It was a record-setting opening day at The Great Race Place. Santa Anita Park was bustling with bettors – a crowd of 37,143 contributed to a record opening day handle of $18.3 million — as Hal...
By Richard Rosenblatt It took most of opening day, but Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert saw one of his horses make a trip to the winner’s circle at Santa Anita on Saturday courtesy of a brilliant re...
By Margaret Ransom The Honeymoon Stakes (G3T), which will be contested for the 69th time on Saturday at Santa Anita, is another Hollywood Park transplant that carries some significant history. The gra...
Normandy Farm’s homebred Daddys Lil Darling finally earned herself a Grade 1 victory after four previous runner-up finishes with an impressive half-length triumph in Saturday’s $301,380 American O...
In late 2001, Hollywood Park racing secretary Martin Panza presented track management with a new idea for a unique race to attract international horses and worldwide attention on a competitive level w...