Dr. Schivel stamps BC Sprint ticket in Bing Crosby
Launching a perfectly timed move for leading rider Flavien Prat, Dr. Schivel snared Saturday’s $301,500 Bing Crosby S. (G1) and a free berth to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) back at Del Mar. […]
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C Z Rocket versus Glatt trio in BC WAYI Bing Crosby
A “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby S. (G1) could have added relevance this year. […]
Charlatan impressive in Malibu return
Charlatan came back running from almost an eight-month layoff in Saturday’s $300,000 Malibu S. (G1) at Santa Anita, offering a devastating kick in upper stretch to seize a commanding advantage in the 7-furlong race for […]
Charlatan returns versus Nashville in superb Malibu
Racing fans will still be opening their presents, so to speak, on Saturday, as Santa Anita’s blockbuster opening day card features six stakes. Topping them all is a vintage renewal of the $300,000 Malibu Stakes […]
Harvest Moon rises in WAYI Zenyatta; C Z Rocket gets different BC ticket in Santa Anita Sprint
Late-blooming sophomore Harvest Moon toppled 2-5 favorite Fighting Mad in Sunday’s $196,000 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita, securing a free ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). Fighting Mad was widely expected to use […]
Collusion Illusion tops Santa Anita Sprint; Fighting Mad leads Zenyatta
Sunday’s 11-race program at Santa Anita features three stakes, and expenses-paid berths to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) will be offered in the $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2) and […]
Honor A. P. tops Shared Belief, McKinzie entered in Bing Crosby
Del Mar hosts a double feature Saturday with the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep, and the $250,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1), a “Win and You’re In” Breeders’ Challenge prep for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland in November. […]
Eight Rings rebounds with a vengeance in American Pharoah
Expected to star as the 1-2 favorite before a mishap in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), Eight Rings seized control of Friday’s $301,404 American Pharoah (G1) as if he’d been spoiling for another chance. The […]
Collusion no Illusion in Best Pal
Even in the absence of morning-line favorite Schrodinger, Collusion Illusion proved a 7-1 overlay in Saturday’s $200,351 Best Pal (G2) at Del Mar. The Mark Glatt juvenile stepped up from a debut score over the […]
Fore Left among seven in Del Mar’s Best Pal
Seven juvenile males will line up in Saturday’s $200,000 Best Pal (G2), a six-furlong prep for the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day, and trainer Doug O’Neill has the only prior stakes winner among […]