BRIS Southern California Speed By Circuit February 5-11
Top Winning Speed Ratings (2/5-2/11) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Unique Bella 4F 1 1/16m (ft) SA 2/10 101 Dukes Up 5G 1 1/16m (ft) SA 2/9 90 Backintheacademy […]
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Unique Bella romps in Santa Maria return; Om wires Thunder Road
Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella returned a winner on Saturday in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. The gray daughter of Tapit was making her four-year-old bow in the 1 1/16-mile […]
Champion Unique Bella highlights Santa Maria; six entered in Thunder Road
Grade 1 heroine Unique Bella returns to action in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park for the first time since being honored with an Eclipse Award as the 2017 champion female […]
Pee Wee Reese too fast for them in Joe Hernandez
Nick Alexander’s homebred Pee Wee Reese turned in an exhibition of speed in the $98,375 Joe Hernandez, the New Year’s Day feature at Santa Anita, to remain perfect from two starts sprinting down the hill. […]
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint near-missers Richard’s Boy, Om among graded-quality field in Joe Hernandez
If you’re looking for a respite from New Year’s arctic blast, Santa Anita’s terrific renewal of the $75,000 Joe Hernandez on Monday should warm you up. The about 6 1/2-furlong dash down the hill features […]
Cambodia among tough cast of 12 in Matriarch
Half of the dozen fillies and mares scheduled to line up in Sunday’s $300,000 Matriarch (G1) at Del Mar enter the one-mile grass test with current form that’s hard to dismiss. A three-time graded stakes […]
Approval topples the World in Breeders’ Cup Mile
Eleven years after half-brother Miesque’s Approval upset the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Churchill Downs, World Approval dispatched an international cast in Saturday’s $1,840,000 renewal of the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Del Mar. Unlike his […]
Bolt d’Oro works five furlongs at Santa Anita; Oscar Performance, Lady Aurelia headline Del Mar turf moves
Sunday’s Breeders’ Cup worktab was concentrated in Southern California as top runners took to both the main track and turf course in a final push to prepare for next weekend’s World Championships at Del Mar. […]
Workers out in force one week before Breeders’ Cup Friday
A number of hopefuls from around the country put in their final major moves on Friday ahead of next week’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 3-4 at Del Mar. The pre-entries for the event […]
Arrogate, Gun Runner work toward Breeders’ Cup Classic showdown
Defending Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) champion Arrogate and the early favorite to depose him, Gun Runner, spiced up Monday’s Santa Anita worktab ahead of their November 4 clash at Del Mar. Arrogate worked six furlongs […]