{"id":2546,"date":"2013-02-23T09:13:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T14:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:25:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:25:19","slug":"sahara-sky-wins-grade-ii-san-carlos-from-off-pace-talamo-guides-him-to-second-straight-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/sahara-sky-wins-grade-ii-san-carlos-from-off-pace-talamo-guides-him-to-second-straight-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"SAHARA SKY WINS GRADE II SAN CARLOS FROM OFF PACE, TALAMO GUIDES HIM TO SECOND STRAIGHT VICTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARCADIA , Calif. (Feb. 23, 2013)\u2014With a blistering early pace to take advantage of, Sahara Sky, with Joe Talamo up, came roaring from far off the pace to take Saturday\u2019s Grade II, $200,000 San Carlos Stakes by three quarters of a length, covering seven furlongs in 1:21.28.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As Comma to the Top and Justin Phillip ding-donged through fractions of 22.11, 43.88 and 1:08.09, Talamo was content to lag far back early in the field of eight.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThey had a real hot pace,\u201d said Talamo.\u00a0 \u201cIt really set up good for us today.\u00a0 I\u2019ll tell you what, this horse is one of those that only gets better with age\u2026He runs well fresh.\u00a0 It was going so fast up there and they stopped pretty good for us, but my horse was really running the last part.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As Comma to the Top and Edwin Maldonado opened up a length on Justin Phillip and Mike Smith at the top of the lane, Sahara Sky, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, was in high gear four-wide and at the sixteenth pole, there was little doubt he would prevail.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe got a good trip and it was just about a perfect ride, you might say.\u00a0 I hope he can maintain it (good form).\u00a0 He sure is a good horse.\u201d\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fresh off victory at 21-1 in the Grade II Palos Verdes Stakes going six furlongs on Jan. 19, Sahara Sky proved that win was no fluke and improved his overall mark to an outstanding 14-6-2-4.\u00a0 With the winner\u2019s share of $120,000, his earnings now stand at $356,680.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThis horse is a different horse this year,\u201d said Kim Lloyd, who races as Sweetwater Stable and owns the 5-year-old in partnership with Hollendorfer.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s run well all the time, but he would put so much into his races when he was fresh that he didn\u2019t seem to have that same finish in his subsequent races.\u00a0 He\u2019s matured now though and he\u2019s firing back to back.\u00a0 He might be a pretty good horse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Runner-up Capital Account, last past the half mile pole with David Flores, unleashed a big stretch rally and finished a head in front of Comma to the Top.\u00a0 Off at 5-1 Capital Account paid $5.80 and $4.40.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Comma to the Top, who broke from the rail and never got a breather, stayed well but had to settle for third, 2 \u00bc lengths in front of Drill and Julien Leparoux.\u00a0 Comma to the Top, off at 6-1, paid $5.00 to show.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heavy favorite The Lumber Guy, ridden by Garrett Gomez, was dispatched at\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9-5 and sat third, five lengths off the pace passing the half mile pole and had no punch through the lane.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI had a perfect trip,\u201d said Gomez.\u00a0 \u201cHe traveled beautifully, but when the running started, the horse never came up underneath me.\u00a0 We\u2019ll have to go back to the drawing board.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The win in the San Carlos was the first for both Hollendorfer and Talamo.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is a Pick Six carryover of $101,001 into Sunday at Santa Anita.\u00a0 It is expected Sunday\u2019s total pool will exceed $750,000.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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FAVORED UNBRIDLED\u2019S NOTE GAME WINNER OF $75,000 JOE HERNANDEZ, PREVAILS BY NOSE UNDER NAKATANI<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unbridled\u2019s Note returned to Santa Anita\u2019s downhill turf course and was a game winner of Saturday\u2019s $75,000 Joe Hernandez Handicap for older horses under Corey Nakatani, prevailing by a nose over comebacking Chips All In and Tyler Baze while negotiating 6 \u00bd furlongs in 1:11.17\u2014just seven one hundredths of a second off the course record.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI felt I had the race,\u201d said Nakatani.\u00a0 \u201cMy horse, he\u2019s such a real nice horse, a real game horse.\u00a0 I want to thank Mr. McCarty (owner) for letting me have this opportunity with him\u2026You know, it\u2019s been a tough meet for us but they are very good horses\u2026The turf was a little soft, had a lot of cut to it and he kept switching leads on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s better with a little bit of a target but the pace scenario just didn\u2019t pan out like I thought it would.\u00a0 He ran a tremendous race either way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After running a brilliant second down the hill in the Grade I Breeders\u2019 Cup Turf Sprint on Nov. 3, Unbridled\u2019s Note, trained by Steve Asmussen, was third, beaten three lengths in the opening day Grade I Malibu at seven furlongs on dirt.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s a pretty versatile race horse,\u201d said Asmussen assistant Scott Blasi.\u00a0 \u201cIt looks like his numbers are comparable on both dirt and turf.\u00a0 We\u2019ll just see how he comes out of it, and and I\u2019m just glad to win a race, honestly.\u00a0 It feels good to win a race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Asmussen Stable, America \u2019s leader by races-won in five different years, and the winner of consecutive Eclipse Awards in 2008 and \u201809, had two wins from 23 starts coming into Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Off as the 4-5 favorite, Unbridled\u2019s Note, who broke from post position three in a seven-horse field, was gunned by Nakatani to the lead and quickly established a one length lead over the runnerup, who pressed Nakatani through splits of 21.44, 44.05 and 1:05.41.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unbridled\u2019s Note, a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred colt by Unbridled\u2019s Song, paid $3.60, $2.40 and $2.20.\u00a0 With the winner\u2019s share of $45,840, he increased his earnings to $457,581.\u00a0 His record now stands at 10-4-1-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Runner-up Chips All In, idle since running third in the Grade II La Jolla Handicap on Aug. 11, he finished 3 \u00be lengths in front of third-place finisher Tale of a Champion and Joe Talamo.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThis horse ran his heart out,\u201d said Baze.\u00a0 \u201cHe gave me everything he had.\u00a0 If he would have had a (recent) race under his belt, he would have won easy.\u00a0 He just is a really hard-trying horse, just a pleasure to ride.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The third choice in the betting at 6-1, Chips All In paid $4.20 and $3.20.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tale of a Champion, the longest shot in the field at 25-1, finished a half length in front of 3-1 second choice Irish Art and paid $6.40 to show.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes will headline a nine-race program on Sunday.\u00a0 First post time at Santa Anita is at 12:30 p.m.\u00a0 For more racing information, visit\u00a0www.santaanita.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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