{"id":2596,"date":"2013-03-02T08:54:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T13:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:24:58","slug":"2596","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/2596\/","title":{"rendered":"GAME ON DUDE MAKES LEAD &#038; NEVER LOOKS BACK, WINS SECOND BIG \u2019CAP BY BIGGEST MARGIN EVER\u20147 \u00be LENGTHS BEFORE ON-TRACK CROWD OF 26,901"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16659\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16658\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">ARCADIA , Calif. (March 2, 2013)\u2014Before an on-track crowd of 26,901 and in a performance for the ages, 6-5 favorite Game On Dude went gate to wire to win Saturday\u2019s Grade I, $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap by a record 7 \u00be lengths under Mike Smith, vanquishing eight rivals in 2:00.14 while becoming only the third horse in the 76-year history of the race to win it twice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16676\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16675\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trained by Bob Baffert , who picked up his fourth Big \u2019Cap win, Game On Dude, winner of the 2011 Big \u2019Cap, broke from post position eight and set front-running fractions of 23.64, 47.19, 1:10.97 and 1:35.24.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16683\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16682\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He paid $4.60, $3.40 and $2.10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16662\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16661\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe knocked it out of the park today, he really did, it was extremely impressive,\u201d said Smith, who tasted victory in the Big \u2019Cap for the first time.\u00a0 \u201cHe broke really well today.\u00a0 I basically waited a little to see what Handsome Mike (off at odds of 30-1 from post position two with Mario Gutierrez) was going to do out of the gate and when I saw that I had the jump on him, the advantage, I got on over (towards the rail) as quick as I could just to impede him a little bit without bothering him in any way, and it worked out really well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16665\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16664\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe got into this great rhythm he has, he\u2019s got a real high cruising speed, and he was well within himself the whole way around there really.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16686\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16685\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owned by Joe Torre\u2019s Diamond Pride Stable (Torre was unable to attend due to a World Baseball Classic managing commitment in Arizona), the Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable LLC and Bernard Schiappa, Game On Dude, a 6-year-old Kentucky-bred gelding by Awesome Again, picked up $450,000 for the win, boosting his overall earnings to $3,702,158.\u00a0 His record now stands at 24-12-5-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16689\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16688\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI think Mike really gets along with him well,\u201d said Baffert.\u00a0 \u201cHe must have given him a breather along there somewhere\u2026but the thing about \u2018Dude,\u2019 he\u2019s got to go along at a fast clip.\u00a0 The horse is just a great horse.\u00a0 What he showed today was amazing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI was waiting to see what was going to happen.\u00a0 Mike didn\u2019t see anybody going, so he just took the lead.\u00a0 He was going to cruise right along there (anyway). If you go with him, you\u2019re not going to get anything.\u00a0 He likes competition, and he was still going pretty fast.\u00a0 I\u2019m so proud of him the way he\u2019s developed into such a great horse.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/files\/2013\/03\/Game-On-Dude-a1-721.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2598\" title=\"Game On Dude a1 72\" src=\"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/files\/2013\/03\/Game-On-Dude-a1-721-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/files\/2013\/03\/Game-On-Dude-a1-721-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/files\/2013\/03\/Game-On-Dude-a1-721.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clubhouse Ride, dismissed at 27-1, got a ground saving trip under Rafael Bejarano and although he was no match for the winner, prevailed in a desperate nose photo for second over Called to Serve, who was the third choice in the field under Gary Stevens at 4-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clubhouse Ride, trained by Craig Lewis, paid $13.40 and $6.80.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m proud of him, he ran well,\u201d said Lewis, who ran third behind Game On Dude with longshot Quindici Man in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16666\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Called to Serve, who shipped in from Belmont Park for trainer Nick Canani, was 3 \u00bd lengths off the leader passing the half mile pole, split horses turning for home and finished 1 \u00bd lengths in front of last year\u2019s Big \u2019Cap winner, Ron the Greek.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Called to Serve paid $3.40 to show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThere was no beating Game On Dude,\u201d said Stevens.\u00a0 \u201cI should have been an easy second.\u00a0 We got in tight at the three-eighths pole and he doesn\u2019t like it down inside.\u00a0 When I got him out, he re-broke for me\u2026I\u2019m disappointed we didn\u2019t finish second.\u00a0 I know Nick is too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16669\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16668\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florida-bred Ron the Greek, who came off a smashing win in the Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park Jan. 19, made a huge run to win a \u201cDude-less\u201d Big \u2019Cap last year from well off the pace, was the second choice at 5-2 but was never a factor under Jose Lezcano.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16672\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16671\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI got my horse in a position he wanted to be in, and he gave me a good race,\u201d said Florida-based Lezcano.\u00a0 \u201cThe only thing is that Game On Dude is so fast\u2014nothing compares.\u00a0 We ran hard the whole way, but we couldn\u2019t keep up with him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16698\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16702\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Game On Dude joined three previous two-time winners of the Big \u2019Cap:\u00a0 John Henry (1981 &amp; \u201982), Milwaukee Brew (2002 &amp; \u201903), and Lava Man (2006 &amp; \u201907).<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16697\"><span id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16696\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 California-bred John Scott, 20-1 on the morning line, was scratched by trainer Carla Gaines earlier in the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16694\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Santa Anita will offer a nine-race program on Sunday with first post time at 12:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1362576925990_16693\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARCADIA , Calif. 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