park. (BM)—Red Sky’s (1999) jeff bonde California Sprint Championship (BM)—Green Team (2004) Cinderella (Hol)—Bent Creek (1997), Western Woman (1998) Count Fleet (GIII-OP)—Smiling Tiger (2011) Birthdate: October 30, 1954 CTBA (Dmr)—Sterling Cat (2004), Devons Smokin (2005) Generous Portion (Dmr)—Sierra Sweetie (2005) Birthplace: Pleasanton Golden Gate Derby (GIII-GG)—Epic Honor (1999), Standard Setter (2003) Children: Max, Duke III, Tucker, Harry Henson (Hol)—Excessive Passion (2010) Brooks and Vikki Hillsborough H. (GIII-BM)—We Are Strike Ng (1998) Residence: Pleasanton Hollywood Turf Express (GIII-Hol)—Mr. Doubledown (1999) I’m Smokin—(Dmr)—Shining Nuggets (2000) Lazaro S. Barrera (GIII-Hol)—Smiling Tiger (2010) (GG)—Smiling Tiger (2009); Road Ready (2010) Manhattan Beach (Hol)—Strawberry Tart (2009) Nursery (Hol)—Double D Appeal (2004) Rebel (GII-OP)—Sierra Sunset (2008) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Sam J. Whiting Memorial H. (Pln)—Excessive Passion (2011) California Breeders’ Champion Fillies—Sierra Sweetie (2005) San Francisco Mile H. (GII-BM)—Athenian Green (1992) California Cup Juvenile (OT)—Sierra Sunset (2007) Sorrento (GIII-Dmr)—Untouched Talent (2006) China Doll—Cambina (2011) Soviet Problem (Fno)—Coup de Coeur (2011) La Habra—Cambina (2011) Sunland Derby (GIII-Sun)—Twice the Appeal (2011) Providencia H. (GII)—Cambina (2011) Tanforan H. (GIII-GG)—High Tech Friend (2000) San Carlos H. (GII)—Smiling Tiger (2011) Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Smiling Tiger (2011) William P. Kyne H. (GIII-BM)—General Royal (1999) Other Major Stakes Wins American Oaks (GI-Hol)—Cambina (DH-2011) (GI-OT-Hol)—Smiling Tiger (2010) Highlights • Developed Smiling Tiger into one of the country’s premier sprinters in 2010. Astoria (Bel)—Mike’s Wildcat (2002) A stakes winner at 2, the son of Hold That Tiger provided Bonde with his first Bachelor (OP)—Road Ready (2011) Grade I win with a wire-to-wire victory in Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Stakes. “After Bay Meadows Derby (BM)—Mr. Technique (2003) all these years, it’s nice to get that monkey off my back,” Bonde said afterward. Bay Meadows Juvenile (BM)—Sierra Sunset (2007) “I’ve won lots of graded races, but when I got to Grade Is, I was second, third or Bing Crosby (GI-Dmr)—Smiling Tiger (2010) worse.” California BC Oaks (GG)—Sierra Sweetie (2006) jeff bonde • After adding a second Grade I, Oak Tree’s Ancient Title Stakes at Hollywood Personal Park, to his resume, the chestnut colt turned in a solid third, 1 3/4 lengths • The Pleasanton native grew up in a horseracing environment. Father Duke behind victorious Eclipse Award winner Big Drama, in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Bonde Jr., uncle Bob Dupont and brother, Gary, are farriers. Grandfather Duke Sprint at Churchill Downs despite bobbling at the start. Bonde Sr. was a trainer. His first job at the track was in the employ of Northern • Smiling Tiger would show his versatility in 2011 by roaring from behind to take California trainer Jerry Dutton, beginning in 1969. Credits Dutton for teaching Santa Anita’s Grade II San Carlos Handicap before dominating his opposition him his craft. with another Grade I triumph, this one by 3 1/4 lengths, in Hollywood Park’s • Bounced back from a devastating setback in1997 when a bogus financial advisor- Triple Bend Handicap. turned-horse-owner defrauded the trainer and his family of almost $1 million. In • Bonde gained yet another Grade I victory in 2011 with 3-year-old Irish-bred filly 1998, Donald Bickerstaff was sentenced to10 years in prison for 40 felony counts Cambina, who began the year by capturing three stakes races at Santa Anita, the of bilking 75 clients out of more than $15 million. Bonde, his grandmother China Doll, La Habra and the Grade II Providencia Handicap. Cambina, after and other relations lost their life savings. But the trainer’s horses saved him from avoiding a collision in midstretch, regathered herself to surge between horses and financial ruin with a stellar 1998 season. His horses won 67 races while earning dead-heat with pacesetter Nereid in a spectacular finish to the Grade I, $250,000 over $1.7 million. American Oaks at Hollywood Park. • Based in Northern California since acquiring his trainer’s license in 1973 at the age of 19, began to concentrate on the Southern California circuit in 2011 after making occasional forays in previous years. • Prior to a premier season in 2011, his best year had come in 1999 when he saddled 76 winners for purse earnings of $2,470,316. • Achieved his first graded stakes victory when Athenian Green captured the Grade II San Francisco Mile Handicap at Bay Meadows in 1992. Made his first Top Ten finish in the Bay Meadows trainers’ standings that season. With the exception of that track’s 2002 spring meet, ranked among the Top Ten at Bay Meadows each year until the track closed in 2008. • Sent a pair of 3-year-olds to Triple Crown races in 2011. His Sunland Derby win- ner Twice the Appeal finished 10th in the Kentucky Derby. Sway Away ran 12th in the Preakness. • Prior to racing Smiling Tiger in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup, saddled Spain, fourth- place finisher in the 1999 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. Spain was subsequently transferred to the barn of Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas and registered a stun- ning upset in the 2000 Breeders’ Cup Distaff, which would become the Ladies’ Classic. • Callaghan added a pair of Grade I wins in 2011. Dubai Heights, a filly he had simon callaghan brought with him from , gained her fourth straight win with a triumph in Hollywood Park’s Grade I Stakes. After a game second to globetrotting Stacelita in the Grade I Beverly D at Arlington Park, Dubai Heights returned to Birthdate: March 7, 1983 California to capture the Grade I Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet. In the meantime, Callaghan scored a Grade II victory with Up In Time in Birthplace: Cambridge, England Del Mar’s San Clemente Handicap. Single • His early successes in the U.S. by the time he was 28-years-old resulted in a trip Residence: Sierra Madre to the 2011 Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs where Dubai Heights set the pace in the Filly & Mare Turf before fading to sixth.

Personal • Grew up in Newmarket, England, where his father, Neville, trained horses for about 25 years. “I grew up with horses and took a keen interest in them,” he said. • After working for his father, he joined well-known British trainer Richard Santa Anita Stakes Win Hannon during his teen years to hone his skills before returning to his father’s Yellow Ribbon (GI)—Dubawi Heights (2011-SA) stable. • He spent two fall and winters seasons in the U.S. with multiple Eclipse Award- winning trainer for his first taste of American racing, which, he Other Major Stakes Wins said, “intrigued” him. Beverly Hills (GIII-Hol)—Turning Top (2010) • Returned to England and took out his trainer’s license at the age of 24. He took Gamely (GI-Hol)—Dubawi Heights (2011) over for his retired father, and, working on his own in his homeland, he did well Redondo Beach (Hol)—Turning Top (2010) with a relatively small stable. He won 33 races in 2008, 34 in 2009. San Clemente H. (GII-Dmr)—Up In Time (2011) • He made the decision to come to the U.S. in the fall of 2009. “I was determined Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Dubawi Heights (2011) to do well,” he said. Callaghan trains some horses his father owns in partnership. His clients include influential English owners Mrs. John Magnier, Highlights and Derrick Smith. • Less than two years into his American career as a trainer, the English transplant had made a serious impact on racing in the U. S. and Southern California in par- ticular. In the summer of 2010, he registered his first stakes victory with Turning Top in Hollywood Park’s Redondo Beach Stakes on June 5. Later that month, Turning Top provided the trainer’s first graded stakes win in the U.S. when taking the Grade III Beverly Hills Handicap for her fourth successive victory. simon callaghan

Oak Tree Mile (GII-OT)—Silic (1999); (2001); Hyperbaric (2008) JULIO CANANI Pirate Cove—Ladies Din (1998) San Luis Obispo H. (GII)—Nazirali (2002); Spring House (2008, 2009) San Marcos H. (GII)—Putting (1990); Loup Breton (2010) Birthdate: November 13, 1938 Wishing Well H.—Porto Marmay (2010) San Pasqual H. (GII)—Dixie Meister (2007) Birthplace: Oxampampa, Peru San Rafael (GIII)—The Pamplemousse (2009) Wife: Svetlana San Simeon H. (GIII)—Stoneside (2008) Children: Isabella and Alexander Santa Ana H. (GII)—Maria Jesse (GI-1989); Noble And Nice (GI-1991-dh) Residence: Sierra Madre Santa Anita H. (GI)—Martial Law (1989) Santa Anita Oaks (GI)—Silent Sighs (2004); Sweet Catomine (2005) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Tranquility Lake (1999) Santana Mile H.—Warren’s Pepe (2010) Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Sweet Catomine (2005) Sham (GIII)—The Pamplemousse (2009) Wishing Well H.—Attima (2007) Breeders' Cup Wins Yellow Ribbon (GI-OT)—Tranquility Lake (2000) Juvenile Fillies (GI)—Sweet Catomine (2004-LS) Mile (GI)—Silic (1999-GP); Val Royal (2001-Bel) Other Major Stakes Wins Adoration H. (Dmr)—Wake Up Maggie (2008) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Two Step Salsa (2008) American Beauty—Shining Energy (2006) American H. (GII-Hol)—Bayamo (2004); Ryehill Dreamer (2011) Ballet—Tranquility Lake (1999) Bangles and Beads (Fpx)—Selvatica (2007) Buena Vista H. (GII)—Davie’s Lamb (ng-1988); Tuzla (1999) Bay Meadows Oaks (BM)—Seattle Smooth (2008) California Cup Mile H. (OT)—Drake’s Victory (2005) Beverly J. Lewis (Fpx)—Fastongrass (2009) Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Spring House (2007) Bien Bien (Hol)—Porto Santo (2006) Daytona H.—Tsigane (2004) Californian (GII-Hol)—Dixie Meister (2006) Hill Rise—Ladies Din (1998) Citation H. (GI-Hol)—Colway Rally (GII-1990); Hyperbaric (2008) Irish O’Brien—Fleeting Image (1999) Dahlia H. (GII-Hol)—Tuzla (1998); Lady At Peace (1999) La Habra—Shining Energy (2005) Daisycutter (Dmr)—Roberta’s Mango (2003) (OT)—Blue Chagall (2009) Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Sweet Catomine (2004) Oak Leaf (GI-OT)—Sweet Catomine (2004) Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Silver Circus (1988); Ladies Din (1998); Val Royal Oak Tree Derby (GII-OT)—Ladies Din (1998) (1999); Blackdoun (2004) julio canani Del Mar H. (GII-Dmr)—Spring House (2008, 2009) Highlights Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Amorama (2004) • First stakes winner: Willmar, 1975 Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar. A $20,000 Derby Trial (Fpx)—Plug Me In (2006) claim, Willmar also won the 1975 San Mateo at Bay Meadows. Desert Stormer H. (Hol)—Selvatica (2007) • First Grade I winner: Silver Circus, claimed for $32,000 in 1987, also won the Eddie Read H. (GI-Dmr)—Ladies Din (2000); Special Ring (2003, 2004) Del Mar Derby. El Cajon H. (Dmr)—Brujo (1989) • Eclipse Award winner trained: Sweet Catomine, 2004 2-Year-Old Filly. Escondido H. (Dmr)—Astarabad (1999) • Training title: Oak Tree: 1988 with 11 wins. Firecracker (Mnr)—Romacaca (2010) • Sweet Catomine became trainer’s first champion when she won the Eclipse Award Gamely BC (GI-Hol)—Tranquility Lake (1999); Shining Energy (2006) for top 2-Year-Old filly of 2004. She captured the Grade I Del Mar Debutante, Golden Gate Fields Turf (GIII-GG)—Spring House (2009) Grade II Oak Leaf Stakes and finished off the year with a victory in the Breeders’ Great Lady M (Hol)—Porto Marmay (2009); Givine (2011) Cup Juvenile Fillies at Lone Star Park. Trainer saddled three other Grade I win- Harry F. Brubaker H. (Dmr)—Hyperbaric (2008) ners in 2004. (GI-Hol)—Silver Circus (1988) • Sweet Catomine would become the center of a controversy in 2005 after winning Honeymoon BC H. (GII-Hol)—Attima (2006) the Santa Anita Oaks. She would finish fifth against males as the even-money John C. Mabee H. (GI-Dmr)—Amorama (2005) favorite in the Santa Anita Derby, but it was later disclosed that Sweet Catomine La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—Ladies Din (GIII-1998); Blackdoun (2004) had bled in her final workout and been shipped to a clinic north of Los Angeles Lazaro Barrera Memorial (GIII-Hol)—Two Step Salsa (2008) for treatment. Charges against owner Martin Wygod and trainer Canani were Long Beach (Hol)—Wake Up Maggie (2008) dropped. Sweet Catomine was retired one week after the Santa Anita Derby. Oceanside (Dmr)—Silver Circus (1988); Blackdoun (2004-2nd div.) • Completed Oak Tree Mile-Breeders’ Cup Mile double for the second time in Osunitas H. (Dmr)—Kris’ Sis (2007) three years with Val Royal in 2001. Had won both races with Silic in 1999 when Palomar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Tuzla (GIII-1998); Tranquility Lake achieving first of three Breeders’ Cup victories. French-bred Val Royal rallied (GIII-2000, 2001) from behind in the manner of his sire, 1990 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Royal Pat O’Brien BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Regal Thunder (1999) Academy, to claim his Breeders’ Cup victory in the record time of 1:32.05. Riot in Paris (Hol)—Blue Chagall (2010) • Scored one of the biggest upsets in Santa Anita Handicap history in 1989 when (Hol)—Tuzla (1999); Tranquility Lake (2000) $50.80-1 outsider Martial Law captured Santa Anita’s signature event. Martial San Clemente H. (GII-Dmr)—Shining Energy (2005); Attima (2006) Law’s winning time of 1:58 4/5 was second only to the race record of 1:58 3/5 set San Francisco BC Mile (GII-GG)—Patchy Groundfog (GIII-1988); Tuzla (1999); by 1978 Triple Crown champion Affirmed in 1979. The win payoff of $103.60 Ladies Din (2000); Charmo (2006) was second only to the $118.40 returned by Bay View in 1941. Shoemaker BC Mile (GI-Hol)—Silic (1999, 2000); Ladies Din (2002) • Executed a rare double when saddling Silic and Ladies Din to one-two finishes in Star Ball (GG)—Tropical Blossom (2003) both the 1999 and 2000 runnings of the Grade I Shoemaker Mile at Hollywood Torrey Pines (Dmr)—Political Web (2006) Park. Turf Paradise H. (TuP)—Patchy Groundfog (1988) • A $32,000 claim, Ladies Din won six stakes races in 1998 including a sweep of Wickerr H. (Dmr)—Special Ring (2002); Tsigane (2005); Blue Chagall (2010) Del Mar’s grass races for 3-year-olds: the Oceanside, , and Del Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Tranquility Lake (2001) Mar Derby. • Developed French-bred Tuzla into a multiple stakes winner for owner David Milch. Her resume included wins in the 1998 Palomar at Del Mar, the 1998 Dahlia at Hollywood Park, 1999 Buena Vista at Santa Anita and that year’s San Francisco Mile. • Conditioned Patchy Groundfog to win 1988 laurels as top New York-bred male horse, but Patchy Groundfog is remembered as the last horse ridden by in “The “Legend’s Last Ride” on Feb. 3, 1990, at Santa Anita when finishing fourth.

Personal • Introduced to racing at age eight by uncle at San Felipe Racetrack in Lima, Peru. • Told embassy officials he wanted to study electronics and came to U.S. in 1963 when political situation in Peru deteriorated. Arrived with $600 in his pocket. • First job was walking hots for trainer Tommy Doyle. • Took out trainer’s license in 1968 and established public stable in 1971. • Gave up training after Hollywood Park’s 1993 spring/summer meet; resumed at 1997 spring/summer meet.

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Highlights Paula Capestro • First winner: My Dividend at Golden Gate Fields in 1997. • First stakes winner: Five Star Meeting in Lakeview Thoroughbred Farm at Hollywood Park, 2003. Birthdate: March 12, 1952 • First graded stakes winner: A to the Z in Grade II Mervin H. Muniz Memorial Birthplace: Yuma, Arizona Handicap at Fair Grounds, March 19, 2005. • First Grade I stakes winner: River’s Prayer, $500,000 Handicap Husband: Andrew at Calder Racecourse, July 7, 2007. Children: Chris and John • River’s Prayer, co-owned by trainer, won all five of her starts in 2007, including Residence: Rancho Santa Fe, California Calder’s Grade I Princess Rooney Handicap and a pair of Grade III events, before injuring a sesamoid on Oct. 7 while switching leads during a workout in prepara- tion for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. • River’s Prayer had been purchased privately for $150,000 after being bought back at the 2005 Barretts March sale of 2-year-olds in training. • She was to be sold at the November sale after completing her career Santa Anita Stakes Wins with nine wins in 16 starts and earnings of $921,958. California Cup Distance H. (OT)—River’s Prayer (2006) • Capestro described the Princess Rooney as the “biggest win of my career.” California Cup Mile H. (OT)—A to the Z (2004) After River’s Prayer went on to capture Del Mar’s Grade III Rancho Bernardo Irish O’Brien—River’s Prayer (2007) Handicap, she described the 4-year-old filly as being “all racehorse . . . a running Las Cienegas H. (GIII)—River’s Prayer (2007) machine.” Personal Other Major Stakes Wins • Grew up in Phoenix, Ariz., before moving to Southern California where she Borderland Derby (Sun)—Indy Wildcat (2006) became a Western trainer, developing hunters and jumpers. Cinderella (Hol)—River’s Prayer (2005) • “Looking for a new challenge” in 1994, she became involved with Fleet Treat (Dmr)—River’s Prayer (2006) Thoroughbreds and took out her trainer’s license in Florida where she became a Great Lady M (Hol)—River’s Prayer (2007) pinhooker for three years. Lakeview Thoroughbred Farm (Hol)—Five Star Meeting (2003) • Resettled in Northern California and started a small stable in 1997 before even- Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial H. (GII-FG)—A to the Z (2005) tually returning to Southern California. Princess Rooney H. (GI-Crc)—River’s Prayer (2007) • Husband Andy is an attorney who attended UC Berkeley and Hastings Law Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—River’s Prayer (2007) School, and the couple invests in horses together. “Andy probably has an owner- Tanforan (GG)—Tissy Fit (2007) ship in 60 percent of the horses I train,” she said. • Son Chris also attended UC Berkeley before graduating from USC’s law school. paula capestro

• First graded stakes winner: 8-year-old First Intent in the Grade II Potrero JACK CARAVA Grande Handicap at Santa Anita in 1997. • First Grade I stakes victory: On July 30, 2006 at Del Mar when 23-1 outsider Pure as Gold upset odds-on choice Bordonaro in the Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Birthdate: April 28, 1966 Handicap. Had previously won the event with First Intent in 1997 when the Bing Crosby was a Grade III. Birthplace: Arcadia, California • Training titles: Hollywood Park: 2001 spring/summer; Oak Tree: 2002. Wife: Cindy • Ran away with Oak Tree training title in 2002 when his 14 victories eclipsed the Children: Brittany and Megan runner-up by five. Won three successive races on the Oct. 30 program that year. Residence: Arcadia • Captured his first training title in 2001 at Hollywood Park’s spring/summer meet when victory by Kipper’s Kitten on closing day provided 22nd win to break a tie with Bob Baffert. • Peak year in 2001 included 74 wins and earnings of over $2.1 million. • Claimed First Intent for $40,000 on behalf of the Lima Family Trust in March of 1995. Horse became Arizona’s champion older male in 1996 and won a pair of graded stakes as an 8-year-old in 1997: Santa Anita’s Potrero Grande and Del Santa Anita Stakes Wins Mar’s Bing Crosby Handicaps. Boo La Boo—Mother’s Meeting (1998) • Saddled Golden Eagle Farm’s Sunday Stroll to an upset victory in the 1998 Cal California Cup Juvenile (OT)—Sunday Stroll (1998) Cup Juvenile at odds of 23-1. California Cup Mile (OT)—Epic Power (2006) • Sprang a couple of upsets in Grade II stakes races in 2009 when his Mr. Napper Potrero Grande H. (GII)—First Intent (1997); Soul City Slew (2009) Tandy took Golden Gate’s San Francisco Mile at 7-1 odds and Soul City Slew Sunshine Millions Oaks—Beltene (2009) gave trainer a second Potrero Grande Handicap victory at odds of 11-1.

Other Major Stakes Wins Personal Bing Crosby BC H. (GI-Dmr)—First Intent (GIII-1997); Pure as Gold (2006) • Father, Mike, trained Thoroughbreds in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Downs At Albuquerque (Alb)—Nates Colony (2002) • Began career working for trainer Joe Griffin in 1984. (Hol)—Epic Power (2007) • When Griffin stopped training that year, joined Jerry Fanning and trained his Phil D. Shepherd (Fpx)—Legendary Weave (2003) own horses while with Fanning. San Francisco Mile (GII-GG)—Mr. Napper Tandy (2009) • Started as public trainer in 1992. Silky Sullivan (GG)—Sunday Stroll (1999) • Mickey Lima was his first client in 1986. • Favorite horses trained include Fleet Lady, Lovely One, First Intent and Full Highlights Moon Madness. • First winner: Impulsively, in 1987. • Is an avid golfer and fisherman. jack carava

Providencia (GIII)—Star Vega (2003); Ticker Tape (2004) JAMES CASSIDY Santa Ana H. (GII)—Katdogawn (2004) Sir Beaufort (GIII)—The Usual Q.T. (2009) Sunshine Millions Distaff—Evening Jewel (2011) Birthdate: August 31, 1945 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf—Moscow Burning (2006) Tuzla H.—Ticker Tape (2006) Birthplace: New York City, New York Wife: Melony Other Major Stakes Wins Residence: Monrovia American Oaks (GI-Hol)—Ticker Tape (2004) Ashland (GI-Kee)—Evening Jewel (2010) Bay Meadows BC Oaks (BM)—Sol Mi Fa (2006) CashCall Mile Invitational (GII-Hol)—Diamond Diva (2008) Chandler (TuP)—Dextera (2009) China Basin (GG)—Commiskey (2006) Dahlia H. (GII-Hol)—Katdogawn (2003) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Singhalese (2005); Evening Jewel (2010) American Beauty H.—Diamond Diva (2008) Eddie Read (GI-Dmr)—The Usual Q. T. (2010) Baldwin (GIII)—Wrekin Pilot (1998) (Hol)—Passified (2007) California Breeders’ Champion (Fillies)—Evening Jewel (2009) Fran’s Valentine (Hol)—Moscow Burning (2004) California Cup Distance H. (OT)—Moscow Burning (2003, 2005) (Hol)—Cable Ready (2003) California Cup Juvenile (OT)—He’s the Rage (2003) Glendale H. (TuP)—Dextera (2010) California Cup Mile H. (OT)—The Usual Q. T. Golden Poppy (GG)—Maid For Music (2009) California Sire (OT)—Jamaican Rum (2000) Hollywood Derby (GI-Hol)—The Usual Q.T. (2009) China Doll—Ticker Tape (2004); Passified (2007); April Pride (2009) Honeymoon H. (GII-Hol)—Evening Jewel (2010) Frank E. Kilroe Mile H. (GI)—Milk It Mick (2006) Lawndale (Hol)—Bahama Mama (2008) C. Ramser Sr. H. (GIII-OT)—April Pride (2009) Manhattan Beach (Hol)—Katdogawn (2003) Hill Rise—Jamaican Rum (2001) Osunitas H. (Dmr)—Meydan Princess (2009) La Habra (GIII)—Pasar Silbano (2009) Pucker Up (AP)—Ticker Tape (2004) La Puente—Steelaninch (2003); Golden Balls (2007); Surrey Star (2011) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI-Kee)—Ticker Tape (2004) H. (GIII-OT)—Moth Ball (2006) Redondo Beach (Hol)—Passified (2008) Oak Tree Derby (GII-OT)—The Usual Q. T. (2009) San Clemente H. (GII-Dmr)—Katdogawn (2003); Passified (2007); Evening Jewel Pasadena H.—Unrivalled (2004) (2010) Pro or Con H.—Moscow Burning (2006) Sheepshead Bay H. (GII-Bel)—Moscow Burning (2004) james cassidy Viejas Casino H. (Dmr)—Maxxi Arte (2006) • Another English-bred filly, Katdogawn, won multiple stakes in 2003, including Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Diamond Diva (2008) Santa Anita’s Grade II Santa Ana Handicap via the disqualification of . Megahertz was placed last for interference and Katdogawn moved up to first. Highlights Purchased in England for $16,000 in 2002, Katdogawn also won Hollywood Park’s Dahlia and Del Mar’s San Clemente Handicaps in 2003. Both were Grade • Powered by a pair of multiple Grade I winners, The Usual Q.T. and Evening II races. Jewel, the 65-year-old trainer enjoyed a stellar season in 2010. • Likes to purchase horses in Europe. “Instead of claiming horses in the $40,000 • The Usual Q.T. had been a maiden after six starts in 2009 when Cassidy range here,” he noted, “I can buy one over there for the same money.” switched the gelded California-bred son of Unusual Heat to the grass where he • First stakes win was achieved in 1998 with English-import Wrekin Pilot, winner rattled off eight wins in 10 races including successive victories in the Grade II of Santa Anita’s Baldwin Stakes. Oak Tree Derby, Grade I Hollywood Derby and Grade II Sir Beaufort Stakes in • Has sent two 3-year-olds to the Kentucky Derby: Jamaican Rum, seventh in late 2009. Following a fourth place finish in the $5 million Dubai Duty Free in 2001, and Ocean Sound, 17th in 2002. the United Arab Emirates on March 27 of 2010, the Usual Q.T. won an allow- ance event at Hollywood Park prior to an easy victory in Del Mar’s Grade I . His eighth win in 15 starts boosted the Usual Q.T.’s earnings Personal to $993,320 for Don Van Racing and partners. • Born and raised in the Bronx, ardent New York Yankees fan often attired in • Evening Jewel delivered a half-length victory in the Del Mar Oaks on Cassidy’s Yankees baseball cap. Briefly attended City College of New York before gravitat- 65th birthday for her second Grade I triumph of 2010. The win kept her perfect ing to horse industry. on grass after victories in a pair of Grade II stakes, Hollywood Park’s Honeymoon • First experience with hunters and jumpers before shifting to Thoroughbreds and Handicap and the San Clemente Handicap at Del Mar. During the spring, the becoming an aide to New York trainers Joe Cantey and Frank Whitely, who con- California-bred daughter of had taken the Grade I Ashland ditioned brilliant filly Ruffian at the time. Stakes over Polytrack at Keeneland for owner Tom Braly and family before sus- • Moved to California in 1981. Served as assistant to Darrell Vienna and Brian taining a nose loss to in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Mayberry before spending nine years working for a veterinarian. • After running second in the Grade II San Marcos Handicap, English-bred Milk • Didn’t take out his trainer’s license until mid-1990s. It Mick gave trainer his first Santa Anita Grade I victory when taking the 2006 • Major clients include John Elardi’s Southern Nevada Racing Stable and Jim Ford. running of the Frank E. Kilroe Mile. • British-bred Diamond Diva notched her third stakes victory of 2008 in Hollywood Park’s Grade II, $750,000 CashCall Mile Invitational Stakes when battling back in the final strides to nose out Grade I winner Ventura. • Most productive year was realized in 2004 when capturing five stakes, two of them Grade I events with English-bred filly Ticker Tape. She prevailed in Hollywood Park’s American Oaks at odds of 12-1 and the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Keeneland for her Grade I tallies. Other Major Stakes Wins BEN D. A. CECIL American H. (GII-Hol)—Magellan (1998) Berkeley H. (GIII-GG)—Hal’s Pal (1999) Beverly D (GI-AP)—Golden Apples (2002) Birthdate: August 6, 1968 Beverly Hills H. (GII-Hol)—Squeak (GI-1998) Birthplace: Oxford, England Brown Bess (GG)—Red Rioja (GIII-2004); Hoh Buzzard (2005) B. Thoughtful (Hol)—Waveline (2009) Wife: Kristina Churchill Downs Turf Sprint (CD)—Sandtrap (1997) Children: Francesca & Hugo Cinema BC H. (GIII-Hol)—Genre (2006); Worldly (2007) Residence: Pasadena CTT and TOC H. (Dmr)—Marzelline (2008) Daisycutter (Dmr)—Red Diadem (2007) Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)— (1996) Del Mar Mile H. (GII-Dmr)—Ferneley (2009) Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Golden Apples (2001) Dixie (GII-Pim)—Gold And Steel (1996) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Emerald BC Distaff (EmD)—Housa Dancer (1998) Arcadia H. (GII)—Falcon Flight (2000) Gamely BC H. (GI-Hol)—Donna Viola (1997) Baldwin (GIII)—Sandtrap (1996) Generous Portion (Dmr)—Prenuptial (2006) California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Queenie Belle (2000) Glendale H. (TuP)—Polaire (2001) Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Dernier Empereur (1996) Hermosa Beach H. (Hol)—High Heel Sneakers (2008) La Habra (SA)—Lavendar (1997) Hollywood Turf Express (GIII-Hol)—Sandtrap (1996) Lady’s Secret BC H. (GII-OT)—Queenie Belle (2001) Live the Dream (Dmr)—Crystal Hearted (1999) Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Golden Apples (2001) Matriarch (GI-Hol)—Squeak (1998) La Zanzara H.—Solva (2007) Miss America (GG)—Housa Dancer (1997) Providencia (GII)—Missit (2008) Mrs. Revere (GII-CD)—Hoh Buzzard (2003) Robert J. Frankel (GII)—Spring Style (2011) Osunitas (Dmr)—Andina (2011) San Juan Capistrano H. (GII)—Passinetti (GI-2003) Pan American H. (GIII-GP)—Celtic Arms (GII-1996) San Pasqual H. (GII)—Hal’s Pal (1998) Phil D. Shepherd (Fpx)—Hal’s Pal (2000); Maestro (2007) San Simeon (GIII)—Sandtrap (1997) Princess (Hol)—Queenie Belle (2000) Santa Ana H. (GII)—Golden Apples (2002) San Francisco H. (BM)—Petit Poucet (GIII-1996) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Donna Viola (1997) San Francisco BC Mile (GII-GG)—Gold And Steel (1996) Yellow Ribbon (GI-OT)—Golden Apples (2002) Solana Beach (Dmr)—Poteen (1999) H. (Hol)—Mignon (1997) ben d. a. cecil Wickerr H. (Dmr)—Crystal Hearted (1999) • Sent Falcon Flight to a 7-1 upset in the El Rincon Handicap, April 8, 2000, the William P. Kyne (BM)—Hal’s Pal (1998) same day his then-wife, Jenine Sahadi, saddled The Deputy to win the Santa Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Worldly (2007) Anita Derby. They conditioned the one-two finishers in Del Mar’s 1999 Live the Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Eurolink Raindance (2002); Medaglia d’Amour (2010) Dream Handicap when Crystal Hearted defeated Sahadi’s Robynhood by a neck. Windy Sands H. (Dmr)—Shediak (2011) Yerba Buena BC H. (GIII-GG)—Fanjica (1996); Miss Universal (1998); Personal Hallowed Dream (2006); Restless Soul (2009) • Began training Rodney Rash's 33-horse stable when Rash died suddenly of a rare blood disorder on March 1, 1996. Highlights • Served as assistant to trainers Rash (1995-96), Gary Jones (1992-94), Mark • First graded stakes win: Celtic Arms, Pan American Handicap on March 9, Tompkins (England, 1991-92), Ian Balding (England, 1990-91), and 1996 at , just three days after taking out his license. Hayes (Australia, 1989). • First Grade I winner: Donna Viola, who defeated Real Connection and • Assistant trainer of three Santa Anita Handicap winners: Best Pal (1992) and Different in the 1997 Gamely Handicap at Hollywood Park. Stuka (1994) with Gary Jones, and Urgent Request (1995) with Rodney Rash. • Eclipse Award winner trained: Golden Apples, 2002 Female Turf Horse. • Nephew of noted English trainer . Father, David Cecil, is Henry's • Earned 2002 Eclipse Award with Golden Apples after she won Oak Tree’s Grade twin brother. I Yellow Ribbon Stakes following victories in Arlington Park’s Grade I Beverly • Sometimes referred to as "B.D.A. Cecil." Initials stand for Benjamin David D. and Santa Anita’s Grade II Santa Ana Handicap. Golden Apples was honored Amherst. despite a troubled fourth-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf. • Took first job in racing with Australian trainer Colin Hayes immediately after • Assumed training of Irish-bred Golden Apples when a 3-year-old in mid-summer graduating from high school in 1989. 2001 and promptly won the Grade I Del Mar Oaks in August. She added Oak Tree’s Grade II Las Palmas Handicap in November. • Recorded an 11-1 upset in 2003 with Passinetti in the Grade I San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap, the longest graded turf stakes in North America at about 1 3/4 miles. The stunning victory came some six months after the 7-year-old was nearly given away as a riding horse. • Crystal Hearted captured the 1999 Wickerr Handicap at Del Mar while setting a course record of 1:33.15 for one mile. • Provided owner Gary Tanaka with a stakes double on July 4, 1998, as Squeak took Hollywood Park’s Grade I Beverly Hills Handicap and Magellan won the Grade II American Handicap. Squeak went on to win the Grade I Matriarch later in the year. All American (GIII-GG)—Cigar Man (2010) VLADIMIR CERIN Anoakia (OT-Hol)—Gone Rebel (2010) Arizona Oaks (TuP)—Briecat (2008) Ascot H. (BM)—Designed for Luck (GIII-2000) Birthdate: November 26, 1954 H. (GII-Hol)—Briecat (2008) Black Swan (Fpx)—Church Editor (2003); Dash Dot Dash (2008) Birthplace: Zagreb, Yugoslavia Bustles And Bows (Fpx)—Silken Magic (1996); Dash Dot Dash (2008) Children: Blake, Brian, Alexis California Derby (GG)—Treekster (GIII-1992) and Tyler Californian (GII-Hol)—Even the Score (2004) Residence: Arcadia California Oaks (GG) —Will O Way (2009) Captain Squire H. (Hol)—Leonides (2008) Chandler (TuP)—Briecat (2008) Cinderella (Hol)—She’ll Heir (2010) Cinema BC H. (GIII-Hol)—Willow O’ Wisp (2005) Claiming Crown Rapid Transit (Cby)—Aplomado (1999) Breeders' Cup Win Corte Madera (GG)—Will O Way (2008) Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Willow O Wisp (2005) Dirt Mile—Albertus Maximum (2008-OT) Derby Trial (Fpx)—To Be Khaled (1995) E. B. Johnston (Fpx)—Spunky Gal (2002) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Foothill (Fpx)—Fastasaspeednbullit (1996) Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—Yes I'm Blue (1990); Rotsa Luck (1994) Gallant Man H. (Hol)—Kizzy’s Chaos (2009) Oak Tree BC Mile (GII-OT)—Designed for Luck (2003) Glendale H. (TuP)—Placid Lake (2008) Reb’s Policy—Casey Griffin (2002) Governor’s Cup (Fpx)—Fastasaspeednbullit (1998) San Vicente—Archer City Slew (2000) Hawthorne Gold Cup (GII-Haw)—Super Frolic (2005) Santa Paula—Bettarun Fast (2006) Hollywood Gold Cup (GI-Hol)—Early Pioneer (2000) H.—Musical Gambler (1998, 1999); Saint Wynn (2000) Hollywood Turf Express H. (GIII-Hol)—Rotsaluck (1994) Tokyo City Cup H. (GIII)—Early Pioneer (2000) La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—Willow O Wisp (2005) Tokyo City H.—Luftikus (2000) Las Madrinas H. (Fpx)—Briecat (2010) Las Palmas H. (GII-OT-Hol)—Briecat (2010) Other Major Stakes Wins Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial (GIII-Hol)—Twice As Bad (2004) Live the Dream H. (Dmr)—Lonesome Dude (2001); Designed for Luck (2003) Adoration (Dmr)—Briecat (2009) Lone Star Park H. (GIII-LS)—Luftikus (2000) Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Exploding Prospect (1989); Boomzeeboom (2004) Mae De Vol Sprint H. (BM)—Tanja (1996) vladimir cerin Mervyn Leroy H. (GII-Hol)—Even the Score (2004) • Five days after arriving in trainer’s barn, Student Council recorded his first stakes Oceanside (Dmr)—Afleet Eagle (2009) triumph in a dramatic $48.80 upset while stunning defending champion Lava Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—Student Council (2007) Man and 11 other rivals in Del Mar’s signature race, the Grade I Pacific Classic in Palo Verde (TuP)—Leonides (2008) 2007. Phil D. Shepherd (Fpx)—Nancys French Fry (1995) • Achieved first Grade I and million-dollar victory with former claimer Early Phoenix Gold Cup (TuP)—Rotsaluck (1997) Pioneer in 2000 Hollywood Gold Cup at odds of 24-1. Ranked 23rd nationally Railbird (GIII-Hol)—Bettarun Fast (2006) that year, a career best, with four additional graded stakes wins and earnings of Rancho San Miguel (Hol)—El Nuki (2003) over $3.7 million. Early Pioneer had been claimed for $62,500 in 1998 at the Relaunch (Dmr)—Designed for Luck (2000) urging of co-owners David and Holly Wilson. Rushaway (TuP)—Ronton (2000) • Finished in the Top 10 at every major Southern California race meeting in 2000. Shoemaker BC Mile (GI-Hol)—Designed for Luck (2004) Was fourth at Santa Anita meet with 22 wins and tied for fifth at Oak Tree Spotlight BC H. (Hol)—Hollywood Reporter (1989) meet with five wins. Early Pioneer upset 1-5 favorite General Challenge in Santa Steinlen (Hol)—Lonesome Dude (2001) Anita’s 2000 San Bernardino Handicap. Sun City H. (TuP)—Fleet Caroline (2008) • Designed for Luck, another $62,500 claim, captured the Grade II Oak Tree Treasure Chest (DeD)—Briecat (2010) Breeders’ Cup Mile in 2003 and Hollywood Park’s Grade I Shoemaker Breeders’ Turf Paradise Derby (TuP)—Robledo (2003) Cup Mile in 2004 at the age of seven. His Oak Tree Mile triumph followed over Windy Sands H. (Dmr)—Albertus Maximus (2008) 16 months on the sidelines to heal a fractured left rear hock. “He wasn’t even sup- posed to make it back as a riding horse,” commented the trainer, who termed the Highlights Oak Tree event his most gratifying victory. • In 2000 while a juvenile, Designed for Luck had been the source of a major dis- • First stakes winner: Hollywood Reporter, 1989 Spotlight Breeders’ Cup appointment. After winning a pair of stakes, he crossed the line first in the Grade Handicap at Hollywood Park I Hollywood Derby at odds of 58-1, but was disqualified to fifth for interference • First Grade I winner: Early Pioneer, 2000 Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood in the stretch. The incident occurred on the trainer’s 46th birthday. Park. • Yet another $62,500 claim, Musical Gambler, who was taken on Nov. 13, 1997, • Training titles: Fairplex: 1994, 1995. won six of his next seven starts including consecutive runnings of Oak Tree’s • Scored his first Breeders’ Cup win with a horse, Albertus Maximus, who had Skywalker Handicap in 1998 and 1999. been in his care for only three months. In rapid order for Cerin, the 4-year-old • Won three consecutive graded stakes with Willow O Wisp in 2005: Hollywood colt took Del Mar’s Windy Sands Handicap, ran third in Oak Tree’s Grade I Park’s Grade III Cinema Breeders’ Cup Handicap, Del Mar’s Grade II La Jolla Goodwood Stakes and captured the initial running of the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Handicap and the Grade II Del Mar Derby. The latter was raced in a grass course Mile at odds of 6-1. “It was a superlative performance by a superlative athlete,” record of 1:45.85 for nine furlongs. Cerin said afterwards. “It feels great; unbelievable to win my first Breeders’ Cup.” Personal • Father directed large farm with various domestic animals, including horses. • Left his native Yugoslavia for Canada at age 14; moved to California in 1974 and obtained graduate degree from UCLA in kinesiology, the study of movement. • Worked four years with professional athletes, including tennis star Tracy Austin and basketball's Jamaal Wilkes, Bill Walton and Kiki Vandeweghe. • Purchased a horse in partnership with several professional athletes in 1976. • Tutored by trainer Rafael Martinez on the horse business. • Obtained trainer's license in 1981.

