Count Again
Former winner Smooth Like Strait (2021) was among the beaten runners, finishing second. With this win, the horse now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The field numbered 6 runners. The winning time was 1m 32.40s.
United States of America
Santa Anita Park · 30.05.22
Watch the raceShoemaker Mile Stakes
PurseUS$ 500,000
Distance1609 metres
Winning time1m 32.40s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
Philip D'Amato
Philip D'Amato also saddled Masteroffoxhounds (third) and Dance Some Mo (sixth) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: Say The Word was second in 2021.
Irad Ortiz Jr
Irad Ortiz Jr had come close here before: Without Parole was third in 2020. With this win, the jockey moved to 4 Group 1 wins this season, one win behind leader James McDonald in the jockeys' table.
Agave Racing Stable and Sam-Son Farm
Agave Racing Stable and Sam-Son Farm had come close here before: Say The Word was second in 2021. With this win, the owner moved to 2 Group 1 wins this season, 5 wins behind leader Godolphin in the owners' table.
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Santa Anita Park · English commentaryResult
6 runnersPosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thRestrainedvengenceEdwin A. MaldonadoVal Brinkerhoff
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 30.05.22Count Again
Awesome AgainSire
Count to ThreeDamby Red Ransom
DamCount to Three
Count Again is out of Count to Three (Red Ransom), a stakes winner in Canada and graded stakes-placed in the US. He is a half-brother to three winners, the best of them Ransom the Moon (Malibu Moon), a multiple Grade 1 winner who took the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes twice.
Second damCountus In
Second dam Countus In (Dancing Count) won the Grade 1 Matriarch S. and bred six other winners, among them Think Red (Red Ransom), winner of the Grade 3 Toronto Cup, the stakes-placed Hard Edge (Smart Strike) and Countus Affair (Black Tie Affair), a winner in the US and dam of Paijan, a Group 3 winner in Peru, and of the Listed-placed Affair Dabbler.
Third damCloudy and Warm
Third dam Cloudy and Warm (Cloudy Dawn) won four races. She also produced Tulindas (Shelter Half), a Listed winner in the US, the five-time winner Aube D'or (Medaille D'Or), dam of the Listed-placed Vaulted, and the dual winner Storm System (Naskra), dam of the Listed-placed Work With Me.
Next generation
Count to Three has a two-year-old filly by Malibu Moon and was covered by Not This Time for 2022.
Connections
Count Again in 2022
1 other winTrainer / Jockey / Track
Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes1609 metres · US$ 500,0001stPhilip D'AmatoFlavien Prat05.03.2022Santa AnitaPrize money €276,784Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Smooth Like StraitMidnight Lute × Smooth As Usual | Michael McCarthyUmberto Rispoli | Cannon ThoroughbredsCannon Thoroughbreds (Michael Cannon) | ||
| 2020 | Raging BullDark Angel × Rosa Bonheur | Chad C BrownJoel Rosario | Peter M. BrantDayton Investments Limited |
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