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GOOD REASON SA si 102, $1,446,727
Champion Aged Horse, Champion Aged Stallion
Phone Trick
Favorite Trick TB
Evil Elaine
Clever Trick
Over The Phone
Medieval Man
Distinctive Elaine
Icecapade
Kankakee Miss
Finnegan
Prattle
Noholme II
Peaceful Sky
Distinctive
Jackie Dare
Rocket Wrangler
Find A Buyer TB
Gallant Jet
Rose Bug
Beduino TB
Little Smoothie
A Zure Request
Dynamo Watch
Nearctic Shenanigans Better Bee Golden Beach Royal Charger Last Wave Mr. Busher Tsumani
Star Kingdom Oceana TimTam Curly Sky Never Bend Precious Lady Prince Dare Jacoenda
Rocket Bar TB Go Galla Go To Market Hide And Seek Jet Deck
Leo Jewel
Lady Bug’s Moon Casco Rose Romany Royal Jo-Ann-Cat Smooth Move Marilyn Mae Azure Te TB Parr’s Request Tiny Watch Dynamo Miss
Nearco
Lady Angela Native Dancer Bold Irish Triplicate
S. Bee Djeddah
Wise Ally Nearco
Sun Princess Bull Lea Nellie Flag War Admiral Baby League Cientifico Ocean Brief Stardust Impromptu Colombo Orama
Tom Fool
Two Lea Honeyway Fragrant View Nasrullah Lalun Requested Albania Princequillo Penny Dare Endeavour II Jaconora
Three Bars Golden Rocket Go Man Go
La Galla Win Market Wise Pretty Does Alibhai Scattered
Moon Deck
Miss Night Bar Leo
Linda Jewel
Top Moon
FL Lady Bug Levan
Prissy Hankins Grey Sovereign Romany Belle Rejected
Quick Eye Rocket Bar TB Lady Wayward Moon Deck Ricketta Nashville
Blue One
Little Request TB Miss Parr Charge Anchor Watch TB Clabber Tiny Dynamo Leo Josie Owens
GOOD REASON SA, ‘07 s. Dash For Cash
First Down Dash
Queen Of Appeals
Totally Illegal
First Prize Rose
Tolltac
Azures Marge
Breeder/Owner: Gianni Franco Samaja
Trainer: Paul Jones
Jockeys: Ramon Sanchez and
Eduardo Nicasio
2011 Record: 7-2(2)-1(0)-0(0),
$501,082, 1st Champion Of Champions-G1, Los Alamitos Winter Championship-G2, 4th Vessels Maturity-G1, Robert L. Boniface Los Alamitos Invitational Championship-G1, 5th Go Man Go Handicap-G1
When Good Reason SA was named Champion Aged Stallion and Champion Aged Horse for 2011, he joined an elite list of horses to win both titles. Only six stallions— Dash For Cash, Azure Three, Super Sound Charge, Mr Master Bug, Special Leader and Ketel Won—have accom- plished the feat, and only two of those have been in the past two decades.
Good Reason SA earned his champion titles with spectacular showings in two of Los Alamitos’ premiere races for older horses—the Los Alamitos Winter Championship-G2 and the Champion of Champions-G1. In between, the stallion ran against the toughest older horse competition in the country in California, facing the likes of Jess You And I, Freaky, Chivalry SR, Snitcher, and others.
“It’s really hard to campaign a horse
from that time (the Los Alamitos Winter Championship on Feb. 19) all the way to now and come out victorious in this race. It’s almost amazing,” said trainer Paul Jones after the Champion of Champions, on Dec. 10. “He was so sharp then and he tapered off a little bit mid season, and then he kind of blossomed again towards the end of the year. When they taper off, usually you’re done. It’s a pretty big feat for him to come back like he did.”
Indeed, Good Reason SA’s nose victory in the Champion of Champions was the impetus that propelled him to his dual champion-
ship titles. His connections are hoping the momentum carries over to the stallion’s upcoming career at stud at Royal Vista Equine in Oklahoma.
“They tell me he’s going to be maybe even
a better breeder than he was a runner. We’re looking forward to it,” said agent Vince Genco, who handles Brazilian owner Gianni Samaja’s racing operations in the United States.
Samaja bred Good Reason SA, who is a half- brother to stakes winner Appeals Special King and stakes-placed winners Fantastic Corona Jr and Special Queen SA, among others.
Good Reason SA takes the Grade 1 Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos.
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