British Idiom wears down Donna Veloce in BC Juvenile Fillies
Friday’s $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies turned into a bit of a stagger fest over a slow-playing Santa Anita main track, but it was just right for British Idiom. […]
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Four Wheel Drive takes Juvenile Turf Sprint to give American Pharoah first Breeders’ Cup win
From the first crop of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Four Wheel Drive seized the advantage at the start, led all the way, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint […]
Santa Anita main track may pose challenge to out-of-state shippers
There’s an old horse racing cliché that the final quarter-mile or so of any race is “where the real running begins.” As the field turns into the stretch and sprints to the wire, the best […]
Breeders’ Cup undercards include four open stakes
There will be a quartet of open stakes offerings on the Friday and Saturday undercards of this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita. […]
Omaha Beach lands in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella has revealed star three-year-old Omaha Beach’s target at the Breeders’ Cup – the Dirt Mile (G1). “We put our heads together and that’s the decision,” Mandella told Santa Anita’s […]
El Tigre Terrible, last to first in Speakeasy, snares BC Juvenile Turf Sprint spot
A last-minute addition to Sunday’s $101,755 Speakeasy S. at Santa Anita, Slam Dunk Racing and Michael Nentwig’s El Tigre Terrible got up in the last stride to win a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile […]
Omaha Beach Breeders’ Cup-bound after Santa Anita Sprint Championship comeback score
by J. Keeler Johnson Saturday was a day for heart-pounding finishes at Santa Anita Park, and none quickened the pulses of horsemen and handicappers more than the tenacious comeback victory by Omaha Beach in the […]
Omaha Beach returns to face Shancelot in Santa Anita Sprint Championship
Omaha Beach will make a long-awaited return to action in Saturday’s $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1), a “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ Cup Challenge prep for the November 2 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) held […]
Paradise Woods takes BC WAYI Zenyatta for Shirreffs
Two years ago, Paradise Woods rebounded from a flop at Del Mar to run away with the Santa Anita feature named in honor of Hall of Famer Zenyatta. On Sunday, the now five-year-old mare achieved […]
Eight Rings rebounds with a vengeance in American Pharoah
Expected to star as the 1-2 favorite before a mishap in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), Eight Rings seized control of Friday’s $301,404 American Pharoah (G1) as if he’d been spoiling for another chance. The […]