Santa Anita

Corniche Cruises In American Pharoah

ARCADIA, CA – Speedway Stables’ $1.5 million prize Corniche set a contested pace in his two-turn debut and still cruised home an easy winner of Friday’s $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes […]

Breeders' Cup

Ain’t Easy Makes It Look So In Chandelier

ARCADIA, CA – Despite her name, trainer Phil D’Amato’s Ain’t Easy made it look exactly so as she passed her first two-turn test with a romping victory in Friday’s $200,000 […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

One Timer Too Fast To Be Caught In Speakeasy

ARCADIA, CA – Invading stakes winner One Timer shot out to a blistering early lead and proved far too fast to be caught in Friday’s $100,000 Speakeasy Stakes at Santa […] Read More

Race Recaps

California-Bred Lieutenant Dan Takes Eddie D In Return To Hillside Turf Course

ARCADIA, CA – Celebrated by racing fans nationwide, racing returned to Santa Anita’s Camino Real hillside turf course on Friday as California-bred Lieutenant Dan pressed the pace and took control […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

American Pharoah Preview: Corniche Stretches Out

ARCADIA, CA – Like several of his rivals, runaway debut winner Corniche stretches out to two turns for the first time in Friday’s $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Chandelier Preview: D’Amato Sends Three After First Title

ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Phil D’Amato is slated to send out a trio of potential superstars – Ain’t Easy, Desert Dawn, and Elm Drive – hoping to earn their barn […] Read More

Handicapping

The Somobombs: Belmont and Santa Anita Picks for October 1st including the Santa Anita Late Pick 4

Just missed a nice cash in the Late Pick 4 at Belmont yesterday when we couldn’t get the 4 up in the in the penultimate event. I’m heading back to […] Read More

Handicapping

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Picks for October 1, 2021

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀 welcomes a brand new track in October! Santa Anita is back in the fold, and the card is massive. There are four stakes races on the card, […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Speakeasy Preview: Forbidden Kingdom Swaps Surfaces

ARCADIA, CA – After impressively breaking his maiden on debut over the Del Mar dirt, Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella’s Forbidden Kingdom swaps surfaces for his second career start […] Read More

Race Previews

Eddie D Preview: Racing Returns To Famed Downhill Turf Course

ARCADIA, CA – The long wait is over. Idle since March 31, 2019, Santa Anita’s legendary Camino Real Hillside Turf Course will play host to an outstanding opening day field […] Read More