Faiza romps in Santa Anita Oaks; Offlee Naughty upsets Charles Whittingham
The undefeated Faiza delivered the best performance of her accomplished career in Saturday’s Santa Anita Oaks (G2), winning by 6 1/2 lengths. […]
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United, Wildman Jack prevail in turf thrillers at Santa Anita
Saturday’s graded turf stakes at Santa Anita featured different pace dynamics befitting a sprint and a 1 1/4-mile test. But both the $101,000 Daytona (G3) and $200,500 Charles Whittingham (G2) culminated in similar ways – […]
United tops Whittingham; Wildman Jack part of O’Neill duo in Daytona
After posting neck seconds in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) and Hollywood Turf Cup (G2), United broke through with a half-length score in the Feb. 1 San Marcos (G2), and the 5-year-old gelding will seek […]
Air Strike swoops on Cistron in Triple Bend
If Saturday’s $201,053 Triple Bend (G2) were held at the same 6 1/2-furlong distance as the April 20 Kona Gold (G2), Cistron would have been home free again at Santa Anita. But the Triple Bend […]
Baffert sends American Anthem, Nero to Triple Bend; Whittingham and Daytona also featured
The Bob Baffert-trained duo of American Anthem and Nero highlight an eight-horse field in Saturday’s $200,000 Triple Bend (G2). The seven-furlong test serves as one of three graded events on Saturday’s 10-race program at Santa […]
Sophie P nips Madam Dancealot in Gamely thriller; Itsinthepost resumes service in Whittingham
The complexion of Saturday’s $300,690 Gamely S. (G1) changed twice before it had barely begun, and the drama concluded with an epic three-way photo that went to 14-1 Sophie P by a pixel over Madam […]
City of Light, Accelerate rematch in Gold Cup at Santa Anita; well-matched field of distaffers entered in Gamely
Santa Anita Park hosts a trio of graded contests on Saturday, headed by the $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (G1). The 1 1/4-mile affair attracted a field of seven, including CITY OF LIGHT […]