Buena Vista Stakes

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Desert Stormer

And thus passes the final weekend of no Kentucky Derby (G1) prep action until the trail ends in late April, but even without any valuable Derby points on the line, we still saw plenty of…

Race Recaps

Charmaine’s Mia Stretches Out Strongly In Buena Vista

ARCADIA, CA – Agave Racing Stable and Rockin Robin Racing Stables’ Charmaine’s Mia stretched out strongly to win Saturday’s $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Charmaine’s Mia and red-hot jockey Flavien Prat broke from post 8 as the 6/5 favorite and sat a close pressing trip outside… Read More

Race Previews

Buena Vista Preview: Nasty Could Groove On Front End

ARCADIA, CA – If given the chance, LNJ Foxwoods’ Nasty could fall into an unconquerable nasty groove once again in Saturday’s $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. The Buena Vista is a mile-long turf route restricted to fillies and mares ages 4 and up. This year’s edition… Read More

Podcast

The Magic Mike Show 146: Gulfstream Park Late Pick 4 Review

The Magic Mike Show reviews each host’s ticket from last Saturday’s Late Pick 4 sequence at Gulfstream Park and discusses what the hosts go right and wrong. As a bonus, The Magic Mike Show also recaps Saturday’s Buena Vista Stakes (G2) from Santa Anita Park. The Magic Mike Show with… Read More

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Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Big Turf Upset at Santa Anita

Last week was a bit quiet in the horse racing world, which gave us our last chance to breathe before the big Kentucky Derby push begins this weekend. However, we still found three horses that were worthy of recognition, including a big upset winner at Santa Anita Park. Here’s our… Read More

Race Recaps

Keeper Ofthe Stars Upsets Buena Vista

ARCADIA, CA – Tommy Town Thoroughbreds’ Keeper Ofthe Stars bounced back from a recent slide on Saturday to pull off a big upset in the $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Breaking from post 11 under Abel Cedillo at 36/1 odds (the longest in her 16-race career), Keeper… Read More

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Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Bittersweet Saturday for Hollendorfer Barn

It was a sad weekend for racing fans with the tragic loss of Battle of Midway Saturday morning, who passed away after breaking down during a workout at Santa Anita. The entire racing world was impacted by this great loss. Somehow, we all pressed on with racing throughout the weekend,… Read More

Race Recaps

Vasilika Gives Connections Renewed Hope in Buena Vista

ARCADIA, CA – Mere hours after her stablemate Battle of Midway was put to rest, Vasilika brought renewed hope to their shared connections by Saturday’s Buena Vista Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Breaking from post 9 as the 4/5 favorite under Flavien Prat, Vasilika settled toward the rear while the speedy Fahan Mura blitzed… Read More

Race Recaps

Fault Blameless In G2 Buena Vista Score

ARCADIA, CA – Agave Racing Stable and Little Red Feather Racing’s Fault was blameless on Saturday, fighting along the rail down the stretch and gamely battling her way to victory in the Grade 2, $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes at Santa Anita. Off well from post 7 under Geovanni Franco, Fault was able to… Read More

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Stevens Guides Paulina’s Love to Victory in G2 Buena Vista Over Stormy Lucy

ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2016)—Consistent Paulina’s Love registered her first stakes win in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes at Santa Anita as she held off the late charge of Stormy Lucy to prevail by a neck under Gary Stevens while covering a flat mile on turf in 1:36.06.… Read More