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Belmont BC H. (GII-Bel)—Forbidden Apple (2000) Beverly D (GI-AP)—England’s Legend (2001); Royal Highness (2007); Mauralakana (2008) Beverly Hills H. (GII-Hol)—Voodoo Dancer (2003) Birthdate: November 1, 1965 Bewitch (GIII-Kee)—Meridiana (2004) Bing Crosby H. (GI-Dmr)—In Summation (2007) Birthplace: Paris, France Boiling Springs (GIII-Mth)—Strike It Rich (2010) Wife: Valerie Bonnie Heath Turf Cup H. (Crc)—Revved Up (2007) Children: Charlotte, Miguel Bowling Green H. (GII-Bel)—Honor Glide (1999); Grassy (2011) Residence: Garden City, New York Buckland Oaks H. (GIII-GP)—Cox Orange (1995) Calder Derby (GIII-Crc)—Sporting Art (2008) Canadian International (GI-WO)—Relaxed Gesture (2005) Cherokee Frolic (Crc)—Rutherienne (2006) Choice (Mth)—Laureate Conductor (2009) Chris Thomas Turf Classic (Tam)—Revved Up (2008) Coaching Club American Oaks (GI-Bel)—Funny Moon (2009) Santa Anita Stakes Win Dahlia H. (GII-Hol)—Vacare (2008) El Conejo H. (GIII)—In Summation (2008, 2009) Dania Beach (GP)—Nordic Truce (2010); Adirondack Summer (2011) Frank E. Kilroe Mile H. (GI)— (2009) Decoration Day H. (Mnr)—Lindelaan (2009) Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Naissance Royale (2007) Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Rutherienne (2007) Palos Verdes H. (GII)—In Summation (2008) Diana (GI-Sar)—Rumpipumpy (GII-1997); Voodoo Dancer (2003) San Bernardino H. (GIII)—Dynever (2004) Don Jack (Bel)—Sal the Barber (2009) Sir Beaufort—Gio Ponti (2008) Doubledogdare (GIII-Kee)—Haka (2010) Dr. James Penny Memorial H. (Pha)—Caribbean Sunset (2009) Other Major Stakes Wins Dynamic Lisa (Bel)—Rewrite (2008) Alligator Alley (GP) – Longhunter (2011) Dynasty (Sar)—Meribel (2006) (GI-AP)—Gio Ponti (2009) Eatontown H. (GIII-Mth)—All Is Vanity (2009) Arlington Sprint H. (AP)—In Summation (2007) Emergency Nurse (Crc)—Moon Catcher (2008) Athenia (Bel)—Belle Allure (GIII-2009); Denomination (2011) First Lady (GII-Kee)—Vacare (2007) Aventura (GP)—Dynever (2003) Flawlessly (Hol)—Voodoo Dancer (2001) Beaugay H. (GIII-Aqu)—Cox Orange (1994); Dedication (2004) Flying Pidgeon H. (Crc)—Statesmanship (1998) Ballston Spa H. (GII-Sar)—Rumpipumpy (GIII-1997) Foresta (Bel)—Meribel (2007) (Bel)—All is Vanity (2008) Fort Lauderdale H. (GIII-GP)—Statesmanship (1998) christophe clement Fort Macy H. (GIII-Mth)—Adam Smith (1994) Long Island H. (GIII)— (GII-1998) Francis A. Genter (GIII-Crc)—Rutherienne (2007) Magna Distaff (GP)—Vacare (2007) Gally Gally (Aqu)—Rewrite (2007) Mairzy Doates H. (Crc)—Mauralakana (2008) Garden City BC H. (GI-Bel)—Voodoo Dancer (2001) Manatee (Tam)—Rising Fever (2009) Glen Falls H. (GIII-Sar)—Sixty Seconds (2003) Manhattan H. (GI-Bel)—Forbidden Apple (2001); Gio Ponti (2009); Glowing Honor (Bel)—Stormy Publisher (2010) Winchester (2010) Gulfstream Park BC H. (GII-GP)—Flag Down (GI-1998) Man o’ War (GI-Bel)—Gio Ponti (2009, 2010) Hialeah BC H. (Hia)—Cox Orange (1995) Marshua’s River (GP)—Dedication (2004); Bright Abundance (2007) (GIII-Bel)—Gio Ponti (2008) Matchmaker (GIII-Mth)—Where We Left Off (2004) Hillsborough (GIII-Tam)—Denomination (2011) Minaret (Tam)—Stormy Publisher (2011) Irish Actress (Bel)—Rewrite (2008) Modesty H. (GIII-AP)—England’s Legend (2002) Island Sun (Bel)—Right One (2011) Mom’s Command (Bel)—Miss Valentine (2011) (GIII-Bel)—Right One (2011) My Fair Lady (Suf)—Where We Left Off (2004) Jenny Wiley (GII-Kee)—Penny’s Gold (GIII-2001); Rutherienne (2008) Nassau (GII-WO)—Naissance Royale (2006); Rutherienne (2009) Jersey Derby (Mth)—Endymion (2009) Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Saint Stephen (2006) Turf Classic Invitational (GI-Bel)—Winchester (2010) New York (GII-Bel)—England’s Legend (2001); Mauralakana (2008); Giants Play John McSorley (Mth)—In Summation (2009) (2011) Just a Game H. (GIII-Bel)—Mariensky (2003) Niagara BC H. (GII-WO)—River’s Majesty (GIII-1994); Honor Glide (2001) Kelso H. (GII-Bel)—Forbidden Apple (2000, 2001) Noble Damsel H. (GIII-Bel)—Khumba Mela (1999); Bright Abundance (2005) King Cugat (Aqu)—Summer Front (2011) Old Ironsides (Suf)—Nergal (2008) Kingston H. (Bel)—Celtic Sky (2002) Orchid H. (GII-GP)—Coretta (1999); Meridiana (2004) Knickerbocker H. (GIII-Aqu)—Charge d’ Affaires (GII-1999, 2000) Pago Hop (FG)—Akilina (2009) Knickerbocker (GIII-Bel)—Operation Red Dawn (2009) Palm Beach (GIII-GP)—Sporting Art (2008) Ladies Turf Sprint (GP)—Stormy Publisher (2011) Palomar H. (GII-Dmr)—Voodoo Dancer (2002); Vacare (2008) L and D Farm Turf Distaff (Tam)—Bayou’s Lassie (2008) Pan American H. (GIII-GP)—Flag Down (GII-1997) H. (GII-Crc)—Coretta (1998, 1999) Plenty O Grace (Bel)—Bright Abundance (2005) Lake George (GIII-Sar)—Voodoo Dancer (2001); Rutherienne (2007) Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (GI-Kee)—Danish (1994) Lake Placid (GII-Sar)—Spotlight (2004); Naissance Royale (2005) Red Bank H. (GIII-Mth)—Adam Smith (1994); Statesmanship (1998) Lamplighter H. (GIII-Mth)—(1997) Red Smith H. (GII-Aqu)—Grassy (2010) Lawrence Realization H. (GIII-Bel)—Ciro (2000) Robert G. Dick Memorial (GIII-Del)—Cheetah (2011) Little Silver (Mth)—Strike It Rich (2010) Sands Point (GIII-Bel)—Rutherienne (2007) Locust Grove H. (GIII-CD)—Voodoo Dancer (2002) Saratoga BC H. (GII-Sar)—Danish (1996) London Lil (Crc)—Where We Left Off (2003) Serena’s Song (Mth)—Miss Valentine (2011) Lone Star Derby (GIII-LS)—Dynever (2003) Shadwell Turf Mile (GI-Kee)—Gio Ponti (2010, 2011) Sheepshead Bay H. (GII-Bel)—Mariensky (2003); Mauralakana (2008) • In 2009, his talented 4-year-old colt Gio Ponti put together a stunning streak Shopping For Love (Bel)—Akilina (2009) of Grade I turf victories that began with Santa Anita’s Frank E. Kilroe Mile H. (GII-Bel)—Funny Moon (2010) Handicap, continued with the and Man o’ War Stakes at Sneakbox (Mth)—In Summation (2007) Belmont Park and was climaxed by the Arlington Million. Gio Ponte added an Stage Door Betty H. (GIII-Crc)—Bayou’s Lassie (2007) exclamation point to his brilliant season by running second to the incomparable Steal a Kiss (Bel)—Meribel (2007) in Oak Tree’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic over Santa Anita’s Pro- Suwanee River H. (GIII-GP)—Cox Orange (1995); Naissance Royale (2007) Ride surface. Gio Ponti returned in 2010 to add a second Man o’ War Stakes to H. (GI-Bel)—Honor Glide (1999) his list of accomplishments. He notched his sixth career Grade I when victorious Sussex (Del)—Mr. Ryder (2011) in the 2010 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland. Following his runner-up effort Swirlaway (Aqu)—Miss Valentine (2010) behind Zenyatta in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, Gio Ponti finished second Sword Dancer Invitational (GI-Sar)—Winchester (2011) to another superstar, , in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Mile. After a fourth- The Very One H. (GIII-GP)—Mauralakana (2008) place finish in the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Mile that followed a repeat victory in the Three Coins Up (Aqu)—Sal the Barber (2010) Shadwell Turf Mile, Gio Ponti was retired with earnings of over $6.1 million. Ticonderoga H. (Bel)—Rewrite (2007) • Led Hollywood Park’s 2006 fall meet in stakes victories with four headed by Transylvania (GIII-Kee)—Nordic Truce (2010) Saint Stephen’s late-running score in the Grade III Native Diver Handicap. Also Valley View (GIII-Kee)—Meribel (2006) was the co-leading stakes trainer at Keeneland’s fall meeting when tying Patrick Violet (GIII-Mth)—Denomination (2011) Biancone at three wins apiece. Virginia Derby (GII-Cnl)—Gio Ponti (2008) • His German-bred import, Royal Highness, provided trainer with his second West Point H. (Sar)—Celtic Sky (2002) triumph in Arlington Park’s Grade I Beverly D. in 2007 with a 9-1 stunner after Withers (GIII-Bel)—Blu Tusmani (GII-1995); Statesmanship (GII-1997); she had won only once during the previous two years. Fast Decision (2002) • Won a pair of graded stakes with Mariensky during an eight-day span in 2003 Woodford Reserve Bourbon (Kee)—Gio Ponti (2007) when taking the Grade II Sheepshead Bay Handicap on May 31 and the Grade III Just A Game Breeders’ Cup Stakes on June 7. Highlights • First U.S. winner: Spectaculaire on Oct. 20, 1991, at Belmont Park, the first Personal horse he saddled in the United States. Stable has since earned over $50 million in • After working for the family of France’s renowned trainer Alec Head for 1 1/2 purses and more than 200 stakes races through 2006. years, moved to the United States in early 1986 to be employed by Taylor Made • While based in New York, has increasingly impacted West Coast racing with Farm. shippers as evidenced by 2007 Del Mar meet when his runners captured a pair • Also spent a year with Shug McGaughey through November of 1987 when of Grade I races within three weeks. Rutherienne scored her fifth straight victory returned to Europe to work for trainer , an association that lasted when upsetting favored Valbenny in the Del Mar Oaks while following in the four years. footsteps of In Summation, who had nosed out Greg’s Gold in Del Mar’s Bing • Moved to the U.S. for good in the fall of 1991 when opening his own stable on Crosby Handicap. the New York circuit. christophe clement • Father Miguel Clement was a successful trainer in France as is older brother Nicholas, who won that country’s famed Arc de Triomphe with Saumarez in 1990. San Fernando BC (GII)—Saint’s Honor (2000); Awesome Gem (2007) CRAIG DOLLASE San Rafael (GIII)—El Gato Malo (2008) San Simeon H. (GIII)—El Cielo (2000) Santa Paula (GIII)—Abby Girl (2000) Birthdate: December 8, 1970 Santa Ynez (GII)—Elloluv (2003) Sir Beaufort (GIII)—Monterey Jazz (2007) Birthplace: Goleta, California Strub (GII)—Monterey Jazz (2008) Wife: Nancy Tokyo City Cup H. (GIII)—Futural (GII-2001) Children: Audrey and Alyssa Residence: Sierra Madre Other Major Stakes Wins American H. (GII-Hol)—Monterey Jazz (2009) Ashland (GI-Kee)—Elloluv (2003) Barretts Debutante (Fpx)—Catch My Fancy (2005) Bustles and Bows (Fpx)—Fairway Road (2009) California Derby (BM)—Tracemark (2002) Breeders' Cup Win California Juvenile (GIII-BM)—Zillah the Hun (2000) Sprint (GI)—Reraise (1998-CD) California Sire (Hol)—Winston Chi (2001) Cat’s Cradle H. (Hol)—Bai and Bai (2008) Count Fleet Sprint H. (GII-OP)—Reraise (1999) Santa Anita Stakes Wins CTBA (Dmr)—Treadmill (2007) Ack Ack H.—Reality Road (1997) Daisycutter H. (Dmr)—Bonifacio (2010) Ancient Title BC (GI-OT)—Swept Overboard (2001); Pt’s Grey Eagle (2004) Dayjur H. (Hol)—Accomplice (1999) Buena Vista H. (GII)—Rare Charmer (2001) E. B. Johnston (Fpx)—Bai and Bai (2008) California Cup Mile H. (OT)—Road to Slew (2000) Foster City H. (BM)—Bai and Bai (2008) Crystal Water H.—Road to Slew (2001, 2003); Super Strut (2006) Fran’s Valentine (Hol)—Walk In Time (1998); Rare Charmer (2001); Shalini (2003) Frank E. Kilroe Mile H. (GII)—Road to Slew (2001) Gold Rush (GG)—El Gato Malo (2007) Harold C. Ramser Sr. H. (OT)—High Margin (2000) Graduation (Dmr)—Daring General (1998) Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—El Cielo (2000, 2001) Hawthorne Gold Cup H. (GII-Haw)—Awesome Gem (2009) Oak Leaf BC (GI-OT)—Cash Included (2006) Hollywood Gold Cup H. (GI-Hol)—Awesome Gem (2010) Pinjara (OT)—Futural (1998); Zillah The Hun (2000) Hollywood Starlet (GI-Hol)—Elloluv (2002) Pro or Con H.—Shalini (2002) Hollywood Turf Express H. (GIII-Hol)—El Cielo (2000); Swept Overboard (2001) San Bernardino H. (GII)—Futural (2001) Kentucky Cup Sprint (GIII-TP)—Reraise (GII-1998) San Carlos H. (GII)—Reality Road (1998) craig dollase Las Madrinas H. (Fpx)—Bai and Bai (2007) the 1998 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs. Supplemented to the race Lone Star Derby (GIII-LS)—El Gato Malo (2008) for $120,000 by owners Barry Fey, Moon Han, Dr. Frank Sinatra and Dr. Larry Lone Star Park H. (GIII-LS)—Awesome Gem (2011) Opas, Reraise went off as the second choice at 4-1. At year’s end, he was reward- Longacres Mile H. (GIII-EmD)—Awesome Gem (2011) ed with an Eclipse Award as champion sprinter. McCann’s Mojave (GG)—El Gato Malo (2009) • Hard-hitting gelding Awesome Gem, a lifetime earner of more than $2 million Mervyn Leroy H. (GII-Hol)—Futural (2001) in 36 races, reached the pinnacle of his career at the age of 7 when upsetting Metropolitan Mile H. (GI-Bel)—Swept Overboard (2002) odds-on favorite Rail Trip by one-half length in the 2010 running of Hollywood Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Momentum (2001) Park’s signature race, the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup. It was the first Grade Oakland H. (GG)—Reraise (1999) I victory for the well-traveled son of . Oceanside (Dmr)—Ten a Penny (2007-Div. 1) • Awesome Gem, as an 8-year-old, kept rolling along in 2011 when traveling to Palomares (Fpx)—Fashion Trend (2010) Texas to take the Grade III Lone Star Handicap. He ventured to Seattle where, Piedra Foundation H. (Dmr)—Elloluv (2004) as the richest horse ever to race in the state of Washington, he was victorious Playa Del Rey (Hol)—Reraise (1998) in Emerald Downs’ Grade III Longacres Mile Handicap. The winning purse of Relaunch (Dmr)—Kaibo (1999) $110,000 elevated the career earnings of Awesome Gem to $2,688,270. Robert K. Kerlan Memorial H. (Hol)—Swept Overboard (2001); My Summer Slew • Following a pair of cancelled flights that prompted lengthy shipping delays, (2010) Swept Overboard reached Belmont Park to record an 11-1 upset in the Grade I Solana Beach H. (Dmr)—Bai and Bai (2007) Metropolitan Mile Handicap, winning the 2002 event by 4 3/4 lengths and run- Tanforan H. (GIII-BM)—Reality Road (1998) ning the distance in 1:33.34, fourth fastest time in stakes history. Texas Mile (GIII-LS)—Monterey Jazz (2008) • Another significant Grade I upset was achieved in 2002 when Elloluv won Valkyr (Hol)—Shalini (2003) Hollywood Park’s Hollywood Starlet by four lengths over 1-5 choice Composure Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Tower Full (1997) to pay $63.60, highest win mutuel in the stake’s history. Windy Sands H. (Dmr)—Tropic Storm (2010) • Following victories in the Tokyo City Cup and San Bernardino Handicap at Santa Anita, Futural finished first by 1 1/2 lengths over Aptitude in the 2001 Highlights Hollywood Gold Cup only to be disqualified and placed third for interfering with Skimming through the stretch. • First winner: Brush Storm, his first starter, by six lengths at Hollywood Park on • Stable earned a career-high $2.5 million in 2001 when runners won seven Dec. 23, 1995. graded stakes events. Swept Overboard captured three stakes races including Oak • First stakes winner: Tower Full, 1997 Vernon O. Underwood at Hollywood Tree’s Grade I Ancient Title Breeders’ Cup Handicap, defeating 2000 Eclipse Park. Tower Full ran six furlongs in a stakes-record 1:08 after earlier having run Award-winning sprinter Kona Gold. Became a two-time winner of the Ancient for a $12,500 claiming tag. Title in 2004 when Pt’s Grey Eagle was victorious. • Eclipse Award winner trained: Reraise, 1998 Sprinter. • Saddled Te Atua, a $25,000 claim, to seven consecutive victories in 1996, a • Training title: Hollywood Park: 1998 spring/summer. streak which trainer says “put me on the map.” • At the age of 27, became youngest trainer to saddle a Breeders’ Cup winner when Reraise scored a front-running, two-length victory over Grand Slam in • Won three consecutive races on Dec. 18, 1996, at Hollywood Park when Tower Full, Splendid Wolf and Missoula Lula took the fifth, sixth and seventh races. • All four wins during 2000 Oak Tree season came in stakes, including victory No. 9,001 for Laffit Pincay Jr. aboard Road to Slew in the California Cup Mile.

Personal • Obtained trainer’s license in July of 1996. • Stable quickly increased in size when his father, Wally, accepted a position as private trainer for The Thoroughbred Corp. in Dec. 1997, and sent most of his horses to son Craig. • Learned trade from his father. Began as a groom in his teens. Later served as assis- tant trainer before going on his own. • Played football and basketball at Arcadia High School, and is an avid sports fan. • Married former Santa Anita publicity executive assistant Nancy Carbajal, daugh- ter of late trainer Sal Carbajal, in August 2000.

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Highlights CAESAR DOMINGUEZ • First Thoroughbred winner: Olympic Bingo at Santa Anita on Jan. 20, 1988. • First graded stakes winner: Fit To Lead, Santa Ynez Stakes (Grade III) at Santa Anita in 1993. Birthdate: August 1, 1949 • In 1992, horses topped $1 million in earnings, just three years after branching Birthplace: El Paso, Texas out from a major Quarter Horse operation. • Saddled five stakes winners in 1992 at Fairplex, matching his previous year’s out- Wife: Sherry put. Was also leading trainer at the Pomona track in 1992 and would share the Children: Krystal and twins Colleen lead in 1998. and Amanda • Trained winners of 1,200 races and 100 stakes in Quarter Horse business; named Residence: La Habra Heights industry’s Trainer of the Year in 1989. • Won seven Grade I events with Takin on the Cash, winner of the $500,000 Kindergarten in 1989 and Quarter Horse sophomore champion in 1990.

Personal Santa Anita Stakes Wins • Uncles trained Quarter Horses in Texas and New Mexico; began working for Anoakia (OT)—Wind Flow (2003) them at age 10 in 1959 at Sunland Park. Boo La Boo—Long Term Wish (2003) • Moved to California in 1966. Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—Regal Groom (1992) Reb's Policy—Regal Groom (1993) Santa Ynez BC—Fit To Lead (GIII-1993)

Other Major Stakes Wins Ahwatukee Express (TuP)—Wind Flow (2004) Beau Brummel (Fpx)—Lost In Paradise (1999) Black Swan (Fpx)—Roaring Blaze (2001) Bustles & Bows (Fpx)—She’s Classy (1999); Sea Reel (2000) Ladbroke (GG)—Double Brass (1995) Las Ninas (Fpx)—Southern Switch (1993); Brite's High (1995)

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Clement L. Hirsch Championship (GI-OT)—Both Ends Burning (1984); NEIL DRYSDALE Storming Home (2003); Fourty Niners Son (2005); Artiste Royal (2007) El Encino (GII)—Girl Warrior (2005) Frank E. Kilroe Mile (GI)—Prized (GIII-1990); Madjaristan (GIII-1991); Birthdate: December 11, 1947 Hawksley Hill (GII-1998) Harold C. Ramser Sr. H. (OT)—Illuminise (2006) Birthplace: Haselmere, Surrey, England La Cañada (GII)—Gorgeous (1990) Wife: Shawn Lady’s Secret BC H. (GII-OT)—Hollywood Wildcat (1993, 1994) AM E - 2000 Residence: Playa del Rey Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Sapphire Ring (1999); Beauthyandthebeast (2006) Children: Lita La Zanzara H.—Aubonne (2006) Monrovia H. (GIII)—Alexandra Rose (2008) Oak Leaf (GI-OT)—Bold 'n Determined (1979); Folk Art (1984) Oak Tree BC Mile (GII-OT)—Hawksley Hill (1998); War Chant (2000); Musical Chimes (2004); Aragorn (2006)

Oak Tree Derby (GII-OT)—Sign of Hope (2000); Aragorn (2005) H A LL OF F Triple Crown Wins Reloy—Keemoon (2001) Belmont (GI-Bel)—A. P. Indy (1992) San Felipe (GII)—Fusaichi Pegasus (2000) Kentucky Derby (GI-CD)—Fusaichi Pegasus (2000) San Gabriel H. (GII)—Irish Prize (2001, 2002) San Gorgonio H. (GII)—Cat by the Tale (2010) San Juan Capistrano Invitational H. (GII)—Single Empire (GI-1999); Sunshine Breeders' Cup Wins Street (GI-2000); Bourbon Bay (2010) Classic (GI)—A. P. Indy (1992-GP) San Luis Obispo H. (GII)—Obrigado (2007) Distaff (GI)—Princess Rooney (1984-Hol); Hollywood Wildcat (1993-SA) San Luis Rey H. (GII)—Prized (GI-1990); Single Empire (1999); Fourty Niners Juvenile (GI)— (1985-Aqu) Son (2007); Unrivaled Belle (2010) Mile (GI)—War Chant (2000-CD) San Marcos H. (GII)—Prize Giving (1998); Irish Prize (2002); One Off (2007); Turf (GI)—Prized (1989-GP) Artiste Royal (2009); Bourbon Bay (2011) San Marino H.—Dreamer (1997); Majorien (2000) Santa Anita Stakes Wins San Rafael (GII)—A. P. Indy (1992); War Chant (2000) Ancient Title BC (GI-OT)—Gold Land (GII-1998) Santa Ana H. (GII)—Fiji (1998) Santa Anita Derby (GI)—A. P. Indy (1992) Arcadia H. (GII)—Labeeb (1997); Hawksley Hill (1998); Liberian Freighter (2011) Santa Anita Oaks (GI)—Bold 'n Determined (1980) Blue Norther—Major Idea (2003) Bequest (GI-1991) Buena Vista (GII)—Dance Parade (1998) Santa Barbara H. (GII)— ; Fiji (1998) Santa Margarita Invitational (GI)—Miss Match (2011) neil drysdale Santa Maria H. (GI)—Hilarious (1977); Miss Brio (1989) Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Hollywood Wildcat (1993); No Matter What (2000) Santa Monica H. (GI)—Hilarious (GIII-1977); Miss Brio (GII-1989); Eddie Read H. (GI-Dmr)—Deputy Governor (1988); Sarafan (2002) Laramie Moon (GII-1992) El Segundo (Hol)—Canteen (2008) Santa Paula (GIII)—Bella Belucci (2002) Escondido H. (Dmr)—Sarafan (2004) Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Princess Mitterand (1994) Explosive Bid H. (GII-FG)—Sarafan (2002) San Vicente (GII)—Sea of Secrets (1998) Fastness H. (GII-Hol)—Irish Prize (2001) Sensational Star H.—Liberian Freighter (2009) Firecracker BC H. (GII-CD)—Irish Prize (2001) Gamely BC H. (GI-Hol)—Hail Hilarious (1977); Hollywood Wildcat (1994); Some Sensation—Major Idea (2003) AM E - 2000 Yellow Ribbon (GI-OT)—Fiji (1998) Fiji (1998) Generous (GIII-Hol)—Jokerman (1999) Other Major Stakes Wins Golden Gate BC H. (GIII-GG)—Party Season (GII-1995); Time Star (GII-1996); Fantastic Spain (2007) Acorn (GI-Bel)—Bold 'n Determined (1980) Golden State Mile (GG— Ministers Wild Cat (2003) American H. (GII-Hol)—Man From Eldorado (1992); Silver Wizard (1995); Harry Brubaker (Dmr)—Sarafan (2003); Liberian Freighter (2010) Labeeb (1996) Hawthorne Derby (GIII-Haw)—Flying Dash (2002) Apple Blossom H. (GI-OP)—Hail Hilarious (GIII-1977); Bold 'n Determined H A LL OF F Hermosa Beach H. (Hol)—Sohgol (2007) (1981); Gorgeous (1990) Hollywood Derby (GI-Hol)—Political Ambition (1987) Astarita (GIII-Bel)—Bella Bellucci (GII-2001) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—A.P. Indy (1991) Atto Mile (GI-WO)—Touch of the Blues (2003) Hollywood BC Oaks (GII-Hol)—Gorgeous (GI-1989); Hollywood Wildcat Bel Air H. (GII-Hol)— (1989) (GI-1993) Bewitch (GIII-Kee)—Keemoon (2001) Hollywood Starlet (GI-Hol)—Splendid Blended (2004) Californian (GII)—Sabona (GI-1989); Roanoke (GI-1991) Honey Fox (GIII-Dmr)—Keemoon (2000, 2001) Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (GI-Hol)—Both Ends Burning (1985); Honeymoon H. (GIII-Hol)—Hot Option (1989) Political Ambition (1988); Storm Trooper (1998); White Heart (2000); Inglewood H. (GIII-Hol)—Liberian Freighter (2011) Storming Home (2003); Artiste Royal (2008) Its in the Air (Hol)—Model (2008) Churchill Downs Turf Sprint (CD)—Dayjur (1996) Jerome H. (GII-Bel)—French Deputy (1995); Fusaichi Pegasus (2000) Cinema H. (GIII-Hol)—Via Lombardia (1995) Jim Murray Memorial H. (GII-Hol)—Storming Home (2003) Coaching Club American Oaks (GI-Bel)—Bold 'n Determined (1980) H. (Hol)—Deputy Governor (1988) Comely (GII-Aqu)—Bella Bellucci (GIII-2002) John C. Mabee H. (GI-Dmr)—Musical Chimes (2004) Contested Bid (Hol)—Riviera Cocktail (2009) Kentucky Oaks (GI-CD)—Bold 'n Determined (1980) Cougar II H. (GIII-Dmr)—Bourbon Bay (2011) Kobuk King (Dmr)—Beat All (2001) Dahlia H. (GIII-Hol)—Balbonella (1988) Long Island H. (GII-Aqu)—Midnight Line (1999) Del Mar BC Mile (GII-Dmr)—Aragorn (2006) Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Gold Land (1998) Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Deputy Governor (1987) Maker’s Mark Mile (GII-Kee)—Touchoftheblues (2002) Mervin H. Muniz Memorial H. (GII-FG)—Sarafan (2002) Highlights Miss America (GG)—Girl Warrior (2005) • Hall of Fame: Inducted on Aug. 7, 2000. Induction came three months after Molson Million (GI-WO)—Prized (1989) Kentucky Derby victory with Fusaichi Pegasus and three months prior to his Neartic (WO)—Kahal (2000) sixth win in a Breeders’ Cup race, the Mile, with War Chant. Oak Tree Mile (GII-OT-Hol)—Liberian Freighter (2010) • Eclipse Award winners trained: A. P. Indy, 1992 Horse of the Year; Fiji, 1998 Oceanside (Dmr)—Becrux (2005-1st div.) Turf Filly or Mare; Hollywood Wildcat, 1993 3-Year-Old Filly; Princess Rooney, Osunitas (Dmr)—Arabic Song (2003) 1984 Older Filly or Mare; and Tasso, 1985 2-Year-Old. Peter Pan (GII-Bel)—A. P. Indy (1992); Sunday Break (2002) • Fusaichi Pegasus rallied from 15th for his Kentucky Derby triumph before finish- AM E - 2000 Queen Of The Green H. (TuP)—Double Cat (2002) ing second to in the Preakness. The $4-million yearling purchase by H. (GIII-Hol)—Cedar Mountain (ng-2008); Obrigado (2009) Fusao Sekiguchi would earn $1,994,400 for the year. Royal Heroine (GIII-Hol)—Magic Mission (2003) • First Triple Crown victory was achieved in 1992 when A. P. Indy won the San Francisco BC Mile (GII-GG)—Hawksley Hill (1998) Belmont Stakes after missing the first two legs of the Triple Crown with a bruised Sandy Blue (Dmr)—Live Your Dreams (2001) foot. Before the year was over, the Santa Anita Derby winner would capture the Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Mrs. Kipling (2009) Breeders’ Cup Classic and become Horse of the Year. Shoemaker BC Mile (GI-Hol)—Labeeb (1998); Irish Prize (2001)

• First Breeders’ Cup win was achieved with Princess Rooney in the 1984 Distaff H A LL OF F (GII-WO)—Marsh Side (2010) at Hollywood Park. Tasso took the Juvenile one year later at Aqueduct. In 1989, Sunset H. (GIII-Hol)—Always First (2005-GII); Marlang (2010) Prized was victorious in the Turf at Gulfstream Park. Hollywood Wildcat fol- Swaps (GII-Hol)—Forceten (GI-1975); Prized (1989) lowed in 1993 by winning the Distaff at Oak Tree. Spinster (GI-Kee)—Bold 'n Determined (1980) • Realized a career-high year in 1998 when horses won 73 races including 19 Sunset H. (GII-Hol)—Always First (2005) graded stakes and earned $6,574,484. Fiji won a pair of Grade I races, Oak Tree’s Swaps (GII-Hol)—Forceten (GI-1975); Prized (1989); Dreamy Kid (2011) Yellow Ribbon Stakes and Hollywood Park’s Gamely Breeders’ Cup Handicap. Tanforan H. (GIII-BM)—Both Ends Burning (1984, 1985) • Artiste Royal’s victory in Hollywood Park’s 2008 Charles Whittingham Memorial Tiznow (Hol)—Liberian Freighter (2009) Handicap was his sixth in that Grade I event that honors the legendary trainer Transylvania (GIII-Kee)—Flying Dash (2002) whom Drysdale assisted from 1971 through 1974. Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Princess Rooney (1984); Magnificent Lindy (1986); • During1997-98 meet, tied Whittingham’s Santa Anita record of 14 stakes wins Gorgeous (1990); Splendid Blended (2005) set in 1970-71 when Drysdale was serving as assistant. Waya (Hol)—Keemoon (2000) • Calendar helped create an oddity in 2001 when Irish Prize, a winner of five Wickerr (Dmr)—Touch of the Blues (2003); Becrux (2006, 2007) graded stakes that year, twice won the Grade II San Gabriel Handicap: on Jan. 1 Woodbine Mile (WO)—Labeeb (1998); Becrux (GI-2006) and on Dec. 30, just shy of 12 months later. Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (GI-CD)—White Heart (2001) • Trained Hollywood Wildcat to five straight wins including 1993 Breeders' Cup Wood Memorial (GI-Aqu)—Fusaichi Pegasus (GII-2000) Distaff. Hollywood Wildcat was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in August 2000.

neil drysdale • Won eight races in 1980 with Bold 'n Determined, including a triumph over eventual division champion Genuine Risk.

Personal • Son of a British Royal Marine officer. • Managed stud farm in South America. • Former show horse trainer.

• Started career with Thoroughbreds at Tartan Farms and as an assistant to Roger AM E - 2000 Laurin for two years. • Assistant to the late Charlie Whittingham for four years (1970-1974) on recom- mendation of late Southern California racing secretary Frank E. "Jimmy" Kilroe. • Began public stable in 1983. H A LL OF F Santa Margarita H. (GI)—Twice The Vice (1996) RON ELLIS Santa Maria H. (GII)—Exotic Wood (GI-1998); Vision in Gold (2011) Santa Monica H. (GI)—Key Phrase (1995); Exotic Wood (1998) Santana Mile H.—Rail Trip (2009) Birthdate: March 10, 1960 Sen. Ken Maddy H. (GIII-OT)—Denim Yenem (1995) Shywing—Pirate's Revenge (1995) Birthplace: Glendale, California Tokyo City Cup H. (GIII)—Benchmark (1997) Wife: Amy Winter Solstice—Pirate's Revenge (1995) Children: Elizabeth, Laura and Zany Tactics—Maximize (1995) Christine Residence: Arcadia Other Major Stakes Wins Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Golden Itiz (2010) All American H. (GIII-GG)— (2006) Apple Blossom H. (GI-OP)—Twice The Vice (1996) Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Pirate's Revenge (1995) Santa Anita Stakes Wins California Dreamin’ H. (Dmr)—Dewey’s Special (2009) Blue Norther—Navigator (2008) Californian (GII-Hol)—Buzzards Bay (2007); Rail Trip (2010) Buena Vista H. (GII)—Lexa (2000); Blue Moon (2002) Carlsbad H. (Dmr)—To B. Or Not (1980) California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Glass Ceiling (1994) Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Benchmark (1997) El Conejo H. (GIII)—To B. Or Not (1981, 1982) Del Mar Futurity (GII-Dmr)—Declan’s Moon (2004) Goodwood BC H. (GII-OT)—Benchmark (1997) Derby Trial (CD)—Don’t Get Mad (2005) Irish O'Brien—Change Tune (1995) Fastness H. (Hol)—Vetheuil (1998) La Brea (GI)—Exotic Wood (GII-1995); I Ain’t Bluffing (1998) Genuine Risk H. (GII-Bel)—Exotic Wood (1996) Market Basket H.—Key Phrase (1995) H. (GI-Sar)—Exotic Wood (1996) Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—To B. Or Not (1980) Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Twice The Vice (GII-1997), I Ain’t Bluffing Palos Verdes H. (GII)—To B. Or Not (1980) (GII-1998) Reloy—Lexa (2000) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Declan’s Moon (2004) Run For The Roses H.—Twice The Vice (1996) Hollywood Gold Cup (GI-Hol)—Rail Trip (2009) San Simeon H. (GIII)—Malabar Gold (2002); Mr Gruff (2009, 2010) Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—Declan’s Moon (2004) Santa Ana H. (GII)—Pharma (GI-1996) Indiana Derby (GII-Hoo)—Don’t Get Mad (2005) Santa Catalina (GII)—Declan’s Moon (2005) Jim Kostoff (Fpx)—Pinal (2010) Santa Lucia H.—Hope Rises (2004) Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Timeless Answer (1990) ron ellis Mervyn LeRoy H. (GII-Hol)—Rail Trip (2010) Hollywood Park in just four starts. She was retired prior to the Breeders’ Cup Milady BC H. (GII-Hol)—Pirate's Revenge (1995); Twice The Vice (1996); Distaff with a hairline fracture of the left cannon bone. She won 12 of 24 life- I Ain’t Bluffing (1998) time starts and earned $1.4 million. Miss Hollywood Park (Hol)—Pirate's Revenge (1995) • Exotic Wood captured a pair of East Coast stakes in 1996, the Genuine Risk and Northern Dancer BC (GIII-CD)—Don’t Get Mad (2005) the Go For Wand. After finishing fourth in the 1997 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, the Oaklawn H. (GII-OP)—Buzzards Bay (2006) Rahy mare won two consecutive Grade I races at Santa Anita, the Santa Monica On Trust H. (Hol)—Echo of Yesterday (1993,1994) and Santa Maria handicaps. Osunitas (Dmr)—Que Belle (1999); Dyna’s Club (2002) • Finished fourth in both the 2003 and 2005 Kentucky Derbys, his first ventures Possibly Perfect (Hol)—I Ain’t Bluffing (1997) into the Churchill Downs classic. After winning the 2005 Derby Trial, Don’t Get Railbird (GIII-Hol)—I Ain’t Bluffing (1997) Mad rallied from 19th in a field of 20 for his fourth-place finish in the Run for Snow Chief (Hol)—Pumpkin House (1995) the Roses one week later. Valkyr H. (Hol)—Tropical Stephanie (1991) • First Kentucky Derby competitor Atswhatimtalknbout went to Louisville Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Twice The Vice (1997) after a fourth-place finish to Buddy Gil when favored in the 2003 Santa Anita Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Pharma (1996); Shake The Yoke (1998) Derby following a nose loss to Buddy Gil in the Grade II San Felipe Stakes. Atswhatimtalknbout rallied strongly in the Kentucky Derby for his fourth-place Highlights finish after a poor start. • To B. Or Not won seven stakes, earned more than $330,000 and set two track • First winner: To B. Or Not, Carlsbad Stakes at Del Mar in 1980. records in a three-year span beginning in 1980 after owners Carole and William • Eclipse Award winner trained: Declan’s Moon, 2004 2-Year-Old. Bohm moved him and another horse to Ellis' barn. Included was trainer’s first • Training titles: Oak Tree: 1995-tied with Mike Mitchell. victory, which came in 1980 Carlsbad Handicap at Del Mar. • Guided 2004 2-year-old champion Declan’s Moon through an undefeated four- • Claimed Tropical Stephanie and developed her into a stakes winner. Tagged her race juvenile season that included victories in the Del Mar Futurity, Hollywood for $32,000 in 1988 and won Hollywood Park’s $106,200 Valkyr Handicap as a Prevue and Grade I Hollywood Futurity, in which he defeated Breeders’ Cup 6-year-old in 1991. Juvenile winner . • A high-percentage trainer, Ellis saddled 14 winners from 19 starters at Santa • After coming up short in two prep races for the 2009 Hollywood Gold Cup fol- Anita in 1989; won 33% of starts at 1986 Hollywood Park spring/summer meet; lowing five straight wins and being favored in all seven starts, Rail Trip put it all seven of first 19 at ensuing Del Mar meet. together in Hollywood Park’s $750,000 signature event with a three-length romp at odds of 9-1. In registering his first graded stakes victory, the bay gelding set a Cushion Track record of 2:00.75 for the 1 1/4 miles. “Everyone was talking Personal about him being the next superstar (following Rail Trip’s five-win start),” said • Wife Amy is sister of prominent East Coast trainer Paul McGee and Daily jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. “He showed up when it counted most.” Racing Form writer Marty McGee. • Saddled Twice The Vice to four stakes wins in 1996, including the Apple • Introduced to racing at age 16 when he accompanied his father and some friends Blossom, Milady and Santa Margarita handicaps, all Grade I events. Her 1997 who owned horses to Santa Anita. Four years later, he saddled his first winner. campaign included wins in the Grade II Hawthorne and Grade I Vanity at • Has worked as a racing analyst on FOX Network telecasts. Highlights peter eurton • After Weemissfrankie had provided the trainer with not only his first graded stakes victory, but his first Grade I in the Del Mar Debutante, the unbeaten filly returned one month later in Santa Anita’s Grade I, $250,000 Oak Leaf Stakes to Birthdate: August 12, 1957 mow down her opposition with a scintillating stretch run. She closed a couple of Birthplace: Alhambra lengths inside the sixteenth pole to storm from third to first and defeat Candrea by one-half length. Wife: Lisa • The pair of Grade I wins, on the heels of a maiden score, convinced Eurton that Children: Britney Weemissfrankie was worthy of becoming his first Breeders’ Cup starter, and she Residence: La Verne responded with a third-place finish in the $2-million Juvenile Fillies as the third choice at 5-1 behind victorious My Miss Aurelia (2-1) and Grace Hall (7-2). Her earnings in four starts rose to $535,800 • Weemissfrankie, from ’s first crop out of the Meadowlake mare Starinthemeadow, was purchased for $175,000 at Ocala in April. She was named for the late Hollywood actor Frank Alesia, who was part of the chestnut filly’s Santa Anita Stakes Wins ownership group along with his wife Sharon, Mike and Dawn Mellen’s Bran Jam California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Cee Dreams (2001) Stable and Joe Ciaglia’s Ciaglia Stable. Oak Leaf (GI-OT)—Weemissfrankie (2011-SA) • Eurton’s best year in racing prior to 2011 was 2009 when his runners earned purses totaling $980,000 from 27 winners, 25 seconds and 26 thirds with 171 starters. Other Major Stakes Wins • His 2011 purse earnings were heightened by stakes campaigner She’s Cheeky, sec- Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Weemissfrankie (2011) ond in Del Mar’s Grade II Rancho Bernardo Handicap and third in Hollywood E. B. Johnston (Fpx)—Cee Dreams (2001) Park’s Grade II Milady for the same connections as Weemissfrankie. Harry F. Brubaker (Dmr)—Masterpiece (2007) • Eurton’s most accomplished runner prior to Weemissfrankie was Cee Dreams, On Trust H. (Hol)—Star Nicholas (2008) winner of the $150,000 California Cup Matron Handicap at Santa Anita and the Solana Beach H. (Dmr)—Bran Jammas (2010) E. B. Johnston Stakes at Fairplex in Pomona in 2001. Windy Sands H. (Dmr)—Star Nicholas (2009) • Star Nicholas became a multiple stakes winner for the trainer by taking the 2008 On Trust Handicap and the Windy Sands Handicap at Del Mar in 2009. In 2011 at Del Mar, he saddled Joker Face, Mike Smith’s mount in the “Battle of the Exes.” Joker Face was a 2 1/4-length winner over the horse ridden by , Smith’s ex-fiancée.

peter eurton Personal • Introduced to the races by his father, Wayne Eurton, at the age of 10. His moth- er, , would remarry a trainer, Steve Ippolito. • After attending ’s jockey’s school in Chino, galloped horses and began his riding career at Caliente when he was 10. Also rode at tracks in Canada as well as at Bay Meadows and Golden Gate during the winters. Riding career lasted only 2 1/2 years due to weight problems. • After galloping horses for four years for Ippolito, his stepfather encouraged him to become a trainer. Took out his license in 1985. Saddled his first winner, Mah Jong, during the 1985 Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita. Santa Paula—Mildly Offensive (2011) CARLA GAINES Survive—Image Of Glory (2000) The Very One—Blending Element (1999) Tuzla H. (GIII)—Foxysox (2009) Birthdate: May 21, 1952 Uniformity—Irish Art (2011-SA) Valentine Dancer H.—Tiz a Blend (2008) Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Single Other Major Stakes Wins Residence: Pasadena Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Foxysox (2006) Beverly Hills H. (GIII-Hol)—Malibu Pier (2011) California Sire Stakes (Fillies) (Hol)—Top of Our Game (2000); Super High (2002) Clement L. Hirsch H. (GII-Dmr)—Nashoba’s Key (2007) Cougar II H. (GIII-Dmr)—Temple City (2010) El Cerrito (GG)—Los Gatos (1993) Flawlessly (Hol)—Super High (2002) Breeders' Cup Win Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Excessive Blend (2009) Sprint (GI)—Dancing in Silks (2009-OT) Fran’s Valentine (Hol)—Nashoba’s Key (2007) I’m Smokin (Dmr)—Spot the Diplomat (2006); John Scott (2009) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Milady BC H. (GII-Hol)—Nashoba’s Key (2007) California Cup Distance H. (OT)—Distant Victory (2008) Melair (Hol)—Tiz Elemental (2007) California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Super High (2002) NTRA (Hol)—Dancing in Silks (2008) California Cup Sprint H. (OT)—Unlimited Value (2002); Dancing in Silks (2009) Pirate’s Bounty (Dmr)—Dancing in Silks (2009) China Doll—Foxysox (2006) Princess (Hol)—Freeport Flight (GII-1997) Honest Lady—Tiz Elemental (2008) Sandy Blue H. (Dmr)—Excessive Blend (2009) Impressive Luck H.—Lucky J. H. (2008) Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Foxysox (2006) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Tiz Elemental (2008) Solana Beach H. (Dmr)—Top of Our Game (2001); Super High (2002) Pro or Con H.—Super High (2004) Soviet Problem H. (GG)—Image of Greatness (2001) Providencia (GIII)—Foxysox (2006) Tiznow (Hol)—No Reason (2006) Reloy H.—Blending Element (1998) Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Nashoba’s Key (2007) Santa Ana (GII)—Malibu Pier (2011) Work the Crowd (GG)—Super High (2004) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Foxysox (2008); Malibu Pier (2011) Yellow Ribbon (GI-OT)—Nashoba’s Key (2007) Sensational Star H.—Lucky J.H. (2008) Yerba Buena BC H. (GIII-GG)—Blending Element (1999) Santa Margarita Invitational H. (GI)—Nashoba’s Key (2008) carla gaines Highlights at Hollywood Park. Super High was owned and bred by Harris Farms, one of • First winner: Glory Quest, $4,000 claiming race at Vallejo in 1989. trainer’s principal clients. In taking Del Mar’s Solana Beach Handicap that year, • First stakes winner: Los Gatos, 1993 West Twelve Ranch Stakes at Bay Super High set a stakes record of 1:33.65 for one mile on turf. Meadows. • In addition to Super High in the Matron, saddled Unlimited Value in the Sprint • First graded stakes winner: Freeport Flight, 1997 Princess Stakes at Hollywood. Handicap to capture a pair of Cal Cup races on the 2002 program at Oak Tree. As a 3-year-old, Freeport Flight went on to finish second in the 1998 • Won a pair of Grade III stakes races on the turf in 2006 with 3-year-old filly Honeymoon Handicap and Hollywood Oaks. Foxysox, Santa Anita’s Providencia and the Senorita Stakes at Hollywood Park. • First Grade I winner: Nashoba’s Key, 2007 Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park. • In 2006, high percentage trainer won with 26 percent of her starters (14 of 53) at • Notched the biggest win of her career in stunning fashion when 25-1 shot Santa Anita and with 31 percent (11 of 36) at Hollywood Park. The Hollywood Dancing in Silks gained his first graded stakes victory with a gritty nose triumph Park ratio was the highest winning percentage among the meet’s Top 20 trainers over Crown of Thorns in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on (Gaines placed 11th in victories). Nov. 7, 2009. Dancing in Silks, a California-bred gelding, was the second longest shot in the field of nine. His biggest previous win had been recorded one month Personal earlier by a nose in Oak Tree’s $100,000 California Cup Sprint Handicap. • Studied sociology at the Universities of Virginia and Alabama, earned a master’s • Nashoba’s Key, a 4-year-old Warren B. Williamson homebred, did not make her degree in counseling and guidance from the University of Alabama. first start until January of 2007, but rapidly became the best horse ever trained • First career was as a professional counselor. Counseled juvenile delinquents by Gaines while winning her first six starts including the Vanity and extending in Alabama, but decided it wasn’t for her. Took a leave and broke yearlings in her run to the Grade II, $294,000 Clement L. Hirsch Handicap at Del Mar. Louisiana for friends who were pinhooking Thoroughbreds. “She always trained like she had a lot of talent,” commented the trainer. “But to • Never returned to counseling. Started working yearling sales in New York and go from a Cal-bred maiden to a Grade I in five races, I can’t say I expected that.” Kentucky, before coming to California seasonally to work for West Coast-based Meanwhile, the daughter of Silver Hawk earned $623,460. consignors. • After being named California-bred Horse of the Year for 2007 by the CTBA, • Began training for consignors at sales, and then worked as assistant trainer in Nashoba’s Key came back in 2008 to capture Santa Anita’s Grade I Santa California for 10 years. Worked for trainer Mike Harte in Northern California Margarita Invitational Handicap to surpass $1.2 million in career earnings. But and Tommy Walker and in Southern California. Also galloped the 5-year-old daughter of Silver Hawk’s life came to a tragic end on May 28 in horses in Bay Area for trainer Chuck Jenda and others. a freak stall accident at Hollywood Park. “She kicked the wall of her pen and • Obtained trainer’s license in 1989; first horse trained was for Harris Farms in broke her hind leg,” explained Gaines. “She was euthanized shortly thereafter. She Northern California (Glory Quest). Moved to Southern California to train in brought a lot of joy to everyone’s lives that were lucky enough to be associated 1996. with her and we will all miss her very much.” • Main clients are Warren B. Williamson and 1998 TOBA California Breeder of • Won four stakes races in 2002 with 3-year-old filly Super High, whose victo- the Year Harris Farms. ries included Oak Tree’s California Cup Matron Handicap and the Flawlessly • Mainly buys horses at sales or in Europe. Gets top Cal-breds from Harris Farms of former California Horse Racing Board Chairman John C. Harris. • Says her strength is her patience with horses. Also known for developing young horses: “I like to see their progress,” she said. “You know, I did work with young people for a long time. I don’t know if that has anything to do with it or not.” • Outside interests include swimming, camping, water-skiing and sailing.

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Bay Meadows BC H. (BM)—Needwood Blade (2004) PADDY GALLAGHER California Derby (GG)—Yankee Bravo (2008) California Sire (Hol)—Gobi Dan (2002) Clement L. Hirsch H. (GII-Dmr)—Tucked Away (2005) Birthdate: Nov. 15, 1956 CTT and TOC H. (Dmr)—Princess Taylor (2010) Dahlia H. (GIII-Hol)—Festival (2004) Birthplace: Strabane, Del Mar Derby (GII-Del)—Walkslikeaduck (2000) Single Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Magical Fantasy (2008) Residence: Sierra Madre Flawlessly (Hol)—Charming and Lovable (2006) Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Tucked Away (2003) Fran’s Valentine (Hol)—Here’s To You (2000) Gamely (GI-Hol)—Magical Fantasy (2009) Golden Poppy H. (GG)—Angel Gift (2002, 2003) Honeymoon BC H. (GII-Hol)—Three Degrees (2005); Valbenny (2007) John C. Mabee (GI-Dmr)—Magical Fantasy (2009) Magali Farms (Hol)—Tucked Away (2003) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Miesque (GIII-Hol)—Valbenny (2006) Anoakia (OT)—Berriestoheaven (2006) Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Aggie Engineer (2010) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—McCann’s Mojave (2005) (Hol)—Adminniestrator (2002) California Cup Distance H. (OT)—Special Heather (2006) Redondo Beach (Hol)—Singalong (2006) California Cup Starter H. (OT)—Ring of Friendship (2005) San Clemente H. (GII-Dmr)—Starlarks (2009) San Pasqual (GII)—Aggie Engineer (2011) Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Valbenny (2007) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Magical Fantasy (2009) Solana Beach H. (Dmr)—Tucked Away (2004) Strub (GII)—Domestic Dispute (2004) Snow Chief (Hol)—Leesider (2007); Nahem (2011) Sunny Slope (OT)—Dilemma (2006) Steinlen H. (Hol)—Self Feeder (1999) Sunshine Millions Turf (SA)—Adminnestrator (2003) Yellow Ribbon (GI-OT)—Magical Fantasy (2009) Highlights • First graded stakes win: Walkslikeaduck, Grade II Del Mar Derby in 2000. Other Major Stakes Wins Walkslikeaduck established a stakes record of 1:46.66 for 1 1/8 miles on turf. He Ack Ack (GIII-Hol)—McCann’s Mojave (2005) would finish 12th in 2000 Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs. Audrey Skirball-Kenis (Hol)—Hucking Hot (2007) Bay Meadows BC Derby (BM)—Walkslikeaduck (2000) paddy gallagher • First Grade I stakes win: Magical Fantasy, Grade I Del Mar Oaks in 2008. The longest shot in the $350,000 event, the Kentucky-bred British import not only scored her first U.S. win but her first stakes victory in the Grade I while paying an Oaks-record $87 for the victory. “I think you have to take a shot when they’re doing as well as she was,” said Gallagher, who had added earmuffs in an effort to help the filly relax. • Magical Fantasy continued her rise through the upper echelon of the older filly and mare division in 2009 with three consecutive graded stakes scores beginning with Santa Anita’s Grade II Santa Barbara Handicap. The 4-year-old daughter of Diesis proceeded to add a pair of Grade I events: Hollywood Park’s Gamely Stakes and the John C. Mabee at Del Mar. “She looks like she’s improving a little bit at a time,” noted her Irish-born trainer. • Stellar year in 2007 when 3-year-old filly Valbenny became a multiple graded stakes winner. After winning a division of Hollywood Park’s 2006 Miesque Stakes, a Grade III, in her United States debut, British import Valbenny scored back-to- back victories in Hollywood Park’s 2007 Senorita Stakes (Gr III) and Honeymoon Breeders’ Cup Handicap (Gr II) before finishing a close second to Panty Raid in the Grade I American Oaks. • Valbenny’s win in the Miesque punctuated a most productive season for the stable in 2006 when earnings reached $3 million from 65 victories. • Adminniestrator provided the richest win of trainer’s career when taking inaugural running of the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Turf at Santa Anita in 2003.

