DEL MAR, CA – Live Oak Plantation’s homebred World Approval continued his turf mile dominance, stalking a hot pace before pouncing to win Saturday’s Grade 1, $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Mile. Off well from […]
ARCADIA, CA – Kretz Racing’s Mr. Roary switched tactics and took advantage of the cut back in distance, using a strong late kick to upset Friday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Eddie D Stakes at Santa […] Read More
DEL MAR, CA – Al and Saundra Kirkwood’s homebred Blackjackcat extended his win streat to three after gamely holding off Vyjack by a head at the wire in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Del […] Read More
ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2016) – Anthony Fanticola and Joseph Scardino’s Obviously ($9.60) became the first favorite to win at the 33rd Breeders’ Cup World Championships, taking the lead shortly out of […] Read More
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2016)—Far back off a scintillating early pace, 6-year-old gelding Vyjack kept to his task the final sixteenth of a mile and wore down well-fancied Om and […] Read More
Classy Midnight Storm, whose affection for Del Mar’s infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course goes back to his victory in the 2014 Del Mar Derby, scored his fifth win in six […] Read More
BIG ’CAP LEAD COULD BELONG TO DONWORTH On paper, there appears to be no clear cut pacesetter in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Handicap presented by San Manuel Indian Bingo […] Read More
SMITH EXPECTS BIG EFFORT FROM EFFINEX Mike Smith seeks an unprecedented fourth straight victory in the 79th Santa Anita Handicap when he rides favored Effinex in the $1 million race […] Read More
ARCADIA, Calif. (March 9, 2016)—Top turf horses Bolo, Bal a Bali and Om headline a field of seven older horses in Saturday’s Grade I, $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (turf) […] Read More
ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 13, 2016)—A Kentucky Derby hopeful a year ago, 4-year-old Bolo proved himself a nationally prominent turf horse Saturday at Santa Anita, as he ran down heavily favored […] Read More