Yearly Report
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Yearly Report is an American
thoroughbred
mare
racehorse
. She is sired by multiple grade one stakes winner, General Meeting who a leading American sire. He in turn was sired by a legend in both racing and breeding in Seattle Slew
who was a Triple Crown
winner and United States Horse of the Year
. She was out of the mare, Fiscal Year.
Yearly Report raced a total of 10 times and won or placed in eight races, six of them stakes races. Yearly Report is probably best known for her wins in the Grade II
$200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
on May 14, 2004 and the grade one Delaware Oaks
.
on December 27 at Santa Anita Park
, losing by three lengths after a slow start in her initial stakes try.
run at Santa Anita Park
in March of that year. That race is considered a prep for the Filly Triple Crown including the Kentucky Oaks
. In her third career start for trainer Bob Baffert
, the bay filly made her graded stakes debut a successful one. Coming from off the pace while, she went seven furlongs on the dirt in a stakes-record 1:21 for her second win by 4-1/2 lengths.
Then Golden Eagle Farm and Baffert decided to take a big step up in classentering her in the $200,000 grade two Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
, the featured event May 14 at Pimlico Race Course
. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is considered by many to be the de-facto second leg of the "Filly Triple Crown." Yearly Report rated just off a very soft pace and then made her move on the far turn and drew away to win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. In the Black-Eyed Susan, America America and Rare Gift dueled through an opening quarter-mile in :25 and a half-mile in :49 on a tiring track. Yearly Report was right behind in third was followed by Native Annie and Pawyne Princess. Jockey Jerry Bailey asked Yearly Report for more near the top of the stretch, and the filly got past a stubborn Rare Gift to win by 1-1/2 lengths over Pawyne Princess, who edged Rare Gift by a neck.
With Bailey in the irons, California-bred Yearly Report, was dispatched as the odds-on choice of eight stakes winners in the 1-1/8 mile test for three year-old fillies.
"It wasn't easy, but she doesn't know how to quit. This was the filly version of the Preakness, and we will take it as a big win. There is no question she likes to respond to a challenge. They can run up to her, but it's not easy to go by her." Bailey added.
Later that year Yearly Report, won the state-bred Melair Stakes at Santa Anita Park and then had a fourth-place finish on a sloppy-track in the Alabama Stakes
on dirt at 1-1/4 miles (9 furlongs) at Saratoga Race Course
.
Yearly Report fell just short in October 2003 placing second in a Cal Cup race. Dream of Summer came back on along on the inside to nose out heavily favored Yearly Report and win the $150,000 California Cup Matron at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park
.
at Santa Anita on January 29, 2004 Yearly Report had a setback, re-injuring a minor ankle ailment that caused her to miss the La Brea Stakes
in December. Yearly Report was retired in February 2004 and booked to the stallion
Gone West
in her first year of breeding.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
mare
Mare (horse)
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger. However, in Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old; in harness racing a mare is a...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
. She is sired by multiple grade one stakes winner, General Meeting who a leading American sire. He in turn was sired by a legend in both racing and breeding in Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S...
who was a Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
winner and United States Horse of the Year
Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year
The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. It has been awarded since 1887 to the horse, irrespective of age, whose performance during the racing year is deemed the most outstanding....
. She was out of the mare, Fiscal Year.
Yearly Report raced a total of 10 times and won or placed in eight races, six of them stakes races. Yearly Report is probably best known for her wins in the Grade II
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
$200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
on May 14, 2004 and the grade one Delaware Oaks
Delaware Oaks
The Delaware Oaks Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid July at Delaware Park Racetrack in Stanton near Wilmington, Delaware....
.
Two year-old season
Yearly Report, was bought back by Mrs. John Mabee at Barretts Sale in May 2003 for $95,000. She debuted nicely with a four-length score in a maiden special weight event at Hollywood Park in November. She earned $90,000 for her maiden victory. She had some more early success as a two year-old, when she placed second to Silent Sighs in the state-bred California Breeders' Champion StakesCalifornia Breeders' Champion Stakes
California Breeders' Champion Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1935 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. In 2011 it will be in its 72nd running....
on December 27 at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
, losing by three lengths after a slow start in her initial stakes try.
Three-year-old season
As a three-year-old in 2004, Yearly Report won the grade two Santa Ynez StakesSanta Ynez Stakes
The Santa Ynez Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade II event, the race is open to fillies, age three, willing to race seven furlongs on the Pro-Ride synthetic dirt....
run at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
in March of that year. That race is considered a prep for the Filly Triple Crown including the Kentucky Oaks
Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers 1⅛ miles at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year...
. In her third career start for trainer Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his...
, the bay filly made her graded stakes debut a successful one. Coming from off the pace while, she went seven furlongs on the dirt in a stakes-record 1:21 for her second win by 4-1/2 lengths.
Then Golden Eagle Farm and Baffert decided to take a big step up in classentering her in the $200,000 grade two Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
, the featured event May 14 at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is considered by many to be the de-facto second leg of the "Filly Triple Crown." Yearly Report rated just off a very soft pace and then made her move on the far turn and drew away to win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. In the Black-Eyed Susan, America America and Rare Gift dueled through an opening quarter-mile in :25 and a half-mile in :49 on a tiring track. Yearly Report was right behind in third was followed by Native Annie and Pawyne Princess. Jockey Jerry Bailey asked Yearly Report for more near the top of the stretch, and the filly got past a stubborn Rare Gift to win by 1-1/2 lengths over Pawyne Princess, who edged Rare Gift by a neck.
With Bailey in the irons, California-bred Yearly Report, was dispatched as the odds-on choice of eight stakes winners in the 1-1/8 mile test for three year-old fillies.
"It wasn't easy, but she doesn't know how to quit. This was the filly version of the Preakness, and we will take it as a big win. There is no question she likes to respond to a challenge. They can run up to her, but it's not easy to go by her." Bailey added.
Later that year Yearly Report, won the state-bred Melair Stakes at Santa Anita Park and then had a fourth-place finish on a sloppy-track in the Alabama Stakes
Alabama Stakes
The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course. Held in mid August, it currently offers a purse of $500,000...
on dirt at 1-1/4 miles (9 furlongs) at Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
.
Yearly Report fell just short in October 2003 placing second in a Cal Cup race. Dream of Summer came back on along on the inside to nose out heavily favored Yearly Report and win the $150,000 California Cup Matron at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
.
Retirement
While training for the $500,000 Sunshine Millions DistaffSunshine Millions Distaff
The Sunshine Millions Distaff is a race for thoroughbred horses held in January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California or at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida...
at Santa Anita on January 29, 2004 Yearly Report had a setback, re-injuring a minor ankle ailment that caused her to miss the La Brea Stakes
La Brea Stakes
The La Brea Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1974 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it was raced over a distance of seven furlongs on dirt until the track's new synthetic Cushion Track surface was installed in time for the...
in December. Yearly Report was retired in February 2004 and booked to the stallion
Stallion (horse)
A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded .Stallions will follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" neck, as well as a somewhat more muscular physique as compared to...
Gone West
Gone West (horse)
Gone West is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Dr. William O. Reed, Gone West was a son of the very influential sire, Mr. Prospector, his dam, Secrettame, was a daughter of the legendary 1973 U.S...
in her first year of breeding.