Big Runnuer might fire fresh in Eddie D. on Santa Anita opener
Big Runnuer might be the one to fear in Friday’s $200,000 Eddie D. Stakes (G2) on opening day of Santa Anita’s fall meet. […]
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United strong favorite in Del Mar ‘Cap; French imports invade for Del Mar Oaks
United turned in one of the most surprising efforts at the Breeders’ Cup last year, finishing only a head behind eventual Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar in the 1 1/2-mile Turf (G1) at odds of 51-1. On Saturday, the 5-year-old rides a three-race win streak into the $200,000 Del Mar H. (G2), which offers the winner an expenses-paid berth into the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland in November. […]
United, Wildman Jack prevail in turf thrillers at Santa Anita
Saturday’s graded turf stakes at Santa Anita featured different pace dynamics befitting a sprint and a 1 1/4-mile test. But both the $101,000 Daytona (G3) and $200,500 Charles Whittingham (G2) culminated in similar ways – […]
BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings February 4-10
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (2/4-2/10) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Frostie Anne 6M 1m (ft) AQU 2/10 Biogio’s Rose S. 96 Grand Luwegee 4C 1 1/16m (ft) […]
BRIS Southern California Speed by Circuit February 4-10
Top Winning Speed Ratings (2/4-2/10) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Roaring Fork 4G 1m (gd) SA 2/7 98 Just a Smidge 4F 1m (gd) SA 2/7 93 Award It […]
Sparky Ville nails Dessman in San Vicente upset
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert appeared to have Sunday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) surrounded, only to see his 3-5 favorite Coliseum beaten turning into the stretch and his 2-1 Dessman nabbed on the wire by […]
Baffert sends Coliseum, Dessman to San Vicente
Sunday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) doesn’t serve as a qualifier but could have Kentucky Derby implications due to the presence of Coliseum and Dessman. Bob Baffert will use the seven-furlong race as a possible stepping-stone […]
Mucho Gusto very good in Bob Hope
By John Mucciolo Michael Lund Petersen’s Mucho Gusto was sent to the front soon after the start of the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) at Del Mar on Saturday. The talented juvenile faced pressure from […]
BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings October 15-21
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (10/15-10/21) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Pat On the Back 4C 1 1/8m (ft) BEL 10/20 Empire Classic H. 103 Bonita Bianca 4F […]
BRIS Southern California Speed by Circuit October 15-21
Top Winning Speed Ratings (10/15-10/21) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Kershaw 3G 1m (ft) SA 10/20 90 Harmony Victory 3F 1m (ft) SA 10/21 89 Sense of Glory 5G […]