United faces three in Whittingham
Charles Whittingham S. (G2) — Race 7 (7:00 p.m. ET) Short fields will be the order of the day in Santa Anita’s three graded stakes on Saturday, with the featured $200,000 Charles Whittingham S. (G2) […]
Acclimate
Hit the Road romps in Thunder Road; Masteroffoxhounds hunts down Acclimate in San Marcos
In a changing of the guard, up-and-coming four-year-olds swept both of Santa Anita’s graded turf stakes on Saturday. Hit the Road pretty much told his rivals just that when bolting up in the $100,500 Thunder […]
Kalypso faces four in Las Virgenes; Acclimate, Hembree highlight Santa Anita undercard stakes
Las Virgenes S. – Santa Anita Race 3 (4 p.m. ET) Santa Ynez S. (G2) winner Kalypso will try to add another Kentucky Oaks qualifier, the $200,000 Las Virgenes S. (G3), to her ledger on […]
Arklow flirts with course record in Hollywood Turf Cup
Friday’s $203,500 Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del Mar turned out to be a formful affair, with 19-10 favorite Arklow leading home 2.60-1 Laccario and the 6-1 Say the Word in a trifecta forecast by […]
Arklow tops overflow field in Hollywood Turf Cup
Del Mar’s Turf Festival swings into high gear with Friday’s $200,000 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (G2). While Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) alumni Arklow and Red King will attract attention in the overflow 14-horse field, others […]
Bricks and Mortar sums up Horse of the Year case by going distance in BC Turf
The decision was justified twice over at Santa Anita, as Brown won the Mile with his brilliant mare Uni, and Bricks and Mortar answered the distance question to cap a perfect season in the Turf. […]
McKinzie meets five in Awesome Again; Beau Recall tops Rodeo Drive
Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite McKinzie will make his final tune-up in Saturday’s $300,000 Awesome Again (G1) at Santa Anita. Last seen comfortably winning the August 3 Whitney (G1) at Saratoga, the three-time Grade 1 scorer […]
Acclimate books Breeders’ Cup Turf ticket in Del Mar ‘Cap; Mr Vargas wires Green Flash
Trainer Phil D’Amato won the $250,702 Del Mar H. (G2) for the fifth time in the past six years on Saturday as Acclimate controlled the pace throughout in this “Win and You’re In” for the […]
Cambier Parc tops Del Mar Oaks; Breeders’ Cup Turf spot on line in Del Mar ‘Cap
Saturday’s Pacific Classic (G1) is supported by four graded stakes, three on turf, including the Del Mar Oaks (G1) and the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) “Win and You’re In” Del Mar H. (G2). But there’s […]