Edgeway outduels Slammed to win Rancho Bernardo again
Sunday’s Rancho Bernardo H. (G3) was a virtual match race between defending champion Edgeway and prime challenger Slammed, both in the betting and on the racetrack. […]
Hronis Racing
Flightline proves a class apart in Malibu rout
Sunday’s $301,000 Malibu (G1) was supposed to present Flightline with a class test, but the unbeaten colt was a class apart from the opposition at Santa Anita. […]
Tripoli accelerates to victory in Pacific Classic
Finishing powerfully from just off the pace, Tripoli notched his first stakes win in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. The four-year-old colt rallied to overhaul pacesetter Tizamagician, scoring by a 1 […]
Rock Your World lives up to his name in Santa Anita Derby
The Kentucky Derby (G1) picture on the West Coast experienced a seismic shift Saturday, as unbeaten turf performer Rock Your World seamlessly transferred his game to dirt in the $752,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1). […]
Sadler makes Santa Anita Handicap history with Combatant
Winning the $600,000 Santa Anita H. (G1) must be getting a bit old hat for trainer John Sadler and Hronis Racing, who completed an extraordinary “Big ‘Cap” hat trick when Combatant battled to an upset […]
Gift Box returns a winner, repeats in San Antonio
Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler received a late Christmas present on December 28 when Gift Box strolled to a powerful victory in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2) on Santa Anita’s opening day program. […]
Nolde takes inside path to Del Mar Derby glory
Just denied in a photo in his Oceanside stakes debut, Jerry Moss’s homebred Nolde got his neck in front in a frenetic finish to Sunday’s $251,404 Del Mar Derby (G2). The John Shirreffs trainee was […]
Cistron carries his speed in Bing Crosby
Cistron put his speed on display in Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby (G1), leading all the way at Del Mar, and received an expenses-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) for capturing the “Win & […]
Catalina Cruiser holds for second consecutive San Diego
It wound up closer than expected, but Catalina Cruiser posted a repeat win in Saturday’s $200,000 San Diego H. (G2) at Del Mar. The 1-9 favorite dictated the action from the start and turned back […]
Catalina Cruiser to be heavily favored in San Diego title defense
Catalina Cruiser opened 2019 with a solid performance in the 6 ½-furlong True North (G2) at Belmont Park, rallying determinedly to post a half-length decision, and the five-year-old chestnut looks poised to add a second […]