Speed Boat Beach draws clear in Malibu; Daddysruby outbobs Big Pond in La Brea
A pair of Grade 1 events for three-year-olds, the $300,000 Malibu and $300,000 La Brea, highlighted three dirt stakes on Tuesday’s opening day program at Santa Anita. […]
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Anisette back on song in American Oaks; Easter wins third straight in San Gabriel
The graded stakes action at Santa Anita got off to a formful start on Tuesday, courtesy of odds-on favorites Anisette and Easter, respectively, in the $300,000 American Oaks (G1) and $200,500 San Gabriel (G2). […]
Speed Boat Beach heads Baffert trio in eight-horse Malibu; Clearly Unhinged, Howl highlight 10 fillies in La Brea
Three-year-old sprinters will square off in a pair of a Grade 1 events, the $300,000 Malibu (G1) and $300,000 La Brea (G1), and Santa Anita will feature a total of six stakes on Tuesday’s traditional […]
Nobals posts biggest Breeders’ Cup Saturday surprise in Turf Sprint
For the second time this season, Nobals rose to the challenge on one of American racing’s biggest stages when posting a 12-1 upset of the $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday. […]
White Abarrio overpowers Breeders’ Cup Classic rivals
White Abarrio made his move entering the stretch and rolled home to a comfortable victory in the $5,520,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita, stamping himself as a top contender for Horse of the Year honors. […]
Idiomatic locks up a championship with half-length win in BC Distaff
Idiomatic capped a a stellar 8-for-9 campaign with a hard fought victory in the $1.82 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday, prevailing by a half-length over stubborn three-year-old rival Randomized. […]
Master of The Seas flies late to edge Mawj in Mile
Master of The Seas waited until the stretch to launch an eye-catching turn of foot in the $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Santa Anita, closing with a rush to deny Mawj. The five-year-old gelding […]
Goodnight Olive repeats in Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
Goodnight Olive capped off her year (and perhaps her career) in style on Saturday at Santa Anita, winning the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) for the second straight year. […]
Inspiral mows down Warm Heart in BC Filly and Mare Turf
Inspiral passed her first test beyond a mile with flying colors on Saturday in the $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) at Santa Anita, displaying a strong turn of foot under Frankie Dettori to edge fellow European raider Warm Heart by a neck over 1 1/4 miles. […]
Cody’s Wish caps remarkable career with second consecutive Dirt Mile
Thoroughbred racing will miss him. Cody’s Wish made all the difference for his namesake, Cody Dorman, and the extraordinary five-year-old delivered a thrilling repeat win in the $890,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Santa […]