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06-03-2014, 11:08 AM
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Congrats again on your new position and continued success (and affection) to both you and Habibi..  
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06-03-2014, 05:13 PM
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#3
06-03-2014, 08:00 PM
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Santa Anita Park - Thursday, June 5, 2014 Race 4 - Post Time - 2:30 PM Santa Anita Park ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $80,000 Purse $65,000. (Plus $19,500 – CBOIF - California Bred Owner Fund). For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Which Have Never Won $10,000 Three Times Other Than Maiden, Claiming Or Starter Or Which Have Never Won Four Races Or Which Have Not Won A Sweepstakes At One Mile Or Over In 2014 Or Optional Claiming Price Of $80,000. Three Year Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners of $45,000 at a mile or over since May 6 Allowed 2 Lbs. Non-winners of two races other than Maiden, Claiming or Starter at a mile or over since April 6 Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $80,000 (Maiden and Claiming races for $62,500 or less not considered). . One Mile. (Turf) (Rail at 24 Feet) 1 Kathleen Rose (CA) 4/F L $0 E A Maldonado 120 M Machowsky 2 Theatre Star (KY) 4/F L $0 D Van Dyke 1155 T F Proctor 3 Redressthebalance (IRE) 4/F L $0 K J Desormeaux 120 G Papaprodromou 4 Spring Bloom (CA) 5/M L $0 C S Nakatani 120 R Becerra 5 Habibi (NZ) 5/M $0 B Blanc 120 D Blacker 6 Unusual Hottie (CA) 5/M L $0 J Talamo 120 J Mullins (I will behave myself and not say anything bad about Brice Blanc and maybe for once he will, well.... maybe he'll be under the weather and she can have a proper jockey!).  (From NZ Racing)... News Derby winner Habibi back on track 4 June 2014, 9:32 a.m. New Zealand Derby winner Habibi will make her North American debut on Thursday. Trained by Dan Blacker for new owner George Strawbridge, she will step out in a fillies’ and mares’ event over 1600 metres at Santa Anita where she will be opposed by five rivals. Formerly prepared by Dean and Donna Logan to win six of her nine starts, Habibi hasn’t raced since she suffered a fractured hind pastern when fourth in the Australian Oaks. The daughter of Ekraar underwent lengthy rehabilitation in New South Wales before she transferred to hew current California base. Her short-term aim is the Grade One Santa Anita Gold Cup on June 28.
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#5
06-04-2014, 07:37 PM
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well it's nice to see Dan Blacker finally get a potential runner in his stable, he certainly knows what to do with grass runners given his training and experience.
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#6
06-06-2014, 09:24 PM
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Definitely seems to be one of the good guys. I sent him an email this week asking for some comments about Habibi, thinking it was unlikely that I'd get anything but it was worth a shot. Dan sent a fantastic and detailed reply. It's gonna make a great story over the next couple of days. He didn't have to do that, and I really appreciate it.
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#7
06-08-2014, 12:56 AM
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And here it is: http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...bibis-progress
Again, just so grateful to Dan Blacker for taking the time to respond to my questions.
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