Personal • Assisted close friend Bill Shoemaker, the riding legend-turned-trainer who died on Oct. 12, 2003. Took over Shoe’s stable in 1997 when the paralyzed former jockey ceased his training career. • Rode as an amateur in his native Ireland. • Older brother Jimmy was a former jockey in Ireland. • After visiting U.S. in 1980, returned to Ireland but came back to U.S. perma- nently in 1981, gaining employment as an assistant to trainer John Sullivan. San Pasqual H. (GII)—Del Mar Dennis (1995) J. PACO GONZALEZ San Rafael (GII)—Came Home (2002) Santa Anita Bud. BC—Visible Gold (1993) Santa Anita Derby (GI)—Free House (1997); Came Home (2002) Birthdate: March 17, 1945 Santa Anita H. (GI)—Free House (1999) Robert B. Lewis—(GII)—Mane Minister (ng-1991) Birthplace: Yahualeca, Mexico Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Nice Assay (ng-1991) Single San Vicente (GII)—Came Home (2002) Residence: Arcadia Sir Beaufort—Buckland Manor (2004) Tokyo City Cup H. (GIII)—Del Mar Dennis (GII-1994, GII-1995, GII-1996); Bosque Redondo (GII-2002) Volante H.—Odyle (1996)

Other Major Stakes Wins Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Came Home (2002) Santa Anita Stakes Wins A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—A.P. Assay (1998) Ack Ack—Elaborate (1999) Bel Air H. (GIII-Hol)—Free House (1998) California Breeders’ Championship—Earl of Danby (2001) Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (GI-Hol)—Bien Bien (1993); Bienamado California Cup Classic H. (OT)—Bagshot (1999) (2001) California Cup Juvenile (OT)—Spacelink (1999) Cinema BC H. (GIII-Hol)—Bien Bien (GII-1992) California Cup Mile H. (OT)—Gastown (1997) Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Hollycombe (1999) El Encino (GII)—Pacific Squall (1993) Desert Stormer H. (Hol)—A.P. Assay (1999) La Habra—Nice Assay (1991) Fantastic Girl (Dmr)—Snowberg (1999) Linda Vista BC H. (OT)—Nice Assay (1991) Hollywood Juvenile Championship (GIII-Hol)—Came Home (2001) Louis R. Rowan H. (OT)—Visible Gold (1992) Hollywood BC Oaks (GII-Hol)—Pacific Squall (GI-1992); Kumari Continent Norfolk (GII-OT)—Free House (1996) (2000) Pirate Cove—Mane Minister (1991) Hollywood Turf Cup (GI-Hol)—Bien Bien (1992); Bienamado (2000) Providencia—Kumari Continent (2000) Honeymoon BC H. (GII-Hol)—Pacific Squall (GII-1992) San Antonio H. (GII)—Free House (1999) Honorable Miss H. (GII-Sar)—Nice Assay (GIII-1992) San Felipe (GII)—Odyle (1996); Free House (1997) Hopeful (GI-Sar)—Came Home (2001) San Juan Capistrano H. (GII)—Bien Bien (GI-1994); Bienamado (GI-2001) Jim Murray Memorial H. (GII-Hol)—Bienamado (GIII-2000) San Luis Rey H. (GII)—Bien Bien (GI-1994) June Darling (Dmr)—Nice Assay (1991) San Marcos (GII)—Bien Bien (1994); Bienamado (2001) Manhattan Beach H. (Hol)—Bienandanza (2000) j. paco gonzalez Mervyn LeRoy H. (GII-Hol)—Del Mar Dennis (1994) • Came Home, like Free House a California-bred son of Smokester, won six graded Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—Free House (1998); Came Home (2002) stakes races in 2002 including the Santa Anita Derby and Del Mar’s Pacific Sunset BC H. (GII-Hol)—Bien Bien (1993); Bienamado (2000) Classic, upsetting Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion War Emblem to pay Swaps BC (GII-Hol)—Bien Bien (1992); Free House (1997); Came Home $23. Came Home later that year provided the horsepower at Hollywood Park (2002) that carried Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron to his 7,141st career victory Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Elaborate (GII-2000) in the Grade III Affirmed Handicap, McCarron’s final ride. Came Home earned $1,835,940 from nine wins in 12 starts before injuring a knee when tenth in the Highlights 2002 Breeders’ Cup Classic. • Bagshot, another California-bred son of Smokester, finished second in the 1998 • First stakes winner: Mane Minister, 1991 Robert B. Lewis Stakes, who later Cal Cup Classic before coming back to win that race in 1999. Bagshot finished became first horse to run third in all three Triple Crown races. second behind Malek in the 1998 Santa Anita Handicap. • A winner of both the Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Handicap as well as • Saddled stakes winner Del Mar Dennis to win Santa Anita’s San Bernardino Del Mar’s Pacific Classic, California-bred gray Free House earned $3,178,971 for Handicap, later renamed the Tokyo City Cup, in three consecutive years from owners Trudy McCaffrey and John Toffan before a back injury led to his retire- 1994 through 1996. Del Mar Dennis became one of only two horses to win ment in 1999 with nine wins from 22 starts. three consecutive runnings of the same stakes at Santa Anita. The other was John • After taking the San Felipe Stakes and defeating Silver Charm in the 1997 Santa Henry. Anita Derby, Free House ran third to his rival in the Kentucky Derby, lost by a head to that one when second in the Preakness and finished third in the Belmont Stakes. He returned to Southern California to capture Hollywood Park’s Swaps Personal Stakes. • Worked for 20 years as an assistant to the late trainer Joe Manzi. • As a 4-year-old, Free House won the Pacific Classic by four lengths, At 5, he • Formed his own stable in 1989 after Manzi died of a heart attack. scored a wire-to-wire triumph in the Big ’Cap, defeating Event of the Year by • Came to the U.S. from Mexico in 1964 to work for Manzi in the Bay Area. one-half length with even-money favorite Silver Charm finishing third. He was • Brother Miguel Yanez was a jockey in California and worked for Manzi. The injured when running second to Real Quiet in the Pimlico Special in May. brothers used Yanez, their mother's maiden name, due to the great number of • His Bien Bien ran second to Eclipse Award-winning in the 1993 jockeys named Gonzalez in Mexico. Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita after winning that year’s Charles Whittingham • Trained privately for many years for the partnership of Trudy McCaffery and Memorial Handicap at Hollywood Park as well as the previous year’s Hollywood John Toffan. Turf Cup, both Grade I events. Bien Bien returned in 1994 to capture a pair of Grade I grass stakes at Santa Anita, the San Luis Rey and San Juan Capistrano Handicaps. • Seven years later in 2001, Bienamado, a son of Bien Bien, emulated his sire in winning the San Juan Capistrano. Like his sire, Bienamado also was victorious in Hollywood Park’s Whittingham and Hollywood Turf Cup in 2000 plus that track’s . Highlights sal gonzalez • First winner: winner: Eve’s Image, May 13, 1979, at Hollywood Park. • Gained first Grade I victory when Proud Tower Too provided 20-1 stunner while capturing Santa Anita’s $250,000 Malibu Stakes on Dec. 26, 2005 after leading Birthdate: May 14, 1949 from gate to wire under jockey David Cohen. Validated that win later in the Birthplace: Torreon, Mexico Santa Anita meet when taking the $138,750 Sensational Star Handicap at odds of 2-1 over 7-5 favored Thor’s Echo, who had been third in the Malibu. Wife: Julie • His Santa Anita victories earned Proud Tower Too a trip to the United Arab Children: Jennifer, Gabriela, Andrea Emirates where he was victorious in the Group I, $2-million Dubai Golden Residence: Anthony, N.M. Shaheen at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse while leading a sweep of California-breds in the six-furlong event. Thor’s Echo was second and Jet West third in the race run in 1:09.86. The winner’s share of $1.2 million lifted the 4-year-old colt’s earnings to $1,632,264. • Registered first stakes victory as a trainer in 1982 when Si won Santa Anita’s Santa Lucia Handicap. Santa Anita Stakes Wins • Won the 1982 Bay Meadows Oaks with Visto, a filly he had claimed for Malibu (GI)—Proud Tower Too (2005) $32,000. Santa Lucia H.—Si (1982) Sensational Star H.—Proud Tower Too (2006) Personal • Took out trainer’s license at Golden Gate Fields in 1978 after weight problems Other Major Stakes Wins brought an end to his five-year career as a jockey. Bay Meadows Oaks (BM)—Visto (1982) • His first job at a racetrack as a dishwasher at Santa Anita in 1969 lasted for only Bill Thomas Memorial H. (Sun)—Proud Cardenal (2005) a few days before he began walking hots for trainer Charlie Whittingham, who Canterbury Oaks (Cby)—Puzzle Book (1986) sent him to a local jockeys’ school overseen by Rex Ellsworth. Dubai Golden Shaheen (GI-NAS)—Proud Tower Too (2006) • Manages Tricar Farm in Anthony, New Mexico. Proud Irish, the sire of Proud Hasta La Vista H. (TuP)—Exit to Rio (1999) Tower Too, stands at Tricar. On Trust H. (Hol)—Proud Tower Too (2005) Phoenix Gold Cup H. (TuP)—Proud Cardinal (2005)

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Phoenix BC (GIII-TuP)—Five Star Day (2000) C. BEAU GREELY Sunset BC H. (GII-Hol)—Grammarian (2002) Swaps (GII-Hol)—Tres Borrachos (2008) Thirty Slews (GP)—Five Star Day (1999) Birthdate: August 1, 1971 Turf Paradise BC H. (TuP)—Century City (2003) Turf Paradise Mile H. (TuP)—Takarian (2000) Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Five Star Day (1999) Children: Son, Beau Jr.; daughters Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (GI-CD)—Manndar (2000) Jacqueline and Margeaux Residence: Manhattan Beach Highlights • First Grade I winner: Sligo Bay, 2002 Hollywood Turf Cup over Grammarian, another Greely starter. • Recorded a pair of million-dollar victories in 2005 when won both the Pacific Classic at Del Mar and Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park, the latter by 4 1/2 lengths. Went into the Breeders’ Cup Classic as the second choice to Santa Anita Stakes Wins , but gave a lackluster performance while finishing 10th. Co-owned Arcadia H. (GII)—Century City (2003) and co-bred by trainer, Borrego earned $1,536,600 in 2005. San Gabriel H. (GII)—Grammarian (2002) • With only a maiden win to his credit in a nine-race career, Tres Borrachos upset Tuzla—Fudge Fatale (2004) 3-5 favorite in Hollywood Park’s 2008 running of the Grade II $355,495 Swaps Stakes as the longest shot in the field at 11-1. Greely co-owned the bay gelding in partnership with his brother, John. Other Major Stakes Wins • Century City, a multiple stakes winner whose victories included the Grade II Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (GII-Sar)—Five Star Day (2001) Arcadia Handicap at Santa Anita in 2003, finished third in the 2003 Breeders Alydar (Hol)—Like A Hero (2002) Cup Mile. American H. (GII-Hol)—Takarian (1999, 2001) • Developed Five Star Day into a top sprinter. Competed at the top level for three Bay Meadows BC Derby (GII-BM)—Takarian (1998) years while winning the Grade II A.G. Vanderbilt at Saratoga in 2001, the Grade Cinema BC H. (GIII-Hol)—Sligo Bay (2001) III Phoenix BC Handicap at Keeneland in 2000 and the Grade III Vernon O. Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Keys to the Heart (2003) Underwood at Hollywood Park in 1999. However, Five Star Dave’s two attempts Hollywood Turf Cup (GI-Hol)—Sligo Bay (2002) in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint were unsuccessful: 14th in the 2000, 8th in 2001. Jockey Club Gold Cup (GI-Bel)—Borrego (2005) • Saddled Manndar to two Grade I wins in 2000, the Woodford Reserve Turf La Zanzara (Hol)—Jig (2001) Classic at Churchill Downs and the Manhattan Handicap at Belmont. Manhattan H. (GI-Bel)—Manndar (2000) Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—Borrego (2005) c. beau greely • Takarian won two runnings of Hollywood Park’s Grade II American Handicap at sizeable odds. His victory in 1999 returned a stakes record $64.20. After finish- ing sixth in the 2000 running of the American, Takarian returned the following year to score at $30.40.

Personal • The “C” stands for Christopher. • Earned a degree in sociology at the University of Kentucky in 1992. • Hails from a long line of horsemen. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all trainers. • An uncle, William C. “Bill” Greely, was president of Keeneland Race Course from 1986-2000. • Worked for European trainers Criquette Head in France, Alex Scott in England and Tom Lacy in Ireland before returning to the United States and working with Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella for three years. • Obtained trainer’s license in 1997. Juan Gonzales Memorial (Pln)—My Honey Bunny (2002) MIKE HARRINGTON Nursery (Hol)—Lil Sister Swiss (2005) Westchester H. (Hol)—Swiss Yodeler (1996) Willard Proctor Memorial (Hol)—Alpenfest (2003); Wild Uncle Kurt (2005) Birthdate: April 5, 1941 Birthplace: Bend, Oregon Highlights Wife: Patricia • First stakes winner: Artica, 1995 Providencia Stakes at Santa Anita. • Closely identified with Swiss Yodeler, the colt owned by Heinz Steinmann who Children: Robert, Cinnamon, Casey, won five stakes during his 2-year-old season in 1996 including the Grade I Tara and Abbey (stepdaughter) Hollywood Futurity at Hollywood Park. Residence: El Camino Village • Known for his expertise in training juveniles, he saddled Buck Trout to win the Norfolk Stakes in 1998, the first-ever maiden to win the Grade II event. • Gained his second Norfolk victory long after it had become a Grade I event in 2011 with Creative Cause, a 3 1/4-length winner after having taken Del Mar’s Grade II by 1 3/4 lengths. Creative Cause would come within a Santa Anita Stakes Wins length and a head of adding the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile when running California Sires (OT)—Sharper Too (2001) a game third behind Hansen and Union Rags at Churchill Downs in 2011. Norfolk (GI)—Buck Trout (GII-1998); Creative Cause (2011-SA) • Has trained many of Swiss Yodeler’s offspring including Oberwald, winner of Providencia (GIII)—Artica (1995) Hollywood Park’s 2002 Haggin Stakes, and Alpenwald, winner of the 2003 Willard Proctor Memorial at Hollywood Park. Other Major Stakes Wins • Won eight races with 10 starters during a five-day racing week (May 23-27) dur- ing Hollywood Park’s spring/summer meet in 2006 and finished third behind Arbor Vitae (Hol)—Yolo Lady (1998) Jeff Mullins and Doug O’Neill in the meet’s overall standings with 21 victories. Barretts (Hol)—Swiss Address (2006) “Except for the week I married my wife, that was pretty cool,” he commented of Barretts Juvenile (Fpx)—Seattle Ruler (2009) the eight-win week. Best Pal (GII-Dmr)—Swiss Yodeler (GIII-1996); Creative Cause (2011-SA) CTBA (Dmr)—Swiss Wild Cat (2010) Gateway To Glory (Fpx)—Kleofus (1999) Personal Generous Portion (Dmr)—Hi Ho Yodeler (2010) • Comes from a racing family; his father Jake, grandfather, Jacob Luther, and great- Haggin (Hol)—Swiss Yodeler (1996); Oberwald (2002) grandfather trained racehorses. Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Swiss Yodeler (1996) • Started riding and training Quarter Horses at bush league tracks while in high Hollywood Juvenile Championship (GIII-Hol)—Swiss Yodeler (1996) school. I’m Smokin (Dmr)—Sharper Too (2001); Dave the Dude (2003) mike harrington • Was a licensed veterinarian who practiced at the tracks while training part-time, and his wife Patricia, trained horses at any track where he was the veterinarian. Began training full time in 1993. He and Patricia combined their stables and split their stock between Northern and Southern California. Citation H. (GII-Hol)—Victor’s Cry (2010) EOIN HARTY Cowdin (GIII-Bel)—Sunray Spirit (2003) Dubai World Cup (GI-NAS)—Well Armed (2009) Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—American Lion (2009) Birthdate: November 23, 1962 Honorable Miss H. (GII-Sar)—Burmilla (2007) Illinois Derby (GIII-Haw)—American Lion (2010) Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Iowa Derby (PrM)—Shamoon (2005); Tiz Now Tiz Then (2008) Wife: Kathy Iowa Oaks (GIII-PrM)—Marietta (2007) Children: Eddie Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Forest Grove (2005) Madison (Kee)—Dubai Escapade (2006) Residence: Arcadia Matt Winn H. (CD)—Changing Weather (2006) Real Quiet (Hol)—Colonel John (2007) San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Well Armed (2008) Sanford (GII-Sar)—Desert Party (2008) Sharp Cat (Hol)—Pamona Ball (2008) Shoemaker Mile (GI-Hol)—Victor’s Cry (2010) Breeders' Cup Win Snow Chief (Hol)—Robadar (2005) Juvenile Fillies (GI)—Tempera (2001-Bel) Sorrento (GIII-Dmr)—Tempera (2001); Tizdubai (2003) Stonerside (LS)—R Fast Lady (2005) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Travers (GI-Sar)—Colonel John (2008) Goodwood (GI-OT)—Well Armed (2008) Vagrancy H. (GII-Bel)—Dubai Escapade (2006) Norfolk (GII-OT)—Essence of Dubai (2001); Ruler’s Court (2003) Wickerr (Dmr)—Colonel John (2009) Robert B. Lewis (GII)—Anthony’s Cross (2011) Winners Foundation (Hol)—R Fast Lady (2005) Santa Anita Derby (GI)—Colonel John (2008) San Antonio H. (GII)—Well Armed (2008) Highlights Sham (GIII)—Colonel John (2008) • Eclipse Award winner trained: Tempera, 2001 2-year-old filly. • Less than two years after assuming care of Racing’s U.S. based-2-year- Other Major Stakes Wins olds, saddled Tempera for her victory over stablemate Imperial Gesture in 2001 Aegon Turf Sprint (GIII-CD)—Lydgate (2004) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Belmont Park. The Eclipse Award-winning juvenile filly, Arlington Oaks (GIII-AP)—Marietta (2007) who set a stakes record of 1:41.49 for 1 1/16 miles in her Breeders’ Cup triumph, Arlington-Washington Lassie (AP)—Zosima (2003) had to be euthanized in April of 2002 after being victimized by severe cases of Ballerina BC (GI-Sar)—Dubai Escapade (2006) colitis and laminitis. eoin harty • The one-time assistant to trainer Bob Baffert realized an epic accomplishment • Conditioned Essence of Dubai and Ibn al Haitham, one-two finishers in 2001 in 2009 when his Well Armed, third to Curlin the previous year, simply ran off Norfolk Stakes. with the world’s richest race, the $6 million Dubai World Cup, posting a daz- • After Tempera had won Del Mar’s 2001 en route to her Eclipse zling 14-length victory. The World Cup record win in the United Arab Emirates Award, trainer took 2003 running of Grade III event with Tizdubai. was especially meaningful for the Irish-born trainer, who had spent two years • Trained Street Cry, highest-rated 2-year-old in the United States during 2000. in the early 2000s handling juveniles for Godolphin in the UAE. He had been largely responsible for developing Street Cry for his triumph in the 2003 Dubai Personal World Cup. • Spent seven years as primary assistant to Bob Baffert before going out on his own • After realizing his best earnings season in 2007 when figure exceeded $1.9 mil- at the age of 37 in 2000 when hooking on with Godolphin. lion, doubled that in 2008 with earnings of over $3.9 million due in large part to • Fifth generation horseman whose father, Eddie, won the prestigious Grand performances by 3-year-old Colonel John and 5-year-old gelding Well Armed. National Steeplechase and competed in the Olympic Games three-day event. • Following a victorious prep in the Grade III at Santa Anita, Colonel • His father, grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather all trained John captured the 71st running of the Grade I Santa Anita Derby before finish- horses in Ireland. ing sixth to in the Kentucky Derby. Colonel John’s earnings topped • Migrated to the United States at the age of 17 after working one year at Irish $1.2 million for the year when he returned to win Saratoga’s Grade I Travers National Stud. Before joining Baffert, learned under trainer John Russell. Stakes by a nose over Mambo in Seattle. • Well Armed provided over $1.4 million in earnings for 2008 while racing seven times. He captured the Grade II San Antonio Handicap and Oak Tree’s Grade I Goodwood Stakes as well as the Grade II at Del Mar. His earnings were buoyed by a third-place finish behind Curlin in the $6-million Dubai World Cup and a close second to Go Between in Del Mar’s $1-million Pacific Classic. • “He had the look of eagles today,” Harty said after 21-1 shot Victor’s Cry gave the trainer with his seventh Grade I victory in 2010 while nipping favored Karelian by a head in Hollywood Park’s $249,500 Shoemaker Mile Stakes. • Notched his first Grade I victory since the 2001 Breeders’ Cup when his Dubai Escapade routed her opposition by seven lengths in the 2006 running of the Ballerina Breeders’ Cup Stakes at Saratoga. The 4-year-old filly was retired at year’s end with an ankle ailment after winning 6 of 8 starts. • His Ruler’s Court won the 2003 Norfolk by a stakes-record 14 lengths and estab- lished a stakes record of 1:41 for 1 1/16 miles after adding blinkers. Promising colt would suffer career-ending knee injury while training for Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Norfolk (GII-OT)— (GI-1991) Palos Verdes H. (GIII)—Kona Gold (2000) Pasadena H.—A Lucky Sign (1983) Potrero Grande H. (GII)— Folks (ng-1986); Son Of A Pistol (1998); Birthdate: February 14, 1934 Kona Gold (2000, 2001); Kalookan Queen (2002); Surf Cat (2006) Robert B. Lewis—(GII)—Stylish Winner (ng-1987) Birthplace: Baldwin Park, California San Carlos H. (GII)—Softshoe Sure Shot (1995); Son Of A Pistol (2000); Wife: Aase (pronounced OH-sah) Kona Gold (GI-2001); Surf Cat (2006, 2008) Children: Gus and Karen San Felipe (GII)—Variety Road (GI-1986); Bertrando (1992) Residence: Arcadia San Fernando BC (GII)—Variety Road (GI-1987) San Marcos (GII)—Silveyville (GIII-1986) San Pedro—Arson Squad (2006) San Rafael (GII)—Variety Road (1986) Santa Monica H. (GI)—Her Royalty (GIII-1986); Kalookan Queen (2002) Santa Paula (GIII)—Magnificience (2007) Santa Ynez (GII)—A Lucky Sign (1983) Breeders' Cup Win San Vicente (GII)—Stylish Winner (GIII-1987) Sprint (GI)—Kona Gold (2000-CD) Sierra Madre H.—Halo Folks (1986) Strub (GII)—Arson Squad (2007) Santa Anita Stakes Wins /Desert Wine (OT)—Cape Royale (1991) Ancient Title BC H. (GI-OT)—Lakota Brave (GIII-1996); Kona Gold (GII-2000); Kalookan Queen (2002) Other Major Stakes Wins California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Royally Chosen (2003) B. Thoughtful (Hol)—Royally Chosen (2004) California Cup Sprint H. (OT)—Softshoe Sure Shot (1993) Beverly Hills H. (GII-Hol)—Johnica (1985) Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Silveyville (1984) Bing Crosby H. (GI-Dmr)—Son Of A Pistol (GII-1998); Kona Gold El Conejo H. (GIII)—Kona Gold (ng-1999); Kona Gold (2003) (GII-2000, 2001); Street Boss (2008) El Encino (GII)—Got Koko (2003) Cool Frenchy (Hol)—M One Rifle (2011) Kalookan Queen H.—Free Flying Soul (2010) Corona H. (Hol)—Kalookan Queen (2001) La Brea (GI)—Got Koko (2002) Del Mar Futurity (GII-Dmr)—Bertrando (1991) La Cañada (GII)—Got Koko (2003) Desert Stormer H. (Hol)—Free Flying Soul (2010) Lady’s Secret BC H. (GII-OT)—Got Koko (2003) Fantastic Girl (Dmr)—Kalookan Queen (2001) Louis R. Rowan (OT)—Free Flying Soul (2009) Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Soldier’s Kiss (2005) Malibu (GI)—M One Rifle (2009) Haggin (Hol)—Trondheim (1967); Knight Rider (1999) bruce headley Honeymoon BC H. (GII-Hol)—Variety Queen (GIII-1979) • Surf Cat won those same two stakes in 2006 and seemed headed for distinction Jim Murray Memorial H. (GII-Hol)—Rhythm Mad (GIII-2004) in the handicap division after stretching out to outclass his rivals in the Grade Las Madres (Fpx)—Variety Baby (1988) II Mervyn LeRoy Handicap and covering 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.65, just three Lazaro Barrera Memorial (GII-Hol)—Storm Wolf (2005) fifths off the track record. But the five-length winner of the 2005 Swaps Stakes Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Son Of A Pistol (1999); Kona Gold (2002); at Hollywood Park would have his 2006 campaign stalled by a bruised foot. Surf Street Boss (2008) Cat’s win in the Potrero Grande marked his trainer’s sixth in that stakes race; his Mervyn Leroy H. (GII-Hol)—Surf Cat (2006, 2008) win in the San Carlos the trainer’s fourth in that event. On Trust H. (Hol)—Silveyville (1984); Stylish Winner (1989) • In 2008 Surf Cat won the San Carlos for a second time before a victory in Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—Kalookan Queen (2001, 2002) Hollywood Park’s Mervyn LeRoy Handicap sent the 6-year-old’s earnings to over Real Good Deal (Dmr)—M One Rifle (2009) $1 million. But the stable star in 2008 was sprinter Street Boss, who won five Torrey Pines (Dmr)—Got Koko (2002) consecutive races including a pair of Grade I events, Hollywood Park’s Triple Triple Bend Invitational H. (GI-Hol)—Son Of A Pistol (GII-1998); Street Boss Bend Handicap and Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Handicap. The 4-year-old son of (2008) Street Cry set a Hollywood Park track record of 1:07.55 for six furlongs when Swaps BC (GII-Hol)—Surf Cat (2005); Arson Squad (2006) victorious in the Grade III Los Angeles Handicap. After running second in Oak Warren’s Thoroughbred (Hol)—Sangay (2008) Tree’s Ancient Title Handicap and third in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Johnica (GII-1985) Anita, Street Boss was retired for stallion duty in 2009. Winter (Hol)—Free Flying Soul (2009) • His Son Of A Pistol set a Santa Anita track record of 1:13.71 for 6 1/2 furlongs in capturing the 1998 Potrero Grande Handicap. The 6-year-old went on to win Highlights the Triple Bend at Hollywood Park. • Accounted for three Grade II stakes at Santa Anita with Got Koko in 2003, but • Eclipse Award winner trained: Kona Gold, 2000 Sprinter. the one that gained international attention was Got Koko’s upset of Azeri in Oak • Sprint champion Kona Gold capped an extraordinary 2000 campaign when Tree’s Lady’s Secret Breeders’ Cup Handicap as the reigning Horse of the Year’s becoming the only unanimous winner in that year’s Eclipse Award balloting fol- 11-race victory streak was halted. lowing a track-record (1:07.77) victory at six furlongs in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint • In 2002, Kalookan Queen dominated males while taking Oak Tree’s Grade I at Churchill Downs. Kona Gold won five graded stakes in 2000. His Breeders’ Ancient Title Breeders’ Cup Handicap to provide her trainer with his third vic- Cup victory atoned for two previous Sprint setbacks (second to Artax in 1999 at tory in that event. Gulfstream Park and third behind Reraise and Grand Slam in 1988 at Churchill • His Variety Road upset , Snow Chief and in 1987’s Grade Downs). I at Santa Anita. In 1986, Variety Road produced trainer’s • Kona Gold was retired at age nine in 2003 to become a stable pony. At eight, first Grade I victory when winning Santa Anita’s San Felipe Stakes for 3-year- he had joined Native Diver as the oldest horse to win Hollywood Park’s Los olds. Angeles Handicap. Kona Gold won three graded stakes at the age of seven in 2001 including Santa Anita’s Grade I San Carlos Handicap and Grade II Potrero Grande. • Bertrando crushed his contemporaries when taking Oak Tree’s 1991 Norfolk Stakes by a stakes-record nine lengths. Trainer rarely ships horses out of town for stakes, but supplemented Bertrando to the 1991 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. Was second behind a spectacular performance by . • Won titles for Variety Baby as CTBA Juvenile Filly of 1987 and Variety Queen as CTBA Sophomore Filly of 1979. Also won CTBA titles with Silveyville in 1984 and 1986 as champion older horse.

Personal • Introduced to racing at the age of 6 by an uncle who was a trainer. • Went to Suzy Q Ranch in La Puente with aspiring jockey Bill Shoemaker in 1948 and was an exercise rider from 1949 through 1959. At age 22 served as exercise rider for 1956 Kentucky Derby and Preakness starter No Regrets. • Took out his trainer's license in 1959. • Helped launch riding careers of Eclipse Award winning apprentice Steve Valdez and Robyn Smith.

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Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Smooth Player (2000) DAN HENDRICKS Norfolk (GII-OT)—Brother Derek (2005) Oak Tree Derby (GII-OT)—Daytona (2007) Paseana—Feverish (2001) Birthdate: December 5, 1958 Potrero Grande BC H. (GII)—Gray Slewpy (1993) Robert B. Lewis Memorial (GII)—Brother Derek (2006) Birthplace: Los Angeles, California San Gabriel H. (GII)—Daytona (2007) Children: Christopher, Matthew San Rafael (GII)—Brother Derek (2006) and Gregory Santa Anita Bud.—Jacodra's Devil (1995) Residence: Glendora Santa Anita Derby (GI)—Brother Derek (2006) Santa Paula (GIII)—Tanda (2010) Zany Tactics—Halloween Treat (1995)

Other Major Stakes Wins Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Feverish (2000) Santa Anita Stakes Wins CTBA Marian (Fpx)—Blonde Beauty (2000) Ancient Title BC (GI-OT)—Gray Slewpy (GIII-1992) Charles H. Russell (BM)—Bountiful Native (1992) Arcadia H. (GII)—Daytona (2008) Count Fleet Sprint H. (GIII-OP)—Gray Slewpy (1992) Baldwin (GIII)—Fortifier (2000) Dahlia H. (GII-Hol)—Stylish Star (GIII-1989) B. J. Ridder (OT)—Effusive Bounty (1989) Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Stylish Star (GIII-1989) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—Cozy Guy (2004) Dr. A. B. Leggio Memorial (FG)—Annhilation (2010) California Cup Distaff Starter H. (OT)—Bountiful Native (1991) E. B. Johnston (Fpx)—Feverish (1999, 2000) California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Private Persuasion (1993) Fairgrounds H. (GIII-FG)—Daytona (2008) California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Feverish (1999) Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Toulange (1987); Sound Wisdom (1995) California Cup Starter H. (OT)—Ready Eddie (1997) Gateway to Glory (Fpx)—Irish Bar (2005) Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Runaway Dancer (2003) Generous (GIII-Hol)—Mr. Rod (2008) Clocker’s Corner H.—Annihilation (2010) Graduation (Dmr)—Dontsellmeshort (2003) Crystal Water H.—Cozy Guy (2005) Hollywood Derby (GI-Hol)—Daytona (2007) Eddie Logan—Yankee Bravo (2007) Hollywood BC Oaks (GII-Hol)—Smooth Player (1999) El Conejo H. (GIII)—Gray Slewpy (1992) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Brother Derek (2006) Lady’s Secret BC H. (GII-OT)—Smooth Player (2000) Jim Murray Memorial H. (GII-Hol)—Runaway Dancer (GIII-2005) Las Cienegas H. (GIII)—Stylish Star (1990) Las Madrinas H. (Fpx)—Feverish (1999) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Bountiful Native (1993) Oak Leaf (GI-OT-Hol)—Rigoletta (2010) dan hendricks Osunitas (Dmr)—Smooth Player (2000) the Grade I Hollywood Derby following the Oak Tree Derby. Daytona’s only Palomar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Blushing Heiress (GIII-1997) miss during the eight-month tear was by one length when third in Grade II Railbird (GIII-Hol)—Tanda (2010) Mervin Muniz Jr. Handicap at Fair Grounds. Ralph M. Hines Pomona Invitational H. (Fpx)—Reba’s Gold (2002) • After finishing third and nearly seven lengths behind Tell a Kelly in the 2010 Del Rancho Bernardo BC H. (GIII-Dmr)—Bountiful Native (1992) Mar Debutante at seven furlongs, Rigoletta turned the tables in Oak Tree’s Grade H. (BM)—Reba’s Gold (2003) I Oak Leaf Stakes at 1 1/16 miles in October at Hollywood Park to post a 32-1 Shoemaker Mile (GI-Hol)—Daytona (2008) upset by one-half length over the 1-2 favorite and gain her first stakes victory. Steinlen H. (Hol)—Reba’s Gold (2002) • Paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident on July 7, 2004, was in Sunset BC H. (GII-Hol)—Runaway Dancer (2007) the winner’s circle three months later when 20-1 shot Cozy Guy captured Oak Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Private Persuasion (1995) Tree’s $250,000 California Cup Classic for trainer’s fifth Cal Cup victory. Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Blushing Heiress (GII-1997) • Saddled Runaway Dancer, the longest shot in the race, to a $78.20 victory in the Grade III Carleton F. Burke Handicap at Oak Tree in 2003. The son of Runaway Highlights Dancer rallied from last after 1 1/4 miles in the 1 1/2-mile grass race to win by a neck under Mike Smith. • First stakes winner: Toulange, 1987 Fleet Treat Stakes at Del Mar. • Multiple stakes winner Reba’s Gold – owned by the Creston Farm of Alex • First Grade I winner: Private Persuasion, Hollywood Park’s 1995 Vanity Trebek, host of the popular game show, “Jeopardy” – took the 2002 running of Handicap. She also captured the 1993 California Cup Juvenile Fillies. the Ralph M. Hinds Pomona Invitational Handicap. • Following four consecutive graded stakes victories capped by a 3 1/2-length • Saddled Pam and Martin Wygod’s Cal-bred Smooth Player to win the Grade II triumph in the 2006 Santa Anita Derby, Brother Derek became widely regarded Hollywood Oaks in 1999. The daughter of Bertrando, longest shot in the race at as the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but as the 7-1 third choice the 13-1 odds, upset 2-5 favorite Excellent Meeting. California-bred son of Benchmark wound up dead-heating for fourth with • Blushing Heiress won a pair of graded stakes in 1997, the Grade II Wilshire in the wake of Barbaro’s smashing 6 1/2-length score in the Run for the Roses. Handicap at Hollywood Park and the Grade III Palomar at Del Mar. • Brother Derek rose to prominence by winning Oak Tree’s Grade II Norfolk • Sent out the Wygods’ Cal-bred Feverish to three consecutive stakes victories in Stakes in 2005. After finishing fourth behind at odds of 56-1 1999, including the Cal Cup Matron. Feverish became a graded stakes winner in in the 2005 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Belmont Park, he returned to Southern 2000 by taking Hollywood Park’s Grade II Bayakoa Handicap. California to capture Hollywood Park’s Grade I Hollywood Futurity. A victory in • His Gray Slewpy set a track record at Santa Anita for 5 1/2 furlongs (1:02.01, Santa Anita’s Grade II avenged the loss to Stevie Wonderboy. Feb. 22, 1992), before it was broken by Lit de Justice on Jan. 7, 1996 (1:01.85). Brother Derek added the Grade II Santa Catalina Stakes, subsequently renamed Gray Slewpy won Oak Tree’s Ancient Title Breeders’ Cup Handicap in 1992 and the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, before taking the Santa Anita Derby and becoming Santa Anita’s Potrero Grande Handicap the following year. Santa Anita’s 2006 Horse of the Meeting. • Bountiful Native, victorious in the 1991 Cal Cup Distaff Starter Handicap, • Beginning with Oak Tree’s Grade II Oak Tree Derby in October of 2007, Irish- went on the win four stakes races in 1992 including Del Mar’s Rancho Bernardo bred gelding Daytona put together a streak of six graded stakes victories in seven Handicap. starts culminated by the Grade I Shoemaker Mile in May of 2008. Included was Personal • Paralyzed from the waist down in a motocross accident in Perris near Riverside on July 7, 2004. Returned to work in a wheelchair at Del Mar six weeks later. • Father Lee and uncle Byron, who are twins, also were trainers. • First racetrack job was with the late trainer Willard Proctor. • Grew up outside Rancho Santa Fe, near Del Mar. • Spent nine years with Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella before venturing out on his own in 1987. • Cousin, former trainer Jacque Fulton, was also based in Southern California.

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Other Major Stakes Wins BOB HESS, JR. Alcatraz (GG)—Chinese Dragon (2005) Arbor Vitae (Hol)—Penny Marie (1999) Bangles and Beads (Fpx)—Spring Meadow (2003) Birthdate: July 9, 1965 Californian (GII-Hol)—River Keen (1997) Birthplace: Chula Vista, California Churchill Downs H. (GII-CD)—D’Wildcat (2002) Citation H. (GI-Hol)—The Tender Track (GII-1993) Wife: Amy Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Guide (1993) Children: Garrison and Christian Del Mar Futurity (GII-Dmr)—River Special (1992) Residence: Pasadena (GIII-CD)—Victoria’s Wildcat (2011) El Camino Real Derby (GIII-GG)—Ocean Terrace (2003) Equipose Mile (AP)—Slerp (1994) Everett Nevins Alameda County (Pln)—Sherman Bartlebort (2011) Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (GI-Lrl)—D’Wildcat (2002) Governor’s Cup H. (Fpx)—Lit’sgoodlookngray (2009) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Grand Prairie Turf Challenge (LS)—National Park (2002) Anoakia (OT)—Private World (2005) Haggin (Hol)—Chandtrue (2004) Carleton F. Burke H. (GII-OT)—Know Heights (1993) Harry Henson (Hol)—Slerp (1992) Cover Gal (OT)—Malley Girl (2005) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—River Special (1992) Henry P. Russell H. (OT)—Shellbacks (2000) Hollywood Juvenile Champion (GIII-Hol)—Chandtrue (2004) Hill Rise—Maybe Special (1999) Inglewood H. (GIII-Hol)—The Tender Track (GII-1993) La Puente—Chinese Dragon (2005) Live the Dream (Dmr)—D’Wildcat (2002) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Spring Meadow (2003) Local Thriller (Del)—Spring Meadow (2003) Kalookan Queen H.—Tizakitty (2005) Miesque (GIII-Hol)—Forty On Line (2001) Norfolk (GII-OT)—River Special (GI-1992) Miss America (GG)—Penny Marie (2000) Robert B. Lewis (GII)—Wekiva Springs (1994) Moccasin (Hol)—Private World (2005) San Fernando BC (GII)—Wekiva Springs (1995) Pat O’ Brien H. (GII-Dmr)—Slerp (GIII-1993) San Luis Rey H. (GII)—Blueprint (2001) Sam Houston H. (DG)—Know Heights (1993) San Pedro—Slerp (1992) San Carlos (BM)—Jorrocks (2001) Sir Beaufort (GIII)—Chinese Dragon (2005-1st div.) San Francisco Mile (GII-GG)—Chinese Dragon (2007) Southern Truce—De Puntillas (1998) San Joaquin Invitational (BM)—Courageous Pirate (1989) Winter Solstice H.—Penny Marie (2002) Stonerside (LS)—Spring Meadow (2002) Sunset BC H. (GII-Hol)—Blueprint (2001) bob hess, jr. (GII-GP)—D’Wildcat (GIII-2001) • Saddled River Keen in 1997 when the Irish-bred import won his first U.S. start Turf Paradise Derby (TuP)—Nikki’sgoldensteed (2008) by taking Hollywood Park’s Grade II Californian. Vallejo Day (Sol)—Bizeboy (1988) Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Wekiva Springs (1988) Personal Willard L. Proctor Memorial (Hol)—Chandtrue (2004) • Played one year of college baseball at Stanford University with future major Yerba Buena BC H. (GIII-GG)—De Puntillas (1997) leaguers Jack McDowell and Mike Aldrete. • Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics at Stanford. Highlights • Father, Bob Hess Sr., trained at Caliente in Baja California until the track burned • First winner: July 31, 1987, Parlapiano at Del Mar. down. Moved the family to the Bay Area when Bob Jr. was five. • First stakes winner: July 24, 1988, Bizeboy in the Vallejo Day Handicap at the • Became his father’s assistant in 1983. Solano County Fair. • The senior Hess continues to train Thoroughbreds at Northern California tracks. • First Grade I stakes winner: River Special, Oak Tree’s 1992 Norfolk Stakes. After finishing third to Gilded Time in the 1992 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, River Special added another Grade I victory in 1992, the Hollywood Futurity. • Training titles: Del Mar: 1991, 1992; Hollywood Park: 1992 spring/summer, 1992 autumn. • D’Wildcat became trainer’s second Grade I winner when closing boldly to capture the 2002 running of Laurel’s six-furlong Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash over a sloppy surface following a victory in the Grade II Churchill Downs Handicap at seven furlongs. • Blueprint, bred by Queen Elizabeth II in Ireland, won a pair of Grade II stakes wins on turf in 2001, the San Luis Rey at Santa Anita and the Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park. • Won three stakes for 2-year-olds with Chandtrue at Hollywood Park’s 2004 spring/summer meet, capped by the Grade III Hollywood Juvenile Championship. • Chinese Dragon reeled off his fourth consecutive victory, three of them having come in stakes events, in 2005 when victorious in the first division of Santa Anita’s Grade III Sir Beaufort Stakes. • Captured three stakes races, including Santa Anita’s Grade II San Fernando Stakes in 1995, with Wekiva Springs before the Florida-bred was sent east to join trainer Bill Mott. Harold C. Ramser Sr. H. (OT)—Cindy’s Hero (2001) Joe Hernandez—Desert Code (2008) La Cañada (GII)—Balance (2007) La Habra—Cat's Cradle (1995) Birthdate: January 27, 1943 Las Virgenes (GI)—Balance (2006) Louis R. Rowan H. (GIII-OT)—Green Jewel (1998) Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—Palladium (1974) Children: Grant, Amy and Jill Palos Verdes H. (GII)—Individualist (GIII-1992) Residence: La Cañada Potrero Grande H. (GII)—Greg’s Gold (2008) Robert B. Lewis (GII)—Millennium Wind (2001) San Antonio H. (GII)— (1996) San Carlos H. (GII)—Northern Afleet (1997) San Fernando BC (GII)—Northern Afleet (1997) San Jacinto—Royal Reach (1990) Santa Lucia H—Devine Actress (2010) San Marcos H. (GII)—River Flyer (1995) Breeders' Cup Wins San Pasqual H. (GII)—Alphabet Soup (1996) Classic (GI)—Alphabet Soup (1996-WO) Santa Anita Oaks (GI)—Balance (2006) Distaff (GI)—Adoration (2003-OT) Santa Lucia H.—Santa Teresita (2008) Turf Sprint—Desert Code (2008-OT) Santa Margarita H. (GI)—Adoration (2004); Balance (2007) Santa Paula (GIII)—Raw Gold (1996); Starrer (2001) Triple Crown Win Santa Ynez (GII)—Raw Gold (1996) Belmont (GI-Bel)—Touch Gold (1997) Tokyo City Cup (GIII)—Peregrinator (1980) Volante (OT)—General Meeting (1991) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Baldwin (GIII)—Desert Code (2007) Other Major Stakes Wins Bradbury—General Meeting (1991); Dramatic Gold (1994) Acorn (GI-Bel)—Cat's Cradle (1995) California Breeders' Champion (Colts)—Past Ages (1989); (1990) Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Desert Code (2007) California Breeders’ Champion (Fillies)—Cat's Cradle (1995) Arlington Matron (GIII-AP)—Adoration (2004) California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Lovely Habit (1992) Barretts Juvenile Sales (Fpx)—Discard The Five (1995) California Cup Starter H. (OT)—His Legacy (1991, 1992, 1994) Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Starrer (2001) Daytona H. (GIII)—Desert Code (2009) Best Pal (GII-Dmr)—J P’s Gusto (2010) david hofmans Bing Crosby H. (GI-Dmr)—Greg’s Gold (2005) Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Adoration (2002) CERF (Dmr)—Simply Because (2005) Sharp Cat (Hol)—Balance (2005); Runway Rosie (2006) Cinderella (Hol)—Well Deserved (2009) Sunland Park Oaks (Sun)—Harissa (2010) Cinema H. (GIII-Hol)—Fighting Falcon (1999) Tiznow (Hol)—Greg’s Gold (2007) Dahlia H. (GII-Hol)—Follow the Money (2000) Toyota Blue Grass (GI-Kee)—Millennium Wind (2001) De Anza (Dmr)—Burnished Bronze (1991) Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Individualist (1991) Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Alphabet Soup (1995); Dramatic Gold (1996) Violet H. (GIII-Med)—Follow The Money (2000) Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Cindy’s Hero (2000) Willard L. Proctor Memorial (Hol)—J P’s Gusto (2010) Del Mar Futurity (GI-Dmr)—J P’s Gusto (2010) El Cajon (Dmr)—Joey Franco (2002) Highlights El Camino Real Derby (GIII-BM)—French Legionaire (1984) • First winner: Nu Kali, at Santa Anita in 1974. Fleur de Lis H. (GII-CD)—Adoration (2004) • Training title: Hollywood Park: 1989 autumn. Half Moon Bay (BM)—World Light (2002) • One year before snuffing Silver Charm’s Triple Crown bid with Frank Stronach’s Haskell Invitational H. (GI-Mth)—Touch Gold (1997) dramatic upsetter Touch Gold in the , toppled two-time Hollywood BC Oaks (GII-Hol)—Adoration (2002) Horse of the Year Cigar with Mrs. B. J. Ridder’s Alphabet Soup in the $4-million Hollywood Derby (GI-Hol)—River Flyer (1994) Breeders’ Cup Classic at Woodbine. Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Siphonic (2001) • Stunned Breeders’ Cup crowd at Oak Tree seven years later when Adoration Hollywood Juvenile Championship (GIII-Hol)—J P’s Gusto (2010) recorded the biggest shocker of the 2003 Breeders’ Cup by leading throughout Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—Individualist (1989) the Distaff to win by 4 1/2 lengths and return $83.40 for the victory. Jim Dandy (GII-Sar)—Awesome Again (1997) • When Oak Tree again hosted the Breeders’ Cup in 2008, pulled off yet another Lanes End Breeders’ Futurity (GI-Kee)—Siphonic (GII-2001) stunner as Desert Code rallied from far back to take the inaugural running of the Lexington (GIII-Kee)—Touch Gold (1997) Turf Sprint and return a winning mutuel of $75. Milady BC H. (GII-Hol)—Andestine (GI-1994) • Defending champion Cigar was sent off at 3-5 odds to repeat in the 1996 Molson Million (GI-WO)—Dramatic Gold (1994) Breeders’ Cup Classic, but Alphabet Soup, tagged at 19-1, emerged from a driv- Oaklawn BC (GIII-OP)—Ask Me No Secrets (2002) ing four-horse stretch battle with a nose victory over . The latter On Trust H. (Hol)—Individualist (1990, 1992); Greg’s Gold (2007) edged Cigar by a head for the place with pace-setter Mt. Sassafras another half- Palomar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Yearly Tour (1996) length back in fourth. The roan Alphabet Soup had won three stakes races earlier Pat O' Brien BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Alphabet Soup (GIII-1996); Greg’s Gold (2007) in the year while preparing for the Classic. They included a pair of Grade II Pepper Oaks Farm (Hol)—Public Domain (2002) events at Santa Anita, the San Antonio and San Pasqual Handicaps. Piedra Foundation (Dmr)—Adoration (2003) • Touch Gold’s denial of Silver Charm becoming the first Triple Crown champion Princess (GIII-Hol)—Starrer (2001) in 19 years was accomplished while overcoming an injury to his left front hoof Queen’s Plate (GI-WO)—Awesome Again (1997) that had occurred when nearly falling at the start of the Preakness Stakes three San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Northern Afleet (GIII-1997) weeks previous. • Touch Gold continued on in 1997 to win Monmouth Park’s Grade I Haskell • Dramatic Gold finished third in the 1994 Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer’s first Invitational Handicap. Saddled another Stronach-owned 3-year-old, Awesome Breeders' Cup starter, following victories in Woodbine’s Group I Molson Million Again, to win a pair of major races that year: Saratoga’s Jim Dandy Stakes and the and the Grade II Del Mar Breeders’ Cup Handicap. Group I Queen’s Plate at Woodbine. • Saddled His Legacy to third California Cup Starter Handicap victory in 1994 fol- • Following her victory in the 2003 Breeders’ Cup Distaff, Adoration captured lowing wins in 1991 and 1992 and a second in 1993. three graded stakes at as many tracks including Santa Anita’s Grade I Santa • Trainer of Individualist, whose 1992 Palos Verdes Handicap victory pushed Laffit Margarita Invitational Handicap as the third choice among five betting interests Pincay Jr. past Bill Shoemaker's record Santa Anita win mark (2,246). that included an entry. • Saddled Chris McCarron's 6,000th winner, Andestine, in the 1994 Milady • After Grade I wins at Santa Anita as a 3-year-old in the 2006 Las Virgenes and Handicap at Hollywood Park, as well as McCarron’s 6,500th winner, Le Casque Santa Anita Oaks, Balance returned in 2007 to take the Grade II La Canada and Gris, on July 16, 1997. Grade I Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap, providing trainer with second • Won four consecutive stakes during a two-week span in 1990, three at Golden victory in latter event within four years. Gate Fields with Perforce, For My Mom and His Legacy. Capped the streak with • Having returned earlier in the year from a 17-month layoff after bowing a Royal Reach in the San Jacinto at Santa Anita. tendon, California-bred gray gelding Greg’s Gold stamped himself as one of the nation’s leading sprinters in 2007 with a 1 1/2-length victory in Del Mar’s Personal $300,000 Pat O’Brien Breeders’ Cup Handicap (Gr II) to atone for a nose loss to • Introduced to racing by his father, an avid fan. Learned training basics from Gary In Summation three weeks previous in Del Mar’s Grade I Bing Crosby Handicap. Jones, who had been a classmate at Pasadena City College. • J P's Gusto stamped himself among the leaders of his generation when the • Gave serious thought to leaving the sport in the mid-1980s before turning 2-year-old son of Successful Appeal coasted to a 4 1/2-length win in the Grade his career around. In 1989, had the highest winning percentage in Southern I Del Mar Futurity for his fourth straight stakes victory in 2010. The bay ridg- California at 28.7 percent. ling previously had scored in Del Mar’s Grade II Best Pal Stakes, the Grade III • Son Grant obtained trainer’s license in February 1995. Won with first starter, Hollywood Juvenile Championship and the Willard L. Proctor Memorial at Fleotan, on Feb 15, 1995. Hollywood Park. • Sent Millennium Wind on the 2001 Triple Crown trail with a Grade III victory in the Santa Catalina Stakes at Santa Anita and a Grade I win in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland prior to a disappointing 11th-place finish in the 127th Kentucky Derby. • After breaking his maiden at Del Mar at first asking in 2001, Siphonic went to Keeneland and took the Grade II Lane’s End BC Futurity by six lengths. The Siphon colt then shipped to Belmont Park where he pressed the pace in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, forged a short-lived lead at the eighth pole before finishing third. Siphonic finished the year with a smashing win in the Grade I Hollywood Futurity, but his Triple Crown hopes were dashed early in 2002 by a right front ankle injury. david hofmans

