Taiba romps in Malibu; Fun to Dream lands La Brea
Trainer Bob Baffert pulled off a Grade 1 double on opening day of the Santa Anita meet, nabbing the Malibu with Taiba and the La Brea with Fun to Dream. […]
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Omaha Beach coasts in Malibu for record-breaking Smith
Records take a lifetime of hard work to accomplish, but Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith didn’t have to work hard at all to rack up the magical Grade 1 win number 217. Smith enjoyed […]
Omaha Beach faces four in Malibu, Bellafina highlights La Brea on Santa Anita opener
A pair of Grade 1 tilts for 3-year-olds, the $300,000 Malibu and $300,000 La Brea, are among the seven stakes offered on Saturday’s opening-day program at Santa Anita. Both races have been delayed a couple […]
Uni deserving of turf female title; Omaha Beach can do better than the Malibu
As always post-Breeders’ Cup, there’s plenty to digest on the happenings at the weekend. The championship picture cleared up in a number of divisions, while others remained less clear cut. Bricks and Mortar (turf male) […]
McKinzie romps in Malibu, Gift Box takes San Antonio in California debut
McKinzie bounced back in a big way from a disappointing effort in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) by routing 13 rivals in the $303,105 Malibu (G1) on Wednesday, opening day of the 2018-19 winter/spring meet […]
McKinzie draws outside in full Malibu field
If McKinzie is to cap his three-year-old campaign with a second Grade 1 tally of the season in the $300,000 Malibu (G1), the Bob Baffert-trained colt will have to overcome post 13 in the seven-furlong […]
Upcoming Stakes for December 20 – 26
Gulfstream Park plays host to the only graded contest for the upcoming weekend, with the Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) attracting a field of 11 to sprint seven furlongs on Saturday. Aqueduct will also draw attention […]
City of Light steps up in Malibu
City of Light entered Tuesday’s stakes debut with only a maiden win to his credit, but the front-running colt took it to his rivals and drew away to a two-length decision in the $301,380 Malibu […]
Pavel tops nine-horse Malibu
Pavel didn’t open his racing career until July and quickly established himself as a talented performer, recording a convincing Grade 3 victory and a third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) in his first […]
Underrated Ferdinand-Snow Chief rivalry was golden
December 26 marked the 30th anniversary of a clash between Ferdinand and Snow Chief in the Malibu (G2) on opening day of Santa Anita’s 1986-87 winter/spring meet. It was the fifth of nine meetings between […]