Spirit of Makena jogs in Triple Bend; Fast Buck lives up to name in Daytona
Bruce Chandler’s homebred Spirit of Makena remained perfect around one turn with a fluent victory in Saturday’s $201,000 Triple Bend (G2) at Santa Anita. […]
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Grade 1 veterans assemble in Joe Hernandez
The final card of racing at Santa Anita for 2022 will kick off at noon (PT) on Saturday with the feature on the nine-race card first up, the $250,000 Joe Hernandez (G2) at about 6 […]
Speaking Scout gets final word in Hollywood Derby; Liguria, Turn on the Jets dominate
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Speaking Scout was collared late in the Oct. 29 Twilight Derby (G2), but in Saturday’s Hollywood Derby (G1), he was the one pouncing in the final strides. […]
Wit invades for Hollywood Derby
Wit has taken to the turf since switching surfaces three starts back, recording a stakes win and runner-up finishes in the Hall of Fame (G2) and Bryan Station (G3), and the three-year-old colt will seek […]
Howbeit, Whatmakessammyrun give Glatt Santa Anita sprint double
Trainer Mark Glatt swept both of the graded sprint stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday. Howbeit held on by a pixel in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2), and a half-hour later, Whatmakessammyrun upset the Eddie D. (G2) on turf. […]
Lieutenant Dan returns in BC WAYI Green Flash; Desert Dawn in Torrey Pines clash
Unraced since chasing home Golden Pal in last November’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), Lieutenant Dan resurfaces as the defending champion in Sunday’s Green Flash H. (G3) at Del Mar. […]
Arrest Me Red annexes the TwinSpires Turf Sprint
Lael Stables’ Arrest Me Red pulled clear in the stretch to earn a 1 3/4-length victory in Friday’s $500,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint S. […]
Last-to-first Flashiest upsets Oceanside at 12-1
Leisurely out of the gate but fastest at the finish, the 12.80-1 Flashiest prevailed in a cavalry charge to the wire in Friday’s $103,500 Oceanside S. at Del Mar. […]