Taiba floors Messier in Santa Anita Derby
It was no surprise that trainer Tim Yakteen won Saturday’s $750,500 Santa Anita Derby (G1). Less expected was the fact that it was Taiba. […]
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Going Global, Brooke Marie, Cairo Memories star on Santa Anita turf
In the trio of graded turf stakes on Santa Anita Derby Day, Going Global made it look easy in her Royal Heroine (G2) comeback, Kentucky invader Brooke Marie plundered the Monrovia (G2), and Cairo Memories wired the Providencia (G3). […]
Corniche takes them all the way in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
DEL MAR, Calif. — They say that anything can happen in a horse race, but every so often the results play out exactly how it looks on paper. […]
Corniche lives up to billing in BC WAYI American Pharoah
Odds-on favorite Corniche stamped his Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) ticket in Friday’s American Pharoah S. (G1) at Santa Anita, and fellow unbeaten One Timer captured the Speakeasy S., a “Win and You’re In” for the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2). […]
Pinehurst gives Baffert 15th Del Mar Futurity
Double-handed in pursuit of his 15th win in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), trainer Bob Baffert succeeded with his ostensible second-stringer, Pinehurst, as the odds-on Murray disappointed. […]
Classier fends off Defunded in Baffert exacta in Los Alamitos Derby
Bob Baffert was virtually certain to win the $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby (G3) for the fifth straight year on Sunday. […]
Crazy Beautiful cruises in Delaware Oaks
Crazy Beautiful towered over her eight rivals on paper and did so for real in Saturday’s $300,500 Delaware Oaks (G3) at Delaware Park. Favored at 3-10 under Mike Smith, Crazy Beautiful rated comfortably in third […]
Crazy Beautiful powers clear in Summertime Oaks
Unlike her rough-trip 10th in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), Crazy Beautiful didn’t have a straw in her path in Sunday’s $196,000 Summertime Oaks (G2), and accordingly drove to a convincing victory at Santa Anita. […]
As Time Goes By barely averts upset in Santa Maria
After drawing off from This Tea by 9 1/4 lengths in the April 24 Santa Margarita (G2), 2-5 favorite As Time Goes By was desperate to fend her off in Saturday’s $196,000 Santa Maria S. […]
As Times Goes By makes a statement in Santa Margarita
Bred to win a championship, As Times Goes By looked as if she might be a serious contender for one by season’s end with an authoritative triumph in the $200,000 Santa Margarita S. (G2) at […]