Bella Vita

Gamine Easily Wins Great Lady M

CYPRESS, CA – Michael Lund Petersen’s heavy 1/5 favorite Gamine easily won Monday’s $200,000 Great Lady M Stakes (G2) at Los Alamitos. Gamine broke alertly under John Velazquez and raced […]

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Gamine Tops Field In Great Lady M

CYPRESS, CA – Multiple Grade 1 winner Gamine, who twice failed drug tests due to betamethasone overages in 2020, heads a field of eight in the $200,000 Great Lady M Stakes […] Read More

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Leggs Galore Notches Fifth Straight Victory As She Dominates Irish O’Brien

ARCADIA, CA – William Sims’ homebred Leggs Galore was long gone in Sunday’s $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes at Santa Anita as she waltzed to a 2 1/4-length win, which was […] Read More

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Irish O’Brien Preview: Bella Vita Returns To Turf

ARCADIA, CA – After making her last 2 starts on dirt, Kaleem Shah’s Bella Vita returns to turf for Saturday’s $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The Irish […] Read More

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Heavily Favored Bella Vita Dominant In Spring Fever

ARCADIA, CA – In a thoroughly dominant performance, Kaleem Shah’s Bella Vita, idle since May 16, made short work of six rivals as she powered to a 4 1/2-length win in […] Read More

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Spring Fever Preview: Bella Vita’s Big Return

ARCADIA, CA – Absent for the past 9 months, Kaleem Shah’s Bella Vita makes her big return to the races in Sunday’s $100,000 Spring Fever Stakes at Santa Anita Park. […] Read More

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Smiling Shirlee Rallies to Win Evening Jewel

ARCADIA, CA – Ed Brown, Jr., Alan Klein, and Philip Lebherz’s Smiling Shirlee rallied from off the pace and between rivals to win Saturday’s $150,000 Evening Jewel Stakes for 3-year-old California-bred fillies. […] Read More