Santa Ana H. (GII)—Tuscan Evening (2010) JERRY HOLLENDORFER Santa Anita H. (GI)—Heatseeker (2008) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Tuscan Evening (2010) San Vicente (GIII)—Afleetaffair (1996) Birthdate: June 18, 1946 Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Other Major Stakes Wins Wife: Janet Ack Ack H. (GIII-CD)—Cappuchino (2003) Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Eye of the Tiger (2003) Residence: Belmont, Calif. A Gleam Invitational H. (GII-Hol)—Somethinaboutlaura (2006, 2007) Alabama (GI-Sar)—Blind Luck (2010) Alameda County Fillies & H. (Pln)—Christmas Ship (2009) Audrey Skirball-Kenis (Hol)—You Lift Me Up (2008) Azeri (GIII-OP)— (2008) Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Washington Bridge (2010) Bay Meadows BC H. (GIII-BM)—Adreamisborn (2005) Breeders' Cup Win Bay Meadows Derby (GIII-BM)—Congressional Honor (2004) Dirt Mile (GI)—Dakota Phone (2010-CD) Brown Bess H. (GIII-BM)—Splashing Water (NG-1993); Traces of Gold (1998) B. Thoughtful (Hol)—Somethinaboutlaura (2007); U R All That I Am (2010) California Derby (GG)—Pike Place Dancer (1996); Bwana Bull (2007); Chocolate Santa Anita Stakes Wins Candy (2009) Blue Norther—Tales in Excess (2010) California Juvenile (GIII-BM)—King Slewie (1997); Voice of Destiny (1998) Buena Vista H. (GII)—Tuscan Evening (2010) Californian (GII-Hol)—Heatseeker (2008) California Cup Juvenile—Rousing Sermon (2011-SA) Cat’s Cradle H. (Hol)—U R All That I Am (2009) El Encino (GII)—Fleet Lady (1998) Cavonnier Juvenile (SR)—Longview Drive (2011) La Cañada (GII)—Fleet Lady (1998) Churchill Downs H. (GII-CD)—Trickey Trevor (2006) La Puente—Dream Nettie (2010) Cinderella (Hol)—Killer Graces (2011) Las Virgenes (GI)—Blind Luck (2010) City of Roses H. (Pm)—Pretty Katherine (2010) Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Tuscan Evening (2009) Coaching Club American Oaks (GI-Bel)— (1991) Monrovia H. (GIII)—Tuscan Evening (2010) Corte Madera (GG)—Cathy’s Crunches (2010) Oak Leaf (GI-OT)—Blind Luck (2009) Delaware H. (GII-Del)—Hystericalady (2008); Blind Luck (2011) Oak Tree Derby (GII-OT)—Mula Gula (1999) Delaware Oaks (GII-Del)—Blind Luck (2010) Providencia (GII)—City to City (2010) Dennis Dodge Memorial (PM)—El Gaucho (2010) San Pedro—Indian Winter (2011) Diamond Jubilee (SR)—Halo Dolly (2011) jerry hollendorfer Donna Jensen H. (PM)—Christmas Ship (2010); Spirit Seeker (2010) Landaluce (Hol)—Killer Graces (2011) E. B. Johnston (Fpx)—U R All That I Am (2010) Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Tuscan Evening (2009) El Camino Real Derby (GIII-BM)—Event Of The Year (1998); Yougottawanna Last Dance (BM)—You Lift Me Up (2008) (2002); Bwana Bull (2007); Chocolate Candy (2009) La Troienne (GII-CD)—Blind Luck (2011) Emerald Downs Distaff H. (EmD)—Lemon Kiss (2008) Life Is Sweet (Hol)—Washington Bridge (2010) Fantasy (GII-OP)—Lite Light (1991); Blind Luck (2010) Longacres Mile (GIII-EmD)—Adreamisborn (2004) Federal Way H. (EmD)—Startjumpin Marnie (2008) Lost in the Fog (GG)—City Route (2011) Flawlessly (Hol)—Starry Pursuit (2008) Luther Burbank H. (SR)—Christmas Ship (2010) Fleur de Lis H. (GII-CD)—Hystericalady (2008) Manhattan Beach (Hol)—Starry Pursuit (2008) Forty Niner (GG)—Dakota Phone (2008) Miesque (GIII-Hol)—Neversaidiwassweet (2010) Fran’s Valentine (Hol)—U R All That I Am (2010) Modesty H. (GIII-AP)—Tuscan Evening (2010) Gamely (GI-Hol)—Tuscan Evening (2010) Molly Pitcher (GII-Mth)—Hystericalady (2007, 2008) Golden Gate BC H. (GIII-GG)—Ninebanks (2003) Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Heatseeker (2007) Golden Gate Debutante (GG)—Cathy’s Crunches (2010); Lady of Fifty (2011) Ohio Derby (GII-Tdn)—King Glorious (1989); Mula Gula (1999) Golden Nugget (GG)—Cathy’s Crunches (2010) Osunitas (Dmr)—Lilly Fa Pootz (2010) Golden Poppy (GG)—Misty Ocean (2008) Pacific Heights (GG)—Somethinaboutlaura (2007) Governor’s H. (Sac)—Saratoga’s Magic (2008) Palomar H. (GII-Dmr)—City to City (2011) Graduation (Dmr)—Babs Moossa (2008) Palomares (Fpx)—Kaweah Princess (2009) Haskell (GI-Mth)—King Glorious (1989) Pirate’s Bounty (Dmr)—Double Action (2007) Hastings Park H. (EmD)—Private Dreams (2008) Portland Meadows Derby (PM)—Alec’s Moon (2011) Hillsborough H. (BM)—Unspoken Word (2008) Portland Meadows Mile H. (PM)—Crafty Power (2009) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—King Glorious (1988) Portland Meadows Oaks (PM)—Alec’s Moon (2011) Hollywood Juvenile (GIII-Hol)—King Glorious (1988) Real Quiet (Hol)—Chocolate Candy (2008) Hollywood BC Oaks (GII-Hol)—Hystericalady (2006) Redondo Beach (Hol)—Somethinaboutlaura (2007); Tuscan Evening (2009) Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—King Glorious (1988) Royal Heroine Mile (GII-Hol)—Tuscan Evening (2009) Hollywood Starlet (GI-Hol)—Blind Luck (2009) Sacramento H. (GG)—Novel Sprite (1987) Honeymoon H. (GII-Hol)—Misty Ocean (2008) San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Dakota Phone (2010) Humana Distaff (GI-CD)—Hystericalady (2007) San Francisco BC Mile H. (GII-BM)—Ninebanks (2003) Ifyoucouldseemenow (Hol)—She’s Funomenal (2009) San Francisco Mile (GIII-GG)—Our Nautique (2011) I’m Smokin (Dmr)—Babs Moossa (2008) Seabiscuit H. (BM)—Yougottawanna (GIII-2004, 2005); Putmeinyourwill (2007) Joseph T. Grace H. (SR)—Our Nautique (2011) Singapore Plate (GIII-AP)—Lost At Sea (2002) Juan Gonzalez Memorial (Pln)—City Route (2011) Solana Beach H. (Dmr)—You Lift Me Up (2009); Halo Dolly (2011) Kentucky Oaks (GI-CD)—Lite Light (1991); Pike Place Dancer (1996) ; Solano County Juvenile (Sol)—Babs Moossa (2008) Blind Luck (2010) Spiral (GII-TP)—Event Of The Year (1998); Globalize (2000) Stanford BC H. (GIII-BM)—Adreamisborn (2005) • Evidence was his victory with Heatseeker in the 2008 Santa Anita Handicap, his Swaps (GII-Hol)—Skipshot (2010) first starter in Southern California’s premier race. Heatseeker’s Big ’Cap score was Sweepida Invitational (Stk)—Kaweah Princess (2009) sandwiched between wins in Hollywood Park’s Grade III Native Diver Handicap Tanforan H. (GIII-BM)—Variety Road (1988); River Flyer (1997) in 2007 and the Grade II Californian in 2008. Meanwhile, Hollendorfer, at 61, Turfway Park Fall Championship (GIII-TP)—Cappuchino (2004) gained his 5000th career victory at Hollywood Park with Political High on Dec. Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Blind Luck (2011) 22, 2007. Warren’s Thoroughbreds (Hol)—Going for a Spin (2011) • While continuing to enlarge his presence in Southern California, Hollendorfer’s William P. Kyne (GIII-BM)—Variety Road (1990, 1991) remarkable reign as king among Northern California trainers was checked when Work the Crowd (GG)—You Lift Me Up (2010); U R All That I Am (2011) William E. Morey won the training title at the 2008 Golden Gate Fields spring meeting, thus, ending Hollendorfer’s streak of 32 consecutive training crowns at Highlights the track. He had been the champion at every meet conducted at Golden Gate or Bay Meadows since 1986. • One month after being inducted into racing’s National Hall of Fame in 2011, • In 2008, however, he realized his most lucrative year as a trainer with earnings of Hollendorfer became the fourth trainer in history to reach 6,000 victories on over $8.6 million to rank seventh nationally. He moved up to fifth in 2009 with Sept. 3 when teaming with fellow Hall of Famer , aboard Just Tappin earnings of over $7.3 million. He had earned that much by September of 2010 as It in the sixth race at Golden Gate Fields. “We did it with Russell, that’s very Blind Luck registered three Grade I victories, including the Kentucky Oaks that nice,” Hollendorfer said in recognizing a partnership that has accounted for more came on the heels of her impressive score in the Grade I Hollywood Starlet in than 2,500 victories. At 65, the conditioner joined Dale Baird (9,445 wins), Jack December of 2009. Tuscan Evening provided six stakes wins during an unbeaten Van Berg (6,406) and King Leatherbury (6,324) in the exclusive Six Thousand season in 2010 including the Grade I Gamely at Hollywood Park following tallies Club. at Santa Anita in the Grade III Monrovia and Santa Ana, Buena Vista and Santa • Blind Luck, his 3-year-old filly champion of 2010, overcame four straight runner- Barbara Handicaps, all Grade II events. Hollendorfer’s 2010 season would mark up finishes to return to the top of her game in 2011 with successive wins in the his 14th consecutive year with earnings in excess of $5 million from over 200 Grade II La Troienne at Churchill Downs, Hollywood Park’s Grade I Vanity victories. Handicap and the Grade II while nosing out arch rival Havre • Gained his first Breeders’ Cup victory in 2010 at Churchill Downs with 37-1 de Grace. “Blind Luck, I think, was the final kick in the pants that got me here,” shot Dakota Phone, who rallied from 12th and last to take the Dirt Mile by a Hollendorfer said at his Hall of Fame induction. head under . Blind Luck had to settle for second behind upsetter • Dominated the Northern California racing scene for nearly a quarter-century Unrivaled Belle as the 3-2 favorite in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic. before gradually beginning to shift a significant portion of his vast stable to • Saddled five winners on a single racing card for the fourth time in his career on Southern California in 2007. By 2008, he had better than one-fourth of his Nov. 24, 2007 at Golden Gate Fields. His earlier five-win days occurred on May horses training in Southern California. “Everybody would love to run in Southern 26, 2004 at Bay Meadows, Jan. 23, 1997 at Bay Meadows, and on May 1, 1986 California, but you have to be realistic,” he told the Daily Racing Form. “I never at Golden Gate. Won the final four races at Golden Gate on May 1, 1996 to thought I had the stock to compete consistently on a daily basis. But I’ve had begin a streak of eight straight race wins. more support from my owners.” jerry hollendorfer • First impacted the national scene with King Glorious in 1988. After setting a track record of :51 for 4 1/2 furlongs in his victorious debut, King Glorious won eight of nine starts including the Grade I Hollywood Futurity in 1988, the 1989 Ohio Derby and that year’s Grade I Haskell Stakes in New Jersey. • Is a two-time winner of the prestigious Kentucky Oaks, first taking Churchill Downs’ Grade I fixture for 3-year-old fillies with Lite Light, a 10-length winner in 1991, before returning in 1996 to score with Pike Place Dancer. • His two Kentucky Derby contenders both were injured in Kentucky prior to the race. Event Of The Year suffered a slab fracture in his knee while training at Churchill Downs in 1998 after winning the Grade II Jim Beam (now the Spiral Stakes) at Turfway Park. Globalize was kicked by a lead pony in 2000 after taking the Spiral. • Struggled during his early years as a trainer. For his first six years beginning in 1979, he never saddled more than 16 winners during any of those years before winning 56 in 1985. • His breakthrough came in 1986 with Novel Sprite, whom he had claimed for $16,000 in 1984. She went on to earn $400,000, was named National Claimer of the Year in 1986 and provided trainer with his first stakes victory that year when taking the San Jose Handicap. One year later, Novel Sprite provided trainer with his first victory in a hundred-grander, the Sacramento Handicap at Golden Gate Fields.

Personal • Decided to remain in California during a visit from his native Akron in the late 1960s. • After unsuccessfully seeking a job in marketing at Bay Meadows in 1969, took a job as a racetrack groom. • Took out his trainer’s license in 1979 after working as an assistant to Jerry Dutton and Jerry Fanning. • Wife Janet serves as his chief assistant and partner. She oversees Northern California operation while her husband is in Southern California. • Top aide in Southern California is Dan Ward, a former assistant to Bobby Frankel. CTT & TOC (Dmr)—Canzone (2002) EDUARDO INDA Del Mar H. (GII-Dmr)—T. H. Approval (2006) Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Riboletta (GII-2000) Landaluce (Hol)—Georgia’s Storm (GIII-2001) Birthdate: January 3, 1943 Milady BC H. (GII-Hol)—Riboletta (GI-2000) Pine Tree Lane (Hol)—Toga Toga Toga (1996) Birthplace: Santiago, Chile Pirate’s Bounty (Dmr)—Forest Camp (2000) Wife: Monica Ruffian (GI-Bel)—Riboletta (2000) Children: Monica, Lisa and Doris Sunset BC H. (GII-Hol)—T. H. Approval (2006) Torrey Pines (Dmr)—Tamara Princess (2001) Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Riboletta (2000)

Highlights • First stakes winner: Borodislew, 1995 Chula Vista Handicap at Del Mar, a Grade II later renamed the Clement L. Hirsch Handicap. Santa Anita Stakes Wins • First Grade I winner: Toga Toga Toga, Santa Anita’s 1997 Santa Monica Ack Ack—Tom Crusier (1996) Handicap. San Juan Capistrano H. (GII)—T. H. Approval (2005, 2006) • Eclipse Award winner trained: Riboletta, 2000 Older Filly or Mare. Santa Margarita H. (GI)—Riboletta (2000) • Developed Riboletta into a champion in her division in 2000 when the 5-year- Santa Maria H. (GI)—India Divina (1999) old Brazilian-bred mare posted seven graded stakes victories including five Grade Santa Monica H. (GI)—Toga Toga Toga (1997) I events and six of them in succession. Injured when favored at 2-5 odds in the The Wicked North—Tom Cruiser (1997) Breeders’ Cup Distaff, Riboletta was retired after finishing seventh to longshot Spain. • Riboletta captured elite stakes races on both coasts during 2000. Her Grade I vic- Other Major Stakes Wins tories included Santa Anita’s Santa Margarita Handicap, the and Ruffian A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—Toga Toga Toga (1997) Stakes at Belmont Park, and the Milady and Vanity Handicaps at Hollywood Bay Meadows BC Derby (BM)—Shellbacks (1997) Park. She became only the fourth female to win both the Santa Margarita and Bay Meadows Dash H. (BM)—Toga Toga Toga (1997) Vanity in a single year. Beldame (GI-Bel)—Riboletta (2000) • Earning nearly $2 million in 2000, Riboletta was switched from the barn of Bob Bien Bien (Hol)—Music’s Storm (2002) Baffert, according to owners Aaron and Marie Jones, because of Inda’s contribu- Cinderella (Hol)—Georgia’s Storm (2001) tions to the accomplishments of standout mares Bayakoa and Paseana when serv- Clement L. Hirsch H. (GII-Dmr)—Borodislew (1995); Riboletta (2000) ing as Hall of Famer Ron McAnally’s top assistant. eduardo inda • His T. H. Approval became the first horse since Niarkos in 1968 to score back- to-back wins in Santa Anita’s historic San Juan Capistrano Handicap when regis- tering a repeat victory in 2006. • During a stint as private trainer for 505 Farms, developed Borodislew into a graded stakes winner who provided first graded stakes victory in Del Mar’s 1995 Chula Vista Handicap. • Saddled India Divina to beat former boss Ron McAnally’s entrant, Victory Striped, in the Grade I Santa Maria Handicap at Santa Anita in 1999. • Toga Toga Toga became a multiple-stakes winner with the 1997 running of Santa Anita’s Santa Monica Handicap, the trainer’s first Grade I, among her triumphs.

Personal • Hails from a racing family in Chile. Father trained Thoroughbreds at Hipodromo, Chile, and two cousins and an uncle also were trainers. • Brought horses from South America to the U.S. for the late Clement Hirsch and trainer in 1961. Remained in America and worked for Stute for 10 years. Was with Stute when the latter trained South American standout Figonero, Snow Sporting and June Darling. Figonero won three stakes in two weeks during the summer of 1969. • Joined Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally in the early 1970s. “He taught me to be patient with the horses,” said Inda, adding he uses “100 percent” of McAnally’s training style. Parted company with McAnally to go on his own dur- ing 1995 Hollywood Park spring/summer meeting. • Went to work briefly as trainer for Marshall Naify’s 505 Farms in 1995 before starting a public stable in the fall of 1995. Other Major Stakes Wins martin jones A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—Alphabet Kisses (2005) B. Thoughtful (Hol)—Alphabet Kisses (2005) California Turf Championship (BM)—El Don (2005) Birthdate: October 27, 1971 Culver City (Hol)—Dotsy Jean (2010) Birthplace: Arcadia Daisycutter H. (Dmr)—Unzip Me (2011) Gamely H. (GI-Hol)—Auriette (1996) Single Great Lady M. (Hol)—Unzip Me (2010) Residence: Pasadena Hidden Light (Hol)—Gastronomical (1996) King Glorious (Hol)—High Standards (2008) Magali Farms (Hol)—Alphabet Kisses (2004) Osunitas H. (Dmr)—Auriette (1997) Royal North (GIII-WO)—Unzip Me (2010) San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Tres Borrachos (2011) Senator Ken Maddy H. (GIII-OT-Hol)—Unzip Me (2010) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Snow Chief (Hol)—Compari (2009) Arcadia H. (GII)—Compari (2010) Solana Beach H. (Dmr)—Sharekann (1997) Baldwin—High Standards (2005) Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Bilo (2007) California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Blind Ambition (2003); Unzip Me (2011-SA) Turf Paradise BC H. (TuP)—Inner City (1997); Sharekann (1998) California Cup Juvenile (OT)—Lucky Primo (2008) Valkyr H. (Hol)—Sea of Ice (2000) California Cup Sprint H. (OT)—Bilo (2007) California Sires—Hugh Hefner (2002) Highlights Clocker’s Corner H.—Unzip Me (2011) • First winner: Made of Jade, May 13, 1996, at Hollywood Park for his father, Crystal Water H.—Hugh Hefner (2002); Compari (2010) recently retired trainer Gary Jones. It was his sixth starter. Impressive Luck H.—Cherokee Heaven (2010) • First stakes victory also marked his first Grade I victory when Auriette won Irish O’Brien—Unzip Me (2010) Hollywood Park’s 1996 Gamely Handicap to follow his first training victory by La Brea (GI)—Alphabet Kisses (2004) just one month. La Cañada (GII)—Scholars Studio (2000) • Won four stakes races with Alphabet Kisses, highlighted by a Grade I triumph Las Cienegas H. (GIII)—Unzip Me (2010) in Santa Anita’s 2004 , a $250,000 event for 3-year-old fillies in Monrovia (GIII)—Unzip Me (2011) which she returned $42.80. The daughter of Alphabet Soup retired in 2006 with San Pedro—High Standards (2005) earnings of $590,271 from seven wins in 17 starts. Sensational Star H.—Compari (2010) martin jones • When Alphabet Kisses won Hollywood Park’s 2005 A Gleam Handicap, she added to a family legacy. Marty’s father, Gary, trained 1993 winner Bold Windy. His grandfather, Farrell, trained 1965 winner Kea. • Achieved the third Grade I victory of his career in 2007 when California-bred Bilo, making just his third start since November of 2005, held off favored Surf Cat to win the $300,000 Triple Bend Handicap by a head at Hollywood Park. Jones finished sixth in that track’s spring/summer meet standings with 15 victo- ries while connecting with nearly 29 percent of his starters. • With multiple stakes winners Compari and Unzip Me leading the way, Jones enjoyed a standout season in 2010. Compari won three stakes in a row at Santa Anita headed by the Grade II Arcadia Handicap after having taken Hollywood Park’s Snow Chief Stakes in 2009. Unzip Me extended her winning streak to five when victorious in Hollywood Park’s Great Lady M. Stakes. Her wins included Santa Anita’s Grade III La Cienegas Handicap and the Grade III Royal North at Woodbine. She added a third Grade III when taking the Senator Ken Maddy Handicap on opening night of Oak Tree’s meeting at Hollywood Park. • Unzip Me returned in 2011 to add four stakes victories to her impressive dossier. Her triumph in the California Cup Distaff marked her sixth victorious perfor- mance in nine career starts when going 6 1/2 furlongs over Santa Anita’s Hillside Turf Course. • Sent the speedy Hugh Hefner to Pimlico Racecourse in 2000 to finish sixth in the 125th running of the Preakness Stakes.

Personal • Third generation member of highly successful family of trainers that includes grandfather Farrell W. Jones – who won eight training titles at Santa Anita and 413 races to rank 13th on all-time list – and father Gary Jones, who won four training titles and ranks fourth on all-time list with 576 victories. • Marty served as assistant to his father before venturing out on his own in 1996 following his father’s retirement. • High point of 2005 Oak Tree meet was victory by Brite Maneuvers in $125,000 STEVE KNAPP California Cup Juvenile, which capped a three-race winning streak at meeting for horse claimed for $40,000. • Haltered Icantgoforthat for $50,000 at Hollywood Park in 1991 and turned her Birthdate: Dec. 18, 1956 into a multiple stakes winner who provided trainer with his first graded stakes victory in 2003 Monrovia Handicap, a Grade III, at Santa Anita. Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Wife: Cori Personal Children: Sam, Stevie and Skyler • Former owner of a uniform supply company, which he gave up to become a Residence: Chino Hills trainer following a nine-month apprenticeship with trainer Bob Hess Jr. • Went from a one-horse stable in 2000 to having over 50 head five years later. Cites success with Icantgoforthat as the lynchpin. • Major clients include Jim and Marcia Equils, Michael Miller and James Didion of Santa Ana, who races as Howard Roberts Farm. Santa Anita Stakes Wins California Cup Juvenile (OT)—Brite Maneuvers (2005) Monrovia H. (GIII)—Icantgoforthat (2003) Survive—Icangoforthat (2003)

Other Major Stakes Wins CERF H. (Dmr)—Lady Sabrina (2004) Daisycutter H. (Dmr)—Icangoforthat (2004) Pio Pico (Fpx)—Wee Bit Fancy (2006)

Highlights • First winner: Dozey Doats, at 50-1, at Santa Anita on April 21, 2000. • Training title: Oak Tree, 2005. • Captured first-ever training title at 2005 Oak Tree meeting, edging Jeff Mullins, 16-15, by winning four races over the final two days, including three on Nov. 5: Coronado’s Pride ($10.20), Guidebook ($12.60) and Margaritalosflores ($23.40). steve knapp

Brian Koriner Other Major Stakes Wins A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—Sweet August Moon (2010) Bay Meadows BC Sprint (GIII-BM)—Court’s in Session (2004) Birthdate: October 21, 1966 Carry Back (GII-Crc)—Black Seventeen (2007) Birthplace: Montebello, California El Camino Real Derby (GIII-GG)—Hoovergetthekeys (2001) Single Golden Gate Derby (GIII-GG)—Hoovergetthekeys (2001) Residence: Monrovia, California Governor’s Cup H. (Fpx)—Court’s in Session (2004); Northern Soldier (2008) Green Flash H. (Dmr)—California Flag (2009, 2010) Gregson Foundation (BM)—Wind Water (2005) Harry Henson (Hol)—Stormin Lyon (2004) Hollywood Turf Express H. (GIII-Hol)—California Flag (2008) John Henry H. (BM)—Railroad (2006) Lazaro Barrera Memorial (GIII-Hol)—Northern Soldier (GII-2006) Ralph M. Hinds H. (Fpx)—Atticus Jack (2011) Breeders'Cup Win Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—Sweet August Moon (2010) Turf Sprint—California Flag (2009-OT) Robert Kerlan Memorial H. (Hol)—Railroad (2006) San Mateo (BM)—Wind Water (2004) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Soviet Problem H. (GG)—Excessive Theresa (2000) Vacaville H. (Sol)—Excessive Theresa (2000) California Cup Starter Sprint H. (OT)—Wind Water (2006) Vosburgh (GI-Bel)—Black Seventeen (2008) Honest Lady—Sweet August Moon (2009) Jack Goodman (OT)—Within Reason (2005) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Sweet August Moon (2009) Highlights Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—California Flag (2008, 2009, 2011-SA) • First winner: Market the Fortune at Santa Anita in 1991. Santa Lucia—Church Camp (2011) • First stakes winner: Excessive Theresa in Soviet Problem Handicap at Golden Valentine Dancer H.—Onebadkitty (2009-dh) Gate in 2000. • First graded stakes winner: Hoovergetthekeys in Grade III Golden Gate Derby on Jan. 14, 2001, at $33 win mutuel after surviving claim of foul by trainer of runner-up. • First Grade I stakes winner: Black Seventeen in Grade I, $400,000 at Belmont Park on Sept. 28, 2008. brian koriner • One year after California Flag had faded to 10th in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint • Journeyed to Northern California in 1987 to saddle his first Quarter Horse after dueling for the early lead, the 5-year-old gelding provided the 43-year-old winner, John’s Policy, at Bay Meadows in an 870-yard race he won via disqualifi- trainer with his biggest win when taking the 2009 running of the million-dollar cation. event by 1 1/4 lengths while going wire-to-wire under jockey Joe Talamo as the • When was introduced at Los Alamitos but restricted to 4 3-1 favorite. “The difference between this year and last year is that last year we 1/2-furlong contests with a claiming lid of $5,000, he began to branch out into just said ‘go,’” commented Koriner. “This year we used our heads. Once we made that area. the lead, it was over.” He added, “I’m not going to be greedy, but this is what it’s • Took seven Thoroughbreds to Northern California in 1996 when Los Alamitos all about.” It was the fourth straight win for California Flag following his 2008 was dark for three months and won with 40 percent of his runners during his Breeders’ Cup setback. The streak included victories in the Grade III Hollywood first meet there. “That put me on the map,” he noted, “and brought me some Turf Express, Del Mar’s Green Flash Handicap and a repeat in Oak Tree’s Grade new clients.” Became a Thoroughbred trainer based in Northern California. III Morvich Handicap. • Came full circle in June of 2007 when relocated to Southern California with a • Winless in three previous starts during 2008, Black Seventeen was the longest string of 40 horses after running some at Del Mar the previous year. shot in the field at odds of 23-1 when capturing the Vosburgh over a sloppy sealed main track. “That was a long way to come to be 23-1,” said Koriner, a co- owner, “but this horse has won on this kind of a racetrack.” • Black Seventeen had provided trainer with his biggest win prior to the Vosburgh in 2007 when overcoming a stumbling start to wire his rivals in the Grade II, $300,000 Carry Back Stakes at Calder Racecourse. After the race, Koriner termed the Florida-bred sprinter the best horse he has trained. • High-percentage trainer won the Grade III, $125,000 Bay Meadows Breeders’ Cup Sprint on June 19, 2004, with Court’s in Session by 2 1/2 lengths, paying $17.80, just six weeks after claiming the 5-year-old gelding for $32,000.

Personal • Played baseball at Diamond Bar High School, and, after considering an attempt to further his baseball career in college, decided to try galloping horses at Santa Anita where his dad, Ed, had often taken him as a youngster. • Found his way to Los Alamitos where he galloped horses at the age of 18 for trainers Vaughn Ellis and Scott Craigmyle. • Took out his trainer’s license in 1987 while based primarily at Los Alamitos and trained Quarter Horses for 10 years. Californian (GII-Hol)—Cutlass Reality (GI-1988) CRAIG A. LEWIS Cat’s Cradle (Hol)—Valentine Dancer (2003) C. B. Afflerbaugh (Fpx)—Gallant Gent (2009) De Anza (Dmr)—Music Merci (1988) Birthdate: May 1, 1947 Del Mar Futurity (GII-Dmr)—Music Merci (GI-1988) (Hol)—Music Merci (1988) Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Hollywood Gold Cup (GI-Hol)—Cutlass Reality (1988) Single Illinois Derby (GII-Haw)—Music Merci (1989) Residence: Arcadia Jack Coady, Sr. (TuP)—Quindici Man (2009) Lakeview Thoroughbred Farms (Hol)—Rebuild Trust (2000) Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Cutlass Reality (1988) On Trust H. (Hol)—Hot Market (2002) Pomona Derby (Fpx)—Quindici Man (2009) (Hol)—Knight Prospector (1993) Rancho Bernardino H. (GIII-Dmr)—Knight Prospector (1993) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Spotlight BC H. (Hol)—Bel Air Dancer (1988) Sunshine Millions F&M Turf (GP)—Valentine Dancer (2005) California Cup Distance H. (OT)—Nicole’s Pursuit (2002) Zia Park Derby (Zia)—Quindici Man (2009) Cavonnier (OT)—Excessive Barb (2002) Goodwood BC H. (GII-OT)—Cutlass Reality (1988) Harold C. Ramser Sr. H. (OT)—Valentine Dancer (2003) Highlights Malibu (GI)—Music Merci (1989) • Training titles: Fairplex Park: 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993; Hollywood Park: 1988 Pirate's Cove—Bee El Tee (1995) spring/summer. Robert B. Lewis (GII)—Larry The Legend (1995) • Secured first training title at a major meet in 1988 with 25 wins at 1988 San Rafael (GII)—Music Merci (1989); Larry The Legend (1995) Hollywood Park spring/summer session. Santa Anita Derby (GI)—Larry The Legend (1995) • Owner-trainer of popular Larry The Legend, a $2,500 colt who won three stakes Skywalker H. (OT)—Larry The Legend (1997) in 1995 capped by a game victory in the Santa Anita Derby following wins in the Sunshine Millions F&M Turf—Valentine Dancer (2004) San Rafael Stakes and Santa Catalina, now the Robert B. Lewis Memorial. • Named after trainer’s brother, Larry, the colt was injured prior to Triple Crown Other Major Stakes Wins races. Returned to the races in summer of 1996, but was sidelined again due to a bruised foot. Larry The Legend attempted two subsequent comebacks at Santa Barretts Juvenile (Fpx)—Clubhouse Ride (2010) Anita and won Oak Tree’s Skywalker Stakes in 1997 before being retired to stud Beau Brummel (Fpx)—Debonaire Joe (2001) in 1998. Bel Air H. (Hol)—Cutlass Reality (GIII-1988) craig a. lewis • Cutlass Reality won four stakes races at Hollywood Park in 1988, including the Hollywood Gold Cup and The Californian, to provide trainer with first Grade I victories. Defeated sprint champion Gulch in The California. Bested a pair of Kentucky Derby winners, Ferdinand and Alysheba, while winning the Gold Cup by a record 6 1/2 lengths. Cutlass Reality also was victorious in the Bel Air and Native Diver handicaps at the meet. • Music Merci captured the Grade I Del Mar Futurity in 1988 before running fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and returning the following year to take Santa Anita’s San Rafael Stakes, the Illinois Derby and the Grade I Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita. • Valentine Dancer became a repeat winner of the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf at Gulfstream Park in 2005 after having taken the previous year’s running at Santa Anita.

Personal • Earned a bachelor's degree in history from Cal-Berkeley; studied law at Pacific Coast College. • Started in racing with trainer ; obtained trainer's license in 1981. • Brother, Larry Lewis, was manager of Long Beach Little League team that won back-to-back world championships in 1992 and 1993. Del Mar Mile H. (GII-Dmr)—Caracortado (2011) mike machowsky Green Flash H. (Dmr)—Geronimo (2004) JRA (Lrl)—Go (1997) Pimlico Special H. (GI-Pim)—Southern Image (2004) Birthdate: September 19, 1965 Pomona Derby (Fpx)—Sensational Score (2006) Railbird (GII-Hol)—September Secret (2002) Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Dancing Rhythm (1998) Wife: Dana Solana Beach H. (GIII-Dmr)—Candy Factory (2005) Children: Eden, Cameron and Alyssa Sunland Derby (Sun)—Kelly Leak (2009) Residence: Monrovia Wild Harmony (Hol)—Dance With Gable (2010) Highlights • First winner: Bidadip, Jan. 1, 1990 at Santa Anita. • Caracortado, a California-bred gelding Machowsky bred and owns in partner- ship with Don Blahut, rallied to defeat Mr. Commons by a nose in the 2011 Santa Anita Stakes Wins running of the Grade II Del Mar Mile to gain some redemption after losing by Baldwin (GIII)—Shuffling Kid (2002) a head in Santa Anita’s Grade I Frank E. Kilroe Mile and by a neck in the Grade California Breeders’ Champion—Caracortado (2009) I Shoemaker Mile. The Del Mar Mile victory was his first since taking Santa Malibu (GI)—Southern Image (2003) Anita’s Sunshine Millions Turf in January and his first graded win since scoring Robert B. Lewis (GII)—Caracortado (2010) an upset in the Grade II Robert B. Lewis Stakes in February of 2010 while begin- San Gorgonio H. (GII)—Fencelineneighbor (2005) ning his career with five successive victories. Santa Anita H. (GI)—Southern Image (2004) • After gaining trainer his first Grade I victory in Santa Anita’s 2003 Malibu Santa Lucia H.—Cahill Connection (2000) Stakes, Southern Image became a major player in the 2004 handicap division. Sensational Star H.—Bedlam Bertie (2007) He scored back-to-back wins at Santa Anita in million-dollar races, the Sunshine Sunshine Millions Classic—Southern Image (2004) Millions Classic and the 67th running of the Santa Anita Handicap. Sunshine Millions Turf—Caracortado (2011) • Southern Image added a third Grade I to his resume in 2004 when shipping east to capture the Pimlico Special. “Every time this horse runs, it brings tears to my eyes,” Machowsky said afterward. “He just keeps getting better and better.” Other Major Stakes Wins • Foot problems finally caught up with Southern Image, who was retired in 2005 Audrey Skirball-Kenis (Hol)—Fencelineneighbor (2003) with six wins from just eight starts and earnings of $1,843,750. “He faced all Barona Cup H. (Dmr)—Fencelineneighbor (2003) comers, dancing every dance,” commented his trainer, “and in the process defeat- California Sky (OT)—Dance With Gable (2009) ed over 20 stakes winners.” California State Fair Sprint H. (Sac)—Dance With Gable (2009) mike machowsky • Figuring the race would be taken off the turf due to recent rains, entered Fencelineneighbor in Santa Anita’s 2005 San Gorgonio Handicap, and the 5-year- old mare netted her first graded stakes victory in the Grade II event while racing on the front end over a sloppy racetrack. • Achieved first graded stakes win with Dancing Rhythm in the Grade III Senorita Stakes at Hollywood Park in 1998.

Personal • First job at the racetrack was with trainer Clay Brinson when he was 14. Worked for two years as a groom for before joining Hall of Famer Richard Mandella where he spent 5 1/2 years as stable foreman and assistant trainer. • Father is a physician in Orange County. • First graded stakes winner: Taste of Paradise, 2004 Grade III Vernon O. GARY MANDELLA Underwood Stakes at Hollywood Park in stakes record time in 1:08.04. • Following his stunner as the longest shot in the Vosburgh field, Taste of Paradise came within a head of capturing the 2005 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Belmont Park Birthdate: February 14, 1972 when second to Silver Train despite a troubled trip. A claim of foul by jockey Garrett Gomez against the winner was disallowed. Birthplace: Redlands, California • Acquired Taste of Paradise when owner and co-breeder David Bloom wanted to Wife: Lucinda keep the horse in California with a trainer who worked with veterinarian Rick Children: Joshua Arthur after previous trainer relocated to Arizona. Residence: Pasadena • Taste of Paradise was retired to stud at Crestwood Farm in Kentucky in December of 2005 with earnings of $1,019,455 from six wins in 28 career starts. • After winning Santa Anita’s Grade II Arcadia Handicap in 2006, Silent Name added a Grade II at Keeneland in 2007 when the Japanese-bred son of dominated a field of 11 in the $400,000 Commonwealth Breeders’ Cup, his first start over a synthetic surface. • Man Among Men defeated highly-regarded in the 2003 Sham Santa Anita Stakes Wins Stakes at Santa Anita. The colt had previously won the 2002 Pinjara Stakes, pro- Arcadia H. (GII)—Silent Name (2006) viding trainer with his first stakes victory. Pinjara (OT)—Man Among Men (2002) Sham (GIII)—Man Among Men (2003) Personal • Son of Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. Other Major Stakes Wins • Worked for his dad during summer breaks. Following a five-month stint at Commonwealth BC (GII-Kee)—Silent Name (2007) in Kentucky, went to work for his father as a full-time assistant Pepper Oaks Farm (Hol)—Le Mans (2003) from 1995 to 1999. Ralph M. Hinds H. (Fpx)—Courtly Jazz (2005) • Worked as an analyst for TVG for over two years beginning in 1999. Seabiscuit Claiming (GG)—Big Shot (2001) • Took out his trainer’s license in 2002. Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Taste of Paradise (2004) • Wife Lucinda is employed as director of owner services for the Thoroughbred Vosburgh (GI-Bel)—Taste of Paradise (2005) Owners of California. Highlights • First Grade I winner: Taste of Paradise, 2005 Vosburgh Stakes at Belmont Park in a 26-1 upset. gary mandella

Frank E. Kilroe Mile (GI)—Atticus (GII-1997); Lazy Lode (2001); Redattore RICHARD MANDELLA (GII-2003) Goodwood BC H. (GII-OT)—Soul Of The Matter (1995); (2002, 2003); Rock Hard Ten (2005) Birthdate: November 5, 1950 Irish O’Brien—La Feminn (2001) La Puente—Tiz West (2008) Birthplace: Altadena, California Las Cienegas H. (GIII)—Advancing Star (1997) Wife: Randi Las Virgenes (GI)—Likeable Style (1993) AM E - 2001 Children: Gary and Andrea Louis R. Rowan H. (OT)—Reluctant Guest (1991) Residence: Bradbury Malibu (GI)—Oraibi (GII-1988); Afternoon Deelites (1995); (2000); Rock Hard Ten (2004) Monrovia H. (GIII)—Paga (2001) Norfolk (GI-OT)—Dixie Union (GII-1999); Dixie Chatter (2007) Oak Leaf (GI-OT)—Phone Chatter (1993); (GII-2003) Oak Tree Derby (GII-OT)— (2002) H A LL OF F Providencia (GIII)—Berbatim (2005) Breeders' Cup Wins Reloy H.—Noches de Rosa (2003) Classic (GI)—Pleasantly Perfect (2003-OT) Robert B. Lewis (GII)—Crown of Thorns (2008) Juvenile (GI)—Action This Day (2003-OT) San Antonio H. (GII)—Poley (1984); Best Pal (1995); Gentlemen (1997, 1998); Juvenile Fillies (GI)—Phone Chatter (1993-OT); Halfbridled (2003-OT) Redattore (2002); Pleasantly Perfect (2004); Spellbinder (2006) Turf (GI)—Kotashaan (1993-OT); Johar (2003-OT-DH) San Carlos H. (GII)—Phone Trick (1986) San Felipe (GII)——Soul of the Matter (1994); Afternoon Deelites (1995) Santa Anita Stakes Wins San Fernando BC (GII)—Minister Eric (2005); Energy (2006) Ancient Title BC (GI-OT)—Corwyn Bay (GIII-1990); Lexicon (GII-1999) San Gabriel H. (GII)—Romarin (1995, 1996); Redattore (2003) Arcadia H. (GII)—Lazy Lode (2001); Dixie Chatter (2009) San Gorgonio H. (GII)—Invited Guest (1990) Avigaition (OT)—Crazy Ensign (2003) San Juan Capistrano H. (GII)—Kotashaan (GI-1993) Blue Jay Way (OT)—Osidy (2006) San Luis Obispo H. (GII)—Kotashaan (1993); The Tin Man (2003); Champ Buena Vista H. (GII)—Lyin To The Moon (1995); Matiara (1996) Pegasus (2011) California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Bel's Starlet (1991, 1992) San Luis Rey H. (GII)—Kotashaan (GI-1993); (GI-1995) Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Super May (1991); Cagney (2001) San Marcos (GII)—Sandpit (1997); Johar (2003); The Tin Man (2006) Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (GI-OT)—Kotashaan (1993); Sandpit San Marino H.—Kudos (2002) (1994); The Tin Man (2002, 2006) San Pasqual H. (GII)—Congrats (2005) (OT)— (2008) San Simeon H. (GIII)—Lake William (2001) Santa Ana H. (GII)—Noches de Rosa (2003) richard mandella Santa Anita H. (GI)—Siphon (1997); Malek (1998); Rock Hard Ten (2005) B. Thoughtful (Hol)—La Feminn (2000) Santa Anita Oaks (GI)—Golden Treat (1992) Budweiser BC H. (RP)—Leger Cat (1992) Santa Lucia H.—Alexine (2002) Californian (GII-Hol)—Big Ten (2000); Kudos (2003) Santa Monica H. (GI)—Devil's Orchid (1991); Stop Traffic (1999); Salt Champ Candy Eclair (GP)—Shutup and Dance (2001) (2005) Carter H. (GI-Aqu)—Wild Rush (1998) San Vicente (GII)—Afternoon Deelites (1995) CashCall Futurity (GI-Hol)—Into Mischief (2007) Sen. Ken Maddy H. (GIII-OT)—Bel’s Starlet (1991, 1992); A La Reine (2001) CERF (Dmr)—Palmarola (2002); Rumor (2011)

Strub (GII)—Dare and Go (GI-1995); Event of the Year (GI-1999); Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (GI-Hol)—Sandpit (1996) AM E - 2001 Rock Hard Ten (2005) Cinema H. (GIII-Hol)—Bad 'N Big (GII-1977); Tiz West (2008) Thunder Road H.—Matto Mondo (2009) Citation H. (GI-Hol)—Redattore (2003) Tokyo City Cup H. (GIII)—Memo (GII-1993); Worth Repeating (2011) Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (GI-OT-Hol)—Champ Winter Solstice—Separata (2001) Pegasus (2010) Commonwealth BC (GII-Kee)—Afternoon Deelites (1996) Other Major Stakes Wins CTT & TOC (Dmr)—Crazy Ensign (2003) Dahlia H. (GIII-Hol)—Invited Guest (1987) H A LL OF F Ack Ack H. (GIII-Hol)—El Roblar (2007) Dayjur (Hol)—Lake William (2001) A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—Le L’Argent (GIII-1987); Survive (1991) Del Mar H. (GII-Dmr)—Champ Pegasus (2010) Alameda County Fillies and Mares H. (Pln)—Miss Pleasant (2010) Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Halfbridled (2003) Alydar (Hol)—Bayou the Moon (2001) Del Mar Futurity (GII-Dmr)—Siphonizer (2003); Horse Greeley (2006) American H. (GII-Hol)—Mister Wonderful II (GI-1989); The Tin Man Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Dessert (2003) (2002, 2006) Delta Airlines/ H. (GII-Aqu)—Reciclada (2000) Angel Island (GG)—Acaffella (2010) Donn H. (GI-GP)—Puerto Madero (1999) Arlington Million (GI-AP)—The Tin Man (2006) Dubai World Cup (GI-Nasr Al Arab)—Pleasantly Perfect (2004) Bangles and Beads (Fpx)—Chalula One (2011) Eddie Read H. (GI-Dmr)—Kotashaan (1993); Redattore (2001) Bay Meadows BC Sprint (BM)—Lexicon (2000-01) Escondido (Dmr)—Cagney (2001); Laura’s Lucky Boy (2005) Bay Meadows Express (BM)—Siphon (1996) Fairfield (Sol)—Joke (2001) Bed O'Roses (GII-Aqu)—Devil's Orchid (1991) Fleur de Lis H. (GII-CD)—Fit To Lead (1995) Bel Air H. (Hol)—Poley (GII-1983); Region (GIII-1994); Soul Of The Matter Gamely BC (GI-Hol)—Noches De Rosa (2004) (GIII-1995) Golden Gate H. (GIII-GG)—Bad 'N Big (1977) Best Pal (GII-Dmr)—Dixie Union (GIII-1999) Haskell H. (GI-Mth)—Dixie Union (2000) Beverly D (GI-AP)—Reluctant Guest (ng-1990) Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Sacramentada (GII-1992) Beverly Hills H. (GII-Hol)—Beautiful Melody-Reluctant Guest (GI-1990-dh); Hillsborough (BM)—Slow Down (2001) Corrazona (GI-1994); Virginie (GI-1999) Hollywood Derby (GI-Hol)—Johar (2002) Blue Sparkler (Mth)—Shutup and Dance (2001) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Afternoon Deelites (1994) Hollywood Gold Cup (GI-Hol)—Siphon (1996); Gentlemen (1997) Queen of the Green (TuP)—Alexine (2001) Hollywood Juvenile (GIII-Hol)—Dixie Union (1999) Railbird (GIII-Hol)—She's Tops (1992); Supercilious (1996); Brulay (1998); Hollywood Mile (Hol)—Romarin (1994) Witty (2009) Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—Afternoon Deelites (1994) Robert K. Kerlan Memorial H. (Hol)—Lexicon (1999) Hollywood Turf Cup H. (GI-Hol)—The Hague (1982); Lazy Lode (1996); San Francisco BC Mile H. (GII-BM)—Redattore (2001) Boboman (2006) Shoemaker BC Mile (GI-Hol)—Redattore (2003); The Tin Man (2007) Hollywood Turf Express (GIII-Hol)—Advancing Star (1997) Silver Screen H. (Hol)—Poley (1992)

Honeymoon H. (GIII-Hol)—Likeable Style (1993) Sunset H. (GII-Hol)—Sandpit (1995); Talloires (1996) AM E - 2001 Illinois Derby (GII-Haw)—Wild Rush (GIII-1997) Super Derby (GII-LaD)—Soul of the Matter (GI-1994) Inglewood H. (GIII-Hol)—El Roblar (2008) United Nations H. (GI-Atl)—Sandpit (1995, 1996) Jim Murray Memorial H. (GII-Hol)—Lazy Lode (1999); Kudos (2001) Valkyr (Hol)—Bel's Starlet (1992, 1993) John C. Mabee H. (GI-Dmr)—Matiara (1996) Vallejo (GG)—Joke (2001) John Henry H. (Hol)—Leger Cat (1993); (1994) H. (FG)—Olmodavor (2004) Kentucky Cup Classic (GII-TP)—Atticus (GIII-1996) Wickerr H. (Dmr)—One Union (2008)

