Taris

Santa Anita Stable Notes: Songbird Fires Bullet Work

Unbeaten and unchallenged champion Songbird worked six furlongs in 1:13 flat under regular rider Mike Smith Saturday morning for a possible start in the Grade II Summertime Oaks at 1 […]

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Mandella Contemplates Beholder’s 22nd Career Start Saturday in G1 Vanity Mile

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 2, 2016)—When the mighty Beholder finally calls it a day as a racehorse, she will soon join her Hall of Fame trainer, Richard Mandella in racing’s most […] Read More

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Vanity Mile Preview: Beholder vs. Stellar Wind and Taris

Likely Winners #2 Beholder – It was great to see the champion back in action early this month at Santa Anita in what was basically a paid workout. Today…she’ll have […] Read More

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Champion Beholder Heads G1, $400,000 Vanity Mile; Stellar Wind, Taris Look to Upset

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 1, 2016)—With a Hall of Fame resume that already places her among racing’s all-time great distaffers, B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm’s Beholder heads an outstanding field of […] Read More

Handicapping

Distaff Division in Spotlight

The Distaff dirt division for older female fillies and mares has taken a back-seat to the three year-old males and fillies for most of 2016, but will be thrust back […] Read More

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Taris Romps to G1 Humana Distaff Victory

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and John Magnier’s Taris rocketed past pacesetting Stonetastic at the three-sixteenths pole and drew off by 5 ¾ lengths to […] Read More

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Tara’s Tango Rolls From off the Pace to Win G1 Santa Margarita Stakes

ARCADIA, Calif. (March 19, 2016)—Under a well-timed ride from Rafael Bejarano, Tara’s Tango rolled from off the pace to collar favored Taris late and win Saturday’s Grade I, $500,000 Santa […] Read More

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Local Standouts Taris and Tara’s Tango Take On Invader Penwith in G1 Santa Margarita Stakes

ARCADIA, Calif. (March 16, 2016)—Sharp local stakes winners Taris and Tara’s Tango take on eastern invader Penwith as a competitive field of seven older fillies and mares will contest the […] Read More

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Favored Taris Takes G2 La Canada Stakes Saturday at Santa Anita Park

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2016)—Favored Taris made short work of her competition in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita, as she took command mid-way around the […] Read More

Track Reports

Santa Anita Stable Notes: Songbird Drill ‘Just What We Wanted’

SONGBIRD’S DRILL ‘JUST WHAT WE WANTED’ Unbeaten Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Songbird, who will officially be crowned Eclipse Award champion two-year-old filly of 2015 at the ceremonial dinner Saturday […] Read More