Arizona-bred Whiz Hit turned in the fastest time among three trials when winning the last of the three events in :51.72 for four and a half furlongs. Running for owner-breeder CJ Racing LLC, the Top Hit gelding overtook pacesetter My Fine Lady to win by three and a half lengths, with Kid Paradise another four and a quarter lengths back in third.
It was a big day for trainer Molly Pearson, who saddled winners of all three trials and additionally picked up a second and two thirds with three other starters; and jockey Adolfo Morales, who won two of the three events and just missed the third in a close finish.
Kicking things off was a front-running victory by Winning Vision, a Kentucky-bred also owned by CJ Racing LLC. Dominating her field, the daughter of Pollard’s Vision won by five and a half lengths in :51.76 over Hit the Bottle.
The second trial featured a tight finish with two Pearson-trained fillies separated by a head at the end. Bear Facts just edged race favorite Lazy Daisy May in :52.55 with nearly seven lengths back to third-place Baby’s Corner. Bear Facts is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Kodiak Kowboy owned by Bar Diamond Ranch, Robert Morgan and Daniel Avena.
The complete list of qualifiers for the May 7 ATBA Spring Sales Stakes: Baby’s Corner, Bear Facts, Bonita Rock, Fascinating Dixie, Hit the Bottle, Kid Paradise, Lawly’s Goal, Lazy Daisy May, My Fine Lady, R Last Hoorah, Whiz Hit, Winning Vision
Posted April 21st, 2013
The first issue of Arizona Thoroughbred for 2013 is now available: Click here to download.
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Posted March 9th, 2013
Elected as officers for 2013 were Kevin Owens, President; Dennis Miller, Vice President; and Wende Macumber, Secretary/Treasurer. The three, along with John Campo III and Jan Osborn, make up the 2013 Executive Committee. Both officers and executive committee members are chosen for one year. Elected to three-year terms as board members were Dr. Filippo Santoro, […]
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Posted February 13th, 2013
Both parties have agreed on the tentative sale of Yavapai Downs to Gary Miller. Miller is trying to reopen the track in time for a 2013 meet. See the full story here: Two sides sign off on track sale, await judge approval (The Daily Courier)
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Posted February 9th, 2013
Saturday, Nov. 24, was a big day for trainer Dan McFarlane, who saddled two of the four Fall Breeders’ Festival winners, including a romping victory by Page Springs in the first running of the Cactus Flower and a surprise score by longshot Red Zeus in the colt and gelding division of the Arizona Breeders’ Futurity. […]
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Posted November 24th, 2012
The tentative sale of Yavapai Downs to Arizona Horseman’s Benevolent & Protective Association president Gary Miller for $5.5 million has been approved in bankruptcy court. See the full story here: Court accepts horseman’s bid for Yavapai Downs (The Daily Courier)
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Posted November 1st, 2012
Visitation for Lyman Rollins will be held Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, from 6-8 pm at Shadow Mountain Mortuary, 2350 E. Greenway Rd, Phoenix, AZ, and also just prior to the funeral from 9-10 am on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Phoenix North Stake Building, 2939 W. Rose […]
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Posted October 31st, 2012
The Oct. 6 Princess of Palms, a six-furlong event at Turf Paradise for open fillies and mares, was won by Page Springs. See video here: Princess of Palms The ATBA Fall Sales Stakes, with separate divisions for 2-year-old fillies and colts/geldings which were consigned to the 2011 ATBA Fall Mixed Sale, were run on Oct. […]
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Posted October 28th, 2012