La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—Meteore (2009) Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Osidy (2005) H A LL OF F Longacres Mile H. (Lga)—Bad 'N Big (1978) Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Now Pending (1977); Reluctant Guest (GII-1990); Louisville BC H. (GII-CD)—Fit To Lead (1995) Spring Star (GII-2004) Mamzelle (CD)—Separata (2001) WinStar Galaxy (GII-Kee)—Tout Charmant (GIII-2000) Mervyn LeRoy H. (GII-Hol)—Super May (GI-1990); Siphon (1996); Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (GI-CD)—Romarin (GII-1995) Out Of Mind (2000); Crown of Thorns (2011) Metropolitan Mile H. (GI-Bel)—Wild Rush (1998) Highlights Miss America H. (BM)—Alexine (2001); Crazy Ensign (2002) • Eclipse Award winners trained: Kotashaan, 1993 Horse of the Year; Phone Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Menswear (1983); Hopeful World (1986); Chatter, 1993 2-Year-Old Filly. Best Pal (1994); Gentlemen (1996); Refinado Tom (1997); Puerto Madero • First major stakes winner: Bad 'N Big, 1997 Cinema Handicap at Hollywood (1998); Olmodavor (2003) Park. Bad 'N Big went on to take honors as 1977 champion California-bred Oaklawn H. (GII-OP)—Atticus (GI-1997); Kudos (GI-2002) 3-year-old and 1978 older horse. Oceanside (Dmr)—El Roblar (2005-2nd div.); Dixie Chatter (2008) • Training titles: Oak Tree: 1990, 1993; Hollywood Park: 1982 autumn, 1987 Osunitas (Dmr)—Paga (2001); Polyfirst (2006) and 1997 autumn; Del Mar: 1990-tie. Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—Dare And Go (1996); Gentlemen (1997); • The 2001 Hall of Fame inductee made racing history by winning four Breeders’ Pleasantly Perfect (2004) Cup races at Santa Anita on Oct. 25, 2003: Halfbridled (earnings of $520,000) Palomar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Spring Star (2003) in the Juvenile Fillies; Action This Day ($780,000) in the Juvenile; Johar Paumonok (Aqu)—Lexicon (2001) ($763,200, dead-heat with High Chaparral) in the Turf; and Pleasantly Perfect Pimlico Special (GI-Pim)—Gentlemen (1997) ($2,080,000) in the Classic. Including a second by Minister Eric in the Juvenile Princess (Hol)—Fit To Lead (GIII-1993) richard mandella ($300,000) and a fourth by The Tin Man in the Turf ($120,840), his horses • Won four stakes races on Oak Tree’s 1993 Breeders’ Cup Day program at Santa earned $4,564,040, a Breeders’ Cup record for one day. The feat is regarded by Anita: the $2 million Turf with Horse of the Year Kotashaan; $1 million Juvenile many as the sport’s greatest single day accomplishment. Fillies with Phone Chatter; $150,000 Skywalker Handicap with Region, and • Won the 17th million-dollar race of his career in 2006 when The Tin Man, the $100,000 Smile Handicap with Memo. The horses earned a combined at the age of 8, led throughout to take the Arlington Million. In 1998, had $1,697,500. put together a streak of six consecutive $1-million race victories in Southern • The Tin Man compiled the best seasonal record of his career at the age of eight California when Malek won that year’s Santa Anita Handicap. Streak was in 2006 when earning $1,990,000 from four wins in five starts including the

halted when Skip Away defeated Puerto Madero and Gentlemen in that year’s Grade I Arlington Million and Oak Tree’s Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Memorial AM E - 2001 Hollywood Gold Cup. Turf Championship, repeating four years later in that event after taking the 2002 • Captured his third Santa Anita Handicap in 2005 when Rock Hard Ten won the running. The Tin Man continued rolling along at age 9 in 2007 when adding 68th running of the classic. The dark bay colt also won two thirds of the Strub Hollywood Park’s Grade I Shoemaker Breeders’ Cup Mile to his list of triumphs. Series with victories in the Grade I Malibu and the Grade II . He • Won Grade I races on same weekend at Oak Tree in 1993 with Phone Chatter in skipped the San Fernando Stakes. Trainer’s first Big ’Cap victory was achieved Oak Leaf Stakes on Oct. 9 and Kotashaan in the Oak Tree Invitational (now the with Siphon in 1997, the event that triggered his streak of million-dollar wins Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship) on Oct. 10, 1993.

in California and saw Mandella become the only trainer to saddle one-two-three • Won with five consecutive starters at Hollywood Park in 1987 and with his last H A LL OF F finishers in a Santa Anita Handicap (Siphon, Sandpit and Gentlemen). five at Del Mar in 1990 including three on closing day to gain a tie for first in • In March of 2004 and less than five months after winning the Breeders’ Cup the trainers’ standings with D. Wayne Lukas and Bill Spawr. Classic, Pleasantly Perfect won the $6-million Dubai World Cup. He provided • Trained sprint star Phone Trick, who won his first nine starts, his first five stakes the trainer with his third $1-million Pacific Classic victory in August. The 6-year- events, and finished second in the 1986 Eclipse balloting to Smile. Phone Trick old son of ran third to in the 2004 Breeders’ Cup sired Phone Chatter. Classic and was retired to stud at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky., shortly thereafter. Personal • Pleasantly Perfect’s triumph in Dubai pushed trainer’s runners over $100-million • The son of a blacksmith, he worked for his father at Beaumont, and then spent mark in career earnings. When inducted into Hall of Fame in August of 2001, five years at Three Rings Ranch and one year at Farrell Jones' ranch in Southern stable earnings stood at just over $78 million from 1,500 winners. California. • His horses swept the MGM Grand Classic in 1997, with Siphon’s Big ’Cap win • Broke and galloped horses for owner Connie Ring while attending high school in and Gentlemen’s victories in the Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic. Beaumont. • Saddled Dare And Go to upset Cigar in 1996 Pacific Classic, ending the cham- • Spent 18 months as an assistant to V.J. (Lefty) Nickerson in New York during pion’s 16-race win streak. early 1970s, before taking a private training job for Roger Braugh in 1974. • Became the only trainer in Southern California history to win a Grade I race • Opened public stable in California in 1976. with a pair of dead-heated stablemates when Beautiful Melody and Reluctant • Former assistants include trainers Dan Hendricks, C. Beau Greely, Michael Guest could not be separated by the photo finish camera in the 1990 Beverly Machowsky and son Gary. Hills Handicap at Hollywood Park. • Has been a member of the Oak Tree Racing Association’s board of directors since 2006. Las Palmas H. (GII)—Super Staff (1992); Mea Domina (2005); All Star Heart RON McANALLY (2011-SA) Las Virgenes (GI)—Antespend (1996) Malibu (GI)—Olympio (GII-1991) Birthdate: July 11, 1932 Monrovia H. (GIII)—Madame Pandit (1998) Norfolk (GII-OT)—Hawkster (GI-1988); Future Quest (1995) Birthplace: Covington, Kentucky Oak Tree BC Mile (GII-OT)—Ibero (1991); Johann Quatz (1993) Wife: Debbie Palos Verdes H. (GII)—D'Hallevant (GIII-1995) AM E - 1990 Children: Maureen, Janna and Laura Pasadena—Call Now (1994) Residence: Tarzana Paseana H.—Printemps (2003) Pine Tree Lane (OT)—Tizzy's Tune (2008) Reb’s Policy H.—Grandiser (2003) Robert B. Lewis Memorial (GII)—An Act (ng-1976); Super Moment (ng-1980-1st div.); Hello (ng-1997) San Antonio H. (GII)—Ibero (1992) H A LL OF F Breeders' Cup Wins San Felipe (GII)—Sea Cadet (1991) Distaff (GI)—Bayakoa (1989-GP, 1990-Bel); Paseana (1992-GP) San Fernando BC (GII)—King O'Turf (ng-1960); First Back (1975-1st div.); Turf (GI)—Northern Spur (1995-Bel) Pocket Park (1977-2nd div.) San Gabriel H. (GII)—John Henry (GIII-1980); Brave Act (1998, 2000) San Gorgonio H. (GII)—Miss Magnetic (ng-1980); Paseana (1992); Santa Anita Stakes Wins Queens Court Queen (1995); Golden Arches (1998); Tout Charmant (2002) Arcadia H. (GII)—Seinne (2002) San Juan Capistrano H. (GII)—John Henry (GI-1980); Amerique (GI-1998) Buena Vista H. (GII)—Appealing Missy (ng-1992-2nd div.); Fun House (2004) San Luis Obispo H. (GII)—John Henry (1981); Bienvenido (1998); Dark California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—House of Fortune (2003) Moondancer (2000) Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Kobuk King (ng-1971); Ultrasonido (1990) San Luis Rey H. (GII)—John Henry (GI-1980, GI-1981); Dark Moondancer Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (GI-OT)—John Henry (2000) (1980, 1981, 1982); Hawkster (1989); Northern Spur (1995) San Marcos (GII)—John Henry (1980); Super Moment (1982); Brave Act (1999); Cover Gal (OT)—House of Fortune (2003) Sweet Return (2004) El Encino (GII)—Olympic Charmer (2000); Affluent (2002) San Simeon H. (GIII)—Soft Victory (1973); Pay Tribute (ng-1976); Mark’s Place Frank E. Kilroe Mile H. (GI)—Sweet Return (GII-2004) (ng-1977); Syncopate (ng-1981); Coastal Voyage (1990); Bonfante (2007) Harold C. Ramser, Sr. H. (OT)—Olympic Charmer (2000); Mea Domina (2004) Santa Ana H. (GII)—Beautiful Noise (2001) La Brea (GI)—Savannah Slew (GIII-1985); Brought To Mind (GIII-1990); Santa Anita Derby (GI)—An Act (1976) Affluent (2001) Santa Anita H. (GI)—John Henry (1981, 1982); Mr Purple (1996) Las Cienegas (GIII)—Drama Critic (ng-1978); Excitable Lady (ng-1982) Santa Anita Oaks (GI)—Antespend (1996) Santa Lucia H.—Printemps (2001) Cash Call Mile (GIII-Hol)—Kalatiara (2001) Santa Margarita H. (GI)—Bayakoa (1989, 1990); Paseana (1992, 1994); Cat’s Cradle H. (Hol)—House of Fortune (2005) Queens Court Queen (1995); Toda Una Dama (1998) Champagne (GI-Bel)—Donut King (1961) Santa Maria H. (GI)—Bayakoa (1990); Paseana (1992); Race The Wild Wind Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (GI-Hol)—John Henry (1980, 1981, 1984); (1993); Queens Court Queen (1995); Lovellon (2001) Sweet Return (2005) Santa Monica H. (GI)—Affluent (2003) Cigar Mile H. (GI-Aqu)—Ibero (1992) Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Top Soil (ng-1979-2nd div.); Savannah Dancer (ng-1985); Citation H. (GI-Hol)—Pewter Grey (1983); Brave Act (1999)

Antespend (ng-1996) Clement L. Hirsch H. (GII-Dmr)—Nantequos (ng-1978); Bayakoa (1990); Paseana AM E - 1990 San Vicente (GII)—Replant (GIII-1977); Olympio (ng-1991); Early Flyer (2001) (1994); Different (1996) Sen. Ken Maddy H. (GIII-OT)—Madame Pandit (1997) CTT & TOC (Dmr)—Nepenthe (2001) Strub (GII)—Super Moment (GI-1981); Siberian Summer (GI-1993) Dahlia H. (GII-Hol)—Golden Arches (1997); Tout Charmant (2002) Swingtime—All Star Heart (2011-SA) Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Queen To Be (1975); Call Now (1994) Thunder Road H.—Sweet Return (2007) Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Fairly Ransom (2003) Tokyo City Cup (GIII)—Super Moment (GII-1982) Del Mar Futurity (GII-Dmr)—On Target (1994); Future Quest (1995)

Yellow Ribbon (GI-OT)—Super Staff (1992); Alpride (1995) Del Mar Oaks (GI-Dmr)—Savannah Dancer (1985); Antespend (1996) H A LL OF F Donn H. (GI-GP)—Sea Cadet (1992) Eddie Read H. (GI-Dmr)—Ten Below (GII-1984); Tight Spot (1991); Other Major Stakes Wins Sweet Return (2005) American H. (GII-Hol)—John Henry (1983); Tight Spot (1991); Explosive Bid (GIII-FG)—Brave Act (2000) Dark Moondancer (2000); (2003) Fantasy (GII-OP)—Race The Wild Wind (1992); House of Fortune (2004) Apple Blossom H. (GI-OP)—Bayakoa (1989); Paseana (1992, 1993) Fastness H. (Hol)—Bonapartiste (1999) (GII-OP)—Silver Ending (1990); Olympio (1991) Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Sugarinthemorning (2011) Arlington Million (GI-AP)—John Henry (1981, 1984); Tight Spot (1991) Forty-Niner H. (GG)—Jimmy Z (2002) Autumn Leaves H. (BM)—Alozaina (2005); Private Banking (2007) Gamely BC (GI-Hol)—Mea Domina (2004) Bay Meadows H. (GIII-BM)—Super Moment (GII-1980, 1982) Golden Gate H. (GIII-GG)—Algenib (GII-1992) Bay Meadows Sprint H. (GIII-BM)—Bonfante (2008) Gulfstream Park H. (GII-GP)—Sea Cadet (GI-1992) Bel Air H. (Hol)—Cleante (GIII-1996); Smile Again (GIII-2001) Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Bayakoa (GII-1989, GII-1990); Brought To Mind Beverly D (GI-AP)—Eclair de Lune (2010) (GII-1991); Paseana (GII-1995); Victory Stripes (GII-1999); Beverly Hills H. (GII-Hol)—Auspiciante (1987); Alpride (1995); Different Printemps (GII-2001) (GI-1996) Hillsborough H. (GIII-BM)—Isle de France (1999) California Jockey Club H. (BM)—Queens Court Queen (1994) Hillsborough (BM)—Charm the Giant (2007) Californian (GII-Hol)—Mud Route (1998) Hollywood BC Oaks (GII-Hol)—Listening (GI-1996); Affluent (2001); California Oaks (GG)—House of Fortune (2004) House of Fortune (2004) California Turf Sprint Championship H. (BM)—Bonfante (2007, 2008) Hollywood Derby (GI-Hol)—Olympio (1991); Sweet Return (2003) Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Valiant Nature (1993); Matty G (1995) Princess (Hol)—Sweet Diane (GIII-1983); Race The Wild Wind (GII-1992); Hollywood Gold Cup (GI-Hol)—Pay Tribute (1976) Listening (GII-1996) Hollywood Juvenile (GIII-Hol)—Mr Purple (1994) Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup (GI-Kee)—Affluent (2001) Hollywood Turf Cup (GI-Hol)—John Henry (1983) Railbird (GIII-Hol)—Suziqcute (GII-1991); Olympic Charmer (GII-1999) Honeymoon BC H. (GII-Hol)—Do So (GIII-1988); Antespend (GIII-1996); Razorback BC H. (GIII-OP)—Tokatee (GII-1992) Innit (2001) Ruffian (GI-Bel)—Bayakoa (1989) Inglewood H. (GIII-Hol)—Red Crescent (GII-1980); Tight Spot (GII-1991); San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Fanatic Boy (GIII-1993); Mud Route (GIII-1998)

BraveAct (1999); Gondolieri (2003) San Francisco BC Mile (GII-GG)—Tight Spot (GIII-1992) AM E - 1990 H. (Hol)—Charm The Giant (2007) Spinster (GI-Kee)—Bayakoa (1989, 1990); Different (1996) Jockey Club Gold Cup (GI-Bel)—John Henry (1981); Festin (1991) Spotlight BC H. (Hol)—Fumo di Londra (GIII-1994) John C. Mabee H. (GI-Dmr)—Luz del Sol (ng-1969); Drama Critic (GIII-1978); Sunset BC H. (GII-Hol)—Cruiser II (GI-1975); John Henry (GI-1984); Plicck Auspiciante (1986); Affluent (2002) (1999) Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial (GII-Hol)—Early Flyer (GIII-2001) Sunshine Millions Distaff (GP)—House of Fortune (2006) Longacres Derby (Lga)—Cassaleria (1982-dh); Sea Cadet (1991) Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Bayakoa (1989); Brought to Mind (1991); Paseana

Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Soft Victory (GII-1973); J. F. Williams (1994) (1992); Potridee (1994) H A LL OF F Manhattan Beach (Hol)—Gabriellina Giof (2001); Sugarinthemorning (2011) Waya (Hol)—Nepenthe (2001) Matriarch (GI-Hol)—Auspiciante (1986); Tout Charmant (2000) William P. Kyne (BM)—Prepo (1997) Meadowlands BC H. (GII-Med)—Sea Cadet (GI-1992) Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Brave Act (GII-1997) Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial H. (GII-FG)—Brave Act (2000) Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Tout Charmant (2000); Charm the Giant (2007) Mervyn LeRoy H. (GII-Hol)—Tossofthecoin (1995) WinStar Galaxy (GIII-Kee)—Tout Charmant (2000) Metropolitan Mile H. (GI-Bel)—Ibero (1993) Miesque (GIII-Hol)—Antespend (1995) Highlights Milady BC H. (GII-Hol)—Bayakoa (GI-1989, 1990); Brought to Mind • First winner: Hemet Star, 1958 at Hollywood Park. (GI-1991); Paseana (GI-1992, 1993); Listening (1997) • First stakes winner: King O’Turf, 1960 San Fernando at Santa Anita. Moccasin (Hol)—Superlative (1997); Classic Olympio (1999) • Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1990 with his signature star, John Henry, the 1981 Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Replant (1980); Syncopate (1981); Piensa Sonando and 1984 Horse of the Year. (2002) • Eclipse Award winner: 1981, 1991 and 1992. Oakland (GG)—Bonfante (2008) • Eclipse Award winners trained: John Henry, 1981, 1984 Horse of the Year, Oaklawn H. (GII-OP)—Festin (GI-1992) 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 Turf Horse, 1981 Older Male; Bayakoa, 1989, 1990 Oceanside (Dmr)—Duke of Green (2000-1st div.); Sweet Return (2003-1st div.); Older Female; Tight Spot, 1991 Turf Horse; Paseana, 1992, 1993 Older Female; Lightning Hit (2006-1st div.) Northern Spur, 1995 Turf Horse. Osunitas H. (Dmr)—Zardana (2008) • Training titles: Oak Tree: 1980, 1989; Hollywood Park: 1991, 1991 fall-tie, Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—Candy Ride (2003) 1994, 1994 fall, 1996; Del Mar: 1980, 1989. Palomar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Mea Domina (2006) ron mcanally • Was fitting that Hall of Fame induction coincided with that of John Henry in • Trained 1995 champion turf horse Northern Spur, winner of that year’s Breeders' 1990 as trainer is most closely identified with the two-time Horse of the Year Cup Turf at Belmont Park, and 1991 Eclipse Award-winning turf horse Tight who was retired in 1984 with then-record earnings of $6,597,947. Spot, who won eight straight turf races. • After joining McAnally’s stable at the age of 4 in 1979, John Henry ($239,613 • His fillies or mares have reached the winner’s circle in Santa Anita’s Grade I Santa earned previously) won 27 of his 45 races and earned $6,358,334 dur- Margarita Handicap six times, the most recent being Toda Una Dama in 1998. ing the ensuing five years. He became the first horse to win a million-dollar • Saddled Hawkster to win the 1989 Oak Tree Invitational in world record time of Thoroughbred race in 1981 when nosing out The Bart in the inaugural Arlington 2:22 4/5 over 1 1/2 miles on turf on Oct. 14, 1989.

Million. AM E - 1990 • Along the way, John Henry won 12 stakes races at Santa Anita. He became the Personal first dual winner of the Santa Anita Handicap and won three runnings of the • Raised in Kentucky orphanage with two younger brothers and two sisters. Grade I Oak Tree Invitational, now the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship. • Started in racing by walking hots at Rockingham Park for uncle , John Henry’s final season at the age of 9 included a second victory in the the trainer of legendary stretch-runner Silky Sullivan. Arlington Million. • Served in the Air Force and spent two years studying electrical engineering at the • Trainer’s Argentine-bred Bayakoa won Eclipse Awards as best older female in University of Cincinnati. 1989 and 1990. Advised the late Frank Whitham to purchase her for $300,000 • Has earned a reputation with off-beat horses including ill-bred John Henry, H A LL OF F in 1987. Bayakoa won 16 of 21 starts from 1989 through 1990 including the parrot-mouthed Bayakoa, one-eyed Cassaleria, $1,500 Silver Ending, and tail-less Breeders' Cup Distaff twice. Overall, she was victorious in 21 races for earnings Sea Cadet. of $2,817,524. Bayakoa was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998. • Another Argentine-bred, Paseana, provided third Breeders' Cup Distaff in four years in 1992. Purchased on behalf of Sid and Jenny Craig for $320,000, Paseana won the 1992 Eclipse Award as champion older female. She lost by a nose to Hollywood Wildcat in the 1993 Breeders' Cup Distaff. Retired in 1995 with earnings of $3,317,427 from 19 wins in 36 starts, Paseana was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001. • Yet another Argentine-bred, Candy Ride, stirred memories of John Henry in the trainer’s mind in 2003 after extending his unbeaten streak to six since being purchased by the Craigs. The tour de force was a smashing 3 1/4-length win over favored Medaglia d’Oro in Del Mar’s Pacific Classic while covering 1 1/4 miles in 1:59.11 and breaking Bertrando’s track record of 1:59.55 set in 1993. • Surpassed the late Charlie Whittingham to become Oak Tree’s all-time leading trainer on Oct. 3, 1998, when Royal Prosper won that day’s fifth race. It was his 202nd Oak Tree winner. Had become Del Mar’s all-time leader the same year, passing the previous mark of 414 victories set by Farrell Jones. Willard Proctor Memorial (Hol)—Thoroughly (2007); Backbackbackgone (2008); Peter Miller Majestic City (2011) Highlights Birthdate: October 2, 1966 • First winner: Dynashield at Santa Anita in 1988. Birthplace: Los Angeles, California • First stakes winner: Spirited Susan, CTBA Marian Stakes at Fairplex Park, 1991. Residence: Carlsbad, California • First graded stakes winner: Fast Parade in Group II, $500,000 Nearctic at Woodbine on Oct. 22, 2006. • First Grade I winner: Set Play in Grade I, $250,000 Del Mar Debutante on Sept. 3, 2007. • The 1 3/4-length victory by Comma to the Top in the Grade I, $750,000 Hollywood Futurity at Hollywood Park on Dec. 18, 2010 not only was the big- gest win of Miller’s career, but it capped a remarkable meet for the 44-year-old Los Angeles native. He won with 14 of 35 starters at a strike rate of 40 percent during the Autumn Meet to finish two wins behind leader Doug O’Neill, who Santa Anita Stakes Wins had 69 more starters. He led in purse earnings of $662,420 as Comma to the Baldwin—Fast Parade (2006) Top completed an unprecedented sweep of the Real Quiet, Grade III Generous Impressive Luck H.- Fast Parade (2007) Stakes and the Futurity. “Just incredible, one of those magical meets,” said Miller. Jack Goodman (OT)—Backbackbackgone (2008) • Took the Grade I Del Mar Debutante with Set Play in a major upset at odds of 14-1 to cap best meeting to date, tying for fifth in 2007 trainers’ standings with 11 victories after leading first two weeks of Del Mar’s seven-week season and sad- Other Major Stakes Wins dling two winners on opening day. CTBA Marian (Fpx)—Spirited Susan (1991) • “This was just like a dream,” he said following the Debutante. “To win a race Green Flash H. (Dmr)—Fast Parade (2006) like this is humbling.” Victory earned Set Play an opportunity to run in 2007 Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Set Play (2007) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, in which she finished 10th. Generous (GIII-Hol)—Comma to the Top (2010) • Trainer, who wins at around a 20 percent clip, gained his first graded stakes win Harry Henson (Hol)—Backbackbackgone (2009) in Canada where Fast Parade took the 2006 running of the Group II Nearctic Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Comma to the Top (2010) at Woodbine. The Washington-bred became the first 3-year-old to win the six- Hollywood Juvenile Championship (GIII-Hol)—Majestic City (2011) furlong turf event in 26 years. Landaluce (HP)—Pinata (2006) • Multiple stakes winner Backbackbackgone, a 3-year-old sprinter, won 5 of his Nearctic (GII-WO)—Fast Parade (2006) first 8 starts including Hollywood Park’s Harry Henson Stakes in 2009. Real Quiet (Hol)—Comma to the Top (2010) peter miller Personal • His parents owned horses, racing as the Winning Ways Stable in the late 1970s and 1980s, but he wanted to become a jockey. • Was the youngest student at the jockeys’ school in Castaic at the age of 10, but soon outgrew those aspirations. “I decided training would be the next best thing,” he said. • While attending Beverly Hills High School, worked as a groom and hot walker during the summer for such trainers as Hal King, Joe Manzi and Mike Mitchell. • Following high school, worked for two years for Charlie Whittingham. Took out his trainer’s license at the age of 20 in late 1987. • Worked as an assistant to Don Warren, helping train for Old English Rancho, before taking a break from the sport for three years beginning in 1992. • “I came back fresh in 1994,” he said. Prepped horses for other trainers and served as racing manager for Golden Eagle Farm. • In 2004 opened own public stable. Says his jockeys’ school experience has paid off in that he likes to gallop his own horses. San Juan Capistrano Invitational H. (GII)—On the Acorn (2007); Big Booster MIKE MITCHELL (2008) San Luis Obispo H. (GII)—Kessem Power (1999) San Luis Rey H. (GII)—Kessem Power (1998) Birthdate: April 25, 1948 San Marino H.—Semillon (1994) San Simeon H. (GIII)—Naninja (1999) Birthplace: Bakersfield, California Santa Maria H. (GII)—St Trinians (2010) Wife: Denise Santana Mile H.—Monzante (2008) Children: McCall and Shea Sunshine Millions Turf—Star Over the Bay (2005) Residence: Redondo Beach Tokyo City Cup H. (GIII)—Tap It Light (2010) Other Major Stakes Wins Adoration (Dmr)—St Trinians (2011) Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Speedratic (1988); Grazen (2009) Arlington BC Oaks (GIII-AP)—Lovely Afternoon (2004-dh) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Ascot H. (BM)—Mr. Broad Blade (GIII-1999) Anoakia (OT)—Mi Chiamano Mimi (2008) Barretts Juvenile (Fpx)—Sweet Stepper (2001) Baldwin (GIII)—Skip to the Stone (2001) Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Romance is Diane (2007) California Breeders’ Champion (Filly)—Pockefullofpesos (2002); Spring Awakening Bay Shore (GIII-Aqu)—Skip to the Stone (2001) (2007) Bing Crosby BC H. (GI-Dmr)—Kela (2004) California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Romance Is Diane (2007) California Derby (GG)—Distant Ryder (GII-1984) California Cup Starter H. (OT)—Irrelevant (1999) C. B. Afflerbaugh (Fpx)—Campo Marzio (1993) Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Symphony Sid (2006) City of Phoenix H. (TuP)—Miss McCall (2009) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—Texcess (2006) Corte Madera (GG)—La Mina (2007) California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Romance is Diane (2006) Dallas Turf Cup H. (GIII-LS)—Church Service (2008) Cascapedia (OT)—Kays and Jays (2009) Del Mar H. (GII-Dmr)—Star Over the Bay (2004); Leprechaun Kid (2005) Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (GI-OT)—Star Over the Bay (2004) Eddie Read H. (GI-Dmr)—Monzante (2008) Frank E. Kilroe Mile H. (GI)—Ever a Friend (2008) El Cajon(Dmr)—Turbulent Dancer (1995); Celestic Night (2011) Hidden Light (OT)—La Mina (2007) E. B. Johnston (Fpx)—Shezsospiritual (2004) Impressive Luck H.—Ever a Friend (2007) (Hol)—Miss High Blade (1994) Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—Comininalittlehot (1996) Foothill (Fpx)—Shezsospiritual (2004) Paseana H.—St Trinians (2010) Gallant Man H. (Hol)—Big Booster (2008) Robert B. Lewis (GII)—Johnny's Image (ng-1978) Governor’s Cup H. (Fpx)—Carbonite (2011) mike mitchell Graduation (Dmr)—Cougar Mtn. Lodge (2005) • Placed his name in the Del Mar record books as the track’s winningest trainer Grand Prairie Turf Challenge (LS)—Deal Breaker (2010) on Aug. 12, 2011 when Backwoods Belle won the fifth race to give Mitchell, Hollywood Starlet (GI-Hol)—Romance is Diane (2006) at 63, his 437th victory at the seaside track as he surpassed Hall of Famer Ron Hurricane Bertie (GIII-GP)—Kays and Jays (2010) McAnally. During a year when the high-percentage trainer’s strike rate resided Jim Murray Memorial H. (GII-Hol)—On the Acorn (2007, 2008) at about 30 percent, he won his seventh training title at Del Mar and first since Live The Dream (Dmr)—Naninja (1997) 1996 with 25 wins, edging John Sadler by a single victory. Mitchell ranks No. 5 Los Angeles H. (Hol)—Camp Victory (2011) on Santa Anita’s all-time list of training victories and is No. 2 at Hollywood Park. Manhattan Beach (Hol)—Sindy With an S (2007) • Regarded as one of the game’s most astute claiming trainers, went 30 years before Moccasin (Hol)—Spring Awakening (2007) winning a Grade I race, and did it twice in 2004 as stable earned a career high Norfolk (GI-OT-Hol)—Jaycito (2010) $3,834,120 from 97 victories (25 percent). Oceanside (Dmr)—Kilderry (2008) • Kela’s victory in the Grade I Bing Crosby Handicap preceded an upset of top Pat O’Brien BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Kela (2004) sprinter Pico Central in the Grade II Pat O’Brien during Del Mar’s 2004 meet. Phil D. Shepherd (Fpx)—Literal Prowler (2001) Kela scored the stable’s richest win in the $300,000 Texas Mile at Lone Star Park Pirate’s Bounty H. (Dmr)—Delta Storm (2008) and finished second to in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. He earned Queen To Conquer (Hol)—Miss High Blade (1994) $692,212 in 2004. Ralph M. Hinds Pomona Inv. H. (Fpx)—Chinkapin (2003); Hotel Hall (2004); • Claimed for $80,000, Star Over the Bay provided the second Grade I victory Z Humor (2009) when taking Oak Tree’s Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship after winning Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—Tanda (2011) a pair of Grade II events, Hollywood Park’s Sunset Handicap and the Del Mar Richland Hills (LS)—Kays and Jays (2009) Handicap. Robert K. Kerlan Memorial H. (Hol)—Delta Storm (2009) • Star Over the Bay returned in 2005 to capture Santa Anita’s Sunshine Millions Safely Kept BC (GIII-Lrl)—Sindy With an S (2007) Turf but met an unfortunate demise when injuring a sesamoid during the San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Sun Boat (2007) $1.8-million Singapore Airlines International Cup in Singapore and had to be Seabiscuit (Hol)—Prince Worthy (1980) euthanized. Texas Mile (GIII-LS)—Kela (2004) • Leprechaun Kid, a gray front-running turf specialist like Star Over the Bay, was Thirty Slews H. (Hol)—Comininalittlehot (1996) claimed for a similar $80,000 in 2005 at Del Mar and, in a remarkably similar tableau, gained trainer a second consecutive victory in the . Highlights Leprechaun Kid wound up second in the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship in 2005. • First Grade I winner: Kela, Bing Crosby Handicap at Del Mar in 2004. • In 2007, Sun Boat, haltered for $50,000 two starts previous, gained a win in • First winner: Break a Leg at Bay Meadows in 1974. the $300,000 San Diego Handicap (Gr II) to become the trainer’s fifth horse • Training titles: Oak Tree: 1983, 1995-tie, 1996, 2004; Santa Anita: 1993, 2008; since 2004 to go from the claim box to victory in a major stakes race. He joined Hollywood Park: 1982-tie, 1983 fall-tie, 1985, 1993, 1997; Del Mar: 1981, Leprechaun Kid, Star Over the Bay, Symphony Sid (2006 Carleton F. Burke) and 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 2011; Fairplex Park: 2008. On the Acorn. • On the Acorn, claimed for $40,000 in November of 2006, captured both Santa • Registered first victory in a hundred-grander in 1984 when Distant Ryder won Anita’s San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (Gr II) and Hollywood Park’s the California Derby at Golden Gate Fields. Jim Murray Memorial Handicap (Gr II) while earning $398,400 within the next • Comininalittlehot set a course record in Oak Tree’s 1996 Morvich Handicap, six months for Indizguys Stable. covering the about 6 1/2 furlongs on turf in 1:11.57. • California-bred filly Romance Is Diane provided third Grade I victory in 2006 • One of trainer’s most challenging assignments involved Speedratic, a speed when posting a 14-1 upset in Hollywood Park’s $459,250 Hollywood Starlet horse he was able to calm down long enough to win Hollywood Park’s Grade III after taking the Cal Cup Juvenile Fillies in her previous start at Oak Tree. Affirmed Handicap in 1988. • Added two more Grade I victories to his dossier in 2008 when Ever a Friend, • Claimed Banker John for $10,000 during early career. Banker John went on to yet another Mitchell claim – taken for $62,500 three months earlier – captured earn over $130,000. Santa Anita’s $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Stakes while making his first graded stakes start. British import Monzante, transferred to the Mitchell barn the previ- Personal ous fall, was victorious in Del Mar’s $400,000 Eddie Read Handicap to account • Son of former Gem State Stable conditioner Earl Mitchell. for the other Grade I. • Walked hots for Farrell Jones and groomed for late mentor Willard Proctor, who • The trainer scored repeat victories in a pair of marathon Grade II stakes in 2008 loaned him four stalls at Hollywood Park after he obtained his trainer's license in as Big Booster, a $62,500 claim, upset favored stablemate On the Acorn in the 1974. San Juan Capistrano at Santa Anita. The latter came back to repeat in Hollywood • One-time pony boy for Ron McAnally. Park’s Jim Murray Memorial Handicap while nosing out odds-on favorite Champs Elysees. • Big Booster’s San Juan Capistrano score served to punctuate Santa Anita sea- son for Mitchell as his 33 wins provided first training title at track since 1993. Following peak earnings year in 2007 when runners banked $3.8 million, sur- passed that with $4.5 million in purse earnings in 2008. • Claimed Kessem Power for $50,000 at the 1997 Del Mar meeting and devel- oped the New Zealand-bred into a top distance turf runner. Won Santa Anita’s $250,000 in 1998 and the 1999 San Luis Obispo. • Sent out 3-year-old Skip to the Stone to a pair of Grade III stakes wins in 2001: Santa Anita’s Baldwin Stakes and the Bay Shore at Aqueduct. • His 19 wins at Oak Tree in 1983 remained the highest total at that meet until surpassed by the 21 of Bob Baffert in 1998. When capturing his fourth Oak Tree training title in 2004 with 13 wins from 30 starters, his winning ratio was a remarkable 43 percent. • One of ten trainers ever to saddle four winners in a day (Jan. 13, 1995) at Santa Anita. mike mitchell

La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—Sky Cape (2008) KRISTIN MULHALL Live The Dream (Dmr)—Statement (2004) Matiara (Hol)—Sentimental Value (2002) Pat O’Brien BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Imperialism (2005) Birthdate: July 27, 1982 Snow Chief (Hol)—Cheiron (2004) Sunset BC H. (GII-Hol)—Puerto Banus (2003) Birthplace: Pasadena, California Wickerr (Dmr)—Statement (2004) Single Residence: Monrovia Highlights • First winner: Atarama, allowance race on Aug. 26, 2002 at Del Mar. • First stakes winner: Sentimental Value, Oak Tree’s Harold Ramser Sr. Handicap on Oct. 14, 2002. • Victories in Santa Anita’s San Vicente and San Rafael Stakes followed by a second in the 2004 Santa Anita Derby earned Imperialism a trip to Louisville, Ky. The one-eyed gray colt thus gained an opportunity to make his trainer the youngest, Santa Anita Stakes Wins at 21, to win the Kentucky Derby as well as the first female. Imperialism finished Exceller H.—Alyzig (2003) strongly to place third behind Smarty Jones and Lion Heart in the 130th Run for Harold Ramser Sr. H. (OT)—Sentimental Value (2002) the Roses. Lure—John Johny Jack (2011-SA) • Having held a trainer’s license for less than two years in 2004, the daughter of San Luis Obispo H. (GII)—Puerto Banus (2004) former trainer Richard Mulhall saw her runners earn over $1.8 million that year San Rafael (GII)—Imperialism (2004) as Puerto Banus won Santa Anita’s Grade II San Luis Obispo Handicap, Cheiron San Vicente (GII)—Imperialism (2004) took Hollywood Park’s Snow Chief Stakes and Tronare captured the Golden Gate Breeders’ Cup Handicap. • In her first full year as a trainer in 2003, saddled four stakes winners. Puerto Other Major Stakes Wins Banus was victorious in Hollywood Park’s Grade II Sunset Handicap, provid- Alcatraz (GG)—Sky Cape (2008) ing trainer with her first graded stakes victory while one week shy of her 21st Bay Meadows BC H. (GIII-BM)—Mister Acpen (2003) birthday. Added another graded win when Mister Acpen took the Grade III Bay Forerunner (Kee)—Californian (2003) Meadows Breeders’ Cup Handicap. Horses earned more than $1 million. Golden Gate BC H. (GIII-GG)—Tronare (2004) • Following his stellar 3-year-old season, Imperialism returned at 4 to win Del Harry F. Brubaker (Dmr)—Running Free (2005); John Johny Jak (2011) Mar’s Grade II Pat O’Brien Handicap. He would compete in the 2005 Breeders’ Harry Henson (Hol)—Sky Cape (2008) Cup Sprint, but finished a non-threatening eighth. Khaled (Hol)—Running Free (2005) kristin mulhall Personal • Father Richard Mulhall managed the late Prince Ahmed Salman’s The Thoroughbred Corp. following a lengthy training career in Southern California. He continued to oversee the conglomerate’s racing interests through 2004 disper- sal sales. • Was an equestrian rider through her teens. • Obtained her trainer’s license during Hollywood Park’s 2002 spring/summer Meet following an apprenticeship with trainer . Santa Anita Derby (GI)—Buddy Gil (2003); Castledale (2004); Buzzards Bay JEFF MULLINS (2005) Santa Paula (GIII)—Carlsbad (2009) Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Final Fling (2008) Birthdate: March 27, 1963 Sunshine Millions Sprint—Captain Squire (2003) Birthplace: Murray, Utah Children: Jeffrey, Jr, Jessica, Justin Other Major Stakes Wins Aegon Turf Sprint H. (GIII-CD)—Mighty Beau (2005) Residence: Arcadia Bangles and Beads (Fpx)—Selvatico (2006) Barretts Debutante (Fpx)—Judge Joan (2009) Bay Meadows Speed H. (BM)—Wind Water (2007) Bustles and Bows (Fpx)—Marianne Rose (2006) California Turf Championship (BM)—Stage Player (2004) Colonial Turf Cup (GII-Cnl)—Battle of Hastings (2009) Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Wild Fit (2005) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Delaware H. (GII-Del)—Summer Wind Dancer (2004) Ancient Title BC (GI-OT)—Captain Squire (2005) Desert Sky (TuP)—Magnificent Val (2004) Baldwin (GIII)—Buddy Gil (2003); Battle of Hastings (2009) El Cajon (Dmr)—Excess Summer (2003) Blue Norther—Make Mine Minnie (2006); In the Slips (2010) Everett Nevin Alameda State Futurity (Pln)—Lil’ Bro Eddie (2003) California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Tempting Date (2005) Flame Thrower (Hol)—Scottsbluff (2007) California Cup Distance H. (OT)—Test the Waters (2004) Flawlessly (Hol)—Just Too Too (2003) California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Runforthemoneybaby (2007) Foothill (Fpx)—King Robyn (2003) California Cup Starter H. (OT)—Fade to Blue (2003) Generous (GIII-Hol)—Castledale (2003) Cavonnier (OT)—Swiss Lad (2004) Gotham (GIII-Aqu)— (2009) El Cielo H.—Cayoke (2004) Governor’s Cup (Fpx)—Wind Water (2007) El Conejo H. (GIII)—Boston Common (2004) Great Lady M. H. (Hol)—Silky Smooth (2008) La Puente—Battle of Hastings (2009) Green Flash H. (Dmr)—King Robyn (2003) Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—King Robyn (2003) Golden Gate Derby (GG)—Buzzards Bay (2005) Pine Tree Lane (OT)—Selvatica (2006) Harry F. Brubaker H. (Dmr)—Cayoke (2004); Stormin Away (2006) San Felipe (GII)—Buddy Gil (2003) Harry Henson (Hol)—King Robyn (2003) San Luis Rey H. (GII)—Boule d’Or (2008) Hasta La Vista (TuP)—Fade to Blue (2004) San Pedro—King Robyn (2003) Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Summer Wind Dancer (2004) San Simeon H. (GIII)—Glick (2004) Hollywood Oaks (GII-Hol)—Brooke’s Halo (2005); Carlsbad (2009) jeff mullins Hollywood Turf Express (GIII-Hol)—King Robyn (2003) began the streak in 2003 at the more modest odds of 6-1. Each earned a trip to Las Madrinas H. (Fpx)—Lookn Mighty Fine (2002); Tale of a Dream (2004); the Kentucky Derby with Buzzards Bay’s fifth-place finish the best showing of the Brooke’s Halo (2005) three. Lazaro Barrera Memorial (GII-Hol)—Captain Squire (2002) • Dealt a crushing blow on the morning of the when his I Oakland H. (GG)—Boston Common (2003) Want Revenge, the 3-1 morning line favorite, had to be scratched due to a filling On Trust H. (Hol)—Excess Summer (2003) in his left front ankle. It was the first time in Derby history that the morning line Phil D. Shepherd (Fpx)—Verkade (2004) choice had been withdrawn on the day of the race. I Want Revenge was coming Pomona Derby (Fpx)—L’Effaceur (2000); Excess Summer (2003); Semi Lost off impressive victories in Aqueduct’s Grade III Gotham Stakes and the Grade I (2004); Bingham (2008) Wood Memorial to gain favoritism in the historic event. Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—Carlsbad (2009) • Won four consecutive stakes races with Battle of Hastings in 2009, culminated Rattlesnake (TuP)—Captain Squire (2002) by a head victory in the Grade II, $750,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs, Real Good Deal (Dmr)—Excess Summer (2003); Seven Nation Army (2006) before being nipped by a nose by 22-1 outsider Rendezvous in the Grade II Del Robert Kerlan Memorial H. (Hol)—Scottsbluff (2007) Mar Derby. Round Table H. (Hol)—Stormin Away (2007) • Ranked 10th nationally in earnings during peak year of 2005 as runners earned San Clemente H. (GII-Dmr)—Sweet Win (2004) over $6.2 million from 12 stakes victories. Included were three Grade I events in San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Choctaw Nation (2004, 2005) addition to the Santa Anita Derby: Castledale in Hollywood Park’s Shoemaker Sandy Blue H. (Dmr)—Sweeter Still (2008) Breeders’ Cup Mile; Wild Fit in the Del Mar Debutante, and Captain Squire in San Francisco Mile H. (GII-BM)—Castledale (2005) Oak Tree’s Ancient Title Breeders’ Cup Stakes. Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Sweeter Still (2008) • Claimed Choctaw Nation for $40,000 out of his maiden debut on behalf of Shoemaker BC Mile (GI-Hol)—Castledale (2005) owner Robert Bone and turned the stretch-running gelding into a million- Silky Sullivan H. (GIII-GG)—Eastern Sand (2005) aire. Choctaw Nation upset Possibly Perfect in the 2004 running of Del Mar’s Tiznow (Hol)—Beau Soleil (2004) $250,000 San Diego Handicap and repeated the following year. The bulk of his Turf Paradise Derby (TuP)—Captain Squire (2002) earnings, $600,000, were achieved when finishing third behind Roses in May and Viejas Casino H. (Dmr)—Silky Smooth (2007) Dynever in the 2005 Dubai World Cup. Virginia Derby (GII-Cnl)—Battle of Hastings (2009) • Won 2003-04 Santa Anita training crown with 45 wins from 166 starts (27 Wood Memorial (GI-Aqu)—I Want Revenge (2009) percent) after registering first title at major meet during Hollywood Park’s 2003 fall meet (30 percent). When led 2005 Del Mar meet, completed cycle of hav- Highlights ing won training titles at each major meet in Southern California after having tied for top spot in 1998 at Fairplex and leading 2001 meet there. In 2006, set a • Training titles: Santa Anita: 2004; Hollywood Park: 2004, 2006, 2007 (tie), Fairplex record for most wins in a season when saddling 17 winners. Gained tie spring-summer: 2003, 2005, fall; Del Mar: 2005; Fairplex: 2001, 2006. for Hollywood Park’s 2007 spring/summer training title with two winners on the • Became the first trainer in history to saddle three straight winners of the Santa meet’s final day to draw even with Doug O’Neill. Anita Derby when Buzzards Bay, a 30-1 shot, took the 2005 running. The year before, he had struck with another 30-1 shot, Irish-bred Castledale. Buddy Gil • One of circuit’s leading percentage trainers, began Hollywood Park’s 2003 spring/ summer meet with six consecutive victories. Can recall having won nine in row during a Turf Paradise meet in Arizona. • Won inaugural Sunshine Millions Sprint in 2003 with Captain Squire, who had provided first graded stakes victory in Grade II Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes at Hollywood Park in 2002.

Personal • Family had horses while growing up in Utah. • Began galloping when he was eight years old and later rode at bush tracks in the region. • At 17, began racing horses at Les Bois Park in Boise, Idaho, under his father’s name, since he didn’t have his own license. Says rode his first win- ner, Doctorious, at Les Bois in 1980. • After two years, headed back to Utah before moving to the Southern California circuit. • His first foray into California had taken him to the fair circuit, but with new cli- ents and better horses, he moved full-time to Southern California from Arizona in 2001. • Wife Amy gallops horses for the stable and serves as assistant trainer. She has a daughter by a previous marriage and she and Jeff have two sons.

