Cave Rock
With this win, Cave Rock now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The field numbered 8 runners. The horse is by Arrogate out of Georgie's Angel. The winning time was 1m 43.50s.
United States of America
Santa Anita Park · 08.10.22
Watch the raceAmerican Pharoah Stakes
JockeyJuan J Hernandez
TrainerBob Baffert
PurseUS$ 300,000
Distance1710 metres
Winning time1m 43.50s
SurfaceDirt
Conditions2-year-olds
Stories of this Result
Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert had already trained a winner of this race: Corniche (2021). The stable also saddled National Treasure (second) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: Spielberg was third in 2020.
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
8 runnersPosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thMan ChildHector Isaac BerriosRyan Hanson
7thMacnamaraTyler BazeJeff Engler
8thOdonataAbel CedilloDoug F. O'Neill
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 08.10.22Cave Rock
ArrogateSire
Georgie's AngelDamby Bellamy Road
DamGeorgie's Angel
Cave Rock is out of Georgie's Angel (Bellamy Road), a graded stakes winner who took the Grade 3 Schuylerville S. in 2011, and is a half-brother to three other winners. Georgie's Angel is a half-sister to the Grade 3 winner Lawn Ranger (U S Ranger) and to the multiple winners Bootprints, Prairie Fever and Said I Wouldn't, all by Richter Scale.
Second damLalka
Second dam Lalka (Dynaformer) is a half-sister to the dual Listed winner Gumboots (Storm Boot) and the Listed winner Buffalo Jump (Benny The Dip).
Third damCelmis
Third dam Celmis (Bold Ruckus) won two Listed races. She is a half-sister to the multiple Listed winner Tethra (Cure The Blues) and to the three-time winner Ada Ruckus (Bold Ruckus), dam of the sire Excaper, a Grade 2 winner placed in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, and of the Listed winner Quite A Ruckus.
Next generation
Georgie's Angel has a yearling full brother to Cave Rock and a filly foal by Improbable, and she was covered again by Connect.
Connections
JockeyJuan J Hernandez
TrainerBob Baffert
Cave Rock in 2022
1 other win · 1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Breeders' Cup Juvenile1710 metres · US$ 2,000,0002nd——04.11.2022KeenelandPrize money €351,472Race detailsWatch
Del Mar Futurity1408 metres · US$ 300,0001stBob BaffertJuan J Hernandez11.09.2022Del MarPrize money —Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CornicheQuality Road × Wasted Tears | Bob BaffertMike E Smith | Speedway StablesBart Evans & Stonehaven Steadings | ||
| 2020 | Get Her NumberDialed In × Fancier | Peter MillerFlavien Prat | Gary BarberPhilip & Brenda Robertson |
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