Santa Anita At a Glance April 2
SANTA ANITA PARK AT A GLANCE Avg. Winning Odds: 4.96 – 1 Favorite Win%: 36%, Favorite Itm%: 70% EXOTICS PAYOFF Exacta 79.76 Daily Double 86.22 Trifecta 536.89 Pick 3 691.45 Superfecta 3,314.75 Pick 6 22,339.34 […]
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Justify may fill in for McKinzie in Santa Anita Derby; Bolt d’Oro works
Top Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie, who turned in an epic duel in the San Felipe (G2), won’t get a rematch in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) after McKinzie was […]
Itsinthepost works out right trip to repeat in San Luis Rey
For the first half of Saturday’s $201,380 San Luis Rey (G2) at Santa Anita, defending champion and even-money favorite Itsinthepost was not best pleased being stuck in the pocket on the rail. His regular rider, […]
Madam Dancealot waltzes home late in Santa Ana
Slam Dunk Racing’s Madam Dancealot spotted the pacesetter as many as 14 lengths through a leisurely pace in Sunday’s $201,035 Santa Ana (G2), but jockey Corey Nakatani had confidence in her turn of foot, and […]
Double Down On Your Opinions: Why Shapiro Sometimes Spurns the Pick 5
by SCOTT SHAPIRO I have been betting on horse racing regularly for more than 25 five years, but it was about a year ago that I took over the role as Southern California racing handicapper […]
Derby candidate Mourinho euthanized after injury
Mourinho, winner of the $150,000 Smarty Jones at Oaklawn Park earlier this year, was euthanized Monday morning at Santa Anita. According to various reports, the son of Super Saver fractured a sesamoid in a front […]
Justify fuels Kentucky Derby dreams in allowance romp
It was just an allowance race, with a scratch-reduced field of five, on a muddy, sealed track. But Justify turned Santa Anita’s 5TH race into so much more – the stage for an irresistible force, […]
All eyes on Justify in Sunday allowance at Santa Anita
As the clocks spring forward Sunday for Daylight Saving Time, Bob Baffert’s sensational debut winner Justify looks to spring forward on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail at Santa Anita. The Scat Daddy colt’s 9 1/2-length […]
Bowies the Kilroe Hero after World Approval fades
Saturday’s $401,035 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) appeared a straightforward spot for champion turf horse World Approval to prolong his winning streak, but when the 1-2 favorite uncharacteristically retreated on the backstretch, the Santa Anita […]
Hot Van Dyke guides City of Light to second Grade 1 in Triple Bend
Jockey Drayden Van Dyke got his Big ‘Cap Day at Santa Anita off to a superb start by winning the first four races, including the $400,000 Triple Bend (G1) aboard even-money favorite City of Light. […]