VOP's longest running horse 5/1995 - 8/2000 a well deserved retirment.
Itbaya was purchased by the Virtual Owners Partnership in early May, 1995, at the Churchill Downs Horses of Racing Age auction. A '91 daughter of Palace Music, out of Hagley's Miss by Hagley, Itbaya was bred by Allen Paulson in Kentucky. She had a record of 6-1-1-2 with earnings of $29,330 when she was purchased.
Lifetime: 63-9-7-12 $156,051 (08/11/00)
Itbaya as Yarrow Brae
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Audio - Itbaya Race Call, 08/04/95 n1x win!
Photographs contributed by Ken Grace, Kate Mills, Mike Hammer, and Terry Bjork.
1st VOP Workout (Images only)
2nd VOP Workout (Images only)
2nd VOP Race - 06/19/95 4th by a nose!
4th VOP Race - 07/17/95 4th by a nose!
9th VOP Race - 10/22/95 4th place
FG 8th, clm30000, about 1 mi., turf firm. Randy Romero up.
Tossed in against the good horses, Itbaya didn't seem to even
want to try to run with them. Disappointing.
Itbaya's running line: 6-6-7-7-9-10
FG 6th, clm25000, 5-1/2f, turf firm. Randy Romero up.
Itbaya did a little hop step coming out of the gate that
immediately put her behind this bunch of sprinters, and she
trailed the pack down the backstretch. But she had plenty of run
left to make a move in the stretch and get up to finish 5th, just
a neck back of the show money.
Itbaya's running line: 2-12-11-12-10-5
FG 10th, clm25000, 7-1/2f, turf good. Randy Romero up.
Randy and Itbaya kept a little closer to the leaders this time,
but still had some tight running quarters on the backstretch and
through the turn. When the field turned for home, the horses
fanned out, and Randy gunned Itbaya through a hole to come up and
challenge the leader. It wasn't quite enough though, as the
leader hung on by a nose over the 2nd place horse who finished a
nose in front of Itsy. Still, a nice effort.
Itbaya's running line: 7-7-5-5-3-3, times 25.1, 49.3, 1:16, 1:35.4
23rd VOP Race - 02/24/97
FG 7th, alw33000n3x, 1 mi., track sloppy.
Itbaya's running line: 1-2-1-2-3-4, times 47.0, 1:12,.4, 1:38.2
24th VOP Race - 03/15/97
FG 9th, clm25000, about 1 mi., turf good.
Itbaya's running line: 7-4-2-1-2-7, times 51.1, 1:17.3, 1:42.3
25th VOP Race - 06/29/97
AP 8th, alw22000n3x, 1-1/6 mi., turf firm.
Itbaya's running line: 4-9-9-9-7-5, times 48.1, 1:13.0, 1:44.0
26th VOP Race - 07/05/97
AP 10th, clm25000, 1 mi., turf firm.
Itbaya's running line: 8-5-5-5-5-5, times 48.2, 1:12.1, 1:37.1
27th VOP Race - 07/28/97
AP 8th, alw22000n3x, about 1 mi., turf yielding.
Itbaya's running line: 7-3-3-3-3-8, times 49.0, 1:14.1, 1:39.4.0
28th VOP Race - 08/09/97
AP 6th, alw16000s, 1-1/6 mi., turf firm. Ray Sibille up.
Itbaya's running line: 3-5-5-5-5-4, times 48.0, 1:12.2, 1:43.3
29th
VOP Race - 08/25/97
AP 6th, clm25000, about 1-1/6 mi., turf good. Carlos Silva
up.
Itbaya's running line: 3-3-4-5-1-2, times 49.0, 1:13.2, 1:46.1
30th
VOP Race - 09/11/97
AP 2nd, clm16000, about 1-1/6 mi., turf firm. Ray Sibille
up.
Itbaya's running line: 6-4-5-4-4-3, times 48.1, 1:12.0, 1:43.3
31st
VOP Race - 10/08/97
AP 9th, clm16000, about 1 mi., turf firm. Mark Guidry up.
Itbaya's running line: 4-4-4-3-1-1, times 47.4, 1:12.1, 1:37.1
32nd
VOP Race - 10/22/97
HAW 9th, clm14000, 1 mi., turf firm. Mark Guidry up.
