Pappacap lives up to billing in Best Pal; Princess Grace stylish in Yellow Ribbon
East Coast shippers swept both graded stakes at Del Mar Saturday, Pappacap in the Best Pal S. (G2) and Princess Grace in the Yellow Ribbon H. (G2). […]
Keeper ofthe Stars
Raymundos Secret brings strong local record into Yellow Ribbon; seven entered in Best Pal
Yellow Ribbon H. (G2) — Race 10 (9:30 p.m. ET) Raymundos Secret has been an all-or-nothing type in nine career starts, but has tended to show up when running at Del Mar. That might give […]
Maxim Rate hits new high in Gamely
The ninth furlong of Monday’s $301,000 Gamely S. (G1) turned out to be a bridge too far for 9-10 favorite Charmaine’s Mia, but it was right in the target zone for Maxim Rate. […]
Smooth Like Strait seeks Grade 1 title in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Shoemaker Mile
Two Grade 1 turf tests bookend the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita on Monday, including the first stateside Breeders’ Cup Challenge event of the season. The $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) serves as a […]
Weston, Bodhicitta narrowly nab graded wins at Del Mar
Close finishes were the flavor of the afternoon at Del Mar, with margins of a neck or less determining the outcome of two graded stakes races on the Saturday card. The first tight battle came […]
Beau Recall defends title in Yellow Ribbon; Roderick ships west for Best Pal
Beau Recall is back to defend her title in Saturday’s $150,000 Yellow Ribbon H. (G2) at Del Mar and is likely to inherit the favorite’s role after reports that Jolie Olimpica would scratch from the […]
Keeper Ofthe Stars shines again in Gamely
The Feb. 22 Buena Vista (G2) furnished the key pointers to Santa Anita’s Memorial Day turf stakes for distaffers. Buena Vista upsetter Keeper Ofthe Stars continued her ascent in the turf female division in Monday’s […]
River Boyne, War of Will top Shoemaker Mile; Ollie’s Candy back on grass for Gamely
Eight of his nine career wins have come over the turf at Santa Anita. That, and a two-race win streak, arguably makes River Boyne the horse to beat in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at […]
Keeper Ofthe Stars pulls 36-1 upset of Jolie Olimpica in Buena Vista
Odds-on favorite Jolie Olimpica was in front most of the way in Saturday’s $202,000 Buena Vista (G2), but her perfect record grew endangered in the Santa Anita stretch as the 36-1 Keeper Ofthe Stars ultimately […]
Lady Prancealot rides rail in American Oaks; Mo Forza makes it four straight in Mathis
Proving her distance capacity along with her bravery, 8-5 favorite Lady Prancealot speared through on the inside to deny Mucho Unusual in Saturday’s $301,053 American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita. The Richard Baltas trainee was […]