Podcast
The Magic Mike Show 149: Santa Anita Late Pick 4 Preview
The Magic Mike Show previews the Late Pick 4 at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, March 7. The sequence includes the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1), as well as two […]
Santa Anita Park
Kentucky Derby News
San Felipe Stakes Preview: Baffert Duo Squares Off in Tough Prep
It’s really nice to have the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) back after it was cancelled last season during all of Santa Anita Park’s troubles. Like most California stakes, it […] Read More
Race Recaps
Hariboux Champions Pasadena
ARCADIA, CA – Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal’s Hariboux gamely outdueled the well-meant Smooth Like Strait in the stretch to champion Saturday’s $100,000 Pasadena Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Breaking a […] Read More
Podcast
The Magic Mike Show 147: Stronach 5 Preview
The Magic Mike Show returns to preview an old friend: the Stronach 5 sequence! The hosts dive deep into the action on Friday, February 28, at Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, […] Read More
Race Recaps
Keeper Ofthe Stars Upsets Buena Vista
ARCADIA, CA – Tommy Town Thoroughbreds’ Keeper Ofthe Stars bounced back from a recent slide on Saturday to pull off a big upset in the $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (G2) at […] Read More
Handicapping
Baffert Has New Derby Hopeful in Charlatan
ARCADIA, CA – How deep is Bob Baffert’s Derby bench? There’s no telling, as his unraced Charlatan, an imposing chestnut colt by Speightstown, blew away his competition by 5 ¾ […] Read More
Race Recaps
Hard Not to Love Crushes Santa Monica
ARCADIA, CA – Trainer John Shirreffs’ one-eyed wonder Hard Not to Love made it two straight graded triumphs on Saturday when she crushed her competition in the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes […] Read More
Race Recaps
Nadal proves game in San Vicente
ARCADIA, CA – George Bolton, Arthur Hoyeau, Barry Lipman, and Mark Mathiesen’s Nadal fought gamely along the inside to stave off a stubborn foe and win Sunday’s $200,000 San Vicente […] Read More
Kentucky Oaks
Venetian Harbor romps in Las Virgenes
ARCADIA, CA – Ciaglia Racing, Highland Yard, and River Oak Farm’s Venetian Harbor turned Saturday’s $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park into a complete laugher while giving her […] Read More
Race Recaps
River Boyne regains form in Thunder Road
ARCADIA, CA – Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal’s River Boyne seemd to regain the form from his 3-year-old season when he split horses in the stretch to win Saturday’s $100,000 […] Read More