Paradise Woods takes BC WAYI Zenyatta for Shirreffs
Two years ago, Paradise Woods rebounded from a flop at Del Mar to run away with the Santa Anita feature named in honor of Hall of Famer Zenyatta. On Sunday, the now five-year-old mare achieved […]
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BC Juvenile Fillies Turf hopefuls try Miss Grillo; Zenyatta serves as Distaff WAYI
After Saturday’s smorgasbord of preps, Breeders’ Cup implications continue Sunday. The $200,000 Zenyatta (G2) at Breeders’ Cup host site Santa Anita serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Distaff (G1). At Belmont Park, […]
Ollie’s Candy digs deep in Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
by J. Keeler Johnson By all accounts, Ollie’s Candy should not have prevailed in Sunday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar. The four-year-old daughter of Candy Ride was switching from dirt to […]
Paradise Woods, La Force set for rubber match in Clement L. Hirsch
After splitting meetings in the Santa Margarita (G2) and Santa Maria (G2), Paradise Woods and La Force will meet for the third straight time in Sunday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch (G1) at Del Mar. The […]
Top Weekly Brisnet Speed Ratings for Stakes April 23 – 29
Only two runners were able to earn a triple-digit BRIS Speed rating in a stakes contest from April 23-29. Pat on the Back succeeded at Belmont Park on April 26 when taking the Affirmed Success […]
Catapult tops Kilroe Mile; Marley’s Freedom stretches out in Beholder Mile
Top-level action returns to Santa Anita on Saturday with older horses competing in the $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) on the grass and fillies and mares squaring off in the $400,000 Beholder Mile (G1). […]
Marley’s Freedom asserts class in Santa Monica
Cicero Farms’ Marley’s Freedom, the 3-5 favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Monica (G2), performed up to her status by rolling past defending champion Selcourt at Santa Anita. The result was a neat reversal of last […]
Marley’s Freedom returns in salty edition of Santa Monica
An untimely loss as an odds-on favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) in November proved costly to Marley’s Freedom in her quest for an Eclipse Award title as champion female sprinter. […]
Unique Bella blazes to Beholder Mile victory
Don Alberto Stable’s UNIQUE BELLA dueled with Paradise Woods through sizzling early splits before shaking loose from that rival entering the lane of Saturday’s $400,000 Beholder Mile (G1) and pulling off for the 2 1/4-length […]
Unique Bella faces five in Beholder Mile
Champion UNIQUE BELLA will attempt to get back to the winner’s circle on Saturday while facing five rivals in the $400,000 Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park. The gray daughter of Tapit has made […]