by SCOTT SHAPIRO I have been betting on horse racing regularly for more than 25 five years, but it was about a year ago that I took over the role as Southern California racing handicapper […]
Mourinho, winner of the $150,000 Smarty Jones at Oaklawn Park earlier this year, was euthanized Monday morning at Santa Anita. According to various reports, the son of Super Saver fractured a sesamoid in a front […]
It was just an allowance race, with a scratch-reduced field of five, on a muddy, sealed track. But Justify turned Santa Anita’s 5TH race into so much more – the stage for an irresistible force, […]
As the clocks spring forward Sunday for Daylight Saving Time, Bob Baffert’s sensational debut winner Justify looks to spring forward on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail at Santa Anita. The Scat Daddy colt’s 9 1/2-length […]
Saturday’s $401,035 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) appeared a straightforward spot for champion turf horse World Approval to prolong his winning streak, but when the 1-2 favorite uncharacteristically retreated on the backstretch, the Santa Anita […]
Jockey Drayden Van Dyke got his Big ‘Cap Day at Santa Anita off to a superb start by winning the first four races, including the $400,000 Triple Bend (G1) aboard even-money favorite City of Light. […]
Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Bolt d’Oro turned in his final serious exercise Monday in preparation for his comeback in Saturday’s San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita. The multiple Grade 1 star blitzed a half-mile in […]
At Santa Anita on Monday, elite Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Bolt d’Oro turned in his stiffest work yet ahead of his comeback in the March 10 San Felipe (G2). New rider Javier Castellano made the […]
A winner on dirt and turf, on the pace or off, undefeated Heck Yeah added another skill to his portfolio in Monday’s $201,035 California Cup Derby – he can route too. The 4-5 favorite lived […]
Last time out in the January 14 Kalookan Queen, Selcourt proved that she could run rivals off their feet in a pacesetting tour de force. In Sunday’s $100,345 Las Flores (G3), the lightly raced John […]
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