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 […]
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Law Abidin Citizen wins San Simeon; Arms Runner fatally injured
The Mark Glatt-trained Law Abidin Citizen captured Sunday’s $100,702 San Simeon (G3), but his first stakes victory was overshadowed by Arms Runner’s fatal injury in the Santa Anita feature. Vanned off after breaking down, Arms […]
Sharp Samurai captures Twilight Derby
Sharp Samurai and Profiteer worked together to slow the pace down early in Saturday’s $201,380 Twilight Derby (G2) at Santa Anita Park. The duo lead the way down the backstretch in tandem, before Sharp Samurai […]
Samurai too Sharp for Del Mar Derby foes
The winner of the August 6 La Jolla H. (G3), Sharp Samurai completed the double as the 2-1 favorite in Sunday’s $251,725 Del Mar Derby (G2) and extended his turf record to four-for-five. The Mark […]
Blackjackcat holds off Vyjack in Del Mar Mile
Al and Saundra Kirkwood’s homebred Blackjackcat, who fended off a returning Vyjack in the July 23 Wickerr, repeated the effort in Sunday’s $200,345 Del Mar Mile (G2) over the same course and distance. Overlooked at […]
Sharp Samurai ekes out head score in La Jolla
Sharp Samurai rallied from the rear of the pack in Sunday’s $151,035 La Jolla Stakes (G3) at Del Mar to just get his head in front on the wire. With jockey Gary Stevens aboard, the […]