August 30, 2008:
J P HAMMER, the two year old son of OLD TOPPER, made a winning debut, taking the 7th race at Del Mar, a six and one-half furlong maiden special weight over the Polytrack by a half-length.
LIGHT OF THE WORLD, our homebred 4-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding, won the 4th race at Delaware Park by a neck going one mile and seventy yards.
August 29, 2008:
MIAMI BAY, the four-year-old Lord Carson gelding bred by the farm, won the 10th race at Ruidoso Downs by nearly nine lengths going six furlongs.
August 27, 2008:
Two homebred winners today at Albuquerque. The first winner was three-year-old OLD TOPPER colt SUNNY TOPPER, who romped to victory in the 7th race by more than thirteen lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
Two races later, MARTINI WAGER, our three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 9th race going six and one-half furlongs by three-quarters of a length.
August 25, 2008:
ENJOY TO THE WORLD, our two-year-old homebred daugter of Lord Carson, won the 2nd race at Del Mar going six furlongs over the Polytrack by nearly two lengths
August 24, 2008:
STRONG FINISH PROPELS WHATSTHESCRIPT
Courtesy of Thorougbred Times
by Tim Nichols
Jockey Garrett Gomez's patience paid off with a graded stakes win on Sunday for Whatsthescript (Ire) in the $328,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap (G2) at Del Mar.
Gomez reserved the 2-to-1 favorite in seventh through the first six furlongs before launching a strong rally to catch front-running favorite Daytona (Ire) and win by three-quarters of a length. (Read More)
August 24, 2008:
TOPPER'S MOVIN', our four-year-old homebred OLD TOPPER filly finished second in the $50,000 West Mesa Handicap going seven furlongs over the fast track at Albuquerque. She has won or placed in eleven of her sixteen starts and she has earned $102,405.
August 16, 2008:
TOPPER'S MOVIN', our three-year-old homebred daughter of OLD TOPPER, finished second, three-quarters of a length away from the winner, in the $50,000 First Lady Handicap going six furlongs over the muddy track at Ruidoso Downs.
August 11, 2008:
BEAUTIFUL WAGER, the four-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by the farm, won the 8th race at Yavapai Downs by three and one-half lengths going six furlongs.
August 10, 2008:
SHES A LUCKY WAGER, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER bred by Tommy Town, won for the 5th time and took her career earnings to $132,666 in the 5th race at Bay Meadows Fair going one mile over the turf course by a neck.
OLD MAN MAISTRO, the three-year-old son of VALID WAGER, won the 2nd race at Yavapai Downs going five furlongs by a length and one-half.
August 8, 2008:
TENSE BET, the two-year-old son of VALID WAGER, broke his maiden second time out by one length going six furlongs in the 6th race at Bay Meadows Fair.
August 5, 2008:
TRAILER TALK ME, the five-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won for the fifth time, taking the 3rd race at Yavapai Downs by nearly two lengths going one mile.
August 3, 2008:
CLARE'S TOP CHOICE, the two-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, won the $65,650 Cavonnier Juvenile Stakes by a length and one-half going six furlongs at Santa Rosa. Never out of the money in his three previous starts, he broke his maiden with this stakes wins.
He is the 10th Stakes Winner for his sire.
TOPPER SHOPPER, the three-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won the 2nd race at Del Mar going six furlongs by two and one-half lengths.
HANDSOME WAGER, the three-year-old son of VALID WAGER won the 3rd race at Presque Isle Downs by a half-length over six furlongs.
MISS BEST BET, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 7th race at Hastings Park going six and one-half furlongs by a length and one-half.
CALL ON CARSON, the four-year-old gelding by Lord Carson bred by the farm, won the 5th race at Emerald Downs by nearly five lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
August 2, 2008:
GLORY TO THE LORD, the four-year-old gelding by Lord Carson bred by the farm, won the 3rd race at Arapahoe Park by more than two lengths going seven furlongs.
August 1, 2008:
I'M HIGH ON TOPPER, the four-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER bred by the farm, won the 6th race at Arapahoe Park by a neck going six furlongs.
The second Tommy Town-bred winner to day was VALID WAGER gelding TOY TOY TOY, who broke his maiden going six furlongs in the 11th race at Santa Rosa by a neck.
July 31, 2008:
AX ME A QUESTION, the three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, won the 4th race at Emerald Downs by three-quarters of a length going six furlongs.
July 29, 2008:
BEAUTIFUL WAGER, the four-year-old daugter of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, won the 8th race at Yavapai Downs going six furlongs by a head.
July 28, 2008:
KISS THE CAT, another of our two-year-old homebreds by Lord Carson broke her maiden by a half length in the 4th race at Santa Rosa going five furlongs.
July 27, 2008:
ENJOY TO THE WORLD, our homebred two-year-old daughter of Lord Carson, finished third in teh $54,900 Wine Country Juvenile Stakes going six furlongs over the fast track at Santa Rosa.
ZURI MWANA, the three-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, won the 7th race at Northlands Park, a six and one-half furlong allowance over the fast track by more than six lengths.
July 26, 2008:
WIDEEYEDNMYSTIFIED, a three-year-old Lord Carson filly bred by the farm, broke her maiden by two and one-half lengths in the 5th race at Columbus going six furlongs.
July 24, 2008:
EDEN SIMONE, the six-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 1st race at Evangeline Down by a neck going six furlongs.
July 23, 2008:
YOU LIFT ME UP, the three-year-old Lord Carson filly bred by the farm, won the 6th race at Santa Rosa, a one mile turf allowance by a length and one-quarter.
July 20, 2008:
STRAWBERRY TOPPER, the two-year-old gelding by OLD TOPPER, broke his maiden second time out by nearly ten lengths going five and one-half furlongs in the 1st race at Emerald Downs.
MARTINI WAGER, our three-year-old VALID WAGER homebred filly, won the 9th race at Ruidoso Downs by three-quarters of a length going five and one-half furlongs.
DAB OF LIGHTNING, the three-year-old son of VALID WAGER, broke his maiden going five furlongs by three-quarters of a length in the 9th race at Solano.
July 18, 2008:
SUNNY TOPPER, our homebred three-year-old OLD TOPPER, broke his maiden by three and one-half lengths in the 6th race at Ruidoso Downs going six furlongs.
NAUDEY VAUDEY, the five-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the 3rd race at Canterbury Park, a one mile allowance over the firm turf course by a half-length.
July 15, 2008:
WAGES, the five-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, finished in a dead heat for the win in the 6th race at Yavapai Downs going one mile.
July 14, 2008:
MR. REGAL, the four-year-old VALID WAGER gelding bred by the farm, won the 5th race at Yavapai Downs going a mile and one-sixteenth by a half-lenth.
CANYOUTOPTHIS, the five-year-old OLD TOPPER mare, won the 7th race at Yavapai Downs by nearly two lengths going six furlongs.
July 13, 2008:
Another Four Winner Day for Tommy Town-breds!
NO MEANS MAYBE, our homebred three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, took her earnings to $109,748 with her victory in the 4th race at Solano by a length and one-quarter going six furlongs.
OH SWALE was the second winner for OLD TOPPER when the five-year-old mare scored by nearly two lengths going five and one-half furlongs in the 5th race at Ruidoso Downs.
MIAMI BAY, the four-year-old Lord Carson gelding, won the 8th race at Ruidoso Downs by a half-length going six furlongs.
BEAUTIFUL WAGER, the four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, was the final Tommy Town-bred winner when she took the 9th race at Yavapai Downs by four lengths going six furlongs.
COLONEL SELLERS, the 4-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, broke his maiden by a length and one-quarter in the 10th race at Emerald Downs going six furlongs.
July 12, 2008:
MY HOUSE MY RULES, our homebred two-year-old colt by Lord Carson, broke his maiden going five and one-half furlongs in the 6th race at Solano by seven lengths.
JOY OF THE LORD, the three-year-old son of Lord Carson bred by the farm, won the 2nd race at Hastings Park by nearly four lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
PO'S DREAM KITTY, the two-year-old daughter of CAT DREAMS, won the 7th race at Arapahoe Downs, a four and ond-half furlong maiden special weight by more than six lengths.
July 11, 2008:
Four Tommy Town-bred Winners Today!
TOPPER'S MOVIN, the four-year-old OLD TOPPER filly who races in the Tommy Town colors, won for the fourth time and turned in her ninth top three finish in the 9th race at Ruidoso Downs, a five and one-half furlong allowance by one length.
The other Tommy Town raced runner to win on the Ruidoso Downs card was three-year-old Lord Carson colt TRAININTHRINFLUENCE, who broke his maiden going seven and one-half furlongs by a neck.
VALID PORT, the three-year-old VALID WAGER colt, won the 9th race at Solano by a nose going a mile and one-sixteenth.
GLORY TO THE LORD rounded out the Tommy-Town bred winners with his three-quarters of a length victory in the 7th race at Arapahoe Park by three-quarters of a length
July 10, 2008:
YOU IS WHAT YOU IS, the three-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, earned his fifth career win and tenth top three finish in the 2nd race at Hollywood Park going five and one-half furlongs by two lengths.
July 5, 2008:
RANDOM MEMO, a seven-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the 9th race at Emerald Downs going one mile by one length.
July 4, 2008:
DEANNE'S RING, our three-year-old homebred daughter of OLD TOPPER, scored a head victory in the 4th race at Pleasanton, a mile and one-sixteenth maiden special weight.
TOPPER TALK, the four-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, made it five wins and eleven top three finishes in thirteen career starts with his length and one-quarter victory in the 6th race at Arapahoe Park, a six furlong allowance.
June 30, 2008:
HONOR YOUR WAGER, the three-year-old VALID WAGER gelding bred by the farm, won the 5th race at Pleasanton going six furlongs by a length and three-quarters.
JOY OF THE LORD, the three-year-old Tommy Town-bred son of Lord Carson, won the 3rd race at Hasting Park by a head going six and one-half furlongs.
June 28, 2008:
WHATSTHESCRIPT WINS AMERICAN HANDICAP!
WHATSTHESCRIPT came roaring through the stretch to win the $250,000 American Handicap-G2 at Hollywood Park. CLICK HERE to read the Blood Horse story.
TWO DOLLAR WAGER, the three-year-old son of VALID WAGER, won the 7th race at Louisiana Downs by more than eight lengths going seven and one-half furlongs over the turf course.
June 27, 2008:
ALANTRA'S TANTRUM, our homebred OLD TOPPER two-year-old filly, broke her maiden in the 3rd race at Pleasanton by seven lengths going five furlongs.
PRINCE CARSON, the four-year-old son of Lord Carson, won the 8th race at Sunray Park by two lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
LORI'S TOP HAT, the five-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding, won the 6th race at Lethbridge going seven furlongs by nearly two lengths.
June 26, 2008:
MINING GOLD, the five-year-old son of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, won the 2nd race at Canterbury Downs by nearly four lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
June 25, 2008:
GLORIOUS ONE, our homebred two-year-old son OLD TOPPER, won his debut by a length and one-quarter in the 4th race at Hollywood Park going five furlongs over the Cushion Track.
Two races earlier, Tommy Town-bred MIKE'S TRIPPIN, the son of VALID WAGER, won the 2nd race at Hollywood Park going six and one-half furlongs by two lengths.
June 24, 2008:
TRAILER TALK ME, the five-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won the 4th race at Yavapai Downs going a mile and one-sixteenth by one length.
