Tarifa extends win streak to three with Fair Grounds Oaks triumph
After skipping through the slop to win last month’s Rachel Alexandra (G2) by 2 3/4 lengths, Tarifa might have been in need of a stiffer final prep for the Kentucky Oaks (G1). […]
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Sweet Azteca goes the distance in Beholder Mile; Kinza outclasses Santa Ysabel field
Sweet Azteca stretched her speed in the Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita, while Kinza continued her domination of the local three-year-old fillies in the Santa Ysabel (G3). […]
Newgate takes Santa Anita Handicap; Du Jour, Ruby Nell win undercard grass stakes
On a stakes-packed Sunday afternoon at Santa Anita, Newgate capped off a big day for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and legendary jockey Frankie Dettori, battling gamely to win the $400,000 Santa Anita H. (G1). […]
Beatbox, Money Supply win photos on Risen Star Day Grade 3s
After a trio of second-place efforts earlier in the Fair Grounds meet, Beatbox earned a well-deserved victory Saturday in the $175,000 Fair Grounds (G3). […]
Kinza wires Las Virgenes; Missed the Cut cuts corner in San Marcos, eyes Royal Ascot
Michael Lund Petersen’s Kinza and Santa Ynez (G3) winner Kopion brought similar profiles into Saturday’s Las Virgenes (G3). […]
Three Witches makes winning debut for McCarthy in Santa Monica
In addition to riding the superb Nysos in the Robert B. Lewis (G3), Flavien Prat won two other graded stakes on the Santa Anita card, both aboard mares making eagerly-awaited returns to action. […]
Nysos explosive in Robert B. Lewis
Baoma Corp’s Nysos remained unbeaten with another scintillating display in Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis (G3), motoring clear by 7 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita. […]
National Treasure turns back Senor Buscador in Pegasus World Cup
After recording a nose second to Cody’s Wish in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), National Treasure opened his four-year-old season with a determined victory in Saturday’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream […]
Kopion leads all the way in Santa Ynez triumph
The bettors who pounded Kopion to 1-5 favoritism in Sunday’s $98,000 Santa Ynez S. (G3) at Santa Anita never had to take a deep breath. The chestnut filly brought her career tally to 2-for-2 with a decisive victory. […]
Speed Boat Beach draws clear in Malibu; Daddysruby outbobs Big Pond in La Brea
A pair of Grade 1 events for three-year-olds, the $300,000 Malibu and $300,000 La Brea, highlighted three dirt stakes on Tuesday’s opening day program at Santa Anita. […]