Desert Dawn upsets Santa Anita Oaks
Desert Dawn prevailed as the longest shot among five fillies in the $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G2), rallying to edge odds-on favorite Adare Manor by a neck, and the Arizona-bred filly earned a spot in […]
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Going Global, Brooke Marie, Cairo Memories star on Santa Anita turf
In the trio of graded turf stakes on Santa Anita Derby Day, Going Global made it look easy in her Royal Heroine (G2) comeback, Kentucky invader Brooke Marie plundered the Monrovia (G2), and Cairo Memories wired the Providencia (G3). […]
Count Again gets up in Kilroe Mile; Leggs Galore wires Buena Vista
Trainer Phil D’Amato swept both graded turf stakes on Big ‘Cap Day at Santa Anita, in contrasting styles. Count Again got up on the wire in the $503,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1), while Leggs Galore wired the $202,500 Buena Vista (G2). […]
Plainsman wears down speed in Razorback
Plainsman and Thomas Shelby turned Saturday’s $600,000 Razorback H. (G2) into a two-horse race, with the former prevailing after a prolonged duel in the 1 1/16-mile Oaklawn Park fixture for older horses. Sent off as […]
Merneith repels Ce Ce in Santa Monica; Express Train doubles up in San Pasqual
Successful title defenses were the theme at Santa Anita on Saturday. Merneith rebuffed Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) heroine Ce Ce to retain her crown in the Santa Monica (G2), and Express Train likewise scored a repeat in the San Pasqual (G2). […]
Say the Word delivers irresistible closing argument in Hollywood Turf Cup
In contrast to his luckless passage in the Del Mar H. (G2), Say the Word saw nothing but daylight in the stretch as he swooped to a last-to-first verdict in Friday’s Hollywood Turf Cup (G2). […]
Lone Rock, Going Global bolster resumes on Breeders’ Cup Saturday undercard
Breeders’ Cup Saturday kicked off with a pair of rich undercard stakes featuring some of the most accomplished non-Breeders’ Cup starters in the country. […]
Ain’t Easy romps in Chandelier; Lieutenant Dan best in Eddie D
Ain’t Easy made it look easy for the second time in as many starts when authoritatively taking Friday’s $201,000 Chandelier S. (G2), one of four stakes on opening day of the Santa Anita fall meet. […]
Going Global regains winning thread in Del Mar Oaks
Del Mar staged two major stakes for three-year-old fillies on Pacific Classic Day, and jockey Flavien Prat won both aboard favorites. […]
Elm Drive resolute in Sorrento score
Little Red Feather Racing’s Elm Drive remained unbeaten in Friday’s $200,000 Sorrento S. (G2) at Del Mar, gamely turning back Eda by a head in the six-furlong test for two-year-old fillies. Juan Hernandez was up […]