June 22, 2008:
Two winners today for OLD TOPPER. The first was the Tommy Town-bred five-year-old gelding WHAT A STAR, who won the 3rd race at Arapahoe Park going seven furlongs by one length.
MR TOPPER, the four-year-old gelding, broke his maiden by more than two lengths going six furlongs in the 1st race at Yavapai Downs.
June 21, 2008:
MISS BEST BET, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, broke her maiden by a length and one-quater over six and one-half furlongs in the 4th race at Hastings Park.
June 19, 2008:
MR PLAYWRIGHT, the five-year-old Tommy Town-bred gelding, won the 4th race at Canterbury Downs going one mile over the firm turf course by nearly two lengths.
June 15, 2008:
WESTSIDECLYDE, the six-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, finished second in the $60,000 Budweiser Emerald Handicap going one mile over the fast track at Emerald Downs. He has won or placed in twelve of his fourteen lifetime starts.
ICING, the three-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, broke her maiden going six furlongs by three lengths in the 5th race at Golden Gate Fields.
TOWER INFERNO, the Tommy Town-bred three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, won the 8th race at Sunray Park by a neck going six and one-half furlongs.
KAREN'S KWIK WAGER, the five-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields by two lengths going six furlongs.
June 14, 2008:
TOPPER's MOVIN', our four-year-old homebred daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 5th race at Ruidoso Downs, a six furlong allowance by a neck.
June 12, 2008:
YOU IS WHAT YOU IS, the three-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, won the opener at Golden Gate Fields going six furlongs by three-quarters of a length.
CHEMO MAN, the five-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the 9th race at Ruidoso Downs by
nearly six lengths going seven and one-half furlongs.
June 9, 2008:
TRAILER TALK ME, the five-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding, won the 7th race at Yavapai Downs by two lengths going a mile and one-sixteenth.
June 8, 2008:
WINRWINRTRICKYDINR, the homebred three-year-old Lord Carson son, won the 2nd race at Ruidoso Downs going four and one-half furlongs by a length and one-half.
June 7, 2008:
NYMEGEN PITA, the three-year-old son of OLD TOPPER bred by Tommy Town, broke his maiden in
the 11th race at Golden Gate Fields going six furlongs by three lengths.
June 6, 2008:
GLORY TO THE LORD, the four-year-old son of Lord Carson bred by the farm, won the 9th race at
Arapahoe Park going five furlongs by three-quarters of a length.
June 5, 2008:
Two Tommy Town Homebred Winners!
PEACE OF ME, the two-year-old son of Lord Carson, broke his maiden going four and one-half
furlongs over the Tapeta Footings surface in the 8th race at Golden Gate Fields by more than two
lengths.
QUEEN FOREVER, the three-year-old daughter of Valid Wager, broke her maiden by six lengths going
six furlongs in the 5th race at Ruidoso Downs.
June 2, 2008:
MR REGAL, the four-year-old VALID WAGER gelding bred by Tommy Town, won the 9th race at Yavapai Downs by four lengths goign six furlongs.
May 30, 2008:
Four Tommy Town-sired Winners!
LIVIA LA VIDA LOCA, our homebred three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, won the 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields, a six furlong allowance over the Tapeta Footings surface by a neck. She has won or placed in five of her eight career starts and she has earned $84,506.
TOP SOLITAIRE, the three-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER who was bred by the farm, won the 10th race at Ruidoso Downs going six furlongs by a nose.
MISS ESCAPE, the 3-year-old daughter OLD TOPPER, broke her maiden by six lengths going five and one-half furlongs in the 5th race at Golden Gate Fields.
VALID ACCESS, the 3-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 2nd race at Marquis Downs going four furlongs by two and one-half lengths.
May 29, 2008:
CRAYON RED, the four-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, won the 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields by three lengths going six furlongs.
May 26, 2008:
MANAK GUY, the three-year-old son of VALID WAGER, broke his maiden by three and one-half lengths going five furlongs in the 3rd race at Boise.
May 25, 2008:
Two Tommy Town-bred Winnes Today!
JOY OF THE LORD, the three-year-old Lord Carson gelding, broke his maiden going six furlongs in the 4th race at Hasting Park by a half-length.
NAUDEY VAUDEY, the five-year-old son of Vaudeville, won the 8th race at Canterbury Park going one mile over the turf by a half-length.
May 24, 2008:
PIGETTE, the three-year-old son of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, broke his maiden by a neck going five and one-half furlongs in the 10th race at Ruidoso Downs.
May 22, 2008:
Three Tommy Town-bred Winners!
YOU LIFT ME UP, a farm homebred by Lord Carson, won the 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields by a neck going one mile over the firm turf course.
The second homebred winner racing for the farm was WINRWINRTRICKYDINR, won the 5th race at SunRay Park going four and one-half furlongs by a neck.
HONOR YOUR WAGER, the three-year old VALID WAGER gelding, won the 1st race at Golden Gate Fields by four lengths over six furlongs
May 21, 2008:
ENJOY TO THE WORLD, our two-year-old homebred daughter of Lord Carson, broke her maiden going four furlongs over the Tapeta Surface by two and one-half lengths at Golden Gate Fields.
May 18, 2008:
SHES A LUCKY WAGER, the 3-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER bred by Tommy Town, finished third in the $75,000 Golden Poppy Stakes going a mile and one-sixteenth over the firm turf course at Golden Gate Fields.
May 17, 2008:
Freshman Sire CAT DREAMS was represented by his second winner from his first crop when 2-year-old filly ANCIENT FUTURE won at first asking in the 1st race at Delaware Park, a maiden special weight going four and one-half furlongs over the main track which was rated good.
ANCIENT FUTURE was away a bit slowly but she was flying at the finish. Making a four wide move into the stretch, she had a half dozen lengths to make up. Gobbling up ground with every stride, she caught the leaders in the shadow of the wire and went on to a one length triumph.
May 10, 2008:
ANY WAGER, our homebred 3-year-old son of VALID WAGER, broke his maiden going seven and one-half furlongs in the 10th race at Bay Meadows by one and one-half lengths.
May 9, 2008:
LEADER OF THE BAND, the 3-year-old son of Lord Carson who was bred by the farm, broke his maiden by one length in the 6th race at Bay Meadows going five and one-half furlongs.
May 8, 2008:
FIRST WINNER FOR CAT DREAMS SETS TRACK RECORD!
California freshman stallion CAT DREAMS was represented by his first winner on Thursday when CAT DREAMER won the 2nd race at Hollywood Park, a $40,000 maiden claimer for 2-year-olds.
Dashing out of the gate, he was immediately part of the pace battle. He opened up through the stretch to win by 3 ¾ lengths. He ran the 4 ½ furlongs in :50.84, which established a new track record!
CAT DREAMER who is out of the Boundary mare Silent Alarm, was bred by Patricia Youngman and foaled at her Pepper Oaks Farm.He races for Shustek or Stanley or Firsthome Thoroughbreds and was trained by Adam Kitchingman.
May 4, 2008;
UBETTORUBET, the three-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won her racing debut by two and one-half lengths in the six furlong maiden special weight that opened the Stampede Park card.
NEVERMISSAWAGER, the Tommy Town homebred son of VALID WAGER, broke his maiden by nearly two lengths in the 6th race at Sunray Park goign four and one-half furlongs.
TOP AUTHORITY, the five-year-old son of OLD TOPPER bred by the farm won the 7th race at Canterbury Downs by nearly six lengths going one mile.
May 3, 2008:
WAGER AND ROLL, the six-year-old son of VALID WAGER, won the 1st race at Indiana Downs going six furlongs by a neck.
May 2, 2008:
TOPPER'S QUEST, the 4-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won the 1st race at Emerald Downs going six furlongs by a length and one-half.
GALLINACEOUS, the 3-year-old son of VALID WAGER, broke his maiden in the 10th race at Sunray Park going six and one-half furlongs by a head.
May 1, 2008:
Two OLD TOPPER-sired, Tommy Town-bred Winners Today!
TOPPER SHOPPER, the 3-year-old gelding, won the 5th race at Hollywood Park by three and one-quarter lengths going six furlongs over the firm turf course in a lively 1:08 4/5.
GOTTA GO GAL, the six-year-old mare, won the 3rd race at Los Alamitos by a length and one-quarter going four and one-half furlongs
April 30, 2008:
YOU IS WHAT YOU IS, the three-year-old son of OLD TOPPER who was bred by Tommy Town, won the 2nd race at Bay Meadows by a head going six furlongs.
April 28, 2008:
REMEMBERTOWAGER, the six-year-old Tommy Town-bred gelding by VALID WAGER, won the 10th race at Mountaineer Park by four and one-half lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
April 27, 2008:
BETH'S BEST BET, the four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, earned a front running victory in the $50,000 M. R. Jenkins Memorial Handicap going six furlongs over the fast track at Stampede Park.
Scampering away from the field, she opend up going around the far turn and had plenty left to win by a length. Her final time for the trip was two ticks off the track record.
BETH'S BEST BET was winning for the fifth time is six starts.
April 27, 2008:
TRAILER TALK ME, the five-year-old son of OLD TOPPER bred by the farm, won the 9th race at Turf Paradise going a mile and one-sixteenth by a neck.
April 25, 2008:
Two winners today sired by OLD TOPPER.
TOP EMBLEM, the four-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, scored by three-quarters of a length in the 5th race, a one mile allowance.
MUST BE A TOPPER, the five-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won for the eighth time, taking the 5th race at Lone Star Park by a half-length going one mile.
April 23, 2008:
SHE'SMYLITTLEMAN, our two-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won at first asking, taking the 3rd race at Bay Meadows, a two furlongs maiden special weight by a neck.
April 22, 2008:
TOPPER TALK, the four-year-old son of OLD TOPPER bred by Tommy Town, won the 11th race at Sunland Park going five and one-half furlongs by one length.
There were two winners on the Sunland Park card bred by the farm. The three-year-old Lord Carson colt, Saint Ofthevalley broke his maiden by more than two lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
April 21, 2008:
INFIELD BOUND, the six year-old son of VALID WAGER, won going one mile by a length and one-half in the 1st race at Beulah Park.
April 17, 2008:
TRAININGAT THE BAR, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER who was bred by the farm, won the 8th race at Bay Meadows by five lengths going seven and one-half furlongs over the firm turf course.
April 13, 2008:
SMART HIT, a five-year-old gelding bred by Tommy Town, won the 6th race at Santa Anita by a neck going six furlongs in 1:08 1/5.
April 11, 2008:
PEKING BOY, the four-year-old son of VALID WAGER, won the 9th race at Turf Paradise going a mile and one-sixteenth by two and onw-quarter lengths.
April 10, 2008:
ROYAL WAGER, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, bred in partnership by the farm, won the 8th race at Bay Meadows by a head going a mile and one-sixteenth.
April 3, 2008:
OLDTOPHATANDTAILS, the four-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, broke his maiden going six furlongs over the main track by a length and one-half.
March 30, 2008:
TOPPERS CHOICE, the four-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 8th race at Stampede Park by three lengths dashing four furlongs.
March 29, 2008:
KARENS KWIK WAGER, the five-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 3rd race at Bay Meadows by a length and one-half going five and one-half furlongs. She has won or placed in eleven of her fourteen lifetime starts.
March 28, 2008:
TICK TOCK TOPPER, the three-year-old gelded son of OLD TOPPER, broke his maiden going a mile and one-sixteenth in the 3rd race at Bay Meadows by a half-length.
