Cambodia dons the Yellow Ribbon
Saturday’s $200,690 Yellow Ribbon (G2) was supposed to go to a War Front mare – and so it did, if not to the widely expected one. As 4-5 choice Avenge sputtered in midstretch at Del […]
Pretty Girl (Arg)
Lady Eli as game as they come in Gamely
Sheep Pond Partners’ Lady Eli is “courage exemplified in a racehorse.” So summarized Santa Anita track announcer Michael Wrona after the 3-5 favorite held on determinedly from Goodyearforroses in Saturday’s $300,000 Gamely (G1). Since beating […]
Decked Out gets up in revised American Oaks
While Decked Out might have been a hunch play in the New Year’s Eve feature at Santa Anita, you didn’t need a holiday-appropriate angle to see her appeal in the $302,415 American Oaks (G1). The […]
Thirteen to clash in American Oaks on New Year’s Eve
On the surface, a date switch from mid-summer to Saturday, New Year’s Eve, appears not to have enhanced the quality of the $300,000 American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita. On the other hand, aided by […]