January Sale grad Frumious:
runaway winner of Santa Anita's
$150,000 Palos Verdes S-G2.
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Frumious smokes Palos Verdes
rivals in 1:07 1/5

Gunned from the gate, Frumious
zipped through fractions of 21.06,
42.77 and 54.53 on his way to a
near 6-length victory in 1:07.28 –
just off the 1:06.98 track record set
by Barretts' Sales grad The Factor.

The G2 Palos Verdes was the
third consecutive win at 6 furlongs
for the Cal-bred son of Grindstone
who earned his first stakes victory
for trainer Jeff Bonde and owners
George and Mary Clare Schmitt.

A $17,000 yearling purchase from
West 12 Ranch's '07 January Sale
consignment, Frumious (Hip 513),
has won 6 of 15 starts, $259,192.

Second Grade I for The Factor:
May Sale grad wins Malibu Stakes

The Factor is Back!

On the first anniversary of his
record-setting 1:06.98 maiden
win at Santa Anita, George
Bolton and Fog City Stable's
The Factor closed out 2011
with a brilliant 3½-length romp
as the 123 pound high-weight
in the $300,000 Malibu S-G1.

His time of 1:19.89 was one-fifth
of a second over the 7-furlong
track record of 1.19.70.

The Malibu is the second Grade I
victory and fourth graded win in
nine starts for The Factor who
has now earned $652,180.

The first-crop son of War Front
was a $250,000 purchase by
Bolton from Jerry Bailey's 2010
May Sale consignment (Hip 48).

Barretts January 2-year-old
Amazombie wins Eclipse Award
for 2011 Champion Male Sprinter.
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Back-to-back wins in the Grade I
Breeders' Cup Sprint and Ancient
Title Stakes capped an incredible
nine-race championship season
for Amazombie that began in late
January with a 1:07.28 victory in
the Sunshine Millions Sprint.

Racing exclusively in stakes,
Amazombie put together a 5-1-3
record in 2011, earning $1,327,000
on dirt, turf and synthetic surfaces.

Congratulations to owner Thomas
Sanford, owner/trainer Bill Spawr
and Ridgeley Farm who consigned
Amazombie, a Cal-bred son of
Northern Afleet, to the 2008
Barretts January Mixed Sale (Hip 4).

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Graduate Short Notes

Golden Gate, January 21
$31,079 Maiden (6f)
Distinctive Yolie came from off
the pace to win first time out for
owners Lam, Nentwig, Newman
and Pagano. The second-crop
daughter of With Distinction
was a $45,000 May Sale buy
('11 Hip 47) from Wavertree
Stables by trainer William Morey.

Sunland, January 21
$30,000 Allowance (5½f)
Returning to afternoon action
following a 10¼ length maiden
special win on New Year's day,
January Sale grad Level Up
('11 Hip 146) posted his second
career win in 5 starts for owner
Lathrop Hoffman. Woodbridge
Farm sold the son of  Momentum
as a 2-year-old for $2,700.

Santa Anita, January 16
$150,000 San Gabriel S-G2
The 3/5 favorite giving three
to five pounds to his rivals,
Jeranimo ran a big race for
second in the 9-furlong turf
feature. The 4-time G2 winner
by Congaree was a $70,000
May purchase ('08 Hip 109)
from Eddie Woods by owner
B. J. Wright.

Santa Anita, January 15
$83,000 Paseana Handicap
October Yearling Downhill Diva
('08 Hip 178) upped her residual
value and earnings to $239,379
with a second-place finish in the
1 1/16 mile open black type event
for older fillies/mares. The daughter
of Swiss Yodeler was consigned
by Old English Rancho.

Santa Anita, January 14
$59,050 Allowance (6f)
January Sale yearling Izzy Rules
won her 2012 debut by just over
6 lengths, wire-to-wire in 1:08 3/5.
The 5-time winner by Peace Rules
('08 Hip 246) has earned $138,306
and was a $6,500 purchase from
H & E Ranch.

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