Bear Now

2004, Tiznow - Controlled, by In Excess (Ire)

Breeder: ClassicStar (Ky.)

Owner: Bear Stables

Trainer: Reade Baker

Regular Rider: Jerry Baird

Pedigree

Bear Now
Tiznow
Controlled
Cee's Tizzy
Cee's Song
In Excess (IRE)
Guilded Times
Relaunch
Tizly
Seattle Song
Lonely Dancer
Siberian Express
Kantado
Crafty Prospector
Our Mahney

Purchase Info

Consigned to 2005 Keeneland September yearling sale by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Purchased for $65,000 by Bear Stables.

Pedigree Highlights

Click on the highlighted stallion names near the top of the page to go to the Thoroughbred Times Stallion Directory pages for Tiznow and In Excess (Ire).

Dam Controlled was a stakes winner and earner of $325,248. She is a full sister to Grade 2 winner Icecoldbeeratreds who placed in the 2002 Champagne Stakes (G1) and stakes winner Inexcessive Speed. To date, she has two stakes winners from three foals to race. In addition to Bear Now she is the dam of stakes winner and Grade 3 placed runner Controlled Meeting, by General Meeting.

Race Record

AgeStarts1st2nd3rdEarnings 
25201$64,897
38401$747,446
43111$105,342

At 2: 3– Glorious Song S.

At 3: 1– Fitz Dixon Cotillion H. (G2), Selene S. (G3), Hill 'N' Dale S., Duchess S., 3– Star Shoot S.

At 4: 1– Hill 'n' Dale Farms S., 2– Whimsical S. (G3), 3– Allaire DuPont Distaff S. (G2)

Last Start

Won Fitz Dixon Cotillion S. (G2) on Sept. 22 at Philadelphia Park

Contender Status

Canadian-based Bear Now races primarily at Woodbine with occasional forays into the United States, and her most recent trip to the U.S. put her on the road to the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1).

After Bear Now won Woodbine's Duchess Stakes on August 11 trainer Reade Baker sent the Tiznow filly to Philadelphia Park where she led wire-to-wire to win the 1 1/16-mile Fitz Dixon Cotillion Handicap (G2) on September 22.

In winning the Fitz Dixon Cotillion Bear Now defeated two-time Grade 1 winner Octave, who simply couldn't catch Bear Now and finished second, beaten two lengths.

Bear Now and Octave, neither of which have ever raced at Monmouth Park, will match up again in the Breeders' Cup Distaff.

Recent Works

October 21 - Five furlongs breezing in 1:00.40 at Woodbine, dirt training track fast. Best of ten workouts at the distance.

October 14 - Six furlongs breezing in 1:14.60 at Woodbine, dirt training track fast. Only workout at the distance.

October 8 - Five furlongs breezing in 1:00.40 at Woodbine, dirt training track fast. Best of seven workouts at the distance.

Quotable

Trainer Reade Baker, after Bear Now worked on October 21:

"Everything's going perfect. I know it's a deep field, but if you go by the sheets numbers, she's one of the favorites in the race."