By Ray Wallin At some point in your life I’m sure you have all heard the proverb, “you reap what you sow.” I know I heard it endlessly from my grandmother when I was growing up. I bet she never ...
By US Racing Team The partnership of Courant Inc., which campaigned 3-year-old trotting stars Greenshoe, Gimpanzee and Green Manalishi S, and conditioner Marcus Melander have been voted Owner of the Y...
By Jenny Kellner A year to forget: despite some brilliant performances, 2019 was overshadowed by horse fatalities Let us not speak of 2019 again. No matter how brilliant Mitole was in winning the Met ...
By Noel Michaels Horse racing fans get the holiday gift they really want – albeit a couple of days late – when the SoCal winter racing season celebrates its traditional post-Christmas opening day ...
By Margaret Ransom The La Brea Stakes (G1) has long served as the filly counterpart to Santa Anita’s opening day feature, the Malibu Stakes (G1), and through the decades since it was first contested...
By Margaret Ransom The Malibu Stakes (G1) has maintained its place as the opening day feature every year for Santa Anita’s winter/spring racing season. This year, thanks to the weather-related postp...
By Margaret Ransom Santa Anita Park kicks off its annual winter/spring season on Saturday with an 11-race card featuring six graded stakes races and seven overall, highlighted by the Malibu Stakes, La...
By Ed McNamara Trying to pick winners is tricky enough, and when making selections before race day, a major unpredictable factor comes into play: the weather. Not even checking the forecast protects y...
By Ray Wallin I believe in always learning and working to improve myself. My professional license and various accreditations require me to do a prescribed number of continuing education hours every re...
By Mike Farrell Santa Claus came early to Southern California, a corner of the racing world in desperate need of glad tidings and good cheer. The jolly old elf dropped off the investigative results of...
