Santa Anita At a Glance June 26
SANTA ANITA PARK AT A GLANCE Avg. Winning Odds: 4.64 – 1 Favorite Win%: 37%, Favorite Itm%: 73% EXOTICS PAYOFF Exacta 68.74 Daily Double 72.76 Trifecta 446.94 Pick 3 551.69 Superfecta 2,641.26 Pick 6 25,739.81 […]
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Jockey Race Adds Intrigue to Closing Stretch at Santa Anita
by SCOTT SHAPIRO There are just eight racing days to go at the Santa Anita Park spring meeting and while the trainer title is all but decided, the race for leading jockey is still up […]
Sircat Sally hangs tough, stays unbeaten in Honeymoon
Despite enduring the stiffest stretch challenge of her career, odds-on favorite Sircat Sally pulled out yet another victory, her seventh in as many starts, in the $200,345 Honeymoon (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday. Under […]
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 […]
Lady Eli looms as heavy favorite in Gamely
No stranger to shipping out west for a major prize, Lady Eli will make her third career appearance at Santa Anita on Saturday when she faces five others in the $300,000 Gamely (G1). The five-year-old […]
American Anthem rebounds in Laz Barrera
After a pair of bad losses in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and Rebel Stakes (G2), American Anthem found the perfect spot for a confidence-builder while cutting back to a 7-furlong sprint in Saturday’s $100,000 […]
BRIS Southern California Speed By Circuit May 1-7
Top Winning Speed Ratings (5/1-5/7) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Danzing Candy 4C 1m (ft) SA 5/5 105 Vale Dori (ARG) 5M 1 1/16m (wf) SA 5/7 94 Dream […]
Cool, calm, and Collected in Californian
Speedway Stable’s Collected stamped his class as the 3-5 favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Californian S. (G2), underscoring the depth of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s older brigade. Until world champion Arrogate is ready to […]
Collected, Cupid give Baffert solid pair for Californian
Before Arrogate made a huge impact in the latter half of the season, a couple of trainer Bob Baffert’s more accomplished three-year-olds in 2016 were Collected and Cupid. Those colts comprise one-third of the field […]
Gormley’s tactical change works in Santa Anita Derby
Jerry and Ann Moss’ Gormley was the only Grade 1 winner going into Saturday’s $1,002,415 Santa Anita Derby (G1), and the John Shirreffs trainee was the only one coming out of it. Thus that simple […]