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California-Bred Divisional Champions Announced; Horse Of The Year Revealed On March 15

The California-bred Horse of the Year for 2020 will be announced at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association's Annual Meeting and Awards, which will be held via teleconference on Monday, March 15, 2021.

The time of the event, and call-in details, are still to be determined. The annual business meeting will be part of the conference call.

The three finalists for Horse of the Year, in alphabetical order, are: Bulletproof One, Mucho Unusual and Warren's Showtime.

Winners of the stallion divisions will be announced soon. Other Cal-bred champions that will be recognized during the teleconference:

Champion California-bred 2-Year-Old Male – Tie between Big Fish and Good With People. Big Fish, bred by George Krikorian, owned by Legacy Ranch, trained by David Hofmans; Good With People, bred and owned by J. Kirk and Judy Robison, trained by Peter Miller.

Champion California-bred 2-Year-Old Female – Governor Goteven, bred and owned by Templeton Horses LLC, trained by Walther Solis.

Champion California-bred 3-Year-Old Male – El Tigre Terrible, bred by Martin Bach, owned by Slam Dunk Racing and Michael Nentwig, trained by Peter Miller.

Champion California-bred 3-Year-Old Female – Warren's Showtime, bred by Benjamin Warren, owned by Benjamin and Sally Warren, trained by Craig Lewis.

Champion California-bred Older Male – Galilean, bred by Bar C Racing Stables, owned by West Point Thoroughbreds, Denise Barker, Williams Sandbrook, John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith, training by John Sadler.

Champion California-bred Older Female – Mucho Unusual, bred and owned by George Krikorian, trained by Tim Yakteen.

Champion California-bred Sprinter – Tie between Fashionably Fast and Sneaking Out. Fashionably Fast, bred by Harris Farms, owned by Harris Farms, Per Antonsen and John Nicoletti, trained by Dean Pederson. Sneaking Out, bred and owned by KMN Racing, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer.

Champion California-bred Turf Horse – Mucho Unusual, bred and owned by George Krikorian, trained by Tim Yakteen.

Trainer of the Year – Steve Miyadi.

Broodmare of the Year – Warren's Veneda, property of Benjamin Warren.

Champion Breeder of California Foaled Thoroughbreds by Earnings – Reddam Racing LLC.

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Fashionably Fast Digs In For Game Victory In Tiznow Stakes

In a race in which the emphasis was on speed, speed and more speed, Harris Farms' hard knocking Fashionably Fast proved gamest of all, as he dug deep while in between horses late to win Sunday's $100,000 Tiznow Stakes at Santa Anita by a head.  Trained by Dean Pederson and ridden by Tiago Pereira, Fashionably Fast, a 6-year-old California-bred gelding by Lucky Pulpit, got a flat mile in 1:37.14 while taking the Tiznow for the second consecutive year at the Arcadia, Calif., track.

Sponsored by the CTBA, the Tiznow is part of the Golden State Series for eligible California-bred or sired older horses.  The Tiznow is named for the California-bred two-time Breeders' Cup Classic winner from 2000 and 2001 who was trained by Jay Robbins.

Breaking from the outside in a field of five, Fashionably Fast was part of a four-horse scramble for the lead, as recent allowance winner Desmond Doss had a head advantage over Margot's Boy, with Surfing Star just a half length in front of the winner, who was hung four-wide around the clubhouse turn.

Heading to the far turn, Fashionably Fast moved into second, a half length back of Desmond Doss and these two traded punches to the sixteenth pole, where they were joined by a late running Brandothebartender. In the end, Fashionably Fast simply wouldn't be denied.

“This horse has so much heart, mucho corazon!” said Pereira, who has now ridden Fashionably Fast in 19 out of his 20 starts and in all eight of his victories.  “None of these races are easy, but he tries so hard.  Today, we were wide going into the first turn, but he's got so much speed and I didn't want to take too much hold of him.  He relaxed a little down the backside and when we were between the number one (Desmond Doss) and the number three (Brandothebartender), he gave everything.”

Third off of a 5 ½ month layoff in the six-furlong Don Valpredo Cal Cup Sprint on Jan. 16, Fashionably Fast, who registered his fifth career stakes win, was off as the 4-5 favorite and paid $3.80, $2.40 and $2.10.

“I wasn't too worried about him being wide,” said Pederson.  “He's in the clear and he was on the bridle for Tiago, which was important.  I was a little worried when he got a little keen up the backside, but you (could) tell at the three-eighth pole we had no excuse.  He doesn't make (anything) easy, he's just a very game horse.

“I almost feel more confident when he's tucked in a battle like that than when he's out there by himself.  But then at that point, you either win or you lose and you just hope for the best.  Good horses make it easy.”

