Phil D’Amato

Obviously Holds off Om in $1 Million Turf Sprint

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 […]

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Vyjack Rallies, Sets Course Record in G2, $200,000 City of Hope Mile

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

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Midnight Storm Holds Off Om in G2 Del Mar Mile

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

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Unbeaten Enola Gray Romps in Fleet Treat Stakes

Unbeaten Enola Gray, the 1-9 favorite in a field of five California-bred three-year-old fillies, ran to her odds and then some Friday as she romped to a seven and three-quarter […] Read More

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Midnight Storm Battles Home to Win G2 Eddie Read Stakes at Del Mar

Showing exceptional tenacity, Midnight Storm, the 8-5 favorite and 124-pound highweight, fought off multiple challenges in the stretch under jockey Rafael Bejarano to win the featured Grade II $250,000 Eddie […] Read More

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Coppa Remains Perfect With Game Win in the Victory Ride

ELMONT, N.Y. – Coppa, a promising three year-old filly owned by Anthony Fanticola and Joseph M. Scardino and trained by Phil D’Amato, kicked off the stakes action at Belmont Park’s […] Read More

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Santa Anita Stable Notes: Songbird Breezes for East Coast Tour

Superstar filly Songbird, who reels off fractions with the rhythmical precision of a metronome, worked six furlongs on Santa Anita’s main track Saturday morning in 1:13.40, breezing, as the undefeated […] Read More

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Obviously Goes Gate-To-Wire in G3, $300,000 Poker at Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – Anthony Fanticola and Joseph Scardino’s Obviously left no room for doubt on Saturday at Belmont Park, returning from a four-month break between races to lead gate-to-wire and […] Read More

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Midnight Storm Takes It to Heart to Heart, Wins G1, $400,000 Shoemaker Mile

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 4, 2016)—Breaking from the far outside in a field of six, Midnight Storm pressured eastern invader Heart to Heart in the run to the Club House turn […] Read More

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Enola Gray Goes Gate to Wire Taking $200,000 Melair Stakes at Santa Anita

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 28, 2106)—Nick Alexander’s homebred Enola Gray, a runaway first-out maiden winner sprinting here on April 10, made short work of her competition as she stretched out to […] Read More