Itbaya's running line: 8-7-8-8-6-3, times 45.3, 1:10.4, 1:35.1
33rd
VOP Race - 11/05/97
HAW 3rd, clm14000, 1 mi., turf good. Shane Laviolette up.
Itbaya's running line: 4-8-8-5-4-2, times 48.0, 1:13.0, 1:38.0
34th VOP Race - 02/14/98
FG 5th, clm25000, about 1 mi., turf firm. Curt Borque up.
Itbaya's running line: 7-9-9-8-8-7, times 50.3, 1:15.4, 1:41.2
35th VOP Race - 02/28/98
FG 5th, clm25000, about 1 mi., turf good. Mickey Walls up.
Itbaya's running line: 9-6-6-4-5-7, times 51.0, 1:16.4, 1:42.1
36th
VOP Race - 08/10/98
HAW 7th, clm25000, 1 mi., turf yielding. Carlos Silva up.
Itbaya's running line: 5-6-6-6-6-3, times 47.3, 1:13.4, 1:38.3
37th VOP Race - 08/27/98
HAW 7th, Oclm40000, 1 mi. 70 yds, track sloppy. A Jimenez
up.
Stuck in a race that had come off the turf, Itbaya slipped coming
out of the starting gate and nearly went on her nose, and was
never in the race.
Itbaya's running line: 4-8-8-8-8-7, times 47.3, 1:13.2, 1:44.2
38th
VOP Race - 09/13/98
HAW 6th, clm18000, about 1 mi., turf firm. Mark Guidry up.
Itbaya and Mark settled into 2nd place right after the start and
stayed there all down the backside and through the 2nd turn. At
the top of the stretch they blew by the tiring leader, and Mark
took Itsy home in a comfortable hand ride for an easy win by 2
lengths as the 1.6/1 favorite.
Itbaya's running line: 2-2-2-2-1-1, times 47.4, 1:13.4, 1:38.0
39th
VOP Race - 10/11/98
HAW 2nd, clm18000, 1 1/16 miles, turf firm. Mark Guidry up.
Itbaya attended the pace throughout this race. Turning for
home, she raced inside and easily outfinished the competition to
win by more than two lengths.
Itbaya's running line: 1-3-3-4-2-1, times 47.00, 1:11.80, 1:43.20
40th VOP Race - 11/14/98
CD 5th, clm18000, 1 1/16 miles, turf firm. Michael Morgan
up.
Itbaya shipped poorly and raced poorly, never reaching
contention in this race.
Itbaya's running line: 2-10-6-9-9-10, times 47.40, 1:12.40, 1:45.00
Itbaya's 1999 Campaign
41st VOP Race - 07/05/99
HAW 9th, alw33000n3X, about 1 mile, turf firm. Randall
Meier up.
Itbaya ran evenly in her first race back in nearly nine
months. She settled into mid pack, between six and seven lengths
from the lead and remained there throughout the contest. She
raced wide for the entire race, passed a tiring horse down the
stretch, and was up for a small check, beaten six lengths.
Itbaya's running line: 9-8-7-6-6-5-5; fractions 23.48, 47.70, 1:13.21,
1:25.53, 1:38.01
42nd VOP Race - 08/04/99
HAW 7th, alw33000n3X, 1 1/8 miles, turf firm. Eusebio Razo,
Jr. up.
Itbaya again ran evenly, remaining in about 7th place
throughout the race. She never reached contention against a tough
group of allowance turfers. She tired somewhat in the final
furlong, finishing more than 14 lengths behind the winner.
Itbaya's running line: 7-7-7-7-7-7-7; fractions 21.85, 46.36, 1:11.44,
1:38.12, 1:51.39
43rd VOP Race - 09/10/99
HAW 10th, clm25000, abt 1 1/16 miles, turf firm. Randall
Meier up.
Itbaya broke very sharply and was skillfully dropped down to
the rail behind the first flight well before reaching the
clubhouse turn. She settled between horses in fourth place, then
moved to third entering the far turn. Itbaya raced the turn very
well, passing the pace setter and chasing the new leader to the
eighth pole. She tired in the final furlong and was passed by the
closing #1 horse, then was just nipped for the show by two
others, beaten 4 1/2 lengths overall.
Itbaya's running line: 9-4-4-4-3-2-5; fractions 23.10, 47.71, 1:13.43,
1:39.92, 1:46.76
44th VOP Race - 10/23/99
HAW 1st, clm25000, 1 1/8 miles, turf firm. Purse $25,300.