March 23, 2008:
SEA TOPPER, the four-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER bred by Tommy Town, won the 2nd race at Bay Meadows going six furlongs by a nose.
March 22, 2008:
SHES A LUCKY WAGER, the three-year-old Tommy Town-bred daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 2nd race at Bay Meadows, a one mile allowance over the firm turf course by more than three lengths.
TOPPERS DREAM, the five-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, broke his maiden going five furlongs by a neck in the 7th race at Bay Meadows.
PINE GROVE, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 5th race at Turf Paradise by two lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
March 21, 2008:
BEAUTIFUL WAGER, the four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER who was bred by Tommy Town, broke her maiden by a length and one-quarter in the 5th race at Turf Paradise going five and one-half furlongs.
March 20, 2008:
GOTTA GO GAL, the six-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER bred by the farm, won the 2nd race at Los Alamitos by a half-length going four and one-half furlongs.
March 18, 2008:
CANYOUTOPTHIS, the five-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, scored by a length and one-half over five furlongs in the 5th race at Turf Paradise.
March 15, 2008:
CLEO'S WAGER, the four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, was moved up from second to the victory via disqualification in the 5th race at Turf Paradise going six furlongs. She has won or placed in four of her five career starts.
March 14, 2008:
VIBRANT TOPPER, the four-year-old son of OLD TOPPER won the 9th race at Turf Paradise by two lengths going six furlongs.
March 10, 2008:
AX ME A QUESTION, our homebred daughter of OLD TOPPER, broke her maiden by four and one-half lengths in the 6th race at Bay Meadows going five and one-half furlongs .
March 9, 2008:
SMOKE N WAGERS, a five-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, won the 3rd race at Los Alamitos by a head going four and one-half furlongs.
March 8, 2008:
Two Tommy Town-bred winners today. MARTINI WAGER, our homebred three-year-old VALID WAGER filly broke her maiden going five and one-half furlongs in the 6th race at Sunland Park by nearly three lengths. BEAT THE CHALK, the six-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, score the eight win of his career in the 1st race at Laurel Park by more than two lengths over one mile in sloppy going.
March 07, 2008:
PEACE OF THE WAGER was one of two Tommy Town-bred winners today. The four-year-old VALID WAGER filly won the 3rd race at Turf Paradise by nealry twelve lengths going one mile.
PRINCE CARSON, the four-year-old Lord Carson gelding bred by the farm won the 11th race at Sunland Park over five and one-half furlongs by nearly six furlongs.
OLD MAN MAISTRO, the three-year-old son of VALID WAGER won his racing debut in the 6th race at Turf Paradise by a length and one-half over five and one-half furlongs.
March 3, 2008:
TRAININGAT THE BAR, our three-year-old homebred filly by VALID WAGER, won the 7th race at Bay Meadows by four and one-half lengths going a mile and one-sixteenth.
February 29, 2008:
Two Tommy Town-bred Winners for OLD TOPPER today at Bay Meadows!
TAIL SPIN TOPPER, the three-year-old filly won the 3rd race, a $40,042 allowance going six furlongs by a neck.
One race prior, four-year-old filly SEA TOPPER, won going six furlongs by nine lengths.
February 28, 2008:
HARRIETTE TOPPER, the three-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER who was bred by the farm, won the 3rd race at Bay Meadows by three-quarters of a length going five and one-half furlongs.
February 26, 2008:
TRY AND TOP THIS, the six-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, scored her eighth career victory by two lengths going one mile in the 1st race at Turf Paradise.
February 24, 2008:
CRAYON RED, the four-year-old gelded son of VALID WAGER won the 4th race at Bay Meadows, a six furlong allowance over the sloppy main track by two lengths.
BATTLE TANK, the eight-year-old son of VALID WAGER, won the 2nd race at Gulfstream Park going one mile over the fast main track by three-quarters of a length.
February 22, 2008:
SHE'S SWEET TO ME, the five-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 9th race at Turf Paradise by three lengths over the wet fast track going six and one-half furlongs.
February 21, 2008:
Two Tommy Town-bred winners today!
YOUR HOST, a six-year-old gelded son of VALID WAGER, won the 10th race at Oaklawn Park going six furlongs over the wet fast track by three-quarters of a length.
STARS IN HEAVEN was the second, breaking his maiden going one mile over the wet fast main track in the 5th race at Bay Meadows by one length.
February 19, 2008:
INFIELD BOUND, the seven-year-old son of VALID WAGER, won the 4th race at Beulah Park by nearly two lengths over one mile.
February 17, 2008:
Two Tommy Town-bred winners today sired by VALID WAGER. The first was three-year-old colt VALID PORT, who own the 3rd race at Bay Meadows going one mile by one length.
PEACE OF THE WAGER, the four-year-old filly, also won going a mile, in the 7th race at Turf Paradaise by one length.
February 16, 2008:
TOPPER SHOPPER, the three-year-old gelded son of OLD TOPPER, is the second stakes performer of the month for his sire, with his second place finish in the $59,530 Sophomore Sprint Stakes going six furlongs over the fast main track at Bay Meadows.
February 15, 2008:
TRY AND TOP THIS, the six-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER who was bred by the farm, won the 4th race at Turf Paradise by a head going one mile.
February 9, 2008:
TAIL SPIN TOPPER, the thee-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, finished second in the $58,800 Princess Stakes going six furlongs at Bay Meadows. She was less than three lengths away from the winner.
February 7, 2008:
QUEEN OF TROY, the five-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 5th race at Bay Meadows going five and one-half furlongs by four lengths.
February 6, 2008:
STRIP IN WAGER, the five-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER who was bred by the farm, won the 2nd race at Bay Meadows by more than three lengths going six furlongs over the fast main track.
February 3, 2008:
Three Tommy Town-bred Winners Today!
FOR SURE FOR SURE, the thee-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, won the 1st race at Golden Gate, a six furlong allowance by one length over the Tapeta.
Three races later, WAGER ON NIKKI, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, broke her maiden by five lengths going six furlongs over the Tapeta at Golden Gate.
The final Tommy Town-bred winner today was five-year-old OLD TOPPER daughter MUST BE A TOPPER, who won the 5th race at Sunland Park going one mile by two lengths.
January 28, 2008:
Three Tommy Town-bred Winners Today!
LIFT MY EYES, the 3-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, broke his maiden going one mile over the Tapeta in the 6th race at Golden Gate Fields by two lengths.
Two races later, TOPPER'S QUEST, our 4-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding, won the 8th race by four and one-half lengths going six furlongs.
LORD'S HEIR, the four-year-old daughter of Lord Carson, won the 8th race at Beulah Park by six and one-half lengths going five furlongs.
January 27, 2008:
GLORY TO THE LORD, our homebred son of Lord Carson, broke his maiden going six and one-half furlongs by a neck in the Sunland Park in the 6th race.
January 25, 2008:
MIAMI BAY, our 4-year-old homebred by Lord Carson, won the 7th Sunland Park by a length and one-half going five and one-half furlongs.
January 23, 2008:
BEAT THE CHALK, the son of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, won the 9th race at Laurel Park going six furlongs by a nose.
January 21, 2008:
TAIL SPIN TOPPER, the 3-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, who was bred by the farm, won the 4th race at Golden Gate Fields, a six furlong allowance over the Tapeta by three-quarters of a length.
MR REGAL, the 4-year-old son of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, broke his maiden by a nose in the 9th race at Turf Paradise going six and one-half furlongs.
January 20, 2008:
I'M HIGH ON TOPPER, the 4-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 9th race at Sunland Park going six and one-half furlongs by a neck.
January 19, 2008:
DANCE ON TOP, the six-year-old son of OLD TOPPER was one of two Tommy Town-bred winners today! His victory came going one mile over the fast main track at Turf Paradise in the 7th race by three-quarters of a length.
HE'S A BAD MAN, the 4-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, broke his maiden by a length and one-half in the 2nd race at Los Alamitos dashing four and one-half furlongs.
January 18, 2008:
DANCING WITH DAWN, the daughter of OLD TOPPER, won for the third time in six career outings with her victory in the 6th race at Golden Gate Fields going six furlongs by a half-length.
Janaury 14, 2008:
SOPHIE'S TROPHY, the five-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 4th race at Turf Paradise, a six and one-half furlong allowance by more than two lengths.
January 13, 2008:
Two Tommy Town-bred winners today!
TESTIFY TO LOVE, our three-year-old homebred Lord Carson filly, won the 4th race at Santa Anita, a six furlong allowance by nearly three lengths. Her final time was 1:08 flat.
NAUDEY VAUDEY, a five-year-old farm-bred gelding, won the 8th race at Turf Paradise going one mile over the firm turf course by more than six lengths.
GAMBLER'S TUNE, the three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, broke her maiden by two lengths going five and one-half furlongs in the 9th race at Turf Paradise.
January 12, 2008:
TRAININGAT THE BAR, our three-year-old homebred daughter of VALID WAGER, broke her maiden by four lengths in the 5th race at Golden Gate going six furlongs.
January 6, 2008:
YES YES NO NO, the four-year-old son of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, broke his maiden going six fulrongs in the 6th race at Sunland Park by a half-length.
January 5, 2008:
EDEN SIMONE, the daughter of OLD TOPPER, scored the seventh victory of her career in the 4th race at Fair Grounds going six furlongs by more than two lengths.
DANCE MAMA, who was bred in partnership by the farm, won the 6th race at Golden Gate by three-quarters of a length going five and one-half furlongs.
January 3, 2008:
FOR SURE FOR SURE, the newly turned three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, won the 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields, a six furlongs allowance over the Tapeta by a length and one-quarter.
January 2, 2008:
ST WAGER, the four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 8th race going six furlongs at Sunland Park by two and one-quarter lengths.
January 1, 2008:
SMART HIT, the five-year-old gelding bred by the farm, began the new year with a victory in the 2nd race at Santa Anita going six and one-half furlongs down the hillside turf course by a nose.
December 31, 2007:
VALID INTENT, the five-year-old son of VALID WAGER, won the the 2nd race at Golden Gate Fields going a mile and one-sixteenth over the Tapeta surface by three-quarters of a length.
December 30, 2007:
CHEMO MAN, a four-year-old colt bred by the farm, broke his maiden in the 7th race at Sunland Park by a half-length going one mile.
December 29, 2007:
WINRWINRTRICKYDINR, our homebred two-year-old filly by Lord Carson, broke her maiden by five and one-half lengths going six furlongs over the Tapeta surface in the 10th race at Golden Gate Fields.
December 28, 2007:
Two maiden winners today sired by VALID WAGER!
RICHEST WAGER, a two-year-old filly, broke her maiden going five and one-half furlongs over the Tapeta surface in the 2nd race at Golden Gate Fields by six lengths.
YOUR HOST, a five-year-old gelding bred by the farm, broke his maiden by a neck going five furlongs in the 1st race at Delta Downs.
December 26, 2007:
Two Tommy Town-bred winners by VALID WAGER today.
CASTELLI MAGIC, a four-year-old filly, won the 9th race at Sunland Park going six and one-half furlongs by a half-length.
The second winner was VALID STAR, the three-year-old gelding, who won the 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields going one mile over the Tapeta surface by a neck.
December 23, 2007:
Two winners today on the card at Turf Paradise sired by VALID WAGER!
The first was five-year-old mare VALID FUNCTION, who won the 4th race by a nose dashing four and one-half furlongs over the firm turf course.
