Kentucky Derby News
Authentic Airs Out in Sham
ARCADIA, CA – From flags fall to that’s all, Authentic aired it out impressively over his five foes to win Saturday’s $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Breaking […]
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Desert Stone Nails Cleopatra’s Strike in San Gabriel
ARCADIA, CA – Zayat Stables’ Desert Stone showed no signs of rust from his seven-month layoff on Saturday, rallying late to nail Cleopatra’s Strike at the wire in the $200,000 San Gabriel Stakes […] Read More
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BLINKERS OFF 419: Sham Stakes Preview and Rapid-Fire
The Racing Dudes preview the $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3), a Kentucky Derby prep race, from Santa Anita Park. Then the Dudes give rapid-fire selections for some of the other major […] Read More
Kentucky Derby News
Sham Stakes Preview: Taishan Takes on Baffert Duo
For the second straight time in Southern California, Honor A. P.‘s late scratch from a Kentucky Derby prep is causing buzz. Last time, it was the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) […] Read More
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Texas Wedge Rallies to Take Joe Hernandez
ARCADIA, CA – Despite steadying midway down the backstretch, jockey Flavien Prat skillfully guided a rallying Texas Wedge late to take Wednesday’s $200,000 Joe Hernandez Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita […] Read More
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Omaha Beach Flawless in Malibu
ARCADIA, CA – Fox Hill Farms’ Omaha Beach put on a flawless performance in his penultimate start before retiring, zooming home in hand to capture Saturday’s $300,000 Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) […] Read More
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Mo Forza Howls to Victory in Mathis Brothers
ARCADIA, CA – Bardy Farm homebred Mo Forza continued his torrid end-of-year hot streak with a howling performance that made him victorious in Saturday’s $200,000 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes (G2) at Santa […] Read More
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Mirth Outbobs Stablemate Tiny Tina in Robert J. Frankel
ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Phil D’Amato knew he had won, he just wasn’t sure with whom until Mirth was ruled to have outbobbed her stablemate Tiny Tina in Saturday’s $100,000 […] Read More
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Hard Not to Love Sees Her Way to the Wire First in La Brea
ARCADIA, CA – After spending several minutes refusing to pony around the track, Hard Not to Love unleashed all of her energy in the stretch run, shooting past odds-on favorite Bellafina to […] Read More
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Lady Prancealot Prevails Late in American Oaks
ARCADIA, CA – Invading jockey Joe Bravo perfectly piloted Lady Prancealot to prevail with a gutsy, rail-skimming victory in Saturday’s $300,000 American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Breaking from […] Read More