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Hidden Light (OT)—Cross (2005) DOUG O’NEILL Irish O’Brien—Cambiocorsa (2006) La Habra—Super Freaky (2007) Las Cienegas H. (GIII)—Separate Forest (2011) Birthdate: May 24, 1968 Las Virgenes (GI)—Sharp Lisa (2005) Monrovia H. (GIII)—Lil Sister Stich (2003) Birthplace: Dearborn, Michigan Palos Verdes H. (GII)—Avanzado (2003); Saint Afleet (2005) Wife: Linette Pasadena—What’sthescript (2007) Children: Daniel and Kaylin Dixie Potrero Grande BC H. (GII)—Harvard Avenue (2005) Residence: Santa Monica Providencia (GII)—Super Freaky (GIII-2007); Acting Lady (2009) Robert B. Lewis (GII)—Great Hunter (2007) San Felipe (GII)—Cobalt Blue (2007) San Marcos (GII)—Whilly (2005) San Miguel (GIII)—Hosco (2004) San Simeon H. (GIII)—Pure as Gold (2006) San Pedro—Try to Fly (2007) Breeders' Cup Wins San Rafael (GII)—Notional (2007) Filly & Mare Sprint—Maryfield (2007-Mth) Santa Anita H. (GI)— (2006, 2007) Juvenile (GI)—Stevie Wonderboy (2005-Bel) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Sharp Lisa (2005) Sprint (GI)—Thor’s Echo (2006-CD) Santa Lucia H.—Champagne Eyes (2009) Santa Ynez (GII)—Sharp Lisa (2005); California Nectar (2011) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Itty Bitty Pretty (2006) Ancient Title BC H. (GI-OT)—Avanzado (2003) Santana Mile—Skipaslew (2005); Raise the Bluff (2007) Blue Norther—Cee’s Irish (2005) Sen. Ken Maddy H. (GIII-OT)—Cambiocorsa (2006) California Breeders’ Champion—Excessivepleasure (2002) Sensational Star H.—Grand Appointment (2004) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—Sky Jack (2000) Sir Beaufort (GIII)—Whilly (2004); Tedo (2005-2nd div.) California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Lil Sister Stich (2002) Sunshine Millions Classic—Lava Man (2006) California Cup Sprint H. (OT)—Areyoutalkintome (2004) Sunshine Millions Oaks—Mistical Plan (2007) Cover Gal (OT)—Mistical Plan (2006) Sunshine Millions Turf—Lava Man (2007) Eddie Logan—Flashmans Papers (2008) Tokyo City Cup (GIII)—Supah Blitz (2005) El Conejo H. (GIII)—Areyoutalkintome (2005); Harvard Avenue (2007) Tuzla H. (GIII)—Trick’s Pic (2008) Flower Girl H.—Maryfield (2006) Wishing Well H.—Cambiocorsa (2006) Goodwood BC H. (GII-OT)—Lava Man (2006) doug o'neill Other Major Stakes Wins Frank DeFrancis Memorial Dash (GI-Lrl)—Thor’s Echo (2006) A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—Cee’s Elegance (2003) Gateway to Glory (Fpx)—Rainman’s Request (2001); Skipaslew (2003) Alcibiades (GI-Kee)—Wickedly Perfect (2010) Godolphin Mile (GII-Nad)—Spring at Last (2007) Alydar (Hol)—Blazing Sunset (2006) Gold Rush (GG)—Skipaslew (2003); Dover Dere (2004) American H. (GII-Hol)—Whilly (2005) Golden Gate Derby (GIII-GG)—Skipaslew (2004) Aprisa H. (Fpx)—FJ’s Pace (2002) Graduation (Dmr)—Wolf Tail (2009) Ballerina BC H. (GI-Sar)—Maryfield (2007) Hollywood Gold Cup (GI-Hol)—Sky Jack (2002); Lava Man (2005, 2006, Beau Brummel (Fpx)—The Thought Occurs (2005) 2007) Best Pal (GII-Dmr)—Azul Leon (2008) Hollywood Juvenile Championship (GIII-Hol)—Azul Leon (2008); Necessary Evil Beverly J. Lewis (Fpx)—California Nectar (2011) (2009) Bien Bien H. (Hol)—Whilly (2004) Honeymoon BC H. (GII-Hol)—Classy Cara (2000) Borderland Derby (Sun)—Scorewithcater (2009) I’m Smokin (Dmr)—Topper Shopper (2007) Breeders’ Futurity (GI-Kee)—Great Hunter (2006) Indiana Derby (GII-Hoo)—Excessivepleasure (GIII-2003) B. Thoughtful (Hol)—Cee’s Elegance (2002) Iowa Derby (PrM)—Excessivepleasure (2003) Bustles & Bows (Fpx)—Dancin’ Olivia (2005); No Means Maybe (2007) Dirt (GI-TRC)—Fleetstreetdancer (2003) California Breeders’ Champion—Thirtyfirststreet (2011) Jim Kostoff (Fpx)—Luckarack (2011) Californian (GII-Hol)—Lava Man (2005); Informed (2009) Kentucky Cup Sprint (GIII-TP)—Estate Collection (2005) Cat’s Cradle H. (Hol)—Cee’s Elegance (2002) Khaled (Hol)—Sea to Sea (2002); Lava Man (2006) C. B. Afflerbaugh (Fpx)—Runstevierun (2011) Lafayette H. (GG)—Jake Skate (2005) Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (GI-Hol)—Lava Man (2006) Landaluce (Hol)—Repo (2009) Cinderella (Hol)—Trifecta King (2008) Lone Star Derby (LS)—Thirtyfirststreet (2011) Corte Madera (GG)—Cee’s Irish (2004) Lone Star Park H. (GIII-LS)—Supah Blitz (2005) CTBA (Dmr)—Repo (2009) Longacres Mile H. (GIII-EmD)—Sky Jack (2003) CTBA Marion (Fpx)—Tanks for the Music (1996) Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Pohave (2004) Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Supah Blitz (2004) Manhattan Beach (Hol)—Southern Fireball (2010) Del Mar Futurity (GII-Dmr)—Stevie Wonderboy (2005) Mervyn Leroy H. (GII-Hol)—Sky Jack (2002) Del Mar Mile H. (GII-Dmr)—Enriched (2010) Milady BC H. (GII-Hol)—Andujar (2005) Distaff BC H. (GII-Aqu)—Maryfield (2007) Morvich H. (GIII-OT-Hol)—Quick Enough (2010) Donn H. (GI-GP)—Spring At Last (2008) Native Diver H. (GIII-Hol)—Sky Jack (2000); Slew's Tizzy (2008) El Cajon (Dmr)—Perfect Moon (2004); Slew’s Tiznow (2008) Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—Lava Man (2006) (GII-FG)—Mistical Plan (2007) Paradise Valley (TuP)—Miller’s Turbo (2007) Fantasy (GII-OP)—Classy Cara (2000) Phoenix Gold Cup H. (TuP)—Peace Chant (2009) Foothill (Fpx)—Diligent Prospect (2005) Pirate’s Bounty H. (Dmr)—Avanzado (2002); Areyoutalkintome (2006) Forest Hills H. (Bel)—Avanzado (2002) Pomona Derby (Fpx)—Dover Dere (2005); Bench the Judge (2010) Princess Rooney H. (GI-Crc)—Mistical Plan (2008) • Claimed for $50,000 on behalf of STD Racing Stable and Jason Wood two Ralph M. Hinds H. (Fpx)—Just Ruler (2001) summers previous, Lava Man’s 2 1/2-length triumph in Del Mar’s 2006 Pacific Real Good Deal (Dmr)—Areyoutalkintome (2004); Thor’s Echo (2005) Classic completed a sweep that began with the Santa Anita Handicap and Risen Star (GIII-FG)—Notional (2007) Hollywood Gold Cup, thus capturing the signature races at Southern California’s San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Informed (2009) three major racetracks. Only Best Pal, but in varying years, had won all three San Jose (BM)—Classy Cara (2000) races previously. (GI-AP)—Shamdinan (2007) • Lava Man opened 2006 by taking Santa Anita’s Sunshine Millions Classic. The Select (Mth)—Cobalt Blue (2007) Big ’Cap victory provided his second consecutive million-dollar win. He took the Snow Chief (Hol)—Harlene (2008) Khaled Stakes and Grade I Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap on grass at Sorrento (GIII-Dmr)—Wickedly Perfect (2010) Hollywood Park before returning to dirt to win his second Hollywood Gold Cup Sugar Maple (Ct)—Pinkarella (2010) despite stumbling at the start. Sunland Park Oaks (Sun)—Cee’s Irish (2005) • Lava Man’s victory in Oak Tree’s Goodwood Breeders’ Cup Handicap in October Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Pohave (2004) boosted his earnings from a seven-for-seven year to $2,770,000, his record earn- War Chant (Hol)—Slew’s Tiznow (2008) ings since being claimed to $3,706,103, and his lifetime bankroll to $3,804,706 Willard L. Proctor Memorial (Hol)—Classical Slew (2009) from 14 victories in 34 starts. The 5-year-old gelding’s streak ended when seventh WinStar Derby (Sun)—Excessivepleasure (2003); Thor’s Echo (2005) in the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Classic. • In 2007 at the age of 6, Lava Man joined legendary Native Diver as the only Highlights horse to win the Hollywood Gold Cup in three consecutive years when prevail- ing by a nose over A. P. Xcellent. The record-equaling performance followed his • First graded stakes win: Classy Cara, 2000 Fantasy Stakes (Grade II) at becoming only the third horse to win the Santa Anita Handicap twice while join- Oaklawn Park. ing legendary John Henry and Milwaukee Brew for that distinction. The Gold • First stakes win: Tanks for the Music, 1996 CTBA Marion at Fairplex Park. Cup victory elevated his career earnings to $5,189,706, all but $98,603 since • Eclipse Award winners trained: Stevie Wonderboy, 2005 2-Year-old Colt; Thor’s the claim. It also established him as the first horse to win Grade I events over Echo, 2006 Sprinter. dirt, grass and synthetic surfaces. Lava Man’s bid for a repeat sweep of Southern • Training titles: Santa Anita, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07; Hollywood Park, California’s signature races failed when he finished sixth in the 2007 Pacific spring/summer, 2003, 2005, 2007 (tie), 2009, 2010; fall, 2002, 2004, 2006, Classic. 2008; Del Mar, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010; Fairplex, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, • After finishing sixth and last in Del Mar’s Grade I Eddie Read Handicap on July 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; Oak Tree, 2003, 2006, 2007. 20, 2008, Lava Man was retired and permanently pensioned to Old Friends, a • Lava Man, who would evolve into the richest claimed horse in racing history retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky. He concluded his remarkable career with under the trainer’s care, became the first ever to sweep Southern California’s three seven Grade I victories among 17 wins in 47 starts. He left with earnings of most distinguished races for older horses in a single season during a remarkable $5,268,706 over six seasons, $5,180,678 of it constituting a record amount for run in 2006. winnings following a claim.

doug o'neill • Recorded his first Breeders’ Cup victory in 2005 when Stevie Wonderboy defeat- • California-based stable continued to enlarge its national presence in 2007 as run- ed highly regarded First Samurai in the Juvenile at Belmont Park en route to an ners captured stakes races at Aqueduct, Saratoga, Laurel and the Fair Grounds. Eclipse Award for the Del Mar Futurity winner owned by Merv Griffin. Trainer’s Included were Grade I victories by Thor’s Echo in the Frank DeFrancis Memorial runners earned a career high $9.4 million in 2005 to rank fifth nationally. Lava Dash at Laurel and by Maryfield in Saratoga’s Ballerina at odds of 16-1. Man’s victory in the 2005 Hollywood Gold Cup was accomplished by a stakes • Set a Fairplex record for wins at a meet in 2004. His 16 victories eclipsed Mel record margin of 8 3/4 lengths in the event’s 66th running. Lava Man’s 2006 Stute’s 18-year-old record of 13. From September of 2002 through September of victory in the Gold Cup was the third for O’Neill within five years after winning 2004 won seven of the 13 training titles in Southern California. the 2002 running with another California-bred, Sky Jack. • Won more races, 170, than any other trainer based in Southern California dur- • Won his second Breeders’ Cup event in 2006 when Thor’s Echo, a 15-1 shot rid- ing 2004 when stable ranked ninth nationally with earnings of over $7 million. den by , dominated the Sprint field with a four-length victory, Broke into the Top Ten nationally in earnings in 2003 when runners banked over giving the trainer a second victory on the Breeders’ Cup card at Churchill Downs $6.4 million to rank No. 10. after he had won the $238,200 Very Subtle Stakes with Maryfield. Thor’s Echo, • Tied a Santa Anita record for most victories on a single day when he saddled a California-bred 4-year-old gelding, had been shifted to O’Neill’s stable in the four Oak Tree Meet winners on Sept. 27, 2006, including Cambiocorsa, who spring of 2005. O’Neill ranked second nationally in earnings to Todd Pletcher captured the Grade III Sen. Ken Maddy Handicap for her unparalleled eighth with $11,247,756 banked for the year. victory without a loss over Santa Anita’s downhill turf course. • Became the third trainer in history to win Breeders’ Cup races in at least three • Claimed for $40,000 on behalf of Lee and Ty Leatherman in October of 2002, consecutive years when captured his third in 2007 as Maryfield won the inau- Fleetstreet Dancer subsequently earned $1,084,000, much of it achieved by a gural Filly & Mare Sprint. D. Wayne Lukas (five consecutive years) and Aidan nose victory at odds of 48-1 in the 2003 Japan Dirt Cup with a total purse of O’Brien (three) are the other two trainers. Had earnings of over $10.2 million $2 million. Win was the trainer’s first in a Group I event. His first U.S. Grade I following the 2007 Breeders’ Cup to rank fifth nationally. victory was accomplished later in 2003 when Avanzando won Oak Tree’s Ancient • In 2007, won his third consecutive Santa Anita training title while saddling Title Breeders’ Cup Handicap. 56 winners and eclipsing his own record. Also gained his third titles at both • Classy Cara, a $20,000 purchase by owner John Zamora, won a trio of stakes Hollywood Park’s fall and spring/summer meets, the latter in a tie with Jeff in 2000, including the Grade II Fantasy at Oaklawn Park and the Grade II Mullins. During 2005, set a Santa Anita record for training victories at 54 to Honeymoon at Hollywood Park. surpass by seven the mark previously shared by Bob Baffert (1997-98) and Gary • Sky Jack, a Cal-bred son of Jaklin Klugman, scored an impressive seven-length Jones (1975-76). Topped mark with 48th winner on March 27 when Keystone victory under Laffit Pincay Jr. in the 2000 Native Diver at Hollywood Park, two Malibu was victorious. Set an Oak Tree record of 22 training victories in 2003, years prior to his Gold Cup win. bettering by one the number of winners Baffert saddled in both 1998 and 1999. • Played a role in a memorable afternoon for Pincay on Oak Tree’s 2000 California • Upon winning his seventh training title at Fairplex, his fifth at Hollywood Park’s Cup program as the Hall of Fame jockey surpassed the 9,000-win plateau by spring/summer meet since 2003, and his fourth at Del Mar in 2010, O’Neill’s riding a record five stakes winners, including Sky Jack in the bulging list of meet training championships in Southern California during the $250,000 Cal Cup Classic, No. 9,002 for Pincay. decade reached 26. • Gained his 1,000th training victory on Sept. 10, 2007 when Meetmeinthewoods was victorious in the 11th race at Fairplex Park, site of his first stakes win with Tanks Forthemusic 11 years previous in the 1996 CTBA Marian Stakes. Personal • Moved to California from Dearborn, Mich., with family at age 10 when father shifted jobs from Michigan Bell to Pacific Bell. • Following high school, began working at racetrack in 1986. Assisted trainers Jude Feld, Hector Palma, Richard Mandella and Doug Peterson. • Obtained trainer’s license in 1994. Maintains a close working relationship with his brother, Dennis, a bloodstock agent.

doug o'neill

La Habra (GIII)—Passion (2008) todd pletcher Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Roshani (2008) Oak Tree Mile (GII-OT)—Cowboy Cal (2009) San Gorgonio H. (GII)— (2008) Birthdate: June 26, 1976 San Pasqual H. (GII)—Cowboy Cal (2009) Santa Anita Oaks (GI)— (2007) Birthplace: Dallas, Texas Strub (GII)—Cowboy Cal (2009) Wife: Tracy Sunshine Millions Distaff—Smok’n Frolic (2003); Leah’s Secret (2009) Children: Payton, Kyle and Hannah Sweet Life—Rose Catherine (2010) Residence: Garden City, N.Y. Tokyo City Cup (GIII)—Fairbanks (2007) Yellow Ribbon (GI-OT)—Wait a While (2006, 2008)

Other Major Stakes Wins Academy Award (Bel)—Distorted Reality (2008) Acorn (GI-Bel)—Jersey Girl (1998); Adieu (2006); Cotton Blossom (2007) Triple Crown Win Adirondack (GII-Sar)— (2006); Position Limit (2010) Belmont (GI-Bel)—Rags to Riches (2007) Adjudicating (Bel)—Ready’s Image (2008) Kentucky Derby (GI-CD)— (2010) Alfred Vanderbilt H. (GII-Sar)—Speightstown (2004) Allaire DuPont Distaff (GIII-Pim)—Super Expresso (2011) Alywow (WO)—Passion (2008) Breeders' Cup Wins American Oaks (GI-Hol)—Wait a While (2006); Panty Raid (2007) Distaff (GI)— (2004-LS) American Turf (GII-CD)—Doubles Partner (2010) Juvenile (GI)— (2010-CD) Amsterdam (GII-Sar)— (2009); Discreetly Mine (2010) Juvenile Fillies Turf (GII)—More Than Real (2010-CD) Appalachian (Kee)—Audacious Chloe (2007) Juvenile Turf (GII)—Pluck (2010-CD) Apple Blossom H. (GI-OP)—Spun Sugar (2006) Sprint (GI)—Speightstown (2004-LS) Arkansas Derby (GII-OP)—Graeme Hall (2000) Turf (GI)— (2007-Mth) Arlington Classic (AP)—Pleasant Strike (GIII-2007); Meal Penalty (2008) Artax H. (GP)—Speightstown (2004) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Astoria (Bel)—Glacken’s Gal (2007) Arcadia H. (GII)—Icy Atlantic (2007) Azeri BC (GIII-OP)—India (2007) Bonnie Heath Turf Cup H. (Crc)—Icy Atlantic (2008) (Aqu)—Modern Cowboy (2011) California Breeders’ Champion—California Nectar (2011) Ballerina (GI-Sar)—Hilda’s Passion (2011) Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (GI-OT)—Red Giant (2008) Ballston Spa H. (GII-Sar)—Wait a While (2007, 2008) todd pletcher Bashford Manor (GIII-CD)—Limehouse (2003); Circular Quay (2006) Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (GII-CD)—Phola (2010) Bayou BC H. (GIII-FG)—J’Ray (2007) Churchill Downs (GII-CD)—Aikenite (2011) Bayshore (GIII-Aqu)—Forest Danger (2004) Cigar Mile H. (GI-Aqu)— (2001) Beldame (GI-Bel)—Ashado (2005); (2006); Unbridled Belle Clarendon (WO)—Sensational Slam (2010) (2007); Life At Ten (2010) Clark H. (GII-CD)—A. P. Arrow (2007) Ben Ali (GIII-Kee)—Exhi (2011) Classy Mirage (Bel)—Savvy Supreme (2011) Bennington (Sar)—Hilda’s Passion (2010) Coaching Club American Oaks (GI-Bel)—Tweedside (2001); Ashado (2004); Bewitch (GIII-Kee)—Safari Queen (2007) Octave (2007) Bienville (FG)—West Ocean (2010) Coaching Club American Oaks (GI-Sar)—Devil May Care (2010) (Sar)—Rule (2011) Colonial Turf Cup (GIII-Cnl)—English Channel (2006) Black-Eyed Susan (GII-Pim)—Panty Raid (2007) Commonwealth (GII-Kee)—Aikenite (2011) Blue Grass (GI-Kee)—Bandini (2005); Monba (2008) Continental Mile (Mth)—Finale (2011) (GIII-Aqu)—Calibrachoa (2011) Coolmore Lexington (GII-Kee)—Behindatthebar (2008); Advice (2009); Exhi Bold Ruler H. (GIII-Bel)—Left Bank (2002) (2010) Bonnie Miss (GII-GP)—Devil May Care (2010) Correction H. (Aqu)—Distorted Passion (2009) Bourbon (GIII-Kee)—Twilight Meteor (ng-2006); Interactif (2009) Cotillion H. (GII-Pha)—Smok’n Frolic (2002); Ashado (2004) Bowling Green H. (GII-Bel)—Go Deputy (2006); Sunriver (2007) Coyote Lakes (Aqu)—Nite Light (2007); Tiger’s Rock (2010) Brite Flight (Aqu)—French Dip (2010) Curlin (Sar)—Turbo Compressor (2011) Brooklyn BC H. (GII-Bel)—Limehouse (2005); Any Given Saturday (2007) Damon Runyon (Aqu)—Ibboyee (2009) Brookmeade (Cnl)—Giant Mover (2010) Daniel Van Clief (Cnl)—Pleasant Strike (2009) Bryan Station (GIII-Kee)—Cowboy Cal (2008) H. (GII-GP)—Wait a While (2006) (Aqu)—Dance Quietly (2011) (Mth)—Maple Forest (2011) Calder Turf Sprint H. (Crc)—Texas Glitter (2002) Debutante (GIII-CD)—Garden District (2008) Canadian (GII-WO)—Ready’s Gal (2006); J’ray (2008) Deceit (Bel)—Yes She’s a Lady (2009) Canadian Turf (GIII-GP)—Twilight Meteor (2009) Delaware H. (GII-Del)—Fleet Indian (2006); Unbridled Belle (2007); Life At Ten Candy Eclair (Mth)—Starfish Bay (2010) (2010) Carter H. (GI-Aqu)—Forest Danger (2005); Bishop Court Hill (2006) Delaware Oaks (GII-Del)—Adieu (2006) Challenger (Tam)—Colizeo (2011) Delta Jackpot (GIII-DeD)—Rule (2009) Champagne (GI-Bel)—Proud Accolade (2004); Scat Daddy (2006); Uncle Mo Demoiselle (GII-Aqu)—Smok’n Frolic (2001); Ashado (2004) (2010) Discovery H. (GIII-Bel)—Roman Dynasty (2006) Cheap Seats (Aqu)—Quiet Giant (2010) Dogwood (GIII-CD)—Ailalea (2010) Chicago H. (GIII-AP)—Leah’s Secret (2008) Donn H. (GI-GP)—Quality Road (2010) Chilukki (GII-CD)—Leah’s Secret (2008), Malibu Prayer (2009) (Sar)—Fairbanks (2008) Choice (Mth)—Fantastico Roberto (2010) Dwyer (GII-Bel)—Any Given Saturday (2007) Easy N Dirty (Sar)—Driven by Success (2011) Gotham (GIII-Aqu)—Cowtown Cat (2007); (2011) Eclipse H. (GII-WO)—Graeme Hall (2001) Gravesend (Aqu)—Calibrachoa (2010) Endeavour BC (Tam)—Cassydora (2007) Grover (Buddy) Delp Memorial (Del)—Alma d’Oro (2010) Epitome BC (Mth)—Sea Chanter (2007) Gulfstream Oaks (GII-GP)—R Heat Lightning (2011) Evening Attire (Aqu)—Understatement (2010); Heart Butte (2011) Gulfstream Park H. (GII-GP)—Harlington (2006) Excelsior BC H. (GIII-Aqu)—West Virginia (2006); Magna Graduate (2007) Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship (GII-GP)—Munnings (2010) Fair Grounds Oaks (GII-FG)—Ashado (2004) Hallendale Beach (GP)—Twilight Meteor (2007); Why Tonto (2008) Fall Aspen (Bel)—Light Green (2009) Hal’s Hope (GIII)—Quality Road (2010) Fantasy (GII-OP)—Ready to Please (2006) Harry Henson (Hol)—Ain’t No Other (2011) Feel the Beat (Aqu)—Awesome Ashley (2009) Haskell Invitational H. (GI-Mth)—More Than Ready (2000); Bluegrass Cat First Lady H. (GIII-GP)—Game Face (2009) (2006); Any Given Saturday (2007) Fitz-Dixon Cotillion BC H. (GII-Pha)—India (2006) (AP)—Lucky Copy (1st div., 2008), Return to Paradise (2nd div., 2008) Flamingo (GIII-GP)—Trippi (2000) Hawthorne Gold Cup H. (GII-Haw)—Fairbanks (2008) Fleur de Lis H. (GII-CD)—Indian Vale (2007) Hendrie (GIII-WO)—Embur’s Song (2011) Flitalong (Aqu)—West Ocean (2009) High Rock Springs (Sar)—Never Right Joey (2010) (GI-GP)—Scat Daddy (2007); Quality Road (2010) Hillsborough (GIII-Tam)—Ready’s Gal (2006); Phola (2010) (GI-Bel)—Honey Ryder (2006) Hilltop (Pim)—Excited (2011) Foil (Aqu)—Distorted Passion (2008) Hollywood Turf Cup (GI-Hol)—Sunriver (2007) Forty Niner (Aqu)—Alma d’Oro (2010) Hollywood Turf Express (GIII-Hol)—Texas Glitter (2002) Fourstardave H. (GII-Sar)—Red Giant (2008); Sidney’s Candy (2011) Honey Bee H. (Med)—Spritely (2008) Fountain of Youth (GII-GP)—Scat Daddy (2007); Eskendereya (2010) Honey Fox H. (GP)—Wait a While (2007) Fred “Cappy” Capossela (Aqu)—Sensational Slam (2011) Honey Jay (Tdn)—King of the Roxy (2009) Frizette (GI-Bel)—Adieu (2005); Devil May Care (2009) Honorable Miss H. (GII-Sar)—Game Face (2009) From New York to Old York (Sar)—Starfish Bay (2009) Hopeful (GI-Sar)—Circular Quay (2006) Futurity (GII-Bel)—King of the Roxy (2006) Hurricane Bertie (GIII-GP)—Hilda’s Passion (2011) Gaily Gaily (GP)—Audacious Chloe (2007) Hutcheson (GII-GP)—More Than Ready (2000); Proud Accolade (2005); H. (Aqu)—Nite Light (2007); Tiger's Rock (2009) Keyed Entry (2006); King of the Roxy (2007) H. (GIII-Pim)—Roshani (2008) Illinois Derby (GIII-Haw)—Pollard’s Vision (GII-2004); Cowtown Cat (GII-2007); Garden City BC (GI-Bel)—Magnificent Song (2006) Joe Vann (2011) Garland of Roses H. (Aqu)—Awesome Ashley (2009) Inside Information (GII-GP)—Game Face (2009); Hilda’s Passion (2011) Generous (GIII-Hol)—The Leopard (2007) Interborough H.—Distorted Passion (2010) Giant’s Causeway (Kee)—Forest Code (2007); West Ocean (2010) Island Whirl (Sar)—Dark Thunder (2011) Go For Wand H. (GI-Sar)—Ashado (2005); Spun Sugar (2006) Jamaica H. (GI-Bel)—Take the Points (2009) Gold and Roses (Sar)—Zow (2011) Jean Lafitte (DeD)—Rule (2009) todd pletcher Jersey Derby (Mth)—Hudson Steele (2010) Memorial Day H. (Mnr)—Blues Street (2009) Jersey Shore (GIII-Mth)—Discreetly Mine (2010) Mervyn Muniz Jr. H. (GII-FG)—Blues Street (2010) Jim Dandy (GII-Sar)—Graeme Hall (2000); Flower Alley (2005); Stay Thirsty Metropolitan H. (GI-Bel)—Quality Road (2010) (2011) Miesque (GIII-Hol)—Sea Chanter (2007) Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (GI-Bel)—English Channel (2006, 2007) Miss Preakness (Pim)—R Mood (2011) John B. Campbell H. (Lrl)—Nite Light (2008); Alma d’Oro (2011) Molly Pitcher BC H. (GII-Mth)—Capeside Lady (2005); Quiet Giant (2011) John Morrissey (Sar)—Ibboyee (2011) Monarch’s Maze (Aqu)—Bittel Road (2009) Kelso H. (GII-Bel)—Uncle Mo (2011) Queen (Mth)—Rose Catherine (2010) Kentucky Cup Ladies Turf (KD)—Quiet Royal (2007) Monmouth Oaks (GIII-Mth)—Capeside Lady (GII-2004); Mo Cuishle (2006); Kentucky Jockey Club (GII-CD)—Super Saver (2009) Savvy Supreme (2011) Kentucky Oaks (GI-CD)—Ashado (2004); Rags to Riches (2007) Monmouth Park Futurity (Mth)—Proud Zoe (2009); Hunt Crossing (2011) King’s Bishop (GI-Sar)—More Than Ready (2000); Discreetly Mine (2010) Mother Goose (GI-Bel)—Jersey Girl (1998); Octave (2007); Devil May Care Klassy Briefcase (Mth)—West Ocean (2010) (2010); Buster’s Ready (2011) Lady on the Run (Aqu)—Quiet Giant (2011) Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies (Mnr)—For Royalty (2009) Lady’s Secret (Mth)—Quiet Giant (2011) Mr. Prospector (Mth)—Roaring Lion (2011) Lane’s End (GII-TP)—Flower Alley (2005) My Charmer H. (GIII-Crc)—J’ray (2007) Lake George (GIII-Sar)—Ready’s Gal (2005); Magnificent Song (2006) (GIII-Bel)—Bluegrass Cat (2005) Lake Placid H. (GII-Sar)—Wait a While (2006) Nasty and Bold (Bel)—Atoned (2009) La Troienne (GIII-CD)—Game Face (2008) National Jockey Club H. (GIII-Haw)—Master Command (2007) Laurel Futurity (Lrl)—Cowboy Cal (2007) National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (GII-Sar)—Interactif (2010) Lena Spencer (Sar)—Rose Catherine (2010) (Lrl)—Throng (2008) Lexington (GII-Kee)—Coin Silver (2005) New Orleans H. (GII-FG)—Master Command (2007); Circular Quay (2008); Lexington (Bel)—Distorted Reality (2007) Battle Plan (2010); Mission Impazible (2011) Lighthouse (Mth)—Malibu Prayer (2010) New York Breeders’ Futurity (FL)—Ibboyee (2009) Little Silver (Mth)—Platinum Girl (2009); Artisanal (2011) New York Derby (FL)—Ibboyee (2010) Lone Star Derby (GIII-LS)—Pollard’s Vision (2004) New York Stallion (Aqu)—Spanky Fischbein (2007); Driven by Success (2010) Louisiana Derby (GII-FG)—Circular Quay (2007); Mission Impazible (2010) H. (GIII-Aqu)—Smok’n Frolic (2003, 2004); Fleet Indian (2006); Louisville BC (GII-CD)—Oonagh Mccool (2006) Indian Vale (2007) Love is Eternal (Aqu)—Midnight Visit (2011) Nonsuch Bay (Bel)—Rose Catherine (2011) Majestic Light (Sar)—Luck Money (2008) Northern Dancer (GIII-CD)—Colizeo (2010) Marine (WO)—Exhi (2010); Queen’splatekitten (2011) Oaklawn H. (OP-GII)— (2007) Maryland BC Sprint H. (GIII-Lrl)—Friendly Island (2006) Obeah (GIII-Del)—Unbridled Belle (2008, 2009) Matchmaker (Mth)—Roshani (GIII-2007); Captain’s Lover (2009) H. (GI-Bel)—Ashado (2005); Spun Sugar (2006); Life At Ten Meadowlands BC (GII-Med)—Master Command (2006) (2010); Awesome Maria (2011) Old Hat (GII-GP)—Maddalena (GIII-2005); Game Face (2008) Ruffian Invitational H. (GI-Sar)—Malibu Prayer (2010) Omnibus (Mth)—Almonsoon (2008) Rushaway (TP)—Exhi (2010) Ontario Matron (GIII-WO)—Embur’s Song (2011) Sabin H. (GIII-GP)—Isola Piu Bella (2005); Sea Chanter (2009); Awesome Maria Orchid H. (GII-GP)—Tweedside (2003); Honey Ryder (GIII-2006); Safari Queen (2011) (2007) Salvator Mile (GIII-Mth)—Flower Alley (2006) Out Ruled (Aqu)—R Holiday Mood (2011) Sam F. Davis (Tam)—Any Given Sunday (2007); Rule (2010); Brethren (2011) Pearl Necklace (Bel)—Sea Chanter (2009) Sands Point (GIII-Bel)—Tweedside (2001); Wait a While (2006) Pebbles (Bel)—Miss Catalyst (2009) Sanford (GII-Sar)—More Than Ready (1999); Scat Daddy (2006); Ready’s Image Pegasus (GIII-Med)—Atoned (2008) (2007); Overdriven (2011) H. (GI-Sar)—Fleet Indian (2006) Sapling (GIII-Mth)—Silent Valor (2008) Peter Pan (GII-Bel)—Sunriver (2006) Schuylerville (GII-Sar)—Ashado (2003); Cotton Blossom (GIII-2006); Georgie’s Philip H. Iselin BC H. (GIII-Mth)—West Virginia (2005) Angel (2011) Pilgrim (Bel)—Eskendereya (2009) Secretariat (GI-AP)—Take the Points (2009) Plankton (Aqu)—Awesome Ashley (2009) Shakertown (GIII-Kee)—Stratford Hill (2011) Playa del Rey (Hol)—Bsharpsonata (2008) Shady Character (Bel)—Clement Rock (2011) Prince of Wales (FE)—Harlem (2008) Shecky Greene (AP)—Meal Penalty (2008) Princess Rooney H. (GI-Crc)—Game Face (2009) Sheepshead Bay H. (GII-Bel)—Tweedside (2002); Honey Ryder (2006) Prioress (GI-Bel)—Her Smile (2011) Shotintheheart (GP)—Ruff and Ready (2008) (Sar)—Love and Pride (2011) Shuvee H. (GII-Bel)—Awesome Maria (2011) Queen County H. (GIII-Aqu)—Magna Graduate (2006) Sixty Sails H. (GIII-Haw)—Fleet Indian (2006); Life At Ten (2010) Rampart H. (GII-GP)—Oonagh Maccool (2006); Awesome Maria (2011) Skip Away H. (GIII-GP)—Bandini (2006); A.P. Arrow (2007) Rare Treat (Aqu)—Quiet Giant (2011) (Aqu)—Super Espresso (2011) Raven’s Run (GII-Kee)—Hilda’s Passion (2010) Snit (Aqu)—Life At Ten (2009) Razorback BC H. (GIII-OP)—Graeme Hall (2001); Magna Graduate (2007) Spend a Buck (Mth)—Lord Justice (2009); Ibboyee (2010) Red Bank (GIII-Mth)—Icy Atlantic (2007) Spinaway (GI-Sar)—Circle of Life (1999); Ashado (2003); Adieu (GII-2005); Regret (GIII-CD)—Caminadora (2010) R Heat Lightning (2010) Remsen (GII-Aqu)—Bluegrass Cat (2005) Spinster (GI-Kee)—Panty Raid (2007) Restrainor (Aqu)—Sky Music (2010) (Bel)—Colizeo (2010) Richter Scale BC H. (GII-GP)—Half Ours (2007) Stuyvesant H. (GIII-Bel)—Graeme Hall (2001) Riskaverse (Sar)—Awesome Maria (2010) Stymie (Aqu)—Understatement (2010) Riva Ridge BC (GII-Bel)—Trippi (2000) Summer (GIII-WO)—Pluck (2010) Round Table (AP)—Pavarotti (2007) Sugar Maple (Ct)—Spritely (2009) R.R.M. Carpenter Jr. Memorial (Del)—Alma d’Oro (2011) Swale (GII-GP)—Trippi (GIII-2000); Travelin Man (2011) Ruffian H. (GI-Bel)—Pool Land (2006) Summer (GIII-WO)—Finale (2011) todd pletcher Swan Song (Aqu)—Allysa (2008) Wheel Turns (Aqu)—Hour Glass (2010) Sword Dancer H. (GI-Sar)—Go Deputy (2006) Whitney H. (GI-Sar)—Left Bank (2002); Lawyer Ron (2007) Tampa Bay (GIII-Tam)—Doubles Partner (2011) William Donald Schaefer H. (GIII-Pim)—Master Command (2006) Tampa Bay Derby (GIII-Tam)—Limehouse (2004) Windward (PID)—Embur’s Song (2011) Taylor Made Matchmaker (GIII-Mth)—Ready’s Gal (2006); J’ray (2008) Wings of Jove (Bel)—Female Drama (2009) Tempted (GIII-Aqu)—Allalea (2009) With Anticipation (Sar)—Bittel Road (2008) Tempted (GIII-Bel)—Smok’n Frolic (2001) Withers (GIII-Aqu)— (2008) Tempted (Aqu)—Ailalea (2009) Woodford Reserve Bourbon (GIII-Kee)—Bittel Road (2008) Test (GI-Sar)—Jersey Girl (1998) Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (GI-CD)—English Channel (2006) The Very One (Pim)—Starfish Bay (2010) Woodlawn (Pim)—Affirmatif (2009) Timely Writer (GP)—Uncle Mo (2011) Wood Memorial (GI-Aqu)—Eskendereya (2010) Toboggan (GIII-Aqu)—Calibrachoa (2011) Woodward (GI-Sar)—Lawyer Ron (2007); Quality Road (2010) H. (GII-Bel)—Trippi (2000); Left Bank (2002); Munnings (2009) Woody Stephens (GII-Bel)—Munnings (2009) Tom Fool H. (GIII-Aqu)—Calibrachoa (2011) Top Flight H. (GII-Aqu)—Mini Sermon (2007); Leah's Secret (2008) Travers (GI-Sar)—Flower Alley (2005); Stay Thirsty (2011) Highlights • First winner: Majestic Number, February 1996, at Gulfstream Park, his first Tremont (Bel)—More Than Ready (GIII-1999); Ready’s Image (2007) runner. Troy (Sar)—Bridgetown (2011) • Eclipse Award winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010. True North H. (GIII-Bel)—Speightstown (GII-2004); Bribon (2010) • Eclipse Award winners trained: Left Bank, 2002 Older Male; Ashado, 2004 Turf Amazon H. (Pha)—Rose Catherine (2010) 3-Year-Old Filly, 2005 Older Female; Speightstown, 2004 Sprinter; Wait a While, Turf Dash (Tam)—Bridgetown (2011) 2006 3-Year-Old Filly; Fleet Indian, 2006 Older Female; Lawyer Ron, 2007 Turfway Park Fall Championship (GIII-TP)—Nite Light (2009) Older Male; English Channel, 2007 Turf Male; Rags to Riches, 2007 3-Year-Old Turnback the Alarm H. (GIII-Aqu)—Unbridled Belle (2009) Filly; Uncle Mo, 2010 2-year-old Male. United Nations (GI-Mth)—English Channel (2006, 2007) • Training titles: Belmont Park: 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010 spring/summer; 2003, Vagrancy H. (GII-Bel)—Hour Glass (2010); Hilda’s Passion (2011) 2004, 2009 fall; Saratoga: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010; Vandal (WO)—Sensational Slam (2010) Gulfstream Park: 2005, 2007; Keeneland: 2005. Victoria Park (WO)—Exhi (2010) • 2000th career victory: On the Virg, January 13, 2008, at Santa Anita. Vic Ziegel Memorial (Sar)—Driven by Success (2010) • Won a fourth consecutive Eclipse Award as outstanding trainer in 2007 to equal a Virginia Derby (GII-Cnl)—English Channel (GIII-2006); Red Giant (2007) feat achieved by only Bobby Frankel (2000-2003) and (1976-1979). Virginia Oaks (GIII-Cnl)—Excited (2011) Led nation in purse earnings for a fourth straight year in 2007 while setting a Vosburgh (GI-Bel)—Trippi (2000); Left Bank (2001) single-season mark of $28,116,097, breaking his own record set the year before Westchester (GIII-Bel)—Caixa Eletronica (2011) ($26,820,243). West Virginia Governor’s H. (Mnr)—Modern Cowboy (2011) • The prolific stakes-winning trainer finally filled the most glaring gap in his • During a remarkable year in 2006 at the age of 39, broke former employer D. resume in 2010 when Super Saver captured the 136th running of the Kentucky Wayne Lukas’ 1987 record of graded stakes victories in a single-season (53) when Derby at odds of 8-1 under . Despite having won eight different Safari Queen captured the Grade II at Aqueduct to pro- Kentucky Derby preps with six different horses, Pletcher had gone 0-for-24 in vide stakes win No. 54 on the same day, Nov. 4, as the Breeders’ Cup was being the Derby and his early favorite in 2010, Eskendereya, would miss the classic conducted at Churchill Downs. event with an injury following decisive wins in the Grade II Fountain of Youth • Finished 2006 with 56 graded stakes victories while training a pair of Eclipse at Gulfstream Park and Aqueduct’s Grade I Wood Memorial. Quality Road, Award winners: older female Fleet Indian and 3-year-old filly Wait a While. The who missed the 2009 Kentucky Derby with a foot ailment after being the early latter was victorious in Hollywood Park’s American Oaks while Fleet Indian took favorite, captured three Grade I competitions in 2010 including Gulfstream Belmont Park’s and the Personal Ensign Handicap at Saratoga. Park’s , the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont and Saratoga’s Those three victories contributed to 17 Grade I wins for the year. Woodward Stakes. • Ran a Breeders’ Cup record 17 entrants in the 2006 event while his three seconds • Geared up for another serious 2011 Triple Crown run when undefeated 7-5 and three thirds (placings worth $2.16 million) served to elevate his record earn- choice Uncle Mo ran off with the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 4 1/4 lengths ings for the year to over $25 million after he had broken his own 2005 earnings to assume early favoritism for the following May’s Kentucky Derby. Pletcher- record of $20,867,842 on Oct. 7 when Balletto won the Grade I, $600,000 trained youngsters captured two other Breeders’ Cup events in 2010 when Pluck Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park. took the Juvenile Turf and More Than Real won the Juvenile Fillies Turf. The • Broke Lukas’ record (92) for stakes wins in a season when Scat Daddy accounted Pletcher three-bagger in the two-day championships at Churchill Downs brought for No. 93 by taking Belmont Park’s Grade I, $400,000 Champagne Stakes on his career Breeders’ Cup victory total to six. Oct. 14. “To be honest, I didn’t think it was an attainable record,” he said after- • Would up 2010 as the national leader in purse earnings with a total take of ward. “It’s a little bittersweet because I hold all of Wayne’s accomplishments in $23,157,098, while outdistancing runner-up Steve Asmussen by nearly $7 mil- high regard. We’ve had one of those remarkable years when everything has been lion. His abundance of riches during the year, including his Kentucky Derby clicking and horses have been running well.” score and three Breeders’ Cup victories, propelled him to his fifth Eclipse Award • Displaced Bobby Frankel in 2004 as the nation’s leader in purse money when as the nation’s leading trainer. Misfortune, however, struck the following May horses earned $17,511,923. His first Breeders’ Cup victories by Ashado, Juvenile when Uncle Mo, second choice in the wagering, was scratched out of the 2011 Fillies, and Speightstown, Sprint, at Lone Star Park helped boost earnings total as Kentucky Derby due to illness. The overall strength of his stable nevertheless had he won with 24 percent of his starters and gained his first Eclipse Award. Pletcher en route to another national earnings title in 2011. • Realized second Eclipse Award in 2005 when earnings broke Frankel’s record of • Gained his first Triple Crown victory in 2007 when Santa Anita Oaks and $19,143,289 set in 2003 as he won eight Grade I stakes with five different horses, Kentucky Oaks winner Rags to Riches went on to capture the Belmont Stakes Ashado winning three of them. Continued to win with 24 percent of his starters. while outdueling Preakness champion Curlin and becoming the first filly to win • Expanded his operation to Southern California late in 2006. Michael McCarthy, the marathon event in 102 years. Rags to Riches provided trainer with his first who headed the trainer’s division at Churchill Downs, was named to oversee the Triple Crown triumph after he had raced five colts in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, California base. Had previously sent runners to Southern California for specific Circular Quay’s sixth-place finish the best showing. Secured his third Breeders’ races, taking Santa Anita’s 2003 Sunshine Millions Distaff with Smok’n Frolic Cup win in 2007 when English Channel took the Turf. His 10 runners and Hollywood Park’s 2006 American Oaks with Wait a While. at Monmouth Park on Breeders’ Cup Day brought home five checks totaling $2,394,250. todd pletcher • Smashed the Saratoga record for victories by a trainer in 2003 when saddling 35 winners at the summer meet, the previous mark of 22 set by Bill Mott in 2001. Also set the Belmont spring meeting record in 2003 when winning 40 races at that meet. • His Jersey Girl won seven straight races in 1998 before sidelined by injury. Her last six wins came in stakes races including three Grade I events: the Acorn, Mother Goose and the Test Stakes. • Left Bank, winner of the Grade I Vosburgh Stakes and Cigar Mile in 2001, broke the Belmont Park track record for seven furlongs when winning the Grade I in 1:20 on July 4, 2002. In his next start, Left Bank equaled Tri Jet’s track record of 1:47 for 1 1/8 miles when victorious in Saratoga’s Grade I Whitney Handicap. Left Bank became trainer’s first Eclipse Award winner in 2002, taking honors as top Older Male.

Personal • Father Jake trained Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses throughout the Midwest and in California. Introduced to the racing business during his childhood while assisting his father. • Graduated from the University of Arizona in 1989 with a degree in Animal Science. • Went to work at Santa Anita for trainer Henry Moreno during the summer fol- lowing his freshman year at Arizona. Worked for trainer D. Wayne Lukas in Chicago following his sophomore year and for Charlie Whittingham in California following his junior year. • Began a seven-year apprenticeship under Lukas two weeks after his graduation from Arizona. • Opened his own public stable with seven horses at Hialeah in Florida in December of 1995, but did not race until February of 1996 when winning with his first starter, Majestic Number, at Gulfstream Park. • Voted Woody Stephens Award as Outstanding Trainer by New York Turf Writers Association in 1998, 2002 and 2005. Turf Paradise BC H. (TuP)—Night Patrol (2005) MARCELO POLANCO Vernon Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Sailors Sunset (2006) Highlights Birthdate: December 3, 1960 • First stakes win: Del Mar’s Grade II Sorrento Stakes in 1996 with Desert Digger. Birthplace: Santiago, Chile • Everest Stable-owned Island Fashion provided first Grade I victory when winning Children: Vincent and Sara the 2003 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita. She added another Grade I victory in the 2004 Santa Monica Handicap. Island Fashion nearly became the first female to Residence: San Dimas win the Santa Anita Handicap when she finished second in 2004. • In addition to Island Fashion, his 2004 stakes winners included Runway Model, Mambo Train, winner of the Turf Paradise Derby, and Very Vegas as stable run- ners won 26 races for career-high earnings of $1.8 million. • Mambo Train was trainer’s first Breeders Cup competitor, finishing 11th in the 2003 Juvenile at Santa Anita. • Picked up Mambo Train, Island Fashion and three other Everest Stable horses Santa Anita Stakes Wins during the summer of 2003. California Breeders’ Championship (SA)—Oly Ogy (1998) • Claimed The Barking Shark for $50,000 and earned more than $500,000 with California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Euro Empire (2000) him. The Barking Shark finished second in the 1996 Del Mar Derby, 1996 Super La Brea (GI)—Island Fashion (2003) Derby and the 1997 Strub Stakes. La Habra—Very Vegas (2004) Lady’s Secret BC H. (OT)—Island Fashion (2004) Personal Santa Monica H. (GI)—Island Fashion (2004) • Born in Santiago, Chile, and lived on the track at Club Hipico. • Father Vincent and grandfather Pedro trained. Pedro twice won the Chilean Other Major Stakes Wins Triple Crown. Arizona Oaks (TuP)—Very Vegas (2004); She Sings (2005) • Moved to the United States in 1977 at age 16 and worked for 10 years for trainer CTBA (Dmr)—Euro Empire (2000) Ron McAnally when brother-in-law, Eduardo Inda, was McAnally’s chief assis- Curious Clover (Hol)—Very Vegas (2005) tant. Generous Portion (Dmr)—Camille C (2009) • Later worked for Julio Canani and Bobby Frankel before accepting a position to Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Sailors Sunset (2007) train privately for Roberto Posternack of Argentina for 10 years. Railbird (GIII-Hol)—Million Dollar Run (2008) • Opened public stable in 1993. Ralph M. Hinds Pomona H. (Fpx)—Plug Me In (2007) • Wife Patty, the daughter of trainer Larry Sterling, clocks horses at Del Mar and Sorrento (GIII-Dmr)—Desert Digger (GII-1996) Hollywood Park. Turf Paradise Derby (TuP)—Mambo Train (2004) marcelo polanco

Hollywood Starlet (GI-Hol)—Turbulent Descent (2010) MIKE PUYPE Hollywood Turf Cup H. (GI-Hol)—Running Flame (1996) (GIII-GP)—Cobra King (1996) La Troienne (GIII-CD)—Star of Goshen (1997) Birthdate: August 4, 1966 Moccasin (Hol)—Turbulent Descent (2011) Sandy Blue H. (Dmr)— (2011) Birthplace: Phoenix Arizona Swaps BC (GII-Hol)—Old Trieste (1998) Single Test (GI-Sar)—Turbulent Descent (2011) Residence: Arcadia Time To Leave (Hol)—Saint Isabelle (2011) Wilshire H. (GIII-Hol)—Gorgeous Goose (2009)

Highlights • First Grade I win: Running Flame, 1996 Hollywood Turf Cup. He defeated Marlin and Talloires. • Turbulent Descent, a 3-year-old daughter of Congrats, sped to a 3 3/4-length Santa Anita Stakes Wins victory in Saratoga’s 2011 Test Stakes to record her sixth win in eight starts Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Varavadour (1995) and her third Grade I triumph while extending her earnings to $828,350. The Malibu (GI)—Lord Grillo (1997) Southern California-based filly’s sparkling win followed a second-place setback Oak Tree Derby (GII-OT)—Muny (2008) over a muddy track in Belmont Park’s Grade I . Earlier in the year, Santa Anita Oaks (GI)—Turbulent Descent (2011) Turbulent Descent captured the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks. As a 2-year-old, she Santa Lucia H.—Praviana (1998) won Hollywood Park’s Grade I Hollywood Starlet. Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint—Quisisana (2010) • Saddled Lord Grillo to an upset victory over Kentucky Derby and Preakness Sunny Slope (OT)—Cobra King (1995) winner Silver Charm in the 1997 running of the Grade I Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita. • Took the 2008 Oak Tree Derby with 10-1 upsetter Muny to record his first Other Major Stakes Wins graded stakes win in nine years and help lift stable earnings to a career high of Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Old Trieste (1998) $1.1-million. Beaumont (GII-Kee)—Turbulent Descent (2011) • Sent out Old Trieste to a romping 12-length victory over Grand Slam in the Best Pal (GII-Dmr)—Cobra King (GIII-1995) 1998 Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park. Old Trieste had finished 10th in the ’98 California Derby (BM)—Trieste’s Honor (2004) Kentucky Derby before winning Hollywood Park’s Affirmed Handicap and the California Dreamin’ H. (Dmr)—Bruce’s Dream (2010) Swaps. Californian (GII-Hol)—Old Trieste (1999) Hollywood Prevue (GIII-Hol)—Cobra King (1995) mike puype • Old Trieste returned as a 4-year-old to win Hollywood Park’s Californian while running 1 1/8 miles in 1:46 2/5, second fastest in stakes history to Spectacular Bid’s 1:45 4/5 in 1980. • Making his stakes debut, Muny registered a gritty, wire-to-wire upset at 10-1 odds in the Grade II Oak Tree Derby, an event that closed out the 2008 Breeders’ Cup racing program at Santa Anita.

