News Del Mar Debutante Preview: All Eyes on American Cleopatra As the saying goes, two out of three ain’t bad. And Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Wednesday morning that he’ll run two of his very good fillies, American Cleopatra and Noted and Quoted, in Saturday’s Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Debutante while saving American Gal for another day.… Read More
News Del Mar Report #7: Paid Workout for Masochistic Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: MASOCHISTIC – Make no mistake about it…Masochistic turned the Grade 2 Pat O’Brien into the easiest of paid workouts as he only had to take on two rivals. Those two rivals couldn’t match up with Masochistic at all, and the star sprinter… Read More
News Del Mar Report #5: Klimt Looks Sharp in Best Pal Stakes Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: KLIMT – Bob Baffert has another nice two year old! Klimt was a nice three length winner in the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes on Saturday, and will now be pointed towards the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity to face what looks to… Read More
News Del Mar Barn Notes: Beholder Probable for Pacific Classic BEHOLDER NOMINATED AND ‘PROBABLE’ FOR TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella’s carefully chosen word for the status of Beholder regarding a title defense in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic is “probable.” He used it Wednesday afternoon, hours after the 6-year-old mare worked a bullet five furlongs… Read More
News Del Mar Report #2: California Chrome and Dortmund Put on a Show Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: CALIFORNIA CHROME – The star of the racing world returned Saturday, and wow was it something special! The Grade 2 San Diego Handicap certainly was no easy task for California Chrome as a fresh off the bench Dortmund proved ULTRA tough and… Read More
News Del Mar, Stronach Group Offer $1-Million ‘California’ Bonus Del Mar and The Stronach Group have announced an offer of a $1-million bonus to a horse who sweeps this year’s TVG Pacific Classic, the Xpressbet Awesome Again Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The three Grade I races, all open to 3-year-olds and up, are scheduled to be run… Read More
News Santa Anita Stable Notes FOUR CHAMPS EYE RETURN DURING SANTA ANITA MEET Champions Beholder, California Chrome, Nyquist and Songbird could showcase their Eclipse Award talents at Santa Anita’s Winter Meet that begins its 79th season of world-class racing on Saturday, Dec. 26 with a 12 noon first post time. Admission gates open at 10… Read More
News Trevor Denman, the Voice of Santa Anita Since 1983, Announces Retirement from ‘The Great Race Place’ Arcadia, Calif. (Dec. 4, 2015) — Trevor Denman, the voice of Santa Anita since 1983, has announced his retirement from The Great Race Place and will not return for the 2015-16 race meet which begins on December 26. “After calling the races for 44 years, 33 at Santa Anita, I… Read More
News Stakes Bonanza Highlights Closing/Holiday Week Racing secretary David Jerkens looked upon the abundant quality and quality that appears to be assembling for close of the Bing Crosby Season starting on Thanksgiving Day with some satisfaction and pride. Four days. Seven graded stakes totaling $1.45 million in purses. A score, in the Gettysburg Address sense, of… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 510: Jim Dandy Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 295: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 294: Saratoga Wednesday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 509: Haskell Fallout, CCA Oaks Preview, and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes unpack last Saturday’s controversial $1 million Haskell… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 293: Del Mar Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
Bing Crosby Preview: C Z Rocket Back Out West DEL MAR, CA – Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1)… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 510: Jim Dandy Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 295: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
Jim Dandy Preview: Will the Graveyard of Champions Claim Another Victim? SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
Vanderbilt Preview: Mischevious Alex Cuts Back in Distance SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The older sprinters get going on… Read More
