Phil D’Amato

Just Grazed Me Flies in $150,000 Fleet Treat

DEL MAR, CA – Nick Alexander’s homebred Just Grazed Me burst like a rocket at the top of the stretch en route to a clear and convincing score in Sunday’s $150,000 Fleet Treat […]

Breeders' Cup

Ransom the Moon, Prat Repeat in G1 Bing Crosby

DEL MAR, CA – For the second straight year, jockey Flavien Prat guided Agave Racing Stable and Jeff Wilke’s Ransom the Moon to glory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes at […] Read More

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Storm the Hill Makes the Grade in G3 Wilshire

ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Phil D’Amato’s first time saddling Storm the Hill went about as well as he could’ve hoped when she outran her new stablemate Ancient Secret late to win Sunday’s Grade 3, […] Read More

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Perfectly-Timed Ride Punches Hunt’s Ticket to Breeders’ Cup

ARCADIA, CA – A perfectly-timed stretch run from jockey Flavien Prat was the key to Michael House’s Hunt springing the upset over the 3-2 favorite Heart to Heart in Monday’s Grade […] Read More

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Fault Much the Best in G1 Santa Margarita

ARCADIA, CA – Agave Racing Stable and Little Red Feather Racing’s Fault proved to be much the best once again, winning her second straight Santa Anita start, this time over the dirt, […] Read More

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Bowies Hero Bombs Upset In G1 Kilroe Mile

ARCADIA, CA – Nobody told Bowies Hero that he was competing against a defending turf champion because the Phil D’Amato-trained colt looked like a champion himself when winning Saturday’s Grade 1, $400,000 […] Read More

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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 […] Read More

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Bowies Hero Up In Time To Take G2 Mathis Brothers Mile

ARCADIA, CA – Agave Racing Stable’s Bowies Hero managed to get up just in time to take home Tuesday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes at Santa Anita. Breaking well from post 5 […] Read More

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Hunt Noses Out He Will In G2 Seabiscuit

DEL MAR, CA – Michael House’s Hunt returned to the winner’s circle for the third time this year, nosing out He Will at the line in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap. Off without […] Read More

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Hunt Stretches Out Big in G2 Del Mar Handicap

DEL MAR, CA – Showing that the added distance meant nothing, Michael House’s Hunt stretched out in a big way to win Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Del Mar Handicap. With the […] Read More