Personal • Following high school, began working odd jobs on the backside at Turf Paradise in Phoenix. • Became an assistant to trainer Walter Greenman at Northern California tracks. While there, made connections with owner Gary Biszantz, whose Cobra Farm would become a major client. • Began training horses in 1986 in Phoenix. Strub (GII)—Nostalgia's Star (GI-1986); Flying Continental (GI-1990) JAY ROBBINS Other Major Stakes Wins Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Raise a Stanza (1989); Tiznow (2000); Indian Ocean (2005) Birthdate: December 2, 1945 Aladdin Resort & Casino (Dmr)—She’s a Jewel (2005) Birthplace: Pasadena, California Cinema BC H. (GIII-Hol)—Raise a Stanza (GII-1989) Wife: Sandra Clement L. Hirsch H. (GII-Dmr)—Notably Different (1977) Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Reign Road (1992) Residence: Los Angeles Hawthorne Gold Cup (GII-Haw)—Nostalgia's Star (1987) Impressive Style (Hol)—She’s a Jewel (2005) Jockey Club Gold Cup (GI-Bel)—Flying Continental (1990) Lakeview Thoroughbred Farms (Hol)—Cee’s Elegance (2001) Super Derby (GII-FG)—Tiznow (GI-2000) Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Johnny Eves (2008) Breeders' Cup Wins Classic (GI)—Tiznow (2000-CD, 2001-Bel) Highlights • Eclipse Award winners trained: Tiznow, 2000 Horse of the Year, 3-year-old Male; 2001 Older Male. Santa Anita Stakes Wins • His achievements with racing’s only two-time winner of the Breeders’ Cup, Goodwood BC H. (GII-OT)—Reign Road (1992); Lottery Winner (1993); Tiznow Tiznow, were considered exceptional and began during the latter half of 2000. (2000) • Oversaw a late-season surge in 2000 in which Tiznow won three major races at Malibu (GI)—Johnny Eves (2007) three different racetracks within a span of 35 days after breaking his maiden at Palos Verdes H. (GII)—Johnny Eves (2009) Hollywood Park on May 31 and registering his first stakes victory two months Robert B. Lewis Memorial (GII)—Flying Continental (1989) later in the Grade III Affirmed Handicap. San Felipe (GII)—Smasher (1977) • The full brother to 1999 Breeders’ Cup Classic runner-up Budroyale set a track San Fernando BC (GII)—Flying Continental (1990); Tiznow (2001) record while winning the Grade I Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Sept. 30, San Gabriel H. (GII)—Nostalgia's Star (1987) returned home to Santa Anita to win the Grade II Goodwood Handicap at Oak San Miguel—Smasher (GIII-1977); Raise a Stanza (GIII-1988) Tree on Oct. 15, and then completed his remarkable five-week run with a neck Santa Ana H. (GII)—The Very One (1980) victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. In doing so, Tiznow Santa Anita H. (GI)—Tiznow (2001) became the first California-bred to win a Breeders’ Cup race.

jay robbins • Following a win in Santa Anita’s San Fernando Stakes and a five-length victory in • Comes from a racing family. Father Dr. Jack K. Robbins, D.V.M., is a vice presi- the Santa Anita Handicap, trainer nurtured Tiznow through a mysterious back dent and founding director of Oak Tree Racing Association. Brother Tom is vice ailment in 2001. Tiznow capped his season and his career with a second consecu- president-racing at Del Mar. Brother Don is past president of Hollywood Park tive Breeders’ Cup Classic win by a nose, this time over Sakhee. Tiznow became and brother David is an industry lawyer. Wife Sandra is an executive secretary at the first horse to repeat as Classic champion. He also became the second horse to Hollywood Park. win the Big ‘Cap and the Classic in the same year (Alysheba did it in 1988). • Attended University of California-Davis and Monterey Peninsula College. • Following the unprecedented second Classic victory, Tiznow was retired to stud • Given name is Jack M. Robbins. as the all-time leading California-bred, having won eight of 15 career starts for earnings of $6,427,830. At that point, Robbins had trained three of the Top 10 Cal-bred money earners: Tiznow, Nostalgia’s Star (No. 8 with $2,154,827) and Flying Continental (No. 9 with $1,815,938). • Although sending out only 67 starters in 2000 and largely impacted by Tiznow’s success, trainer’s earnings of $3,727,219 ranked 24th nationally in 2000. Ranked 35th in 2001 with earnings of $3,323,405 from 64 starters. • Flying Continental registered a pair of Grade I victories in 2000 when taking Santa Anita’s Strub Stakes and the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. The Strub victory was the trainer’s second, having won with Nostalgia’s Star in 1986. • Johnny Eves became his fourth different trainee to win a Grade I in the 56th running of the Malibu Stakes when scoring an 11-1 upset on opening day of Santa Anita’s 2007-2008 race meeting. • Reign Road, who would run fourth in the 1992 Breeders’ Cup Classic, that year supplied first of trainer’s three triumphs in Oak Tree’s Grade II Goodwood Breeders’ Cup Handicap. Also has won Hollywood Park’s Grade III Affirmed Handicap three times.

Personal • Acquired trainer's license in 1968 after apprenticeships with , Ron McAnally and the late Joe Manzi. • Grew up at Conejo and Laguna Seca Ranches. Got his start rubbing horses for Bill Walters and Gene Cleveland. La Cañada (GII)—Dawn After Dawn (2008) JOHN SADLER Lady’s Secret (GI)—Healthy Addiction (GII-2005, 2006); Zazu (2011-SA) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Mona de Momma (2010) Las Virgenes (GI)—Zazu (2011) Birthdate: July 30, 1956 Louis R. Rowan—Home Sweet Aspen (2011-SA) Malibu (GI)—Twirling Candy (2010) Birthplace: Long Beach, California Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—Geronimo (2005); (2007) Single Moscow Burning —Dawn After Dawn (2009) Residence: Pasadena Palos Verdes H. (GII)—Frost Free (1990) Paseana H.—Healthy Addiction (2006) Potrero Grande BC H. (GII)—Olympic Prospect (1990) San Antonio (GII)—Gladding (2011) San Carlos H. (GII)—Hasty Kris (2005) San Felipe (GII)—Corby (1993); Sidney’s Candy (2010) San Pasqual H. (GII)—Zappa (2008) Santa Ana H. (GII)—Belmont Cat (2009) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Santa Anita Derby (GI)—Sidney’s Candy (2010) Ancient Title (GI-OT)—Olympic Prospect (GIII-1988); Frost Free Santa Anita Oaks (GI)—Crisp (2010) (GIII-1991); Track Gal (GIII-1995); Cost of Freedom (2008) Santa Margarita H. (GI)—Healthy Addiction (2006) Baldwin (GIII)—Chime Time (1987) Santa Monica (GI)—Switch (2011) Buena Vista H. (GII)—Appealing Missy (1992-1st div.) Santa Ynez (GII)—Jump On In (2007); Alpha Kitten (2009) Cal Breeders' Champion (Colts)—El Atroz (1993) Santa Ysabel (GIII)—Crisp (2010) Cal Breeders' Champion (Fillies)—Fran’s Lass (1993) San Vicente (GII)—Noble Court (2007); Evita Argentina (2009) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—Tizbud (2003) Sen. Ken Maddy H. (GIII-OT)—Belleski (2003, 2004) California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Nannetta (1994) Sir Beaufort (GIII)—Sidney’s Candy (2010) California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Lady Truffles (2004) Strub (GII)—Twirling Candy (2011) California Cup Sprint (OT)—Valiant Pete (1990); Ceeband (2001); Courtside Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint—Dearest Trickski (2008) (2011-SA) Wishing Well H.—Dawn After Dawn (2009) Cascapedia (OT)—Tomorrow’s Sunshine (1998) El Conejo H. (GIII)—Frost Free (1990) El Encino (GIII)—Victory Encounter (2004) Other Major Stakes Wins Harold C. Ramser Sr. H. (GIII-OT)—Tasha’s Miracle (2008) Ack Ack H. (GIII-Hol)—Noble Court (2009) Joe Hernandez—Noble Court (2009) Adoration H. (Dmr)—Healthy Addiction (2005) La Brea (GI)—Dearest Trickski (2007); Evita Argentina (2009); Switch (2010) Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Melair (1986) john sadler A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—Dearest Trickski (2008); Evita Argentina (2009) Green Flash H. (Dmr)—Get Funky (2008) All-American H. (GIII-BM)—Palmeiro (2002) Grey Memo (Hol)—Tribal Justice (2009) American H. (GII-Hol)—Whatsthescript (2008) Hollywood BC H. (Hol)—Olympic Prospect (1988); Frost Free (1990) Aprisa H. (Fpx)—Naval Academy (2000) Hollywood Oaks (GII-Hol)—Switch (2010); Zazu (2011) Arkansas Derby (GI-OP)—Line of David (2010) Humana Distaff (GI-CD)—Mona de Momma (2010) Bay Shore (GIII-Aqu)—Three Peat (GII-1992) John C. Mabee H. (GII-Dmr)—Black Mamba (GI-2008); Cozi Rosie (2011) Beverly Hills H. (GII-Hol)—Black Mamba (2008, 2009) La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—Sidney’s Candy (2010) Bing Crosby H. (GI-Dmr)—Olympic Prospect (GIII-1988); Christmas Boy Landaluce (Hol)—Emmy Darling (2008); Dawnie Macho (2010) (GII-1999) Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Hombre Rapido (2003); Red Arrow (2009); Cost of California Derby (GG)—Ranger Heartley (2010) Freedom (2010) California Sprint Championship (BM)—Ceeband (2001) Magali Farms (Hol)—Rare Exchange (2007) Californian (GII-Hol)—Twirling Candy (2011) Melair (Hol)—She’s an Eleven (2006) Cat’s Cradle H. (Hol)—Curiously Sweet (2007) Merial (Hol)—Guiding Force (2000) Cerf H. (Dmr)—Coco Belle (2008) Miles Tyson (Hol)—Cost of Freedom (2010) Charles Russell (BM)—Jetinto Houston (2004) Miss Woodford (Mth)—Coco Belle (2007) Cinema H. (GIII-Hol)—Let Bob Do It (1996); Oil Man (2009) Moccasin (Hol)—Evita Argentina (2008) Clement L. Hirsch H. (GII-Dmr)—Healthy Addiction (2006) Monterey H. (BM)—Stylish Wildcat (2007) Cougar II H. (Dmr)—Zappa (2008) Oakland H. (GG)—Southern Justice (1992) CTBA Marion (Fpx)—Bob’s Lady (2002) Oceanside (Dmr)—Scooter Brown (1998-1st div.); Dr. Park (2001-2nd div.) CTT and Thoroughbred Owners of California H. (Dmr)—Black Mamba (2009) Osunitas H. (Dmr)—Healthy Addiction (2005); Twirling Candy (2010) Del Mar H. (GII-Dmr)—Celtic New Year (2011) On Trust H. (Hol)—Bestdressed (2009) Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Tell a Kelly (2010) Pirate’s Bounty (Dmr)—Our New Recruit (2004); Sterling Outlook (DH-2011) Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Get Funky (2006); Twirling Candy (2010) Playa del Rey (Hol)—Lady Gamer (2007); Sister Dawn (2010) Del Mar Mile H. (GII-Dmr)—Crossing the Line (2007); Whatsthescript (2008) Princess (Hol)—Melair (GIII-1986) Derby Trial (GIII-CD)—Hurricane Ike (2010) Railbird (GIII-Hol)—Melair (1986); Sportful Snob (1994) Desert Stormer H. (Hol)—Coco Belle (2009) Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—Track Gal (1995, 1996, 1997); Dearest Trickski Dowager (Kee)—Black Mamba (2009) (2008) Dubai Golden Shaheen (GI-NAD)—Our New Recruit (2004) Real Good Deal (Dmr)—Waingarth (2001) Dwyer (GII-Bel)—Three Peat (1992) Robert K. Kerlan Memorial H. (Hol)—Get Funky (2008) El Cajon (Dmr)—Cindago (2006) Rolling Green (GG)—Don Roberto (1982) Franklin County (Kee)—Stylish Wildcat (2007) San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Taste of Paradise (2003) Fran’s Valentine (Hol)—Smokin’ Charlotte (2002); Tutta Bella (2008) Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Cozi Rosie (2010) Generous (GIII-Hol)—Warning Zone (2006-1st div.) Sorrento (GIII-Dmr)—Tasha’s Miracle (2007); Evita Argentina (2008) Golden Eagle Farms (Hol)—Throw Me a Curve (2004) Sunset H. (GII-Hol)—Warning Zone (2008) Sunshine Millions Classic (GP)—Musique Toujours (2005) Two offspring of Candy Ride were instrumental in propelling Sadler in 2010. Terlingua (Hol)—Track Gal (1997) Sidney’s Candy ran away with the Santa Anita Derby after a victory in the Grade Torrey Pines (Dmr)—Victory Encounter (2003); Seaside Affair (2007); II San Felipe Stakes. He shifted his success to grass at Del Mar when victori- Dawn Before Dawn (2008); Third Dawn (2009); Switch (2010) ous in the Grade II La Jolla Handicap. Meantime, Twirling Candy took flight. Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Ceeband (GII-2001) Following a win in the Oceanside Stakes, Twirling Candy was an easy winner of Valkyr (Hol)—Lady Gamer (2007) the Grade II Del Mar Derby at odds of 1-5 to extend his unbeaten streak to four. Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Victory Encounter (2004) Including the Santa Anita Derby, the trainer reached a career high five Grade I Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Olympic Prospect (1989); Frost Free (1990); wins in 2010 following Evita Argentina’s win in Santa Anita’s Grade I La Brea Cost of Freedom (2010) Stakes to close out 2009. Other Grade I wins: Santa Anita Oaks, Crisp; Arkansas War Chant (Hol)—Warning Zone (2007) Derby, Line of David; Del Mar Debutante, Tell a Kelly, and Churchill Downs’ Wickerr (Dmr)—Calimonco (2011) Humana Distaff, Mona de Momma. Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Let Bob Do It (1996); Dr. Park (2001) • After realizing increased earnings each year beginning in 2003 and hitting $5.4 Work The Crowd H. (GG)—Bob’s Lady (2003) million in 2007, his stunning 2008 season landed him among the nation’s Top Ten trainers at the age of 52. His purse earnings stood at $6.6 million with two Highlights months to go in the year. Had already saddled 20 stakes winners, including three Grade I events, and captured training titles at Hollywood Park’s Spring/ • First stakes winner: Top Taker, 1979 at Golden Gate Fields. Summer meet and at Del Mar after having gained his first career championship • First hundred-grander: Don Roberto, 1982 Rolling Green Handicap at Golden at Hollywood Park’s Autumn Meet in 2007. Completed the year with earnings of Gate. over $7.3 million and 21 stakes victories. • First million-dollar win: Our New Recruit, 2004 Dubai Golden Shaheen at • Following a seventh-place finish nationally in 2010 with earnings of just over Nad Al Sheba in UAE. $7.3 million, Sadler was on target for another Top Ten finish in 2011 following a • Training titles: Santa Anita: 2008-09; 2009-10; 2011 (Autumn); Oak Tree: terrific start during the Santa Anita meet which included victories in four Grade 2008; Hollywood Park (spring/summer): 2008, 2009; (fall) 2007, 2009; Del I stakes. His Switch was victorious in the La Brea and Twirling Candy won the Mar: 2008, 2009. Malibu on the meet’s opening day while Sidney’s Candy took the Grade III Sir • Clearly stamped himself as the winningest trainer in Southern California in Beaufort. Additional Grade I wins were provided by Switch in the Santa Monica 2009 when, after rallying to edge Mike Mitchell by a single victory for his first and by Zazu in the Las Virgenes. Santa Anita training title, 40-39, repeated as the training leader at Hollywood • After finishing second to Mike Mitchell at Santa Anita in 2008, Sadler topped Park’s spring/summer meet and at Del Mar. His run on training titles began with the Hollywood Park standings by winning 30 races, seven more than Doug Hollywood Park’s 2007 fall meeting. When he won 31 races at Del Mar for a O’Neill, and also led in stakes wins with seven. He proceeded to run away from second successive year (15 clear of runner-up Bob Baffert in 2009), the title was the competition at Del Mar where his 31 victories bested runner-up Mitchell by his seventh of the past nine major titles on the Southern California racing circuit. 12. The victory total was the highest at Del Mar since 2000. • His dominance extended to nine of 12 meet training titles in 2010 after he won a second successive Santa Anita championship (43 wins to 41 for Baffert) that had followed the title at Hollywood Park’s fall meet (15 wins to 14 for Baffert). john sadler • His season got off to a rousing start at the tail end of 2007 when Dearest Trickski • His Get Funky, claimed as a maiden for $62,000 earlier in the year and immedi- captured her first of four stakes wins, the Grade I La Brea Stakes on the second ately moved to turf, posted a 6-1 upset in the 2006 running of the $400,000 Del day of Santa Anita’s meet. After taking the Grade II Beverly Hills Handicap at Mar Derby one day after his unheralded 3-year-old Cindago spoiled the return of Hollywood Park, Black Mamba added the Grade I John C. Mabee Handicap at Grade I winners Brother Derek and Bob and John in the El Cajon Stakes. Del Mar. Recent claim Cost of Freedom captured Oak Tree’s Grade I Ancient • Tizbud’s 10-1 upset in the $250,000 California Cup Classic in 2003 was the Title Stakes. centerpiece of a year that included Taste of Paradise’s 37-1 score in Del Mar’s • Black Mamba’s win in the Beverly Hills capped an outstanding weekend for $250,000 San Diego Handicap and Hombre Rapido taking Hollywood Park’s Sadler, who won three stakes (Dearest Trickski, Grade II A Gleam Handicap; $200,000 Los Angeles Handicap. Stable earnings exceeded $2.9 million in 2003. Whatsthescript, Grade II American Handicap, and Emmy Darling, Landaluce • Another notable upsetter was Ceeband who rewarded $91.20 when upsetting Stakes) on the previous day’s Hollywood Gold Cup card and enjoyed a trio of eventual Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion Squirtle Squirt in the 2001 running of Grade II wins during the weekend that began June 28. Hollywood Park’s Grade II Triple Bend Breeders’ Cup Handicap. • The victory by Cost of Freedom in the Ancient Title illustrated the trainer’s suc- • Gained a reputation early for his effectiveness with sprinters. Trained unbeaten cess at the claim box, especially on behalf of brothers Gary and Cecil Barber. sensation Melair, who defeated Snow Chief in Hollywood Park’s 1986 Silver After being haltered for $50,000 during the Del Mar meet, Cost of Freedom won Screen (now the Affirmed Handicap) in 1:32 4/5, a record for one mile on dirt a Grade I two races later. Zappa, claimed for $32,000 by the Barbers, was victori- by a female. ous in the Grade II San Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita in 2008. • Olympic Prospect, claimed for $50,000 in 1987, was developed into one of the • Stunning win in 2005 Sunshine Millions Classic – victorious Musique Toujours nation's top sprinters the following year with earnings of $311,090. paid $142.20 at Gulfstream – provided second upset victory in million-dollar • Won the first match race in Santa Anita history in 1991 when Valiant Pete race within two years after Our New Recruit had taken the $2-million Dubai defeated champion Quarter Horse Griswold in the $100,000 winner-take-all Golden Shaheen on the 2004 Dubai World Cup program following a third-place World Record Challenge. Valiant Pete equaled the world record of :44 2/5 for finish in the 2003 Breeders’ Cup Sprint. four furlongs. • Our New Recruit’s victory in the Golden Shaheen accounted for trainer’s first • His Track Gal won Del Mar’s Rancho Bernardo Handicap for the third straight Group or Grade I victory not long before Victory Encounter added another when year in 1997. The 6-year-old mare joined Native Diver and Flawlessly as the only capturing Hollywood Park’s 2004 Vanity Handicap. horses to win the same stakes event three times at Del Mar. • With the momentum from Musique Toujours’ victory in the Sunshine Millions • Developed Christmas Boy, who broke his maiden for $25,000 as a 4-year-old, Classic, barn posted career high earnings of over $3.6 million in 2005 as Healthy into a top sprinter on the circuit in 1999. Christmas Boy finished second to Addiction became a multiple stakes winner highlighted by a victory in Oak Tree’s Mazel Trick in Hollywood Park’s Triple Bend before winning the Bing Crosby at Grade II Lady’s Secret Breeders’ Cup Handicap. Del Mar. • Came back in 2006 to establish new career highs of $4,122,831 in earnings and • Sprinter Ceeband won Oak Tree’s California Cup Sprint in 2001, the California 92 victories as Healthy Addiction became trainer’s third Grade I winner when Sprint Championship at Bay Meadows and the Triple Bend at Hollywood Park. victorious in Santa Anita’s Santa Margarita Handicap. She also provided a repeat victory in the Lady’s Secret at Oak Tree. Trainer was headed toward another finish among the country’s Top 20 in 2007 when 10 different runners captured stakes races for him. Personal • A former show horse rider who once tried out the U.S. equestrian team, began walking hots for trainer Tom Pratt at Santa Anita while in high school. • Left the University of Oregon to become a veterinarian's assistant to Dr. Jack Robbins. • Later served as an assistant to trainer David Hofmans and got started on his own when taking a string of horses from the late Eddie Gregson's barn to the Bay Area.

john sadler

El Cajon (Dmr)—Haimish Hy (2010) Fairfax (GG)—Carthage (2006) Fish Wharf (GG)—Greenie (2006) Golden Gate Sprint (GG)—Carthage (2006) Birthdate: February 17, 1937 Green Flash H. (Dmr)—Barber (2007) Hollywood Derby (GI-Hol)—Haimish Hy (2010) Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Siren Lure (2006) Children: Steve and Alan Milady H. (GII-Hol)—Ultra Blend (2011) Residence: Los Angeles Miss America H. (BM)—Lindsay Jean (2003) Moment to Buy H. (GG)—Lindsay Jean (2001) Monterey H. (BM)—Vaca City Flyer (2006) Oceanside (Dmr)—Knockout Artist (2007-Div. 2) Palo Alto H. (BM)—Lindsay Jean (2002) Pat O’Brien BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Siren Lure (2006) Rockridge (GG)—Vaca City Flyer (2006) Robert K. Kerlan Memorial H. (Hol)—Siren Lure (2005) Santa Anita Stakes Wins San Carlos H. (BM)—Carthage (2006) Blue Jay Way (OT)—Siren Lure (2005) Sunnyvale H. (BM)—Tahoe City (1997) Daytona H.—Siren Lure (2006) Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Siren Lure (2006) Impressive Luck II—Siren Lure (2006) Vacaville H. (Sol)—Vaca City Flyer (2006) William P. Kyne H. (BM)—Lykatill Hil (GIII-1995) Other Major Stakes Wins Woodside H. (BM)—Fancee Bargain (2002) Autumn Leaves H. (BM)—Lindsay Jean (2003) Bay Meadows BC Sprint H. (GIII-BM)—Carthage (2006) Highlights Bay Meadows Express H. (BM)—Tahoe City (1997) • California-bred Ultra Blend became a model of consistency for Sherman while Berkeley H. (GIII-GG)—Desert Boom (2005) finishing in the money in 21 of 23 starts and gaining her 11th win as the longest Brown Bess H. (GG)—Lindsay Jean (GIII-2003) shot on the board in 2011’s Grade I, $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del B. Thoughtful (Hol)—Ultra Blend (2011) Mar. “She’s just one of those game, tryin’ fillies,” the 74-year-old Sherman said Cat’s Cradle H. (Hol)—Ultra Blend (2010) of the mare who upset Zazu by a neck for her fourth stakes victory. Ultra Blend CERF (Dmr)—Fancee Bargain (2003) provided the fourth Grade I win of Sherman’s career after Hamish Hy had taken Citation H. (GI-Hol)—Lang Field (2007) Hollywood Park’s 2010 Hollywood Park’s the previous fall. Clement L. Hirsch (GI-Dmr)—Ultra Blend (2011) Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Lykatill Hil (1994) art sherman • Picked up his first Grade I victory after 30 years in the business when $50,000 Personal claim Siren Lure captured Hollywood Park’s $300,000 Triple Bend Handicap • Family moved from New York to Los Angeles when a youngster and first employ- on July 2, 2006. “I just love this horse,” he said afterward. “He’s all racehorse; a ment in 1953 was with Rex Ellsworth, who owned Hall of Famer Swaps among trainer’s dream, actually.” other notable Thoroughbreds. Was with Swaps when he won the Kentucky Derby • Seventeen months later, notched his second Grade I when Lang Field scored an in 1955. 18-1 upset in the Hollywood Park’s $400,000 Citation Handicap while repelling • Took out his jockey’s license in 1957 at Hollywood Park, winning his first race the closing bid of favored Zann by a neck. that year at Caliente. Rode in Florida and the Midwest before returning to • Won six stakes with Siren Lure, including Del Mar’s Grade II Pat O’Brien California. Riding victories at Santa Anita included the 1965 Santa Catalina Breeders’ Cup Handicap and Hollywood Park’s Grade III Los Angeles Handicap, Stakes, subsequently renamed the Robert B. Lewis Memorial, aboard Arksroni for after taking the late-running sprinter out of a claimer at Bay Meadows on May 8, trainer F. E. Childs. 2005. Earned a spot in the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, finishing eighth among 14 • After retiring as a jockey in 1978, worked as a racing official in Northern starters. California and served as an assistant to trainer Paul Guidottti before taking out • Biggest stakes winner prior to Siren Lure was Lykatill Hil, whose victories includ- trainer’s license in 1980. ed the 1994 running of the Grade II Del Mar Breeders’ Cup Handicap. • Had career highs in earnings and victories in 2005 when he won 193 races to rank seventh nationally and stable runners earned $3,368,732. Ranked among Top Ten in victories again in 2006 (seventh) and 2007 (sixth). • Equaled a Northern California record for most wins on a single card by a trainer at Bay Meadows on Aug. 13, 2005 when his entrants won five races at the San Mateo County Fair. Won a total of six races for the day when, 83 minutes after his May Captain completed the San Mateo five-bagger, Estate collection won the fifth race at Del Mar. • Multiple-stakes winning Desert Bloom handed Declan’s Moon, the 2004 cham- pion 2-year-old colt, his first setback at Hollywood Park on July 16, 2005. • Based in Northern California where he has been runner-up to perennial leader Jerry Hollendorfer at six meets since 2001. Son Alan handles string in Southern California where stable finished tied for fourth in standings during 2006 Oak Tree meet. Son Steve assists in Northern California. • Reached the 2,000 milestone in career victories at Bay Meadows on Aug. 12, 2007, less than three years after gaining No. 1,500. Saddled 1,500th career win- ner when Mountain Mustang won the sixth race at Golden Gate Fields on Jan. 6, 2005. Lady’s Secret (GI-OT)—Borodislew (GIII-1995); Manistique (GII-1999); JOHN A. SHIRREFFS Zenyatta (2008, 2009) San Felipe (GII)—A.P. Warrior (2006) San Luis Rey H. (GII)—Stanley Park (2005) Birthdate: June 1, 1945 San Miguel—Swept Overboard (GIII-2000) San Pasqual H. (GII)—Neko (2010) Birthplace: Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas San Pedro H.—Swept Overboard (2000) Wife: Dottie Santa Anita Derby (GI)— (2007) Residence: El Segundo Santa Lucia H.—Borodislew (1996); Radu Cool (1997) Santa Margarita Inv. H. (GI)—Manistique (1999); Starrer (2003); Tarlow (2005); Life Is Sweet (2009); Zenyatta (2010) Santa Maria H. (GI)—Manistique (2000); Starrer (2003) Swingtime (OT)—Zardana (2009)

Other Major Stakes Wins Breeders' Cup Wins American Oaks (GI-Hol)—Harmonious (2010); Nereid (DH-2011) Classic (GI)—Zenyatta (2009-OT) Apple Blossom H. (GI-OP)—Zenyatta (2008, 2010) Ladies Classic (GI)—Zenyatta (2008-OT); Life Is Sweet (2009-OT) Ascot H. (BM)—Van Rouge (2002) Bay Meadows BC H. (GIII-BM)—David Copperfield (2002) Triple Crown Win Bay Meadows Derby (GIII-BM)—Stanley Park (2003) Kentucky Derby (GI-CD)— (2005) Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Manistique GIII-1998, 1999); Starrer (2002); Zardana (2010) Bayakoa (Dmr)—Radu Cool (1997) Santa Anita Stakes Wins B Thoughtful (Hol)—Proposed (2006) Ack Ack—Lethal Instrument (2000) Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (GI-Hol)—After Market (2007) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—Calkins Road (2002) Clement L. Hirsch H. (GI-Dmr)—Borodislew (GII-1995); Radu Cool California Cup Distance H. (OT)—Imagine (2007) (GII-1998); Zenyatta (GII-2008, 2009, 2010) California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Lacquaria (1998) CTT & TOC H. (Dmr)—Imagine (2007) El Encino (GII)—Manistique (1999); Proposed (2006); Zenyatta (2008); Del Mar H. (GII-Dmr)—After Market (2007) Life Is Sweet (2009) Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Madeo (2008) Goodwood H. (GI-OT)—Bertrando (GII-1994); Tiago (2007) Eddie Read H. (GI-Dmr)—After Market (2007) La Cañada (GII)—Manistique (1999); Tarlow (2005); Life Is Sweet (2009) El Camino Real Derby (BM)—Cliquot (1999) Harris Farm (Hol)—Matriculate (2000) john a. shirreffs Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Borodislew (GII-1996); Hollywood Story (2005) Pride, whose wins had come in races restricted to New Mexico breds. Zenyatta Hollywood BC Oaks (GII-Hol)—Manistique (1998) took career earnings of over $6.4 million and the sentiments of countless admir- Hollywood Starlet (GI-Hol)—Hollywood Story (2003) ers into the Nov. 6 Breeders’ Cup less than one week after millions had become Great Lady M (Hol)—Costume Designer (2006) enthralled with her majesty via an adoring feature on television’s “60 Minutes.” Inglewood H. (GIII-Hol)—After Market (2007); Madeo (2009) • While storming from some 16 lengths behind, Zenyatta’s heroic effort in the Lady’s Secret (GI-OT-Hol)—Zenyatta (2010) Classic did little to dim her gleaming reputation. “Her legacy was enhanced in La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—A.P. Warrior (2006) defeat,” noted ESPN’s Bill Nack. “I don’t know how she made up that ground.” Milady H. (GII-Hol)—Zenyatta (2008, 2009) Concluded columnist Art Wilson of the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, New Orleans Ladies (FG)—Zardana (2010) “Zenyatta was a gift from heaven, and God further blessed us by giving her to Oaklawn H. (GII-OP)—Tiago (2008) John Shirreffs. He was the perfect man for the job.” Oceanside (Dmr)—Mr. Commons (2011) • “This is as good as it gets,” the taciturn ex-Marine said following a dream week- Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (GI-Kee)—Harmonious (2010) end climaxed on Nov. 7, 2009, by Zenyatta’s sterling triumph against males in Remington Park Derby (GIII-Rem)—Performing Magic (2000) the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic to close out her 2009 run to perfection San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Giacomo (2006) with a 14th straight win that left over 58,000 fans thrilled by one of the great Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Makeup Artist (2003); Star Billing (2011) displays in the sport’s history. Twenty-four hours earlier, younger stablemate Life Snow Chief (Hol)—Cliquot (1999); Calkins Road (2002) Is Sweet, at odds of 8-1, had succeeded 5-year-old Zenyatta as winner of the Swaps BC (GII-Hol)—Tiago (2007) $2-million Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic to score by 2 1/2 lengths with a dramatic Terlingua (Hol)—Borodislew (1995) last-to-first rally, a stylish precursor in the Sheriffs’ arsenal of what was in store on Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Manistique (1999); Hollywood Story (2006); Zenyatta Saturday. (2008, 2009, 2010) • As the first member of her sex to capture the Breeders’ Cup Classic in the 26 Wickerr (Dmr)—Bertrando (1994) years of its existence, Zenyatta became the richest North American based female Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Private Chief (2003) with career earnings of $5,474,580 and the first horse to ever win two different events in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. In the process, she defeated Highlights eight Grade I winning males. Undefeated in nine prior starts, the statuesque daughter of Street Cry began her 2009 campaign with a win in the Grade II • First stakes winner: Jade Ring, 1980 John Peri Stakes at Stockton. Milady Handicap at Hollywood Park on May 23. She followed with repeat vic- • His patient, skilled handling of Zenyatta led to what became a burgeoning sports tories in Hollywood Park’s Grade I Vanity Handicap, the Grade I Clement L. phenomenon in 2010 as the mare’s undefeated record reached a Hirsch at Del Mar and in Oak Tree’s Grade I Lady’s Secret. record equaling 19 races before her stunning run from last fell inches short • Three years after his Giacomo posted a resounding upset in the Kentucky Derby, behind in pursuit of unprecedented perfection and a successful encore in masterfully managed the imposing 4-year-old bay filly Zenyatta through a domi- the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic held at Churchill Downs. She again was nant season in 2008. It was culminated by a stirring victory in Oak Tree’s $2-mil- breathtaking with Grade I victories in Santa Anita’s Santa Margarita Handicap, lion Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic at Santa Anita that pushed her unbeaten record the Apple Blossom at Oaklawn, Hollywood Park’s Vanity Handicap, the to nine, seven of them graded stakes events, and staked a strong claim for her Clement L. Hirsch at Del Mar and ultimately Oak Tree’s Lady’s Secret Stakes at being named Horse of the Year. Hollywood Park, a thrilling triumph that matched the unbeaten streak of Peppers • Zenyatta’s remarkable run had begun with a maiden and allowance victory in • Later on the same day that Giacomo won the Kentucky Derby, his trainer 2007 before a succession of stakes triumphs in 2008 that started with Santa watched on television as Hollywood Story rallied to win Hollywood Park’s Grade Anita’s Grade II El Encino. It continued through the Grade I Apple Blossom III Hawthorne Handicap after clipping heels on the clubhouse turn and nearly Handicap at Oaklawn, the Grade II Milady and Grade I Vanity Handicaps at falling. Two years previous, Hollywood Story had become the first maiden to win Hollywood Park, the Grade II Clement L. Hirsch Handicap at Del Mar, and Hollywood Park’s Grade I Hollywood Starlet for 2-year-old fillies. Oak Tree’s Grade I Lady’s Secret prior to the Grade I Breeders’ Cup event for- • Racing in the same silks as his half-brother Giacomo for owner-breeders Jerry merly known as the Distaff. and Ann Moss, Tiago won the 2007 Santa Anita Derby in just his fourth start • Sent off as the 1-2 choice in the Ladies Classic, the daughter of Street Cry – pur- for trainer. Following a troubled seventh-place effort behind in the chased by Jerry and Ann Moss for $60,000 at the 2005 Keeneland September Kentucky Derby, Tiago finished third behind Rags to Riches and Curlin in the Yearling Sale – elevated her earnings to $2,144,580 via her 1 1/2-length come- 2007 Belmont Stakes. from-behind victory. “Whatever is going on,” the normally reserved Shirreffs • Tiago returned to California to register a 2 1/2-length victory in Hollywood was moved to remark, “you just look at her and you know something fantastic is Park’s Grade II, $366,250 Swaps Stakes for 3-year-olds before capturing Oak going to happen.” Tree’s Grade I, $500,000 Goodwood Stakes by a nose over Awesome Gem. He • After being transferred to Shirreffs’ barn to begin her 2009 season, 4-year-old earned a try in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, finishing fifth behind Curlin. filly Life Is Sweet swiftly became a multiple graded stakes winner. She returned • As a 4-year-old in 2007, After Market rose to the forefront of North America’s from over seven months on the bench to take Santa Anita’s Grade II El Encino turf runners when achieving his fourth consecutive victory in Del Mar’s Grade Stakes prior to successive victories in the Grade II La Canada and Grade I Santa II Del Mar Handicap at odds of 2-5 following back-to-back Grade I victories Margarita Invitational Handicap. The Breeders’ Cup upset followed four set- in Hollywood Park’s Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap and Del Mar’s backs; three of them losses to Zenyatta and the other a third against males in the Eddie Read Handicap. “This horse is amazing,” Shirreffs commented following historic Hollywood Gold Cup. the Del Mar Handicap. “He just has it.” • Stunned the sports world in 2005 when Giacomo, his first starter in the • While serving as the private trainer for Ed Nahem and Marshall Naify’s 505 Kentucky Derby, captured the 131st running at odds of 50-1 to pay $102.60 to Farms beginning in 1994, assumed responsibility for multiple graded stakes win- win, second only to the $184.90 returned by in 1913. Giacomo earned ner Bertrando following the California-bred’s two-length defeat by Arcangues $1,639,600 for his first victory other than a maiden win in eight starts. in the 1993 Breeders’ Cup Classic. Saddled him to win the Wickerr Stakes at • After finishing third to in the Preakness Stakes and seventh to that Del Mar on the grass and to a neck victory over Dramatic Gold in Oak Tree’s one in the Belmont Stakes after leading briefly entering the stretch, Giacomo was Goodwood Handicap prior to a sixth-place finish in the 1994 Breeders’ Cup sidelined with bone chips in an ankle and a knee. Following surgery, he returned Classic. eight months later to run third in Santa Anita’s Strub Stakes and fifth to Lava • An early development for 505 Farms was Borodislew, who won Oak Tree’s Lady’s Man in the Santa Anita Handicap. Secret, Hollywood Park’s Hawthorne and Del Mar’s Chula Vista handicaps before • Giacomo returned to the winner’s circle on July 22, 2006 at Del Mar when the her retirement following the 1996 season. gray colt rallied from behind to score a head victory over Preachinathebar in the • Trained multiple stakes winner Radu Cool, who won the 1997 Chula Vista Grade II, $300,000 San Diego Handicap under Mike Smith, who was aboard for Handicap at Del Mar before finishing fourth in that year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff. the Kentucky Derby upset. john a. shirreffs • Sent out talented filly Manistique to a 4 1/2 length win in the Grade I Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park in 1999, making her eight-for-eight in California. Her victories included Santa Anita’s Grade I Santa Margarita Handicap that year. The huge filly later lost for the first time in California in the Chula Vista Handicap at Del Mar. Manistique returned to win the Lady’s Secret at Oak Tree, but was a disappointing eighth in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. • Manistique’s win in the Santa Margarita was the first of three within six years for the trainer in that Grade I event. Starrer took the 2003 running while Tarlow won in 2005. • One of the circuit’s top trainers by win percentage, he endured an emotional 2000. In April, Naify died at age 80. In July, most of his horses were sold at auc- tion, the most significant being the 505 Farms Dispersal at Pomona. • In August following the dispersal sale, was hired by The Thoroughbred Corp., being reunited with several of the winners he had trained for 505 Farms as his stable became semi-private but open to other clients.

Personal • Has been around horses most of his life. His father bred horses and family owned a farm near Neufields, N.H. • Walked hots for trainer Gene Cleveland in the early 1970s, and later broke year- lings for Ed Nahem at Lakeview Thoroughbreds Farm in California. • The former Marine who served in Vietnam obtained his trainer’s license in 1978. He operated a small stable in Northern California before becoming an assistant to the late Brian Mayberry and to Bill Spawr. • On Jan. 1, 1994, accepted a position as private trainer for Nahem and Marshall Naify’s 505 Farms. • Began training for Jerry and Ann Moss, the owners of Giacomo, in 2000 after racing manager Dottie Ingordo had arranged for the interview on the advice of her son, David Ingordo. Shirreffs and Dottie Ingordo were married three years later. • Prefers to shun publicity and rarely greets a victorious horse in the winner’s circle. Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Paying Dues (1996) CLIFFORD SISE, JR. Oakland H. (GG)—Paying Dues (1996-dh) Oceanside (Dmr)—Rock Opera (2002-1st div.) Real Good Deal (Dmr)—Pirate's Outlook (1992) Birthdate: October 18, 1951 Restoration (Mth)—Houseofroyalhearts (2005) Sonoma (GG)—Apreciada (1992) Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Paying Dues (1996) Wife: Lorrie Warden (Dmr)—Smart Wise (1995) Children: Kim and Robert Sonoma (GG)—Apreciada (1992) Residence: Glendora Highlights • Idiot Proof gave trainer his first Grade I victory on Oct. 27, 2007 when defeating favored Greg’s Gold in Oak Tree’s $300,000 Ancient Title Stakes after California- bred colt had won his first graded stakes on July 4 in Monmouth Park’s Grade III Jersey Shore Breeders’ Cup Stakes while rolling to a 7 1/4-length victory in Santa Anita Stakes Wins 1:07.47 for six furlongs and breaking Gilded Time’s 15-year-old track record. Ancient Title (GI-OT)—Idiot Proof (2007) • The Ancient Title triumph following the impressive win at Monmouth Park Cover Gal (OT)—Moosa's Girl (2001) earned Idiot Proof a return trip to the New Jersey racetrack where he finished second to fast-closing Midnight Lute in the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Sprint after Other Major Stakes Wins opening up a clear lead in mid-stretch. • Paying Dues provided first graded stakes wins in 1996 – Los Angeles Handicap Admirably (GG)—Cherry Moon (1998) and Vernon O. Underwood, both Grade IIIs at Hollywood Park – before finish- Aprisa H. (Fpx)—Emailit (1999) ing second behind Lit de Justice in the 1996 Breeders’ Cup Sprint. Cat’s Cradle H. (Hol)—Gn. Group Meeting (2006) • When his Coastal Strike won Del Mar’s $100,000 Generous Portion Stakes in CTBA (Dmr)—Asian Adventure (2001) 2004, became the first trainer to post multiple victories in the event for Cal-bred CTBA Marian (Fpx)—Gn. Group Meeting (2005) 2-year-old fillies after Whitewinesipper took the 2001 running. E. B. Johnston (Fpx)—Velvet Moonlite (2007); Smooth Performer (2009) • Shipped two dozen horses to Philadelphia Park in 2003 while branching out and Generous Portion (Dmr)—Whitewinesipper (2001); Coastal Strike (2004) completed year with most productive career numbers: earnings of $1,639,135 Governor’s Cup (Fpx)—Emailit (1999) from 73 victories after having won 38 races the previous year. Graduation (Dmr)—Dr. Augusta (1992) • Nearly won the 2000 Hollywood Park spring/summer training title with 22 vic- Greenwood Cup H. (Pha)—Golden Ticket (2003) tories from 67 starters (33%), falling one victory shy of Bobby Frankel. High Yield (Pha)—Superfecta (2007) • Won races with each of the four horses he saddled at Fairplex Park on Sept. 12, Jersey Shore BC (GIII-Mth)—Idiot Proof (2007) 2009 for first four-bagger of career. clifford sise, jr. Personal • A jockey from 1967 to 1970, rode primarily at Turf Paradise and the California fairs. • Learned profession as assistant to Southern California trainers Lou Glauberg and Noble Threewitt. Obtained trainer's license in 1970. Remembers being told that, at 18, he was youngest person to be granted trainer’s license. • Grew up in Arcadia on the same street as trainer Bill Molter. Walked hots for trainer Jimmy Jordan when he was 11. Was boyhood friend of Gary Brinson, current starter at Hollywood Park, and Scotty McClellan, who became agent for Chris McCarron and among other jockeys. • Son Robert has trained horses. Potrero Grande (GII)—Amazombie (2011) BILL SPAWR Reloy—Desiraes My Candy (2002) San Marcos (GII)—Super Ready (1990) San Miguel—Drouilly's Boy (GIII-1987) Birthdate: December 13, 1939 Santa Ana H. (GII)—Exchange (GI-1993) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Exchange (GI-1993) Birthplace: Bell, California Sunshine Millions Sprint—Amazombie (2011) Single Valiant Pete H.—Enjoy the Moment (1999) Residence: Arcadia Other Major Stakes Wins A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—Enjoy the Moment (1999) Allez France (Hol)—Exchange (1991) Aprisa H. (Fpx)—Drouilly’s Boy (1989) Barretts Debutante (Fpx)—Last Kiss (2002) Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Exchange (1994) Breeders' Cup Win Bing Crosby H. (GI-Dmr)—Sensational Star (GIII-1990) Sprint (GI)—Amazombie (2011-CD) Clement L. Hirsch H. (GII-Dmr)—Exchange (1992) Commonwealth BC (GII-Kee)—Bordonaro (2007) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Count Fleet Sprint H. (GIII-OP)—Bordonaro (2006) CTBA Marian (Fpx)—Drought Breaker (2004); Gambler’s Justice (2008) Ancient Title (GI)—Saratoga Gambler (GIII-1994); Bordonaro (2006); E. B. Johnston (Fpx)—Eclipse De Luna (2003) Amazombie (2011) Flying Julia (Hol)—Potrimagic (2001) Anoakia—Ismene (2011-SA) Governor's Cup (Fpx)—Mister Gennaro (1985) California Breeders’ Champion—Kitty On The Track (1999) Matriarch (GI-Hol)—Exchange (1994) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—My Sonny Boy (1990) Melair (Hol)—Ladylore (2002) California Cup Distaff Starter H. (OT)—Shivareen Sky (2000) Merial (Hol)—Valiant Wonder (2001) California Cup Starter Sprint H. (OT)—Heightenedawarness (2000); Orange County H. (Fpx)—Restage (1985) Bordonaro (2005) Orchid H. (GIII-OP)—Exchange (GII-1995) El Encino (GII)—Exchange (1992) Pat O'Brien BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Sensational Star (GIII-1990) Flying Julia—Potrimagic (2001) Phoenix Gold Cup H. (TuP)—Mister Gennaro (1986) La Cañada—Exchange (1992) Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—Enjoy the Moment (1999) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Enjoy the Moment (1999) Sunshine Millions Sprint (GP)—Bordonaro (2006) Opening Bid—Dominant Dancer (1991) bill spawr Tiznow (Hol)—Amazombie (2011) Sunshine Millions Sprint at Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old gelding provided Triple Bend BC H. (GI-Hol)—Sensational Star (GIII-1989) trainer with his second win, and first since 1994, in Oak Tree’s Grade I Ancient Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Bordonaro (2005) Title Breeders’ Cup Stakes while covering seven furlongs in 1:07.93. The per- formance earned a trip to the Breeders’ Cup where Bordonaro ran fourth in the Highlights 2006 Sprint. • Maintained a close relationship with jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. during the 1990s, • First winner: Cuda May, Bay Meadows in 1977. not only as Pincay became the world’s winningest jockey but during some lean • First hundred-grander: Mister Gennaro, 1986 Phoenix Gold Cup at Turf times as well. When Pincay won five races during Oak Tree’s Cal Cup Day in Paradise, returning from a six-month layoff. October of 2002, rode a pair of winners for Spawr while surpassing the 9,000- • Training titles: Santa Anita: 1991, 1996; Oak Tree: 2000, 2001; Del Mar: 1990- win plateau that day. tie, 1994. • Enjoyed his most lucrative year in 2001 when runners earned $2,762,746. • Reached the pinnacle of his industrious career in 2011 at the age of 68 when his Ranked 46th nationally in 2000 when earnings reached $2,544,907 with 83 wins Amazombie was a neck winner of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs, from 372 starters, a winning ratio of 22 percent. the 5-year-old gelding’s fifth stakes victory of the year. Amazombie, co-owned • Saddled speedy Cal-bred filly Enjoy the Moment to four consecutive wins in by Spawr in partnership with Tom Sanford, was a virtual throw-in with another 1998-99. She would take the Grade III Las Flores Handicap at Santa Anita, yearling purchased for $5,000. Raced 15 times before winning a stakes race, the Grade II A Gleam Handicap at Hollywood Pak and Del Mar’s Grade III Rancho Sunshine Millions Sprint at Santa Anita on July 29, 2011. “He’s just one of the Bernardo Handicap. She defeated Cal-bred males in the Valiant Pete Handicap at coolest little horses I’ve been around,” said jockey Mike Smith after Amazombie Santa Anita. won Santa Anita’s Grade II Potrero Grande Stakes. “He’s just so full of class, and • Brought Saratoga Gambler from a four-month layoff to win the 1994 Ancient he knows what he’s out there for.” Title BC Handicap at Oak Tree. The longest shot on the board at 34-1, Saratoga • The California-bred son of Northern Afleet continued his dramatic ascent Gambler paid $71.40. Saratoga Gambler was claimed for $100,000 in February in 2011 with wins in the Tiznow and Grade III Los Angeles Handicap at 1994. Hollywood Park. But it was his solid victory in the Grade I Ancient Title Stakes • Claimed Sensational Star for $32,000 and earned back his investment tenfold. during Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet that put the Breeders’ Cup Sprint squarely in Developed Restage, a $12,500 claim, into a stakes winner. My Sonny Boy, a Amazombie’s sights. “He ran huge in that race,” Smith recalled immediately fol- $62,500 claim, went on to capture the $300,000 California Cup Classic in 1990. lowing the Breeders’ Cup. “Bill has done an amazing job getting this horse better • Saddled former claiming horses in back-to-back Breeders’ Cups, Exchange in and better and better every time. When Amazombie got back to Santa Anita, he 1992 Distaff (eighth) and Music Merci in 1993 Sprint (sixth). ran the prep he needed to run. Today, he just knocked it through the wall really.” • When winning the 2000 Oak Tree training title with 17 victories, one more • Developed Exchange, a 4-year-old Explodent filly claimed for $50,000 in her than runner-up Bob Baffert, ended a string of seven straight Santa Anita titles by second career start on May 2, 1991, into a multiple Grade I stakes winner, taking Baffert, four at the Santa Anita winter/spring meet and three at Oak Tree. Santa Anita’s Santa Ana and Santa Barbara handicaps in 1993, and Hollywood • Enjoyed a pure hat trick at Santa Anita on Jan. 20, 1991, winning the first three Park’s Matriarch in 1994. Exchange won a total of eight stakes races. races with Smart Deception, J.B. Water and High Hook, each victorious by less • Bordonaro won six of eight starts in 2005, including Hollywood Park’s Grade III than a length. Vernon O. Underwood Handicap, before returning the following year to win the Personal • Has worked at a racetrack since high school. Was an assistant blacksmith in 1958, later managed a veterinary hospital and assisted the late trainer Joe Manzi. • Helped to open and manage Chino Veterinary Hospital. • Played football at Downey High School and Cerritos College.

