by rob_onlion | Apr 22, 2023 | Media
Defunded, who usually likes to set the pace, has had gate issues in the past. This time Baffert was pleased when he saw Defunded standing in the gate “perfectly.” But timing is everything, and a fraction of a second before the gate opened, Defunded stepped...
by rob_onlion | Apr 14, 2023 | Media
The Jockey Club of Canada hosted the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony during the evening of April 13, when Moira was awarded the night’s most prestigious prize as Canada’s 2022 Horse of the Year. Last year during her 3-year-old season for owners...
by rob_onlion | Apr 14, 2023 | Media
Moira (Ghostzapper), dominant winner against males in last year’s Queen’s Plate S., took home both Horse of the Year and Champion 3-Year-Old honors at the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony hosted by the Jockey Club of Canada on Thursday. Owned by X-Men...
by rob_onlion | Apr 1, 2023 | Media
Hopper made his first start outside of California a winning one as he drew away from his competition to win Saturday’s $400,000 Oaklawn Mile (G3) for owners Lanni Bloodstock, Madaket Stables LLC and SF Racing LLC. Baffert’s California Invader Hopper Takes...
by rob_onlion | Apr 1, 2023 | Media
In his first start outside of California April 1, the Bob Baffert-trained Hopper thrived over the Oaklawn Park oval, turning back challenges from graded stakes winners Caddo River and Smile Happy to capture the $400,000 Oaklawn Mile Stakes (G3). Purchased by...
