Fault rallies furiously to get up in Adoration
If a hotly contested pace set the table for Fault in the March 17 Santa Margarita (G1), the race shape in Sunday’s $100,345 Adoration S. (G3), over a sixteenth of a mile shorter, was all […]
Santa Anita
Nessy, full brother to Bullards Alley, scores poignant San Juan Capistrano victory
It would be anthropomorphic to claim that Nessy won Sunday’s $100,690 San Juan Capistrano (G3) for his ill-fated full brother, Bullards Alley, as if he were motivated by the grief still fresh from Saturday’s Elkhorn […]
Bobby Abu Dhabi steps up in Kona Gold; tragedy befalls Ten Blessings
As if Rockingham Ranch, co-owner David Bernsen, and trainer Peter Miller didn’t have enough of a sprint arsenal, you can add another one to the list now that Bobby Abu Dhabi’s scored his breakthrough in […]
Hoppertunity flaunts class in Tokyo City Cup
Four years ago this weekend, an up-and-coming three-year-old by the name of Hoppertunity was a barnstorming second to California Chrome in the Santa Anita Derby (G1). Fast forward to Sunday, and the seven-year-old Hoppertunity is […]
Beau Recall breaks through in Royal Heroine
Slam Dunk Racing and Medallion Racing’s Beau Recall had come close in four stakes, most notably missing by a whisker in the Del Mar Oaks (G1), but finally got her name in all-capital black type […]
Fatale Bere back to best in Providencia; Paved third
After a couple of problematic trips that resulted in her only two unplaced efforts, Fatale Bere was overlooked compared to the in-form Paved in Saturday’s $151,035 Providencia (G3) at Santa Anita. But with Paved coming […]
Santa Anita At a Glance April 2
SANTA ANITA PARK AT A GLANCE Avg. Winning Odds: 4.96 – 1 Favorite Win%: 36%, Favorite Itm%: 70% EXOTICS PAYOFF Exacta 79.76 Daily Double 86.22 Trifecta 536.89 Pick 3 691.45 Superfecta 3,314.75 Pick 6 22,339.34 […]
Justify may fill in for McKinzie in Santa Anita Derby; Bolt d’Oro works
Top Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie, who turned in an epic duel in the San Felipe (G2), won’t get a rematch in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) after McKinzie was […]
Itsinthepost works out right trip to repeat in San Luis Rey
For the first half of Saturday’s $201,380 San Luis Rey (G2) at Santa Anita, defending champion and even-money favorite Itsinthepost was not best pleased being stuck in the pocket on the rail. His regular rider, […]
Madam Dancealot waltzes home late in Santa Ana
Slam Dunk Racing’s Madam Dancealot spotted the pacesetter as many as 14 lengths through a leisurely pace in Sunday’s $201,035 Santa Ana (G2), but jockey Corey Nakatani had confidence in her turn of foot, and […]