Forbidden Kingdom too fast in San Vicente
Speed reigned in Santa Anita’s trio of graded races Saturday on both dirt and turf, beginning with promising sophomore Forbidden Kingdom in the $200,000 San Vicente (G2). […]
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As Time Goes By, Luck romp on Prat’s six-win day at Santa Anita
Jockey Flavien Prat kicked off 2022 by riding six winners at Santa Anita on Saturday, including Grade 3 romps aboard odds-on bluebloods Luck and As Time Goes By. […]
Brown sends out defending champ Viadera, Regal Glory in Matriarch
Trainer Chad Brown goes for a closing day turf double at Del Mar, with major players in both the Matriarch (G1) and Cecil B. DeMille (G3) on Sunday. […]
Lone Rock, Going Global bolster resumes on Breeders’ Cup Saturday undercard
Breeders’ Cup Saturday kicked off with a pair of rich undercard stakes featuring some of the most accomplished non-Breeders’ Cup starters in the country. […]
None Above the Law rides rail in Del Mar Derby
J. Kirk and Judy Robison bred both winners of Saturday’s Grade 2 turf features at Del Mar, None Above the Law and Going to Vegas. […]
Maxim Rate has Dogtag to fear in John C. Mabee
John C. Mabee S. (G2) — Race 9 (8:30 p.m. ET) Maxim Rate has a couple graded stakes wins to her credit, including an upset score in the Gamely (G1) in May, but Dogtag is […]
Pappacap lives up to billing in Best Pal; Princess Grace stylish in Yellow Ribbon
East Coast shippers swept both graded stakes at Del Mar Saturday, Pappacap in the Best Pal S. (G2) and Princess Grace in the Yellow Ribbon H. (G2). […]
Raymundos Secret brings strong local record into Yellow Ribbon; seven entered in Best Pal
Yellow Ribbon H. (G2) — Race 10 (9:30 p.m. ET) Raymundos Secret has been an all-or-nothing type in nine career starts, but has tended to show up when running at Del Mar. That might give […]
Maxim Rate hits new high in Gamely
The ninth furlong of Monday’s $301,000 Gamely S. (G1) turned out to be a bridge too far for 9-10 favorite Charmaine’s Mia, but it was right in the target zone for Maxim Rate. […]
Smooth Like Strait seeks Grade 1 title in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Shoemaker Mile
Two Grade 1 turf tests bookend the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita on Monday, including the first stateside Breeders’ Cup Challenge event of the season. The $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) serves as a […]