In the 9th race, four-year-old gelding ROMANTIC WAGER was best by a neck going six furlongs over the fast main track.
December 22, 2007:
DANCING WITH DAWN, the four-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 6th race at Golden Gate Fields going six furlongs over the Tapeta surface by a length and one-half.
December 16, 2007:
TOPPER'S QUEST, our homebred three-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding, broke his maiden in the 1st race at Golden Gate Fields by a nose going six furlongs over the Tapeta.
CLEO'S WAGER, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won at first asking by three-quarters of a length going five furlongs in the 9th race at Turf Paradise.
December 13, 2007:
ABSOLUTE COURAGE, the two-year-old son of Lord Carson bred by the farm, broke his maiden going a mile and one-sixteenth over the Cushion track by in the 8th race at Hollywood Park by two lengths.
December 12, 2007:
TOP FANTASY, our homebred three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, broke her maiden in her second start by a length and one-half going six furlongs in the 4th race at Sunland Park.
December 11, 2007:
MIAMI BAY, our homebred three-year-old Lord Carson gelding, won the 11th race at Zia Park going five and one-half furlongs over the muddy track by more than eleven lengths.
December 7, 2007:
Two Tommy Town-bred winners today!
ALWAYS SAY YES, a four-year-old gelding, won the 3rd race at Philadelphia Park by one length going five furlongs.
NAUDEY VAUDEY, a four-year-old gelding won the 5th race at Turf Paradise going one mile over the yielding turf course by a ha-length.
December 6, 2007:
TOOTALLNOCALL, the three-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPPER, won the 1st race at Golden Gate Fields goign one mile over the Tapeta surface by a nose.
November 22, 2007:
TROPICAL BID, the two-year-old VALID WAGER filly is now two-for-three lifetime with her two and one-quarter length victory in the 5th race at Hollywood Park, a seven furlong
allowance over the Cushion track.
FOR SURE FOR SURE, the two-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER was the first of two homebred first out maiden winners today with her victory by two and one-quarter lengths going five and one-half furlongs over the Tapeta surface in the 6th race at Golden Gate Fields.
TESTIFY TO LOVE, our homebred two-year-old Lord Carson filly, earned her maiden victory in the 4th race at Hollywood Park going six furlongs over the Cushion track by a head.
November 21, 2007:
Two winners today at Golden Gate Fields for OLD TOPPER!
The first was TOP DIS N DAT, a two-year-old gelding who won the 4th race by a nose going six furlongs over the new Tapeta surface.
The second winner was three-year-old filly MIZZY TOPPER, who took her lifetime earnings over $100,000 with her three-quarter length victory in the 7th race going a mile and one-sixteenth over the good turf course.
November 20, 2007:
MR HARBOR, the four-year-old gelded son of Golden Missile bred by the farm, won the 2nd race at Turf Paradise by four lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
November 18, 2007:
PINE GROVE, the two-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, broke her maiden going six furlongs in the 9th race at Turf Paradise by two and one-quarter lengths.
November 17, 2007:
TOPPER'S MELODY, the three-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields by one length going a mile and one-sixteenth over the new Tapeta surface.
November 13, 2007:
GLORIOUS WAGER, the four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, won the 7th race at Turf Paradise going six furlongs by one length.
November 9, 2007:
SANDERS, the three-year-old VALID WAGER gelding won the 9th race at Turf Paradise by three lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
November 8, 2007:
Three Tommy Town Winners in California Today!
GHOSTLY GIRL was one of two winners at Hollywood Park. The five year-old mare won the 3rd race going five and one-half furlongs over the Cushion track by three-quarters of a length.
It was back-to-back winners at the Inglewood oval when two-year-old Lord Carson filly YOU LIFT ME UP broke her maiden by nearly three lengths going seven furlongs over the Cushion track.
The third Tommy Town-bred winner was two-year-old Lord Carson gelding KING OF MY CASTLE, who broke his maiden going five and one-half furlongs over the new Tapeta surface in the 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields by a length and one-quarter.
November 7, 2007:
Two winners today by VALID WAGER!
SUNNY WAGER, a four-year-old gelding, won the 2nd race at Golden Gate Fields going a mile and one-sixteenth by a half-length.
GEM'S WAGER, the durable eight-year-old mare, turned in her THIRTY-NINTH top three finish with her victory in the 9th race at Penn National going five and one-half furlongs by four lengths.
November 4, 2007:
Two winners today by OLD TOPPER.
SEA TOPPER, the three-year-old filly bred by the farm, won for the fifth time in seven starts, taking the 2nd race at Bay Meadows by nine lengths going six furlongs.
ZEETOP, the five-year-old gelding, won the 6th race at Turf Paradise going six and one-half furlongs by a half-length.
November 3, 2007:
Three Tommy Town-bred winners and a stakes performer at Cal Cup!
MY REEDEMER, the two-year-old VALID WAGER gelding who races for the farm and has never finished out of the top three in his seven career starts, was a game second in the $125,000 Cal Cup Juvenile going a mile and one-sixteenth at Oak Tree at Santa Anita. He takes his lifetime earnings to $144,688.
Two additional winners for VALID WAGER were HOME KITTY HOME, the three-year-old gelding, broke his maiden going six furlongs in the 6th race at Turf Paradise by nearly three lengths and LEE'S HIGH BIDDER, the three-year-old colt who broke his maiden by ten lengths going five and one-half furlongs in the 6th race at Belmont Park.
The final Tommy Town-bred winner on the day was four-year-old OLD TOPPER filly MUST BE A TOPPER, who won the 8th race at Zia Park by two and one-half lengths going one mile.
November 2, 2007:
KNOCK KNOCK, the three-year-old gelded son of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, won the 5th race at Bay Meadows by a half-length going seven and one-half furlongs over the firm turf course.
November 1, 2007:
QUEEN OF TROY, the four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 4th race at Bay Meadows going six furlongs by a length and one-quarter.
October 31, 2007:
A. V. FLYNN, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, is now three-for-four lifetime with her easy six length victory in the 2nd race at Bay Meadows, a six furlong allowance over the main track
October 28, 2007:
MIZZY TOPPER, the three-year-old son of OLD TOPPER bred by Tommy Town, won the 8th race Bay Meadows going seven and one-half furlongs over the firm turf by two lengths.
ALEXANDER'S BELLE, a six-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won for the ninth time, taking the 5th race at Hoosier Park by a neck going five and one-half furlongs.
October 26, 2007:
HONOR YOUR WAGER, our homebred two-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, broke his maiden at first asking in the 2nd race at Bay Meadows by five lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
October 24, 2007:
YOU IS WHAT YOU IS, the two-year-old Tommy Town-bred OLD TOPPER colt, won the 1st race at Bay Meadows by one length going six furlongs.
October 23, 2007:
SHE'S SWEET TO ME, the Tommy Town-bred daughter of OLD TOPPER, gained her eleventh top three finish with her victory in the 4th race at Turf Paradise going six furlongs by a length and one-half.
October 18, 2007:
TAIL SPIN TOPPER, the twi-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, broke her maiden going five and one-half furlongs by five open lengths in the 2nd race at Bay Meadows.
DELCTABLE DELLA, our homebred two-year-old daughter of Lord Carson, won the 7th race at Bay Meadowns by a half-length going five and one-half furlongs.
October 16, 2007:
SANDERS, the three-year-old son of VALID WAGER, broke his maiden in the 6th race at Turf Paradise going five and one-half furlongs by two lengths.
October 15, 2007:
TWO TOMMY TOWN-BRED WINNERS TODAY!
TRULY A TREASURE, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won for the seventh time in eleven career starts, taking the 5th race at Zia Park by one length going six furlongs.
The next race at Zia Park was also taken by a Tommy Town-bred! MUST BE A TOPPER, the four-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, won the 6th race by nearly two lengths going one mile.
October 14, 2007:
TROPICAL WAGER, the two-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, broke her maiden second time out in the 6th race at Oak Tree at Santa Anita by six lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
The second VALID WAGER sired winner today was the four-year-old gelding SUNNY WAGER, who won the 7th race at Fresno, a one mile allowance by one length.
October 13, 2007:
GLORIOUS WAGER, the four-year-old Tommy Town-bred daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 7th race at Turf Paradise by three lengths going six furlongs.
October 8, 2008:
EDEN SIMONE, the five-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER who was bred by the farm, won the nightcap at Oak Tree at Santa Anita going six furlongs by a mile and one-sixteenth by a length and one-half.
October 7, 2007:
THREE TOMMY TOWN-BRED WINNERS TODAY!!
SHE'S A LUCKY WAGER, the two-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, won the 5th race at Bay Meadows, a seven and one-half furlong allowance over the firm turf course by two lengths.
The second Tommy Town-bred winner on the day was homebred two-year-old OLD TOPPER colt YOU IS WHAT YOU IS, who broke his maiden going five and one-half furlongs in the 6th race at Bay Meadows by a head.
The third farm-bred winner and second winner of the day for OLD TOPPER was the three-year-old filly SEA TOPPER, who won for the third time in five starts with her victory in the 4th race at Fresno going five and one-half furlongs by a nose.
October 6, 2007:
VALID PORT, the two-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by the farm, won the 4th race at Bay Meadows, a one mile allowance, by three-quarters of a length.
TOPPERS MOMENT, a three-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 7th race at Oak Tree at Santa Anita going seven furlongs by a length and one-quarter.
October 4, 2007:
QUEEN OF TROY, a four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, broke her maiden going six furlongs in the 6th race at Fresno.
October 3, 2007:
COPPER TOPPER, a five-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, won the 4th race at Woodbine Race Course by two and one-half lengths going a mile and one-sixteenth.
September 30, 2007:
SEA OF FACES, our two-year-old homebred daughter of Lord Carson, broke her maiden in her racing debut by one length in the 10th race at Oak Tree at Santa Anita going six furlongs.
September 29, 2007:
LORD'S HEIR, a three-year-old daughter of Lord Carson bred by the farm, broke her maiden in the 1st race at Emerald Downs going six and one-half furlongs by three-quarters of a length.
September 28, 2007:
Two maiden winners today by VALID WAGER and they were back to back at Northlands Park!
DROP THE ODDS, a two-year-old colt, won the 3rd race going six furlongs by a half length.
LOVE TO WAGER, a three-year-old filly, scored by five and one-half lengths going six furlongs in the 4th race.
September 26, 2007:
MUST BE A TOPPER, a four-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER bred by Tommy Town, won the 1st race at The Downs at Albuquerque by a neck going one mile.
September 23, 2007:
LORI'S TOP HAT, a four-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won going six furlongs by two lengths in the 5th race at Lethbridge.
September 22, 2007:
TRULY A TREASURE, a three-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by Tommy Town, won for the sixth time in ten career, taking the 7th race at Zia Park going six furlongs by nearly four lengths.
TOPPER'S MELODY, a three-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, broke her maiden over the wet fast track in the 6th race at Bay Meadows, going one mile.
September 21, 2007:
BOO DEE SHAKER, the four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER who was bred by the farm, won for the second time at the current Louisiana Downs meeting, taking the 2nd race by a length and one-quarter going a mile and one-sixteenth.
September 20, 2007:
TOMMY TOWN COLTS WINS FAIRPLEX STAKES BY 16 LENGTHS!
MY REDEEMER, our homebred two-year-old son of VALID WAGER who was third last time out in the I'm Smoking Stakes at Del Mar, demolished the field in the $64,350 Gateway to Glory Stakes going a mile and one-sixteenth over the fast track at Fairplex Park.