Carlos Silva up.
Itbaya lost all chance to contend at the break. She tossed
her head at the start, broke a step slowly, then was squeezed
back to last place after only a few hops. She raced on gamely in
seventh position to the stretch, then passed the sixth place
horse. Itbaya made a big effort to pick up a small check, but
just missed by a nose.
Itbaya's running line: 5-7-7-7-7-6-6; fractions 21.65, 45.50, 1:09.88,
1:35.95, 1:48.49
45th VOP Race - 11/09/99
HAW 1st, clm14000, 1 1/16 miles, track fast. Purse $25,300.
Sebastian Madrid up.
Itbaya, now racing out of Sam David's barn, was entered to
race on the dirt for the first time in nearly five years. The
race was intended to make Itbaya eligible for starter allowances
on the turf this winter. To this end, it served its purpose.
Itbaya ran as if she hated the dirt surface, showing some
interest through the first six furlongs, but then she "spit
the bit" and finished last, 18 lengths behind the winner.
Itbaya's running line: 2-3-4-4-4-7-7; fractions 24.51, 48.24, 1:13.48,
1:39.42, 1:46.30
46th
VOP Race - 12/11/99
HOU 10th, clm25000, 1 mile, track firm. Purse $9800. Glen
Murphy up.
Itbaya was rated well off the fast pace as she saved ground
along the rail. Remaining on the rail around the stretch turn,
Itsy moved from seventh position to second, but could not close
on the run-away winner. A nice effort for Itbaya in her first
start in Texas.
Itbaya's running line: 6-8-4-7-7-4-2; fractions 23.66, 47.51, 1:12.06,
1:24.65, 1:37.82
Itbaya's 2000 Campaign
47th
VOP Race - 01/09/00
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HOU 9th, clm16000, 1 mile, track firm. Purse $8400. Glen
Murphy up.
Itbaya broke near the back of the pack,and then settled
nicely into 8th place, just 3 lengths behind the leader. She
began to put away horses down the backside, moving into fifth
place at the head of the stretch while swinging four wide. Itbaya
made the lead inside the 3/16ths pole and pulled away to win
easily by nearly five lengths. A wonderful start to the new year
for VOP!
Itbaya's running line: 4-8-8-7-6-4-1; fractions 23.65, 47.69, 1:13.23,
1:26.27, 1:38.84
48th
VOP Race - 01/23/00
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HOU 5th, clm35000, 1 1/16 miles, track firm. Purse $10,400.
Glen Murphy up.
Itbaya jumped up in class and scored a second concsecutive
victory, pulling away from $35,000 claimers in the stretch to win
by a length. As in her previous race, Itbaya broke near the back
of the pack, and then settled along the rail in last place. She
remained in last, about eight lengths from the lead throughout
the first half of the race. She began a rally on the far turn,
and she moved up to fifth place while fanned six-wide entering
the stretch. Itsy made up four lengths as she exploded past the
remaining four horses in the final sixteenth. A second impressive
Year 2000 effort for this fine race mare!
Itbaya's running line: 5-7-7-7-7-5-1; fractions 23.60, 48.06, 1:14.01,
1:39.89, 1:46.15
49th
VOP Race - 02/13/00
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HOU 9th, clm25000, 1 mile, track firm. Purse $9,800. Glen
Murphy up.
Itbaya broke cleanly and fell into seventh place while
dropping to the rail approaching the clubhouse turn. She saved
ground around the turn and remained in seventh to the 3/8ths pole.
She then began to rally but was trapped inside and was unable to
find running room behind a wall of horses. A second rally inside
the eighth pole was twarted as the second place horse drifted out
in front of her in deep stretch. Even though Itsy finished up
well, the lack of pace and the traffic troubles she encountered
did her in. She finished third, beaten only a length and a head.
Itbaya's running line: 7-6-7-7-7-3-3; fractions 23.18, 47.80, 1:13.11,
1:25.97, 1:38.98
50th VOP Race - 03/05/00
HOU 9th, clm25000, 1 1/16 miles, track firm. Purse $9,800.
Glen Murphy up.
The pedestrian fractions of this race did not suit Itbaya.
The race leader and eventual winner controlled the pace
throughout, and no other horse could challenge her in the sprint
to the wire. Itbaya was closer to the pace than usual, put at no
time did she threaten the leader. Itbaya did not fire in the
stretch and was passed by several horses as they sprinted home.