Owned by Harris Farms, Per Antonsen and John Nicoletti, Fashionably Fast, who is out of the Forestry mare Fall Fashion, is now 20-8-4-3 overall.  With the winner's share of $60,000, he increased his earnings to $568,245.

For his part, Desmond Doss, a Nick Alexander homebred trained by Steve Miyadi, ran a tremendous race in defeat while pressed the entire trip.  Off at 5-2 with Abel Cedillo, he paid $3.00 and $2.10 while finishing a head in front of Brandothebartender.

Trained by Craig Dollase and ridden by Umberto Rispoli, Brandothebartender was finishing with a flourish while wide-out and ended up 12 lengths in front of Margot's Boy.  Off at 5-1, “Brando” paid $2.10 to show.

Fractions on the race were 23.07, 46.42, 1:11.49 and 1:24.29.

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Fashionably Fast Bids For Repeat In Tiznow Stakes At Santa Anita

With a recent race under his belt, Harris Farms' highly accomplished homebred Fashionably Fast is back to defend his title in Sunday's $100,000 Tiznow Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.  Named for the California-bred two-time Breeders' Cup Classic winner, the Tiznow has attracted a field of five older California-bred or sired horses and will be contested at one mile on the main track.

Nick Alexander's ascendent Desmond Doss, fresh off an impressive gate to wire win versus state-bred allowance horses at one mile on Feb. 5, rates a big look, as do versatile Margot's Boy and the venerable Brandothebartender, who will be making his 41st start on Sunday.

The Tiznow is part of the lucrative Golden State Series, which is sponsored by the CTBA and is available to eligible California-bred or sired horses.

A 6-year-old gelding by Lucky Pulpit, Fashionably Fast capped a six-race winning streak in taking last year's Tiznow on March 1.  Subsequently second in the Grade 2 Triple Bend Stakes going seven furlongs June 7, Fashionably Fast threw in a clunker in the G1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar Aug. 1, running a non-threatening sixth at odds of 7-2.

Trained by Dean Pederson and owned in partnership with Per Antonsen and John Nicoletti, Fashionably Fast was then given several months off prior to resurfacing in the Don Valpredo Cal Cup Sprint on Jan. 16, a race in which he rallied to finish third, beaten 3 ¼ lengths.  Out of Harris Farms' Forestry mare Fall Fashion, Fashionably Fast appears primed for his best as he seeks his fifth stakes win with regular rider Tiago Pereira up.  With earnings of $508,245, he'll try to improve upon an overall mark of 19-7-4-3.

A runaway 4 ½-length one-mile allowance winner Feb. 5, Desmond Doss, who is trained by Steve Miyadi and is named for the legendary World War II Medal of Honor winner, will be making his third start off a four-month freshening and will likely have theft on his mind with Abel Cedillo back aboard.  A 5-year-old homebred full horse by Grazen out of Alexander's Malek mare Malley Girl, Desmond Doss has three wins from nine starts and will be seeking his first stakes win.

A 4-year-old gelding by red-hot sire Clubhouse Ride, Margot's Boy comes off a ninth place performance in the Unusual Heat Turf Classic at 1 1/8 miles on Jan. 16, but retains the services of Juan Hernandez while cutting back in distance and transitioning to the main track.  Trained by Craig Lewis and owned by his breeder Alfred Pais, Margot's Boy has two thirds from as many tries at one mile on dirt and will likely employ a stalking style.

A close second in the G2 Del Mar Derby on turf five starts back on Sept. 6, Margot's Boy is out of the English-bred mare Margot Machance and will be seeking his first stakes win in what will be his 14th start.  He comes off a big year in which he banked $186,456 from a 2020 mark of 11-3-13.

Trained by Craig Dollase, 8-year-old gelding Brandothebartender brings an overall mark of 40-6-6-14 to the Tiznow party and will be ridden for the third consecutive time by Umberto Rispoli.  Trained by Craig Dollase, this son of top sprinter Tribal Rule notched his most recent win in a 1,000 yard allowance at Los Alamitos four starts back on Dec. 19, which was his only win on dirt but it is not considered a Thoroughbred win as it was accomplished in a mixed breed race.  Third in his only one mile dirt start, “Brando,” who is owned by Flawless Racing, Brian Flanagan and Michael Jarvis, is the leading Tiznow money earner with $536,364.

$100,000 TIZNOW STAKES WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS
IN POST POSITION ORDER

Race 8 of 9  Approximate post time 4 p.m. PT

  1. Desmond Doss—Abel Cedillo—120
  2. Margot's Boy—Juan Hernandez–122
  3. Brandothebartender—Umberto Rispoli—122
  4. Surfing Star—Edwin Maldonado–122
  5. Fashionably Fast—Tiago Pereira—124

First post time for a nine-race card on Sunday is at 12:30 p.m.. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com.

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