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Highlights ROGER STEIN • Claimed Southern Truce for $16,000 in March of 1991, and she became a mul- tiple Grade I stakes winner. In Santa Anita’s 1993 Santa Margarita Handicap, she upset two-time champion Paseana. She added a Grade I the following year when Birthdate: January 4, 1954 victorious in Santa Anita’s Santa Ana Handicap. Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan • Nearly pulled off an upset of stunning proportions when his 65-1 shot General John B came within a half-length of winning the 2005 Santa Anita Derby while Single finishing second to Buzzards Bay. An earlier winner of the Turf Paradise Derby, Children: Shana and Sam General John B did not go on to the Kentucky Derby because of a tendon ail- Residence: Hidden Hills ment. • Richest victory in Thoroughbred career came when Forty Niner Days took the $400,000 Golden Gate Handicap in 1991. • Was the leading trainer at Fairplex Park in 1990 when saddling six winners dur- ing the brief stand.

Santa Anita Stakes Wins Personal La Habra—To B. Super (1996) • After two years as an owner and groom, earned harness trainer's license in 1979. San Gorgonio H. (GIII)—Southern Truce (1993) Dominated circuit from 1979-84 while winning 10 per cent of all harness races Santa Margarita H. (GI)—Southern Truce (1993) in California and gaining 17 straight training titles. Santa Monica H. (GI)—Southern Truce (1994) • Initiated Thoroughbred career in 1987. • Serves as host of a racing talk show weekends on KLAA (830 AM). Other Major Stakes Wins All American H. (GIII-GG)—Forty Niner Days (1991) Bay Meadows H. (GIII-BM)—Robinski (1990); Forty Niner Days (1992) Daisycutter H. (Dmr)—Starkay (2006) Exotic Wood (Hol)—Starkay (2005) Golden Gate H. (GIII-GG)—Forty Niner Days (GII-1991) Miss America H. (GG)—Southern Truce (GIII-1993, GIII-1994) San Francisco Mile (GII-GG)—Forty Niner Days (GIII-1991) Senorita (GIII-Hol)—To B. Super (1996) Sport Page H. (GIII-Bel)—Gotaghostofachance (2005) Turf Paradise Derby (TuP)—General John B (2005) roger stein

Jack Goodman (OT)—Wise Mandate (2007) MEL STUTE Kangaroo Court (OT)—Hurry Up Austin (2008) La Brea (GI)—Very Subtle (GIII-1988) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Very Subtle (1989) Birthdate: August 8, 1927 Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Real Connection (1997) Louis R. Rowan (OT)—Real Connection (1995) Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana Morvich H. (GIII-OT)—Score Quick (1995); Klassy Kim (1996) Wife: Annabelle Norfolk (GII-OT)—Telly's Pop (1975); Snow Chief (1985) Children: Gary, Jana and Gail San Carlos H. (GII)—First Balcony (ng-1961); Double Discount (1978) Residence: Glendora San Felipe (GII)—Stancharry (1981) San Fernando BC (GII)—Right Con (GI-1986) San Rafael (GII)—Funontherun (1997) Santa Anita Derby (GI)—Snow Chief (1986) Santa Paula (GIII)—Buffythecenterfold (2003) Santa Ynez (GII)—Boo La Boo (1984); Sari’s Heroine (1986); Very Subtle (1987) Sardula—Warren’s Whistle (2001) Triple Crown Win Strub (GII)—Snow Chief (GI-1987) Preakness (GI-Pim)—Snow Chief (1986) Sunny Slope (OT)—Subtle Trouble (1993) Breeders' Cup Wins Juvenile Fillies (GI)—Brave Raj (1986-SA) Other Major Stakes Wins Affirmed H. (GII-Hol)—Stancharry (1981) Sprint (GI)—Very Subtle (1987-Hol) All American H. (GIII-GG)—Gum (1992) Bangles & Beads (Fpx)—Bright Lady (1982) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Barrett’s Debutante (Fpx)—Speed on Holme (1997); Danceoftheflags (2001); B.J. Ridder (OT)—Snow Chief (1985) Quick Little Miss (2006) Bolsa Chica—Arp (1992) Beau Brummel (Fpx)—Logorhythm (1980); Off My Beat (1983); Gum (1988) Boo La Boo—Warren’s Whistle (2001) Best Pal (GII-Dmr)—Perfect Moon (2003) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—College Town (1994) Black Swan (Fpx)—Bright Lady (1982); Quick Messenger (1986); Warren’s Whistle California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Klassy Kim (1995) (2000); Kachina Dream (2004) California Cup Mile H. (OT)—Gum (1990) Bustles & Bows (Fpx)—Gail’s Girl (1983-2nd div.); Irishkite (1988) Carleton F. Burke H. (GIII-OT)—Double Discount (1977) Californian (GII-Hol)—First Balcony (ng-1961) El Encino (GII)—Klassy Kim (1995) CTBA Marian (Fpx)—Winter Spirit (1982); Super Dish (1983); Quick Messenger Frank E. Kilroe Mile (GI)—Royal Dynasty (ng-1970); College Town (GII-1995) (1987); Booklore (1993); Pert Laura (1998); Bright Magic (1999) mel stute Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Brave Raj (1986) Highlights Del Mar Futurity (GII-Dmr)—Telly’s Pop (1975) • Eclipse Award winners trained: Snow Chief, 1986 3-year-old; Brave Raj, 1986 Del Mar Oaks (GII-Dmr)—Commissary (1969) 2-Year-Old Filly. Derby Trial (Fpx)—Sari’s Dreamer (1982) • First stakes winner: First Balcony, 1961 at Hollywood Park. Fantastic Girl (Dmr)—Warren’s Whistle (2002) • First winner: Egg Nog, 1947, Portland Meadows. Gateway to Glory (Fpx)—Our Pagan (1972); Darby Fair (1985); Bucky Raj (1989) • Training titles: Santa Anita: 1985-tie with Laz Barrera; Hollywood Park: 1983 Governor’s Cup (Fpx)—Little Red Cloud (1988); Subtle Trouble (1996) spring/summer, 1984, 1985 fall. Florida Derby (GI-GP)—Snow Chief (1986) • Snow Chief, winner of the as well as the Florida, Jersey Foothill (Fpx)—Foot the Bill (1968); Cold Courage (1977); Logorhythm (1981); and Santa Anita Derbys, and Brave Raj, victorious in the 1986 Breeders’ Cup Menderes (1982-1st div.); General Jimmy (1982-2nd div.); Hot And Smoggy Juvenile Fillies, teamed to provide trainer with a pair of Eclipse Awards that year. (1987); Score Quick (1985); The Morris Monroe (1999) Favored in the Kentucky Derby, Snow Chief ran 11th behind Ferdinand, but Hollywood Futurity (GI-Hol)—Snow Chief (1985) avenged that setback in the Preakness. Hollywood Juvenile Championship (GIII-Hol)—Perfect Moon (2003) • Snow Chief, who went on to take the following year’s Strub Stakes at Santa Anita Hollywood Starlet (GI-Hol)—Very Subtle (1986) and the , retired in 1987 as the all-time California-bred earn- Jersey Derby (GS)—Snow Chief (GII-1986) ings leader with $3,383,210 in purses. Junior Miss (Dmr)—Best Dress (GIII-1992) • Brave Raj’s 1986 campaign ended with an earnings record for 2-year-old fillies Landaluce (Hol)—Buffythecenterfold (2002) totaling $933,650. A 5 1/2-length winner in her Breeders’ Cup event, Brave Raj Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial (GII-Hol)—College Town (1994); Score Quick (1995) scored as the 4-1 third choice. Longacres Mile H. (Lga)—Aurelius II (1966) • Trainer engineered a stunner the following year when his 3-year-old filly Very Mervyn LeRoy H. (GII-Hol)—Sari’s Dancer (1984) Subtle captured the Breeders’ Cup Sprint by four lengths over odds-on choice Moccasin (Hol)—Quick Little Miss (2006) Groovy at odds of 16-1. Multiple-graded stakes winner also scored in Santa Oaklawn H. (GII-OP)—Snow Chief (1987) Anita’s Santa Ynez Stakes (1987), La Brea Stakes (1988), Las Flores Handicap Phil D. Shepherd (Fpx)—Dogo (1981) (1989) as well as Hollywood Park’s Hollywood Starlet (1986) and Railbird Stakes Pio Pico (Fpx)—Bright Lady (1982); Devine Look (1983); Warren’s Whistle (1987). (2001, 2002) • Became first inductee into Fairplex Park racing’s Hall of Fame in 2003 where he Pomona Derby (Fpx)—Real Decision (1973) is the all-time leader in races won and stakes races won. He was honored with a Railbird (GIII-Hol)—Very Subtle (GII-1987); Buffythecenterfold (2003) special ceremony there in 1999 on the 50th anniversary of his first training vic- Ralph M. Hinds Pomona Invitational H. (Fpx)—Fabulous Dad (1984); tory at the track, Sept. 22, 1949. Score Quick (1997, 1998) • His Double Discount set a world record of 1:57 2/5 for 1 1/4 miles on the turf Rancho Bernardo H. (GII-Dmr)—Kool Arrival (1989) when victorious in Oak Tree’s 1977 Carleton F. Burke Handicap. Senorita (Hol)—Commissary (1969) Sorrento (GIII-Dmr)—Buffythecenterfold (GII-2002) Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Score Quick (GIII-1997) Vanity H. (GI-Hol)—Commissary (1970) • Trained popular one-eyed gray mare Real Connection, who broke a 16-race los- ing streak with her triumph in the Grade II Las Palmas Handicap at Oak Tree in 1997. • His eight-day winning streak at Hollywood Park remains a track record.

Personal • Younger brother of late trainer Warren Stute, father of trainer Gary Stute. Warren Stute, who established a public stable in 1948, died at the age of 85 on Aug. 9, 2007, one day after Mel Stute turned 80. Warren saddled 1,946 winners during his distinguished career. His runners earned over $53.5 million in purses. • Entered the sport in 1945 at Santa Anita as a groom for trainer Yorky MacLeod. Brother Warren was an exercise rider for MacLeod at the time. • Underwent heart bypass surgery in December of 2000, but was back at work within two weeks.

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Monrovia H. (GIII)—Mamselle Bebette (1994) JACK VAN BERG Pro Or Con H.—Ta Ta Be True (2002) San Pasqual H. (GII)—Hill Pass (1994) Santa Anita H. (GI)—Alysheba (1988) Birthdate: June 7, 1936 Santa Anita Oaks (GI)—Nell’s Briquette (1981) Santa Margarita H. (GI)—Little Brianne (1991) Birthplace: Columbus, Nebraska Santa Maria H. (GI)—Targa (GII-1982); Little Brianne (1991) Children: Tim, Tom, Tammy, Tori Santa Ynez (GII)—Fit To Scout (1990) AM E - 1985 and Tracy Strub (GII)—Alysheba (GI-1988) Residence: Hesperia Tokyo City Cup (GIII)—Golden Eagle II (GII-1977); Alysheba (GII-1988) Other Major Stakes Wins Barretts Juvenile (Fpx)—New Aspirations (1994); Taliano (2002)

Bel Air H. (Hol)—Renegotiable (GIII-1992) H A LL OF F Dahlia H. (GII-Hol)—Little Brianne (1990) Triple Crown Wins DeBartolo Oaks (LaD)—Wheatly Special (1996) Kentucky Derby (GI-CD)—Alysheba (1987) Del Mar Debutante (GI-Dmr)—Beyond Perfection (1990) Preakness (GI-Pim)— (1984); Alysheba (1987) Hillsborough H. (BM)—Onceinabluemamoon (GIII-1995) Hollywood Turf Cup (GI-Hol)—Vilzak (1987) Meadowlands BC (GII-Med)—Alysheba (GI-1988) Breeders' Cup Win Oaklawn H. (GII-OP)—Bold Style (GIII-1983) Classic (GI)—Alysheba (1988-CD) Personal Ensign H. (GI-Sar)—Fit To Scout (1991) Philip H. Iselin (GIII-Mth)—Alysheba (GI-1988) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Pio Pico (Fpx)—Seattle Carla (1999) California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Seattle Carla (1997) Quicken Tree (Hol)—Der Ali (2006) California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Wheatly Special (1995) San Diego H. (GII-Dmr)—Blumin Affair (GIII-1995) La Cañada (GII)—Fit To Scout (1991); Alysbelle (1993) Super Derby (GII-LaD)—Gate Dancer (GI-1984); Alysheba (GI-1987) La Centinela—Icy Eyes (1992) Woodward (GI-Bel)—Alysheba (1988) La Habra—Dezibelle's Star (1994) Las Cienegas H. (GIII)—Mamselle Bebette (1994) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Foggy Nation (1985); Mamselle Bebette (1994) Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Little Brianne (1990); Onceinabluemamoon (1995) jack van berg Highlights • Recipient of 1987 Big Sport of Turfdom Award given by Turf Publicists of • Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1985, following his father Marion’s induction 15 America. years previous. • Received Jockey Club Medal in 1987 and Mr. Fitz Award from National Turf • 6,000th career win: February 9, 1995, Counterpane in the sixth race at Santa Writers Association in 1988. Anita. • 5,000th career win: July 15, 1987, Art’s Chandelle at Arlington Park. Personal • First stakes win: Dagazha, 1955 George Brandeis Memorial Handicap at • Worked for his late father, Hall of Fame trainer Marion Van Berg. Formed his AM E - 1985 Ak-Sar-Ben in Nebraska. own public stable following his father’s death in 1971. • Eclipse Award winner trained: Alysheba, 1988 Horse of the Year who earned • Began working with horses at age 13 and saddled his first winner at 16. $6,679,242. Alysheba's 4-year-old campaign included seven stakes victories, $3.8 • Former assistants include Frank Brothers and Bill Mott. million in earnings and was highlighted by a win in the $3-million Breeders' Cup Classic. • Eclipse Award winner: 1984, when he saddled Gate Dancer to win the Preakness in stakes-record time of 1:53 3/5 after Gate Dancer had been disquali- fied from fourth to fifth in the Kentucky Derby. H A LL OF F • Training titles: Santa Anita: 1994; Arlington Park: 1976; Churchill Downs: 1972 summer, 1972 fall; Fair Grounds: 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977; Keeneland: 1976 fall; Louisiana Downs: 1976; Remington Park: 1994 fall; Suffolk Downs: 1970; several titles at Ak-Sar-Ben. • As a 3-year-old, Alysheba captured the 1987 Kentucky Derby, paying $18.80, and followed with a victory in the Preakness before his Triple Crown bid was foiled by a fourth-place finish behind Bet Twice in the Belmont Stakes. • Recorded a record 496 victories in 1976, the year he became the first trainer in Thoroughbred history to lead the nation both in races won and money won. • Led all trainers in victories nine times (1968-1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1986). Ranks second behind Dale Baird on all-time list of training victo- ries. His total stood at 6,355 through 2005. • Nearly pulled off one of racing's biggest upsets in the 1986 Santa Anita Handicap when Herat narrowly lost to at odds of 171-1. • Saddled I Be Casual on Dec. 9, 1999 in the fourth race at Hollywood Park as jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. tied Bill Shoemaker’s record for career riding victories at 8,833. Possibly Perfect (OT)—Janet (2000) DARRELL VIENNA San Antonio H. (GII)—Magnum (2009) San Gabriel H. (GII)—Conquering Hero (GIII-1988) San Gorgonio H. (GII)—Mountain Bear (1986) Birthdate: September, 27, 1946 San Juan Capistrano H. (GII)—Fly Till Dawn (GI-1992) San Luis Obispo H. (GII)—Atlando (2006) Birthplace: Los Angeles, California San Luis Rey H. (GII)—Fly Till Dawn (GI-1992) Wife: Haydee San Marcos (GII)—Fly Till Dawn (GIII-1991) Children: Cristopher and Remy San Marino H.—Kerrygold (2001) Residence: Sierra Madre San Miguel—Lasersport (2001) San Pasqual H. (GII)—Star Cross (2004) San Simeon H. (GIII)—Finder's Fortune (1995) Santa Barbara H. (GII)—Mountain Bear (GI-1986) Santa Maria H. (GI)—Star Parade (2004, 2006) San Vicente (GII)—The Rogers Four (GIII-1985) Sensational Star H.—Echo Eddie (2001) Breeders' Cup Win Valiant Pete H.—Awesome Daze (1998); Echo Eddie (2001) Juvenile (GI)—Gilded Time (1992-GP) Yellow Ribbon (GI-OT)—Janet (2001)

Santa Anita Stakes Wins Other Major Stakes Wins Baldwin—Remember John (1982) Ack Ack H. (GII-Hol)—Joey Franco (2003) California Cup Classic H. (OT)—Awesome Daze (1997) A Gleam H. (GII-Hol)—Golden Klair (1994) California Cup Matron H. (OT)—Belle's Flag (1996, 1998) Arlington-Washington Futurity (GIII-AP)—Gilded Time (GI-1992) California Cup Starter Sprint H. (OT)—Native Russian (1997) Barretts (Hol)—Social Climber (2007) Daytona H.—Cheroot (2008) Bayakoa H. (GII-Hol)—Star Parade (2003, 2005) El Conejo H. (GIII)—Phone Roberto (1995) Bay Meadows BC Sprint H. (GIII-BM)—Tres Paraiso (1997) El Encino (GII)—Belle’s Flag (1997) Bay Meadows H. (GIII-BM)—Drumalis (GII-1985) Irish O’Brien—Above Perfection (2002) Beck Auto Group Turf Sprint (LS)—Nuclear Debate (2002) La Cañada (GII)—Belle’s Flag (1997) Bing Crosby H. (GI-Dmr)—Disturbingthepeace (GII-2002) La Puente—Tripoli Shores (1986) Brown Bess H. (GG)—Janet (GIII-2002) Las Flores H. (GIII)—Shine High (ng-1981); Above Perfection (2002) Budweiser International (Lrl)—Fly Till Dawn (1990) Las Palmas H. (GII-OT)—Fenny Rough (1984) Citation H. (GI-Hol)—Notorious Pleasure (GII-1991-1st div.); Fly Till Dawn Monrovia H. (GIII)—Grab The Prize (1997) (GII-1991-2nd div.) darrell vienna Cougar II H. (Dmr)—Atlando (2007) Highlights Dallas Turf Cup (GIII-LS)—Suances (2002) • First stakes winner: Sure Fire, 1977 Aprisa Handicap at Pomona. Dayjur H. (Hol)—Echo Eddie (2002) • Gained Breeders' Cup victory with Eclipse Award winner Gilded Time in the Del Mar BC H. (GII-Dmr)—My Style (1991); Joey Franco (2003) 1992 Juvenile at Gulfstream Park. The colt, purchased for $80,000, was unde- Del Mar Derby (GII-Dmr)—Medici Code (2007) feated in four starts as a juvenile with earnings of $855,890. Gilded Time fin- Eddie Read H. (GI-Dmr)—Fly Till Dawn (1990) ished third in the following year’s Breeders' Cup Sprint, his first start of 1993. Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Above Perfection (2001) • Trainer of three world record holders: Native Paster, who raced 6 1/2 furlongs at Forty Niner (GG)—Star Cross (2003) Del Mar in 1:13 3/5 on Sept. 4, 1988; Classy Women, 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) at Golden Gate H. (GIII-GG)—Deploy Venture (2000) Hollywood Park in 1:01 on July 6, 1991, and Finder's Fortune, 7 1/2 furlongs at Harry F. Brubaker (Dmr)—Skyrush (2009) Hollywood Park in 1:26 4/5 on April 29, 1993. Hawthorne H. (GIII-Hol)—Golden Klair (GII-1994); Queen of Wilshire (2002); • Captured a pair of Grade I turf events in 1992 with the gray Fly Till Dawn, who Star Parade (2006) took the San Luis Rey Handicap prior to his victory in the San Juan Capistrano Inglewood H. (GIII-Hol)—Montemiro (2000) Handicap. Fly Till Dawn, who won six graded stakes in Southern California, John Mabee H. (GI-Dmr)—Short Sleeves (1987); Janet (2001) posted his first Grade I victory in Del Mar’s 1990 Eddie Read Handicap. Ken Maddy (GG)—Echo Eddie (2002) • His Disturbingthepeace won six consecutive stakes races, including three Grade La Jolla H. (GII-Dmr)—Medici Code (2007) II events, before the California-bred finished seventh in the 2002 Breeders’ Cup Lone Star Park H. (GIII-LS)—Magnum (2006) Sprint. He began his streak with an upset of 2000 champion sprinter Kona Gold Milady BC H. (GII-Hol)—Star Parade (GI-2004) in Hollywood Park’s Triple Bend Breeders’ Cup Handicap. Neartic (WO)—Nuclear Debate (2002) • Star Parade registered her third Grade I triumph in 2006 when winning Santa NTRA (Hol)—Scandalous (2007) Anita’s Santa Maria Handicap for a second time after having prevailed in 2004. Orinda (GG)—Above Perfection (2002) She also took Hollywood Park’s Grade I Milady Breeders’ Cup Handicap in Pat O’Brien BC H. (GII-Dmr)—Tres Paraiso (GIII-1997); Disturbingthepeace 2004. Star Parade became a two-time winner of Hollywood Park’s Grade II (2002, 2003) Bayakoa Handicap in 2005 following her victory two years previous. San Francisco BC Mile (GII-GG)—Wavy Run (1997); Suances (2002) • Unheralded 3-year-old Medici Code became a grass racing success during the Sapling (GIII-Mth)—Gilded Time (GII-1992) 2007 Del Mar meeting when the British-bred gelding scored back-to-back Grade Shoemaker BC Mile (GI-Hol)—Drumalis (ng-1984) II victories in the La Jolla Handicap and $400,000 Del Mar Derby. Silky Sullivan (GG)—Feisty Suances (2009) • Saddled Janet to three stakes wins in 2001, including Grade I wins in the Soviet Problem BC H. (GG)—Closed Escrow (1998) Ramona Handicap at Del Mar and the Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Oak Tree. St. Paul Derby (Cby)—Cheapskate (1986) • His Belle’s Flag scored an upset victory over previously undefeated Magical Allure Tiznow (Hol)—Joey Franco (2003) in Oak Tree’s 1998 Cal Cup Matron. It was the Avenue Of Flags filly’s second Triple Bend H. (GI-Hol)—Robyn Dancer (GIII-1991); Disturbingthepeace Matron win. (GII-2002); Joey Franco (2003) WinStar Distaff H. (GIII-LS)—Queen of Wilshire (2002) Yerba Buena BC H. (GIII-BM)—Janet (2001) • Two of his horses set or equaled track records during Hollywood Park’s 1997 autumn meet: Awesome Daze (a $50,000 claim in June of 1997) defeated cham- pion Cal-bred Megan’s Interco in the 71/2-furlong On Trust in 1:26 1/5. New Journey equaled the track record of 1:40 for 1 1/16 miles. • Conditioned a pair of 1982 CTBA champions: Frieda Frame (older female) and Remember John (sprinter). • Cheapskate's victory over Broad Brush in the inaugural St. Paul Derby in 1986 at Canterbury Downs proved a stunner with a $146 win payoff.

Personal • Obtained trainer's license in 1976. • Awarded a law degree at Loyola Law School after getting a psychology degree from UCLA and is an accomplished essayist and poet. • Began practicing law in late 1994. Often handled cases involving local jockeys who appealed suspensions. • Gave up his law practice in December of 1997 in order to devote more time to training. • Part-owner of Spectrum Media, a pharmaceutical company specializing in nutri- tional items for large animals. • Former high school, collegiate and professional rodeo rider and horse show trainer. • Has co-written a script for the hit television series “Hill Street Blues.”

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Governor’s H. (Lga)—Auguste (1974) KATHY WALSH Graduation (Dmr)—Georgie Boy (2007) Honeymoon H. (GII-Hol)—Sarah’s Secret (2011) Independence Day (Lga)—Tilt the Balance (1980) Birthdate: March 18, 1940 Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial (GII-Hol)—Blazonry (2003) Northwest Stallion (Lga)—Discover Space (1972) Birthplace: Sonoma, California Northwest Stallion (Fillies) (Lga)—Havadasher (1979) Residence: Arcadia Oakland H. (GG)—Boundless Moment (1997) Oceanside (Dmr)—Devious Boy (2003-2nd div.); Vauquelin (2007-3rd div.) Paradise Mile H. (TuP)—Ward Hunt (1999) (Lga)—Scorned Timber (1992) Senorita (GIII-Hol)—Islay Mist (2000) Tacoma H. (Lga)—Weatherlock (1972); Ski Racer (1982); Dr. Pain (1992) Turf Paradise Derby (TuP)—White Hot (1997) Washington BC Oaks (Lga)—Senate Appointee (1992) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Washington Championship (Lga)—Malert (1974) California Cup Distaff H. (OT)—Bootleg Annie (2009) Henry P. Russell (OT)—Ward Hunt (1999) Highlights Las Cienegas H. (GIII)—Evening Promise (2000) • First Grade I winner: Nany’s Sweep, 2001 Santa Monica Handicap, Jan. 27, Monrovia H. (GIII)—Evening Promise (2000) 2001. Nany’s Sweep closed strongly to upset heavily favored in the Oak Tree Derby (GII-OT)—Devious Boy (2003) $200,000 event. San Carlos H. (GII)—Georgie Boy (2009) • At the age of 67, in 2007, achieved her second Grade I victory when Georgie San Felipe (GII)—Georgie Boy (2008) Boy prevailed in a blanket finish in the $250,000 Del Mar Futurity to make Santa Monica H. (GI)—Nany’s Sweep (2001) Walsh the first female trainer to win the event in its 60th running. Georgie Boy San Vicente (GII)—Georgie Boy (2008) had broken his maiden earlier in the meet when victorious in the Graduation Sen. Ken Maddy (GIII-OT)—Evening Promise (2000) Stakes. Sunshine Millions Sprint—Georgie Boy (2009) • Georgie Boy returned as a 3-year-old in 2008 to score convincing victories in Santa Anita’s Grade II San Vicente Stakes and Grade II San Felipe to rank among Other Major Stakes Wins the leading Triple Crown candidates. But a pulled muscle in his back took Georgie Boy out of the Santa Anita Derby and subsequent Triple Crown events. Del Mar Futurity (GI-Dmr)—Georgie Boy (2007) “We’ll give the horse all the time he needs and let him tell us when to come Fran’s Valentine (Hol)—Bootleg Annie (2009) back,” commented Walsh. Generous (GIII-Hol)—Who’s Up (2009) kathy walsh • Georgie Boy made his 2009 return by capturing the $300,000 Sunshine Millions • Earned 1979 Steve O’Donnell Memorial Award at Longacres Racetrack near Sprint by 2 1/4 lengths prior to a 2 3/4-length score in Santa Anita’s Grade II Seattle. Award recognizes trainer who displays leadership, cooperation, sports- San Carlos Handicap. manship and excellence, both on and off the track. • Gained her first Grade II victories in 2003 when winning a pair. Blazonry was • Voted into the Washington Racing Hall of Fame in 2009. victorious in Hollywood Park’s Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial Stakes before Devious Boy won the Oak Tree Derby. • Started Hanuman Highway (finished seventh of 15) in 1998 Kentucky Derby for owners Will Farish and Stephen Hilbert following a head loss to Victory Gallop in the Arkansas Derby at odds of 27-1. • Stabled at Santa Anita since 1995, achieved her first graded stakes victory in Southern California when capturing the Grade III Monrovia Stakes in 2000 with Evening Promise, who later in the Santa Anita meet added the Grade III La Cienegas Handicap and subsequently Oak Tree’s Grade III Senator Ken Maddy Handicap. • Much of her career was spent at Longacres, near Seattle, where she was leading trainer four times in the 1970s. In 1976, she won 45 races at the meet, tying a record that had belonged to her father, trainer Jim Walsh. • Was first female in nation to win leading trainer title when at Longacres. • In 1985, trained at Sportsman’s Park in suburban Chicago and raced at the inau- gural meet at Canterbury Downs in Minnesota. Leading trainer at Canterbury Downs (as Kathy Hutchinson) in 1987 and 1988. • Started Boundless Moment, who had been campaigning in Northern California, in the 1996 Breeders’ Cup Sprint. He finished ninth behind Lit de Justice, whose trainer, Jenine Sahadi, became first female to win a Breeders’ Cup event.

Personal • Father Jim Walsh trained in Northern California and at Longacres. Obtained an assistant trainer’s license when she was 22 and inherited the stable when her father passed away in 1970. • Took five-year break from the business after marriage in 1980. When marriage ended in 1985, resumed career in Midwest. Gourmet Girl (Hol)—Bear Fan (2002) Green Flash H. (Dmr)—Courageous King (2005) WESLEY WARD Jersey Shore (GIII-Mth)—Flashpoint (2011) La Senorita (Ret)—Sisterhood (2011) Los Angeles H. (GIII-Hol)—Men’s Exclusive (1997) Birthdate: March 3, 1968 My Dear (WO)—Final Mesa (2010) Birthplace: Selah, Washington Ohio Derby (GIII-Tdn)—Pleasant Prince (2010) Wife: Kim Oklahoma Derby (RP)—Pleasant Prince (2010) Children: Riley and Denae Old Hat (GIII-GP)—Final Mesa (2011) Pot O’ Luck (Bel)—Pleasant Prince (2011) Residence: Glendora Ron & Jessman Cloud Memorial (Fno)—Omega Code (2002) San Francisco BC Mile H. (GII-GG)—Unfinished Symph (1995) Sapling (GIII-Mth)—Madman Diaries (2010) Shady Well (WO)— (2011) Shoemaker BC Mile (GI-Hol)—Unfinished Symph (GII-1995) Santa Anita Stakes Wins Sorority (Mth)—Gypsy Robin (2011) Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint (GP)—Aegean (2011) Irish O'Brien—Bear Fan (2004) Thoroughbred Club of America (GII-Kee)—Holiday for Kitten (2011) Palos Verdes H. (GIII)—Men’s Exclusive (2001) Time to Leave (BM) —Hostility (2002) San Miguel—Omega Code (GIII-2003) Vagrancy H. (GII-Bel)—Bear Fan (2004) Vernon O. Underwood (GIII-Hol)—Men’s Exclusive (2000, 2001) Other Major Stakes Wins Victoria (WO)—Madman Diaries (2010) Alamedan H. (Pln)—Surprise Halo (2003) Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Unfinished Symph (1994) Barbara Fritchie BC H. (GII-Lrl)—Bear Fan (2004) California Sprint Championship (BM)—Men’s Exclusive (1997) Chenery (Cnl)—Strike the Tiger (2009) Highlights • First graded stakes winner: Unfinished Symph, the Grade III Cinema Handicap Cinderella (Hol)—Yogi’s Polar Bear (2003) in 1994 at Hollywood Park. Unfinished Symph also won the Grade III Will Cinema BC H. (GIII-Hol)—Unfinished Symph (1994) Rogers Handicap that summer and went on to finish third after setting the Dayjur H. (Hol)—Banchory Baron (1996) pace in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs. A year later, Unfinished Dream Supreme (CD)—Aegean (2010) Symph won Hollywood Park’s Shoemaker BC Mile and the San Francisco Mile El Joven (Ret)—R Boy Bill (2010) Handicap at Golden Gate. Fleet Treat (Dmr)—Bear Fan (2002) • Eclipse Award winner: Apprentice jockey, 1984 when he won 335 races and Genuine Risk H. (GII-Bel)—Bear Fan (2004) more than $5 million in purses. Giant’s Causeway (Kee)—Holiday for Kitten (2011) wesley ward • In 2009, the former jockey gained the attention of the racing world when he Personal shipped six horses to England for the five-day Royal Ascot meeting and his • Leading rider at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and The Meadowlands in 1984. first entrant quickly became only the second American-trained horse ever to be Weight problems led to retirement from riding in 1989. victorious at the prestigious Royal Meeting. On the first day, Ward shocked the • Also rode in Italy (six months), Chicago (two years) and in Southern California punters when his 2-year-old gelding Strike the Tiger, whom he co-owns, won the (one year). Was aboard Ferdinand for the late Charlie Whittingham when the Windsor Castle Stakes at odds of 33-1. He warned that Jealous Again was his winner broke his maiden in 1985. best shot at Ascot, and the next day the juvenile filly won the Group II Queen • Assisted father, Dennis, at Longacres in Washington before going out on his own Mary Stakes by five lengths. American-based jockey John Velazquez was aboard. as a trainer. His father also had been a top apprentice rider at one time before • After leaving his memorable mark on Royal Ascot two years previous, Ward turning to training Thoroughbreds after working as a jockey's agent. saddled five winners on the opening-day card of Woodbine’s 2011 season in , Canada, on April 2. It was the first time a trainer had recorded a five- bagger at Canada’s foremost racing venue since 1991. • Five months after taking the $43,000 Bulldog at Fresno in October of 2000, sent sprinter Men’s Exclusive to the United Arab Emirates where he finished second to Caller One in the $2-million Dubai Golden Shaheen at Nad Al Sheba. In between that geographical odyssey, Men’s Exclusive scored victories in Hollywood Park’s 2000 Vernon O. Underwood and the 2001 Palos Verdes at Santa Anita. • Men’s Exclusive avenged the Dubai loss to Caller One when repeating in the 2001 Vernon Underwood, becoming the only two-time winner of the race and the oldest at the age of 8. • Men’s Exclusive, who had been favored when sixth in the 1997 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Hollywood Park following wins in the Los Angeles Handicap and California Sprint Championship, retired as a millionaire at 10 after finishing sev- enth and last in his final start, Oak Tree’s California Cup Sprint in 2003. • Saddled 50 winners as his horses earned more than $1.2 million in 2001.The figure excludes the $400,000 Men’s Exclusive earned in Dubai. Earnings reached $1.7 million in 2002 and rose to $2.1 million from 93 winners in 2003. • Bear Fan provided the bulk of stable’s earnings of $1.9 million in 2004 when he won three graded stakes in the East, all Grade II events: the Genuine Risk and at Belmont Park and the Barbara Fritchie at Laurel Park. Racing on both coasts, earnings hit $1.3 million in 2005. • Stable earned a career-high $2.2 million in 2008 while splitting time between Florida and Southern California. Palomar H. (Dmr)—Something Merry (1991, 2nd div.) don warren Real Good Deal (Dmr)—Big Bad Leroybrown (2007) Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Something Lucky (1987)

Birthdate: September 28, 1951 Highlights Birthplace: Covina, California • Thirty-seven years after taking out his trainer’s license, Warren, at the age of Wife: Patricia 60, realized his greatest success with the late-developing 5-year-old gelding, , bred and co-owned by his principal client of 33 years, the Old Children: Three grown daughters English Rancho of Bud and Judy Johnston. In 2011, Acclamation rattled off five Residence: Temple City, California successive victories in three Grade I and two Grade II events including Del Mar’s signature race, the $1-million Pacific Classic. • Acclamation had won twice in 17 starts when he upset his opposition at odds of 14-1 while capturing Hollywood Park’s Grade II Jim Murray Handicap by 7 1/2 lengths in May of 2010. He followed that marathon turf victory with a score in the Grade I Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap at Hollywood Park. But Santa Anita Stakes Wins that spurt of success was followed by four off-the-board finishes. California Cup Classic—Norvsky (2011-SA) • The California-bred son of Unusual Heat – the Old English Rancho’s pride and California Cup Juvenile (OT)—Flying Sensation (1993) joy – suddenly appeared unbeatable. He won the Murray again, this time by 7 California Cup Juvenile Fillies (OT)—Fabulouspersuasion (1994) lengths. He repeated in the Whittingham with a 3 1/2-length win. He took Del California Breeders’ Champion Fillies—Always the Lady (2000) Mar’s Grade I Eddie Read by 3 1/4. Then Acclamation switched from grass to Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (GII)—Acclamation (2011-SA) Del Mar’s synthetic surface to take the Pacific Classic by a hard-fought head over La Puente—Lucky’s First One (1993) favored Twirling Candy. He ran his winning streak to five with a triumph in Providencia—Fancy N’ Fabulous (1994) the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship during Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet. “They’ve been asking me all year how he’s improved so much,” said Warren. “I just think he’s matured this year into his full potential. It’s that and figuring out Other Major Stakes Wins what he likes to do. He likes to be out there in front.” California Dreamin’ H. (Dmr)—Norvsky (2011) • While his connections were contemplating whether to run Acclamation in the Cinema (GIII-Hol)—Something Lucky (1987) 2011 Breeders’ Cup Classic or in the Turf, he developed a foot problem that sent Eddie Read (GI-Dmr)—Acclamation (2011) him to the sidelines for the remainder of 2011 after having earned over $1.1 Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (GI-Hol)—Acclamation (2010, 2011) million within five months. With his stable star out of action, Warren saddled Inverness Drive (Dmr)—Academyawardwinner (1996) another Old English runner, Norvsky, to win the $175,000 California Cup Jim Murray H. (GII-Hol)—Acclamation (2010, 2011) Classic at Santa Anita. Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—Acclamation (2011) don warren • Prior to 2010, Warren’s biggest career wins had been provided during 1987 by Something Lucky, victorious in a pair of Grade III stakes at Hollywood Park, the Cinema and the Will Rogers. Something Lucky was named California-bred 3-Year-Old of the Year in 1987 when he also finished third in the Santa Anita Derby. • Flying Sensation, victorious in the 1993 Cal Cup Juvenile, went on to run fourth in that year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. In 1994, Flying Sensation lost by a nose to in the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. Tabasco Cat proceeded to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

Personal • Began in racing by walking hots for trainer Bill Morris during the summer of 1968 at Del Mar. • Went to work as an exercise rider at Old English Rancho in 1970 when the oper- ation was located in Ontario. Old English Rancho presently is situated in Sanger, near Fresno. • Took out his trainer’s license in 1974 and became Old English Rancho’s primary trainer four years later. Except for a brief hiatus when going out on his own in the early 2000s, Warren has remained closely tied to the Johnstons’ farm. • His breeding operation consists of one broodmare, Cantelope, whom he keeps at Old English Rancho. Mervyn LeRoy H. (GII-Hol)—Budroyale (1999) TED H. WEST Oakland H. (BM)—Freespool (2001) Phoenix Gold Cup H. (TuP)—Freespool (2001) Pirate’s Bounty (Dmr)—Freespool (2001); Mensa Heat (DH-2011) Birthdate: June 8, 1973 Railbird (GIII-Hol)—Ashley’s Kitten (2007) Rancho Bernardo H. (GIII-Dmr)—Secret Liaison (2003) Birthplace: Arcadia, California Sacramento H. (GG)—Secret Liaison (2002) Single Star Ball (Hol)—Aviate (2001) Residence: Monrovia Super Diamond H. (Hol)—Budroyale (1999) Texas Mile (GIII-LS)—Bluesthestandard (2003) Tiznow (Hol)—Stella Mark (2008) Valkyr H. (Hol—Dee Dee’s Diner (2005)

Highlights • Succeeded his father, Ted West (son goes by Ted H. West), as stable’s head trainer Santa Anita Stakes Wins in April of 1999, and guided Budroyale through a stunning season during which California Cup Mile H. (OT)—Turkish Prize (2002) the $50,000 claim earned over $1.7 million from four graded stakes victories and California Cup Sprint H. (OT)—Jet West (2005) seconds in the Hollywood Gold Cup and $4-million Breeders’ Cup Classic. El Conejo H. (GIII)—Freespool (ng-2000 on Jan. 2, ng-2000 on Dec. 31) • Claimed popular Georgia-bred Bluesthestandard for $50,000. The gelding went on Goodwood BC H. (GII-OT)—Budroyale (1999) to win Santa Anita’s Grade II Potrero Grande Handicap BC Handicap and Texas La Habra—Harriett Lane (2006) Mile at Lone Star Park in 2003. He placed second in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint after Palos Verdes H. (GII)—Bluesthestandard (2004) being supplemented for $90,000. Bluesthestandard earned $631,975 in 2003. Potrero Grande BC H. (GII)—Bluesthestandard (2003) • Freespool won multiple stakes in both 2000 and 2001. He earned the distinction San Antonio H. (GII)—Budroyale (1999) of winning Santa Anita’s El Conejo Handicap twice during the same year in 2000: Freespool won the 19th running on Jan. 2 and the 20th running on Dec. 31. Other Major Stakes Wins • Consistently in the 20 percent win range. Alydar (Hol)—Trevor’s Clever (2008) Bangles and Beads (Fpx)—Ashley’s Kitty (2009) Personal Barretts Juvenile (Fpx)—Nene (2007) • Son of trainer Ted West, who was a 35-year veteran of the Southern California Desert Stormer H. (Hol)—Ashley’s Kitty (2008) circuit before turning the stable over to Ted H. West in 1999. The elder West Jim Kostoff (Fpx)—Trevor’s Clever (2008) maintains a strong daily presence at the stable. Longacres Mile H. (GIII-EmD)—Budroyale (1999) ted h. west • Ted West trained several major stakes winners, most notably 1984 Santa Anita Handicap winner Interco and 1983 Hollywood Derby winner Ginger Brink. The elder West won training titles at Oak Tree in 1984 and at Fairplex Park in 1975, 1976, 1982 and 1985. • Ted H. West earned a degree in business from Cal-Poly Pomona, but his life-long ambition was to follow in his father’s footsteps. Worked his way up from walking hots in his father’s barn. • Major clients include Jeffrey Sengara and Desperado Stable (Scott Guenther). Highlights TIM YAKTEEN • First win: Sabiango, Sept. 25, 2004, in the Grade III Kentucky Cup Turf at Kentucky Downs. • Saddling Sabiango – owned by Monty Roberts, subject of “The Horse Birthdate: July 29, 1964 Whisperer” book and film – to win the Kentucky Turf Cup occurred just a few Birthplace: Nuremburg, Germany weeks after opening his own stable and relinquishing his duties as chief assistant to trainer Bob Baffert. Wife: Millie • On his 41st birthday in 2005, gained his first victory at Del Mar when Children: Sam & Ben Fortunately was victorious in the Daisycutter Handicap. “It’s my birthday, my Residence: Pasadena son (Sam) was born two days ago, and this is my first win here,” he said after- ward. “I’m at a loss for words.” • Stratham provided trainer with his first stakes victories at Oak Tree, Santa Anita and Hollywood Park. The Irish-bred, who began his career in England, took Oak Tree’s Pinjara Stakes in 2005, the La Puente at Santa Anita in 2006 as well as Hollywood Park’s Grade III Will Rogers Stakes. Santa Anita Stakes Wins La Puente—Stratham (2006) Personal Pinjara (OT)—Stratham (2005) • Was 40 when started own stable in September of 2004 following two stints as Wishing Well H.—Ingrid the Gambler (2008) an assistant to Bob Baffert sandwiched around nearly seven years as an aide to Charlie Whittingham beginning in 1991. Other Major Stakes Wins • After arriving in the U.S. from Germany in 1982, found work with standard- Daisycutter H. (Dmr)—Fortunately (2005) breds at Los Alamitos Race Course. Moved to quarterhorses in 1986 when join- Graduation (Dmr)—Bench Points (2010) ing Baffert prior to the latter’s transition to Thoroughbreds. I’m Smokin (Dmr)—Bench Points (2010) • Married to Millie Ball, an on-screen analyst for HRTV. Their son, Sam, was born Kentucky Cup Turf H. (GIII-KYD)—Sabiango (2004) two days prior to his 41st birthday and a stakes victory at Del Mar. Lazaro Barrera Memorial (GIII-Hol)—Bench Points (2011) Will Rogers (GIII-Hol)—Stratham (2006)

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• Well Monied registered a convincing victory in her stakes debut in 2009 while HOWARD ZUCKER taking Hollywood Park’s Grade II Honeymoon Handicap prior to racing sec- ond to Gozzip Girl in the Grade I, $700,000 American Oaks. “That was like a Breeders’ Cup race,” Zucker said following the Oaks. “We just needed a better Birthdate: May 20, 1948 trip. None of them tried harder than my horse.” • Madame Pietra became a multiple stakes winner after taking Oak Tree’s Birthplace: Bronx, New York Cascapedia Stakes in 2002. She went on to take the Sunshine Millions Filly & Wife: Lorraine Mare Sprint at Gulfstream Park and the Grade II Desert Stormer Handicap at Children: None Hollywood Park. Residence: Pasadena • Cites Crafty C.T. as the best horse he has trained. After winning Santa Anita’s Grade II San Rafael Stakes in 2001, Crafty C.T. ran second to eventual Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Point Given in the Santa Anita Derby. He also fin- ished third in the 2002 Metropolitan Mile Handicap at Belmont Park.

Personal Santa Anita Stakes Wins • Obtained trainer’s license in 1974 in New Jersey before moving to Florida in Cascapedia (OT)—Madame Pietra (2002) 1978 and basing at Calder Race Course. San Rafael (GII)—Crafty C.T. (2001) • Moved to Southern California in 1982 under private contract for the racing Senator Ken Maddy H. (GIII-OT)—Queen Ofthe Catsle (2008) interests of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Sunny Slope (OT)—Our Shining Hour (2000) • Trained for Harris Farms for 10 years. Major client currently is C.T. Grether. Desert Wine Sales—Moscow Changes (1992) • Trainer of Avenueofknowledge, winner of the actual Santa Anita race in February 2005 that also was incorporated into the live final episode of the reality series Other Major Stakes Wins "American Dream Derby" shown on GSN. Daisy Cutter H. (Dmr)—Queen Ofthe Catsle (2009) • Graduate of City College New York with B.S. in economics, minor in biology. Dance in the Mood (Hol)—Queen Ofthe Catsle (2008) • Played varsity basketball and ran track at Stuyvesant High School on the Lower Desert Stormer H. (Hol)—Madame Pietra (GIII-2003) East Side in Manhattan, NY. Honeymoon H. (GII-Hol)—Well Monied (2009) • Played basketball on the playgrounds and in high school against Kareem Abdul- Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint (GP)—Madame Pietra (2003) Jabbar while growing up in the Bronx. • Grew up across the street from boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson and was acquainted with son Ray, Jr. Highlights • Wife Lorraine earned PhD from Yale with a doctorate in biology, teaches at • First winner: Thirty Love, at Garden State Park in 1974. Pasadena City College and is an integral part of racing business. howard zucker