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...
by rob_onlion | Mar 22, 2023 | Media
The second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale on Tuesday saw fireworks at the end of the day. A bidding duel between trainer Steve Asmussen and agent Donato Lanni kept climbing, reaching a fever pitch at $2 million for a...
by rob_onlion | Mar 22, 2023 | Media
The fireworks kicked off early March 22 during the third and final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale with agent Donato Lanni extending to $1 million on behalf of Frank Fletcher Racing Operations for Hip 558,...
by rob_onlion | Mar 21, 2023 | Media
The numbers just kept climbing up as bidding intensified between trainer Steve Asmussen and agent Donato Lanni alongside trainer Bob Baffert on Day 2 of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale with all eyes of Hip 546, a Good Magic colt...