MY REDEEMER tracked the pace and made a three wide bid going into the final turn. He dashed away from the field and increased his advantage with every stride to win by SIXTEEN LENGTHS!
September 19, 2007:
PERFECT WAGER, the four-year-old son of VALID WAGER, in now two-for-two lifetime with his one length victory in the 8th race at Fairplex Park going six furlongs over the fast main track.
September 16, 2007:
TOPPER SHOPPER, the two-year-old Tommy Town-bred son OLD TOPPER, finished third in the $148,250 Barretts Jevenile Stakes going six and one-half furlongs over the fast track at Fairplex Park.
September 16, 2007:
In addition to our recent stakes and maiden winners, we have had several members of our racing stable place, including:
Meet the Lord finished third in a maiden special weight on September 9 in the 9th race at Bay Meadows.
Peace of the Wager finished second in the 4th race at Bay Meadows on September 12.
Castelli Magic finished third in the 8th race at the Downs of Albuquerque on September 16.
September 14, 2007:
TOWER INFERNO, our two-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, broke her maiden in her debut, taking the 5th race at Bay Meadows by four lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
September 13, 2007:
NO MEAND MAYBE IS THE NINTH STAKES WINNER FOR OLD TOPPER!
NO MEANS MAYBE, our two-year-old homebred daughter of OLD TOPPER, became the NINTH STAKES WINNER for her sire with her victory in the $63,050 Bustles and Bows Stakes going six and one-half furlongs over the fast track at Fairplex Park.
Taking the lead shortly after the break, NO MEANS MAYBE said come and catch me and no one got close. She cruised under the finish line two and one-half lengths in front.
NO MEANS MAYBE is the second foal from the Explosive Red mare, Yesnoyesno.
September 8, 2007:
THE LORD A ROSE, a two-year-old Tommy Town homebred colt by Lord Carson, broke his maiden going six furlongs over the fast main track in the 6th race at Bay Meadowns by two and one-quarter lengths.
September 5, 2007:
SOPHIE'S TROPHY, the daughter of VALID WAGER, finished third in the $97,600 Cerf Handicap going six furlongs over the Polytrack at Del Mar. She has won or placed in seven of her eleven starts and she has earned $107,967.
September 3, 2007:
TOMMY TOWN-BREDS 1-3 IN I'M SMOKIN S. AT DEL MAR!
TOPPER'S SHOPPER, the two-year-old son of OLD TOPPER bred by Tommy Town, took the field wire-to-wire to win the $113,400 I'm Smokin Stakes going six furlongs over the Polytrack at Del Mar.
TOPPER'S SHOPPER was away sharply from post four and went straight to the front. Maintaining his advantage around the turn, he opened up through the stretch and gamely dug in when challenged late to win by a half-length.
TOPPER'S SHOPPER races for the partnership of M and R Racing Stables, Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC et al and he is trained by Doug O'Neill. He has won or placed in three of his four career starts and he has earned $111,800. He is the second stakes winner produced by the Shadeed mare, Miami Margie.
MY REDEEMER, our homebred two-year-old son of VALID WAGER, finished third, a length back of the winner.
August 31, 2007:
BETH'S BEST BET, the three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, is now three-for-four lifetime with her latest victory coming in the 6th race at Northlands Park, a six and one-half furlong allowance over the fast main track. She romped home by more than six lengths.
August 29, 2007:
SHES A LUCKY WAGER, the 2-year-old Tommy Town-bred VALID WAGER filly, won the 3rd race at Bay Meadows, a five and one-half furlong allowance by a nose. She has two wins and two seconds in her four career starts.
August 26, 2007:
HARRIETTE TOPPER, our homebred two-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, broke her maiden going five and one-half furlongs in the 4th race at Bay Meadows by five lengths.
BOO DEE SHAKER, a four-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by Tommy Town, won the 5th race at Louisiana Downs going a mile and one-sixteenth by a head.
August 24, 2007:
PEACE OF THE WAGER, our homebred three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, won the 1st race at Bay Meadows by four and one-half lengths going a mile and one-sixteenth.
The second Tommy Town-bred winner today by VALID WAGER was MIKE'S TRIPPIN, won who broke his maiden going six furlongs in the 5th race at Del Mar by one and one-half lengths.
August 23, 2007:
THUNDERANDWINE, a three-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by the farm, won the 5th race at Ruidoso Downs going five and one-half furlongs by eight and one-half lengths.
August 22, 2007:
NO MEANS MAYBE, our homebred two-year-old OLD TOPPER filly won the 2nd race at Del Mar, a five and one-half furlong maiden special weight over the Polytrack by more than five lengths.
August 19, 2007:
DANCE MAMA, a four-year-old filly bred by the farm, broke her maiden by nearly two lengths going five furlongs in the 5th race at Bay Meadows Fair.
August 18, 2007:
TOPPER'S MOVIN', our three-year-old homebred daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 2nd race at Bay Meadows Fair going five and one-half furlongs by a length.
August 17, 2007:
NEWPORT TOPPER, the four-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER bred by Tommy Town, won the 8th race at Bay Meadows Fair, a $40,115 allowance going six furlongs over the fast main track by a length and one-half.
Earlier on the Bay Meadows Fair card, TOP LEESE, the four-year-old gelded son of OLD TOPPER, won the 6th race, a $23,970 allowance going seven and one-half furlongs over the firm turf course by more than two lengths.
The second Tommy Town-bred winner of the day was three-year-old VALID WAGER filly TRULY A TREASURE, won the 8th race at Ruidoso Downs by a whopping eleven lengths going six furlongs.
August 16, 2007:
CHECK THIS TOPPER, a two-year-old OLD TOPPER colt, won his racing debut in the thrid race at Del Mar by a nose going five and one-half furlongs.
August 15, 2007:
DELCTABLE DELLA, our homebred Lord Carson filly, broke her maiden by six lengths going five furlongs in the 7th race at Bay Meadows Fair.
August 14, 2007:
TABLE TOPPER, a five-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding, won the 5th race at Yavapai Downs by a length and one-half over a nine furlongs.
August 13, 2007:
HEYORE, a four-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding, broke his maiden in his second start, the 5th race at Del Mar, going seven furlongs by three lengths.
STRIP IN WAGER, a four-year-old VALID WAGER filly, won the 3rd race at Bay Meadows Fair, by seven lengths going six furlongs.
August 12, 2007:
Three Tommy Town-bred, VALID WAGER-sired Winners Today.
VALID STAR, a three-year-old gelding, won the 8th race at Bay Meadows Fair, a seven and one-half furlong allowance over the firm turf course by a nose.
MYSTERIOUS WAGER, a two-year-old filly, broke her maiden by seven lengths going six furlongs in the 6th race at Bay Meadows Fair.
DELAWAGER, a three-year-old filly, won the 1st race at Ruidoso Downs by one length going five furlongs.
August 11, 2007:
SUNNY WAGER, a four-year-old VALID WAGER filly, won the 9th race at Bay Meadows Fair going one mile by three-quarters of a length.
August 10. 2007:
WHAT A SUPER DAY!
Tommy Town stallions were represented by three winners at Del Mar and an additional winner in California today.
LIVIA LA VIDA LOCA, our homebred two-year-old filly, won the 2nd race at Del Mar, a six furlong allowance by two and one-quarter lengths. She has two wins and a second in four starts and has earned $55,090.
TOPPER'S GOLD, a four-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, won the first race at Del Mar going a mile and one-sixteenth by a length and one-half.
The third Tommy Town-sired winner at the seaside oval was TOOTALLNOCALL, the three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, who broke her maiden in the 5th race going six furlongs by a length and one-quarter.
The third winner sired by OLD TOPPER was ITSATOPPERSTOPPER, a three-year-old gelding who won the 7th race at Ferndale by five lengths going five furlongs.
August 8, 2007:
CAMPIN' GIRL, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, won the 8th race at Bay Meadows Fair, by a length and one-quarter going five and one-half furlongs.
August 5, 2007:
MINING GOLD, a four-year-old gelding, won the 4th race at Yavapai Downs by three and one-half lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
August 4, 2007:
Two Tommy Town-bred winners by OLD TOPPER today!
I'M HIGH ON TOPPER, a three-year-old filly, won her racing debut by a half-length going five and one-half furlongs in the 7th race at Arapahoe Park.
CLEAR TO THE TOP, a five-year-old mare, won the 9th race at Yavapai Downs going one mile by nearly two lengths.
August 3, 2007:
TRULY A TREASURE, our homebred three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, won for the fourth time in eight starts with her win in the 7th race at Ruidoso Downs going five and one-half furlongs by two and one-half lengths.
The second winner by VALID WAGER was three-year-old filly EXCELLENT WAGER, who broke her maiden by three-quarters of a length in the 7th race at Santa Rosa going six furlongs.
The second Tommy Town-bred winner was five-year-old gelding MOM'S TRIPPIN, who won the 5th race at Santa Rosa by a length and one-half going six furlongs.
August 2, 2007:
Two winners for OLD TOPPER!
TOP LEESE, a four-year-old gelding, won the 4th race at Del Mar, a mile and one-sixteenth maiden special weight over the firm turf course by one length.
TOP DIS N DAT, a two-year-old homebred colt, broke his maiden going five furlongs by four lengths in the 5th race at Santa Rosa.
July 29, 2007:
Three Tommy Town-bred winners!
TOPPER SHOPPER, the two-year-old OLD TOPPER colt, won the 2nd race at Del Mar, a maiden special weight going six furlongs by three and one-half lengths.
MS ZENNA'S ROYAL, a four-year-old filly, won the 9th race at Lone Star Park, a one mile allowance over the sloppy main track by two and one-half lengths.
WAGE A KISS, a three-year-old VALID WAGER colt, broke his maiden by five and one-half furlongs in the 11th race at Santa Rosa going four and one-half furlongs.
July 28, 2007:
Two winners today for OLD TOPPER!
TOPPER'S SMILING, a three-year-old filly bred by the farm, won the 1st race at Del Mar going six furlongs by two and one-half lengths.
HIGH MEASURE, a four-year-old gelding, won broke his maiden in the 2nd race at Emerald Downs by one and one-quarter lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
July 26, 2007:
SILLY LITTLE MAMA, the four-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER bred by the farm, finished a close third, three-quarters of a length back of the winner, in the $94,615 Daisycutter Handicap going five furlongs over the firm turf course at Del Mar.
STRIP IN WAGER, a four-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 9th race at Santa Rosa by more than two lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
July 25, 2007:
MY REDEEMER, our two-year-old homebred VALID WAGER gelding, finished a solid second in the $140,050 Graduation Stakes going five and one-half furlongs over the Polytrack at Del Mar. He has won or placed in all four of his career starts and he has earned $70,330.
BETH'S BEST BET, a three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, remained unbeaten in two starts with her victory in the 7th race at Northlands Park, a six and one-half furlong allowance by four lengths
July 23, 2007:
MOM'S TRIPPIN, a five-year-old gelding bred by Tommy Town, won the 3rd race at Santa Rosa going six furlongs by more than two lengths.
LORDINTRUFFLE, a three-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the 7th race at Mountaineer Park by more than two lengths going five furlongs.
July 22, 2007:
KNOCK KNOCK, a three-year-old VALID WAGER gelding bred by the farm, won the 5th race at Santa Rosa, going six furlongs by three-quarters of a length.