Itbaya's running line: 7-2-5-3-3-5-6; fractions 24.92, 50.65, 1:15.41,
1:40.20, 1:46.37
51st VOP Race - 04/02/00
HOU 9th, clm25000, 1 1/16 miles, track sloppy. Purse $9,800.
Glen Murphy up.
Itsy's race was rained off the turf, so, in what amounted to
a public workout, she battled for last place throughout with the
#5 horse. Glen wrapped her up early, and she came home a distant
seventh of seven, hating the slop all the way!
Itbaya's running line: 6-6-6-6-6-6-7; fractions 24.11, 48.17, 1:13.62,
1:39.54, 1:46.32
52nd VOP Race -
04/14/00 Chart
LS 5th, clm15000, 1 1/16 miles, track firm. Purse $17,000.
Glen Murphy up.
Itbaya broke well and took a ground saving 8th-place postion
at the rail before leaving the mile and a sixteenth chute. She
relaxed and remained in eighth all the way to the 3/8ths pole.
Glen turned her loose at this point and she made a strong move to
5th as the horses turned for home. Itbaya found an opening
between horses and shot through as the leaders reached the eighth
pole. Under a steady drive in deep stretch, Itsy collared the
leader and was up by a neck under the wire. This was a classic
Itbaya victory, the kind that VOPsters are getting used to this
year!
Itbaya's running line: 4-7-8-8-8-5-1; fractions 24.13, 49.38, 1:13.80,
1:39.47, 1:45.80
53rd VOP Race - 05/14/00
LS 3rd, clm20000, 1 1/16 miles, track firm. Purse $21,000.
Glen Murphy up.
Breaking from the ninth post postion, Itbaya left the gate
sharpley, brushed slightly with the #10 horse, then took back to
last place for a ground saving rail trip. She remained several
lengths behind the field to the far turn. Itbaya then began to
pick up horses, but could find little running room turning for
home. Horses in front of Itsy were not backing up, however, as
the pace of the race was rather modest. She emerged from the pack
in fourth place and finished up well without gaining on the
leaders.
Itbaya's running line: 9-10-10-10-9-5-4; fractions 23.91, 48.15,
1:13.47, 1:39.44, 1:46.13
54th
VOP Race - 06/03/00
LS10th, clm20000, 1 mile, track firm. Purse $21,000. Glen
Murphy up.
Itbaya was taken back after the break and raced near the back
of the field for the first half-mile. Approaching the half-mile
pole, Glen asked her to pick it up a bit, and she responded,
moving into sixth place before reaching the quarter pole. As they
straightened out for the run down the lane, Itsy passed all but
the #4 horse, who gamely held on for the win. Itbaya finished a
strong second, beaten a little more than a length.
Itbaya's running line: 6-9-9-6-6-3-2; fractions 23.94, 48.11, 1:13.26,
1:39.17
55th VOP Race - 06/29/00
LS1st, clm20000, 1 1/16 miles, track firm. Purse $21,000.
Glen Murphy up.
Itbaya was hung three-wide throughout this race while racing
more forwardly than usual. She showed no interest when called
upon to make a run in the final quarter-mile. She finished last
in the field of six. A dull effort, to say the least.
Itbaya's running line: 5-6-4-5-6-6-6; fractions 1:45.25 (hand
timed)
56th VOP Race - 07/14/00 7/14/00 Race: PP's 7/14/00 Chart:
LS9th, clm15000, 1 1/16 miles, track firm. Purse $17,000.
Ted Gondron up.
With new rider Ted Gondron in the irons, Itbaya ran a race
remarkably similar to her last effort. She was taken back to 7th
at the break, racing two-wide around the first turn. She then
made a move four-wide down the back stretch, and challenged for
position, still four-wide, turning for home. Her patented late
kick was missing, however, and Itbaya flattened out to finish a
dull sixth.
Itbaya's running line: 7-8-7-8-5-5-6; fractions 25.32, 50.37, 1:14.98,
1:39.55, 1:45.64
57th VOP Race - 08/11/00 8/11/00 Race: PP's:
Lad 6th, clm15000, 1 mile, track firm. Purse $12,500. Anthony Lovato up.
Itbaya gave it a good try but ran out of gas. She came out of the race in
good shape but the partnership has decided its time she hung up her racing shoes
and head for the breeding shed.
