Omaha Beach coasts in Malibu for record-breaking Smith
Records take a lifetime of hard work to accomplish, but Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith didn’t have to work hard at all to rack up the magical Grade 1 win number 217. Smith enjoyed […]
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Omaha Beach faces four in Malibu, Bellafina highlights La Brea on Santa Anita opener
A pair of Grade 1 tilts for 3-year-olds, the $300,000 Malibu and $300,000 La Brea, are among the seven stakes offered on Saturday’s opening-day program at Santa Anita. Both races have been delayed a couple […]
Got Stormy adds Matriarch to resume ahead of Eclipse voting
With her well-timed rally as the 7-5 favorite in Sunday’s $302,106 Matriarch (G1) at Del Mar, Gary Barber’s Got Stormy was simultaneously making one last lunge for an Eclipse Award. Connections hoped that if she […]
Got Stormy tops Matriarch; United bids for breakthrough in Hollywood Turf Cup
The Bing Crosby season at Del Mar goes out with a bang on Sunday, featuring a trio of graded turf stakes. Two of the favorites are coming off seconds in Breeders’ Cup races – Mile […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Tacitus steps up for Mott
Bill Mott has not been synonymous with the Kentucky Derby but the Hall of Fame trainer aims to change the narrative this year. Tacitus established himself as one to watch with a stakes-record setting win […]
Haikal completes Aqueduct hat trick with Gotham victory
by Teresa Genaro Back in 2008, jockey Rajiv Maragh got his first Grade 1 win in the Ashland Stakes at Keeneland, riding Little Belle for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. A lot has happened for both Maragh […]
Instagrand to test mettle in eight-horse Gotham
Instagrand provided a boost to Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) when connections announced plans to ship the exciting colt to Aqueduct. Based in Southern California with Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, Instagrand created a buzz when […]
Game Winner, Improbable, Instagrand work as Santa Anita surface comes under scrutiny
The unbeaten trio of Game Winner, Improbable, and Instagrand geared up Monday for their projected showdown in the March 9 San Felipe (G2) on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. But the workouts took place against […]
Gunmetal Gray bursts Coliseum’s bubble in Sham
Saturday’s $100,702 Sham S. (G3) at Santa Anita marked the eagerly expected stakes debut of Bob Baffert’s latest hotshot debut winner, Coliseum, who was bet down to 3-5 favoritism. But far from anointing the newcomer, […]
Coliseum tries stakes rivals in Sham
With five Kentucky Derby wins, Bob Baffert sits one short of tying Ben Jones for the most all-time. The Hall of Fame conditioner holds a strong hand of contenders entering 2019 and has a promising […]