July 21, 2007:
SHES A LUCKY WAGER finished second, two and one-half lengths away in the $60, 035 Wine Country Juvenile Filly Stakes over five and one-half furlongs at Santa Rosa. The daughter of VALID WAGER was bred by Tommy Town.
LADYMAKESAWAGER, a two-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won her racing debut by two and one-half lengths going five furlongs in the 5th race at Arapahoe Park.
July 20, 2007:
I DIG HER, a two-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by Tommy Town, finished second, a half-length back, in the $137,000 California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Stakes going five and one-half furlongs over the Polytrack at Del Mar.
July 19, 2007:
CLEVER ASSAULT, a five-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won the first race at Ruidoso Downs going seven and one-half furlongs by three-quarters of a length.
LADIES BET, a 4-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 4th race at Lone Star Park by nearly nine lengths going one mile.
July 15, 2007:
EDEN SIMONE , a five-year-old daughter of OLD TOPPER, won the 10th race over the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park by a length and one-half going six furlongs.
BETH'S BEST BET, a three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, broke her maiden at first asking by six lengths going six and one-half furlongs in the 5th race at Northlands Park.
THE LORD IS FAIR, a three-year-old Lord Carson filly bred by the farm, won the 1st race at Ruidoso Downs over six furlongs by a length and three-quarters.
July 14, 2007:
SUNNY WAGER, a four-year-old gelded son of VALID WAGER, won the 11th race at Solano going six furlongs by one length.
July 12, 2007:
CAMPIN' GIRL, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, broke her maiden in the 11th race at Solano by two and one-quarter lengths going five furlongs.
July 9, 2007:
NAUDEY VAUDEY, a four-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the third race at Yavapai Downs going one mile by nearly three lengths.
July 8, 2007:
I DIG HER, a two-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by Tommy Town, won the 4th race at Hollywood Park, a five and one-half furlong maiden special weight by nearly three lengths.
TOPPERS CHOICE, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, won the 4th race at Northlands Park by more than a length going six furlongs.
July 7, 2007:
DARLIN CARSON, a three-year-old Lord Carson filly bred by the farm, won the 3rd race at Ruidoso Downs, a six furlong maiden special weight by a length and one-quarter.
July 6, 2007:
VISAYAN PRINCESS, a four-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by Tommy Town, won the 8th race at Assiniboia Downs over six furlongs by a length and one-quarter.
July 5, 2007:
UP YOUR WAGER, has three wins and three seconds in seven lifetime starts. The VALID WAGER three-year-old filly, who Tommy Town bred in partnership, won the 9th race at Pleasanton, a allowance/optional claimer going six furlongs by three and one-half lengths.
July 4, 2007:
VALID ACCESS, a two-year-old VALID WAGER filly, broke her maiden in her second start, taking the 2nd race at Emerald Downs by two and one-half lengths over five furlongs.
PRINCE CARSON, a three-year-old Lord Carson gelding bred by the farm, won the 4th race at Ruidoso Downs by a neck going five and one-half furlongs.
July 3, 2007:
CURRY'S HONOR, a five-year-old gelding by VALID WAGER, won the 9th race at Colonial Downs going one mile by three lengths.
July 2, 2007:
SEA TOPPER, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, is now two-for-three lifetime with her victory in the 9th race at Pleasanton going six furlongs by two and one-half lengths.
July 1, 2007:
CALL ON CARSON finished second in the one mile, $45,000 Tacoma Handicap at Emerald Downs. The Tommy Town bred son of Lord Carson was a length and one-quarter away from the winner.
THUNDERANDWINE, a three-year-old filly bred by Tommy Town, broke her maind going six furlongs in the 6th race at Ruidoso Downs by two lengths.
June 30, 2007:
Courtesy of Daily Racing Form
By CHUCK REED
ALTOONA, Iowa - Despite breaking from the far outside post in an 11-horse field, DELIGHTFUL KISS used a powerful closing kick to win the $250,000 Iowa Derby on Friday's opening night of the Iowa Festival of Racing at Prairie Meadows. Flashstorm, a 59-1 longshot, finished second, 1 1/4 lengths back, while 14-1 Going Ballistic rallied for third.
Tenth after a half in 46.52 seconds, DELIGHTFUL KISS unleashed a powerful run on the outside. The son of KISSIN KRIS ran by Flashstorm at about the eighth pole and pulled away under jockey Jeffrey Sanchez.
In his previous start, DELIGHTFUL KISS scored an upset win in the Grade 2 Ohio Derby.
"This horse gets better with every race," said trainer Pete Anderson. "There's no telling how good he's going to get."
DELIGHTFUL KISS paid $12.80 to win. The trifecta with Flashstorm and going Ballistic returned $4,341.
DELIGHTFUL KISS is owned by Hobeau Farm, and is the only horse currently trained by the 75-year-old Anderson. He said after the race that the Grade 3 West Virginia Derby or possibly the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational might be next for DELIGHTFUL KISS. With the $150,000 winner's share, DELIGHTFUL KISS has now won $476,937.
June 30, 2007:
SMART HIT, a four-year-old homebred Smart Strike gelding won the 6th race at Hollywood Park, seven furlong allowance over the Cushion Track by a head.
LIVIA LA VIDA LOCA, a two-year-old homebred VALID WAGER filly who won her racing debut is now stakes-placed in her second start. She finished second, three-quarters of a length back, in the$53,017 Juan Gonzales Memorial at Pleasanton going five furlongs.
KNOCK KNOCK, a three-year-old homebred VALID WAGER gelding, broke his maiden first time out in the 5th race at Pleasanton by one length going five and one-half furlongs.
MOM'S TRIPPIN, a five-year-old gelidng bred by the farm, won the 12th race at Pleasanton by three lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
June 27, 2007:
SHES A LUCKY WAGER, a two-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by Tommy Town, broke her maiden by five lengths going five furlongs in the 4th race at Pleasantown.
June 24, 2007:
TOM'S TRIPPIN, a four-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, won the 1st race at Ruidoso Downs by three lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
June 23, 2007:
TOPPER'S SMILING, a three-year-old filly bred by the farm, won the 4th race at Hollywood Park by a half-length going seven furlongs.
June 22, 2007:
KEVIN THE PILOT, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER son, broke his maiden going six furlongs in the 5th race at Ruidoso Downs by two lengths.
June 21, 2007:
NO MEANS MAYBE, a hombred OLD TOPPER juvenile filly, broke her maiden first time out by nearly four lengths going five and one-half furlongs in the 4th race at Hollywood Park.
VALID INTENT, a son of VALID WAGER, broke his maiden second time out by two and one-half lengths in the 3rd race at Stockton going five and one-half furlongs.
REMEMBERTOWAGER, a five-year-old VALID WAGER gelding won the five furlong 13th race at Thistledown by three-quarters of a length over five furlongs.
June 19, 2007:
TABLE TOPPER, a five-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding, won the 6th race at Yavapai Downs going five furlongs by nearly eight lengths.
June 17, 2007:
Courtesy of Emerald Downs
AUBURN, Wash. – WESTSIDECLYDE won his second stakes race of the season in the 12th running of the Budweiser-Emerald Handicap Sunday at Emerald Downs.
The 5-year-old son of WESTSIDECLYDE, conditioned by Craig Roberts and ridden by Ricky Frazier out of the seven-hole, took the $60,000 one-mile handicap by nearly two lengths.
WESTSIDECLYDE broke and ran to the lead by the clubhouse turn and began battling 9-year-old Poker Brad, with Macario Rodriguez in the irons, for the lead.
Poker Brad took the lead by the quarter-mile pole and held it to the half-mile pole, setting tepid fractions of 23 seconds in the quarter mile and 45 3/5 in the half.
“We just didn't want to go too fast,” Frazier said. “We wanted an easy first half and we didn't want to move too soon.”
WESTSIDECLYDE grabbed the lead as the two passed the half-mile mark. Poker Brad, the 2003 Top Older Horse, who was making his first start since July of 2005, continued to pressure Westsideclyde into the far turn.
“I was really looking forward to this race,” Roberts said. “I knew it would be a tough race.”
In the lane, Courting Seattle, ridden by Sandi Gann, and Poker Brad challenged Westsideclyde, but the gelding battled back and held on to win by nearly two lengths in a time of 1:34 1/5.
WESTSIDECLYDE paid $7, $4 and $3.40 for the win. Poker Brad ran second paying $5.80 and $4.40. Courting Seattle brought in $8 for show.
Running fourth was Don'twritemeoff followed by Wasserman, Mr. Makah, Random Memo, Norm's Nephew, Coastal King and The Great Face.
WESTSIDECLYDE won the FSN Handicap May 28 and beginning with the geldings July 23 victory in a $25,000 allowance race at Emerald; he has won five of seven starts. The gelding's improved his lifetime record to 7-1-2 from 12 starts with $115,289 in earnings.
June 17, 2007:
SEA TOPPER, our homebred three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, broke her maiden going five and one-half furlongs in the 11th race at Stockton by two lengths.
LILLY DUST, another three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, broke her maiden in the 5th race at Emerald Downs going six furlongs by a half-length.
June 14, 2007:
VALID'S VALID (VALID WAGER) and SILLY LITTLE MAMA (OLD TOPPER) finished second and third respectively in the$97,375 Great Lady M Stakes going six furlongs over the firm turf course at Hollywood Park.
CASTELLI MAGIC, our homebred four-year-old VALID WAGER filly,demolished the field by more than sixteen lengths in the 6th race at Ruidoso going one mile.
ROMANTIC WAGER, a four-year-old VALID WAGER gelding bred by the farm, won the 4th race at Stockton going five furlongs by a neck.
SHOW TOPPER, a four-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, won the 6th race at Canterbury Park by a half-length going five and one-half furlongs.
June 13, 2007:
Three winners today sired by VALID WAGER including a sweep of the early daily double at Hollywood Park!
MY REDEEMER, a two-year-old homebred gelding, won the opener at Hollywood Park, taking the five and one-half furlong maiden special weight by two and one-half lengths.
STRIP IN WAGER completed the daily double when the four-year-old Tommy Town-bred filly won the 2nd race by more than two lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
The third winner was ROCKET WAGER, an eight-year-old gelding, who scored his twefth lifetime victory in the 7th race at Charles Town going six and one-half furlongs by more than three lengths.
June 11, 2007:
TOPPER TALK, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won the 8th race at Arapahoe Park, a five and one-half furlong allowance by a half-length.
The second Tommy Town-bred winner was ALWAYS SAY YES, a four-year-old gelding who won the th race at Philadelphia Park by nearly four lengths going six furlongs.
June 9, 2007:
GEM'S WAGER, a eight-year-old VALID WAGER mare, won the 5th race at Delaware Park going five and one-half furlongs by five lengths.
June 7, 2007:
TRULY A TREASURE, a three-year-old homebred VALID WAGER filly, won the 7th race at Ruidoso Downs going six furlongs by a half-length.
MARIGOT BAY, a three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, won the 3rd race at Charles Town, a maiden special weight going five furlongs over the firm turf course by one and thee-quarters of a length.
June 2, 2007:
Courtesty of Daily Racing Form
By MARCUS HERSH
NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - DELIGHTFUL KISS, the son of KISSIN KRIS, got completely overlooked in the betting, but he was impossible to miss three-eighths of a mile from the finish of the Ohio Derby, a gray streak moving twice as fast as any other horse out on the track.
