Santa Anita cancels indefinitely
Santa Anita has canceled live racing and training so the track can be tested and evaluated. Tuesday’s announcement by the Stronach Group came after Lets Light the Way, a four-year-old filly who broke down while […]
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Roadster, Mucho, U S S Michigan on way to bigger things after Friday wins
Three notable Triple Crown nominees scored comeback wins at far-flung locations on Friday. First the Aidan O’Brien-trained U S S Michigan broke his maiden at Dundalk, then Mucho prevailed in the 2ND race at Gulfstream […]
Game Winner, Improbable, Instagrand work as Santa Anita surface comes under scrutiny
The unbeaten trio of Game Winner, Improbable, and Instagrand geared up Monday for their projected showdown in the March 9 San Felipe (G2) on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. But the workouts took place against […]
RIP, Battle of Midway
The twists and turns of Battle of Midway’s biography reached a heartbreaking conclusion Saturday morning. The 2017 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner, who returned from a stint at stud last year and just outgamed […]
Galilean eyes Kentucky Derby points after Cal Cup Derby romp
Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has taken the conservative route so far with well-regarded sophomore Galilean. But after he toyed with overmatched state-breds in Monday’s $188,000 California Cup Derby, a Kentucky Derby (G1) points […]
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. […]
Sparky Ville nails Dessman in San Vicente upset
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert appeared to have Sunday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) surrounded, only to see his 3-5 favorite Coliseum beaten turning into the stretch and his 2-1 Dessman nabbed on the wire by […]
Bellafina holds on in Las Virgenes
The odds made Saturday’s $200,000 Las Virgenes (G2) look like a one-filly show, but 1-9 favorite Bellafina had to dig deeper than expected to prevail in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring race. Bet down off […]
Irish imports Platinum Warrior, True Valour score breakthroughs in Santa Anita graded turf stakes
Nine months in advance of the Breeders’ Cup, the Santa Anita turf was already proving hospitable to visiting European jockeys on Saturday. Shane Foley lifted Irish import Platinum Warrior to a 16-1 upset of the $202,808 San Marcos […]