Flightline proves a class apart in Malibu rout
Sunday’s $301,000 Malibu (G1) was supposed to present Flightline with a class test, but the unbeaten colt was a class apart from the opposition at Santa Anita. […]
Hronis Racing
Tripoli accelerates to victory in Pacific Classic
Finishing powerfully from just off the pace, Tripoli notched his first stakes win in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. The four-year-old colt rallied to overhaul pacesetter Tizamagician, scoring by a 1 […]
Rock Your World lives up to his name in Santa Anita Derby
The Kentucky Derby (G1) picture on the West Coast experienced a seismic shift Saturday, as unbeaten turf performer Rock Your World seamlessly transferred his game to dirt in the $752,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1). […]
Sadler makes Santa Anita Handicap history with Combatant
Winning the $600,000 Santa Anita H. (G1) must be getting a bit old hat for trainer John Sadler and Hronis Racing, who completed an extraordinary “Big ‘Cap” hat trick when Combatant battled to an upset […]
Gift Box returns a winner, repeats in San Antonio
Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler received a late Christmas present on December 28 when Gift Box strolled to a powerful victory in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2) on Santa Anita’s opening day program. […]
Nolde takes inside path to Del Mar Derby glory
Just denied in a photo in his Oceanside stakes debut, Jerry Moss’s homebred Nolde got his neck in front in a frenetic finish to Sunday’s $251,404 Del Mar Derby (G2). The John Shirreffs trainee was […]
Cistron carries his speed in Bing Crosby
Cistron put his speed on display in Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby (G1), leading all the way at Del Mar, and received an expenses-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) for capturing the “Win & […]
Catalina Cruiser holds for second consecutive San Diego
It wound up closer than expected, but Catalina Cruiser posted a repeat win in Saturday’s $200,000 San Diego H. (G2) at Del Mar. The 1-9 favorite dictated the action from the start and turned back […]
Catalina Cruiser to be heavily favored in San Diego title defense
Catalina Cruiser opened 2019 with a solid performance in the 6 ½-furlong True North (G2) at Belmont Park, rallying determinedly to post a half-length decision, and the five-year-old chestnut looks poised to add a second […]
Good start eases minds at Del Mar
It’s odd to type “normalcy” to describe an opening day at Del Mar. There is very little “normal” about the first day of the summer season at the seaside racetrack. Practically every track has a […]