The big middle move proved plenty good, and DELIGHTFUL KISS, winning his first stakes race, went on to a 3o1/2-length victory over Moyer's Pond in the Grade 2, $300,000 derby. Late-running Reporting for Duty finished third, with odds-on favorite Cowtown Cat a non-threatening fourth.
DELIGHTFUL KISS, owned by 93-year-old Joseph Dreyfus's Hobeau Farms, is the only horse trained by Pete Anderson, a former jockey who won the 1964 Ohio Derby aboard National. Anderson, who rode Forego in the Kentucky Derby, is a good friend of Allen Jerkens, Hobeau's main trainer, and farm manager Craig Wheeler said it was Jerkens who asked Hobeau to give Anderson a 2-year-old to train.
DELIGHTFUL KISS has raced six times on turf, but his real ability lies on the main track. He beat Sightseeing and Chelokee in an entry-level allowance race in February at Gulfstream Park, then was a solid third behind Street Sense in the Tampa Bay Derby. Anderson and Hobeau would have run DELIGHTFUL KISS in the Kentucky Derby had the horse had enough graded stakes earnings, but DELIGHTFUL KISS missed out, and ran ninth in a turf stakes instead.
All of which helped make his win price of $51.80 Saturday, in the biggest race of Thistledown's season, somewhat shocking. Cowtown Cat had finished 20th in the Kentucky Derby, but took win money early and often, going off a surprisingly heavy favorite. Cowtown Cat settled in a decent spot on the backstretch, but jockey John Velazquez said "he wasn't there for me at the half-mile pole."
Forty Grams and Starbase set a solid pace, going the opening quarter-mile in 23.10 seconds and the half in 47.24, fractions that pleased Anderson, who cut a striking figure Saturday, his 4-feet-and-change frame adorned with an old-fashioned suit, wide tie, and a hat straight out of the 1940s.
"I was conscious of the 23 and 47," he said.
Anderson put his faith in the little-known Florida-based rider Jeffrey Sanchez, who coming into Saturday had ridden 13 winners all year. On a lesser horse, Sanchez's move might have been premature, but the stretch at Thistledown is short, and Delightful Kiss easily held clear second-place Moyer's Pond. His time for the 1 1/8 miles was 1:49.36. Anderson mentioned the Iowa Derby as a possible upcoming race.
June 3, 2007:
Three Tommy Town-bred winners today!
CALL ON CARSON, a three-year-old son of Lord Carson, won the 8th race at Emerald Downs, a $50,738 handicap boing six and one-half furlongs by a half-length.
WICKET WAGER, a three-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won the 4th race at Hollywood Park by one length over six and one-half furlongs.
WILL NEVER MISS, a four-year-old filly won by nearly nine lengths over a mile and seventy yards in the 5th race at Lincoln State Fair.
June 2, 2007:
DR WALKER, a three-year-old homebred VALID WAGER colt, broke his maiden going six and one-half furlongs in the 10th race at Sunray Park by nearly three lengths.
May 31, 2007:
LIVIA LA VIDA LOCA, a homebred two-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, won her racing debut, taking the 8th race at Hollywood Park going five and one-half furlongs by two and one-quarter lengths.
May 30, 2007:
ZEETOP, a five-year-old gelding by OLD TOPPER, won the 7th race at Yavapai Downs by two lengths going one mile.
May 28, 2007:
Courtesy of Emerald Downs
WESTSIDECLYDE ran a race to remember in the FSN Handicap on Memorial Day at Emerald Downs.
The 5-year-old son of OLD TOPPER battled race favorites Starbird Road and Flamethrowintexan for the second leg of the Longacres Miles series. The gelding won the six and one-half furlong stakes in 1 minute, 13 2/5 seconds, two-fifths seconds off the world-record time of 1:13 set by Sabertooth at Emerald Downs May 22, 2005.
The chestnut gelding, conditioned by Craig Roberts, was ridden out of the ninth post-position with Ricky Frazier in the irons.
WESTSIDECLYDE broke sharply and ran close to the leader, The Great Face ridden by Juan Gutierrez, as he set speedy fractions of 21 2/5 seconds in the quarter mile and :43 2/5 at the half mile mark.
“When I drew the nine hole I was real confident,” Frazier said. “He put me where I needed to be and he let me dictate the race. We were going world-record time and we weren't waiting on them.”
Frazier kept his charge within a length of The Great Face going into the far turn and opened a lead at the head of stretch, winning by nearly three lengths at the wire.
“I thought it was going to be a jockey's race,” Roberts said. “Ricky knew about some of the other horses out there.”
Frazier has ridden Flamethrowintexan in every race except one since 2004, including the victory in last year's Longacres Mile.
WESTSIDECLYDE paid $14.20, $7 and $4.80. The Great Face finished second and paid $9 and $6.40. Norm's Nephew returned $4.20 for third.
Running fourth was Wasserman, followed by Coastal King, Spanish Highway, Starbird Road, Flamethrowintexan and Keagan.
May 28, 2007:
RANDOM MEMO, a six-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the 8th race at Emerald Downs going one mile by four and one-half lengths.
NAUDEY VAUDEY, a four-year-old gelding bred by the farm,won the 7th race at Yavapai Downs by three and one-half lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
May 27, 2007:
A homebred stakes horse and a homebred maiden special weight winner by OLD TOPPER today!
TOPPER POWER, a three-year-old colt finished third in the $40,000 Norgor Derby going six furlongs at Ruidoso Downs.
LIGHT OF THE WORLD, a three-year-old half-brother to two stakes horses, broke his maiden going seven furlongs over the Cushion Track in the 6th race at Hollywood Park by three-quarters of a length.
May 26, 2007:
FATOUMA, a six-year-old mare bred by the farm, won the 6th race at Mountaineer Park gaoing six furlongs by a news.
May 23, 2007:
VALID PORT, a two-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by the farm, broke her maiden at first asking in the 3rd race at Golden Gate by a neck going four and one-half furlongs.
May 20, 2007:
VALID VIEW, a three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, broke her maiden in the 2nd race at Finger Lakes by three-quarters of a length going a mile and seventy yards.
May 18, 2007:
SONG AND A WAGER, a three-year-old homebred VALID WAGER filly, won the 4th race at Hollywood Park going six furlongs by six and one-half lengths.
May 17, 2007:
TOPPER'S GOLD, a four-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, won the 5th race at Hollywood Park going seven furlongs by a neck.
The second Tommy Town-bred winner on the day was the three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, ANY AFTERNOON, who won the 7th race at Golden Gate going six furlongs by three lengths.
May 16, 2007:
LUGANO, a three-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, won the first race at Golden Gate by a half length going six furlongs. He has won or placed in seven of his eight career starts.
May 13, 2007:
Tommy Town-bred Wins Auburn Stakes!
Courtesy of Emerald Downs News and Notes
CALL ON CARSON ran the race of his life winning the Auburn Stakes at Emerald Downs Sunday in record time.
The 3-year-old son of Lord Carson set a new Auburn Stakes record of 1 minute, 8 seconds in the 12th running of the $45,000 six-furlong race.
Jockey Kevin Radke won his second consecutive stakes of the weekend after riding Shampoo to the winner's circle in the U.S. Bank Stakes Saturday.
CALL ON CARSON, trained by Dan Markle, ran out of the sixth post-position in the six-horse field.
The bay gelding broke sharply out of the gate and went to the lead setting rapid fractions of 21 3/5 seconds in the quarter mile and 44 1/5 in the half.
At the three-eights pole the betting favorite, Immigration, ridden by Jennifer Whitaker, moved out from the rail and put pressure on CALL ON CARSON going into the turn.
“I was telling Dan (Markle) that we'd be out front,” Radke said. “Immigration tested me every step of the way.”
Coming out of the turn, Immigration hooked the gelding in the stretch, but CALL ON CARSON dug in and held off the charge, finishing more than two lengths ahead.
“It looked like Immigration was going to blow right on by him in the turn,” Markle said. “But I think we had a fitness edge.”
CALL ON CARSON raised his records to 2-0-0 from five starts. For the win the gelding earned $24,750, increasing his lifetime earnings to $36,280.
May 11, 2007:
A Stakes Winner and three additional winners today for the Tommy Town Stallions!
VALID'S VALID, the five-year-old daughter of VALID WAGER, came rolling through the stretch to win the $72,280 Tuzla Stakes going six furlongs over the firm turf course at Hollywood Park.
Sitting off the hot early pace, she began to close along the inside around the final turn. Dashing past the leaders in midstretch, she galloped away from the field to easily win by more than four lengths. Final time for the distance was 1:09.
VALID'S VALID races for the partnership of Alfonso Garcia and Arthur Ruditzky and she is trained by Jesus Mendoza. She has finished in the top three ten times in her career and she has earned $213,342. Bred in California by H & E Ranch, she is out of the Prospector's Gamble mare, Florida Cracker.
The second winner today for VALID WAGER was three-year-old gelding CRAYON RED, who won the opener at Golden Gate Fields, a five furlong maiden special weight voer the firm turf course by three-quarters of a length.
ROCKET WAGER, an eight-year-old gelding, rounded out the winners for VALID WAGER today with his near three length victory in the 7th race at Charles Town going seven furlongs.
The fourth winner today is homebred OLD TOPPER 3-year-old filly TOPPER'S MOVIN', who won the 8th race at Golden Gate Fields, a maiden special weight going five and one-half furlongs by two lengths.
May 7, 2007:
ALWAYS SAY YES, a four-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the 6th race at Philadelphia Park going six furlongs by nearly two lengths.
May 6, 2007:
WESTSIDECLYDE, the five-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, finished third in the $45,000 Seattle H. going six furlongs at Emerald Downs.
May 4, 2007:
UP YOUR WAGER,a three-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by Tommy Town and Marilyn Simandle, won the 8th race at Golden Gate Fields, a six furlong allowance over the fast main track by two and one-half lengths.
UNCONTESTED, a seven-year-old son of VALID WAGER, won the 9th race at Calder Race Course going five and one-half lengths by three and one-half lengths.
April 28, 2007:
NEVER LOST A WAGER, a five-year-old gelded son of VALID WAGER bred by the farm, won the 1st race at Los Alamitos by three-quarters of a length over four and one-half furlongs.
April 27, 2007:
LORDINTRUFFLE, a three-year-old son of Lord Carson bred by Tommy Town, broke his maiden going five and one-half furlongs in the 1st race a Mountaineer Park by more than twelve lengths.
April 22, 2007:
Three more winners again today!
TOPPER'S MOMENT, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly, broke her maiden going seven furlongs by three lengths in the 10th race at Santa Anita.
WINNERWINNERWAGER, a four-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, broke his maiden going five furlongs by a neck in the 6th race at Turf Paradise.
WILL NEVER MISS, a four-year-old Ecton Park filly bred by the farm, won the 6th race at Fonner Park, a six furlong allowance by nearly two lengths.
April 21, 2007:
TOPPER'S SMILING, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, won the 6th race at Santa Anita going six furlongs by three and one-half lengths.
April 20, 2007:
Three more winners today!
BLACKJACK BOY, the sturdy seven-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, won the 8th race at Turf Paradise, a four and one-half furlong turf allowance by two lengths for his eleventh career victory!
The second winner by VALID WAGER was RUTHLESS MAMA, a three-year-old filly bred by the farm in partnership, who won the 7th race at Bay Meadows going one mile by six furlongs.
