petruchio

Flashiest Lives Up To Name With Rallying Oceanside Win

DEL MAR, CA – Ninth in a field of 12 with a 1/4-mile to run in Friday’s $80,000 Oceanside Stakes, and sixth turning into the stretch with 5 lengths to make up, Flashiest mounted an…

Del Mar

Oceanside Preview: Whatmakessammyrun Favored In Del Mar Opening Day Feature

DEL MAR, CA – Trainer Mark Glatt’s Whatmakessammyrun, undefeated since arriving to California in the spring, is favored to win Friday’s $100,000 Oceanside Stakes, the feature event on Del Mar’s Opening Day for the 2021 meet. The Oceanside, a 1-mile turf route restricted to 3-year-olds who have not won a… Read More

Race Recaps

Sword Zorro Unleashes Big Stretch Kick to Win Singletary

ARCADIA, CA – With a recent race under his belt, John Sadler’s Irish-bred trainee Sword Zorro stretched out nicely in his second U. S. start as he unleashed an impressive turn of foot en route to a 3/4-length score over favored Petruchio in Sunday’s $100,000 Singletary Stakes at Santa Anita.… Read More

Race Previews

Petruchio Returns to Turf for Singletary

ARCADIA, CA – A graded stakes-placed runner on dirt and a winner on turf, Richard Mandella’s Petruchio returns to what may be his preferred surface as he heads a field of six sophomores going 1 mile on grass in Sunday’s $100,000 Singletary Stakes at Santa Anita. Owned by his breeders,… Read More

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Kentucky Derby

Rombauer Runs Last To First In El Camino Real Derby

BERKELEY, CA – John and Diane Fradkin homebred Rombauer overcame a poor break and rallied last to first for a narrow score in Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. The 6/5 favorite under Kyle Frey, Rombauer was slow to break from the far outside post 9 and immediately… Read More

Kentucky Derby

El Camino Real Derby Preview: Rombauer’s Big Return

BERKELEY, CA – John and Diane Fradkin homebred Rombauer makes his big return to the races on unfamiliar ground in Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. The El Camino Real Derby is a 1 1/8-mile route on the synthetic main track restricted to 3-year-olds. This year’s edition… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Spielberg Outbobs The Great One In Los Al Futurity

CYPRESS, CA – A thrilling stretch duel saw Spielberg outbob a game The Great One to capture Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2). Spielberg broke from the far outside post 6 under new rider Flavien Prat as the 9/5 second choice and settled three-wide in the clear off the hips of The… Read More

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