Friar’s Road blessed with perfect set-up in San Marcos
After knocking on the door in his past three stakes attempts, 11-10 favorite Friar’s Road burst through in Sunday’s $225,000 San Marcos (G2) at Santa Anita. […]
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Bob and Jackie, Law Professor, Queen Goddess upset off-the-turf Santa Anita stakes
Upsets were the theme of the afternoon in a trio of off-the-turf graded stakes on opening day at Santa Anita. […]
Tizamagician conjures up extra in Cougar II; Neptune’s Storm breezes in Wickerr
Jockey Flavien Prat won both stakes on the Sunday card at Del Mar, guiding favorites with tactical speed on dirt and turf. […]
Champion Swiss Skydiver faces stern test in Beholder Mile return
Beholder Mile (G1) — Race 8 (7 p.m. ET) Swiss Skydiver, the 2020 champion three-year-old filly, will kick off her much anticipated four-year-old campaign on Saturday in the $300,000 Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita, […]
Hit the Road romps in Thunder Road; Masteroffoxhounds hunts down Acclimate in San Marcos
In a changing of the guard, up-and-coming four-year-olds swept both of Santa Anita’s graded turf stakes on Saturday. Hit the Road pretty much told his rivals just that when bolting up in the $100,500 Thunder […]
Anothertwistafate adds turf win in San Gabriel, eyes Pegasus World Cup options
Fourth as the favorite when trying turf in the Nov. 28 Seabiscuit H. (G2), Anothertwistafate benefited from blinkers, and a less convoluted pace scenario, in Saturday’s $201,000 San Gabriel Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita. Seabiscuit […]
Life Is Good follows Authentic’s path in Sham
One year ago at this time, Bob Baffert had a smart debut winner by leading sire Into Mischief who romped as the favorite in the Sham Stakes (G3). That colt was Authentic, the eventual winner […]
Mo Forza dominates again in City of Hope Mile
Mo Forza required six starts to break his maiden, but he’s more than made up for lost time since then, developing into a nearly unstoppable miler of the highest caliber. The 4-year-old son of Uncle […]
Mo Forza demolishes Del Mar Mile
Sunday’s $152,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap (G2) was decided in a couple of strides when 6-5 favorite Mo Forza seized an inside seam and zoomed clear in a flash. Fresh off a seven-month layoff, the […]
Mo Forza returns in Del Mar Mile
One of the hottest turf horses in the country last fall, comebacker Mo Forza hopes to kick off another big second half in Sunday’s $150,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap (G2). The Peter Miller trainee graduated […]