The third winner today CALL ON CARSON, a three-year-old gelding bred by Tommy Town, who broke his maiden in the 5th race at Emerald Downs by five lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
April 17, 2007:
MS ZENNA'S ROYAL, a four-year-old Royal Academy filly bred by the farm, won the 11th race at Sunland Park, a six furlong allowance by nearly three lengths.
April 15, 2007:
ITSATOPPERSTOPPER, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won the 9th race at Bay Meadows going six furlongs by three and one-half lengths.
April 14, 2007:
Three winners today sired by VALID WAGER!
VALID'S VALID, a five-year-old mare, took her earnings to $166,542 with her one length victory in the 2nd race at Bay Meadows,a six furlong allowance over the wet/fast main track.
He second winner of the day also came at Bay Meadows. APPEALING DREAM, a three-year-old gelding, broke his maiden going six furlongs in the 4th race by a head.
JELLO IS JIGGLING rounded out the winnerr's circle visitors today when the four-year-old gelding broke his maiden by three-quarters of a length going four and one-half furlongs at Los Alamitos.
April 13, 2007:
Two winners today for OLD TOPPER and both were Tommy Town-breds!
AXE FACTOR, a four-year-old gelding, broke his maiden going six and one-half furlongs in the 5th race at Santa Anita by a length and one-half.
WHAT A STAR, a four-year-old gelding, won the 6th race at Fonner Park by one length going six furlongs.
April 7, 2007:
SARAH'S WAGER, a four-year-old VALID WAGER filly, was nearly four lengths best in the 8th race at Turf Paradise going six and one-half furlongs.
April 6, 2007:
MIZZY TOPPER, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER filly bred by the farm, won the 2nd race at Bay Meadows going one mile over the turf course by a length and one-quarter.
April 3, 2007:
HEAVENLY HONOR, a four-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the 7th race at Turf Paradise going one mile by one and one-quarter lengths.
April 2, 2007:
A RISING TURF STAR
Courtesy of Xpressbet
by Jon White
Attention at this time of year is understandably focused on Kentucky Derby hopefuls. When the Grade I Florida Derby is run this Saturday at Gulfstream Park, it will be only five weeks until the 2007 Run for the Roses.
But there is a 3-year-old in California who keeps winning as if he could be a special colt. The thing is, because his victories have come in turf races, nobody is paying much attention to him -- yet.
His name is WHATSTHESCRIPT. Because he's not on the Kentucky Derby trail, he's not nearly as well known as fellow 3-year-olds Street Sense, Nobiz Like Shobiz, Circular Quay, Great Hunter and Scat Daddy. But based on what we've seen from Whatsthescript so far in the U.S., it looks like he is a rising star on the turf.
WHATSTHESCRIPT began his racing career in his native Ireland last May 31. Competing in a six-furlong contest on the turf at Leopardstown, he finished third at 10-1.
On July 10, WHATSTHESCRIPT was victorious by a head in a seven-furlong race at Roscommon. He defeated 12 opponents.
But it's WHATSTHESCRIPT's finale in Ireland that was a tip-off to his future success in this country. In the seven-furlong Tyro Stakes at Leopardstown on July 29, he finished third, 2 3/4 lengths behind the winner, Teofilo.
A son of the exciting stallion Galileo, Teofilo won all five of his races last year en route to being named Europe's champion 2-year-old colt in the 2006 Cartier Racing Awards. He currently is the favorite for two prestigious races in England, the Group I Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket and Group I Epsom Derby.
Teofilo earned his 2-year-old title by twice narrowly defeating Coolmore's best juvenile, Holy Roman Emperor. Many were looking forward to the two colts running against each other again this year. But that's not going to happen because Holy Roman Emperor has been retired to stud to take the place of George Washington, Europe's champion 3-year-old colt of 2006 who now is back in training at Ballydoyle in Ireland after fertility problems. A possible target for “Georgeous George” is the Group I Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 19, according to trainer Aidan O'Brien.
When WHATSTHESCRIPT made his U.S. debut in the Pinjara Stakes for Tommy Town Thoroughbreds on the turf at Oak Tree last Oct. 26, I thought the colt looked formidable based on his good performance against Teofilo on July 29. After that July 29 race, Teofilo had already risen to the top among Europe's 2-year-olds thanks to his victories in a Group II race at the Curragh on Aug. 26, the Group I National Stakes at the Curragh on Sept. 17 and the Group I Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Oct. 14.
Another tip-off with regard to WHATSTHESCRIPT going in the Pinjara was the big Timeform rating of 96 for his July 29 race.
If Teofilo had been in the Pinjara, he probably would have been about 1-5 in the wagering. To my surprise, Whatsthescript went off at almost 5-1.
Blocked in the upper stretch, WHATSTHESCRIPT surged late once clear to win by a half-length. He paid $11.80. I had singled him in the pick six. However, despite such a nice victorious single, I wasn't able to hit the pick six that day. But I also did bet WHATSTHESCRIPT to win, which resulted in a profitable afternoon thanks to that $11.80 mutuel.
WHATSTHESCRIPT next started in a division of the Grade III Generous Stakes. Again, he prevailed by a half-length. But the margin is misleading. He won under very confident handling. Jockey Isaias Enriquez had the colt under wraps through the final yards.
It was then decided to run WHATSTHESCRIPT on Hollywood Park's Cushion Track in the Grade I Hollywood Futurity on Dec. 16. After all, earlier in 2006, Barbaro had made a successful transition from the turf to the dirt, culminating with a win in the Kentucky Derby. So why not try WHATSTHESCRIPT on the Cushion Track?
WHATSTHESCRIPT finished 10th in the Hollywood Futurity, but it's not as if he embarrassed himself. He ended up just 4 1/2 lengths behind the winner, Stormello.
After the Hollywood Futurity, WHATSTHESCRIPT switched barns, with Doug O'Neill taking over the Tommy Town-owned horses from Manny Marques.
WHATSTHESCRIPT's first start for O'Neill came in the Pasadena Stakes at one mile on Santa Anita's turf course on March 16. The colt won by 1 3/4 lengths in a snazzy 1:33.88.
That makes WHATSTHESCRIPT three for three in U.S. grass races. While O'Neill has such Kentucky Derby candidates as Great Hunter, Cobalt Blue, Notional and Liquidity, the trainer also may have the colt to beat in a Grade III grass race the day before the Derby. The word is we might see WHATSTHESCRIPT in the Crown Royal American Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 4.
April 1, 2007:
YOU ARE THE ANSWER dominated the field in the 8th race at Santa Anita, a $61,000 allowance for three-year-old fillies going six and one-half furlongs down the hillside turf course.
The Tommy Town-bred daughter of Horse Chestnut came rolling from off the pace to take over in the stretch and draw away to win by nearly three lengths with plenty left in the tank.
YOU ARE THE ANSWER has two wins and two second in four starts and she has earned $89,160.
MUST BE A TOPPER was the second Tommy Town-bred winner today. The four-year-old OLD TOPPER filly won the 6th race at Sunland Park going one mile by a neck.
March 30, 2007:
ANY AFTERNOON, a hombred three-year-old VALID WAGER filly, broke her maiden for the farm going six furlongs in the 3rd race at Bay Meadows by two and one-half furlongs.
March 29, 2007:
STRIP N CARSON, a three-year-old homebred Lord Carson filly who races for the farm, won the 8th race at Sam Houston Park, a seven furlong allowance by a head.
March 28, 2007:
Three winners today with Tommy Town connections!
HONKY TONK BABY, a four-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by the farm, won the 2nd race at Santa Anita, a $61,700, seven furlong allowance over the fast main track by three and one-quarter lengths.
The second winner for VALID WAGER was OLIVIANA, a three-year-old filly who broke her maiden going one mile in the 4th race at Bay Meadows by two and one-quarter lengths.
The second Tommy Town-bred winner was three-year-old filly LOVEATFIRST SIGHT, who won the opener at Bay Meadows going six furlongs by three and one-half lengths..
March 24, 2007:
MS ZENNA'S ROYAL, a four-year-old filly bred by the farm, won the 8th race at Sunland Park, a six and one-half furlong maiden special weight, by two lengths.
March 23, 2007:
The farm bred three winners today and VAILD WAGER sired the two at Bay Meadows.
RUTHLESS MAMA, a three-year-old filly opened the day at Bay Meadows with a length and one-half victory in the 1st race going one mile.
Two races later, filly cropmate WICKET WAGER romped to a five and one-half length victory in the 3rd race at Bay Meadowns going six furlongs.
The third farm-bred winner was STRIKINOUT N MIAMI, a four-year-old gelding who won the 11th race at Sunland Park, a six furlong allowance by a neck.
March 22, 2007:
BADARAS, a four-year-old gelding bred by the farm, earned his maiden victory in the 4th race at Bay Meadows by two and one-quarter lengths.
March 21, 2007:
Two winners for OLD TOPPER today!
DO IT TOPPER STYLE, a homebred three-year-old filly who races for the farm, broke her maiden going seven furlongs in the 5th race at Santa Anita by an impressive seven lengths.
LUGANO, a three-year-old gelding, won the 2nd race at Bay Meadows by two lengths going five and one-half furlongs.
March 18, 2007:
UNCLE ED, a three-year-old OLD TOPPER gelding bred by the farm, won the 6th race at Turf Paradise going one mile by a half-length.
March 17, 2007:
VALID FUNCTION, a five-year-old VALID WAGER mare, won the 6th race at Turf Paradise going four and one-half furlongs on the turf by a length and one-quarter.
March 16, 2007:
WHATSTHESCRIPT (IRE), the Tommy Town colorbearer, scored an impressive victory in the $81,400 Pasadena Stakes going one mile over the firm turf course at Santa Anita.
Breaking from post ten, he nimbly angled to the inside and saved ground around the clubhouse turn. Keeping the leaders in his sight for the run down the backstretch, the bay son of Royal Applause turned it up a notch and went to the lead around the final turn. Challenged in the stretch, he rebroke and opened back up to win by nearly two lengths. Final time for the race was a swift 1:33 4/5.
WHATSTHESCRIPT is trained by Doug O'Neill and he was ridden to victory by Isaias Enriquez. Raising his bankroll to $151,881, he is out of the Lion Cavern mare, Gizel (GB).
March 15, 2007:
MIZZY TOPPER, a three-year-old homebred OLD TOPPER filly, won the 8th race at Bay Meadows going seven and one-half furlongs over the good turf course by a head.
March 12, 2007:
TWIN CAM, a three-year-old VALID WAGER gelding, broke his maiden by three-quarters of a length going five and one-half furlongs in the 6th race at Turf Paradise.
March 8, 2007:
UPYOURWAGER, a three-year-old VALID WAGER filly bred by Tommy Town, broke her maiden in 5th race at Bay Meadows going six furlongs by a length and one-quarter.
March 6, 2007:
Two winners at Sunland Park today for OLD TOPPER!
TOPPER TALK, a three-year-old gelding bred by the farm, won the 5th race on the card, going six and one-half furlongs by two lengths.
MUST BE A TOPPER, a four-year-old filly also bred by the farm, took the 12th race on the day by nearly four lengths going six and one-half furlongs.
March 4, 2007:
TOP EMBLEM, a three-year-old son of OLD TOPPER, finished third in the $45,000 Palo Verde Stakes going six and one-half furlongs at Turf Paradise.
STRIP N CARSON, a three-year-old homebred Lord Carson filly, broke her maiden by two and one-half lengths going five and one-half furlongs at Sam Houston Park.
BLACKJACK BOY, the seven-year-old son of
