The Pinnacle of West Coast Racing at Santa Anita Park The 2026 Santa Anita Derby represents the final major hurdle for three-year-olds on the West Coast seeking a spot in the starting gate at Churchill Downs. This Grade 1 event carries a massive $500,000 purse and, more importantly, offers 100 quali...
Once again, a Steve Asmussen trainee came through for the Hall of Famer at the Fair Grounds, with Track Phantom going on to a 1 1/4-length victory over Snead in the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes on Saturday. The race, in its third year, is named for Asmussen’s 2017 Horse of the Year, who won a [&hell...
Santa Anita’s Classic Meet kicks off the historic track’s 88th season of racing on Tuesday with three stakes events – the $300,000 Malibu Stakes (G1), the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1) and the $300,000 American Oaks (G1T) – taking the spotlight. Three other $200,000 stakes – the Mathis Mil...
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen has used the Fair Grounds as a proving ground for quite a few of his 3-year-olds that went on to run in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Among them was champion Gun Runner, who won the 2016 Risen Star (G2) and the Louisiana Derby (G2) at the New Orleans track […]...
It was a good day at Los Alamitos Race Course for the owner of the track and the vice president of its racing association – their horse Wynstock won the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) at odds of 13-1. Neither Dr. Edward Allred nor F. Jack Liebau were too worried about a stewards’ inquiry af...
Otto the Conqueror is on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). The 2-year-old son of 2007 Derby winner Street Sense came to Remington Park, he saw pace-setter Glengarry wouldn’t quit, and he conquered the $300,000 Springboard Mile, winning by three-quarters of a length. “It’s off to Hot Springs...
It’s closing weekend at Remington Park and Los Alamitos Race Course, and what better way for small tracks to close out a meet than with a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race? First up is the $300,000 Springboard Mile at Remington in Oklahoma City, where a field of nine is entered with Otto the Conqueror...
While not affecting the Kentucky Derby (G1) directly, it’s a kernel of news from Churchill Downs involving races run on Derby Day. Churchill Downs, Royal Ascot, and Epsom Downs, three iconic racetracks, announced Tuesday (Dec. 12) an automatic entry/travel incentive plan for the winners of four gr...
The $300,000 Springboard Mile provides Remington Park in Oklahoma City with the opportunity to showcase 2-year-olds who could wind up in the Kentucky Derby. It’ll be the 15th edition of the ungraded $300,000 Springboard, but significantly the race is one offering qualifying points for the 150th De...
When Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez got a leg up at Gulfstream Park for the track’s championship meet, it was a homecoming of sorts. Having spent the past two winters riding in California, Velazquez decided to return this year to what he calls his “second home.” “California, obviously, w...
It’s time for the $200,000 Starlet Stakes (G2) at Los Alamitos, and that means deciding whether Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will extend his winning streak to seven Starlets in a row. A field of six 2-year-old fillies is entered for Saturday's 10th edition of the Starlet, formerly known as the...
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