The second time around was a bit easier for Barnes. The $3.2 million colt trained by Bob Baffert blew away his rivals for a 5½-length victory in the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita on...
Last year, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was showing some of the barns newly minted 3-year-olds to a friend when he decided to bring out one of his more recent acquisitions, a muscular bay son of I...
A trio of races with Kentucky Derby (G1) implications is set for Saturday (Jan. 4) across the country – the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct, the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park, and the San Vicente St...
The 49th edition of the $200,000 San Vicente (G2) may have a short field of six 3-year-olds, but it’s quite an expensive group. Muth, the 4-5 favorite for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, tops the ...
By Margaret Ransom In years past, the San Vicente Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita was considered an important stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). Even though 2016 winner Nyquist went on to win the...
West Point Thoroughbreds’ Kanthaka may not have earned any points toward making the gate for the May 5 Kentucky Derby with his impressive upset in Saturday’s $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (GII) at S...
Kaleem Shah got his first stakes win with new trainer Doug O’Neill on Sunday as his lightly raced Iliad became a graded stakes winner with a 3 ½-length score in the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (GII...
